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Moth & Butterfly Gallery - Page 4: Butterflies |
Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera |
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Moths and butterflies include a great many of our most colourful and familiar insects - brightening our fields and gardens during the warm summer months. Enjoy this selection of species, all found in Britain and Northern Europe unless stated otherwise . . . . . . | |
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 Monarch or Milkweed Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) wing-span 80-90 mm (very occasional immigrant to Britain and Europe from the Canary Islands or North America) |
 Peacock Butterfly (Inachis io) wing-span 60-65 mm |
 Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly (Aglais urticae) wing-span 45-55 mm |
 Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly (Aglais urticae) with wings closed wing-span 45-55 mm |
 Comma Butterfly (Polygonia c-album) wing-span 45-50 mm |
 Comma Butterfly (Polygonia c-album) with wings closed wing-span 45-50 mm |
 Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) wing-span 60-65 mm |
 Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) with wings closed wing-span 60-65 mm |
 Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa cardui) wing-span 55-60 mm |
< Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa cardui) with wings closed wing-span 55-60 mm |
 Heliconid Butterfly (Heliconius orato) wing-span about 70 mm (found in tropical and sub-tropical America) |
 Heliconid Butterfly (Heliconius melpomene) wing-span about 70 mm (found in tropical and sub-tropical America) |
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