The Lepidoptera of Slovenia consist of both the

butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

and

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s recorded from

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

Butterflies

Hesperiidae

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Carcharodus alceae ''Carcharodus alceae'', commnly known as the mallow skipper, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. Taxonomy The scientific Latin species name ''alceae'' refers to the host plants '' Althaea'', which, in turn, are named after th ...

'' (Esper, 1780) *'' Carcharodus floccifera'' (Zeller, 1847) *''

Carcharodus lavatherae ''Muschampia lavatherae'', the marbled skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from the Rhine Rift Valley in central Germany up to North Africa and from south-eastern France up to Anatolia. The wingspan is 28–34 mm. ...

'' (Esper, 1783) *''

Carterocephalus palaemon ''Carterocephalus palaemon'', the chequered skipper or arctic skipper, not to be confused with the large chequered skipper, is a small woodland butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. This butterfly can live in grasslands. The upperside of the butte ...

'' (Pallas, 1771) *''

Erynnis tages The Dingy Skipper (''Erynnis tages'') is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. Description ''Erynnis tages'' is different from other skippers because of the predominantly monochrome, gray-brown wing coloration and the marbling, which is only ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Hesperia comma ''Hesperia comma'', the silver-spotted skipper or common branded skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is known as silver-spotted skipper in Europe and common branded skipper in North America where the butterfly ''Epargyreus cla ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Heteropterus morpheus'' (Pallas, 1771) *''

Ochlodes sylvanus The large skipper (''Ochlodes sylvanus'') is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. Taxonomy It was long known as '' Ochlodes venatus'', but this is a Far Eastern relative. There is still some dispute whether this species should be considered a ...

'' (Esper, 1777) *''

Pyrgus alveus The Large Grizzled skipper (''Pyrgus alveus'') is a species of skipper butterfly (family Hesperiidae). Description This is a rather variable species with a wingspan of 22–32 mm (not always particularly "large") with several subspecies having ...

'' (Hübner, 1803) *''

Pyrgus andromedae The Alpine Grizzled Skipper (''Pyrgus andromedae'') is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). Description This is a medium-sized ''Pyrgus'' skipper with a wingspan of 26–30 mm. The dark brown forewing is marked with a bold pattern of wh ...

'' (Wallengren, 1853) *'' Pyrgus armoricanus'' (Oberthür, 1910) *''

Pyrgus cacaliae The Dusky Grizzled Skipper (''Pyrgus cacaliae'') is a species of skipper butterfly (family Hesperiidae). Description ''Pyrgus cacaliae'' is comparatively large and the white spots on the upper side of the forewing are greatly reduced. The hind ...

'' (Rambur, 1839) *''

Pyrgus carthami The safflower skipper (''Pyrgus carthami'') is a species of skipper butterfly (family Hesperiidae). Description The wingspan is 30–34 mm, the female being on average slightly larger than the male. This species is typical of the genus and ...

'' (Hübner, 1813) *''

Pyrgus cirsii The Cinquefoil Skipper (''Pyrgus cirsii'') is a species of skipper butterfly (family Hesperiidae). Description This species has a wingspan of 26–28 mm and, typically of its genus, can be very difficult to identify in the field. ''Pyrgus c ...

'' (Rambur, 1839) *''

Pyrgus malvae ''Pyrgus malvae'', the grizzled skipper, is a butterfly species from the family Hesperiidae. It is a small skipper (butterfly) with a chequered pattern on its wings that appears to be black and white. This butterfly can be found throughout Euro ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Pyrgus malvoides ''Pyrgus malvoides'', the Southern Grizzled Skipper, is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). Description The wingspan of this butterfly is 24–26 mm. ''Pyrgus malvoides'' cannot be distinguished from '' Pyrgus malvae'' by exter ...

'' (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) *''

Pyrgus onopordi The rosy grizzled skipper (''Pyrgus onopordi'') is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). Distribution and habitat This species can be found in central and southern Europe (Austria, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain ...

'' (Rambur, 1839) *'' Pyrgus serratulae'' (Rambur, 1839) *''

Pyrgus sidae ''Pyrgus sidae'', the yellow-banded skipper, is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). It is found in from the Iberian Peninsula (only an isolated occurrence in the Sierra de Gredos) through southern and eastern Europe , southeast France, t ...

