Papilionidae
PapilionidaePapilio machaon (Swallowtail)
Papilio alexanor (no common name)
Iphiclides podalirius (Scarce Swallowtail)
Zerynthia polyxena (Southern Festoon)
Zerynthia rumina (Spanish Festoon)
Allancastria cerisyi (Eastern Festoon)
Archon apollinus (False Apollo)
Parnassius apollo (Apollo)
Parnassius phoebus (Small Apollo)
Parnassius mnemosyne (Clouded Apollo)
PieridaeLeptidea sinapis (Wood White)
Aporia crataegi (Black-Veined White)
Pieris brassicae (Large White)
Pieris rapae (Small White)
Pieris napi (Green-Veined White)
Pieris bryoniae (no common name)
Pontia daplidice (Bath White)
Pontia callidice (Peak White)
Euchloe crameri (Western Dappled White)
Euchloe belemia (Green-Striped White)
Anthocharis cardamines (Orange Tip)
Anthocharis euphenoides (no common name)
Zegris eupheme (Sooty Orange Tip)
Colias phicomone (Mountain Clouded Yellow)
Colias palaeno (Moorland Clouded Yellow)
Colias myrmidone (Danube Clouded Yellow)
Colias crocea (Clouded Yellow)
Colias hyale (Pale Clouded Yellow)
Colias australis (Berger's Clouded Yellow)
Gonepteryx rhamni (Brimstone)
Gonepteryx cleopatra (Cleopatra)
Gonepteryx cleopatra palmae (Cleopatra from La Palma)
DanaidaeDanaus plexippus (Monarch)
Danaus chrysippus (Plain Tiger)
LibytheidaeLibythea celtis (Nettle-Tree Butterfly)
NymphalidaeCharaxes jasius (Two-Tailed Pasha)
Apatura iris (Purple Emperor)
Apatura iris f.iole (Purple Emperor, form iole)
Apatura ilia (Lesser Purple Emperor)
Apatura ilia f.clythie (Lesser Purple Emperor, form clythie)
Apatura metis (Freyer's Purple Emperor)
Limenitis populi (Poplar Admiral)
Limenitis reducta (Southern White Admiral)
Limenitis camilla (White Admiral)
Neptis rivularis (Hungarian Glider)
Nymphalis antiopa (Mourning Cloak or Camberwell Beauty)
Nymphalis polychlorus (Large Tortoiseshell)
Nymphalis xanthomelas (Yellow-Legged Tortoiseshell)
Inachis io (Peacock Butterfly)
Vanessa atalanta (Red Admiral)
Vanessa indica vulcania (Indian Red Admiral)
Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady)
Aglais urticae (Small Tortoiseshell)
Polygonia c-album (Comma Butterfly)
Polygonia egea (Southern Comma)
Araschnia levana f. levana (Map Butterfly / Spring Form)
Araschnia levana f. prorsa (Map Butterfly / Summer Form)
Araschnia levana f. porima (Map Butterfly / Intermediate Form)
Argynnis pandora (Cardinal)
Argynnis paphia (Silver-Washed Fritillary)
Argynnis paphia f.valesina (Silver-Washed Fritillary, form valesina)
Argynnis aglaja (Dark Green Fritillary)
Argynnis adippe (High Brown Fritillary)
Argynnis niobe (Niobe Fritillary)
Argynnis elisa (Corsican Fritillary)
Issoria lathonia (Queen of Spain Fritillary)
Brenthis hecate (Twin-Spot Fritillary)
Brenthis ino (Lesser Marbled Fritillary)
Boloria pales (Shepherd's Fritillary)
Boloria napaea (Mountain Fritillary)
Boloria aquilonaris (Cranberry Fritillary)
Proclossiana eunomia (Bog Fritillary)
Clossiana selene (Small Pearl-Bordered Fritillary)
Clossiana thore (Thor's Fritillary)
Clossiana euphrosyne (Pearl-Bordered Fritillary)
Clossiana titania (Titania's Fritillary)
Clossiana dia (Violet Fritillary)
Melitaea cinxia (Glanville Fritillary)
Melitaea phoebe (Knapweed Fritillary)
Melitaea didyma (Spotted Fritillary)
Melitaea trivia (Lesser Spotted Fritillary)
Melitaea diamina (False Heath Fritillary)
Mellicta athalia (Heath Fritillary)
Mellicta parthenoides (Meadow Fritillary)
Mellicta britomartis (Assmann's Fritillary)
Euphydryas maturna (Scarce Fritillary)
Euphydryas iduna (Lapland Fritillary)
Euphydryas aurinia (Marsh Fritillary)
Euphydryas aurinia provincialis (Provencial Marsh Fritillary)
Euphydryas desfontainii (Spanish Fritillary)
SatyridaeMelanargia galathea (Marbled White)
Melanargia galathea f.procida (Marbled White - southern form)
Melanargia russiae (Esper's Marbled White)
Melanargia occitanica (Western Marbled White)
