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This page features galleries of British Butterfly species arranged in alphabetical order.

Below are links to these galleries arranged in systematic order and grouped into families.

Skippers : Hesperiidae
Large Skipper - Ochlodes faunus
Dingy Skipper - Erynnis tages
Grizzled Skipper - Pyrgus malvae

Swallowtails : Papilionidae
Swallowtail - Papilio machaon

Whites : Pieridae
Large White - Pieris brassicae
Orange Tip - Anthocharis cardamines
Clouded Yellow - Colias croceus
Brimstone - Gonepteryx rhamni

Hairstreaks, Coppers & Blues : Lycaenidae
Brown Hairsteak - Thecla betulae
Green Hairsteak - Callophrys rubi
Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas
Silver-studded Blue - Plebeius argus
Brown Argus - Aricia agestis
Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus

Nymphalids, Fritillaries & Browns : Nymphalidae
White Admiral - Limenitis camilla
Purple Emperor - Apatura iris
Painted Lady - Cynthia cardui
Peacock - Inachis io
Comma - Polygonia c-album
Pearl-bordered Fritillary - Boloria euphrosyne
Marsh Fritillary - Euphydryas aurinia
Speckled Wood - Pararge aegeria
Scotch Argus - Erebia aethiops
Marbled White - Melanargia galathea
Meadow Brown - Maniola jurtina
Large Heath - Coenonympha tullia
Ringlet - Aphantopus hyperantus

Brimstone

2 photos
Brimstone

Brown Argus

3 photos
Brown Argus

Brown Hairstreak

3 photos
Brown Hairstreak

Clouded Yellow

3 photos
Clouded Yellow

Comma

1 photos
Comma

Common Blue

9 photos
Common Blue

Dingy Skipper

2 photos
Dingy Skipper

Green Hairstreak

3 photos
Green Hairstreak

Grizzled Skipper

2 photos
Grizzled Skipper

Large Heath

9 photos
Large Heath

Large Skipper

2 photos
Large Skipper

Large White

2 photos
Large White

Marbled White

17 photos
Marbled White

Marsh Fritillary

7 photos
Marsh Fritillary

Meadow Brown

2 photos
Meadow Brown

Orange Tip

5 photos
Orange Tip

Painted Lady

3 photos
Painted Lady

Peacock

1 photos
Peacock

Pearl-bordered Fritillary

1 photos
Pearl-bordered Fritillary

Purple Emperor

5 photos
Purple Emperor

Ringlet

2 photos
Ringlet

Scotch Argus

3 photos
Scotch Argus

Silver-studded Blue

13 photos
Silver-studded Blue

Small Copper

5 photos
Small Copper

Speckled Wood

2 photos
Speckled Wood

Swallowtail

12 photos
Swallowtail

White Admiral

9 photos
White Admiral