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Species pages updated with 2012 photos have the English names highlighted in blue. Species for which there are no pages (as yet) are shown in grey text.

 

There are enlarged versions of all photos taken in 2006-12. To see the enlarged version, just click on the smaller, grid photo (or simply scroll down), and scroll back up to return. A few photos from 2005 and earlier have only been included if there were no better photos available.

 

In 2010 a new taxonomic structure was agreed for European species. A number of the genus names were changed and a few of the species names; where the scientific names have changed, they are shown in the third column. I have not changed the basic order or structure of the website as this new taxonomy is not yet in wide usage.

 

Quick jump:

Lycaenidae - Blues Lycaenidae - Coppers Lycaenidae - Hairstreaks
Nymphalidae - "aristocrats" Nymphalidae - Fritillaries Nymphalidae (Satyridae) - "Browns"
Libytheidae Riodinidae Pieridae
Papilionidae Hesperiidae - Skippers  

 

Agriades pyrenaicus

Gavarnie Blue

Plebejus pyrenaicus

Agriades glandon

Glandon Blue

Plebejus glandon

Agrodiaetus damon

Damon Blue

Polyommatus damon

Agrodiaetus dolus

Furry Blue

Polyommatus dolus

Agrodiaetus ripartii

Ripart's Anomalous Blue

Polyommatus ripartii

Albulina orbitulus

Alpine Blue

Plebejus orbitulus

Aricia agestis

Brown Argus

 

Aricia artaxerxes

Mountain Argus

 

Cacyreus marshalli

Geranium Bronze

 

Celastrina argiolus

Holly Blue

 

Cupido minimus

Small (or Little Blue)

 

Cupido osiris

Osiris Blue

 

Cyaniris semiargus

Mazarine Blue

 

Eumedonia eumedon

Geranium Argus

Aricia eumedon

Everes alcetas

Provencal Short-tailed Blue

Cupido alcetas

Everes argiades Short-tailed Blue

Cupido argiades

Glaucopsyche alexis Green-underside Blue

 

Glaucopsyche melanops Black-eyed Blue

 

Iolana iolas Iolas Blue

 

Lampides boeticus Long-tailed Blue

 

Leptotes pirithous Lang's Short-tailed Blue

 

Lysandra bellargus Adonis Blue

Polyommatus bellargus

Lysandra coridon Chalk-hill Blue

Polyommatus coridon

Lysandra hispana Provence Chalk-hill Blue

Polyommatus hispanus

Maculinea alcon Alcon Blue

Phengaris alcon

Maculinea arion Large Blue

Phengaris arion

Maculinea nausithous Dusky Large Blue

Phengaris nausithous

Maculinea rebeli Mountain Alcon Blue

Phengaris alcon

Maculinea telejus Scarce Large Blue

Phengaris teleius

Meleageria daphnis Meleager's Blue

Polyommatus daphnis

Plebejus argus Silver-studded Blue  
Plebejus argyrognomon Reverdin's Blue  
Plebejus idas Idas Blue  
Plebejus optilete Cranberry Blue  
Plebejus pylaon Zephyr Blue  
Polyommatus amandus Amanda's Blue  
Polyommatus dorylas Turquoise Blue

 

Polyommatus eros Eros Blue

 

Polyommatus escheri Escher's Blue

 

Polyommatus icarus Common Blue

 

Polyommatus thersites Chapman's Blue

 

Pseudoaricia nicias Silvery Argus

Aricia nicias

Pseudophilotes baton Baton Blue

 

Scolitantides orion Chequered Blue

 

     
Lycaena alciphron Purple-shot Copper  
Lycaena dispar Large Copper  
Lycaena helle Violet Copper  
Lycaena hippothoe Purple-edged Copper  
Lycaena phlaeas Small Copper  
Lycaena tityrus Sooty Copper  
Lycaena virgaureae Scarce Copper  
   

 

Callophrys avis Chapman's Green Hairstreak

 

Callophrys rubi Green Hairstreak

 

Laeosopis evippus Spanish Purple Hairstreak

Laeosopis roboris

Neozephyrus quercus Purple Hairstreak

Favonius quercus

Satyrium acaciae Sloe Hairstreak

 

Satyrium esculi False ilex Hairstreak

 

Satyrium ilicis Ilex Hairstreak

 

Satyrium pruni Black Hairstreak

 

Satyrium spini Blue-spot Hairstreak

 

Satyrium w-album White-letter Hairstreak

 

Thecla betulae Brown Hairstreak

 

Tomares ballus Provence Hairstreak

 

   

 

Aglais urticae Small Tortoiseshell

 

