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8 | (2) |
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How butterflies and moths differ |
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10 | (3) |
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13 | (9) |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (6) |
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Where to look for butterflies |
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22 | (10) |
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24 | (6) |
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Favoured breeding habitats of Britain's butterflies |
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Key places for rare and localized butterflies |
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31 | (1) |
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How to identify butterflies |
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32 | (7) |
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Key features of adult butterflies |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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Colour variation: forms and aberrations |
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34 | (2) |
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36 | (3) |
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38 | (1) |
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THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS (See the following pages for full list) |
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39 | (1) |
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Eggs, caterpillars and chrysalises |
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186 | (21) |
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187 | (4) |
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191 | (6) |
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197 | (10) |
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Butterfly nectar sources and caterpillar foodplants |
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203 | (4) |
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List of British butterflies |
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Breeding, migrant and vagrant species |
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207 | (5) |
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Species of doubtful provenance |
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Butterfly watching and photography |
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214 | (1) |
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215 | (1) |
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215 | (1) |
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Conservation and legislation |
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216 | (2) |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (1) |
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Acknowledgements and photographic credits |
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220 | (3) |
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Index of English and scientific names |
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BREEDING AND ANNUAL MIGRANT SPECIES |
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40 | (118) |
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Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris |
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40 | (2) |
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Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola |
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42 | (2) |
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Lulworth Skipper Thymelicus acteon |
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44 | (2) |
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Silver-spotted Skipper Hesperia comma |
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46 | (2) |
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Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus |
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48 | (2) |
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Chequered Skipper Carterocephalus palaemon |
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50 | (2) |
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Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus malvae |
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52 | (2) |
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Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages |
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54 | (2) |
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Clouded Yellow Colias croceus |
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56 | (2) |
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Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni |
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58 | (2) |
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Large White Pieris brassicae |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (2) |
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Green-veined White Pieris napi |
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64 | (2) |
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Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines |
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66 | (2) |
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Wood White Leptidea sinapis |
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68 | (2) |
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Real's Wood White Leptidea reali |
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70 | (2) |
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Swallowtail Papilio machaon |
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72 | (2) |
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Hairstreaks, Blues and Coppers |
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Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi |
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74 | (2) |
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Brown Hairstreak Thecla betulae |
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76 | (2) |
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Black Hairstreak Satyrium pruni |
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78 | (2) |
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White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album |
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80 | (2) |
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Purple Hairstreak Neozephyrus quercus |
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82 | (2) |
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Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus |
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84 | (2) |
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Small Blue Cupido minimus |
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86 | (2) |
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Brown Argus Aricia agestis |
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88 | (2) |
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Northern Brown Argus Aricia artaxerxes |
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90 | (2) |
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Silver-studded Blue Plebeius argus |
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92 | (2) |
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Common Blue Polyommatus icarus |
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94 | (2) |
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Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus |
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96 | (2) |
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Chalkhill Blue Polyommatus coridon |
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98 | (2) |
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Large Blue Glaucopsyche arion |
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100 | (2) |
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Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas |
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102 | (2) |
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Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina |
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104 | (2) |
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Heath Fritillary Melitaea athalia |
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106 | (2) |
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Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia |
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108 | (2) |
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Glanville Fritillary Melitaea cinxia |
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110 | (2) |
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Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene |
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112 | (2) |
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Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria euphrosyne |
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114 | (2) |
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High Brown Fritillary Argynnis adippe |
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116 | (2) |
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Dark Green Fritillary Argynnis aglaja |
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118 | (2) |
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Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia |
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120 | (2) |
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Nymphalids, Emperors and Allies |
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White Admiral Limenitis camilla |
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122 | (2) |
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Purple Emperor Apatura iris |
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124 | (2) |
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Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta |
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126 | (2) |
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Painted Lady Vanessa cardui |
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128 | (2) |
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Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae |
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130 | (2) |
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132 | (2) |
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134 | (2) |
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Marbled White Melanargia galathea |
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136 | (2) |
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Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria |
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138 | (2) |
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140 | (2) |
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Grayling Hipparchia semele |
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142 | (2) |
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Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus |
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144 | (2) |
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Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina |
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146 | (2) |
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Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus |
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148 | (2) |
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Mountain Ringlet Erebia epiphron |
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150 | (2) |
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Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops |
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152 | (2) |
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Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus |
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154 | (2) |
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Large Heath Coenonympha tullia |
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156 | (2) |
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VAGRANTS AND FORMER BREEDING SPECIES (†) |
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Black-veined White Aporia crataegi |
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160 | (6) |
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Bath White Pontia daplidice |
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162 | (2) |
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Pale Clouded Yellow Colias hyale |
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164 | (1) |
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Berger's Clouded Yellow Colias alfacariensis |
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164 | (2) |
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Large Copper Lycaena dispar |
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166 | (6) |
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Long-tailed Blue Lampides boeticus |
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168 | (2) |
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Short-tailed Blue Everes argiades |
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170 | (2) |
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Mazarine Blue Cyaniris semiargus |
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172 | (6) |
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Geranium Bronze Cacyreus marshalli |
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174 | (2) |
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Queen of Spain Fritillary Issoria lathonia |
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176 | (2) |
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Large Tortoiseshell Nymphalis polychloros |
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Camberwell Beauty Nymphalis antiopa |
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180 | (2) |
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182 | (2) |
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