This gallery includes some of the beautiful butterflies and moths that habitat the UK. Although there are only 59 recorded species of Butterfly still to be found in the UK, there are over 2,500 different species of Moth recorded. Because most moths fly at night, we do not often see them or appreciate their beauty. This gallery shows examples of the diverse range of both butterflies and moths found in the UK.
![Adonis Blue](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/d1f18a5e-300a-483d-acd1-6a8e7ae88bbb_rw_1200.jpg?h=faa4fa0a64c260bfccd656e98aa6989d)
Adonis Blue
![Adonis Blue](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/72224ded-69ee-4cfd-ad6d-7b1371274c44_rw_1200.jpg?h=f7b0761509f0906bd0b062502269abe3)
Adonis Blue
![Black Hairstreak](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/3322dcca-7bf6-4cff-af31-74bc7b2d5f66_rw_1200.jpg?h=2c2f15402cdb32023eb6856a175997d9)
Black Hairstreak
![Brimstone in Flight](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/1ddf3eef-fb45-41fb-b66b-28f1145e6e52_rw_1200.jpg?h=bd52f27e95f4a636678ca432caa2610b)
Brimstone in Flight
![Brimstone on Purple Loosestrift](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/371f46fe-06bf-444a-9d79-18d53acf7092_rw_600.jpg?h=2c6d9126ec3020a355921ff64dc480dc)
Brimstone on Purple Loosestrift
![Chalk Hill Blues Paired](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/c8e74d70-fe15-4777-af47-8c286ea48ff3_rw_1200.jpg?h=9946d3cc74b19fb9b8577f85bc29f954)
Chalk Hill Blues Paired
![Comma](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/f36f759f-07f5-4caa-b272-c6ccde6d3aa8_rw_1200.jpg?h=fda419d9a2bc122c598f37304568ca2c)
Comma
![Common Blue](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/e54ab605-8285-44c8-a025-f3a8151a5cb7_rw_1200.jpg?h=fa4da4f50dcf19ca1e915d222da8c17d)
Common Blue
![Common Blue - Male](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/c09ffb8c-2a53-44f3-a4ca-3c470b62ccb4_rw_1200.jpg?h=862218e4ed4f5bd6260272a3dd98f9cd)
Common Blue - Male
![Common Blue](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/e7c7ac09-8cdc-45a0-8e3d-baa42ebd55b8_rw_1200.jpg?h=006a838d3bf5d8040610dd3b8b48c371)
Common Blue
![Gatekeeper](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/df355bb7-46c1-48ed-8f3d-24f6185b5a4d_rw_1200.jpg?h=20765a7d18647a604bc8f84f53f69d78)
Gatekeeper
![Gatekeeper](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/8a6d6b6b-6f7c-420d-8c62-3eab556e0282_rw_1200.jpg?h=d333a65433858ebad59ab36d95bfeca9)
Gatekeeper
![Green Hairstreak](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/db54b41e-4a82-44ac-9384-866d191dacf8_rw_1200.jpg?h=9922e41482d492784bb21b78456ad2aa)
Green Hairstreak
![Green Viened White feeding in Water Mint](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/9ada1d4f-7fd1-4d98-9c34-9486d594da31_rw_1200.jpg?h=9489da0ad1da709016c7212d24f6e894)
Green Viened White feeding in Water Mint
![Heath Fritillaries](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/f098dbd5-ac23-4ab8-94fe-79c3f2a7b9bf_rw_1200.jpg?h=09741f0af69a8d964d561d6d21288c15)
Heath Fritillaries
![Heath Fritillary](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/28c77c38-3dc2-4413-a61a-40945fdbb9b5_rw_1200.jpg?h=cd6b55fc23cc2a8f848a1f5c035939bf)
Heath Fritillary
![High Brown Fritallary](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/c675e235-477b-4a04-839e-dc22c5dae806_rw_1200.jpg?h=e936af773d3046e2400e8a436457e359)
High Brown Fritallary
![Holly Blue](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/9898f502-8982-4b83-95a2-5b09896cffd6_rw_1200.jpg?h=36566c3cd0d23fa84508e2b64977234b)
Holly Blue
![Marble White](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/fe758703-6635-41b5-be7b-d587e35e6b32_rw_1200.jpg?h=1d3d99d1e5a857136278ce02c10e56f2)
Marble White
![Orange Tip Butterfly on Bluebell](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/e5523259-6208-41e4-9b50-5aaf793b322b_rw_1200.jpg?h=35f816affa65e8d65cf6ae995acb51d8)
Orange Tip Butterfly on Bluebell
![Painted Lady](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/7a3b1569-ddeb-4a07-a241-c0541ca7c3f0_rw_1200.jpg?h=7373277b9c08a43281c10fd21e8c301f)
Painted Lady
![Purple Emperor](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/ad6732c8-87b6-4f8f-8292-a01a41a5aafd_rw_1200.jpg?h=addc18a345d0836eae13d21b5df6fa8c)
Purple Emperor
![Red Admiral on Purple Loosestrife](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/d54f1e48-71eb-4554-83fc-1675c0dda520_rw_1200.jpg?h=dbca440f711f84aa37012589aa1e547d)
Red Admiral on Purple Loosestrife
![Ringlet Butterfly on Self Heal](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/dabf5dd7-3c44-450f-8f75-61ce38784d2a_rw_1200.jpg?h=448bad94e396c8f9a0bd14e890744671)
Ringlet Butterfly on Self Heal
