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Orange-tip Butterfly

Orange-tip

Gatekeeper

Gatekeeper

Common Blue

Common blue

green hairstreak

Green hairstreak

Meadow Brown

Meadow brown

Large Blue butterfly

Large blue

Purple Hairstreak butterfly

Purple hairstreak

Ringlet

Ringlet

Red Admiral butterfly

Red admiral

Black hairstreak butterfly

Black hairstreak

White-letter hairstreak butterfly

White-letter hairstreak

Purple emperor

Purple emperor

Heath Fritillary butterfly

Heath fritillary

White admiral

White admiral

Elephant Hawk-moth

Elephant hawk-moth

Chalkhill Blue butterfly

Chalkhill blue

Adonis blue

Adonis blue

Speckled Wood

Speckled wood

Small Blue butterfly

Small blue

Humming-bird Hawk-moth

Humming-bird hawk-moth

Silver-washed Fritillary

Silver-washed fritillary

Grizzled Skipper butterfly

Grizzled skipper

Small heath

Small heath

Small Skipper

Small skipper

Dingy Skipper butterfly

Dingy skipper

Brown hairstreak butterfly

Brown hairstreak

Large Skipper

Large skipper

Silver-studded Blue butterfly

Silver-studded blue

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly

Small pearl-bordered fritillary

Swallowtail Butterfly

Swallowtail

Pearl-bordered Fritillary underwing

Pearl-bordered fritillary

Comma butterfly

Comma

Clouded Yellow Butterfly

Clouded yellow

Small Copper butterfly

Small copper

Small Tortoiseshell butterfly

Small tortoiseshell

Brimstone Butterfly

Brimstone

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