Lepidoptera

Butterflies and Moths

Morpho peleides

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Morpho peleides
Blue Morpho (Morpho peleides)
 
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Morpho
Species: M. peleides.
Common name: Blue Morpho.

Papilio machaon

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Papilio machaon
 
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species: P. machaon
Common name: Old World Swallowtail.

Butterfly Conservation

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Butterfly Conservation was formed by a small group of dedicated naturalists in 1968 following the alarming decline of many beautiful butterflies

Tyria jacobaeae

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Cinnabar Moth (Tyria jacobaeae)
 
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Tyria
Species: T. jacobaeae
Common name: Cinnabar moth.
Wingspan: 30-45 mm.
Flight Period: May - July.

Aricia agestis

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Brown Argus (Aricia agestis)
 
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aricia
Species: A. agestis
Common name: Brown Argus.

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