'' (Esper, 1784) *''

Spialia sertorius ''Spialia sertorius'', the red-underwing skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. Description The red-underwing skipper can be confused with the species of the genus ''Pyrgus''. The underside has a cinnamon-red to yellowish base tone, ...

'' (Hoffmannsegg, 1804) *''

Thymelicus acteon The Lulworth skipper (''Thymelicus acteon'') is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. Its name is derived from Lulworth Cove in the county of Dorset, England, where the first specimens in Great Britain were collected in 1832 by English natural ...

'' (Rottemburg, 1775) *''

Thymelicus lineola __NOTOC__ ''Thymelicus lineola'', known in Europe as the Essex skipper and in North America as the European skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. With a wingspan of 2.5 to 2.9 cm, it is very similar in appearance to ...

'' (Ochsenheimer, 1808) *''

Thymelicus sylvestris The small skipper (''Thymelicus sylvestris'') is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. Appearance It has a rusty orange colour to the wings, upper body and the tips of the antennae. The body is silvery white below and it has a wingspan of 25� ...

'' (Poda, 1761)

Lycaenidae

*'' Agriades optilete'' (Knoch, 1781) *'' Agriades orbitulus'' (de Prunner, 1798) *''

Aricia agestis ''Aricia agestis'', the brown argus, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found throughout the Palearctic realm, north to northern Jutland (Denmark) and east to Siberia and the Tian Shan. Subspecies *''A. a. agestis'' southern and ce ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *''

Aricia artaxerxes The northern brown argus (''Aricia artaxerxes'') is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found throughout much of the Palearctic realm. Subspecies *''A. a. allous'' (Geyer, 836 Alps, northern Europe *''A. a. vandalica'' Kaaber & Høegh-Gul ...

'' (Fabricius, 1793) *''

Callophrys rubi The green hairstreak (''Callophrys rubi'') is a small butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Etymology The genus name ''Callophrys'' is a Greek word meaning "beautiful eyebrows", while the species Latin name ''rubi'' derives from ''Rubus'' (brambl ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Celastrina argiolus The holly blue (''Celastrina argiolus'') Retrieved April 20, 2018. is a butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family and is native to the Palearctic. The holly blue has pale silver-blue wings spotted with pale ivory dots. Seitz des ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Cupido minimus The small blue (''Cupido minimus'') is a Palearctic butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Despite its common name, it is not particularly blue. The male has some bluish suffusion at the base of its upper wings but is mostly dark brown like the fe ...

'' (Fuessly, 1775) *''

Cupido alcetas ''Cupido alcetas'', the Provençal short-tailed blue, is a small butterfly that belongs to the family Lycaenidae. Etymology The Latin species name ''alcetas'' refers to Ἄλκηστις (Alcestis), in Greek mythology a princess daughter of Pel ...

'' (Hoffmannsegg, 1804) *''

Cupido argiades The short-tailed blue or tailed Cupid (''Cupido argiades'') is a butterfly that forms part of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Europe to Japan and in India. Description The male has a violet upperside, a violet forewing with brown edgin ...

'' (Pallas, 1771) *''

Cupido decolorata '' Cupido decolorata'', the Eastern short-tailed blue, is a small butterfly found in the Palearctic (Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Greece, Spain, Romania, Slovakia and the Soviet Union - the European part, the Czech Republic, Yugoslavia ...

'' (Staudinger, 1886) *''

Cyaniris semiargus ''Cyaniris semiargus'', the Mazarine blue, is a Palearctic butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Subspecies Subspecies include: * ''Cyaniris semiargus semiargus'' (Europe, Caucasus, Siberia, Russian Far East) * ''Cyaniris semiargus altaiana'' (, ...

'' (Rottemburg, 1775) *''

Eumedonia eumedon ''Eumedonia eumedon'', the geranium argus, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm. This butterfly has been included in the genera ''Plebejus'', '' Plebeius'', ''Polyommatus'' and '' Aricia'', but recent molec ...

