Scientific name

Vernacular name

Papilionidae & Pieridae (Apollos, Swallowtails, Festoons, Whites and Yellows)

Papilio machaon	Swallowtail
Papilio alexanor	Southern Swallowtail
Iphiclides podalirius	Scarce Swallowtail
Zerynthia polyxena	Southern Festoon
Zerynthia rumina	Spanish Festoon
Parnassius apollo	Apollo
Parnassius mnemosyne	Clouded Apollo
Aporia crataegi	Black-veined White
Pieris brassicae	Large White
Artogeia rapae	Small White
Artogeia mannii	Southern Small White
Artogeia napi	Green-veined White
Artogeia bryoniae	Mountain Green-veined White
Pontia daplidice	Bath White
Pontia callidice	Peak White
Euchloe crameri	Dappled White
Euchloe simplonia	Mountain Dappled White
Euchloe tagis	Portuguese Dappled White
Anthocharis cardamines	Orange Tip
Anthocharis euphenoides	Provence Orange Tip
Colias phicomone	Mountain Clouded Yellow
Colias palaeno	Moorland Clouded Yellow
Colias hyale	Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias croceus	Clouded Yellow
Colias alfacariensis	Berger's Clouded Yellow
Gonepteryx rhamni	Brimstone
Gonepteryx cleopatra	Cleopatra
Leptidea sinapis	Wood White

Lycaenidae (Duke of Burgundy, Hairstreaks and Coppers)

Hamearis lucina	Duke of Burgundy
Thecla betulae	Brown Hairstreak
Neozephyrus quercus	Purple Hairstreak
Laeosopis roboris	Spanish Purple Hairstreak
Satyrium acaciae	Sloe Hairstreak
Satyrium ilicis	Ilex Hairstreak
Satyrium esculi	False Ilex Hairstreak
Satyrium spini	Blue-spot Hairstreak
Satyrium w-album	White-letter Hairstreak
Satyrium pruni	Black Hairstreak
Callophrys rubi	Green Hairstreak
Callophrys avis	Chapman's Green Hairstreak
Tomares ballus	Provence Hairstreak
Lycaena helle	Violet Copper
Lycaena phlaeas	Small Copper
Lycaena dispar	Large Copper
Lycaena virgaureae	Scarce Copper
Lycaena tityrus	Sooty Copper
Lycaena alciphron	Purple-shot Copper
Lycaena hippothoe	Purple-edged Copper

Lycaenidae (Blues)

Lampides boeticus	Long-tailed Blue
Cacyreus marshalli	Geranium Bronze
Leptotes pirithous	Lang's Short-tailed Blue
Everes argiades	Short-tailed Blue
Everes alcetas	Provençal Short-tailed Blue
Cupido minimus	Small Blue
Cupido osiris	Osiris Blue
Celastrina argiolus	Holly Blue
Glaucopsyche alexis	Green-underside Blue
Glaucopsyche melanops	Black-eyed Blue
Maculinea rebeli	Mountain Alcon Blue
Maculinea arion	Large Blue
Maculinea telejus	Scarce Large Blue
Maculinea nausithous	Dusky Large Blue
Iolana iolas	Iolas Blue
Pseudophilotes baton	Baton Blue
Scolitantides orion	Chequered Blue
Plebejus pylaon	Zephyr Blue
Plebejus argus	Silver-studded Blue
Plebejus idas	Idas Blue
Plebejus argyrognomon	Reverdin's Blue
Eumedonia eumedon	Geranium Argus
Aricia agestis	Brown Argus
Aricia artaxerxes	Mountain Argus
Pseudoaricia nicias	Silvery Argus
Albulina orbitulus	Alpine Argus
Agriades glandon	Glandon Blue
Cyaniris semiargus	Mazarine Blue
Agrodiaetus damon	Damon Blue
Agrodiaetus dolus	Furry Blue
Agrodiaetus escheri	Escher's Blue
Agrodiaetus amandus	Amanda's Blue
Agrodiaetus thersites	Chapman's Blue
Agrodiaetus ripartii	Ripart's Anomalous Blue
Plebicula dorylas	Turquoise Blue
Meleageria daphnis	Meleager's Blue
Lysandra coridon	Chalk-hill Blue
Lysandra hispana	Provence Chalk-hill Blue
Lysandra bellargus	Adonis Blue
Polyommatus icarus	Common Blue
Polyommatus eros	Eros Blue

Nymphalidae (Nettle-tree Butterfly and the Aristocrats)

Libythea celtis	Nettle-tree Butterfly
Charaxes jasius	Two-tailed Pasha
Apatura iris	Purple Emperor
Apatura ilia	Lesser Purple Emperor
Limenitis populi	Poplar Admiral
Limenitis reducta	Southern White Admiral
Limenitis camilla	White Admiral
Nymphalis antiopa	Camberwell Beauty
Nymphalis polychloros	Large Tortoiseshell
Inachis io	Peacock
Vanessa atalanta	Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui	Painted Lady
Aglais urticae	Small Tortoiseshell
Polygonia egea	Southern Comma
Polygonia c-album	Comma
Araschnia levana	Map

