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Identify a butterfly

Peacock - Rob Blanken

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  • Adonis Blue (male/upperwing) by Peter Eeles

    Adonis Blue

    Polyommatus bellargus
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    Black Hairstreak

    Satyrium pruni
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    Brimstone

    Gonepteryx rhamni
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    Brown Argus

    Aricia agestis
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    Brown Hairstreak

    Thecla betulae
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    Chalk Hill Blue

    Polyommatus coridon
  • Chequered Skipper (male) - Bob Eade

    Chequered Skipper

    Carterocephalus palaemon
  • Clouded Yellow - Iain Leach

    Clouded Yellow

    Colias croceus
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    Comma

    Polygonia c-album
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    Common Blue

    Polyommatus icarus
  • Cryptic Wood White by Robert Thompson

    Cryptic Wood White

    Leptidea juvernica
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    Dark Green Fritillary

    Argynnis aglaja
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    Dingy Skipper

    Erynnis tages
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    Duke of Burgundy

    Hamearis lucina
  • Essex Skipper (male) - Iain Leach

    Essex Skipper

    Thymelicus lineola
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    Gatekeeper

    Pyronia tithonus
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    Glanville Fritillary

    Melitaea cinxia
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    Grayling

    Hipparchia semele
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    Green Hairstreak

    Callophrys rubi
  • Green-veined White (underwing) - Tamás Nestor

    Green-veined White

    Pieris napi
  • Grizzled Skipper (male/upperwing) - Bob Eade

    Grizzled Skipper

    Pyrgus malvae
  • Heath Fritillary (upperwing) - Ryszard Szczygieł

    Heath Fritillary

    Melitaea athalia
  • High Brown Fritillary (upperwing) - Iain Leach

    High Brown Fritillary

    Argynnis adippe
  • Holly Blue (male/upperwing) - Iain Leach

    Holly Blue

    Celastrina argiolus
  • Large Blue (upperside) - Pete Withers

    Large Blue

    Maculinea arion
  • Large Copper (male/upperwing) - Tamás Nestor

    Large Copper

    Lycaena dispar
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    Large Heath

    Coenonympha tullia
  • Large Skipper (female/upperwing) - Allan Drewitt

    Large Skipper

    Ochlodes sylvanus
  • Large White (male/upperwing) - Dean Morley

    Large White

    Pieris brassicae
  • Long-tailed Blue (male) - Bob Eade

    Long-tailed Blue

    Lampides boeticus
  • Lulworth Skipper (female) - Mark Searle

    Lulworth Skipper

    Thymelicus acteon
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    Marbled White

    Melanargia galathea

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