'' (Esper, 1780) *''

Favonius quercus The purple hairstreak (''Favonius quercus'') is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae distributed throughout much of Europe, North Africa, Anatolia, Caucasus, Caucasia, and Transcaucasia. The larva feeds on ''Quercus robur'', ''Quercus petraea'', ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Glaucopsyche alexis'' (Poda, 1761) *''

Lampides boeticus ''Lampides boeticus'', the pea blue, or long-tailed blue, is a small butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or gossamer-winged family. Etymology The Latin species name ''boeticus'' refers to Baetica, a province of the Roman Empire in the Iber ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1767) *''

Leptotes pirithous ''Leptotes pirithous'', the Lang's short-tailed blue or common zebra blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. Description ''Leptotes pirithous'' is a small butterfly with a wingspan of 21–29 mm in males and 24–30 mm in female ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1767) *''

Lycaena alciphron The purple-shot copper (''Lycaena alciphron'') is a butterfly in the family of the Lycaenidae or copper butterflies and in the genus of the ''Lycaena''. The coloring of the males and the females is very different, i.e. the sexual dimorphism is v ...

'' (Rottemburg, 1775) *''

Lycaena dispar The large copper (''Lycaena dispar'') is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. ''L. dispar'' has been commonly arranged into three subspecies: ''L. dispar dispar'', (single-brooded) which was commonly found in England, but is now extinct, ''L. ...

'' (Haworth, 1802) *'' Lycaena hippothoe'' (Linnaeus, 1761) *''

Lycaena phlaeas ''Lycaena phlaeas'', the small copper, American copper, or common copper, is a butterfly of the Lycaenids or gossamer-winged butterfly family. According to Guppy and Shepard (2001), its specific name ''phlaeas'' is said to be derived eithe ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1761) *''

Lycaena tityrus ''Lycaena tityrus'', the sooty copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Europe. Subspecies *''Lycaena tityrus subalpina'' (Speyer, 1851) Italy The wingspan is . The butterfly flies from April to September, depending on th ...

'' (Poda, 1761) *''

Lycaena virgaureae The scarce copper (''Lycaena virgaureae'') is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae (copper or gossamer-winged butterflies). Appearance The lower surfaces of the back wings are yellowish and have only a few black dots; there are characteristic wh ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Lysandra bellargus The Adonis blue (''Lysandra bellargus'', also known as ''Polyommatus bellargus'') is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It inhabits the Palearctic realm (Western Europe, Central Europe, Southern Europe, Southern Russia, Iraq, Iran, Caucasus, T ...

'' (Rottemburg, 1775) *''

Lysandra coridon The chalkhill blue (''Lysandra coridon'') is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is a small butterfly that can be found throughout the Palearctic realm, where it occurs primarily in grasslands rich in chalk. Males have a pale blue colour, wh ...

'' (Poda, 1761) *''

Phengaris alcon ''Phengaris alcon'', the Alcon blue or Alcon large blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae and is found in Europe and across the Palearctic to Siberia and Mongolia. Description from Seitz ''L. alcon'' Schiff. (= areas Esp., ''euphemu ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *''

Phengaris arion The large blue (''Phengaris arion'') is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first defined in 1758 and first recorded in Britain in 1795. In 1979 the species became mostly extinct in Britain but has been successfully ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Phengaris nausithous The dusky large blue (''Phengaris nausithous'') is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Montenegro ...

'' (Bergstrasser, 1779) *''

Phengaris teleius The scarce large blue (''Phengaris teleius'') is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, the Netherlan ...

'' (Bergstrasser, 1779) *''

Plebejus argus The silver-studded blue (''Plebejus argus'') is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It has bright blue wings rimmed in black with white edges and silver spots on its hindwings, lending it the name of the silver-studded blue. ''P. argus'' can be ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Plebejus argyrognomon ''Plebejus argyrognomon'', common name Reverdin's blue is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. The species is named after Jacques-Louis Reverdin. Subspecies Subspecies include: * ''Plebeius argyrognomon argyrognomon'' Korb & Bolshakov, 2011 ...

