Kendall Bioresearch David A Kendall BSc PhD
Consulting Entomologist
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Moth & Butterfly Gallery - Page 4: Butterflies

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera

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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Milkweed
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
Peacock Butterfly
(Inachis io)
wing-span 60-65 mm
  
Tortoiseshell
Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly
(Aglais urticae)
wing-span 45-55 mm
Tortoiseshell
Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly
(Aglais urticae) with wings closed
wing-span 45-55 mm
  
Comma
Comma Butterfly
(Polygonia c-album)
wing-span 45-50 mm
Comma
Comma Butterfly
(Polygonia c-album) with wings closed
wing-span 45-50 mm
  
Red Admiral
Red Admiral Butterfly
(Vanessa atalanta)
wing-span 60-65 mm
Red Admiral
Red Admiral Butterfly
(Vanessa atalanta) with wings closed
wing-span 60-65 mm
  
Painted Lady
Painted Lady Butterfly
(Vanessa cardui)
wing-span 55-60 mm
<Painted Lady
Painted Lady Butterfly
(Vanessa cardui) with wings closed
wing-span 55-60 mm
  
Heliconid
Heliconid Butterfly
(Heliconius orato)
wing-span about 70 mm
(found in tropical and sub-tropical America)
Heliconid
Heliconid Butterfly
(Heliconius melpomene)
wing-span about 70 mm
(found in tropical and sub-tropical America)
  

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