British Butterflies
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Peacock
Peacock
Small Tortoiseshell
Small Tortoiseshell
Painted Lady
Painted Lady
Painted Lady
Comma
Comma -
late
Comma
Red Admiral
Red Admiral
White Admiral
White Admiral
Purple Emperor
Purple Emperor
Silver-washed Fritillary
m
Silver-washed Fritillary
f
Silver-washed Fritillary
Dark Green Fritillary
Dark Green Fritillary
Marsh Fritillary
Marsh Fritillary
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Sm. Pearl-bordered
Gatekeeper
(m)
Gatekeeper
(f)
Gatekeeper
(side)
Meadow Brown
(m)
Meadow Brown
(f)
Meadow Brown
(side)
Ringlet
Ringlet
Ringlet
(side)
Mountain Ringlet
Speckled Wood
Speckled Wood
Wall Brown
Wall Brown
Small Heath
Marbled White
Marbled White
Orange Tip
(m)
Orange Tip
(m)
Orange Tip
(f)
Orange Tip
(f)
Bath White
(side)
Bath White
Wood White
Large White
(m)
Large White
(f)
Large White
(side)
Small White
(m)
Small White
(f)
Small White
(side)
Small White
Green-veined White
Green-veined White
(late)
Green-veined White
(m)
Green-veined White
(f)
Brimstone
(m)
Brimstone
(m)
Brimstone
(f)
Clouded Yellow
(m)
Clouded Yellow
(f)
Clouded Yellow
(Yellow) Swallowtail
Small Copper
Small Copper
Small Copper
Common Blue
(m)
Common Blue
(m)
Common Blue
(f)
Common Blue
(f)
Brown Argus
(side)
Brown Argus
(f)
Chalkhill Blue
(f)
Silver-studded Blue
(m)
Silver-studded Blue
(m)
Silver-studded Blue
(f)
Silver-studded Blue
(f)
Chalkhill Blue
(m)
Chalkhill Blue
(m)
Chalkhill Blue
(f)
Holly Blue
(m)
Holly Blue
(m)
Holly Blue
(f)
Holly Blue
(f)
Small Blue
Small Blue
(side)
Green Hairstreak
Purple Hairstreak
Purple Hairstreak
White Letter Hairstreak
Brown Hairstreak
Black Hairstreak
Grizzled Skipper
Silver-spotted Skipper
Large Skipper
Large Skipper
Small Skipper
Small Skipper
Essex Skipper
Essex Skipper
Dingy Skipper
RARE VISITORS
Long-tailed Blue
Lang's Short-tailed Blue
Geranium Bronze
Queen of Spain Fritillary
Scarce/YL Tortoiseshell
Monarch
(m)
Monarch
(side)
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All photos by Elizabeth Barrett unless stated otherwise on page.
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