Apatura ilia Lesser Purple Emperor

 

Apatura iris Purple Emperor

 

Araschnia levana Map

 

Charaxes jasius Two-tailed Pasha

 

Danaus chrysippus Plain Tiger

 

Inachis io Peacock

Aglais io

Limenitis camilla White Admiral

 

Limenitis populi Poplar Admiral

 

Limenitis reducta Southern White Admiral

 

Nymphalis antiopa Camberwell Beauty

 

Nymphalis polychloros Large Tortoiseshell

 

Polygonia c-album Comma

 

Polygonia egea Southern Comma

 

Vanessa atalanta Red Admiral

 

Vanessa cardui Painted Lady

 

   

 

Argynnis adippe High Brown Fritillary

 

Argynnis aglaja Dark Green Fritillary

 

Argynnis niobe Niobe Fritillary

 

Argynnis pandora Cardinal

 

Argynnis paphia Silver-washed Fritillary

 

Boloria aquilonaris Cranberry Fritillary

 

Boloria dia Weaver's Fritillary

 

Boloria eunomia Bog Fritillary

 

Boloria euphrosyne Pearl-bordered Fritillary

 

Boloria graeca Balkan Fritillary

 

Boloria napaea Mountain Fritillary

 

Boloria pales Shepherd's Fritillary

 

Boloria selene Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary

 

Boloria titania Titania's Fritillary

 

Brenthis daphne Marbled Fritillary

 

Brenthis hecate Twin-spot Fritillary

 

Brenthis ino Lesser Marbled Fritillary

 

Euphydryas aurinia Marsh Fritillary

 

Euphydryas cynthia Cynthia's Fritillary

 

Euphydryas desfontainii Spanish Fritillary

 

Euphydryas intermedia Asian Fritillary

 

Euphydryas maturna Scarce Fritillary

 

Issoria lathonia Queen of Spain Fritillary

 

Melitaea cinxia Glanville Fritillary

 

Melitaea diamina False Heath Fritillary

 

Melitaea didyma Spotted Fritillary

 

Melitaea phoebe Knapweed Fritillary

 

Mellicta athalia Heath Fritillary

Melitaea athalia

Mellicta aurelia Nickerl's Fritillary

Melitaea aurelia

Mellicta dejone Provencal Fritillary

Melitaea deione

Mellicta parthenoides Meadow Fritillary

Melitaea parthenoides

Mellicta varia Grisons Fritillary

Melitaea varia

   

 

Aphantopus hyperantus Ringlet

 

Arethusana arethusa False Grayling

 

Brintesia circe Great Banded Grayling

 

Chazara briseis Hermit

 

Coenonympha arcania Pearly Heath

 

Coenonympha darwiniana Darwin's Heath

 

Coenonympha dorus Dusky Heath

 

Coenonympha gardetta Alpine Heath

 

Coenonympha glycerion Chestnut Heath

 

Coenonympha hero Scarce Heath

 

Coenonympha oedippus False Ringlet

 

Coenonympha pamphilus Small Heath

 

Coenonympha tullia Large Heath

 

Erebia aethiopella False Mnestra Ringlet

 

Erebia aethiops Scotch Argus

 

Erebia alberganus Almond-eyed Ringlet

 

Erebia cassioides Common Brassy Ringlet

 

Erebia epiphron Mountain Ringlet

 

Erebia epistygne Spring Ringlet

 

Erebia eriphyle Eriphyle Ringlet

 

Erebia euryale Large Ringlet

 

Erebia gorge Silky Ringlet

 

Erebia gorgone Gavarnie Ringlet

 

Erebia lefebvrei Lefebvre's Ringlet

 

Erebia ligea Arran Brown

 

Erebia manto Yellow-spotted Ringlet

 

Erebia medusa Woodland Ringlet

 

Erebia melampus Lesser Mountain Ringlet

 

Erebia meolans Piedmont Ringlet

 

Erebia mnestra Mnestra's Ringlet

 

Erebia montana Marbled Ringlet

 

Erebia neoridas Autumn Ringlet

 

Erebia oeme Bright-eyed Ringlet

 

Erebia ottomana Ottoman Brassy Ringlet

 

Erebia pandrose Dewy Ringlet

 

Erebia pharte Blind Ringlet

 

Erebia pluto Sooty Ringlet

 

Erebia pronoe Water Ringlet

 

Erebia rondoui Pyrénées Brassy Ringlet

 

Erebia scipio Larche Ringlet

 

Erebia sthennyo False Dewy Ringlet

 

Erebia sudetica Sudeten Ringlet

 

