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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.

Guatemalan Catone 1
Catonephele mexicana
Harmonia Tigerwing 2
Tithorea harmonia
Heliconius hewitsoni 3
Heliconius himera 4
Heliconius sapho 5
Hipponous swallowtail 6
Papilio hipponous
Imperial Moth 7
Eacles imperialis
Intermediate Bushbrown 8
Mycalesis intermedia
Iphidamas Cattleheart 9
Parides iphidamas
Isabella's Longwing 10
Eueides isabella
Ismenius tiger 11
Heliconius ismenius
Julia Heliconian 1
Dryas iulia
Juno Silverspot 12
Dione juno
Large Striped Swordtail 13
Graphium antheus
Lebeau's Silk Moth 14
Rothschildia lebeau
Lemon Migrant 15
Catopsilia pomona
Lemon Pansy 16
Junonia lemonias
Leopard Lacewing Butterfly 17
Cethosia cyane
Lime Swallowtail 18
Papilio demoleus
Lorquin's cobra moth 19
Attacus lorquinii
Luzon Lesser Atlas Moth 20
Samia luzonica
Madagascan Moon Moth 21
Argema mittrei
Madagascan emperor moth 22
Bunaea aslauga
Malachite 23
Siproeta stelenes
Malay Cruiser 24
Vindula dejone
Malayan Crow Butterfly 17
Euploea camaralzeman
Malayan Lacewing Butterfly 25
Cethosia hypsea
Mexican Bluewing 26
Myscelia ethusa
Mimic 27
Hypolimnas misippus
Mocker Swallowtail 28
Papilio dardanus
Monarch 29
Danaus plexippus
Montezuma's Cattleheart 30
Parides montezuma
Narrow Green-banded Swallowtail 31
Papilio nireus
Novice 32
Amauris ochlea
Nudaurelia petiveri 33
Numata longwing 34
Heliconius numata
Oak Tasar Silk Moth 35
Antheraea frithi
Oileus Owl-Butterfly 36
Caligo oileus
Oleander Hawkmoth 37
Daphnis nerii
One-spotted Prepona 38
Archaeoprepona demophon
Orange Oakleaf 39
Kallima inachus
Orange-banded Shoemaker
Catonephele orites
Orange-barred Sulphur 40
Phoebis philea
Orizaba silkmoth 41
Rothschildia orizaba
Painted Jezebel 42
Delias hyparete
Pale Owl-Butterfly 43
Caligo telamonius
Palm King 44
Amathusia phidippus
Paris Peacock Swallowtail 45
Papilio paris
Peacock Pansy 46
Junonia almana
Pearl Charaxes 47
Charaxes varanes
Pink Rose 48
Pachliopta kotzebuea
Plain Tiger Butterfly 49
Danaus chrysippus
Pointed Leafwing Butterfly 50
Fountainea eurypyle
Pointed Leafwing Butterfly 50
Fountainea eurypyle
Pointed Pearl Charaxes 51
Charaxes acuminatus
Polydamas Swallowtail 52
Battus polydamas
Polymnia Tigerwing 53
Mechanitis polymnia
Powdered Baron 8
Euthalia monina
Privet Hawkmoth 54
Sphinx ligustri
Puss Moth 55
Cerura vinula
Red Cracker 56
Hamadryas amphinome
Red Flasher 57
Panacea prola
Red Helen Swallowtail 58
Papilio helenus
Red Lacewing Butterfly 59
Cethosia biblis
Red Peacock 60
Anartia amathea
Red Postman 50
Heliconius erato
Red Rim 61
Biblis hyperia
Red Spot Diadem
Hypolimnas usambara
Red-bodied Batwing Swallowtail 62
Atrophaneura semperi
Red-spot Jezebel 8
Delias descombesi
Redspot Duke 17
Dophla evelina
Rice Paper Butterfly 63
Idea leuconoe
Ruby-spotted Swallowtail 64
Papilio anchisiades
Rusty-tipped Page 65
Siproeta epaphus
Sara Longwing 66
Heliconius sara
Savannah Charaxes 67
Charaxes etesipe
Scarce Blue Diadem 68
Hypolimnas monteironis
Scarlet Mormon Swallowtail 69
Papilio rumanzovia
Seasonal Leafwing 70
Zaretis ellops
Shaded-blue Leafwing 50
Prepona laertes
Silver-striped Charaxes 71
Charaxes lasti
Silver-studded Leafwing 72
Hypna clytemnestra
Small Emperor Moth 73
Saturnia pavonia
Speckled Emperor 74
Gynanisa maja
Starry Night Cracker 75
Hamadryas laodamia
Syssphinx molina 76
Tailed Jay 77
Graphium agamemnon
Tamarind Owl 78
Opsiphanes tamarindi
Tanzanian Diadem 79
Hypolimnas antevorta
Tawny Coster 80
Acraea terpsicore
Thick-tipped Greta 1
Greta morgane
Thoas Swallowtail 81
Papilio thoas
Thoas Swallowtail 81
Papilio thoas
Tiger Leafwing 57
Consul fabius
Tiger Longwing 82
Heliconius hecale
Timareta longwing
Heliconius timareta
Torquatus Swallowtail 83
Papilio torquatus
True Cattleheart 84
Parides eurimedes
Two-spotted Prepona 70
Archaeoprepona demophoon
Usta angulata 85

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