List of butterflies of Austria

Location of Austria

Lepidoptera of Austria consist of both the Butterflies and Moths recorded from Austria.

According to a recent estimate, there are a total of 4,021 Lepidoptera species present in the Austria.

Butterflies

Hesperiidae

• Carcharodus alceae (Esper, 1780)
• Carcharodus floccifera (Zeller, 1847)
• Carcharodus lavatherae (Esper, 1783)
• Carterocephalus palaemon (Pallas, 1771)
• Erynnis tages (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Heteropterus morpheus (Pallas, 1771)
• Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777)
• Pyrgus alveus (Hübner, 1803)
• Pyrgus andromedae (Wallengren, 1853)
• Pyrgus armoricanus (Oberthur, 1910)
• Pyrgus cacaliae (Rambur, 1839)
• Pyrgus carlinae (Rambur, 1839)
• Pyrgus carthami (Hübner, 1813)
• Pyrgus cirsii (Rambur, 1839)
• Pyrgus malvae (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pyrgus malvoides (Elwes & Edwards, 1897)
• Pyrgus onopordi (Rambur, 1839)
• Pyrgus serratulae (Rambur, 1839)
• Pyrgus warrenensis (Verity, 1928)
• Spialia sertorius (Hoffmannsegg, 1804)
• Thymelicus acteon (Rottemburg, 1775)
• Thymelicus lineola (Ochsenheimer, 1808)
• Thymelicus sylvestris (Poda, 1761)

Lycaenidae

• Aricia agestis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Aricia artaxerxes (Fabricius, 1793)
• Aricia eumedon (Esper, 1780)
• Callophrys rubi (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Celastrina argiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Cupido minimus (Fuessly, 1775)
• Cupido osiris (Meigen, 1829)
• Cupido argiades (Pallas, 1771)
• Cupido decolorata (Staudinger, 1886)
• Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775)
• Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Glaucopsyche alexis (Poda, 1761)
• Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Lycaena alciphron (Rottemburg, 1775)
• Lycaena dispar (Haworth, 1802)
• Lycaena helle (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Lycaena hippothoe (Linnaeus, 1761)
• Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761)
• Lycaena thersamon (Esper, 1784)
• Lycaena tityrus (Poda, 1761)
• Lycaena virgaureae (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Phengaris alcon (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Phengaris arion (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Phengaris nausithous (Bergstrasser, 1779)
• Phengaris teleius (Bergstrasser, 1779)
• Plebejus glandon (de Prunner, 1798)
• Plebejus orbitulus (de Prunner, 1798)
• Plebejus argus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Plebejus argyrognomon (Bergstrasser, 1779)
• Plebejus idas (Linnaeus, 1761)
• Plebejus optilete (Knoch, 1781)
• Polyommatus admetus (Esper, 1783)
• Polyommatus damon (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Polyommatus bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775)
• Polyommatus coridon (Poda, 1761)
• Polyommatus daphnis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Polyommatus amandus (Schneider, 1792)
• Polyommatus dorylas (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Polyommatus eros (Ochsenheimer, 1808)
• Polyommatus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)
• Polyommatus thersites (Cantener, 1835)
• Pseudophilotes baton (Bergstrasser, 1779)
• Pseudophilotes vicrama (Moore, 1865)
• Satyrium acaciae (Fabricius, 1787)
• Satyrium ilicis (Esper, 1779)
• Satyrium pruni (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Satyrium spini (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Satyrium w-album (Knoch, 1782)
• Scolitantides orion (Pallas, 1771)
• Thecla betulae (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nymphalidae

