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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.

Sara Longwing 1
Heliconius sara
telesiphe longwing 2
Heliconius telesiphe
Heliconius sapho 3
Great Eggfly 4
Hypolimnas bolina
Silver-studded Leafwing 5
Hypna clytemnestra
Thoas Swallowtail 6
Papilio thoas
Rice Paper Butterfly 7
Idea leuconoe
Tanzanian Diadem 8
Hypolimnas antevorta
Mimic 9
Hypolimnas misippus
Scarce Blue Diadem 10
Hypolimnas monteironis
Variable Diadem 11
Hypolimnas anthedon
Red Spot Diadem
Hypolimnas usambara
Grey Glassy Tiger 12
Ideopsis juventa
Ceylon Blue Glassy Tiger 13
Ideopsis similis
Peacock Pansy 14
Junonia almana
Orange Oakleaf 15
Kallima inachus
Chocolate Pansy 16
Junonia iphita
Lemon Pansy 17
Junonia lemonias
Grey Pansy 18
Junonia atlites
Pointed Leafwing Butterfly 19
Fountainea eurypyle
Confusa Tigerwing 20
Methona confusa
Common Morpho 21
Morpho helenor
Dark blue pansy 9
Junonia oenone
Intermediate Bushbrown 22
Mycalesis intermedia
Black-tipped Archduke 22
Lexias dirtea
Whitened Bluewing 23
Myscelia cyaniris
Blue Admiral 24
Kaniska canace
Polymnia Tigerwing 25
Mechanitis polymnia
Tamarind Owl 26
Opsiphanes tamarindi
Achilles morpho 27
Morpho achilles
Common Rose Swallowtail 28
Pachliopta aristolochiae
Mexican Bluewing 29
Myscelia ethusa
Common Sailer 30
Neptis hylas
Black Rose 16
Pachliopta antiphus
Red Flasher 31
Panacea prola
Pink Rose 32
Pachliopta kotzebuea
Ruby-spotted Swallowtail 33
Papilio anchisiades
Citrus Swallowtail 34
Papilio demodocus
Constantine's Swallowtail 35
Papilio constantinus
Eastern Giant Swallowtail 36
Papilio cresphontes
Mocker Swallowtail 37
Papilio dardanus
Lime Swallowtail 38
Papilio demoleus
Red Helen Swallowtail 39
Papilio helenus
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 40
Papilio glaucus
Great Mormon Swallowtail 41
Papilio memnon
Emerald Peacock Swallowtail 16
Papilio palinurus
Hipponous swallowtail 42
Papilio hipponous
Great Yellow Mormon Swallowtail 35
Papilio lowii
Common Mormon Swallowtail 43
Papilio polytes
Black Swallowtail 44
Papilio polyxenes
Black-and-white Helen Swallowtail 16
Papilio nephelus
Scarlet Mormon Swallowtail 45
Papilio rumanzovia
Narrow Green-banded Swallowtail 46
Papilio nireus
Thoas Swallowtail 6
Papilio thoas
True Cattleheart 47
Parides eurimedes
Emperor Swallowtail 48
Papilio ophidicephalus
Paris Peacock Swallowtail 49
Papilio paris
Clipper 39
Parthenos sylvia
Torquatus Swallowtail 50
Papilio torquatus
Wanderer 51
Pareronia valeria
Iphidamas Cattleheart 52
Parides iphidamas
Common Mother-of-Pearl 53
Protogoniomorpha parhassus
Montezuma's Cattleheart 54
Parides montezuma
Orange-barred Sulphur 55
Phoebis philea
Common Mother-of-Pearl 53
Protogoniomorpha parhassus
Shaded-blue Leafwing 19
Prepona laertes
Common Nawab 56
Polyura athamas
Gaudy Commodore 57
Precis octavia
Rusty-tipped Page 58
Siproeta epaphus
Malachite 59
Siproeta stelenes
Clouded Mother-of-Pearl 60
Protogoniomorpha anacardii
Blomfild's Beauty 61
Smyrna blomfildia
Common Earl 62
Tanaecia julii
Malay Cruiser 63
Vindula dejone
Blue Monarch 64
Tirumala petiverana
Dark Blue Tiger Butterfly 65
Tirumala septentrionis
Cream-spotted Tigerwing 66
Tithorea tarricina
Seasonal Leafwing 67
Zaretis ellops
Harmonia Tigerwing 68
Tithorea harmonia
Australian Lurcher 69
Yoma sabina

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