Species explorer

Teal flying over Greylake. Photo: Charlie Wootton

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

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

Grizzled skipper

Grizzled skipper

Red Admiral butterfly

Red admiral

Large Skipper

Large skipper

Dingy Skipper butterfly

Dingy skipper

Painted Lady butterfly

Painted lady

Swallowtail Butterfly

Swallowtail

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly

Small pearl-bordered fritillary

Small Tortoiseshell butterfly

Small tortoiseshell

Clouded Yellow Butterfly

Clouded yellow

Brown hairstreak butterfly

Brown hairstreak

Peacock butterfly

Peacock

Brimstone Butterfly

Brimstone

White-letter hairstreak butterfly

White-letter hairstreak

Comma butterfly

Comma

Large White butterfly

Large white

Silver-studded Blue butterfly

Silver-studded blue

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