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Wildlife A-Z

Cranes at Upton Marshes (credit: David Brooker)

Butterflies

Duke of Burgundy

A Scotch argus butterfly resting on a leaf, its brown wings open showing the orange patches and black-bordered white spots

Scotch argus

Large heath butterfly

Large heath

High brown fritillary

High brown fritillary

Marsh fritillary

Marsh fritillary

Glanville fritillary

Glanville fritillary

green hairstreak

Green hairstreak

Silver-washed Fritillary

Silver-washed fritillary

Gatekeeper

Gatekeeper

Small Skipper

Small skipper

Speckled Wood

Speckled wood

Small heath

Small heath

Red Admiral butterfly

Red admiral

Dark green fritillary

Dark green fritillary

Brimstone Butterfly

Brimstone

Brown Argus

Brown argus

Common Blue butterfly male

Common blue

Ringlet

Ringlet

Purple Hairstreak butterfly

Purple hairstreak

Small Tortoiseshell butterfly

Small tortoiseshell

Swallowtail Butterfly

Swallowtail

Wall Brown

Wall brown

Painted Lady butterfly

Painted lady

Black hairstreak butterfly

Black hairstreak

Orange-tip Butterfly

Orange-tip

Meadow Brown

Meadow brown

Purple emperor

Purple emperor

Silver-studded Blue butterfly

Silver-studded blue

Holly Blue butterfly

Holly blue

White admiral

White admiral

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly

Small pearl-bordered fritillary

Green-veined White

Green-veined white

White-letter hairstreak butterfly

White-letter hairstreak

Dingy Skipper butterfly

Dingy skipper

Large White butterfly

Large white

Brown hairstreak butterfly

Brown hairstreak

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