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Lycaenidae (blues, coppers, hairstreaks)

Satyridae (browns)

Nymphalidae (fritillaries and "aristocrats")

Pieridae and Papilionidae (whites, yellows, swallowtails)

Hesperiidae (skippers)

 

Lycaenidae (blues, coppers, hairstreaks)

Glandon Blue (Agriades glandon)

Glandon Blue (Agriades glandon)

Damon Blue (Agrodiaetus damon)

Ripart's Anomalous Blue (Agrodiaetus ripartii)

Brown Argus (Aricia agestis)

Osiris Blue (Cupido osiris)

Green-underside Blue (Glaucopsyche alexis)

Long-Tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus)

Provence Chalk-hill Blue (Lysandra hispana)

Meleager's Blue (Meleageria daphnis)

Amanda's Blue (Polyommatus amandus)

Turquoise Blue (Polyommatus dorylas)

Escher's Blue (Polyommatus escheri)

Silvery Argus (Pseudoaricia nicias)

Sooty Copper (Lycaena tityrus)

Provence Hairstreak (Tomares ballus)

 

Satyridae (browns)

Alpine Heath (Coenonympha gardetta) Scarce Heath (Coenonympha hero) Dusky Meadow Brown (Hyponephele lycaon)

 

Nymphalidae (fritillaries and "aristocrats")

High Brown Fritillary (Argynnis adippe) Silver Washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia) Lesser Marbled Fritillary (Brenthis ino) False Heath Fritillary (Melitaea diamina)
Spotted Fritillary (Melitaea didyma) Heath Fritillary (Mellicta athalia) Lesser Purple Emperor (Apatura ilia) Lesser Purple Emperor (Apatura ilia)
Purple Emperor (Apatura iris) Purple Emperor (Apatura iris) Map (Araschnia levana) Nettle Tree (Libythea celtis)
   
Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) Large Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros)

 

Pieridae and Papilionidae (whites, yellows, swallowtails)

Berger's Clouded Yellow (Colias alfacariensis) Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) Wood White (Leptidea sinapis) Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
   
Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) Apollo (Parnassius apollo)    

 

Hesperiidae (skippers)

Mallow Skipper (Carcharodus alceae) Silver-spotted Skipper (Hesperia comma)