Butterflies Flashcards
Gonepteryx rhamni
Brimstone
Caterpillar foodplants: leaves of buckthorn and alder buckthorn
Family: Pieridae
Polygonia c-album
comma
Caterpillar foodplant: stinging nettle
Family: Nymphalidae
Pyronia tithonus
gatekeeper, hedge brown, small meadow brown, hedge eye
Family: Nymphalidae
Callophrys rubi
green hairstreak
CFP:common rock-rose, bird’s foot-trefoil, bilberry, bramble, broom, gorse and dogwood.
Family: Lycaenidae
Celastrina argiolus
Holly blue
Caterpillar foodplant: holly and ivy flower buds
Family: Lycaenidae
Anthocharis cardamines
Orange-tip
Caterpillar foodplants: cuckooflower, garlic mustard
Family: Pieridae
Aglais io
Peacock
Caterpillar foodplants: leaves of hop and stinging nettles
Family: Nymphalids
Apatura iris
Purple emperor
Caterpillar foodplant: goat willow
Family: Nymphalidae
Argynnis paphia
Silver-washed fritillary
Family: Nymphalidae
Pararge aegeria
Speckled wood
Caterpillar foodplants: grasses
Family: Nymphalidae
Favonius quercus
Purple hairstreak
Caterpillar foodplants: sessile and English oak, and occasionally non-native oaks
Family: Lycaenidae
Aphantopus hyperantus
Ringlet
Caterpillar foodplants: various grasses
Family: Nymphalidae
Limenitis camilla
White admiral
Caterpillar food plants: honeysuckle leaves
Family: Nymphalidae