'' (Bergstrasser, 1779) *''

Plebejus idas ''Plebejus idas'', the Idas blue or northern blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It belongs to the subfamily of Polyommatinae (Babendreier, 2003). Subspecies Subspecies include the following: * ''Plebejus idas acreon'' (Fabricius, ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1761) *''

Polyommatus damon ''Polyommatus damon'', the Damon blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. Subspecies Subspecies include: * ''Polyommatus damon damon'' – (Central and Southern Europe) * ''Polyommatus damon kotshubeji'' (, 1915) – (Transcaucasia) * '' ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *'' Polyommatus daphnis'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *''

Polyommatus amandus ''Polyommatus amandus'', the Amanda's blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm. Description With a wingspan of , Amanda's blue is noticeably larger than most of the "blue" butterflies, which is particu ...

'' (Schneider, 1792) *''

Polyommatus dorylas ''Polyommatus (Plebicula) dorylas'', the turquoise blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Europe, Asia Minor, the Ural Mountains, Caucasus and Transcaucasia. Its wingspan is 15–17 mm. The butterfly's comm ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *''

Polyommatus escheri ''Polyommatus escheri'', Escher's blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Southern Europe and Morocco. Description in Seitz L. ''escheri'' Hbn. (81 a, b). male and female above similar to '' icarus'', but much larger; the ...

'' (Hübner, 1823) *''

Polyommatus icarus The common blue butterfly or European common blue (''Polyommatus icarus'') is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae and subfamily Polyommatinae. The butterfly is found throughout the Palearctic. Butterflies in the Polyommatinae are collectively c ...

'' (Rottemburg, 1775) *''

Polyommatus thersites ''Polyommatus thersites'', the Chapman's blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Europe, Morocco, Lebanon, Asia Minor, Iran and across the Palearctic to Siberia and Tian Shan. It is a small butterfly with both gen ...

'' (Cantener, 1835) *''

Pseudophilotes vicrama ''Pseudophilotes vicrama'', the eastern baton blue, Retrieved April 23, 2018. is a small butterfly found in Asia, east to Tian Shan and parts of China, west to the Balkans, Turkey, eastern Europe to southern Finland. It belongs to the lycaenids ...

'' (Moore, 1865) *'' Satyrium acaciae'' (Fabricius, 1787) *''

Satyrium ilicis ''Satyrium ilicis'', the ilex hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. References External links Lepiforum Satyrium (butterfly) Butterflies described in 1779 Butterflies of Europe {{Eumaeini-stub ...

'' (Esper, 1779) *''

Satyrium pruni The black hairstreak (''Satyrium pruni'') is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Distribution The butterfly is native to Europe, from Scandinavia to Ukraine, and is found as far east as Mongolia, Korea and Japan. It is considered by IUCN to b ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Satyrium spini ''Satyrium spini'', the blue spot hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Description ''Satyrium spini'' has frontwings reaching in males, in females. The basic color of the upperside of the wings is brownish, while the undersid ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *''

Satyrium w-album The white-letter hairstreak (''Satyrium w-album'') is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Appearance and behaviour A dark little butterfly that spends the majority of its life in the tree tops, feeding on honeydew, making it best observed thr ...

'' (Knoch, 1782) *'' Scolitantides orion'' (Pallas, 1771) *''

Thecla betulae The brown hairstreak (''Thecla betulae'') is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The range includes most of the Palaearctic. Description The following description of this butterfly was written by Adalbert Seitz in 1909: ''Z. betulae'' L. B ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nymphalidae

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Aglais io ''Aglais io'', the European peacock, more commonly known simply as the peacock butterfly, is a colourful butterfly, found in Europe and temperate Asia as far east as Japan. It was formerly classified as the only member of the genus ''Inachis'' ( ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Aglais urticae The small tortoiseshell (''Aglais urticae'') is a colourful Eurasian butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Adults feed on nectar and may hibernate over winter; in warmer climates they may have two broods in a season. While the dorsal surface of th ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Apatura ilia ''Apatura ilia'', the lesser purple emperor, is a species of butterfly native to most of Europe and east across the Palearctic. It is named for its similarity to the purple emperor butterfly. Description The wingspan is in the female and in ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *''

