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The list comprises butterfly species listed in The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland by Emmet et al. [1] and Britain's Butterflies by Tomlinson and Still. [ 2 ] A study by NERC in 2004 found there has been a species decline of 71% of butterfly species between 1983 and 2003. [ 3 ]
The following are lists of insects of Great Britain. There are more than 20,000 insects of Great Britain , [ 1 ] this page provides lists by order . Dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata)
Each volume has text, distribution maps, and illustrations of the moths it covers. When the series is complete, this will be the first time that all species of Lepidoptera recorded in Britain have been illustrated in a single reference work. Volume 7 part 2 contains a 241-page Life History chart covering all British species.
Black, the forewing with white spots, the hindwing with a white transverse band; for the greater part red-brown beneath, with whitish lines and bands. On the upperside there appear vestiges of reddish yellow lines at the distal margin; specimens in which these lines are absent or only in places slightly indicated, while the white markings are ...
Fabriciana adippe, the high brown fritillary, is a large and brightly colored butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, native to Europe and across the Palearctic to Japan. It is known for being Great Britain's most threatened butterfly and is listed as a vulnerable species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. [2]
Thomas Gainsborough, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Andrews, c. 1748–1750 Henry Moore, Large Reclining Figure, 1984. The art of the United Kingdom refers to all forms of visual art in or associated with the country since the formation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707 and encompasses English art, Scottish art, Welsh art and Irish art, and forms part of Western art history.
The largest island in the UK is Great Britain. The largest islands by constituent country are Lewis and Harris in Scotland at 841 sq mi (2,180 km 2), Wales' Anglesey at 276 sq mi (710 km 2), the Isle of Wight in England at 147 sq mi (380 km 2), and Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland at roughly 6 sq mi (16 km 2);
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