Index to butterfly species in Gloucestershire

The species pages have photographs and information about habitat, flight period, distribution and conservation issues

Resident species and frequent migrants

Large White	*Pieris brassicae*
Small White	*Pieris (Artogeia) rapae*
Green-veined White	*Pieris (Artogeia) napi*
Orange Tip	*Anthocharis cardamines*
Clouded Yellow	*Colias croceus*
Brimstone	*Gonepteryx rhamni*
Wood White	*Leptidea sinapis*
Brown Hairstreak	*Thecla betulae*
Purple Hairstreak	*Quercusia quercus*
White Letter Hairstreak	*Satyrium (Strymonidia) w-album*
Green Hairstreak	*Callophrys rubi*
Small Copper	*Lycaena phlaeas*
Small Blue	*Cupido minimus*
Holly Blue	*Celastrina argiolus*
Brown Argus	*Aricia agestis*
Chalk-hill Blue	*Lysandra coridon*
Common Blue	*Polyommatus icarus*
Duke of Burgundy	*Hamearis lucina*
White Admiral	*Limenitis (Ladoga) camilla*
Peacock	*Inachis io*
Red Admiral	*Vanessa atalanta*
Painted Lady	*Vanessa (Cynthia) cardui*
Small Tortoiseshell	*Aglais urticae*
Comma	*Polygonia c-album*
Silver-washed Fritillary	*Argynnis paphia*
Dark Green Fritillary	*Argynnis aglaja*
High Brown Fritillary	*Argynnis adippe*
Pearl-bordered Fritillary	*Clossiana (Boloria) euphrosyne*
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	*Clossiana (Boloria) selene*
Marsh Fritillary	*Eurodryas (Euphydryas) aurinia*
Marbled White	*Melanargia galathea*
Grayling	*Hipparchia semele*
Meadow Brown	*Maniola jurtina*
Ringlet	*Aphantopus hyperantus*
Gatekeeper	*Pyronia tithonus*
Small Heath	*Coenonympha pamphilus*
Speckled Wood	*Pararge aegeria*
Wall	*Lasiommata megera*
Grizzled Skipper	*Pyrgus malvae*
Dingy Skipper	*Erynnis tages*
Essex Skipper	*Thymelicus lineola*
Small Skipper	*Thymelicus sylvestris*
Large Skipper	*Ochlodes venata*

Recent reintroductions

Large Blue	*Maculinea arion*
Adonis Blue	*Lysandra bellargus*