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.
Eyed Hawkmoth
Smerinthus ocellatus, known as the eyed hawk-moth, is a European moth of the family Sphingidae.
Small Emperor Moth
Saturnia pavonia, the small emperor moth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. Sometimes, the incorrect genus name Pavonia is still used for this species. This moth occurs throughout the Palearctic region and is the only member of its family to be found in the British Isles, ...more ↓
Blomfild's Beauty
Smyrna blomfildia, the Blomfild's beauty, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.
Privet Hawkmoth
Sphinx ligustri, known as the privet hawk moth, is a species of moth found in most of the Palearctic ecozone.
Common Earl
Tanaecia julii, the common earl, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South and South-East Asia.
Malay Cruiser
Vindula dejone, the Malay cruiser, is a butterfly from the family Nymphalidae found in Southeast Asia. It is sexually dimorphic.
Blue Monarch
Tirumala petiverana, the blue monarch, African blue tiger or dappled monarch, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in tropical Africa. The habitat consists of Afromontane, lowland and riverine forests.
Dark Blue Tiger Butterfly
Tirumala septentrionis, the dark blue tiger, is a danaid butterfly found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
Cream-spotted Tigerwing
Tithorea tarricina, the tarricina longwing, variable presonian, or cream-spotted tigerwing, is a species of butterflies belonging to the Nymphalidae family.
Harmonia Tigerwing
Tithorea harmonia, the Harmonia tiger-wing or Harmonia tiger, is a species of butterflies belonging to the Nymphalidae family.
Australian Lurcher
Yoma sabina, the Australian lurcher, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the north of the Australasia ecozone and Southeast Asia.
