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List of Butterflies and Moths Available or Previously Available in the UK Butterfly House Trade

Ongoing, feel free to contact me with omitted species and evidence of their availability past or present in the UK. Thanks, Viv.

Death's Head Hawkmoth 1
Acherontia atropos
Pointed Leafwing Butterfly 2
Fountainea eurypyle
Tawny Coster 3
Acraea terpsicore
smooth-banded sister 4
Adelpha cytherea
Chinese Moon Moth 5
Actias ningpoana
Palm King 6
Amathusia phidippus
Oak Tasar Silk Moth 7
Antheraea frithi
Two-spotted Prepona 8
Archaeoprepona demophoon
Red Peacock 9
Anartia amathea
Banded Peacock 10
Anartia fatima
Novice 11
Amauris ochlea
Chinese Tussar Moth
Antheraea pernyi
One-spotted Prepona 12
Archaeoprepona demophon
Ascia limona
White-spotted Prepona 13
Archaeoprepona amphimachus
African Moon Moth 14
Argema mimosae
Angled Castor 15
Ariadne ariadne
Madagascan Moon Moth 16
Argema mittrei
Colour Sergeant 17
Athyma nefte
Common Sergeant 18
Athyma perius
Automeris dagmarae 19
Atlas Moth 20
Attacus atlas
Automeris phrynon 21
Lorquin's cobra moth 22
Attacus lorquinii
Automeris belti 23
Automeris metzli 24
Red-bodied Batwing Swallowtail 25
Atrophaneura semperi
Brassolis isthmia 26
Crassus Swallowtail 27
Battus crassus
Belus Swallowtail 28
Battus belus
Polydamas Swallowtail 29
Battus polydamas
Banded Owl-Butterfly 30
Caligo atreus
Red Rim 31
Biblis hyperia
Caligo bellerophon 32
Cabbage Tree Emperor 33
Bunaea alcinoe
Madagascan emperor moth 34
Bunaea aslauga
Forest giant owl 35
Caligo eurilochus
Dark Owl-Butterfly 36
Caligo brasiliensis
Guatemalan Catone 37
Catonephele mexicana
Dusky Owl-Butterfly 38
Caligo illioneus
Oileus Owl-Butterfly 39
Caligo oileus
Blue-frosted Banner 40
Catonephele numilia
Catonephele nyctimus 41
Pale Owl-Butterfly 42
Caligo telamonius
Red Lacewing Butterfly 43
Cethosia biblis
Leopard Lacewing Butterfly 15
Cethosia cyane
Orange-banded Shoemaker
Catonephele orites
Puss Moth 44
Cerura vinula
Lemon Migrant 45
Catopsilia pomona
Malayan Lacewing Butterfly 46
Cethosia hypsea
Pointed Pearl Charaxes 47
Charaxes acuminatus
White-barred Emperor 48
Charaxes brutus
Green-veined Charaxes 49
Charaxes candiope
Silver-striped Charaxes 50
Charaxes lasti
Savannah Charaxes 51
Charaxes etesipe
Blue Spangled Charaxes 52
Charaxes guderiana
Charaxes saturnus 53
Black-bordered Charaxes 54
Charaxes pollux
Blue-spotted Charaxes 55
Charaxes cithaeron
Giant Charaxes 56
Charaxes castor
Gaudy Checkerspot 57
Chlosyne gaudialis
Citheronia equatorialis 58
Violet-spotted Charaxes 59
Charaxes violetta
Flame-bordered Emperor 60
Charaxes protoclea
Common Mime Swallowtail 61
Papilio clytia
Copaxa witti
Dirce Beauty 12
Colobura dirce
Pearl Charaxes 62
Charaxes varanes
Tiger Leafwing 63
Consul fabius
Plain Tiger Butterfly 64
Danaus chrysippus
Monarch 65
Danaus plexippus
Common Tiger Butterfly 66
Danaus genutia
Blue Tiger 67
Tirumala limniace
Oleander Hawkmoth 68
Daphnis nerii
Red-spot Jezebel 17
Delias descombesi
Painted Jezebel 69
Delias hyparete
Juno Silverspot 70
Dione juno
Julia Heliconian 37
Dryas iulia
White Ringed Atlas 51
Epiphora mythimnia
Autumn Leaf 71
Doleschallia bisaltide
Common Palmfly 72
Elymnias hypermnestra
Redspot Duke 15
Dophla evelina
Banded Orange Heliconian 73
Dryadula phaetusa
Eryphanis automedon 74
Isabella's Longwing 75
Eueides isabella
Gold-banded Forester 55
Euphaedra neophron
Common Crow Butterfly 76
Euploea core
White-tipped Cycadian 77
Eumaeus godartii
Malayan Crow Butterfly 15
Euploea camaralzeman
Imperial Moth 78
Eacles imperialis
Charaxes tiberius 56
Forest Queen 48
Charaxes wakefieldi
Common Grass Yellow 79
Eurema hecabe
Powdered Baron 17
Euthalia monina
Forest Queen 48
Charaxes wakefieldi
Zambezi Emperor 80
Gonimbrasia zambesina
Tailed Jay 81
Graphium agamemnon
Large Striped Swordtail 82
Graphium antheus
Angola White Lady 83
Graphium angolanus
Eastern White Lady 84
Graphium philonoe

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