Cyprus Butterfly Species

Papilionidae

• Swallowtail, Papilio machaon
• Eastern festoon, Zerynthia cerisyi

Pieridae

• Large white, Pieris brassicae
• Small white, Artogeia rapae
• Black-veined white, Aporia crataegi
• Eastern bath white, Pontia edusa
• Small bath white, Pontia chloridice
• Eastern dappled white, Euchloe ausonia
• Orange tip, Anthocharis cardamines
• Clouded yellow, Colias crocea
• Eastern pale clouded yellow, Colias erate    (Very rare migrant, late summer)
• Cleopatra, Gonepteryx cleopatra

Danaidae

• Plain tiger, Danaus chrysippus    (Migrant, late summer)

Libytheidae

• Nettle-tree butterfly, Libythea celtis    (Very rare migrant)

Nymphalidae

• Two-tailed pasha, Charaxes jasius    
• Southern white admiral, Limenitis reducta
• Large tortoiseshell, Nymphalis polychloros    (Very rare migrant)
• Painted lady, Vanessa cardui
• Red admiral, Vanessa atalanta
• Cardinal, Argynnis pandora

Satyridae

• Cyprus grayling, Hipparchia pellucida
• Eastern rock grayling, Hipparchia syriaca
• The Hermit, Chazara briseis
• White-banded grayling, Pseudochazara anthelea
• Cyprus meadow brown, Maniola cypricola
• Oriental meadow brown, Hyponephele lupina
• Speckled wood, Pararge aegeria
• Large wall brown, Lasiommata maera
• Wall brown, Lasiommata megera
• African ringlet, Ypthima asterope
• Lattice brown, Kirinia roxelana    (Troodos mountains)

Lycaenidae

• Levantine leopard, Apharitis acamas
• Purple hairstreak, Quercusia quercus
• Small copper, Lycaena phlaeas
• Lesser fiery copper, Lycaena thersamon
• Long-tailed blue, Lampides boeticus
• Lang's short-tailed blue, Leptotes pirithous
• Little tiger blue, Tarucus balkanicus
• African babul blue, Azanus jesous    (Rare migrant)
• African grass blue, Zizeeria knysna
• Holly blue, Celastrina argiolus
• Paphos blue, Glaucopsyche paphos
• Pseudophilotes vicrama
• Small desert blue, Chilades galba
• Grass jewel, Chilades trochylus
• Brown argus, Aricia agestis
• Common blue, Polyommatus icarus

Hesperiidae

• Mallow skipper, Carcharodus alceae
• Lulworth skipper, Thymelicus acteon
• Pigmy skipper, Gegenes pumilio
• Millet skipper, Pelopidas thrax    (Migrant - late summer)