Melanargia ines (Spanish Marbled White)
Hipparchia fagi (Woodland Grayling)
Hipparchia semele (Grayling)
Hipparchia leighebi (no common name)
Hipparchia algirica senthes (Southern Grayling)
Hipparchia statilinus (Tree Grayling)
Hipparchia fatua (Freyer's Grayling)
Chazara briseis (The Hermit)
Minois dryas (Dryad)
Brintesia circe (Great Banded Grayling)
Erebia ligea (Arran Brown)
Erebia euryale (Large Ringlet)
Erebia eriphyle (Eriphyle Ringlet)
Erebia pharte (Blind Ringlet)
Erebia melampus (Lesser Mountain Ringlet)
Erebia aethiops (Scotch Argus)
Erebia medusa (Woodland Ringlet)
Erebia alberganus (Almond-Eyed Ringlet)
Erebia gorge triopes (Silky Ringlet)
Erebia tyndarus (Swiss Brassy Ringlet)
Erebia cassioides (Common Brassy Ringlet)
Erebia montana (Marbled Ringlet)
Erebia pandrose (Dewy Ringlet)
Maniola jurtina (Meadow Brown)
Aphantopus hyperantus (Ringlet)
Aphantopus hyperantus f. arete (Ringlet form arete)
Pyronia tithonus (Gatekeeper)
Pyronia bathseba (Spanish Gatekeeper)
Coenonympha tullia (Large Heath)
Coenonympha pamphilus (Small Heath)
Coenonympha dorus (Dusky Heath)
Coenonympha arcania (Pearly Heath)
Coenonympha gardetta (Alpine Heath)
Coenonympha glycerion (Chestnut Heath)
Coenonympha hero (Scarce Heath)
Coenonympha oedippus (False Ringlet)
Pararge aegeria aegeria (Speckled Wood)
Pararge aegeria tircis (Speckled Wood)
Pararge xiphioides (Canary Speckled Wood)
Lasiommata megera (Wall Brown)
Lasiommata maera (Large Wall Brown)
Lasiommata petropolitana (Northern Wall Brown)
Lopinga achine (Woodland Brown)
Kirinia roxelana (Latticce Brown)
LycaenidaeHamearis lucina (Duke of Burgundy Fritillary)
Thecla betulae (Brown Hairstreak)
Neozephyrus quercus (Purple Hairstreak)
Satyrium acaciae (Sloe Hairstreak)
Satyrium ilicis (Ilex Hairstreak)
Satyrium esculi (False Ilex Hairstreak)
Satyrium spini (Blue-Spot Hairstreak)
Satyrium w-album (White-Letter Hairstreak)
Fixsenia pruni (Black Hairstreak)
Callophrys rubi (Green Hairstreak)
Tomares ballus (Provence Hairstreak)
Lycaena helle (Violet Copper)
Lycaena hippothoe (Purple-Edged Copper)
Lycaena hippothoe eurydame (Purple-Edged Copper, alpine form)
Lycaena phlaeas (Small Copper)
Lycaena dispar (Large Copper)
Lycaena virgaureae (Scarce Copper)
Lycaena tityrus (Sooty Copper)
Lycaena alciphron (Purple-Shot Copper)
Lycaena alciphron gordius (Purple-Shot Copper - southern ssp.)
Thersamonia thersamon (Lesser Fiery Copper)
Lampides boeticus (Long-Tailed Blue)
Syntarucus pirithous (Lang's Short-Tailed Blue)
Cyclyrius webbianus (Canary Blue)
Everes alcetas (Provencal Short-Tailed Blue)
Everes argiades (Short-Tailed Blue)
Cupido minimus (Little Blue)
Cupido osiris (Osiris Blue)
Celastrina argiolus (Holly Blue)
Glaucopsyche alexis (Green-Underside Blue)
Glaucopsyche melanops (Black-Eyed Blue)
Maculinea alcon (Alcon Blue)
Maculinea arion (Large Blue)
Maculinea teleius (Scarce Large Blue)
Maculinea nausithous (Dusky Large Blue)
Pseudophilotes baton (Baton Blue)
Pseudophilotes panoptes (no common name)
Scolitantides orion (Chequered Blue)
Plebejus idas (Idas Blue)
Plebejus argus (Silver-Studded Blue)
Plebejus orbitulus (Alpine Argus)
Plebejus argyrognomon (Reverdin's Blue)
Vacciniina optilete (Cranberry Blue)
Eumedonia eumedon (Geranium Argus)
Aricia agestis (Brown Argus)
Aricia artaxerxes (Scotch Argus)
Cyaniris semiargus (Mazarine Blue)
Cyaniris helena (Greek Mazarine Blue)
Agrodiaetus damon (Damon Blue)
Agrodiaetus ainsae (Forster's Furry Blue)
Agrodiaetus ripartii (Ripart's Anomalous Blue)
Meleageria daphnis (Meleager's Blue)
Lysandra coridon (Chalk-Hill Blue)
Lysandra hispana (Provence Chalk-Hill Blue)
Lysandra bellargus (Adonis Blue)
Polyommatus dorylas (Turquoise Blue)
Polyommatus thersites (Chapman's Blue)
Polyommatus icarus (Common Blue)
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