Nymphalidae (Fritillaries)

Argynnis pandora	Cardinal
Argynnis paphia	Silver-washed Fritillary
Argynnis aglaja	Dark Green Fritillary
Argynnis adippe	High Brown Fritillary
Argynnis niobe	Niobe Fritillary
Issoria lathonia	Queen of Spain Fritillary
Brenthis hecate	Twin-spot Fritillary
Brenthis daphne	Marbled Fritillary
Brenthis ino	Lesser Marbled Fritillary
Boloria pales	Shepherd's Fritillary
Boloria napaea	Mountain Fritillary
Clossiana euphrosyne	Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Clossiana titania	Titania's Fritillary
Clossiana selene	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Clossiana dia	Violet Fritillary
Melitaea cinxia	Glanville Fritillary
Melitaea phoebe	Knapweed Fritillary
Melitaea didyma	Spotted Fritillary
Melitaea diamina	False Heath Fritillary
Mellicta athalia	Heath Fritillary
Mellicta deione	Provençal Fritillary
Mellicta parthenoides	Meadow Fritillary
Mellicta aurelia	Nickerl's Fritillary
Hypodryas maturna	Scarce Fritillary
Hypodryas intermedia	Asian Fritillary
Euphydryas aurinia	Marsh Fritillary

Satyridae (Marbled Whites and Browns)

Melanargia galathea	Marbled White
Melanargia lachesis	Iberian Marbled White
Melanargia russiae	Esper's Marbled White
Melanargia occitanica	Western Marbled White
Hipparchia fagi	Woodland Grayling
Hipparchia alcyone	Rock Grayling
Hipparchia semele	Grayling
Neohipparchia statilinus	Tree Grayling
Pseudotergumia fidia	Striped Grayling
Chazara briseis	Hermit
Oeneis glacialis	Alpine Grayling
Satyrus actaea	Black Satyr
Satyrus ferula	Great Sooty Satyr
Minois dryas	Dryad
Brintesia circe	Great Banded Grayling
Arethusana arethusa	False Grayling
Erebia ligea	Arran brown
Erebia euryale	Large Ringlet
Erebia manto	Yellow-spotted Ringlet
Erebia epiphron	Mountain Ringlet
Erebia pharte	Blind Ringlet
Erebia melampus	Lesser Mountain Ringlet
Erebia aethiops	Scotch Argus
Erebia triaria	De Prunner's Ringlet
Erebia medusa	Woodland Ringlet
Erebia alberganus	Almond-eyed Ringlet
Erebia pluto	Sooty Ringlet
Erebia mnestra	Mnestra's Ringlet
Erebia epistygne	Spring Ringlet
Erebia tyndarus	Swiss Brassy Ringlet
Erebia cassioides	Common Brassy Ringlet
Erebia hispania	Spanish Brassy Ringlet
Erebia pronoe	Water Ringlet
Erebia lefebvrei	Lefèbvre's Ringlet
Erebia neoridas	Autumn Ringlet
Erebia oeme	Bright-eyed Ringlet
Erebia meolans	Piedmont Ringlet
Erebia pandrose	Dewy Ringlet
Maniola jurtina	Meadow Brown
Hyponephele lycaon	Dusky Meadow Brown
Aphantopus hyperantus	Ringlet
Pyronia tithonus	Gatekeeper
Pyronia cecilia	Southern Gatekeeper
Pyronia bathseba	Spanish Gatekeeper
Coenonympha tullia	Large Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus	Small Heath
Coenonympha dorus	Dusky Heath
Coenonympha arcania	Pearly Heath
Coenonympha gardetta	Alpine Heath
Coenonympha glycerion	Chestnut Heath
Coenonympha hero	Scarce Heath
Coenonympha oedippus	False Ringlet
Pararge aegeria	Speckled Wood
Lasiommata megera	Wall Brown
Lasiommata maera	Large Wall Brown
Lasiommata petropolitana	Northern Wall Brown
Lopinga achine	Woodland Brown

Hesperiidae (Skippers)

Pyrgus malvae / malvoides	Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus alveus	Large Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus armoricanus	Oberthür's Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus foulquieri	Foulquier's Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus serratulae	Olive Skipper
Pyrgus carlinae	Carline Skipper
Pyrgus cirsii	Cinquefoil Skipper
Pyrgus onopordi	Rosy Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus sidae	Yellow-banded Skipper
Pyrgus carthami	Safflower Skipper
Pyrgus andromedae	Alpine Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus cacaliae	Dusky Grizzled Skipper
Spialia sertorius	Red Underwing Skipper
Muschampia proto	Sage Skipper
Carcharodus alceae	Mallow Skipper
Carcharodus lavatherae	Marbled Skipper
Carcharodus boeticus	Southern Marbled Skipper
Carcharodus flocciferus	Tufted Marbled Skipper
Erynnis tages	Dingy Skipper
Carterocephalus palaemon	Chequered Skipper
Thymelicus acteon	Lulworth Skipper
Thymelicus lineola	Essex Skipper
Thymelicus sylvestris	Small Skipper
Hesperia comma	Silver-spotted Skipper
Ochlodes venatus	Large Skipper