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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.

Common Jay 1
Graphium doson
Thick-tipped Greta 2
Greta morgane
Coastal Swordtail 3
Graphium porthaon
Black Swordtail 4
Graphium colonna
Speckled Emperor 5
Gynanisa maja
Red Cracker 6
Hamadryas amphinome
Great Orange Tip 7
Hebomoia glaucippe
Variable Cracker 8
Hamadryas feronia
Starry Night Cracker 9
Hamadryas laodamia
Gray Cracker 10
Hamadryas februa
Zebra Longwing 11
Heliconius charithonia
Tiger Longwing 12
Heliconius hecale
Heliconius hewitsoni 13
False zebra longwing 14
Heliconius atthis
Heliconius himera 15
Red Postman 16
Heliconius erato
Cydno Longwing 17
Heliconius cydno
Doris Longwing 18
Heliconius doris
postman 19
Heliconius melpomene
Timareta longwing
Heliconius timareta
Ismenius tiger 20
Heliconius ismenius
Numata longwing 10
Heliconius numata
Sara Longwing 21
Heliconius sara
telesiphe longwing 22
Heliconius telesiphe
Heliconius sapho 23
Great Eggfly 24
Hypolimnas bolina
Silver-studded Leafwing 25
Hypna clytemnestra
Thoas Swallowtail 26
Papilio thoas
Rice Paper Butterfly 27
Idea leuconoe
Tanzanian Diadem 28
Hypolimnas antevorta
Mimic 29
Hypolimnas misippus
Scarce Blue Diadem 30
Hypolimnas monteironis
Variable Diadem 31
Hypolimnas anthedon
Red Spot Diadem
Hypolimnas usambara
Grey Glassy Tiger 32
Ideopsis juventa
Ceylon Blue Glassy Tiger 33
Ideopsis similis
Peacock Pansy 7
Junonia almana
Orange Oakleaf 34
Kallima inachus
Chocolate Pansy 35
Junonia iphita
Lemon Pansy 36
Junonia lemonias
Grey Pansy 37
Junonia atlites
Chestnut Emperor 38
Melanocera menippe
Pointed Leafwing Butterfly 16
Fountainea eurypyle
Confusa Tigerwing 39
Methona confusa
Common Morpho 40
Morpho helenor
Dark blue pansy 29
Junonia oenone
Intermediate Bushbrown 41
Mycalesis intermedia
Black-tipped Archduke 41
Lexias dirtea
Whitened Bluewing 42
Myscelia cyaniris
Blue Admiral 43
Kaniska canace
Polymnia Tigerwing 44
Mechanitis polymnia
Nudaurelia petiveri 45
Tamarind Owl 46
Opsiphanes tamarindi
Achilles morpho 47
Morpho achilles
Common Rose Swallowtail 8
Pachliopta aristolochiae
Mexican Bluewing 48
Myscelia ethusa
Common Sailer 49
Neptis hylas
Black Rose 35
Pachliopta antiphus
Red Flasher 50
Panacea prola
Pink Rose 51
Pachliopta kotzebuea
Ruby-spotted Swallowtail 52
Papilio anchisiades
Citrus Swallowtail 53
Papilio demodocus
Constantine's Swallowtail 54
Papilio constantinus
Eastern Giant Swallowtail 55
Papilio cresphontes
Mocker Swallowtail 56
Papilio dardanus
Lime Swallowtail 57
Papilio demoleus
Red Helen Swallowtail 58
Papilio helenus
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 59
Papilio glaucus
Great Mormon Swallowtail 60
Papilio memnon
Emerald Peacock Swallowtail 35
Papilio palinurus
Hipponous swallowtail 61
Papilio hipponous
Great Yellow Mormon Swallowtail 54
Papilio lowii
Common Mormon Swallowtail 62
Papilio polytes
Black Swallowtail 63
Papilio polyxenes
Black-and-white Helen Swallowtail 35
Papilio nephelus
Scarlet Mormon Swallowtail 64
Papilio rumanzovia
Narrow Green-banded Swallowtail 65
Papilio nireus
Thoas Swallowtail 26
Papilio thoas
True Cattleheart 66
Parides eurimedes
Emperor Swallowtail 67
Papilio ophidicephalus
Paris Peacock Swallowtail 68
Papilio paris
Clipper 58
Parthenos sylvia
Torquatus Swallowtail 69
Papilio torquatus
Wanderer 70
Pareronia valeria
Iphidamas Cattleheart 71
Parides iphidamas
Common Mother-of-Pearl 72
Protogoniomorpha parhassus
Montezuma's Cattleheart 73
Parides montezuma
Orange-barred Sulphur 74
Phoebis philea
Lebeau's Silk Moth 75
Rothschildia lebeau
Common Mother-of-Pearl 72
Protogoniomorpha parhassus
Shaded-blue Leafwing 16
Prepona laertes
Common Nawab 76
Polyura athamas
Gaudy Commodore 77
Precis octavia
Luzon Lesser Atlas Moth 78
Samia luzonica
Eri Silk Moth 79
Samia ricini
Ailanthus Silkmoth 80
Samia cynthia
Rusty-tipped Page 81
Siproeta epaphus
Malachite 82
Siproeta stelenes
Orizaba silkmoth 83
Rothschildia orizaba
Clouded Mother-of-Pearl 84
Protogoniomorpha anacardii

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