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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
White-spotted Prepona 10
Archaeoprepona amphimachus
Angled Castor 11
Ariadne ariadne
Colour Sergeant 12
Athyma nefte
Common Sergeant 13
Athyma perius
Brassolis isthmia 14
Banded Owl-Butterfly 15
Caligo atreus
Red Rim 16
Biblis hyperia
Caligo bellerophon 17
Forest giant owl 18
Caligo eurilochus
Dark Owl-Butterfly 19
Caligo brasiliensis
Guatemalan Catone 20
Catonephele mexicana
Dusky Owl-Butterfly 21
Caligo illioneus
Oileus Owl-Butterfly 22
Caligo oileus
Blue-frosted Banner 23
Catonephele numilia
Catonephele nyctimus 24
Pale Owl-Butterfly 25
Caligo telamonius
Red Lacewing Butterfly 26
Cethosia biblis
Leopard Lacewing Butterfly 11
Cethosia cyane
Orange-banded Shoemaker
Catonephele orites
Malayan Lacewing Butterfly 27
Cethosia hypsea
Pointed Pearl Charaxes 28
Charaxes acuminatus
White-barred Emperor 29
Charaxes brutus
Green-veined Charaxes 30
Charaxes candiope
Silver-striped Charaxes 31
Charaxes lasti
Savannah Charaxes 32
Charaxes etesipe
Blue Spangled Charaxes 33
Charaxes guderiana
Charaxes saturnus 34
Black-bordered Charaxes 35
Charaxes pollux
Blue-spotted Charaxes 36
Charaxes cithaeron
Giant Charaxes 37
Charaxes castor
Gaudy Checkerspot 38
Chlosyne gaudialis
Violet-spotted Charaxes 39
Charaxes violetta
Flame-bordered Emperor 40
Charaxes protoclea
Dirce Beauty 9
Colobura dirce
Pearl Charaxes 41
Charaxes varanes
Tiger Leafwing 42
Consul fabius
Plain Tiger Butterfly 43
Danaus chrysippus
Monarch 44
Danaus plexippus
Common Tiger Butterfly 45
Danaus genutia
Blue Tiger 46
Tirumala limniace
Juno Silverspot 47
Dione juno
Julia Heliconian 20
Dryas iulia
Autumn Leaf 48
Doleschallia bisaltide
Common Palmfly 49
Elymnias hypermnestra
Redspot Duke 11
Dophla evelina
Banded Orange Heliconian 50
Dryadula phaetusa
Eryphanis automedon 51
Isabella's Longwing 52
Eueides isabella
Gold-banded Forester 36
Euphaedra neophron
Common Crow Butterfly 53
Euploea core
Malayan Crow Butterfly 11
Euploea camaralzeman
Charaxes tiberius 37
Forest Queen 29
Charaxes wakefieldi
Powdered Baron 12
Euthalia monina
Forest Queen 29
Charaxes wakefieldi
Thick-tipped Greta 20
Greta morgane
Red Cracker 54
Hamadryas amphinome
Variable Cracker 55
Hamadryas feronia
Starry Night Cracker 56
Hamadryas laodamia
Gray Cracker 57
Hamadryas februa
Zebra Longwing 58
Heliconius charithonia
Tiger Longwing 59
Heliconius hecale
Heliconius hewitsoni 60
False zebra longwing 61
Heliconius atthis
Heliconius himera 62
Red Postman 1
Heliconius erato
Cydno Longwing 63
Heliconius cydno
Doris Longwing 64
Heliconius doris
postman 65
Heliconius melpomene
Timareta longwing
Heliconius timareta
Ismenius tiger 66
Heliconius ismenius
Numata longwing 57
Heliconius numata
Sara Longwing 67
Heliconius sara
telesiphe longwing 68
Heliconius telesiphe
Heliconius sapho 69
Great Eggfly 70
Hypolimnas bolina
Silver-studded Leafwing 71
Hypna clytemnestra
Rice Paper Butterfly 72
Idea leuconoe
Tanzanian Diadem 73
Hypolimnas antevorta
Mimic 74
Hypolimnas misippus
Scarce Blue Diadem 75
Hypolimnas monteironis
Variable Diadem 76
Hypolimnas anthedon
Red Spot Diadem
Hypolimnas usambara
Grey Glassy Tiger 77
Ideopsis juventa
Ceylon Blue Glassy Tiger 78
Ideopsis similis
Peacock Pansy 45
Junonia almana
Orange Oakleaf 79
Kallima inachus
Chocolate Pansy 11
Junonia iphita
Lemon Pansy 80
Junonia lemonias
Grey Pansy 81
Junonia atlites
Pointed Leafwing Butterfly 1
Fountainea eurypyle

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