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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

Adonis blue

Adonis blue

Pearl-bordered Fritillary underwing

Pearl-bordered fritillary

Small Tortoiseshell butterfly

Small tortoiseshell

Chalkhill Blue butterfly

Chalkhill blue

Brown hairstreak butterfly

Brown hairstreak

Painted Lady butterfly

Painted lady

Black hairstreak butterfly

Black hairstreak

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly

Small pearl-bordered fritillary

Meadow Brown

Meadow brown

Purple emperor

Purple emperor

Dingy Skipper butterfly

Dingy skipper

Holly Blue butterfly

Holly blue

green hairstreak

Green hairstreak

Grizzled skipper

Grizzled skipper

Large Blue butterfly

Large blue

Small Skipper

Small skipper

Small Blue butterfly

Small blue

Green-veined White

Green-veined white

Small heath

Small heath

Small White butterfly

Small white

Large White butterfly

Large white

Dark green fritillary

Dark green fritillary

Small Copper butterfly

Small copper

Comma butterfly

Comma

Brown Argus

Brown argus

Marbled White

Marbled white

White admiral

White admiral

Purple Hairstreak butterfly

Purple hairstreak

Peacock butterfly

Peacock

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