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Species

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Black hairstreak butterfly

Black hairstreak

Purple emperor

Purple emperor

Humming-bird Hawk-moth

Humming-bird hawk-moth

Heath Fritillary butterfly

Heath fritillary

Red Admiral butterfly

Red admiral

Elephant Hawk-moth

Elephant hawk-moth

Chalkhill Blue butterfly

Chalkhill blue

Small Tortoiseshell butterfly

Small tortoiseshell

Peacock butterfly

Peacock

Adonis blue

Adonis blue

Comma butterfly

Comma

Painted Lady butterfly

Painted lady

Small Blue butterfly

Small blue

Dark green fritillary

Dark green fritillary

Small Skipper

Small skipper

Grizzled Skipper butterfly

Grizzled skipper

Silver-washed Fritillary

Silver-washed fritillary

Large Skipper

Large skipper

Dingy Skipper butterfly

Dingy skipper

Speckled Wood

Speckled wood

Swallowtail Butterfly

Swallowtail

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly

Small pearl-bordered fritillary

Wall Brown

Wall brown

Clouded Yellow Butterfly

Clouded yellow

Brown hairstreak butterfly

Brown hairstreak

Marbled White

Marbled white

Brimstone Butterfly

Brimstone

Silver-studded Blue butterfly

Silver-studded blue

Grayling

Grayling

Large White butterfly

Large white

Pearl-bordered Fritillary underwing

Pearl-bordered fritillary

Gatekeeper

Gatekeeper

Small White butterfly

Small white

Small Copper butterfly

Small copper

Meadow Brown

Meadow brown

Green-veined White

Green-veined white

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Creating a landscape rich in wildlife, valued and enjoyed by all

The Old Mill, 9 Soar Lane, Leicester, LE3 5DE
Tel: 0116 262 9968 
Email: info@lrwt.org.uk

Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust is a registered charity (no. 210531) and a company limited by guarantee (no. 561833)