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Species

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Butterflies

Duke of Burgundy

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

Small Skipper

Small skipper

Purple emperor

Purple emperor

Heath Fritillary butterfly

Heath fritillary

Large Skipper

Large skipper

Red Admiral butterfly

Red admiral

Chalkhill Blue butterfly

Chalkhill blue

Swallowtail Butterfly

Swallowtail

Painted Lady butterfly

Painted lady

Adonis blue

Adonis blue

Clouded Yellow Butterfly

Clouded yellow

Small Tortoiseshell butterfly

Small tortoiseshell

Small Blue butterfly

Small blue

Brimstone Butterfly

Brimstone

Peacock butterfly

Peacock

Grizzled skipper

Grizzled skipper

Large White butterfly

Large white

Comma butterfly

Comma

Dingy Skipper butterfly

Dingy skipper

Small White butterfly

Small white

Silver-washed Fritillary

Silver-washed fritillary

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly

Small pearl-bordered fritillary

Green-veined White

Green-veined white

Speckled Wood

Speckled wood

Brown hairstreak butterfly

Brown hairstreak

Orange-tip Butterfly

Orange-tip

Wall Brown

Wall brown

Pearl-bordered Fritillary underwing

Pearl-bordered fritillary

green hairstreak

Green hairstreak

Marbled White

Marbled white

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