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Lycaenidae (blues)

Satyridae (browns)

Nymphalidae (fritillaries and "aristocrats")

Pieridae and Papilionidae (whites, yellows, swallowtails)

Hesperiidae (skippers)

 

Lycaenidae (blues)

Glandon Blue (Agriades glandon)

Damon Blue (Agrodiaetus damon)

Alpine Blue (Albulina orbitulus)

Mountain Argus (Aricia artaxerxes)

Small Blue (Cupido minimus)

Osiris Blue (Cupido osiris)

Mazarine Blue (Cyaniris semiargus)

Mazarine Blue (Cyaniris semiargus)

Green-underside Blue (Glaucopsyche alexis)

Chalk-hill Blue (Lysandra coridon)

Provence Chalk-hill Blue (Lysandra hispana)

Large Blue (Maculinea arion)

Mountain Alcon Blue (Maculinea rebeli)

Scarce Large Blue (Maculinea telejus)

Idas Blue (Plebejus idas)

Amanda's Blue (Polyommatus amandus)

Amanda's Blue (Polyommatus amandus)

Amanda's Blue (Polyommatus amandus)

Turquoise Blue (Polyommatus dorylas)

Eros Blue (Polyommatus eros)

Escher's Blue (Polyommatus escheri)

Chapman's Blue (Polyommatus thersites)

Baton Blue (Pseudophilotes baton)

Chequered Blue (Scolitantides orion)

 

Satyridae (browns)

Great Banded Grayling (Brintesia circe) Dusky Heath (Coenonympha dorus) Alpine Heath (Coenonympha gardetta) Swiss Brassy Ringlet (Erebia tyndarus)

 

Nymphalidae (fritillaries and "aristocrats")

Cardinal (Argynnis pandora) Shepherds Fritillary (Boloria pales) Marbled Fritillary (Brenthis daphne) Twin-spot Fritillary (Brenthis hecate)
Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia) Glanville Fritillary (Melitaea cinxia)
False Heath Fritillary (Melitaea diamina) Knapweed Fritillary (Melitaea phoebe) Provencal Fritillary (Mellicta dejone) Grison's Fritillary (Mellicta varia)
Two-tailed Pasha (Charaxes jasius) Nettle Tree (Libythea celtis) Poplar Admiral (Limenitis populi) Poplar Admiral (Limenitis populi)

 

Pieridae and Papilionidae (whites, yellows, swallowtails)

Provence Orange Tip (Anthocharis euphenoides) Black-veined White (Aporia crataegi) Berger's Clouded Yellow (Colias alfacariensis) Portuguese Dappled White (Euchloe tagis)
Cleopatra (Gonepteryx cleopatra) Wood White (Leptidea sinapis) Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) Southern Festoon (Zerynthia polyxena)

 

Hesperiidae (skippers)

Tufted Marbled Skipper (Carcharodus flocciferus) Yellow-banded Skipper (Pyrgus sidae) Red-underwing Skipper (Spialia sertorius) Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineolus)