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Species explorer

Teal flying over Greylake. Photo: Charlie Wootton

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

Dark green fritillary

Dark green fritillary

Small White butterfly

Small white

Pearl-bordered Fritillary underwing

Pearl-bordered fritillary

Silver-washed Fritillary

Silver-washed fritillary

Green-veined White

Green-veined white

Speckled Wood

Speckled wood

Orange-tip Butterfly

Orange-tip

Wall Brown

Wall brown

green hairstreak

Green hairstreak

Small Copper butterfly

Small copper

Marbled White

Marbled white

Purple Hairstreak butterfly

Purple hairstreak

Brown Argus

Brown argus

Grayling

Grayling

Black hairstreak butterfly

Black hairstreak

Common Blue butterfly male

Common blue

Gatekeeper

Gatekeeper

Heath Fritillary butterfly

Heath fritillary

Holly Blue butterfly

Holly blue

Meadow Brown

Meadow brown

Chalkhill Blue butterfly

Chalkhill blue

Large Blue butterfly

Large blue

Ringlet

Ringlet

Adonis blue

Adonis blue

White admiral

White admiral

Small heath

Small heath

Small Blue butterfly

Small blue

Purple emperor

Purple emperor

Small Skipper

Small skipper

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