Upper Thames Butterflies

Three-quarters of the UK's resident butterfly species, and two or three vagrants, can be found in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Further information about a species can be found by clicking on an image.

Adonis Blue
Black Hairstreak
Brimstone
Brown Argus
Brown Hairstreak
Camberwell Beauty
Chalk Hill Blue
Clouded Yellow
Comma
Common Blue
Dark Green Fritillary
Dingy Skipper
Duke of Burgundy
Essex Skipper
Gatekeeper
Grayling
Green Hairstreak
Green-veined White
Grizzled Skipper
Holly Blue
Large Skipper
Large Tortoiseshell
Large White
Long-tailed Blue
Marbled White
Marsh Fritillary
Meadow Brown
Orange-tip
Painted Lady
Peacock
Purple Emperor
Purple Hairstreak
Red Admiral
Ringlet
Silver-spotted Skipper
Silver-studded Blue
Silver-washed Fritillary
Small Blue
Small Copper
Small Heath
Small Skipper
Small Tortoiseshell
Small White
Speckled Wood
Wall Brown
White Admiral
White-letter Hairstreak
Wood White