The UK has 59 species of butterfly – 57 resident species and two regular migrants, the Painted Lady and Clouded Yellow. The most common species is the Meadow Brown and the rarest the High Brown Fritillary.
Blues (Polyommatinae)
Common Blue (male). Titchwell, UK September 2020
Common Blue (female). Cambridge, UK July 2025
Holly Blue. Cambridge April 2026
Common Blue. Newmarket May 2026
Small Blue. Trumpington Meadows, Cambridge July 2025
Small Blue underwing. Trumpington Meadows, Cambridge July 2025
Holly Blue. Fleam Dyke, Cambridgeshire July 2025
Chalk Hill Blue. Fleam Dyke, Cambridgeshire July 2025
Brown Argus. Cambridge, UK July 2025
Peacocks, Checkerspots, Anglewings (Nymphalinae)
Peacock. Cambridge, UK August 2008
Red Admiral. Lackford Lakes, UK August 2024
Small tortoiseshell. Devon, UK September 2008
Comma. Cambridge, UK March 2022
Painted Lady. Fleam Dyke, Cambridgeshire July 2025