Butterflies Recorded in the East Midlands Region
Maps and text by Christine Maughan
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Small Skipper | Thymelicus sylvestris |
| Essex Skipper | Thymelicus lineola |
| Large Skipper | Ochlodes venata |
| Dingy Skipper | Erynnis tages |
| Grizzled Skipper | Pyrgus malvae |
| Clouded Yellow | Colias croceus |
| Brimstone | Gonepteryx rhamni |
| Large White | Pieris brassicae |
| Small White | Pieris rapae |
| Green-veined White | Pieris napi |
| Orange-tip | Anthocharis cardamines |
| Green Hairstreak | Callophrys rubi |
| Brown Hairstreak | Thecla betulae |
| Purple Hairstreak | Neozephyrus quercus |
| White-letter Hairstreak | Satyrium w-album |
| Black Hairstreak | Satyrium pruni |
| Small Copper | Lycaena phlaeas |
| Brown Argus | Aricia agestis |
| Common Blue | Polyommatus icarus |
| Chalkhill Blue | Polyommatus coridon |
| Holly Blue | Celastrina argiolus |
| White Admiral | Limenitis camilla |
| Purple Emperor | Apatura iris |
| Camberwell Beauty | Nymphalis antiopa |
| Red Admiral | Vanessa atalanta |
| Painted Lady | Vanessa cardui |
| Small Tortoiseshell | Aglais urticae |
| Peacock | Inachis io |
| Comma | Polygonia c-album |
| Dark Green Fritillary | Argynnis aglaja |
| Silver-washed Fritillary | Argynnis paphia |
| Speckled Wood | Pararge aegeria |
| Wall | Lasiommata megera |
| Marbled White | Melanargia galathea |
| Gatekeeper | Pyronia tithonus |
| Meadow Brown | Maniola jurtina |
| Ringlet | Aphantopus hyperantus |
| Small Heath | Coenonympha pamphilus |
