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.
smooth-banded sister
Adelpha cytherea, the smooth-banded sister, is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Central and South America.
Colour Sergeant
Athyma nefte, the colour sergeant, is a species of brush-footed butterfly found in tropical South and Southeast Asia.
Common Sergeant
Athyma perius, the common sergeant, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
Redspot Duke
Dophla evelina, the redspot duke, is a species of brush-footed butterfly found in South and Southeast Asia (Sri Lanka, Yunnan and India to the Philippines and Sulawesi). Many subspecies are accepted.
Gold-banded Forester
Euphaedra neophron, or the gold banded forester, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern and southern Africa.
Powdered Baron
Euthalia monina, the powdered baron or Malay baron is a species of nymphalid butterfly.
Black-tipped Archduke
Lexias dirtea, the archduke, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
Common Sailer
Neptis hylas, the common sailor, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in the Indian subcontinent and South-East Asia. It has a characteristic stiff gliding flight achieved by short and shallow wingbeats just above the horizontal. For the other butterfly called the common sailor, see Neptis laeta.
Clipper
Parthenos sylvia, the clipper, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South and South-East Asia, mostly in forested areas. The clipper is a fast-flying butterfly and has a habit of flying with its wings flapping stiffly between the horizontal position and a few degrees below the horizontal. It may glide between spurts of flapping.
Common Earl
Tanaecia julii, the common earl, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South and South-East Asia.
