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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.

Pointed Leafwing Butterfly 1
Fountainea eurypyle
Two-spotted Prepona 2
Archaeoprepona demophoon
One-spotted Prepona 3
Archaeoprepona demophon
White-spotted Prepona 4
Archaeoprepona amphimachus
Pointed Pearl Charaxes 5
Charaxes acuminatus
White-barred Emperor 6
Charaxes brutus
Green-veined Charaxes 7
Charaxes candiope
Silver-striped Charaxes 8
Charaxes lasti
Savannah Charaxes 9
Charaxes etesipe
Blue Spangled Charaxes 10
Charaxes guderiana
Charaxes saturnus 11
Black-bordered Charaxes 12
Charaxes pollux
Blue-spotted Charaxes 13
Charaxes cithaeron
Giant Charaxes 14
Charaxes castor
Violet-spotted Charaxes 15
Charaxes violetta
Flame-bordered Emperor 16
Charaxes protoclea
Pearl Charaxes 17
Charaxes varanes
Tiger Leafwing 18
Consul fabius
Charaxes tiberius 14
Forest Queen 6
Charaxes wakefieldi
Forest Queen 6
Charaxes wakefieldi
Silver-studded Leafwing 19
Hypna clytemnestra
Pointed Leafwing Butterfly 1
Fountainea eurypyle
Shaded-blue Leafwing 1
Prepona laertes
Common Nawab 20
Polyura athamas
Seasonal Leafwing 2
Zaretis ellops

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

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