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

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