Apatura iris ''Apatura iris'', the purple emperor, is a Palearctic butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Description Adults have dark brown wings with white bands and spots, and a small orange ring on each of the hindwings. Males have a wingspan of , and ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Aphantopus hyperantus The ringlet (''Aphantopus hyperantus'') is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is only one of the numerous "ringlet" butterflies in the tribe Satyrini. Range The ringlet is a widely distributed species found throughout much of the Pale ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Araschnia levana The map (''Araschnia levana'') is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Distribution The area of distribution of the map extends from Spain through Europe and east through the Palearctic to Central Asia and the Russian Far East to Korea and Ja ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Arethusana arethusa ''Arethusana'' is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae of the brush-footed butterfly family (Nymphalidae). It is composed of only one species, ''Arethusana arethusa'', the false grayling. Subspecies Subspecies include:

'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *''

Argynnis paphia The silver-washed fritillary (''Argynnis paphia'') is a common and variable butterfly found over much of the Palearctic realm – Algeria, Europe, temperate Asia, and Japan. Description The silver-washed fritillary butterfly is deep orange with ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Argynnis pandora ''Argynnis pandora'', the cardinal, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is common throughout southern Europe and is also found in northern Africa and the Middle east and then east across the Palearctic to northwestern India. Descript ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *''

Boloria pales ''Boloria pales'', the shepherd's fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Brush-footed butterfly, Nymphalidae. It is found from the Cantabrian Mountains and the Pyrenees through the Alps and Apennine Mountains east to the Balkan, Carpathian Moun ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *''

Boloria dia ''Boloria dia'', the Weaver's fritillary or violet fritillary, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The name Weaver's fritillary is in honor of Richard Weaver (entomologist), Richard Weaver, an English insect collector who claimed to have o ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1767) *''

Boloria euphrosyne The pearl-bordered fritillary (''Boloria euphrosyne'') is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in Europe and through Russia across the Palearctic to the north of Kazakhstan. Description The adult butterfly is orange with black spots o ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Boloria selene ''Boloria selene'', known in Europe as the small pearl-bordered fritillary and in North America as the silver-bordered fritillary, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found across Europe, Asia and North America, and feeds ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *'' Boloria titania'' (Esper, 1793) *''

Brenthis daphne ''Brenthis daphne'', the marbled fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Subspecies Subspecies include: * ''B. d. daphne'' (Europe) * ''B. d. fumidia'' (Butler, 1882) (Korea) * ''B. d. rabdia'' Butler, 1877 (Japan) * ''B. d. ochr ...

'' (Bergstrasser, 1780) *''

Brenthis hecate The twin-spot fritillary (''Brenthis hecate'') is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Description ''Brenthis hecate'' is a large fritillary with a wingspan reaching and bright orange uppersides of the wings. The underside of the hindwings s ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *''

Brenthis ino ''Brenthis ino'', the lesser marbled fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Subspecies * ''B. i. ino'' in Europe * ''B. i. achasis'' (Fruhstorfer, 1907) * ''B. i. acrita'' (Fruhstorfer, 1907) * ''B. i. adalberti'' (Fruhstorfer, 19 ...

'' (Rottemburg, 1775) *'' Brintesia circe'' (Fabricius, 1775) *''

Chazara briseis ''Chazara briseis'', the hermit, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It can be found in North Africa, southern Europe, Asia Minor, the Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Central Asia through Afghanistan, and north-western China and Tuv ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1764) *''

Coenonympha arcania ''Coenonympha arcania'', the pearly heath, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. Distribution It can be found in Central Europe. Description It resembles ''Coenonympha hero''. Seitz describes it thus ''C. arcania'' L ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1761) *''

Coenonympha gardetta ''Coenonympha gardetta'', the Alpine heath, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It can be in alpine meadows on heights of 800 to 2,900 from the Massif Central to Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also ...

'' (de Prunner, 1798) *''

Coenonympha glycerion ''Coenonympha glycerion'', the chestnut heath, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It can be found in Eastern Europe and east across the Palearctic to Siberia and the Caucasus to North Korea. Description in Seitz C. ''ip ...

'' (Borkhausen, 1788) *''

Coenonympha oedippus ''Coenonympha oedippus'', the false ringlet, is a species of butterfly in the subfamily Satyrinae. It is found in Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Mongolia, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, S ...

