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Moth & Butterfly Gallery - Page 5: Butterflies (cont.) |
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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 Small Copper Butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas) wing-span 25-30 mm |
 Small Skipper Butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) wing-span 25-30 mm |
 Green-veined White Butterfly (Pieris napi) wing-span 40-50 mm Female butterfly illustrated - male with one black spot on each forewing |
 Green-veined White Butterfly (Pieris napi) with wings closed wing-span 40-50 mm Recognised by the green bordering of the veins on the underside of the hindwing |
 Large White Butterfly (Pieris brassicae) wing-span 60-65 mm Male butterfly illustrated - female with two black spots on each forewing |
 Large White Butterfly (Pieris brassicae) with wings closed wing-span 60-65 mm |
 Small White Butterfly (Pieris rapae) wing-span 45-50 mm Male butterfly illustrated - female with two black spots on each forewing |
 Speckled Wood Butterfly (Pararge aegeria) wing-span 40-50 mm |
 Gatekeeper or Hedge Brown Butterfly (Pyronia tithonus) wing-span 35-40 mm Female butterfly illustrated - the male has a dusky patch in the middle of each forewing |
 Gatekeeper or Hedge Brown Butterfly (Pyronia tithonus) with wings closed wing-span 35-40 mm |
 Ringlet Butterfly (Aphantopus hyperantus) wing-span 40-50 mm |
 Meadow Brown Butterfly (Maniola jurtina) with wings closed wing-span 45-55 mm |
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