Butterflies

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Dingy Skipper, Erynnis tages Large White, Pieris brassicae Green-veined White, Pieris napi Green-veined White, Pieris napi Orange-tip, Anthocharis cardamines Orange-tip, Anthocharis cardamines Green Hairstreak, Callophrys rubi Small Copper, Lycaena phlaeas Small Copper, Lycaena phlaeas Common Blue, Polyommatus icarus Common Blue, Polyommatus icarus Holly Blue, Celastrina argiolus Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui Small Tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae Small Tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae Peacock, Inachis io Silver-washed Fritillary, Argynnis paphae Speckled Wood, Parage aegeria Speckled Wood, Parage aegeria Gatekeeper, Hedge Brown, Pyronia tithonus Meadow Brown, Maniola jurtina Meadow Brown, Maniola jurtina Small Heath, Coenonympha pamphilus Ringlet, Aphantopus hyperantus Ringlet, Aphantopus hyperantus

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