'' (Fabricius, 1787) *''

Coenonympha pamphilus The small heath (''Coenonympha pamphilus'') is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae, classified within the subfamily Satyrinae (commonly known as "the browns"). It is the smallest butterfly in this subfamily. The small heath ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Coenonympha tullia ''Coenonympha tullia'', the large heath or common ringlet, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It flies in a variety of grassy habitats, including roadsides, woodland edges and clearings, prairies, bogs, and arctic and alpine taiga and tun ...

'' (Muller, 1764) *'' Erebia aethiops'' (Esper, 1777) *''

Erebia calcaria ''Erebia calcaria'', or Lorkovic's brassy ringlet, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Alps. The species inhabits southern exposed slopes with alpine grassland interspersed with rocks. Screes without vegetation or only a ...

'' Lorkovic, 1953 *'' Erebia epiphron'' (Knoch, 1783) *''

Erebia euryale ''Erebia euryale'', the large ringlet, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. Subspecies Subspecies include:Erebia gorge The silky ringlet (''Erebia gorge'') is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of the family Nymphalidae. It is a high-altitude butterfly found on screes in the Alps, Pyrenees, central Italy and the Balkans The Balkans ( ), also known as ...

'' (Hübner, 1804) *''

Erebia ligea ''Erebia ligea'', the Arran brown, is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of the family Nymphalidae. This brown is widespread in south-eastern and northern Europe. It prefers mixed woodlands at low altitudes. It is rarely seen in open areas. Th ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Erebia manto The yellow-spotted ringlet (''Erebia manto'') is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of the family Nymphalidae. It is associated with (sub)alpine meadows at 900–2,500 m above sea level. It is found in the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Cantabrian ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *'' Erebia medusa'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *''

Erebia melas The black ringlet (''Erebia melas'') is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of the family Nymphalidae. It is a high-altitude butterfly found in Albania, former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania. Description in Seitz ''E. melas'' Hbst. (= ...

'' (Herbst, 1796) *''

Erebia oeme The bright eyed ringlet (''Erebia oeme'') is a member of the Satyridae subfamily of Nymphalidae. It is a high mountain butterfly found in the Pyrenees, Massif Central, Alps and Balkan mountains. It has recently been confirmed to occur in the sout ...

'' (Hübner, 1804) *''

Erebia pandrose ''Erebia pandrose'', the dewy ringlet, is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of the family Nymphalidae . It is found from the Arctic areas of northern Europe, the Pyrenees, Alps, the Apennine Mountains, the Carpathian Mountains, Kola Peninsula ...

'' (Borkhausen, 1788) *''

Erebia pharte ''Erebia pharte'', the blind ringlet, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is an Alpine butterfly. Distribution The species is found in France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. Descrip ...

'' (Hübner, 1804) *''

Erebia pluto The sooty ringlet (''Erebia pluto'') is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of family Nymphalidae. It is a high-altitude butterfly found in the Alps and Apennine Mountains on heights between 1,900 and 3,000 meters in Austria, Germany, France, Swi ...

'' (de Prunner, 1798) *''

Erebia pronoe The water ringlet (''Erebia pronoe'') is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of family Nymphalidae. It is a high altitude (mainly between 900 and 2,800 meters) butterfly found in the Alps, Bavaria, Styria, Pyrenees, Carpathians and Bulgaria. ...

'' (Esper, 1780) *'' Erebia stirius'' (Godart, 1824) *''

Erebia styx The Stygian ringlet (''Erebia styx'') is a butterfly belonging to the subfamily Satyrinae, the "browns", within the family Nymphalidae. It is found locally in the Alps on dry limestone slopes. It is very similar to the Styrian ringlet (''E. sti ...

'' (Freyer, 1834) *''

Euphydryas aurinia The marsh fritillary (''Euphydryas aurinia'') is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Commonly distributed in the Palearctic region, the marsh fritillary's common name derives from one of its several habitats, marshland. The prolonged larval s ...