• Aglais io (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Apatura ilia (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Apatura iris (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Apatura metis Freyer, 1829
• Aphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Araschnia levana (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Arethusana arethusa (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Argynnis paphia (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Argynnis adippe (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Argynnis niobe (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Argynnis aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Argynnis pandora (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Boloria aquilonaris (Stichel, 1908)
• Boloria napaea (Hoffmannsegg, 1804)
• Boloria pales (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Boloria dia (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Boloria euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Boloria selene (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Boloria thore (Hübner, 1803)
• Boloria titania (Esper, 1793)
• Boloria eunomia (Esper, 1799)
• Brenthis daphne (Bergstrasser, 1780)
• Brenthis hecate (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Brenthis ino (Rottemburg, 1775)
• Brintesia circe (Fabricius, 1775)
• Chazara briseis (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Coenonympha arcania (Linnaeus, 1761)
• Coenonympha gardetta (de Prunner, 1798)
• Coenonympha glycerion (Borkhausen, 1788)
• Coenonympha hero (Linnaeus, 1761)
• Coenonympha oedippus (Fabricius, 1787)
• Coenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Coenonympha tullia (Muller, 1764)
• Erebia aethiops (Esper, 1777)
• Erebia alberganus (de Prunner, 1798)
• Erebia calcaria Lorkovic, 1953
• Erebia cassioides (Reiner & Hochenwarth, 1792)
• Erebia claudina (Borkhausen, 1789)
• Erebia epiphron (Knoch, 1783)
• Erebia eriphyle (Freyer, 1836)
• Erebia euryale (Esper, 1805)
• Erebia flavofasciata Heyne, 1895
• Erebia gorge (Hübner, 1804)
• Erebia ligea (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Erebia manto (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Erebia medusa (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Erebia melampus (Fuessly, 1775)
• Erebia meolans (Prunner, 1798)
• Erebia mnestra (Hübner, 1804)
• Erebia montanus (de Prunner, 1798)
• Erebia nivalis Lorkovic & De Lesse, 1954
• Erebia oeme (Hübner, 1804)
• Erebia pandrose (Borkhausen, 1788)
• Erebia pharte (Hübner, 1804)
• Erebia pluto (de Prunner, 1798)
• Erebia pronoe (Esper, 1780)
• Erebia stirius (Godart, 1824)
• Erebia styx (Freyer, 1834)
• Erebia tyndarus (Esper, 1781)
• Euphydryas aurinia (Rottemburg, 1775)
• Euphydryas cynthia (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Euphydryas intermedia (Menetries, 1859)
• Euphydryas maturna (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hipparchia fagi (Scopoli, 1763)
• Hipparchia hermione (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Hipparchia statilinus (Hufnagel, 1766)
• Hipparchia semele (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hyponephele lycaon (Rottemburg, 1775)
• Issoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Lasiommata maera (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Lasiommata megera (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Lasiommata petropolitana (Fabricius, 1787)
• Libythea celtis (Laicharting, 1782)
• Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Limenitis populi (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901
• Lopinga achine (Scopoli, 1763)
• Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Melanargia galathea (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Melitaea asteria Freyer, 1828
• Melitaea athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)
• Melitaea aurelia Nickerl, 1850
• Melitaea britomartis Assmann, 1847
• Melitaea cinxia (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Melitaea diamina (Lang, 1789)
• Melitaea didyma (Esper, 1778)
• Melitaea parthenoides Keferstein, 1851
• Melitaea phoebe (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Melitaea varia Meyer-Dur, 1851
• Minois dryas (Scopoli, 1763)
• Neptis rivularis (Scopoli, 1763)
• Neptis sappho (Pallas, 1771)
• Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Nymphalis polychloros (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Nymphalis vaualbum (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Nymphalis xanthomelas (Esper, 1781)
• Oeneis glacialis (Moll, 1783)
• Pararge aegeria (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Polygonia c-album (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Satyrus ferula (Fabricius, 1793)
• Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)

Papilionidae

• Iphiclides podalirius (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758
• Parnassius apollo (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Parnassius mnemosyne (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Parnassius phoebus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Zerynthia polyxena (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)

Pieridae

• Anthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Aporia crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Colias alfacariensis Ribbe, 1905
• Colias chrysotheme (Esper, 1781)
• Colias croceus (Fourcroy, 1785)
• Colias erate (Esper, 1805)
• Colias hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Colias myrmidone (Esper, 1781)
• Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)
• Colias phicomone (Esper, 1780)
• Gonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Leptidea morsei (Fenton, 1882)
• Leptidea sinapis (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pieris bryoniae (Hübner, 1806)
• Pieris ergane (Geyer, 1828)
• Pieris mannii (Mayer, 1851)
• Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pontia callidice (Hübner, 1800)
• Pontia edusa (Fabricius, 1777)

Riodinidae

• Hamearis lucina (Linnaeus, 1758)

External links

• European Butterflies and Moths
• Fauna Europaea