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LEPIDOPTERA - BUTTERFLIES

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Papilonidae (Swallowtails)

 

Pieridae (Whites and yellows)

Large white (Pieris brassicae)

 

Green-veined white (Pieris napi)

 

Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)

 

 

Lycaenidae (Blues, Hairstreaks and Coppers)

Common blue (Polyommatus icarus)

 

 

Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies)

Small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)

 

Comma (Polygonia c-album)

 

Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

 

 

Peacock (Inachis io)

 

 

 

Satyridae (Brown butterflies)

Small heath (Coenonympha pamphilus)

 

Meadow brown (Maniola jurtina)

 

Speckled wood (Pararge aegeria)

 

 

Hesperiidae (Skippers)

Small skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris)

 

Large skipper (Ochlodes venatus)

 

 

 

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