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Papilionidae (Swallowtails etc.) Papilio machaon - Swallowtail * Iphiclides podalirius - Scarce swallowtail Zerynthia polyxena - Southern festoon * Zerynthia cerisy - Eastern festoon Zerynthia rumina - Spanish festoon Archon apollinus - False apollo Parnassius apollo - Apollo Parnassius phoebe - Small apollo Parnassius mnemosyne - Clouded apollo Pieridae (Whites, Yellows etc.) Aporia crataegi - Black-veined white Pieris brassicae - Large white ** Pieris cheiranthi - Canary large white ** Artogeia rapae Small white ** Artogeia mannii - Southern small white Artogeia ergane - Mountain small white Artogeia napi - Green-veined white Artogeia bryoniae - Mountain green-veined white Artogeia krueperi - Krueper's small white Pontia edusa - Eastern bath white Pontia daplidice - Bath white ** Pontia chloridice - Small bath white Pontia callidice - Peak white Euchloe ausonia - Eastern dappled white Euchloe belemia - Green-striped white Anthocharis cardamines - Orange Tip Anthocharis belia - Morocco orange tip Colotis evagore - Desert orange tip Catopsilia florella - African migrant Colias phicomone - Mountain clouded yellow Colias aurorina - Greek clouded yellow Colias hyale - Pale clouded yellow Colias crocea - Clouded yellow * Colias alfacariensis - Berger's clouded yellow Gonepteryx rhamni - Brimstone * Gonepteryx cleopatra - Cleopatra Leptidea sinapis - Wood white * Leptidea duponcheli - Eastern wood white Leptidea morsei - Fenton's wood white Lycaenidae (Hairstreaks, Coppers and Blues) Thecla betulae - Brown hairstreak Quercusia quercus - Purple hairstreak Satyrium acaciae - Sloe hairstreak Satyrium esculi - False ilex hairstreak Satyrium ilicis - Ilex hairstreak Satyrium spini - Blue-spot hairstreak Satyrium pruni - Black hairstreak Callophrys rubi - Green hairstreak Callophrys avis - Chapman's green hairstreak Tomares ballus - Provence hairstreak   Lycaena phlaeas - Small copper ** Lycaena dispar - Large copper Lycaena virgaureae - Scarce copper Lycaena ottomana - Grecian copper Lycaena tityrus - Sooty copper Lycaena alciphron - Purple-shot copper Lycaena thersamon - Lesser fiery copper Lycaena hippothoe - Purple-edged copper Lycaena candens - Balkan copper   Lampides boeticus - Long-tailed blue * Cacyreus marshalli - Geranium bronze Leptotes pirithous - Lang's short-tailed blue Cyclyrius webbianus - Canary blue Tarucus balkanicus - Little tiger blue Zizeeria knysna - African grass blue Everes alcetas - Provençal short-tailed blue Everes argiades - Short-tailed blue Cupido minimus - Small blue Cupido osiris - Osiris blue Cupido lorquinii - Lorquin's blue Celastrina argiolus - Holly blue Glaucopsyche alexis - Green-underside blue Glaucopsyche melanops - Black-eyed blue Maculinea rebeli - Mountain alcon blue Maculinea arion - Large blue Glaucopsyche paphos - Paphos blue Iolana iolas - Iolas blue Pseudophilotes baton - Baton blue Pseudophilotes panoptes - Panoptes blue Pseudophilotes vicrama Pseudophilotes abencerragus - False baton blue Scolitantides orion - Chequered blue Plebejus pylaon - Zephyr blue Plebejus argus - Silver-studded blue Plebejus idas - Idas blue Plebejus argyrognomon - Reverdin's blue Vacciniina optilete - Cranberry blue Eumedonia eumedon - Geranium argus Aricia agestis - Brown argus Aricia artaxerxes - Mountain argus Aricia morronensis - Spanish argus Ultraaricia anteros - Blue argus Pseudaricia nicias - Silvery argus Abulina orbitulus - Alpine blue Agriades glandon - Glandon blue Cyaniris semiargus - Mazarine blue Agrodiaetus iphigenia - Chelmos blue Agrodiaetus damon - Damon blue Agrodiaetus escheri - Escher's blue Agrodiaetus thersites - Chapman's blue Agrodiaetus admetus - Anomalous blue Agrodiaetus aroaniensis - Grecian anomalous blue Agrodiaetus ripartii - Ripart's anomalous blue Agrodiaetus amanda - Amanda's blue Plebicula dorylas - Turquoise blue Meleageria daphnis - Meleager's blue Lysandra coridon - Chalk-hill blue Lysandra spp. - Unsure Lysandra hispana - Provence chalk-hill blue Lysandra bellargus - Adonis blue Lysandra punctifera - Spotted adonis blue Polyommatus icarus - Common blue Polyommatus eroides - False eros blue Polyommatus eros - Eros blue Riodinidae (Metalmarks) Hamearis lucina - Duke of burgundy Libytheidae (Snouts) Libythea celtis - Nettle-tree Butterfly Danaidae Danaus plexippus - Monarch

