List of butterflies of Great Britain

[Hesperiidae] – skippers

• Chequered skipper – Carterocephalus palaemon ‡

• Small skipper – Thymelicus sylvestris
• Essex skipper – Thymelicus lineola
• Lulworth skipper – Thymelicus acteon ‡
• Silver-spotted skipper – Hesperia comma
• Large skipper – Ochlodes sylvanus

• Dingy skipper – Erynnis tages tages ‡
• Grizzled skipper – Pyrgus malvae ‡

  [Papilionidae] – swallowtails

• Swallowtail – Papilio machaon

  [Pieridae] – whites and yellows

• Wood white – Leptidea sinapis sinapis ‡

• Dark clouded yellow – Colias croceus
• Common brimstone – Gonepteryx rhamni rhamni

• Large white – Pieris brassicae
• Small white – Pieris rapae
• Green-veined white – Pieris napi
• Orange tip – Anthocharis cardamines britannica

  [Lycaenidae] – hairstreaks, coppers and blues

• Green hairstreak – Callophrys rubi
• Brown hairstreak – Thecla betulae ‡
• Purple hairstreak – Neozephyrus quercus
• White-letter hairstreak – Satyrium w-album ‡
• Black hairstreak – Satyrium pruni

• Small copper – Lycaena phlaeas eleus

• Small blue – Cupido minimus ‡
• Silver-studded blue – Plebejus argus ‡
• Brown argus – Aricia agestis
• Northern brown argus – Aricia artaxerxes ‡
• Common blue – Polyommatus icarus icarus
• Chalkhill blue – Lysandra coridon
• Adonis blue – Lysandra bellargus
• Holly blue – Celastrina argiolus britanna
• Large blue – Phengaris arion ‡

  [Riodinidae] – metalmarks

• Duke of Burgundy – Hamearis lucina ‡

  [Nymphalidae] – fritillaries, nymphalids and browns

• Small pearl-bordered fritillary – Boloria selene ‡
• Pearl-bordered fritillary – Boloria euphrosyne ‡
• High brown fritillary – Fabriciana adippe ‡
• Dark green fritillary – Speyeria aglaja
• Silver-washed fritillary – Argynnis paphia

• White admiral – Limenitis camilla ‡

• Purple emperor – Apatura iris

• Red admiral – Vanessa atalanta
• Painted lady – Vanessa cardui
• Small tortoiseshell – Aglais urticae
• Peacock – Aglais io
• Comma – Polygonia c-album
• Marsh fritillary – Euphydryas aurinia ‡
• Glanville fritillary – Melitaea cinxia ‡
• Heath fritillary – Melitaea athalia ‡

• Speckled wood – Pararge aegeria
• Wall – Lasiommata megera ‡*
• Small mountain ringlet – Erebia epiphron ‡
• Scotch argus – Erebia aethiops
• Marbled white – Melanargia galathea serena
• Grayling – Hipparchia semele ‡
• Gatekeeper – Pyronia tithonus britanniae
• Meadow brown – Maniola jurtina
• Ringlet – Aphantopus hyperantus
• Small heath – Coenonympha pamphilus ‡*
• Large heath – Coenonympha tullia ‡

  Vagrant, extinct and exotic species

• Arran brown – Erebia ligea
• Black-veined white – Aporia crataegi
• Mazarine blue – Cyaniris semiargus
• Large copper – Lycaena dispar
• Large tortoiseshell – Nymphalis polychloros
• Almond-eyed ringlet – Erebia alberganus

• Pale clouded yellow – Colias hyale
• Berger's clouded yellow – Colias alfacariensis
• Bath white – Pontia daplidice
• Western dappled white – Euchloe crameri
• Long-tailed blue – Lampides boeticus
• Lang's short-tailed blue – Leptotes pirithous
• Scarce swallowtail – Iphiclides podalirius
• Short-tailed blue – Cupido argiades
• Geranium bronze – Cacyreus marshalli
• Scarce or yellow-legged tortoiseshell – Nymphalis xanthomelas
• Camberwell beauty – Nymphalis antiopa
• Map – Araschnia levana
• Queen of Spain fritillary – Issoria lathonia
• Monarch – Danaus plexippus
• Plain tiger – Danaus chrysippus
• Apollo – Parnassius apollo
• American painted lady – Vanessa virginiensis

• Fiery skipper – Hylephila phyleus
• Mallow skipper – Carcharodus alceae
• Oberthür's grizzled skipper – Pyrgus armoricanus
• Shy saliana – Saliana longirostris
• Small Apollo – Parnassius phoebus
• Spanish festoon – Zerynthia rumina
• Southern festoon – Zerynthia polyxena
• Tiger swallowtail – Papilio glaucus
• Moorland clouded yellow – Colias palaeno
• Cleopatra – Gonepteryx cleopatra
• Slate flash – Rapala schistacea
• Scarce copper – Lycaena virgaureae
• Sooty copper – Lycaena tityrus
• Purple-shot copper – Lycaena alciphron
• Purple-edged copper – Lycaena hippothoe
• Turquoise blue – Polyommatus dorylas
• Green-underside blue – Glaucopsyche alexis
• Julia – Dryas julia
• Albin's Hampstead eye – Junonia villida
• Blue pansy – Junonia oenone
• Zebra – Colobura dirce
• Small brown shoemaker – Hypanartia lethe
• Indian red admiral – Vanessa indica
• Weaver's fritillary – Boloria dia
• Aphrodite fritillary – Speyeria aphrodite
• Niobe fritillary – Fabriciana niobe
• Cardinal or Mediterranean fritillary – Argynnis pandora
• Great spangled fritillary – Speyeria cybele
• Spotted fritillary – Melitaea didyma
• Large wall – Lasiommata maera
• Woodland grayling – Hipparchia fagi
• Hermit – Chazara briseis
• False grayling – Arethusana arethusa
• Cassia's owl-butterfly – Opsiphanes cassiae
• Illioneus giant owl – Caligo illioneus