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Learn about stunning wildlife that lives in the UK

Small White butterfly

Small white

Comma butterfly

Comma

Dingy Skipper butterfly

Dingy skipper

Green-veined White

Green-veined white

Silver-washed Fritillary

Silver-washed fritillary

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly

Small pearl-bordered fritillary

Orange-tip Butterfly

Orange-tip

Speckled Wood

Speckled wood

Brown hairstreak butterfly

Brown hairstreak

green hairstreak

Green hairstreak

Wall Brown

Wall brown

Pearl-bordered Fritillary underwing

Pearl-bordered fritillary

Purple Hairstreak butterfly

Purple hairstreak

Marbled White

Marbled white

White-letter hairstreak butterfly

White-letter hairstreak

Small Copper butterfly

Small copper

Grayling

Grayling

Silver-studded Blue butterfly

Silver-studded blue

Brown Argus

Brown argus

Gatekeeper

Gatekeeper

Humming-bird Hawk-moth

Humming-bird hawk-moth

Common Blue

Common blue

Meadow Brown

Meadow brown

Elephant Hawk-moth

Elephant hawk-moth

Holly Blue butterfly

Holly blue

Ringlet

Ringlet

Dark green fritillary

Dark green fritillary

Large Blue butterfly

Large blue

Small heath

Small heath

Small Skipper

Small skipper

White admiral

White admiral

Black hairstreak butterfly

Black hairstreak

Large Skipper

Large skipper

Purple emperor

Purple emperor

Heath Fritillary butterfly

Heath fritillary

Swallowtail Butterfly

Swallowtail

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