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ENGLISH NAMESSCIENTIFIC NAMESFAMILY
Admiral, PoplarLimenitis populiNymphalidae
Admiral, RedVanessa atalantaNymphalidae
Admiral, Southern WhiteLimenitis reductaNymphalidae
Admiral, WhiteLimenitis camillaNymphalidae
ApolloParnassius apollo Papilionidae
Apollo, CloudedParnassius mnemosynePapilionidae
Apollo, SmallParnassius phoebusPapilionidae
Argus, BrownAricia agestisLycaenidae
Argus, GeraniumEumedonia eumedonLycaenidae
Argus, ScotchErebia ethiopsSatyridae
Blue, Amanda'sAgrodiaetus amandaLycaenidae
Blue, AdonisLysandra bellargusLycaenidae
Blue, AlconPhengaris alconLycaenidae
Blue, AlpineAlbulina orbitulusLycaenidae
Blue, BatonPseudophilotes batonLycaenidae
Blue, Black-eyedGlaucopsyche melanopsLycaenidae
Blue, Chalk-hillLysandra coridonLycaenidae
Blue, Chapman'sPolyommatus thersitesLycaenidae
Blue, ChequeredScolitantides orionLycaenidae
Blue, CommonPolyommatus icarusLycaenidae
Blue, CranberryPlebejus optileteLycaenidae
Blue, ErosPolyommatus erosLycaenidae
Blue, Green-undersideGlaucopsyche alexisLycaenidae
Blue, HollyCelastrina argiolusLycaenidae
Blue, IdasPlebejus idasLycaenidae
Blue, IolasIolanda iolasLycaenidae
Blue, Lang's Short-tailedLeptotes pirithousLycaenidae
Blue, LargeMaculinea arionLycaenidae
Blue, Long-tailedLampides boeticusLycaenidae
Blue, MazarineCyaniris semiargusLycaenidae
Blue, Meleager'sMeleageria daphnisLycaenidae
Blue, Provençal Short-tailedEveres alcetasLycaenidae
Blue, Reverdin'sPlebejus argyrognomonLycaenidae
Blue, Short-tailedEveres argiadesLycaenidae
Blue, Silver-studdedPlebejus argusLycaenidae
Blue, Small (Little)Cupido minimusLycaenidae
Blue, TurquoisePolyommatus dorylasLycaenidae
BrimstoneGonepterix rhamniPieridiae
Brown, ArranErebia ligeaSatyridae
Brown, Large WallLasiommata maeraSatyridae
Brown, Northern WallLasiommata petropolitanaSatyridae
Brown, MeadowManiola jurtinaSatyridae
Brown, WallLasiommata megeraSatyridae
Brown, WoodlandLopinga achineSatyridae
Camberwell BeautyNymphalis antiopaNymphalidae
CardinalArgynnis pandoraNymphalidae
CleopatraGonepterix cleopatraPieridiae
Clouded YellowColias croceaPieridiae
Clouded Yellow, Berger'sColias alfacariensisPieridiae
Clouded yellow, MoorlandColias palaenaPieridiae
Clouded Yellow, MountainColias phicomonePieridiae
CommaPolygonia c-albumNymphalidae
Comma, SouthernPolygonia egeaNymphalidae
Copper, Large,
Lycaena disparLycaenidae
Copper, Lesser Fiery
Lycaena thersamon
Lycaenidae
Copper, Purple-edgedLycaena hippothoeLycaenidae
Copper, Purple-shot
Lycaena alciphron
Lycaenidae
Copper, ScarceLycaena virgaureaeLycaenidae
Copper, SmallLycaena phlaeasLycaenidae
Copper, SootyLycaena tityrusLycaenidae
DryadMinois dryasSatyridae
Festoon, SouthernZerynthia polyxenaPapilionidae
Fritillary, Assmann's
Melitaea britomartis
Nymphalidae
Fritillary, AsianHypodryas intermediaNymphalidae
Fritillary, Cynthia'sHypodryas cynthiaNymphalidae
Fritillary, Duke of BurgundyHamearis lucinaRiodinidae
Fritillary, Dark GreenArgynnis aglajaNymphalidae
Fritillary, False HeathMelitaea diaminaNymphalidae
Fritillary, GlanvilleMelitaea cinxiaNymphalidae
Fritillary, Grison'sMelitaea variaNymphalidae
Fritillary, HeathMelitaea athaliaNymphalidae
Fritillary, High BrownArgynnis adippeNymphalidae
Fritillary, KnapweedMelitaea phoebeNymphalidae
Fritillary, Lesser MarbledBrenthis inoNymphalidae
Fritillary, MarbledBrenthis daphneNymphalidae
Fritillary, MarshEurodryas auriniaNymphaidae
Fritillary, MountainBoloria napaeaNymphalidae
Fritillary, Nickerl's
Melitaea aurelia
Nymphalidae
Fritillary, NiobeArgynnis niobeNymphalidae
Fritillary, Pearl-borderedClossiana euphrosyneNymphalidae
Fritillary, Queen of SpainIssoria lathoniaNymphalidae
Fritillary, Shepherd'sBoloria palesNymphalidae
Fritillary, Silver-washedArgynnis paphiaNymphalidae
Fritillary, Small Pearl-borderedClossiana seleneNymphalidae
Fritillary, SpottedMelitaea didymaNymphalidae 
Fritillary, Thor'sClossiana thoreNymphalidae
