Moth & Butterfly Gallery 4

David A Kendall BSc PhD
Consulting Entomologist

2 Birchdene Nailsea Bristol BS48 1QD UK
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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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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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Last revised January 2009