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Lepidoptera list of featured species

Latin name	Common name
Hepialidae family
Hepialus humuli	Ghost swift moth, Ghost moth, Swift moth
Cossidae family
Cossus cossus	Goat moth
Zygaenidae family
Zygaena filipendulae	Six-spot Burnet
Sesiidae family
Sesia apiformis	Hornet clearwing moth
Sesia bembeciformis	Lunar hornet moth

Oecophoridae family
Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth
Crambidae family
Eudonia mercurella
Pyralidae family
Ephestia kuehniella	Flour moth
Aphomia sociella	Wax moth
Hesperiidae, skippers
Pyrgus malvae	Grizzled skipper
Pieridae family Whites, Sulphurs and Orange tips
Gonepteryx rhaemni	Brimstone
Pieris brassicae	Cabbage white
Anthocharis cardamines	Orange tip
Phoebis trite	Straight-lined sulphur
Phoebis argante	Apricot sulphur

Papilionidae family Swallowtails
Papilio multicaudata	Two tailed swallowtail
Ornithoptera goliath	Goliath birdwing
Papilo blumei	Emerald swallowtail
Papilio crino	Common banded peacock
Papilio phorcas	Green swallowtail
Teinopalpus imperialis	Kaiser-i-hind butterfly
Atrophaneura hector	Crimson rose butterfly
Lycaenidae family Blues
Lysandra coridon	Chalkhill blue
Lycaena phlaeas	Small copper
Satyrium w-album	White letter hairstreak
Arhopala pseudocentaurus	Western centaur blue
Arhopala centaurus	Centaur oak blue
Riodonidae, Metalmarks
Hamearis lucina	Duke of Burgundy
Nymphalidae family Admirals, Emperors, Peacocks, Fritillaries, Tortoiseshells
Inachis io	Peacock
Poligonia c-album	Comma
Aglais urticae	Small tortoiseshell
Pyronia tithonus	Gatekeeper
Danaus plexippus	Monarch
Limenitis archippus	Viceroy
Boloria euphrosyne	Pearl-bordered fritillary
Argynnis aglaja	Dark green fritillary
Agraulis vanillae	Gulf fritillary
Cynthia cardui	Painted lady, Cosmopolite
Vanessa atalanta	Red admiral
Argynnis paphia	Silver washed fritillary
Nymphalis polychloros	Large tortoiseshell
Salamis parhassus	Mother-of-pearl
Euploea mulciber	Striped blue crow
Morpho cypris	Cypris morpho
Morpho achilles	Blue-banded morpho
Morpho menelaus	Blue morpho
Morpho hecuba	Sunset morpho
Nessaea obrinus	Obrina olive wing
Godyris duillia	Golden clearwing
Heliconius schulzi
Heliconius erato	Red postman butterfly
Callicore eunomia	Eunomia eigth-eight
Epiphile hubneri
Mechanitis polymnia	Orange-spotted tiger clearwing
Satyridae family
Manola jurtina	Meadow brown
Aphantopus hyperanthus	Ringlet
Pararge aegeria	Speckled wood

Lasiocampidae family
Gastropacha quercifolia	Lappet moth
Drepanidae family Hook tips
Cilix glaucata	Chinese character moth
Geometridae family Inchworms, Loopers
Xanthorhoe montana	Silver-ground carpet moth
Opisthograptis luteola	Brimstone moth
Cabera pusaria	Common white wave
Eulithis populata	Northern spinach
Odezia atrata	Chimney sweeper moth
Venusia cambrica	Welsh wave
Alcis repandata or Deilptenia ribeata	Mottled beauty or Satin beauty
Biston betularia	Peppered moth
Ourapteryx sambucaria	Swallow-tailed moth
Selenia lunularia	Lunar thorn
Eupithecia centaureata	Lime speck pug
Abraxas glossulariata	Magpie moth
Camptogramma bilineata	Yellow shell
Idaea sylvestraria	Dotted border wave
Sphingidae family Hawkmoths
Hemaris officinalis	Snowberry clearwing
Hemaris tityus	Narrow bordered bee hawk moth
Cocytius lucifer	Hawk moth
Acherontia atropos	Death's head hawkmoth
Agrius convolvuli	Convolvulus hawk moth
Smerinthus ocellata	Eyed hawkmoth
Eumorpha achemon	Achemon sphinx moth
Deilephila elpenor	Elephant hawkmoth
Laothoe populi	Poplar hawkmoth
Xanthopan morgani
Lymantriidae family
Orgyia antiqua	Vapourer

Arctiidae family Tigers, Ermines, Footmen
Arctica caja	Garden tiger
Phragmatobia fuliginosa	Ruby tiger
Spilosoma lubricipeda	White ermine
Tyria jacobaea	Cinnabar moth
Noctuidae family Cut worms, Army worms
Autographa gamma	Silver Y
Cerapteryx graminis	Antler moth
Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot rustic
Noctua pronuba	Large yellow underwing
Noctua fimbriata	Broad-bordered yellow underwing
Noctua janthe	Lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing
Xanthia icteritia	Sallow
Callistege mi	Mother Shipton
Acronicta psi	Grey dagger
Acronicta rumicis	Knot grass
Apamea monoglypha	Dark arches
Hypena proboscidalis	Snout
Thysania agrippina	Birdwing moth
Saturniidae family Silk, Emperor, Moon moths
Antheraea polyphemus	Wild silk moth
Attacus atlas	Atlas moth
Actias luna	Luna moth
Pavonia pavonia	Emperor moth
Graellisa isabellae	Spanish moon moth
Agrema mittrei	Comet moth

Yponomeutidae family
Argresthia brockeelia

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