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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.

Death's Head Hawkmoth 1
Acherontia atropos
Tawny Coster 2
Acraea terpsicore
Chinese Moon Moth 3
Actias ningpoana
smooth-banded sister 4
Adelpha cytherea
Palm King 5
Amathusia phidippus
Novice 6
Amauris ochlea
Red Peacock 7
Anartia amathea
Banded Peacock 8
Anartia fatima
Oak Tasar Silk Moth 9
Antheraea frithi
Chinese Tussar Moth
Antheraea pernyi
White-spotted Prepona 10
Archaeoprepona amphimachus
One-spotted Prepona 11
Archaeoprepona demophon
Two-spotted Prepona 12
Archaeoprepona demophoon
African Moon Moth 13
Argema mimosae
Madagascan Moon Moth 14
Argema mittrei
Angled Castor 15
Ariadne ariadne
Ascia limona
Colour Sergeant 16
Athyma nefte
Common Sergeant 17
Athyma perius
Red-bodied Batwing Swallowtail 18
Atrophaneura semperi
Atlas Moth 19
Attacus atlas
Lorquin's cobra moth 20
Attacus lorquinii
Automeris belti 21
Automeris dagmarae 22
Automeris metzli 23
Automeris phrynon 24
Belus Swallowtail 25
Battus belus
Crassus Swallowtail 26
Battus crassus
Polydamas Swallowtail 27
Battus polydamas
Red Rim 28
Biblis hyperia
Brassolis isthmia 29
Cabbage Tree Emperor 30
Bunaea alcinoe
Madagascan emperor moth 31
Bunaea aslauga
Banded Owl-Butterfly 32
Caligo atreus
Caligo bellerophon 33
Dark Owl-Butterfly 34
Caligo brasiliensis
Forest giant owl 35
Caligo eurilochus
Dusky Owl-Butterfly 36
Caligo illioneus
Oileus Owl-Butterfly 37
Caligo oileus
Pale Owl-Butterfly 38
Caligo telamonius
Guatemalan Catone 39
Catonephele mexicana
Blue-frosted Banner 40
Catonephele numilia
Catonephele nyctimus 41
Orange-banded Shoemaker
Catonephele orites
Lemon Migrant 42
Catopsilia pomona
Puss Moth 43
Cerura vinula
Red Lacewing Butterfly 44
Cethosia biblis
Leopard Lacewing Butterfly 15
Cethosia cyane
Malayan Lacewing Butterfly 45
Cethosia hypsea
Pointed Pearl Charaxes 46
Charaxes acuminatus
White-barred Emperor 47
Charaxes brutus
Green-veined Charaxes 48
Charaxes candiope
Giant Charaxes 49
Charaxes castor
Blue-spotted Charaxes 50
Charaxes cithaeron
Savannah Charaxes 51
Charaxes etesipe
Blue Spangled Charaxes 52
Charaxes guderiana
Silver-striped Charaxes 53
Charaxes lasti
Black-bordered Charaxes 54
Charaxes pollux
Flame-bordered Emperor 55
Charaxes protoclea
Charaxes saturnus 56
Charaxes tiberius 49
Pearl Charaxes 57
Charaxes varanes
Violet-spotted Charaxes 58
Charaxes violetta
Forest Queen 47
Charaxes wakefieldi
Forest Queen 47
Charaxes wakefieldi
Gaudy Checkerspot 59
Chlosyne gaudialis
Citheronia equatorialis 60
Dirce Beauty 11
Colobura dirce
Tiger Leafwing 61
Consul fabius
Copaxa witti
Plain Tiger Butterfly 62
Danaus chrysippus
Common Tiger Butterfly 63
Danaus genutia
Monarch 64
Danaus plexippus
Oleander Hawkmoth 65
Daphnis nerii
Red-spot Jezebel 16
Delias descombesi
Painted Jezebel 66
Delias hyparete
Juno Silverspot 67
Dione juno
Autumn Leaf 68
Doleschallia bisaltide
Redspot Duke 15
Dophla evelina
Banded Orange Heliconian 69
Dryadula phaetusa
Julia Heliconian 39
Dryas iulia
Imperial Moth 70
Eacles imperialis
Common Palmfly 71
Elymnias hypermnestra
White Ringed Atlas 51
Epiphora mythimnia
Eryphanis automedon 72
Isabella's Longwing 73
Eueides isabella
White-tipped Cycadian 74
Eumaeus godartii
Gold-banded Forester 50
Euphaedra neophron
Malayan Crow Butterfly 15
Euploea camaralzeman
Common Crow Butterfly 75
Euploea core
Common Grass Yellow 76
Eurema hecabe
Powdered Baron 16
Euthalia monina
Pointed Leafwing Butterfly 77
Fountainea eurypyle
Pointed Leafwing Butterfly 77
Fountainea eurypyle
Zambezi Emperor 78
Gonimbrasia zambesina
Tailed Jay 79
Graphium agamemnon
Angola White Lady 80
Graphium angolanus
Large Striped Swordtail 81
Graphium antheus
Black Swordtail 50
Graphium colonna
Common Jay 82
Graphium doson

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