What's new
4 January 2012
The pages for Pyrgus identification have been extended and updated.
7 December 2011
Pages for Nymphalidae (Satyridae) updated with 2011 photos, for species as below:
Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)
False Grayling (Arethusana arethusa)
Great Banded Grayling (Brintesia circe)
Pearly Heath (Coenonympha arcania)
Chestnut Heath (Coenonympha glycerion)
Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus)
False Mnestra Ringlet (Erebia aethiopella)
Scotch Argus (Erebia aethiops)
Common Brassy Ringlet (Erebia cassioides)
Mountain Ringlet (Erebia epiphron)
Large Ringlet (Erebia euryale)
Lesser Mountain Ringlet (Erebia melampus)
Marbled Ringlet (Erebia montana)
de Prunner's Ringlet (Erebia triaria)
Rock Grayling (Hipparchia alcyone)
Woodland Grayling (Hipparchia fagi)
Oriental Meadow Brown (Hyponephele lupina)
Dusky Meadow Brown (Hyponephele lycaon)
Northern Wall (Lasiommata petropolitana)
Marbled White (Melanargia galathea)
Iberian Marbled White (Melanargia lachesis)
Western Marbled White (Melanargia occitanica)
Spanish Gatekeeper (Pyronia bathseba)
This completes the 2011 update.
24 November 2011
Pages for Pieridae updated with 2010 photos, for species as below:
Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines)
Provence Orange Tip (Anthocharis
euphenoides)
Berger's Clouded Yellow (Colias
alfacariensis)
Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias hyale)
Moorland Clouded Yellow (Colias palaeno)
Mountain Clouded Yellow (Colias phicomone)
Mountain Dappled White (Euchloe
simplonia)
Wood White (Leptidea sinapis)
Mountain Green-veined White (Pieris
bryoniae)
Green-veined White (Pieris napi)
Bath White (Pontia daplidice)
The page for Satyridae is in the course of preparation.
21 November 2011
Pages for Papilionidae updated with 2011 photos, for species as below:
Apollo (Parnassius apollo)
Clouded Apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne) Small Apollo (Parnassius phoebus)
Southern Festoon (Zerynthia polyxena) Spanish Festoon (Zerynthia rumina)
Page for Riodinidae updated with 2011 photos, as below:
Duke of Burgundy (Hamearis lucina)
17 November 2011
Pages for Nymphalidae "Aristocrats" updated with 2011 photos, for species as below:
Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
Two-tailed Pasha (Charaxes jasius)
Southern White Admiral (Limenitis reducta)
14 November 2011
Pages for Nymphalidae Fritillaries updated with 2011 photos, for species as below:
High Brown Fritillary (Argynnis adippe)
Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja)
Niobe Fritillary (Argynnis niobe)
Weaver's Fritillary (Boloria dia)
Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne)
Mountain Fritillary (Boloria napaea)
Shepherds Fritillary (Boloria pales)
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)
Titania's Fritillary (Boloria titania)
Lesser Marbled Fritillary (Brenthis ino)
Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia)
Cynthia's Fritillary (Euphydryas cynthia) - new species page
Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia)
Glanville Fritillary (Melitaea cinxia)
False Heath Fritillary (Melitaea diamina)
Knapweed Fritillary (Melitaea phoebe)
Heath Fritillary (Mellicta athalia)
Meadow Fritillary (Mellicta parthenoides)
Grisons Fritillary (Mellicta varia)
9 November 2011
Pages for Lycaenidae (Hairstreaks) updated with 2011 photos, for species as below:
Chapman's Green Hairstreak (Callophrys avis)
Spanish Purple Hairstreak (Laeosopis evippus)
Purple Hairstreak (Neozephyrus quercus)
False ilex Hairstreak (Satyrium esculi)
Provence Hairstreak (Tomares ballus)
7 November 2011
Pages for Lycaenidae (Coppers) updated with 2011 photos, for species as below:
Purple-shot Copper (Lycaena alciphron)
Purple-edged Copper (Lycaena hippothoe)
Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
Sooty Copper (Lycaena tityrus)
Scarce Copper (Lycaena virgaureae)
6 November 2011
Pages for Lycaenidae (Blues) updated with 2011 photos, for species as below:
Glandon Blue (Agriades glandon)
Damon Blue (Agrodiaetus damon)
Ripart's Anomalous Blue (Agrodiaetus ripartii)
Alpine Blue (Albulina orbitulus)
Mazarine Blue (Cyaniris semiargus)
Geranium Argus (Eumedonia eumedon)
Green-underside Blue (Glaucopsyche alexis)
Black-eyed Blue (Glaucopsyche melanops)
Chalk-hill Blue (Lysandra coridon)
Provence Chalk-hill Blue (Lysandra hispana)
Mountain Alcon Blue (Maculinea rebeli)
Meleager's Blue (Meleageria daphnis)
Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus)
Reverdin's Blue (Plebejus argyrognomon)
Amanda's Blue (Polyommatus amandus)
Turquoise Blue (Polyommatus dorylas)
Escher's Blue (Polyommatus escheri)
Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)
Chapman's Blue (Polyommatus thersites)
Chequered Blue (Scolitantides orion)
Other pages are in the course of preparation.
31 October 2011
Pages for Libytheidae updated with 2011 photos, for species as below:
Nettle-tree Butterfly (Libythea celtis)
31 October 2011
Pages for Hesperiidae updated with 2011 photos, for species as below:
Mallow Skipper (Carcharodus alceae)
Tufted Marbled Skipper (Carcharodus flocciferus)
Marbled Skipper (Carcharodus lavatherae)
Silver-spotted Skipper (Hesperia comma)
Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus)
Large Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus alveus)
Oberthur's Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus armoricanus)
Carline Skipper (Pyrgus carlinae)
Safflower Skipper (Pyrgus carthami)
Cinquefoil Skipper (Pyrgus cirsii)
Rosy Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus onopordi)
Olive Skipper (Pyrgus serratulae)
Yellow-banded Skipper (Pyrgus sidae)
Warren's Skipper (Pyrgus warrenensis) - new species page
Red-underwing Skipper (Spialia sertorius)
Lulworth Skipper (Thymelicus acteon)
Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineolus)
Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris)
Other pages are in the course of preparation.
31 July 2011
2011 highlights added
25 March 2011
Analysis of Pyrgus species by reference to the markings, in particular the unh markings. The introduction page is here, with links to the analysis charts and rationale.