This large green moth rests with its wings spread, so is sometimes mistaken for a butterfly.

This beautiful butterfly is one of our rarest, now mostly restricted to the western parts of the UK.

This small orange-brown butterfly can be tricky to tell apart from the similar small skipper.

The brown hairstreak is an elusive butterfly that spends much of its time in the treetops feeding on aphid honeydew.

The moth-like dingy skipper is a small, grey-brown butterfly of open, sunny habitats like chalk grassland, sand dunes, heathland and waste ground.

The green-veined white is a common butterfly of hedgerows, woodlands, gardens and parks. It is similar to other white butterflies, but has prominent green stripes on the undersides of its wings.…

As the name suggests, this beautiful brown butterfly is most common in Scotland, though it can also be seen in northern England.

Considered Britain's most threatened butterfly, the high brown fritillary can be only be found in a few areas of England and Wales.

This dainty white butterfly is now only found in a few parts of Britain, where it flutters slowly through woodland clearings.

The white admiral is a striking black-and-white butterfly with a delicate flight that includes long glides. It prefers shady woodlands where it feeds on bramble.