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.
One-spotted Prepona
Archaeoprepona demophon, the one-spotted prepona, banded king shoemaker, or demophon shoemaker is a butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae.
White-spotted Prepona
Archaeoprepona amphimachus, the white-spotted prepona, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico to Bolivia. It is found in rainforests and humid deciduous forests at altitudes between sea level and about 1,500 meters.
Pointed Pearl Charaxes
Charaxes acuminatus, the pointed pearl charaxes or mountain pearl charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of montane forests mostly at altitudes above 1,800 meters.
White-barred Emperor
Charaxes brutus, the white-barred emperor or white-barred Charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Africa (see subspecies section for detailed information).
Green-veined Charaxes
Charaxes candiope, the green-veined emperor or green-veined charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
Silver-striped Charaxes
Charaxes lasti, the silver-striped charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of coastal and sub-coastal forests and heavy woodland.
Savannah Charaxes
Charaxes etesipe, the savannah charaxes or scarce forest emperor, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
Blue Spangled Charaxes
Charaxes guderiana, the blue-spangled emperor, Guderian's charaxes or blue-spangled charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa. The habitat is Brachystegia woodland.
Black-bordered Charaxes
Charaxes pollux, the black-bordered charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.
Blue-spotted Charaxes
Charaxes cithaeron, the blue-spotted emperor or blue-spotted charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in south-east Africa.
Giant Charaxes
Charaxes castor, the giant emperor or giant charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found throughout the Afrotropical ecozone below the Sahel.
Violet-spotted Charaxes
Charaxes violetta, the violet-spotted emperor or violet-spotted charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa.
Flame-bordered Emperor
Charaxes protoclea, the flame-bordered emperor or flame-bordered charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found Subsaharan Africa.
Pearl Charaxes
Charaxes varanes, the pearl emperor, Karkloof emperor, or pearl charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, found in Africa from Saudi Arabia to South Africa.
Tiger Leafwing
Consul fabius, the tiger leafwing, is the most common and well known species of the genus Consul of subfamily Charaxinae in the brush-footed butterfly family (Nymphalidae). It is found all over the Neotropics.
Charaxes tiberius
Euxanthe tiberius is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of lowland evergreen forests, including coastal forests.
Forest Queen
Euxanthe wakefieldi, the forest queen, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa, from KwaZulu-Natal to Swaziland and the north-eastern Limpopo, north into eastern Africa.
Forest Queen
Euxanthe wakefieldi, the forest queen, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa, from KwaZulu-Natal to Swaziland and the north-eastern Limpopo, north into eastern Africa.
Silver-studded Leafwing
Hypna is a butterfly genus of the family Nymphalidae. It is monotypic, containing only Hypna clytemnestra, the jazzy leafwing, marbled leafwing or silver-studded leafwing.
Shaded-blue Leafwing
Prepona laertes, the shaded-blue leafwing or Laertes prepona, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in large parts of Central and South America.
Common Nawab
Polyura athamas, the common nawab, is a species of fast-flying canopy butterfly found in tropical Asia. It belongs to the Charaxinae (rajahs and nawabs) in the brush-footed butterfly family (Nymphalidae).
