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British Butterflies in Worcester City Collection British Butterflies Represented in the Museum Collection SPECIMEN LIST Papilionidae 1. Swallowtail (Papilio machaon ssp. britannicus) Male 2. Swallowtail (Papilio machaon ssp. britannicus) Female Pieridae 3. Large White (Pieris brassicae) Male 4. Large White (Pieris brassicae) Female 5. Small White (Pieris rapae) Male 6. Small White (Pieris rapae) Female 7. Green Veined White (Pieris napi) Male 8. Green Veined White (Pieris napi) Female 9. Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) Male 10. Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) Female 11. Bath White (Pontia daplidice) 12. Wood White Leptidea sinapis) Male 13. Wood White (Leptidea sinapis) var with brown markings Male 14. Wood White (Leptidea sinapis) abb with purple sheen Male 15. Wood White (Leptidea sinapis) Female 16. Clouded Yellow (Colias crocea) Male 17. Clouded Yellow (Colias crocea) Female 18. Clouded Yellow (Colias crocea) var helice Female 19. Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias hyale) Male 20. Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias hyale) Female 21. Brimestone (Gonepteryx rhamni) Male 22. Brimestone (Gonepteryx rhamni) Female 23. Black-Veined White (Aporia crataegi) Male 24. Black-Veined White (Aporia crataegi) Female Danaidae 25. Monarchz (Danaus plexippus) Nymphalidae 26. Purple Emperor (Apatura iris) Male 27. Purple Emperor (Apatura iris) Female 28. White Admiral (Limenitis camilla) Male 29. White Admiral (Limenitis camilla) Female 30. White Admiral (Limenitis camilla) underside 31. Comma (Pelygonia c-album) 32. Comma (Pelygonia c-album) 33. Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) 34. Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) 35. Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) 36. Large Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros) 37. Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) 38. Peacock (Inachis io) 39. High Brown Fritillary (Fabriciana adippe) Male 40. High Brown Fritillary (Fabriciana adippe) Female 41. High Brown Fritillary (Fabriciana adippe) Female underside 42. Silver-Washed Fritillary ( Argynnis paphia) Male 43. Silver-Washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia) Female 44. Silver-Washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia) Female Var valesina 45. Silver-Washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia) Underside 46. Dark Green Fritillary (Mescoacidalia aglaja) Male 47. Dark Green Fritillary (Mescoacidalia aglaja) Female 48. Dark Green Fritillary (Mescoacidalia aglaja) Underside 49. Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia) 50. Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia) Underside 51. Pearl Bordered Fritillary (Clossiana euphrosyne) 52. Pearl Bordered Fritillary (Clossiana euphrosyne) Albino 53. Pearl Bordered Fritillary (Clossiana euphrosyne) Underside 54. Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary (Clossiana selene) 55. Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary (Clossiana selene) abb 56. Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary (Clossiana selene) Underside 57. Heath Fritillary (Mellicta athalia) 58. Heath Fritillary (Mellicta athalia) Underside 59. Glanville Fritillary (Melitaea cinxia) 60. Glanville Fritillary (Melitaea cinxia) Underside 61. Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) Male 62. Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) Female Satyridae 63. Marbled White (Melanargia galathea) 64. Grayling (Hipparchia semele) Male 65. Grayling (Hipparchia semele) Female 66. Grayling (Hipparchia semele) Underside 67. Wall (Lasiommata megera) Female 68. Speckled Wood (Parage aegeria) 69. Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus) Male 70. Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus) Female 71. Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus) Underside 72. Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) 73. Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) Underside 74. Large Heath (Coenonympha tullia) 75. Large Heath (Coenonympha tullia) Underside 76. Small Mountain Ringlet (Erebia epiphron ssp. mnemon) 77. Scotch Argus (Erebia aethipos f caledonia) 78. Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) Male 79. Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) Female 80. Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus) Male 81. Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus) Female Nemeobiidae 82. Duke of Burgundy (Hamaeris lucina) Lycaenidae 83. White Letter Hairstreak (Strymondia W-album) 84. White Letter Hairstreak (Strymondia W-album) Underside 85. Black Hairstreak (Strymondia pruni) Male 86. Black Hairstreak (Strymondia pruni) Female 87. Black Hairstreak (Strymondia pruni) Underside 88. Green Hairstreak (Callaphrys rubi) 89. Green Hairstreak (Callaphrys rubi) Underside 90. Purple Hairstreak (Quercusia quercus) Male 91. Purple Hairstreak (Quercusia quercus) Female 92. Purple Hairstreak (Quercusia quercus) Underside 93. Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae) Male 94. Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae) Female 95. Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae) Underside 96. Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) 97. Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) abb 98. Large Copper (Lycaena dispar form) Male 99. Large Copper (Lycaena dispar form) Female 100. Large Copper (Lycaena dispar form) Underside 101. Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus) Male 102. Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus) Female First Brood 103. Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus) Female Second Brood 104. Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus) Underside 105. Small Blue (Cupido minimus) Male 106. Small Blue (Cupido minimus) Female 107. Small Blue (Cupido minimus) Underside 108. Long-Tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus) Male 109. Short-Tailed Blue (Everes argiades) 110. Large Blue (Maculinia arion) Male 111. Large Blue (Maculinia arion) Female 112. Large Blue (Maculinia arion) abb 113. Large Blue (Maculinia arion) Underside 114. Brown Argus (Aricia agestis) 115. Brown Argus (Aricia agestis) Underside 116. Mountain Argus (Aricia artaxerxes) 117. Mountain Argus (Aricia artaxerxes) Underside 118. Silver Studded Blue (Plebejus argus) Male 119. Silver Studded Blue (Plebejus argus) Female 120. Silver Studded Blue (Plebejus argus) Underside 121. Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) Male 122. Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) Female 123. Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) Underside 124. Adonis Blue (Lysandra bellargus) Male 125. Adonis Blue (Lysandra bellargus) Female 126. Adonis Blue (Lysandra bellargus) Underside 127. Chalkhill Blue (Lysandra coridon) Male 128. Chalkhill Blue (Lysandra coridon) Female 129. Chalkhill Blue (Lysandra coridon) Underside 130. Mazerine Blue (Cyaniris semiargus) Male 131. Mazerine Blue (Cyaniris semiargus) Female Hesperiidae 132. Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus Malvae) 133. Dingy Skipper (Erynnis marloyi) 134. Chequered Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon) 135. Large Skipper (Ochlodes venatus) 136. Silver Spotted Skipper (Hesperia comma) 137. Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola) 138. Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) 139. Lulworth Skipper (Thymelicus acteon) G. D. Phillips & M. Griffiths Summer 1977 .
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