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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.

Achilles morpho 1
Morpho achilles
African Moon Moth 2
Argema mimosae
Ailanthus Silkmoth 3
Samia cynthia
Angled Castor 4
Ariadne ariadne
Angola White Lady 5
Graphium angolanus
Ascia limona
Atlas Moth 6
Attacus atlas
Australian Lurcher 7
Yoma sabina
Automeris belti 8
Automeris dagmarae 9
Automeris metzli 10
Automeris phrynon 11
Autumn Leaf 12
Doleschallia bisaltide
Banded Orange Heliconian 13
Dryadula phaetusa
Banded Owl-Butterfly 14
Caligo atreus
Banded Peacock 15
Anartia fatima
Belus Swallowtail 16
Battus belus
Black Rose 4
Pachliopta antiphus
Black Swallowtail 17
Papilio polyxenes
Black Swordtail 18
Graphium colonna
Black-and-white Helen Swallowtail 4
Papilio nephelus
Black-bordered Charaxes 19
Charaxes pollux
Black-tipped Archduke 20
Lexias dirtea
Blomfild's Beauty 21
Smyrna blomfildia
Blue Admiral 22
Kaniska canace
Blue Monarch 23
Tirumala petiverana
Blue Spangled Charaxes 24
Charaxes guderiana
Blue Tiger 25
Tirumala limniace
Blue-frosted Banner 23
Catonephele numilia
Blue-spotted Charaxes 18
Charaxes cithaeron
Brassolis isthmia 26
Cabbage Tree Emperor 27
Bunaea alcinoe
Caligo bellerophon 28
Catonephele nyctimus 29
Ceylon Blue Glassy Tiger 30
Ideopsis similis
Charaxes saturnus 31
Charaxes tiberius 32
Chestnut Emperor 33
Melanocera menippe
Chinese Moon Moth 34
Actias ningpoana
Chinese Tussar Moth
Antheraea pernyi
Chocolate Pansy 4
Junonia iphita
Citheronia equatorialis 35
Citrus Swallowtail 36
Papilio demodocus
Clipper 37
Parthenos sylvia
Clouded Mother-of-Pearl 38
Protogoniomorpha anacardii
Coastal Swordtail 39
Graphium porthaon
Colour Sergeant 20
Athyma nefte
Common Crow Butterfly 40
Euploea core
Common Earl 41
Tanaecia julii
Common Grass Yellow 42
Eurema hecabe
Common Jay 43
Graphium doson
Common Mime Swallowtail 44
Papilio clytia
Common Mormon Swallowtail 45
Papilio polytes
Common Morpho 46
Morpho helenor
Common Mother-of-Pearl 19
Protogoniomorpha parhassus
Common Mother-of-Pearl 19
Protogoniomorpha parhassus
Common Nawab 47
Polyura athamas
Common Palmfly 48
Elymnias hypermnestra
Common Rose Swallowtail 42
Pachliopta aristolochiae
Common Sailer 49
Neptis hylas
Common Sergeant 50
Athyma perius
Common Tiger Butterfly 51
Danaus genutia
Confusa Tigerwing 52
Methona confusa
Constantine's Swallowtail 53
Papilio constantinus
Copaxa witti
Crassus Swallowtail 54
Battus crassus
Cream-spotted Tigerwing 55
Tithorea tarricina
Cydno Longwing 56
Heliconius cydno
Dark Blue Tiger Butterfly 57
Tirumala septentrionis
Dark Owl-Butterfly 58
Caligo brasiliensis
Dark blue pansy 59
Junonia oenone
Death's Head Hawkmoth 60
Acherontia atropos
Dirce Beauty 61
Colobura dirce
Doris Longwing 62
Heliconius doris
Dusky Owl-Butterfly 63
Caligo illioneus
Eastern Giant Swallowtail 64
Papilio cresphontes
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 65
Papilio glaucus
Eastern White Lady 66
Graphium philonoe
Emerald Peacock Swallowtail 4
Papilio palinurus
Emperor Swallowtail 67
Papilio ophidicephalus
Eri Silk Moth 68
Samia ricini
Eryphanis automedon 69
Eyed Hawkmoth 70
Smerinthus ocellata
False zebra longwing 71
Heliconius atthis
Flame-bordered Emperor 72
Charaxes protoclea
Forest Queen 73
Charaxes wakefieldi
Forest Queen 73
Charaxes wakefieldi
Forest giant owl 74
Caligo eurilochus
Gaudy Checkerspot 75
Chlosyne gaudialis
Gaudy Commodore 76
Precis octavia
Giant Charaxes 32
Charaxes castor
Gold-banded Forester 18
Euphaedra neophron
Gray Cracker 16
Hamadryas februa
Great Eggfly 77
Hypolimnas bolina
Great Mormon Swallowtail 78
Papilio memnon
Great Orange Tip 51
Hebomoia glaucippe
Great Yellow Mormon Swallowtail 53
Papilio lowii
Green-veined Charaxes 79
Charaxes candiope
Grey Glassy Tiger 80
Ideopsis juventa
Grey Pansy 81
Junonia atlites

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