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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.

Red-bodied Batwing Swallowtail 1
Atrophaneura semperi
Crassus Swallowtail 2
Battus crassus
Belus Swallowtail 3
Battus belus
Polydamas Swallowtail 4
Battus polydamas
Common Mime Swallowtail 5
Papilio clytia
Tailed Jay 6
Graphium agamemnon
Large Striped Swordtail 7
Graphium antheus
Angola White Lady 8
Graphium angolanus
Eastern White Lady 9
Graphium philonoe
Common Jay 10
Graphium doson
Coastal Swordtail 11
Graphium porthaon
Black Swordtail 12
Graphium colonna
Thoas Swallowtail 13
Papilio thoas
Common Rose Swallowtail 14
Pachliopta aristolochiae
Black Rose 15
Pachliopta antiphus
Pink Rose 16
Pachliopta kotzebuea
Ruby-spotted Swallowtail 17
Papilio anchisiades
Citrus Swallowtail 18
Papilio demodocus
Constantine's Swallowtail 19
Papilio constantinus
Eastern Giant Swallowtail 20
Papilio cresphontes
Mocker Swallowtail 21
Papilio dardanus
Lime Swallowtail 22
Papilio demoleus
Red Helen Swallowtail 23
Papilio helenus
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 24
Papilio glaucus
Great Mormon Swallowtail 25
Papilio memnon
Emerald Peacock Swallowtail 15
Papilio palinurus
Hipponous swallowtail 26
Papilio hipponous
Great Yellow Mormon Swallowtail 19
Papilio lowii
Common Mormon Swallowtail 27
Papilio polytes
Black Swallowtail 28
Papilio polyxenes
Black-and-white Helen Swallowtail 15
Papilio nephelus
Scarlet Mormon Swallowtail 29
Papilio rumanzovia
Narrow Green-banded Swallowtail 30
Papilio nireus
Thoas Swallowtail 13
Papilio thoas
True Cattleheart 31
Parides eurimedes
Emperor Swallowtail 7
Papilio ophidicephalus
Paris Peacock Swallowtail 32
Papilio paris
Torquatus Swallowtail 33
Papilio torquatus
Iphidamas Cattleheart 34
Parides iphidamas
Montezuma's Cattleheart 35
Parides montezuma

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

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