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The Butterflies of the British Isles

by Richard South

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Introductory
  3. 3Part I — The Life Cycle of a Butterfly
  4. 4The Egg
  5. 5The Caterpillar
  6. 6The Chrysalis
  7. 7The Butterfly
  8. 8Collecting
  9. 9Part II — Descriptions of Species
  10. 10The Black-veined White (Aporia Cratægi)
  11. 11The Large White (Pieris Brassicæ)
  12. 12The Small White (Pieris Rapæ)
  13. 13The Green-veined White (Pieris Napi)
  14. 14The Bath White (Pieris Daplidice)
  15. 15The Orange-tip (Euchloë Cardamines)
  16. 16The Wood White (Leucophasia Sinapis)
  17. 17The Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias Hyale)
  18. 18The Clouded Yellow (Colias Edusa)
  19. 19The Brimstone (Gonepteryx Rhamni)
  20. 20The Purple Emperor (Apatura Iris)
  21. 21The White Admiral (Limenitis Sibylla)
  22. 22The Comma (Polygonia C-Album)
  23. 23The Large Tortoiseshell (Vanessa Polychloros)
  24. 24The Small Tortoiseshell (Vanessa Urticæ)
  25. 25The Peacock (Vanessa Io)
  26. 26The Camberwell Beauty (Vanessa Antiopa)
  27. 27The Painted Lady (Pyrameis Cardui)
  28. 28The Red Admiral (Pyrameis Atalanta)
  29. 29The Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis Paphia)
  30. 30The High Brown Fritillary (Argynnis Adippe)
  31. 31The Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis Aglaia)
  32. 32The Queen of Spain Fritillary (Argynnis Lathonia)
  33. 33The Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Argynnis Euphrosyne)
  34. 34The Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Argynnis Selene)
  35. 35The Heath Fritillary (Melitæa Athalia)
  36. 36The Glanville Fritillary (Melitæa Cinxia)
  37. 37The Marsh Fritillary (Melitæa Aurinia)
  38. 38The Milkweed Butterfly (Anosia Plexippus)
  39. 39The Marbled White (Melanargia Galatea)
  40. 40The Small Mountain Ringlet (Erebia Epiphron)
  41. 41The Scotch Argus (Erebia Æthiops = Blandina)
  42. 42The Grayling (Satyrus Semele)
  43. 43The Speckled Wood (Pararge Egeria)
  44. 44The Wall Butterfly (Pararge Megæra)
  45. 45The Meadow Brown (Epinephele Ianira)
  46. 46The Gatekeeper (Epinephele Tithonus)
  47. 47The Ringlet (Aphantopus Hyperanthus)
  48. 48The Large Heath (Cœnonympha Typhon)
  49. 49The Small Heath (Cœnonympha Pamphilus)
  50. 50The Brown Hairstreak (Zephyrus Betulæ)
  51. 51The Purple Hairstreak (Zephyrus Quercus)
  52. 52The Black Hairstreak (Thecla Pruni)
  53. 53The White Letter Hairstreak (Thecla W-Album)
  54. 54The Green Hairstreak (Callophrys Rubi)
  55. 55The Large Copper (Chrysophanus Dispar)
  56. 56The Small Copper (Chrysophanus Phlæas)
  57. 57The Long-tailed Blue (Lampides bœticus)
  58. 58The Short-tailed or Bloxworth Blue (Cupido Argiades)
  59. 59The Silver-studded Blue (Lycæna Argus = Ægon)
  60. 60The Brown Argus (Lycæna Astrarche)
  61. 61The Common Blue (Lycæna Icarus)
  62. 62The Chalk Hill Blue (Lycæna Corydon)
  63. 63The Adonis Blue (Lycæna Bellargus)
  64. 64The Holly Blue (Cyaniris Argiolus)
  65. 65The Small Blue (Zizera Minima)
  66. 66The Mazarine Blue (Nomiades Semiargus)
  67. 67The Large Blue (Nomiades Arion)
  68. 68The Duke of Burgundy Fritillary (Nemeobius Lucina)
  69. 69The Grizzled Skipper (Hesperia Malvæ)
  70. 70The Dingy Skipper (Thanaos Tages)
  71. 71The Small Skipper (Adopæa Thaumas)
  72. 72The Essex Skipper (Adopæa Lineola)
  73. 73The Lulworth Skipper (Adopæa Actæon)
  74. 74The Large Skipper (Augiades Sylvanus)
  75. 75The Silver-spotted Skipper (Augiades Comma)
  76. 76A Classified List of the British Butterflies

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