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Catalogue of Butterflies (Diurna), Moths (Macroheterocera) and Micro-moths (Microheterocera)

Butterflies, by family and subfamily

Papilionidae Papilioninae, Parnassiinae,
Pieridae Pierinae, Coliadinae, Dismorphiinae,
Riodinidae Nemeobiinae,
Lycaenidae Theclinae, Lycaeninae, Polyommatinae,
Nymphalidae Danainae, Apaturinae, Limenitidinae, Nymphalinae, Heliconiinae, Melitaeinae, Satyrinae, Charaxinae,
Hesperiidae Pyrginae, Hesperiinae

Swallowtails and Apollos - Papilionidae

Swallowtails - Papilioninae

Southern Scarce Swallowtail Iphiclides feisthamelii

Swallowtail Papilio machaon

Snow Apollos - Parnassiinae

Spanish Festoon Zerynthia rumina

Apollo Parnassius apollo

Tip butterflies - Pieridae

Pierinae

Western Dappled White Euchloe crameri	Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines	Provence Orange-tip Anthocharis euphenoides
Mountain Dappled White Euchloe simplonia	Black-veined White Aporia crataegi	Large White Pieris brassicae
Southern Small White Pieris mannii	Green-veined White Pieris napi	Small White Pieris rapae
Bath White Pontia daplidice

Sulphurs (or Yellows) - Coliadinae

Berger's Clouded Yellow Colias alfacariensis	Clouded Yellow Colias croceus	Pale Clouded Yellow Colias hyale
Mountain Clouded Yellow Colias phicomone	Cleopatra Gonepteryx cleopatra	Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni

Mimic sulphurs - Dismorphiinae

Wood White Leptidea sinapis

Metalmarks - Riodinidae

Nemeobiinae

Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina

Gossamer-winged butterflies - Lycaenidae

Theclinae

Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi	Sloe Hairstreak Satyrium acaciae	False Ilex Hairstreak Satyrium esculi
Ilex Hairstreak Satyrium ilicis	Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus

Coppers - Lycaeninae

Purple-shot Copper Lycaena alciphron	Purple-edged Copper Lycaena hippothoe	Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas
Sooty Copper Lycaena tityrus	Scarce Copper Lycaena virgaureae

Blues - Polyommatinae

Osiris Blue Cupido osiris	Green-underside Blue Glaucopsyche alexis	Brown Argus Aricia agestis
Mountain Argus Aricia artaxerxes	Southern brown argus Aricia cramera	Geranium Bronze Cacyreus marshalli
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus	Provençal Short-tailed Blue Cupido alcetas	Small Blue Cupido minimus
Mazarine Blue Cyaniris semiargus	Long-tailed Blue Lampides boeticus	Lang's Short-tailed Blue Leptotes pirithous
Provence Chalk-hill Blue Lysandra hispana	Large Blue Phengaris arion	Silver-studded Blue Plebejus argus
Amanda's Blue Polyommatus amandus	Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus	Chalkhill Blue Polyommatus coridon
Turquoise Blue Polyommatus dorylas	Escher's Blue Polyommatus escheri	Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Baton Blue Pseudophilotes baton	Chequered Blue Scolitantides orion	Dark grass blue Zizeeria knysna

Brushfoots - Nymphalidae

Milkweed butterflies - Danainae

Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippus

Monarch Danaus plexippus

Emperors - Apaturinae

Lesser Purple Emperor Apatura ilia

Purple Emperor Apatura iris

Limenitidinae

White Admiral Limenitis camilla

Southern White Admiral Limenitis reducta

Brush-footed butterflies - Nymphalinae

Peacock Aglais io	Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae	Map Araschnia levana
Camberwell Beauty Nymphalis antiopa	Large Tortoiseshell Nymphalis polychloros	Comma Polygonia c-album
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta	Painted Lady Vanessa cardui

Longwings - Heliconiinae

High Brown Fritillary Argynnis adippe	Dark Green Fritillary Argynnis aglaja	Niobe Fritillary Argynnis niobe
Cardinal Argynnis pandora	Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia	Weaver's Fritillary Boloria dia
Mountain Fritillary Boloria napaea	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene	Marbled Fritillary Brenthis daphne
Lesser Marbled Fritillary Brenthis ino	Queen of Spain Fritillary Issoria lathonia

Fritillaries - Melitaeinae

Heath Fritillary Melitaea athalia	Glanville Fritillary Melitaea cinxia	Provençal Fritillary Melitaea deione
False Heath Fritillary Melitaea diamina	Spotted Fritillary Melitaea didyma	Meadow Fritillary Melitaea parthenoides
Knapweed Fritillary Melitaea phoebe

Satyrines or Satyrids - Satyrinae

Pearly Heath Coenonympha arcania	Chestnut Heath Coenonympha glycerion	Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus
Large Wall Lasiommata maera	Wall Lasiommata megera	Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops	Large Ringlet Erebia euryale	Lesser Mountain Ringlet Erebia melampus
Piedmont Ringlet Erebia meolans	Marbled Ringlet Erebia montana	Autumn Ringlet Erebia neoridas
Bright-eyed Ringlet Erebia oeme	de Prunner's Ringlet Erebia triaria	Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina	Spanish Gatekeeper Pyronia bathseba	Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus
Iberian Marbled White Melanargia lachesis	False Grayling Arethusana arethusa	Great Banded Grayling Brintesia circe
Woodland Grayling Hipparchia fagi	Striped Grayling Hipparchia fidia	Rock Grayling Hipparchia hermione
Grayling Hipparchia semele	Tree Grayling Hipparchia statilinus	Dryad Minois dryas
Black Satyr Satyrus actaea	Great Sooty Satyr Satyrus ferula

Leafwings - Charaxinae

Two-tailed Pasha Charaxes jasius

Skippers - Hesperiidae

Spread-winged skippers - Pyrginae

Mallow Skipper Carcharodus alceae	Southern Marbled Skipper Carcharodus baeticus	Tufted Marbled Skipper Carcharodus floccifera
Sage Skipper Muschampia proto	Large Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus alveus	Oberthur's Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus armoricanus
Foulquier's Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus foulquieri	Southern grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvoides	Rosy Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus onopordi
Olive Skipper Pyrgus serratulae	Red Underwing Skipper Spialia sertorius

Grass skippers - Hesperiinae

Silver-spotted Skipper Hesperia comma	Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus	Lulworth Skipper Thymelicus acteon
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola	Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris