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Welcome to Daves Moth and Butterfly World -
U.K. Butterfly List

Welcome to Dave McCormick's Moth and Butterfly World. Here is a list of all butterflies ever recorded in U.K.

This page I created has a list of all known butterflies to exist in UK. This was a good idea because it shows all known species that were recorded in wild in the UK. Any pages I have on them are linked here too. The list of butterflies was created from the list of butterflies recorded in The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol 7 (1): Hesperiidae-Nymphalidae

Below is a complete list (as far as I know) on all butterflies ever found wild in UK. If I created a page on that butterfly, it will be linked here as you can see with some. I have done my best with this and we have all 111 species that have been recorded in wild, either as vagrants, migrants, escapees, rare or local species etc...

Here is some butterflies of the UK on a video I made (video is on www.youtube.com):

 

Family: Hesperiidae

 

Large Skippers: Heteropterinae
Butterfly Page/link Scientific Name Normal Name
None Carterocephalus Palaemon Chequered Skipper

 

Skipper Butterflies: Hesperiinae
Butterfly Page/link Scientific Name Normal Name
None Thymelicus Sylvestris Small Skipper
None Thymelicus Iineola Essex Skipper
None Thymelicus Acteon Lulworth Skippper
None Hesperia Comma Silver-Spotted Skipper
None Hylephila Phyleus Fiery Skipper
None Ochlodes Faunus Large Skipper

 

Skipper Butterflies: Pyrginae
Butterfly Page/link Scientific Name Normal Name
None Erynnis Tages Dingy Skipper
None Carcharodus Alceae Mallow Skipper
None Pyrgus Malvae Grizzled Skipper
None Pyrgus Armoricanus Oberthür's Grizzled Skipper

 

Family: Lycaenidae

 

Blue Butterflies: Polyommatinae
Butterfly Page/link Scientific Name Normal Name
None Lampides Boeticus Long-tailed Blue
None Cacyreus Marshallii Geranium Bronze
None Leptotes Pirithous Lang's Short-tailed Blue
None Cupido Minimus Small Blue
  Everes Argiades Short-tailed Blue
None Plebejus Argus Silver-studded Blue
None Aricia Agestis Brown Argus
None Aricia Artaxerxes Northern Brown Argus
Common_Blue_Male_2 Polyommatus Icarus Common Blue
None Lysandra Coridon Chalk Hill Blue
None Lysandra Bellargus Adonis Blue
None Plebicula Dorylas Turquoise Blue
None Cyaniris Semiargus Mazarine Blue
None Glaucopsyche Alexis Green-underside Blue
HB Feeding Celastrina Argiolus Holly Blue
None Maculinea Arion Large Blue

 

Copper Butterflies: Lycaeninae
Butterfly Page/link Scientific Name Normal Name
Small_Copper_HIbernica_Glasshouse1_Thumb Lycaena Phlaeus Small Copper
None Lycaena Virgaureae Scarce Copper
None Lycaena Dispar Large Copper
None Lycaena Tityrus Sooty Copper
None Lycaena Hippothoe Purple-Edged Copper
None Lycaena Alciphron Purple-Shot Copper

 

Hairstreak Butterflies: Theclinae
Butterfly Page/link Scientific Name Normal Name
Green_Hairstreak_Plant_Thumb Callophrys Rubi Green Hairstreak
None Thecla Petulae Brown Hairstreak
None Neozephyrus Quercus Purple Hairstreak
None Satyrium w-album White-Letter Hairstreak
None Satyrium Pruni Black Hairstreak
None Rapala Schistacea Slate Flash

 

Metalmark Butterflies: Riodininae
Butterfly Page/link Scientific Name Normal Name
None Hamearis Lucina Duke of Burgundy

