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Butterfly Atlas

Butterfly species catalogue

50 species of European butterflies with descriptions, wingspan, flight season, and caterpillar host plants.
Amanda's Blue
Amanda's Blue
Polyommatus amandus
Apollo
Apollo
Parnassius apollo
Arran Brown
Arran Brown
Erebia ligea
Bhutan Glory
Bhutan Glory
Bhutanitis lidderdalii
Black Hairstreak
Black Hairstreak
Satyrium pruni
Black-veined White
Black-veined White
Aporia crataegi
Blue Morpho
Blue Morpho
Morpho menelaus
Brimstone
Brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni
Brown Hairstreak
Brown Hairstreak
Thecla betulae
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
Gonepteryx cleopatra
Clouded Apollo
Clouded Apollo
Parnassius mnemosyne
Comma
Comma
Polygonia c-album
Common Birdwing
Common Birdwing
Troides helena
Common Blue
Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus
Dark Green Fritillary
Dark Green Fritillary
Argynnis aglaja
Death's-head Hawkmoth
Death's-head Hawkmoth
Acherontia atropos
Dryad
Dryad
Minois dryas
False Heath Fritillary
False Heath Fritillary
Melitaea diamina
Glanville Fritillary
Glanville Fritillary
Melitaea cinxia
Glasswing Butterfly
Glasswing Butterfly
Greta oto
Grayling
Grayling
Hipparchia semele
Great Peacock Moth
Great Peacock Moth
Saturnia pyri
Green Hairstreak
Green Hairstreak
Callophrys rubi
Green-underside Blue
Green-underside Blue
Glaucopsyche alexis
Green-veined White
Green-veined White
Pieris napi
Heliconius Melpomene
Heliconius Melpomene
Heliconius melpomene
High Brown Fritillary
High Brown Fritillary
Fabriciana adippe
Large Blue
Large Blue
Phengaris arion
Large Tortoiseshell
Large Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis polychloros
Large White
Large White
Pieris brassicae
Lesser Purple Emperor
Lesser Purple Emperor
Apatura ilia
Marbled Fritillary
Marbled Fritillary
Brenthis ino
Marbled White
Marbled White
Melanargia galathea
Meadow Brown
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
Meleager's Blue
Meleager's Blue
Polyommatus daphnis
Mocker Swallowtail
Mocker Swallowtail
Papilio dardanus
Monarch
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
Mourning Cloak
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
Nickerl's Fritillary
Nickerl's Fritillary
Melitaea aurelia
Old World Swallowtail
Old World Swallowtail
Papilio machaon
Oleander Hawkmoth
Oleander Hawkmoth
Daphnis nerii
Orange Tip
Orange Tip
Anthocharis cardamines
Owl Butterfly
Owl Butterfly
Caligo memnon
Painted Lady
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Pale Clouded Yellow
Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias hyale
Peacock
Peacock
Aglais io
Plain Tiger
Plain Tiger
Danaus chrysippus
Poplar Admiral
Poplar Admiral
Limenitis populi
Priam's Birdwing
Priam's Birdwing
Ornithoptera priamus
Purple Emperor
Purple Emperor
Apatura iris
Purple Hairstreak
Purple Hairstreak
Favonius quercus
Queen Alexandra's Birdwing
Queen Alexandra's Birdwing
Ornithoptera alexandrae
Queen of Spain Fritillary
Queen of Spain Fritillary
Issoria lathonia
Red Admiral
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
Rock Grayling
Rock Grayling
Hipparchia hermione
Scarce Swallowtail
Scarce Swallowtail
Iphiclides podalirius
Silver-washed Fritillary
Silver-washed Fritillary
Argynnis paphia
Small Apollo
Small Apollo
Parnassius phoebus
Small Blue
Small Blue
Cupido minimus
Small Copper
Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
Small Heath
Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Boloria selene
Small Tortoiseshell
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
Small White
Small White
Pieris rapae
Southern Festoon
Southern Festoon
Zerynthia polyxena
Southern Swallowtail
Southern Swallowtail
Papilio alexanor
Speckled Wood
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
Ulysses Swallowtail
Ulysses Swallowtail
Papilio ulysses
White Admiral
White Admiral
Limenitis camilla