Wildlife | Butterflies in Berkshire
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Table showing the 47 species of Butterflies that are currently found in Berkshire throughout the Summer
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Adonis Blue | Lysandra bellargus | Orange Tip | Anthocharis cardamines |
| Brimstone | Gonepteryx rhamni | Painted Lady | Cynthia cardui |
| Brown Argus | Aricia agestis | Peacock | Inachis io |
| Brown Hairstreak | Thecla betulae | Pearl-bordered Fritillary | Boloria euphrosyne |
| Chalkhill Blue | Lysandra coridon | Purple Emperor | Apatura iris |
| Clouded Yellow | Colias croceus | Purple Hairstreak | Quercusia quercus |
| Comma | Polygonia c-album | Red Admiral | Vanessa atalanta |
| Common Blue | Polyommatus icarus | Ringlet | Aphantopus hyperantus |
| Dark Green Fritillary | Argynnis aglaja | Silver-spotted Skipper | Hesperia comma |
| Dingy Skipper | Erynnis tages | Silver-studded Blue | Plebejus argus |
| Duke of Burgundy | Hamearis lucina | Silver-washed Fritillary | Argynnis paphia |
| Essex Skipper | Thymelicus lineola | Small Blue | Cupido minimus |
| Gatekeeper | Pyronia tithonus | Small Copper | Lycaena phlaeas |
| Green Hairstreak | Callophrys rubi | Small Heath | Coenonympha pamphilus |
| Green-veined White | Pieris napi | Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary | Boloria selene |
| Grizzled Skipper | Pyrgus malvae | Small Skipper | Thymelicus sylvestris |
| High Brown Fritillary | Argynnis adippe | Small Tortoiseshell | Aglais urticae |
| Holly Blue | Celastrina argiolus | Small White | Pieris rapae |
| Large Skipper | Ochlodes venata | Speckled Wood | Pararge aegeria |
| Large Tortoiseshell | Nymphalis polychloros | Wall | Lasiommata megera |
| Large White | Pieris brassicae | White Admiral | Ladoga camilla |
| Marbled White | Melanargia galathea | White-letter Hairstreak | Strymonidia w-album |
| Marsh Fritillary | Euphydryas aurinia | Wood White | Leptidea sinapis |
| Meadow Brown | Maniola jurtina |