Butterfly Species

In the SW Scotland Branch area, there are now 34 species of butterfly to be found as a result of the recent arrival from England of two new species in 2006 & 2007: the Small Skipper & Essex Skipper. Some information about each of these 34 species is given here.

Further information about UK BAP Priority Butterfly Species can be found here

If you would like to know how to send in your records of Butterflies please see "Butterfly Records".

Species Name Scientific Name UK BAP Status Chequered Skipper Carterocephalus palaemon Priority Species Large Skipper Ochlodes venata   Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris   Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola   Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages Priority Species Clouded Yellow Colias croceus Large White Pieris brassicae   Small White Pieris rapae   Green-veined White Pieris napi   Orange-tip Anthocharis caramines   Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi   Purple Hairstreak Neozephyrus quercus   Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas   Northern Brown Argus Aricia artaxerxes Priority Species Common Blue Polyommatus icarus   Holly Blue Celastrina argriolus   Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta   Painted Lady Vanessa cardui   Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae   Peacock Inachis io   Comma Polygonia c-album   Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene Priority Species Pearl-bordered Fritillary Bolaria euphrosyne Priority Species Dark Green Fritillary Argynnis aglaja   Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia Priority Species Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria   Wall Lasiommata megera Priority Species Mountain Ringlet Erebia epiphron Priority Species Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops   Grayling Hipparchia semele Priority Species Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina   Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus   Large Heath Coenonympha tullia Priority Species Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Priority Species