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Species

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Butterflies

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A Scotch argus butterfly resting on a leaf, its brown wings open showing the orange patches and black-bordered white spots

Scotch argus

A wood white butterfly resting on a plant, with its distinctive oval wings closed

Wood white

Large heath butterfly

Large heath

High brown fritillary

High brown fritillary

Marsh fritillary

Marsh fritillary

Glanville fritillary

Glanville fritillary

Orange-tip Butterfly

Orange-tip

Small Skipper

Small skipper

Silver-studded Blue butterfly

Silver-studded blue

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly

Small pearl-bordered fritillary

Swallowtail Butterfly

Swallowtail

Pearl-bordered Fritillary underwing

Pearl-bordered fritillary

Comma butterfly

Comma

Clouded Yellow Butterfly

Clouded yellow

Small Copper butterfly

Small copper

Small Tortoiseshell butterfly

Small tortoiseshell

Brimstone Butterfly

Brimstone

Brown Argus

Brown argus

Dark green fritillary

Dark green fritillary

Large White butterfly

Large white

Speckled Wood

Speckled wood

Peacock butterfly

Peacock

Small White butterfly

Small white

Wall Brown

Wall brown

Painted Lady butterfly

Painted lady

Green-veined White

Green-veined white

Marbled White

Marbled white

Common Blue butterfly male

Common blue

Grayling

Grayling

Large Blue butterfly

Large blue

green hairstreak

Green hairstreak

Gatekeeper

Gatekeeper

Large Skipper

Large skipper

Purple Hairstreak butterfly

Purple hairstreak

Meadow Brown

Meadow brown

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