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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.

African Moon Moth 1
Argema mimosae
Ailanthus Silkmoth 2
Samia cynthia
Atlas Moth 3
Attacus atlas
Automeris belti 4
Automeris dagmarae 5
Automeris metzli 6
Automeris phrynon 7
Cabbage Tree Emperor 8
Bunaea alcinoe
Chestnut Emperor 9
Melanocera menippe
Chinese Moon Moth 10
Actias ningpoana
Chinese Tussar Moth
Antheraea pernyi
Citheronia equatorialis 11
Copaxa witti
Death's Head Hawkmoth 12
Acherontia atropos
Eri Silk Moth 13
Samia ricini
Eyed Hawkmoth 14
Smerinthus ocellata
Imperial Moth 15
Eacles imperialis
Lebeau's Silk Moth 16
Rothschildia lebeau
Lorquin's cobra moth 17
Attacus lorquinii
Luzon Lesser Atlas Moth 18
Samia luzonica
Madagascan Moon Moth 19
Argema mittrei
Madagascan emperor moth 20
Bunaea aslauga
Nudaurelia petiveri 21
Oak Tasar Silk Moth 22
Antheraea frithi
Oleander Hawkmoth 23
Daphnis nerii
Orizaba silkmoth 24
Rothschildia orizaba
Privet Hawkmoth 25
Sphinx ligustri
Small Emperor Moth 26
Saturnia pavonia
Speckled Emperor 27
Gynanisa maja
Syssphinx molina 28
Usta angulata 29
White Ringed Atlas 30
Epiphora mythimnia
Zambezi Emperor 31
Gonimbrasia zambesina

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

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