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Species

badger c. Andrew Parkinson/2020VISION

Butterflies

Duke of Burgundy

A Scotch argus butterfly resting on a leaf, its brown wings open showing the orange patches and black-bordered white spots

Scotch argus

A wood white butterfly resting on a plant, with its distinctive oval wings closed

Wood white

Large heath butterfly

Large heath

High brown fritillary

High brown fritillary

Marsh fritillary

Marsh fritillary

Glanville fritillary

Glanville fritillary

Orange-tip Butterfly

Orange-tip

Silver-washed Fritillary

Silver-washed fritillary

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly

Small pearl-bordered fritillary

green hairstreak

Green hairstreak

Speckled Wood

Speckled wood

Brown hairstreak butterfly

Brown hairstreak

Purple Hairstreak butterfly

Purple hairstreak

Wall Brown

Wall brown

Pearl-bordered Fritillary underwing

Pearl-bordered fritillary

Small Copper butterfly

Small copper

Marbled White

Marbled white

White-letter hairstreak butterfly

White-letter hairstreak

Brown Argus

Brown argus

Grayling

Grayling

Silver-studded Blue butterfly

Silver-studded blue

Common Blue butterfly male

Common blue

Gatekeeper

Gatekeeper

Holly Blue butterfly

Holly blue

Meadow Brown

Meadow brown

Large Blue butterfly

Large blue

Ringlet

Ringlet

Small Skipper

Small skipper

White admiral

White admiral

Small heath

Small heath

Large Skipper

Large skipper

Purple emperor

Purple emperor

Black hairstreak butterfly

Black hairstreak

Swallowtail Butterfly

Swallowtail

Red Admiral butterfly

Red admiral

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