'' (Rottemburg, 1775) *''

Euphydryas intermedia ''Euphydryas intermedia '' is a small butterfly found in the Palearctic (Alps, Middle and South Ural, in the taiga zone and the West Siberian Lowland, South Siberia and the Russian Far East, Sakhalin, Mongolia, Northeast China, North Korea) that ...

'' (Menetries, 1859) *''

Euphydryas maturna The scarce fritillary (''Euphydryas maturna'') is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, R ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Fabriciana adippe ''Fabriciana adippe'', the high brown fritillary, is a large and brightly colored butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, native to Europe and across the Palearctic to Japan. It is known for being Great Britain's most threatened butterfly and is l ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *''

Fabriciana niobe The Niobe fritillary (''Fabriciana niobe'') is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Etymology The Latin species name ''niobe'' refers to Niobe, daughter of Tantalus in Greek mythology. Subspecies Subspecies include: * ''F. n. niob ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Hipparchia fagi ''Hipparchia fagi'', the woodland grayling, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Etymology The Latin species name ''fagi'', meaning of "beech" (=''fagus''), refers to the prevailing species of trees in the relating biotope. Subspecies * '' ...

'' (Scopoli, 1763) *''

Hipparchia statilinus ''Hipparchia statilinus'', the tree grayling, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Subspecies Subspecies include: *''Hipparchia statilinus statilinus'' (Hufnagel, 1766) *''Hipparchia statilinus sylvicola'' (Austaut, 1880) (Morocco, Algeria ...

'' (Hufnagel, 1766) *''

Hipparchia semele The grayling or rock grayling (''Hipparchia semele'') is a species in the brush-footed butterfly family Nymphalidae. Although found all over Europe, the grayling mostly inhabits coastal areas, with inland populations declining significantly in re ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Hyponephele lycaon ''Hyponephele lycaon'', the dusky meadow brown, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae.

'' (Rottemburg, 1775) *''

Issoria lathonia The Queen of Spain fritillary (''Issoria lathonia'') is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Subspecies Subspecies include: In the dry regions ''Issoria lathonia'' carries out a seasonal vertical migration between hardy evergreen shrubs and ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Lasiommata maera ''Lasiommata maera'', the large wall brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Subspecies * ''Lasiommata maera maera'' * ''Lasiommata maera abastumana'' (Sheljuzhko, 1937) (Caucasus) * ''Lasiommata maera adrasta'' (Hübner, 823-1824 (fro ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Lasiommata megera ''Lasiommata megera'', the wall or wall brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae (subfamily Satyrinae). It is widespread in the Palearctic realm with a large variety of habitats and number of generations a year. Description ''P. meger ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1767) *''

Lasiommata petropolitana ''Lasiommata petropolitana'', the northern wall brown, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It can be found in large parts of Europe, from the Pyrenees and Alps up to Scandinavia and Finland, east to Russia and Siberia. Th ...

'' (Fabricius, 1787) *''

Libythea celtis ''Libythea celtis'', the European beak or nettle-tree butterfly, is a butterfly of the Libytheinae group of the Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies family. Description The upperside ground colour is rich silky brown. The forewing has the c ...

'' (Laicharting, 1782) *''

Limenitis camilla ''Limenitis camilla'', the (Eurasian) white admiral, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in woodland throughout southern Britain and much of Europe and the Palearctic, extending as far east as Japan. Adult white admirals have ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1764) *''

Limenitis populi The poplar admiral (''Limenitis populi'') is a butterfly in the subfamily Limenitinae of the family Nymphalidae. Habitat Poplar admiral is widespread in continental Europe and across the Palearctic to Japan. The large, seldom-seen poplar admir ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Limenitis reducta Limenitis reducta, the southern white admiral, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Subspecies * ''Limenitis reducta reducta'' Staudinger, 1901 * ''Limenitis reducta herculeana'' Stichel, 1909 Distribution and habitat This species can be f ...

'' Staudinger, 1901 *''

Lopinga achine ''Lopinga achine'', the woodland brown, is a Palearctic butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Description in Seitz P. ''achine'' Scop. (= ''dejanira'' L.) (45 g). Dark brown: forewing with 5—6 eye-rings forming a chain, hindwing with 2—4 suc ...