Fritillary, Titania'sClossiana titaniaNymphalidae
Fritillary, Twin-spotBrenthis hecateNymphalidae
Fritillary, Weaver'sClossiana diaNymphalidae
GatekeeperPyronia tithonusSatyridae
Gatekeeper, SouthernPyronia ceciliaSatyridae
Geranium BronzeCacyreus marshalliLycaenidae
Glider, CommonNeptis sapphoNymphalidae
Glider, HungarianNeptis rivularisNymphalidae
GraylingHipparchia semeleSatyridae
Grayling, AlpineOeneis glacialisSatyridae
Grayling, Great BandedBrintesia circeSatyridae
Grayling, TreeNeohipparchia statilinusSatyridae
Grayling, WoodlandHipparchia fagiSatyridae
Hairstreak, Blue-spotSatyrium spiniLycaenidae
Hairstreak, BrownThecla betulaeLycaenidae
Hairstreak, Green Callophrys rubiLycaenidae
Hairstreak, Ilex Satyrium ilisisLycaenidae
Hairstreak, Purple Quercusia quercusLycaenidae
Hairstreak, White-letter Satyrium w-albumLycaenidae
Heath, AlpineCoenonympha gardettaSatyridae
Heath, Darwin'sCoenonympha darwinianaSatyridae
Heath, PearlyCoenonympha arcaniaSatyridae
Heath, SmallCoenonympha pamphilusSatyridae
HermitChazara briseisSatyridae
Map ButterflyAraschnia levanaNymphalidae
Nettle-tree ButterflyLibythea celtisLibytheidae
Orange TipAnthocharis cardamines Pieridiae
Painted LadyVanessa carduiNymphalidae
PeacockAglais io (Inachis io)Nymphalidae
Purple EmperorApatura irisNymphalidae
Purple Emperor, LesserApatura iliaNymphalidae
RingletAphantopus hyperantusSatyridae
Ringlet, Autumn Erebia neoridasSatyridae
Ringlet, Almond-eyedErebia alberganusSatyridae
Ringlet, BlindErebia pharteSatyridae
Ringlet, Common BrassyErebia cassioidesSatyridae
Ringlet, De Prunner'sErebia triariaSatyridae
Ringlet, DewyErebia pandroseSatyridae
Ringlet, FalseCoenonympha oedippusSatyridae
Ringlet, LargeErebia euryaleSatyridae
Ringlet, Lesser MountainErebia melampusSatyridae
Ringlet, MarbledErebia montanaSatyridae
Ringlet, Mnestra'sErebia MnestraSatyridae
Ringlet, MountainErebia epiphronSatyridae
Ringlet, Ottoman BrassyErebia ottomanaSatyridae
Ringlet, SilkyErebia gorgeSatyridae
Ringlet, SootyErebia plutoSatyridae
Ringlet, StygianErebia styxSatyridae
Ringlet, Swiss BrassyErebia tyndarusSatyridae
Ringlet, Water Erebia pronoeSatyridae
Ringlet, WoodlandErebia medusaSatyridae
Satyr, Great SootySatyrus ferulaSatyridae
Skipper, ChequeredCarterocephalus palaemonHesperiidae
Skipper, DingyErynnis tagesHesperiidae
Skipper, Dusky GrizzledPyrgus cacaliaeHesperiidae
Skipper, EssexThymelicus lineolaHesperiidae
Skipper, GrizzledPyrgus malvaeHesperiidae
Skipper, LargeOchlodes venatusHesperiidae
Skipper, Large ChequeredHeteropterus morpheusHesperiidae
Skipper, Large GrizzledPyrgus alveusHesperiidae
Skipper, LulworthThymelicus acteonHesperiidae
Skipper, MallowCarcharodus alceaeHesperiidae
Skipper, OlivePyrgus serratulaeHesperiidae
Skipper, Pygmy
Gegenes pumilio
Hesperiidae
Skipper, Red UnderwingSpialia sertoriusHesperiidae
Skipper, Rosy Grizzled
Pyrgus onopordi
Hesperiidae
Skipper,  SafflowerPyrgus carthamiHesperiidae
Skipper, Silver-spottedHisperia commaHesperiidae
Skipper, SmallThymelicus sylvestrisHesperiidae
Skipper, Tufted MarbledCarcharodus flocciferusHesperiidae
Speckled WoodPararge aegeriaSatyridae
SwallowtailPapilio machaonPapilionidae
Swallowtail, ScarceIphiclides podaliriusPapilionidae
Tortoiseshell, LargeNymphalis polychlorosNymphalidae
Tortoiseshell, SmallAglais urticaeNymphalidae
Two-tailed PashaCharaxes jasiusNymphalidae
White, (Eastern) BathPontia edusaPieridiae
White,  Black-veinedAporia crataegiPieridiae
White, Green-veinedArtogeia napiPieridiae
White, Italian MarbledMelanargia argeSatyridae
White, LargePieris brassicaePieridiae
White, MarbledMelanargia galatheaSatyridae
White, Mountain Green-veinedArtogeia bryoniaePieridiae
White, Mountain SmallArtogeia erganePieridiae
White, PeakPontia  callidicePieridiae
White, SmallArtogeia rapaePieridiae
White, Southern SmallArtogeia manniiPieridae
White, Western Dappled
Euchloe crameri
Pieridae
White, WoodLeptidea sinapisPieridiae





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