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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.

Eastern White Lady 1
Graphium philonoe
Coastal Swordtail 2
Graphium porthaon
Thick-tipped Greta 3
Greta morgane
Speckled Emperor 4
Gynanisa maja
Red Cracker 5
Hamadryas amphinome
Gray Cracker 6
Hamadryas februa
Variable Cracker 7
Hamadryas feronia
Starry Night Cracker 8
Hamadryas laodamia
Great Orange Tip 9
Hebomoia glaucippe
False zebra longwing 10
Heliconius atthis
Zebra Longwing 11
Heliconius charithonia
Cydno Longwing 12
Heliconius cydno
Doris Longwing 13
Heliconius doris
Red Postman 14
Heliconius erato
Tiger Longwing 15
Heliconius hecale
Heliconius hewitsoni 16
Heliconius himera 17
Ismenius tiger 18
Heliconius ismenius
postman 19
Heliconius melpomene
Numata longwing 6
Heliconius numata
Heliconius sapho 20
Sara Longwing 21
Heliconius sara
telesiphe longwing 22
Heliconius telesiphe
Timareta longwing
Heliconius timareta
Silver-studded Leafwing 23
Hypna clytemnestra
Tanzanian Diadem 24
Hypolimnas antevorta
Variable Diadem 25
Hypolimnas anthedon
Great Eggfly 26
Hypolimnas bolina
Mimic 27
Hypolimnas misippus
Scarce Blue Diadem 28
Hypolimnas monteironis
Red Spot Diadem
Hypolimnas usambara
Rice Paper Butterfly 29
Idea leuconoe
Grey Glassy Tiger 30
Ideopsis juventa
Ceylon Blue Glassy Tiger 31
Ideopsis similis
Peacock Pansy 9
Junonia almana
Grey Pansy 32
Junonia atlites
Chocolate Pansy 33
Junonia iphita
Lemon Pansy 34
Junonia lemonias
Dark blue pansy 27
Junonia oenone
Orange Oakleaf 35
Kallima inachus
Blue Admiral 36
Kaniska canace
Black-tipped Archduke 37
Lexias dirtea
Polymnia Tigerwing 38
Mechanitis polymnia
Chestnut Emperor 39
Melanocera menippe
Confusa Tigerwing 40
Methona confusa
Achilles morpho 41
Morpho achilles
Common Morpho 42
Morpho helenor
Intermediate Bushbrown 37
Mycalesis intermedia
Whitened Bluewing 43
Myscelia cyaniris
Mexican Bluewing 44
Myscelia ethusa
Common Sailer 45
Neptis hylas
Nudaurelia petiveri 46
Tamarind Owl 47
Opsiphanes tamarindi
Black Rose 33
Pachliopta antiphus
Common Rose Swallowtail 7
Pachliopta aristolochiae
Pink Rose 48
Pachliopta kotzebuea
Red Flasher 49
Panacea prola
Ruby-spotted Swallowtail 50
Papilio anchisiades
Common Mime Swallowtail 51
Papilio clytia
Constantine's Swallowtail 52
Papilio constantinus
Eastern Giant Swallowtail 53
Papilio cresphontes
Mocker Swallowtail 54
Papilio dardanus
Citrus Swallowtail 55
Papilio demodocus
Lime Swallowtail 56
Papilio demoleus
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 57
Papilio glaucus
Red Helen Swallowtail 58
Papilio helenus
Hipponous swallowtail 59
Papilio hipponous
Great Yellow Mormon Swallowtail 52
Papilio lowii
Great Mormon Swallowtail 60
Papilio memnon
Black-and-white Helen Swallowtail 33
Papilio nephelus
Narrow Green-banded Swallowtail 61
Papilio nireus
Emperor Swallowtail 62
Papilio ophidicephalus
Emerald Peacock Swallowtail 33
Papilio palinurus
Paris Peacock Swallowtail 63
Papilio paris
Common Mormon Swallowtail 64
Papilio polytes
Black Swallowtail 65
Papilio polyxenes
Scarlet Mormon Swallowtail 66
Papilio rumanzovia
Thoas Swallowtail 67
Papilio thoas
Thoas Swallowtail 67
Papilio thoas
Torquatus Swallowtail 68
Papilio torquatus
Wanderer 69
Pareronia valeria
True Cattleheart 70
Parides eurimedes
Iphidamas Cattleheart 71
Parides iphidamas
Montezuma's Cattleheart 72
Parides montezuma
Clipper 58
Parthenos sylvia
Orange-barred Sulphur 73
Phoebis philea
Common Nawab 74
Polyura athamas
Gaudy Commodore 75
Precis octavia
Shaded-blue Leafwing 14
Prepona laertes
Clouded Mother-of-Pearl 76
Protogoniomorpha anacardii
Common Mother-of-Pearl 77
Protogoniomorpha parhassus
Common Mother-of-Pearl 77
Protogoniomorpha parhassus
Lebeau's Silk Moth 78
Rothschildia lebeau
Orizaba silkmoth 79
Rothschildia orizaba
Ailanthus Silkmoth 80
Samia cynthia
Luzon Lesser Atlas Moth 81
Samia luzonica
Eri Silk Moth 82
Samia ricini
Small Emperor Moth 83
Saturnia pavonia
Rusty-tipped Page 84
Siproeta epaphus
Malachite 85
Siproeta stelenes

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