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Butterfly species

The first table includes species which are either resident in Highland, Moray and the Western Isles, or regular migrants.

The second table includes rare migrants and vagrants which have been recorded in the area.

Resident and regular migrant species

Species Name	Scientific Name	UK BAP Status
The Chequered Skipper	Carterocephalus palaemon	Priority Species
The Dingy Skipper	Erynnis tages	Priority Species (added 2007)
The Large White	Pieris brassicae	Not listed
The Small White	Pieris rapae	Not listed
The Green-veined White	Pieris napi	Not listed
The Orange Tip	Anthocharis cardamines	Not listed
The Green Hairstreak	Callophrys rubi	Not listed
The Purple Hairstreak	Neozephyrus quercus	Not listed
The Small Copper	Lycaenas phlaeas	Not listed
The Small Blue	Cupido minimus	Priority Species (added 2007)
The Northern Brown Argus	Plebeius artaxerxes	Priority Species
The Common Blue	Polyommatis icarus	Not listed
The Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Not assessed (migrant)
The Painted Lady	Cynthia cardui	Not assessed (migrant)
The Small Tortoiseshell	Aglais urticae	Not listed
The Peacock	Inachis io	Not listed
The Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	Boloria selene	Priority Species (added 2007)
The Pearl-bordered Fritillary	Boloria euphrosyne	Priority Species
The Dark Green Fritillary	Argynnis aglaja	Not listed
The Marsh Fritillary	Euphydrias aurinia	Priority Species
The Speckled Wood	Pararge aegeria	Not listed
The Mountain Ringlet	Erebia epiphron	Priority Species (added 2007)
The Scotch Argus	Erebia aethiops	Not listed
The Grayling	Hipparchia semele	Priority Species (added 2007)
The Meadow Brown	Maniola jurtina	Not listed
The Ringlet	Aphantopus hyperantus	Not listed
The Small Heath	Coenonympha pamphilus	Priority Species (added 2007)
The Large Heath	Coenonympha tullia	Priority Species (added 2007)

Rare migrant and vagrant species

Species Name	Scientific Name	UK BAP Status
The Swallowtail	Papilio machaon	Of conservation concern
The Pale Clouded Yellow	Colias hyale	Not assessed
The Clouded Yellow	Colias croceus	Not assessed
The Holly Blue	Celastrina argiolus	Not listed
The Camberwell Beauty	Nymphalis antiopa	Not assessed
The Comma	Polygonia c-album	Not listed
The Monarch	Danaus plexipus	Not assessed

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