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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.

Confusa Tigerwing 1
Methona confusa
Common Morpho 2
Morpho helenor
Dark blue pansy 3
Junonia oenone
Intermediate Bushbrown 4
Mycalesis intermedia
Black-tipped Archduke 4
Lexias dirtea
Whitened Bluewing 5
Myscelia cyaniris
Blue Admiral 6
Kaniska canace
Polymnia Tigerwing 7
Mechanitis polymnia
Tamarind Owl 8
Opsiphanes tamarindi
Achilles morpho 9
Morpho achilles
Mexican Bluewing 10
Myscelia ethusa
Common Sailer 11
Neptis hylas
Red Flasher 12
Panacea prola
Clipper 13
Parthenos sylvia
Common Mother-of-Pearl 14
Protogoniomorpha parhassus
Common Mother-of-Pearl 14
Protogoniomorpha parhassus
Shaded-blue Leafwing 15
Prepona laertes
Common Nawab 16
Polyura athamas
Gaudy Commodore 17
Precis octavia
Rusty-tipped Page 18
Siproeta epaphus
Malachite 19
Siproeta stelenes
Clouded Mother-of-Pearl 20
Protogoniomorpha anacardii
Blomfild's Beauty 21
Smyrna blomfildia
Common Earl 22
Tanaecia julii
Malay Cruiser 23
Vindula dejone
Blue Monarch 24
Tirumala petiverana
Dark Blue Tiger Butterfly 25
Tirumala septentrionis
Cream-spotted Tigerwing 26
Tithorea tarricina
Seasonal Leafwing 27
Zaretis ellops
Harmonia Tigerwing 28
Tithorea harmonia
Australian Lurcher 29
Yoma sabina

Edited by Vivian Walker, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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  • 27. (c) Ale Türkmen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Ale Türkmen
  • 28. (c) Carlos Otávio Gussoni, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Carlos Otávio Gussoni
  • 29. (c) Reiner Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Reiner Richter

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