Family: Nymphalidae

Nyphalidae Butterflies: Nymphalinae
Butterfly Page/link Scientific Name Normal Name
None Junonia Villida Albin's Hampstead Eye
None Junonia Oenone Blue Pansy
None Colobura Dirce Zebra
None Hypanartia Lethe Small Brown Shoemaker
Vanessa Atalanta Red Admiral
None Vanessa Indica Indian Red Admiral
None Vanessa Cardui Painted Lady
None Vanessa Virginiensis American Painted Lady
Small_Tortoiseshell_Adult_Feeding_Thumb Aglais Urticae Small Tortoiseshell
None Aglais Polychloros Large Tortoiseshell
None Aglais Xanthomelas Scarce Tortoiseshell
None Aglais Antiopa Camberwell Beauty
Inachis Io Peacock
Comma_Male_Underside_Thumb Polygonia c-album Comma
European_Map_Butterfly_Drying - Thumb Araschinia Levana European Map

 

Longwing Butterflies: Heliconiinae
Butterfly Page/link Scientific Name Normal Name
None Dryas Julia Julia

 

Milkweed Butterflies: Danainae
Butterfly Page/link Scientific Name Normal Name
None Danaus Plexippus Monarch

 

Admiral Butterflies: Limenitinae
Butterfly Page/link Scientific Name Normal Name
None Limenitis Camilla White Admiral

 

Emperor Butterflies: Apaturinae
Butterfly Page/link Scientific Name Normal Name
None Apatura Iris Purple Emperor

 

Fritillary Butterflies: Argynninae
Butterfly Page/link Scientific Name Normal Name
None Boloria Selene Small-Pearl Boarded Fritillary
None Boloria Euphrosyne Pearl Boarded Fritillary
None Boloria Dia Weaver's Fritillary
None Issoria Lathonia Queen of Spain Fritillary
None Issoria Lathonia Aphrodite Fritillary
None Argynnis Niobe Niobe Fritillary
None Argynnis Adippe High Brown Fritillary
None Argynnis Aglaja Dark Green Fritillary
None Argynnis Paphia Silver-Washed Fritillary
None Argynnis Pandora Mediterranean Fritillary
None Euphrydryas Aurinia Marsh Fritillary
None Melitaea Didyma Spotted Fritillary
None Melitaea Cinxia Glanville Fritillary
None Melitaea Dthalia Heath Fritillary

 

Brown Butterflies: Satyrinae
Butterfly Page/link Scientific Name Normal Name
Speckled_Wood_Adult_Male2_Thumb Pararge Aegeria Speckled Wood
None Lasiommata Megera Wall
None Lasiommata Maera Large Wall
None Erebia Epiphron Small Mountain Ringlet
None Erebia Aethiops Scotch Argus
None Erebia Ligea Arran Brown
None Melanargia Galathea Marbled White
None Hipparchia Semele Grayling
None Hipparchia Fagi Woodland Grayling
None Arethusana Arethusa False Grayling
None Chazara Briseis Hermit
None Pyronia Tithonus Gatekeeper
Maniola Jurtina Meadow Brown
Small_Heath_Feeding_Buttercup_Thumb Coenonympha Pamphilus Small Heath
None Coenonympha Tullia Large Heath
Ringlet_Adult1_Thumb Aphantopus Hyperantus Ringlet

Family: Papilionidae

Family: Pieridae
 

White Butterflies: Dismorphiinae and Pierinae
Butterfly Page/link Scientific Name Normal Name
None Leptidea Reali Real's Wood White
None Leptidea Sinapis Wood White
None Pieris Brassicae Large White
Small_White_Female_Feeding1_Thumb

Pieris Rapae

 Small White
Green_Veined_White_Male2_Thumb

Pieris Napi

 Green Veined White
None Aporia Crataegi

Black-Veined White
None Pontia Daplidice

Bath White
None Euchloe Simplonia

Dappled White
OT Male Feeding Anthocharis Cardamines

Orange-Tip

 

Yellow Butterflies: Coliadinae
Butterfly Page/link Scientific Name Normal Name
None Gonepteryx Rhamni Brimstone
None Gonepteryx Cleopatra Cleopatra
None Colias Croceus Clouded Yellow
None Colias Hyale Pale Clouded Yellow
None Colias Alfacariensis Berger's Clouded Yellow
None Colias Palaeno Mooreland Clouded Yellow

Page last edited: 19/03/2009 13:32

(c) David McCormick 2008