'' (Scopoli, 1763) *''

Maniola jurtina The meadow brown (''Maniola jurtina'') is a butterfly found in the Palearctic realm. Its range includes Europe south of 62°N, Russia eastwards to the Urals, Asia Minor, Iraq, Iran, North Africa and the Canary Islands. The larvae feed on grasse ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Melanargia galathea ''Melanargia galathea'', the marbled white, is a medium-sized butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Despite its common name and appearance, this butterfly is one of the "browns", of the subfamily Satyrinae. This species can be found across most ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Melitaea athalia The heath fritillary (''Melitaea athalia'') is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found throughout the Palaearctic from western Europe to Japan, in heathland, grassland, and in coppiced woodland. Its association with coppiced woodland ...

'' (Rottemburg, 1775) *''

Melitaea aurelia ''Melitaea aurelia'', or Nickerl's fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in central Europe. Description The wingspan is 28–32 mm. Dark russet-brown, so strongly marked with black that the ground-colour is re ...

'' Nickerl, 1850 *'' Melitaea britomartis'' Assmann, 1847 *''

Melitaea cinxia The Glanville fritillary (''Melitaea cinxia'') is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is named for the naturalist who discovered it and the checkerboard pattern on its wings. These butterflies live in almost all of Europe, especially Finla ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Melitaea diamina ''Melitaea diamina'', the false heath fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Subspecies Subspecies include: * ''Melitaea diamina alpestris'' Fruhstorfer, 1917 * ''Melitaea diamina badukensis'' Alberti, 1969 (Caucasus) * ''Melita ...

'' (Lang, 1789) *''

Melitaea didyma ''Melitaea didyma'', the spotted fritillary or red-band fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Description ''Melitaea didyma'' is a medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan reaching . The overside of the wings is a bright orange- ...

'' (Esper, 1778) *''

Melitaea phoebe ''Melitaea phoebe'', the knapweed fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm, except the northernmost locations. It used to include '' Melitaea telona'', recently revalidated as a distinct cryptic ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *'' Minois dryas'' (Scopoli, 1763) *''

Neptis rivularis ''Neptis rivularis'', the Hungarian glider, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

'' (Scopoli, 1763) *''

Neptis sappho ''Neptis sappho'', the Pallas' sailer or common glider, is a nymphalid butterfly found in Central Europe, Russia, India and other parts of temperate Asia and Japan.Nymphalis antiopa ''Nymphalis antiopa'', known as the mourning cloak in North America and the Camberwell beauty in Britain, is a large butterfly native to Eurasia and North America. The immature form of this species is sometimes known as the spiny elm caterpillar ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Nymphalis polychloros The large tortoiseshell or blackleg tortoiseshell (''Nymphalis polychloros'') is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Subspecies Subspecies include: * ''Nymphalis polychloros polychloros'' * ''Nymphalis polychloros erythromelas'' (Austaut, 1 ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Nymphalis vaualbum ''Nymphalis vaualbum'' or ''N. l-album'', the Compton tortoiseshell, or false comma, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. An assertion that the name ''Nymphalis l-album'' is in fact the correct name over the widely used ''Nympha ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *''

Nymphalis xanthomelas ''Nymphalis xanthomelas'', the scarce tortoiseshell, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in eastern Europe and Asia. This butterfly is also referred as yellow-legged tortoiseshell or large tortoiseshell (however, in Europe, "large tortois ...

'' (Esper, 1781) *''

Pararge aegeria The speckled wood (''Pararge aegeria'') is a butterfly found in and on the borders of woodland areas throughout much of the Palearctic realm. The species is subdivided into multiple subspecies, including ''Pararge aegeria aegeria'', ''Pararge aeg ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Polygonia c-album ''Polygonia c-album'', the comma, is a food generalist ( polyphagous) butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. The angular notches on the edges of the forewings are characteristic of the genus ''Polygonia'', which is why species i ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Polygonia egea'' (Cramer, 1775) *''

Pyronia cecilia ''Pyronia cecilia'', the southern gatekeeper, is a butterfly of Southern Europe and North Africa. It is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae."''Pyronia'' Hübner,

'' (Vallantin, 1894) *''Pyronia tithonus">819]"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Othe ...

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