Butterfly species

Atlas of Butterflies in Highlands & Islands & Moray

The Atlas of Butterflies in Highland and Moray was produced in 2007 and illustrated the dramatic increases of Orange-tip, Speckled Wood, Peacock and Ringlet. As 2020 approached, the Atlas was 13 years old and Highland Branch decided that an update was needed. Like the previous Atlas, the update is based on records held in Butterfly Conservation's "Butterflies for the New Millennium" database and includes all records up to and including 2019 and as well as covering the Highlands and Moray, unlike the 2007 Atlas, the new Atlas also includes the Western Isles and Northern Isles within the branch area.

The Atlas is available to download free of charge to ensure that everyone has access to this information, however, if you are able to give a small donation to download it would be most appreciated - please click here to donate. Thank you for your support. Please click the link below to see the Atlas, it opens in a new window.

Atlas of Butterflies in Highlands, Islands & Moray

You can also access the individual species pages by clicking on the links in the table below.

Resident and regular migrant species in Highland and Moray

ABH Number	Species Name	Scientific Name	UK BAP Status
57.001	Dingy Skipper	Erynnis tages	Priority Species (added 2007)
57.004	Chequered Skipper	Carterocephalus palaemon	Priority Species
58.003	Orange-tip	Anthocharis cardamines	Not listed
58.006	Large White	Pieris brassicae	Not listed
58.007	Small White	Pieris rapae	Not listed
58.008	Green-veined White	Pieris napi	Not listed
59.003	S peckled Wood	Pararge aegeria	Not listed
59.004	Large Heath	Coenonympha tullia	Priority Species (added 2007)
59.005	Small Heath	Coenonympha pamphilus	Priority Species (added 2007)
59.007	Mountain Ringlet	Erebia epiphron	Priority Species (added 2007)
59.008	Scotch Argus	Erebia aethiops	Not listed
59.009	Ringlet	Aphantopus hyperantus	Not listed
59.010	Meadow Brown	Maniola jurtina	Not listed
59.013	Grayling	Hipparchia semele	Priority Species (added 2007)
59.014	Pearl-bordered Fritillary	Boloria euphrosyne	Priority Species
59.015	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	Boloria selene	Priority Species (added 2007)
59.019	Dark Green Fritillary	Argynnis aglaja	Not listed
59.023	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Not assessed (migrant)
59.024	Painted Lady	Cynthia cardui	Not assessed (migrant)
59.026	Peacock	Inachis io	Not listed
59.027	Small Tortoiseshell	Aglais urticae	Not listed
59.028	Camberwell Beauty	Nymphalis antiopa	Not listed
59.031	Comma	Polygonia c-album	Not listed
59.033	Marsh Fritillary	Euphydrias aurinia	Priority Species
61.001	Small Copper	Lycaenas phlaeas	Not listed
61.004	Purple Hairstreak	Neozephyrus quercus	Not listed
61.005	Green Hairstreak	Callophrys rubi	Not listed
61.010	Small Blue	Cupido minimus	Priority Species (added 2007)
61.016	Northern Brown Argus	Plebeius artaxerxes	Priority Species
61.018	Common Blue	Polyommatis icarus	Not listed