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Butterflies

Duke of Burgundy

A Scotch argus butterfly resting on a leaf, its brown wings open showing the orange patches and black-bordered white spots

Scotch argus

A wood white butterfly resting on a plant, with its distinctive oval wings closed

Wood white

Large heath butterfly

Large heath

High brown fritillary

High brown fritillary

Marsh fritillary

Marsh fritillary

Glanville fritillary

Glanville fritillary

Small White butterfly

Small white

Marbled White

Marbled white

Holly Blue butterfly

Holly blue

Green-veined White

Green-veined white

Grayling

Grayling

Common Blue butterfly male

Common blue

Orange-tip Butterfly

Orange-tip

Gatekeeper

Gatekeeper

Large Blue butterfly

Large blue

green hairstreak

Green hairstreak

Meadow Brown

Meadow brown

Red Admiral butterfly

Red admiral

Purple Hairstreak butterfly

Purple hairstreak

Ringlet

Ringlet

Purple emperor

Purple emperor

Black hairstreak butterfly

Black hairstreak

White-letter hairstreak butterfly

White-letter hairstreak

Heath Fritillary butterfly

Heath fritillary

White admiral

White admiral

Chalkhill Blue butterfly

Chalkhill blue

Adonis blue

Adonis blue

Speckled Wood

Speckled wood

Small Blue butterfly

Small blue

Small heath

Small heath

Silver-washed Fritillary

Silver-washed fritillary

Grizzled skipper

Grizzled skipper

Brown hairstreak butterfly

Brown hairstreak

Small Skipper

Small skipper

Dingy Skipper butterfly

Dingy skipper

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