List of butterflies of Finland
List of butterflies of Finland include all species of butterflies (Papilionoidea) and skippers (Hesperioidea) which have been recorded in Finland. The local butterfly fauna includes 111 species of butterflies and 10 species of skippers. However, few species have been reported only once.
Currently, in Finland superfamilies Papilionoidea and Hesperoidea include 2 species classified as critically endangered (CR), 12 species as endangered (EN) and 10 species as vulnerable (VU).[1] Out of all 26 lepidopteran species which are protected by law under the Nature Conservation Decree 18 species appear on this list.
Butterflies Papilionoidea
Pieridae
- Coliadinae
- Colias crocea Dark Clouded Yellow
- Colias hecla sulitelma Northern Clouded Yellow
- Colias hyale Pale Clouded Yellow
- Colias palaeno Moorland Clouded Yellow
- Colias tyche werdandi Pale Arctic Clouded Yellow
- Gonepteryx rhamni Common Brimstone
- Dismorphiinae
- Leptidea reali Real's Wood White
- Leptidea sinapis Wood white
- Pierinae
- Anthocharis cardamines Orange Tip
- Aporia crataegi Black-veined White
- Euchloe ausonia Eastern Dappled White
- Pieris brassicae Large White
- Pieris napi Green-veined White
- Pieris rapae Small White
- Pontia callidice Lofty Bath White
- Pontia chloridice Lesser Bath White
- Pontia daplidice Bath White
Papilionidae
- Papilioninae
- Iphiclides podalirius Scarce Swallowtail
- Papilio machaon Old World Swallowtail
- Parnassiinae
- Parnassius apollo Apollo protected by law
- Parnassius mnemosyne Clouded Apollo protected by law
Lycaenidae
- Lycaeninae
- Lycaena dispar Large Copper protected by law
- Lycaena helle Violet Copper protected by law
- Lycaena hippothoe Purple-edged Copper
- Lycaena phlaeas Small Copper
- Lycaena tityrus Sooty Copper
- Lycaena virgaureae Scarce copper
- Polyommatinae
- Celastrina argiolus Holly Blue
- Cupido alcetas Provençal Short-tailed Blue
- Cupido argiades Short-tailed Blue
- Cupido minimus Small Blue
- Glaucopsyche alexis Green-Underside Blue
- Glaucopsyche arion Large Blue protected by law
- Plebeius amandus Amanda's Blue
- Plebeius argus Silver-studded Blue
- Plebeius artaxerxes Northern Brown Argus
- Plebeius glandon aquilo Arctic Blue protected by law
- Plebeius eumedon Geranium Argus
- Plebeius idas Northern Blue
- Plebeius nicias Silvery Argus
- Plebeius optilete Cranberry Blue
- Polyommatus icarus Common Blue
- Polyommatus semiargus Mazarine Blue
- Polyommatus vicrama Chequered Blue protected by law
- Scolitantides orion Chequered Blue Butterfly protected by law
- Theclinae
- Callophrys rubi Green Hairstreak
- Neozephyrus quercus Purple Hairstreak
- Satyrium pruni Black Hairstreak
- Satyrium w-album White-letter Hairstreak
- Thecla betulae Brown Hairstreak
Nymphalidae
- Apaturinae
- Apatura ilia Lesser Purple Emperor
- Apatura iris Purple Emperor
- Heliconiinae
- Argynnis laodice Pallas' Fritillary
- Argynnis adippe High Brown Fritillary
- Argynnis aglaja Dark Green Fritillary
- Argynnis niobe Niobe Fritillary
- Argynnis paphia Silver-washed Fritillary
- Boloria aquilonaris Cranberry Fritillary
- Boloria chariclea Arctic Fritillary
- Boloria freija Freija Fritillary
- Boloria frigga Frigga Fritillary
- Boloria eunomia Bog Fritillary
- Boloria euphrosyne Pearl-bordered Fritillary
- Boloria improba Dingy Fritillary protected by law
- Boloria napaea Mountain Fritillary
- Boloria polaris Polaris Fritillary
- Boloria selene Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
- Boloria thore Thor's Fritillary protected by law
- Boloria titania Titania's Fritillary protected by law
- Brenthis ino Lesser Marbled Fritillary
- Issoria lathonia Queen of Spain Fritillary
- Limenitidinae
- Limenitis camilla White Admiral
- Limenitis populi Poplar Admiral
- Nymphalinae
- Araschnia levana Map
- Euphydryas aurinia Marsh Fritillary protected by law
- Euphydryas iduna Lapland Fritillary
- Euphydryas maturna Scarce Fritillary protected by law
- Melitaea athalia Heath Fritillary
- Melitaea cinxia Glanville Fritillary
- Melitaea diamina False Heath Fritillary protected by law
- Nymphalis antiopa Mourning Cloak
- Nymphalis c-album Comma
- Nymphalis io European Peacock
- Nymphalis polychloros Large Tortoiseshell
- Nymphalis urticae Small Tortoiseshell
- Nymphalis vaualbum Compton Tortoiseshell
- Nymphalis xanthomelas Scarce Tortoiseshell
- Vanessa atalanta Red Admiral
- Vanessa cardui Painted Lady
- Satyrinae
- Hipparchia semele Grayling
- Pararge achine Woodland Brown protected by law
- Pararge petropolitana Northern Wall Brown
- Pararge megera Speckled Wood
- Pararge maera Large Wall
- Pararge aegeria tircis Speckled Wood
- Hyponephele lycaon Dusky Meadow Brown
- Aphantopus hyperantus Ringlet
- Maniola jurtina Meadow Brown
- Coenonympha glycerion Chestnut Heath
- Coenonympha pamphilus Small Heath
- Coenonympha hero Scarce Heath
- Coenonympha tullia Large Heath
- Erebia euryale euryaloides Large Ringlet
- Erebia disa Arctic Ringlet
- Erebia pandrose Dewy Ringlet
- Erebia ligea Arran Brown
- Erebia medusa polaris Woodland Ringlet protected by law
- Erebia embla Lapland Ringlet
- Oeneis bore Arctic Grayling
- Oeneis jutta Baltic Grayling
- Oeneis norna Nose Grayling
Skippers Hesperioidea
Hesperiidae
- Heteropterinae
- Carterocephalus palaemon Chequered Skipper
- Carterocephalus silvicola Northern Chequered Skipper
- Heteropterus morpheus Large Chequered Skipper
- Hesperiinae
- Hesperia comma Silver-spotted Skipper protected by law
- Ochlodes sylvanus Large Skipper
- Thymelicus lineola Essex Skipper
- Pyrginae
- Pyrgus alveus Large Grizzled Skipper
- Pyrgus andromedae Alpine Grizzled Skipper
- Pyrgus centaureae Northern Grizzled Skipper
- Pyrgus malvae Grizzled Skipper
References
- ↑ Jari-Pekka Kaitila, Kari Nupponen, Jaakko Kullberg & Erkki Laasonen 2010. Butterflies and Moths. In: Rassi, P., Hyvärinen, E., Juslén, A. & Mannerkoski, I. (eds.). The 2010 Red List of Finnish Species. Ympäristöministeriö & Suomen ympäristökeskus, Helsinki. p. 430–470.
External links
- The first and the last records of Macrolepidopteran species in Finnish biogeographical provinces (English) (Finnish) (partially outdated)
See also
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