Nymphalidae Charaxes jasius - Two-tailed pasha Apatura iris - Purple emperor Apatura ilia - Lesser purple emperor Apatura metis - Freyer's purple emperor Limenitis populi - Poplar admiral Limenitis reducta - Southern white admiral Limenitis - White admiral Neptis sappho - Common glider Neptis rivularis - Hungarian glider Inachis io - Peacock * Vanessa atalanta - Red admiral ** Vanessa (indica) vulcania - Canary (Indian) red admiral ** Vanessa cardui - Painted lady * Nymphalis antiopa - Camberwell beauty Nymphalis polychloros - Large tortoiseshell Nymphalis xanthomelas - Yellow-legged tortoiseshell Aglais urticae - Small tortoiseshell * Polygonia c-album - Comma ** Polygonia egea - Southern comma Araschnia levana - Map * 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 graeca - Balkan fritillary Boloria pales - Shepherd's fritillary Boloria napaea - Mountain fritillary Clossiana dia - Weaver's fritillary Clossiana thore - Thor's fritillary Clossiana titania - Titania's fritillary Clossiana euphrosyne - Pearl-bordered fritillary Clossiana selene - Small pearl-bordered fritillary Melitaea cinxia - Glanville fritillary Melitaea phoebe - Knapweed fritillary Melitaea didyma - Spotted fritillary * Melitaea trivia - Lesser spotted fritillary Melitaea diamina - False heath fritillary Mellicta athalia - Heath fritillary * Mellicta deione - Provençal fritillary Mellicta varia - Grison's fritillary Mellicta parthenoides - Meadow fritillary Mellicta aurelia - Nickerl's fritillary Mellicta britomartis - Assmann's fritillary Hypodryas maturna - Scarce fritillary Hypodryas intermedia - Asian fritillary Hypodryas cynthia - Cynthia's fritillary Euphydryas aurinia - Marsh fritillary * Satyridae (Browns) Melanargia galathea - Marbled white * Melanargia lachesis - Iberian marbled white Melanargia russiae - Esper's marbled white Melanargia lucasi - 'Moroccan' marbled white Melanargia larissa - Balkan marbled white Melanargia occitanica - Western marbled white Melanargia ines - Spanish marbled white Hipparchia fagi - Woodland Grayling Hipparchia semele - Grayling Hipparchia aristaeus - Southern grayling Hipparchia pellucida - Cyprus grayling Neohipparchia statilinus - Tree grayling Neohipparchia fatua - Freyer's grayling Pseudotergumia fidia - Striped grayling Chazara briseis - The Hermit Pseudochazara atlantis - Moroccan grayling Satyrus actaea - Black satyr Satyrus ferula - Great sooty satyr Minois dryas - Dryad Berberia abdelkader - Giant grayling Kanetisa circe - Great banded grayling Arethusana arethusa - False grayling Erebia ligea - Arran brown Erebia euryale - Large ringlet Erebia manto - Yellow-spotted ringlet Erebia aethiops - Scotch argus Erebia medusa - Woodland ringlet Erebia epiphron - Mountain ringlet Erebia pharte - Blind ringlet Erebia melampus - Lesser mountain ringlet Erebia alberganus - Almond-eyed ringlet Erebia pluto - Sooty ringlet Erebia mnestra - Mnestra's ringlet Erebia gorgone - Gavarnie 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 styx - Stygian ringlet Erebia montana - Marbled ringlet Erebia neoridas - Autumn ringlet Erebia meolans - Piedmont ringlet Erebia palarica - Chapman's ringlet Erebia pandrose - Dewy ringlet Erebia sthennyo - False dewy ringlet Pyronia tithonus - Gatekeeper Pyronia cecilia - Southern gatekeeper Pyronia bathseba - Spanish gatekeeper Maniola jurtina - Meadow brown Maniola telmessia - 'Turkish' meadow brown Maniola cypricola - Cyprus meadow brown Hyponephele maroccana - Moroccan meadow brown Hyponephele lycaon - Dusky meadow brown Hyponephele lupina - Oriental meadow brown Aphantopus hyperantus - Ringlet Coenonympha rhodopensis - Eastern large heath Coenonympha pamphilus - Small heath Coenonympha dorus - Dusky heath Coenonympha vaucheri - Vaucher's heath Coenonympha arcania - Pearly heath Coenonympha darwiniana - Darwin's heath Coenonympha gardetta - Alpine heath Coenonympha leander - Russian heath Coenonympha glycerion - Chestnut heath Pararge aegeria - Speckled wood Pararge xiphioides - Canary speckled wood * Lasiommata megera - Wall brown ** Lasiommata maera - Large wall brown Lasiommata petropolitana - Northern wall brown Kirinia roxelana - Lattice brown Hesperiidae (Skippers) Pyrgus malvae - Grizzled skipper Pyrgus alveus - Large grizzled skipper Pyrgus armoricanus - Oberthür's skipper Pyrgus foulquieri - Foulquier's grizzled skipper Pyrgus serratulae - Olive skipper Pyrgus carlinae - Carline skipper Pyrgus onopordi - Rosy grizzled skipper Pyrgus cinarae - Sandy 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 Spialia orbifer - Orbed red-underwing skipper Muschampia proto - Sage skipper Muschampia tessellum - Tessellated skipper Carcharodus alceae - Mallow skipper Carcharodus tripolinus - False mallow skipper Carcharodus lavatherae - Marbled skipper Carcharodus flocciferus - Tufted marbled skipper Erynnis tages - Dingy skipper Heteropterus morpheus - Large chequered skipper Carterocephalus palaemon - Chequered skipper Thymelicus acteon - Lulworth skipper Thymelicus hamza - Moroccan small skipper Thymelicus lineola - Essex skipper Thymelicus sylvestris - Small skipper Hesperia comma - Silver-spotted skipper Ochlodes venatus - Large skipper Gegenes nostrodamus - Mediterranean skipper Gegenes pumilio - Pigmy skipper

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