British Butterflies

[Miss Muffet]

A list of butterflies found in the British Isles whether they are native or migrants.

Some links can be found at the bottom of the list.

Adonis Blue
American Painted Lady
Bath White
Berger’s Clouded Yellow
Black Hairstreak
Black-veined White
Brimstone
Brown Argus
Brown Hairstreak
Camberwell Beauty
Chalkhill Blue
Chequered Skipper
Clouded Yellow
Comma
Common Blue
Dark Green Fritillary
Dingy Skipper
Duke of Burgundy
Essex Skipper
Gatekeeper
Geranium Bronze
Glanville Fritillary
Grayling
Green Hairstreak
Green-veined White
Grizzled Skipper
Heath Fritillary
High Brown Fritillary
Holly Blue
Large Blue
Large Chequered Skipper
Large Copper British Race
Large Heath
Large Skipper
Large Tortoiseshell
Large White
Long-tailed Blue
Lulworth Skipper
Map
Marbled White
Marsh Fritillary
Mazarine Blue
Meadow Brown
Monarch
Mountain Ringlet
Northern Brown Argus
Orange Tip
Painted Lady
Pale Clouded Yellow
Peacock
Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Purple Emperor
Purple Hairstreak
Queen of Spain Fritillary
Real’s Wood White
Red Admiral
Ringlet
Scarce Swallowtail
Scotch Argus
Short-tailed Blue
Silver-spotted Skipper
Silver-studded Blue
Silver-washed Fritillary
Small Blue
Small Copper
Small Heath
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Small Skipper
Small Tortoiseshell
Small White
Speckled Wood
Swallowtail British Race
Swallowtail European Race
Wall Brown
White Admiral
White-letter Hairstreak
Wood White

British Butterflies
UK Butterflies

[FARLEYS]

aaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggg gone all goose bumpy just reading that!!! Ive got a phobia of butterflies and every time we do the life cycle of a butterfly I end up making a total fool of myself infront of staff, children and parents.........including throwing up and running out of the room as one came out of its cocoon!!!

[Ruthierhyme]

Excellent list xx

I have family members with a similar dodge and run response to moths and butterflies, it's not much fun for them at times. On the other hand I was really pleased to find a buddleia seedling sprouting between gravel & paving stones a few days ago and have now rehoused it in a pot

[cabin]

I have a 'pet caterpillar' - well one in the garden that's preparing for change at the moment - which I'm photographing to make life-cycle pictures for real.
xx

[Ruthierhyme]

Oh wow, how great! I've not come across one outdoors yet, have to protect against brambles to see wildlife at it's best here lol