![Silver Washed Fritillary 1](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/54d0b0cf-edaa-47e0-8993-45e4716688b6_rw_1200.jpg?h=590e1ba127b81f8fe9d642065ff1f818)
Silver Washed Fritillary 1
![Small Tortoiseshell](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/c23a662d-fb4d-41e2-82a7-2d32314c65d2_rw_1200.jpg?h=03ca87edfe6cb39727785509fb9763bf)
Small Tortoiseshell
![Speckled Wood](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/d0fc79b2-69c3-4581-bd05-5e1b7389e3ba_rw_1200.jpg?h=d3f96bafd99cf0c05f61a55dec0aa3e7)
Speckled Wood
![Swallowtail](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/b71a94e9-4d00-4d96-b717-bd6989972b2c_rw_1200.jpg?h=66f90e6b7f5a648c4096fa48ead19f91)
Swallowtail
![Swallowtail](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/c8c99161-7144-45b0-baac-2fb9e01a64d4_rw_1200.jpg?h=606e123d036dc973dcdd9c84a9fb6d98)
Swallowtail
![Clouded Yellows](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/3069906f-e44c-4636-a962-ca57f939a242_rw_1200.jpg?h=860a38ff781451830a357f2d69158c86)
Clouded Yellows
![Silver Washed Fritillaries Paired](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/315c2427-f1b0-4133-a7e2-59529a48f903_rw_1200.jpg?h=9fb0cef3e0696968669e501ceb0499a3)
Silver Washed Fritillaries Paired
![Elephant Hawk Moth Caterpillar 1](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/4196cb23-8e52-4094-98c5-695c4f7c9522_rw_1200.jpg?h=7619bd7acf6b324701a785c2262b6f95)
Elephant Hawk Moth Caterpillar 1
![Elephant Hawk Moth Caterpillar 1](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/10cc4e11-7a5c-4dc0-a1bb-4bdb6f38fcb3_rw_1200.jpg?h=459050115d47f778caccf3920428b116)
Elephant Hawk Moth Caterpillar 1
![Puss Moth](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/ae63d0d5-2225-47a3-b8b4-1c63abd1eec5_rw_600.jpg?h=96c69e613caf3bd42b0af0c48f6e8d1d)
Puss Moth
![Common Blue - Female](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/0b89feab-5d6c-4638-b9c4-297e1c015e9d_rw_1200.jpg?h=0a981eb79a765bfe2429d5b8320e4918)
Common Blue - Female
![Blood Vien Moth](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/647c4689-2579-424b-9979-8cbad6d90bfe_rw_1200.jpg?h=537b6ead7ebed12b1ebaff3e163a187b)
Blood Vien Moth
![Cinnabar Moth](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/5b340602-2e05-4359-a39a-6142993b28ec_rw_1200.jpg?h=2c7915b3cb82d998d1246d34cabb3205)
Cinnabar Moth
![Deaths Head Hawk Moth](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/60fc58b6-768f-4015-b9b4-67338ced4f6a_rw_1200.jpg?h=475c3ba72f5ba132f1ae6a591f7bf694)
Deaths Head Hawk Moth
![Earl Grey](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/5ab4206c-5c0d-4e69-b931-b49dc41cea63_rw_1200.jpg?h=5d30173c9b0f7a9a5512279bfc697bbe)
Earl Grey
![Elephant Hawk Moth on Iris](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/11bcc434-9f5e-4e92-bc0a-7c91f2c2c7c6_rw_1200.jpg?h=4d69751b8492bbf3ccbce0050998b483)
Elephant Hawk Moth on Iris
![Emperor Moth on Heather](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/464b5102-cf33-418a-9731-ac4210187caa_rw_1200.jpg?h=7e6a053187a054c0bcf0188f2b4f733e)
Emperor Moth on Heather
![Flame Carpet Moth](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/01ab5e07-9de5-4a0e-b42c-e68430baafac_rw_1200.jpg?h=3dbf211fad0195e259d6f3e6bb3fdacb)
Flame Carpet Moth
![Hook Tip Moth](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/8c80635c-6c42-44fc-84ea-f284c355e0c9_rw_1200.jpg?h=7a91e6afd0aa967581305e512f12c091)
Hook Tip Moth
![Lunar Hornet Moth](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/15165748-5e9c-4a45-9a83-8e60eec830de_rw_1200.jpg?h=c8434ba767eccebbe829b0d254d352ae)
Lunar Hornet Moth
![Mating Six Spot Burnet Moths](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/216f92e3-78d5-4df2-9156-7474e789b310_rw_600.jpg?h=467379dfdec8e06f905087babb326533)
Mating Six Spot Burnet Moths
![Popular Hawk Moth on Foxglove bud](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/ce3ec500-919d-4892-a75e-5d1225562366_rw_1200.jpg?h=7a532204efd820fce13abae2fe3e0e4c)
Popular Hawk Moth on Foxglove bud
![Puss Moth](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/397538fa-a039-4152-a52d-d914eec8b0c7_rw_1200.jpg?h=de094ec769174eefc665f9aa4ec97893)
Puss Moth
![Swallow Prominent](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/eae93d9d-7ee1-4db1-af77-bd0267c5f4cb_rw_1200.jpg?h=eeade07e124458ca3edd6cece391ba33)
Swallow Prominent
![Treble Bar Aplocera Plagiata](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/8d28e617-45b9-4137-bae0-e21f4a0e5c80_rw_1200.jpg?h=b45837776cfd544925ffee1b939ee5c5)
Treble Bar Aplocera Plagiata
![Yellow Underwing Moth](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/e55468b7-79f4-4872-993b-e1df095b971d_rw_1200.jpg?h=d00bb89b7b19d372d567ba7e3d231d5f)