Butterflies by Species select Adonis Blue Apollo Bath White Berger's Clouded Yellow Black Hairstreak Black-veined White Brimstone Brown Argus Brown Hairstreak Camberwell Beauty Chalkhill Blue Chequered Skipper Clouded Yellow Comma Common Blue Dark Green Fritillary Dingy Skipper Duke of Burgundy Essex Skipper Gatekeeper Geranium Bronze Glanville Fritillary Grayling Green Hairstreak Green-veined White Grizzled Skipper Heath Fritillary High Brown Fritillary Holly Blue Large Blue Large Chequered Skipper Large Copper British Race Large Heath Large Skipper Large Tortoiseshell Large Wall Large White Long-tailed Blue Lulworth Skipper Mallow Skipper Map Marbled White Marsh Fritillary Mazarine Blue Meadow Brown Monarch Mountain Dappled White Mountain Ringlet Niobe Fritillary Northern Brown Argus Oberthur's Grizzled Skipper Orange-tip Painted Lady Pale Clouded Yellow Peacock Pearl-bordered Fritillary Purple Emperor Purple Hairstreak Queen of Spain Fritillary Real's Wood White Red Admiral Ringlet Scarce Copper Scarce Swallowtail Scotch Argus Short-tailed Blue Silver-spotted Skipper Silver-studded Blue Silver-washed Fritillary Small Blue Small Copper Small Heath Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Small Skipper Small Tortoiseshell Small White Sooty Copper Speckled Wood Swallowtail British Race Swallowtail European Race The Hermit Turquoise blue Wall Brown Weaver's Fritillary White Admiral White-letter Hairstreak Wood White Butterflies by Family select Hesperiidae Lycaenidae Nymphalidae Papilionidae Pieridae Other Wildlife Other Wildlife Amphibians Birds Dragonflies Mammals Moths Orchids Reptiles Wild Flowers HOMEBUTTERFLIESFORUMPHOTO LIBRARYDOWNLOADSBLOGGSHOPLINKSABOUTCONTACT Hesperiidae Lycaenidae Nymphalidae Papilionidae Pieridae   You can also view an alphabetical list of species by common name or by latin name.     Butterflies by Family Select Hesperiidae Lycaenidae Nymphalidae Papilionidae Pieridae   Butterflies of central England The following species are known to occur in the central region of England. Please note that this list excludes rare migrant species and species which are now extinct in the UK. It should also be noted that those species listed may have a limited distribution within the region. In all cases, please refer to the distribution maps shown on the individual species pages. Family Hesperiidae Skippers (6) Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus malvae Large Skipper Ochlodes venata Silver-spotted Skipper Hesperia comma Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris Family Pieridae The Whites and Yellows (7) Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Clouded Yellow Colias croceus Green-veined White Pieris napi Large White Pieris brassicae Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines Small White Pieris rapae Wood White Leptidea sinapis Family Nymphalidae Fritillaries, Emperors and Admirals (22) Comma Polygonia c-album Dark Green Fritillary Argynnis aglaja Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Grayling Hipparchia semele High Brown Fritillary Argynnis adippe Large Heath Coenonympha tullia Marbled White Melanargia galathea Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Peacock Inachis io Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria euphrosyne Purple Emperor Apatura iris Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Wall Brown Lasiommata megera White Admiral Limenitis camilla Family Papilionidae Swallowtails (0) Family Lycaenidae Blues, Coppers and Hairstreaks (15) Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus Black Hairstreak Satyrium pruni Brown Argus Aricia agestis Brown Hairstreak Thecla betulae Chalkhill Blue Polyommatus coridon Common Blue Polyommatus icarus Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus Large Blue Glaucopsyche arion Purple Hairstreak Neozephyrus quercus Silver-studded Blue Plebeius argus Small Blue Cupido minimus Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album Main Content More Content Further Information Species List - Species List (text only) Photo Image Library Amphibians - Reptiles Aberrant Forms - Known Aberrants List by Species Free documents and guides to download Dragonflies and Damselflies   Distribution Maps & Flight Times   Gardening for Butterflies   Moths   Lifecycle Charts - Illustrated Lifecycle Guide to Rearing British Butterflies Wild Flowers - Orchids Protected Species & UK Law - Butterfly Collectors Technical Terms Recommended Web Links Butterflies in Winter List of References - Book Reviews   All text, photographs, images & other graphic elements used on this web site are copyright Steven Cheshire 2000 - unless otherwise stated. current visitors 853 British Butterflies is Carbon Neutral