Butterflies of the UK and Europe

Clouded Yellow Butterfly

Male Silver-washed Fritillary

Peacock

Peacock

Long-tailed Blue

European Swallowtail

Caterpillar of The Dark Green Fritillary

Brimstone feeding on Buddleia nectar

Brown Hairstreak

Common Blue Butterflies mating

European Swallowtail Butterfly feeding on buddleia

Green-veined White feeding on mustard flower nectar

Green-veined White feeding on mustard flower nectar

Marsh Fritillary

Scarce Swallowtail at rest on scabious flower

Brown Hairstreak

Brown Hairstreak

Brimstone feeding on Buddleia nectar

Clouded Yellow pupa, hanging by a thread

Dark Green Fritillary

Glanville Fritillary

Holly Blue

Queen of Spain Fritillary

Ringlet

Small Skipper

Newly emerged Comma Butterfly

Caterpillar of The Comma Butterfly, feeding on stinging nettle leaf

Caterpillar of The Comma Butterfly, preparing to pupate

Clouded Yellow feeding on buddleia

Large White

Pupa of The Peacock Butterfly

Red Admiral

Painted Lady

Painted Lady emerging from its pupa

Red Admiral caterpillar

Pupa of The Red Admiral

Black Hairstreak caterpillar

The Birth of a Peacock Butterfly

Painted Lady

Queen of Spain Fritillary

European Swallowtail caterpillar

Heath Fritillary (Mellicta athalia) feeding on person's finger, UK

Clouded Yellow

Black Hairstreak

Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa cardui) hatching

Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa cardui) hatching

Silver-washed Fritillary

Silver-washed Fritillary

Silver-washed Fritillary

Dark Green Fritillary feeding on Red Valerian

Dark Green Fritillary

Gatekeeper

Large Skipper

Small Skipper

Small Heath

Duke of BurgundyFritillary

Heath Fritillary (Mellicta athalia)

Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) male

Wood White (Leptidea sinapis) caught by crab spider

Large Skipper Butterflies (Ochlodes venata) pair mating

Large Skipper Butterfly (Ochlodes venata) caught by crab spider.

Large Skipper Butterfly (Ochlodes venata)

White-letter Hairstreak Butterfly (Satyrium w-album)

Peacock Butterfly (Inachis io) adult hibernating in wood store

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Butterfly (Boloria selene)

Northern Brown Argus (Aricia artaxerxes)

Green-veined White Butterfly (Pieris napi) feeding on minerals in the ground

Black-veined White (Aporia crataegi)

Chalk-hill Blue (Lysandra coridon) male resting

Heath Fritillary (Mellicta athalia)

Eastern Baton Blue (Pseudophilotes vicrama)

Large Chequered Skipper (Heteropterus morpheus)

Titania's Fritillary (Boloria titania)

High Brown Fritillary

High Brown Fritillary

High Brown Fritillary

High Brown Fritillary

Ringlet Butterfly

Marbled White Butterfly
