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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.

Tawny Coster 1
Acraea terpsicore
smooth-banded sister 2
Adelpha cytherea
Palm King 3
Amathusia phidippus
Novice 4
Amauris ochlea
Red Peacock 5
Anartia amathea
Banded Peacock 6
Anartia fatima
White-spotted Prepona 7
Archaeoprepona amphimachus
One-spotted Prepona 8
Archaeoprepona demophon
Two-spotted Prepona 9
Archaeoprepona demophoon
Angled Castor 10
Ariadne ariadne
Ascia limona
Colour Sergeant 11
Athyma nefte
Common Sergeant 12
Athyma perius
Red-bodied Batwing Swallowtail 13
Atrophaneura semperi
Belus Swallowtail 14
Battus belus
Crassus Swallowtail 15
Battus crassus
Polydamas Swallowtail 16
Battus polydamas
Red Rim 17
Biblis hyperia
Brassolis isthmia 18
Banded Owl-Butterfly 19
Caligo atreus
Caligo bellerophon 20
Dark Owl-Butterfly 21
Caligo brasiliensis
Forest giant owl 22
Caligo eurilochus
Dusky Owl-Butterfly 23
Caligo illioneus
Oileus Owl-Butterfly 24
Caligo oileus
Pale Owl-Butterfly 25
Caligo telamonius
Guatemalan Catone 26
Catonephele mexicana
Blue-frosted Banner 27
Catonephele numilia
Catonephele nyctimus 28
Orange-banded Shoemaker
Catonephele orites
Lemon Migrant 29
Catopsilia pomona
Red Lacewing Butterfly 30
Cethosia biblis
Leopard Lacewing Butterfly 10
Cethosia cyane
Malayan Lacewing Butterfly 31
Cethosia hypsea
Pointed Pearl Charaxes 32
Charaxes acuminatus
White-barred Emperor 33
Charaxes brutus
Green-veined Charaxes 34
Charaxes candiope
Giant Charaxes 35
Charaxes castor
Blue-spotted Charaxes 36
Charaxes cithaeron
Savannah Charaxes 37
Charaxes etesipe
Blue Spangled Charaxes 38
Charaxes guderiana
Silver-striped Charaxes 39
Charaxes lasti
Black-bordered Charaxes 40
Charaxes pollux
Flame-bordered Emperor 41
Charaxes protoclea
Charaxes saturnus 42
Charaxes tiberius 35
Pearl Charaxes 43
Charaxes varanes
Violet-spotted Charaxes 44
Charaxes violetta
Forest Queen 33
Charaxes wakefieldi
Forest Queen 33
Charaxes wakefieldi
Gaudy Checkerspot 45
Chlosyne gaudialis
Dirce Beauty 8
Colobura dirce
Tiger Leafwing 46
Consul fabius
Plain Tiger Butterfly 47
Danaus chrysippus
Common Tiger Butterfly 48
Danaus genutia
Monarch 49
Danaus plexippus
Red-spot Jezebel 11
Delias descombesi
Painted Jezebel 50
Delias hyparete
Juno Silverspot 51
Dione juno
Autumn Leaf 52
Doleschallia bisaltide
Redspot Duke 10
Dophla evelina
Banded Orange Heliconian 53
Dryadula phaetusa
Julia Heliconian 26
Dryas iulia
Common Palmfly 54
Elymnias hypermnestra
Eryphanis automedon 55
Isabella's Longwing 56
Eueides isabella
White-tipped Cycadian 57
Eumaeus godartii
Gold-banded Forester 36
Euphaedra neophron
Malayan Crow Butterfly 10
Euploea camaralzeman
Common Crow Butterfly 58
Euploea core
Common Grass Yellow 59
Eurema hecabe
Powdered Baron 11
Euthalia monina
Pointed Leafwing Butterfly 60
Fountainea eurypyle
Pointed Leafwing Butterfly 60
Fountainea eurypyle
Tailed Jay 61
Graphium agamemnon
Angola White Lady 62
Graphium angolanus
Large Striped Swordtail 63
Graphium antheus
Black Swordtail 36
Graphium colonna
Common Jay 64
Graphium doson
Eastern White Lady 65
Graphium philonoe
Coastal Swordtail 66
Graphium porthaon
Thick-tipped Greta 26
Greta morgane
Red Cracker 67
Hamadryas amphinome
Gray Cracker 14
Hamadryas februa
Variable Cracker 59
Hamadryas feronia
Starry Night Cracker 68
Hamadryas laodamia
Great Orange Tip 48
Hebomoia glaucippe
False zebra longwing 69
Heliconius atthis
Zebra Longwing 70
Heliconius charithonia
Cydno Longwing 71
Heliconius cydno
Doris Longwing 72
Heliconius doris
Red Postman 60
Heliconius erato
Tiger Longwing 73
Heliconius hecale
Heliconius hewitsoni 74
Heliconius himera 75
Ismenius tiger 76
Heliconius ismenius
postman 77
Heliconius melpomene
Numata longwing 14
Heliconius numata
Heliconius sapho 78
Sara Longwing 79
Heliconius sara

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