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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

Brimstone Butterfly

Brimstone

White-letter hairstreak butterfly

White-letter hairstreak

Speckled Wood

Speckled wood

Large White butterfly

Large white

Silver-studded Blue butterfly

Silver-studded blue

Wall Brown

Wall brown

Small White butterfly

Small white

Pearl-bordered Fritillary underwing

Pearl-bordered fritillary

Marbled White

Marbled white

Green-veined White

Green-veined white

Small Copper butterfly

Small copper

Grayling

Grayling

Orange-tip Butterfly

Orange-tip

Brown Argus

Brown argus

Gatekeeper

Gatekeeper

green hairstreak

Green hairstreak

Common Blue butterfly male

Common blue

Meadow Brown

Meadow brown

Purple Hairstreak butterfly

Purple hairstreak

Large Blue butterfly

Large blue

Ringlet

Ringlet

Black hairstreak butterfly

Black hairstreak

White admiral

White admiral

Small heath

Small heath

Heath Fritillary butterfly

Heath fritillary

Purple emperor

Purple emperor

Holly Blue butterfly

Holly blue

Chalkhill Blue butterfly

Chalkhill blue

Red Admiral butterfly

Red admiral

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