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Mainly Brown or Orange

PictureThymelicus sylvestris (Small Skipper)

PictureAricia agestis (Brown Argus)

PictureOchlodes faunus (Large Skipper)

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Hesperia comma (Silver-spotted Skipper)
PictureLycaena phlaeas (Small Copper Butterfly)

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Satyrium w-album (White-letter Hairstreak)
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Aricia artaxerxes (Northern Brown Argus )
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Thymelicus lineola (Essex Skipper)
PictureErynnis tages (Dingy Skipper)

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Pyrgus malvae (Grizzled Skipper)

Mainly Blue

PicturePolyommatus icarus (Common Blue Butterfly)

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Plebejus argus (Silver-studded Blue)
PictureCelastrina argiolus (Holly Blue)

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Polyommatus bellargus (Adonis Blue)
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Polyommatus coridon (Chalkhill Blue)
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Cupido minimus (Small Blue)
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Phengaris arion (Large Blue)
PictureCallophrys rubi (Green Hairstreak)

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Favonius quercus (Purple Hairstreak)

Nymphalidae

PictureNymplalis c-album (Comma)

PictureAglais urticae (Small Tortoiseshell)

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Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady)
PictureVanessa atalanta (Red Admiral)

PicturePyronia tithonus (Gatekeeper)

PictureCoenonympha pamphilus (Small Heath)

PicturePararge aegeria (Speckled Wood)

PictureMaliola jurtina (Meadow Brown)

PictureHipparchia semele (Grayling)

PicturePararge megera (Wall Brown)

PictureAphantopus hyperantus (Ringlet)

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Apatura iris (Purple Emperor)
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Argynnis aglaja (Dark Green Fritillary)
PictureAglais io (Peacock)

PictureLimenitis camilla (White Admiral)

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Coenonympha tullia (Large Heath)
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Melanargia galathea (Marbled White)
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Boloria euphrosyne (Pearl-bordered Fritillary)
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Boloria selene (Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary)
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Argynnis paphia (Silver-washed Fritillary)
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Erebia aethiops (Scotch Argus)
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Euphydryas aurinia (Marsh Fritillary)
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Hamearis lucina (Duke of Burgundy)
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Melitaea athalia (Heath Fritillary)

Papilionidae

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Papilio machaon (Swallowtail) Photographed in Cyprus

White

PicturePieris rapae (Small White)

PicturePieris brassicae (Large White)

PicturePieris napi (Green-veined White)

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Leptidea sinapis (Wood White)
PictureAnthocaris cardamines (Orange-tip)


Wings mainly Yellow

PictureGonepteryx rhamni (Brimstone)

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Colias croceus (Clouded Yellow)
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