Erebia triaria de Prunner's Ringlet

 

Erebia tyndarus Swiss Brassy Ringlet

 

Hipparchia alcyone Rock Grayling

 

Hipparchia fagi Woodland Grayling

 

Hipparchia fidia Striped Grayling

 

Hipparchia semele Grayling

 

Hipparchia statilinus Tree Grayling

 

Hyponephele lupina Oriental Meadow Brown

 

Hyponephele lycaon Dusky Meadow Brown

 

Lasiommata maera Large Wall

 

Lasiommata megera Wall

 

Lasiommata petropolitana Northern Wall

 

Lopinga achine Woodland Brown

 

Maniola jurtina Meadow Brown

 

Melanargia galathea Marbled White

 

Melanargia lachesis Iberian Marbled White

 

Melanargia occitanica Western Marbled White

 

Melanargia russiae Esper's Marbled White

 

Minois dryas Dryad

 

Oeneis glacialis Alpine Grayling

 

Pararge aegeria Speckled Wood

 

Pyronia bathseba Spanish Gatekeeper

 

Pyronia cecilia Southern Gatekeeper

 

Pyronia tithonus Gatekeeper

 

Satyrus actaea Black Satyr

 

Satyrus ferula Great Sooty Satyr

 

   

 

Libythea celtis Nettle-tree Butterfly

 

 

 

 

Hamearis lucina

Duke of Burgundy

 

   

 

Anthocharis cardamines Orange Tip

 

Anthocharis euphenoides Provence Orange Tip

 

Aporia crataegi Black-veined White

 

Colias alfacariensis Berger's Clouded Yellow

 

Colias crocea Clouded Yellow

 

Colias hyale Pale Clouded Yellow

 

Colias palaeno Moorland Clouded Yellow

 

Colias phicomone Mountain Clouded Yellow

 

Euchloe crameri Dappled White

 

Euchloe simplonia Mountain Dappled White

 

Euchloe tagis Portuguese Dappled White

 

Gonepteryx cleopatra Cleopatra

 

Gonepteryx rhamni Brimstone

 

Leptidea duponcheli Eastern Wood White

 

Leptidea sinapis Wood White

 

Pieris brassicae Large White

 

Pieris bryoniae Mountain Green-veined White

 

Pieris ergane Mountain Small White

 

Pieris mannii Southern Small White

 

Pieris napi Green-veined White

 

Pieris rapae Small White

 

Pontia callidice Peak White

 

Pontia daplidice Bath White

 

   

 

Iphiclides podalirius Scarce Swallowtail

 

Papilio alexanor Southern Swallowtail

 

Papilio machaon Swallowtail

 

Parnassius apollo Apollo

 

Parnassius mnemosyne Clouded Apollo

 

Parnassius phoebus Small Apollo

 

Zerynthia polyxena Southern Festoon

 

Zerynthia rumina Spanish Festoon

 

   

 

Carcharodus alceae Mallow Skipper

 

Carcharodus baeticus Southern Marbled Skipper

Carcharodus baeticus

Carcharodus flocciferus Tufted Marbled Skipper

 

Carcharodus lavatherae Marbled Skipper

 

Carterocephalus palaemon Chequered Skipper

 

Erynnis tages Dingy Skipper

 

Gegenes pumilio Pigmy Skipper

 

Hesperia comma Silver-spotted Skipper

 

Heteropterus morpheus Large Chequered Skipper

 

Ochlodes sylvanus Large Skipper

 

Pyrgus alveus Large Grizzled Skipper

 

Pyrgus andromedae Alpine Grizzled Skipper

 

Pyrgus armoricanus Oberthur's Grizzled Skipper

 

Pyrgus cacaliae Dusky Grizzled Skipper

 

Pyrgus carlinae Carline Skipper

 

Pyrgus carthami Safflower Skipper

 

Pyrgus cirsii Cinquefoil Skipper

 

Pyrgus foulquieri Foulquier's Grizzled Skipper

Pyrgus bellieri

Pyrgus malvae Grizzled Skipper

Pyrgus malvae/malvoides

Pyrgus onopordi Rosy Grizzled Skipper

 

Pyrgus serratulae Olive Skipper

 

Pyrgus sidae Yellow-banded Skipper

 

Pyrgus warrenensis Warren's Skipper

 

Spialia sertorius Red Underwing Skipper

 

Syrichtus proto Sage Skipper

Muschampia proto

Thymelicus acteon Lulworth Skipper

 

Thymelicus lineolus Essex Skipper

Thymelicus lineola

Thymelicus sylvestris Small Skipper