London Butterfly Spotter

It’s easy to see where these butterflies get their name – the males have bright orange tips on their wings! See them from early spring…

The markings of the peacock are unmistakeable - big, blue 'eyes' just like a peacock's tail feathers. It can be seen…

The ringlet gets its name from the small rings on the undersides of its wings. These rings show variation in the different forms of this…

The red admiral is an unmistakable garden visitor. This black-and-red beauty may be seen feeding on flowers on warm days all year-round…

Often found basking on tall grasses, or buzzing between stems, the small skipper is a small, orange butterfly. It prefers rough…

The comma has distinctively ragged wing edges, which help to camouflage it - at rest, it looks just like a dead leaf! It prefers…

The green-veined white is a common butterfly of hedgerows, woodlands, gardens and parks. It is similar to other white butterflies, but…

A well-travelled migrant, the painted lady arrives here every summer from Europe and Africa. This beautiful orange-and-black butterfly…

Look out for the small Holly Blue in your garden or local park. It is the first blue butterfly to emerge in spring, and a second…