List of butterflies of Iran
Location of Iran
This is a list of butterflies of Iran. About 300 species are known from Iran.
Papilionidae
- Zerynthia deyrollei
- Zerynthia louristana
- Archon apollinaris
- Hypermnestra helios
- Parnassius mnemosyne
- Iphiclides podalirius
- Princeps demoleus
- Papilio alexanor
- Papilio machaon
Pieridae
- Leptidea duponcheli
- Anthocharis cardamines
- Anthocharis damone
- Anthocharis gruneri
- Aporia leucodice
- Aporia crataegi
- Belenois aurota
- Colotis amatus
- Colotis etrida
- Colotis fausta
- Colotis phisadia
- Colotis vestalis
- Colotis eucharis
- Euchloe lessei
- Euchloe transcaspica
- Euchloe ausonia
- Euchloe belemia
- Pieris bowdeni
- Pieris ergane
- Pieris krueperi
- Pieris pseudorapae
- Pieris rapae
- Pieris brassicae
- Pontia callidice
- Pontia chloridice
- Pontia daplidice
- Pontia edusa
- Pontia glauconome
- Zegris eupheme
- Catopsilia florella
- Colias aurorina
- Colias chlorocoma
- Colias chrysotheme
- Colias crocea
- Colias erate
- Colias hofmannorum
- Colias sagartia
- Colias sareptensis
- Colias thisoa
- Gonepteryx farinosa
- Gonepteryx rhamni
Nymphalidae
Libytheinae
Danainae
Nymphalinae
- Hypolimnas misippus
- Limenitis reducta
- Precis almana
- Precis orithya
- Euapatura mirza
- Thaleropis ionia
- Nymphalis polychloros
- Nymphalis xanthomelas
- Aglais urticae
- Inachis io
- Vanessa atalanta
- Cynthia cardui
- Polygonia c-album
- Polygonia egea
- Neptis rivularis
- Argynnis adippe
- Argynnis niobe
- Argynnis pandora
- Argynnis alexandra
- Argynnis paphia
- Boloria euphrosyne
- Brenthis daphne
- Brenthis hecate
- Brenthis mofidii
- Issoria lathonia
- Melitaea arduinna
- Melitaea casta
- Melitaea cinxia
- Melitaea consulis
- Melitaea didyma
- Melitaea trivia
- Melitaea interrupta
- Melitaea persea
- Melitaea sarvistana
- Melitaea saxatilis
- Melitaea turkmanica
- Euphydryas aurinia
Satyrinae
- Melanargia evartianae
- Melanargia galathea
- Melanargia hylata
- Melanargia meda
- Melanargia russiae
- Melanargia syriaca
- Melanargia teneates
- Hipparchia fatua
- Hipparchia parisatis
- Hipparchia pellucida
- Hipparchia turcmenica
- Hipparchia syriaca
- Erebia graucasica
- Erebia iranica
- Proterebia afra
- Arethusana arethusa
- Brintesia circe
- Chazara persephone
- Chazara enervata
- Chazara bischoffi
- Chazara briseis
- Chazara egina
- Chazara kaufmanni
- Minois dryas
- Pseudochazara anthelea
- Pseudochazara telephassa
- Pseudochazara aurantiaca
- Pseudochazara beroe
- Pseudochazara daghestana
- Pseudochazara mamurra
- Pseudochazara pelopea
- Pseudochazara schakuhensis
- Satyrus amasinus
- Satyrus daubi
- Satyrus favonius
- Satyrus parthicus
- Hyponephele dysdora
- Hyponephele capella
- Hyponephele huebneri
- Hyponephele naricina
- Hyponephele amardaea
- Hyponephele cadusia
- Hyponephele comara
- Hyponephele davendra
- Hyponephele shirazica
- Hyponephele wagneri
- Hyponephele interposita
- Hyponephele lupina
- Hyponephele lycaonoides
- Maniola jurtina
- Maniola telmessia
- Coenonympha leander
- Coenonympha pamphilus
- Coenonympha saadi
- Lyela myops
- Esperarge clymene
- Kirinia roxelana
- Lasiommata adrastoides
- Lasiommata megera
- Lasiommata menava
- Ypthima bolanica
Lycaenidae
- Quercusia quercus
- Deudorix livia
- Callophrys mystaphia
- Callophrys suaveola
- Satyrium abdominalis
- Satyrium ilicis
- Satyrium marcidum
- Satyrium spini
- Satyrium hyrcanicum
- Satyrium lunulatum
- Satyrium sassanides
- Cigaritis acamas
- Cigaritis epargyros
- Cigaritis maxima
- Cigaritis myrmecophila
- Tomares callimachus
- Tomares romanovi
- Anthene amarah
- Lampides boeticus
- Tarucus balkanicus
- Tarucus rosaceus
- Zizeeria karsandra
- Cupido osiris
- Cupido staudingeri
- Azanus ubaldus
- Celastrina argiolus
- Glaucopsyche alexis
- Iolana iolas
- Maculinea arion
- Pseudophilotes vicrama
- Rubrapterus bavius
- Turanana anisophtalma
- Turanana cytis
- Turanana endymion
- Plebejus carmon
- Plebejus pylaon
- Plebejus christophi
- Plebejus idas
- Plebejus argus
- Polyommatus aegagrus
- Polyommatus afshar
- Polyommatus loewii
- Polyommatus miris
- Polyommatus alcedo
- Polyommatus morgianus
- Polyommatus rosei
- Polyommatus sieversii
- Polyommatus anteros
- Polyommatus vandarbani
- Polyommatus agestis
- Polyommatus firdussii
- Polyommatus alcestis
- Polyommatus demavendi
- Polyommatus valiabadi
- Polyommatus ardschirus
- Polyommatus morgani
- Polyommatus sennanensis
- Polyommatus dama
- Polyommatus hamadanensis
- Polyommatus faramarzii
- Polyommatus shahrami
- Polyommatus ectabanensis
- Polyommatus musa
- Polyommatus pfeifferi
- Polyommatus baltazardi
- Polyommatus bogra
- Polyommatus eckweileri
- Polyommatus erschoffii
- Polyommatus glaucias
- Polyommatus shirkuhensis
- Polyommatus tenhageni
- Polyommatus peilei
- Polyommatus baytopi
- Polyommatus darius
- Polyommatus iphidamon
- Polyommatus mofidii
- Polyommatus phyllis
- Polyommatus posthumus
- Polyommatus altivagans
- Polyommatus arasbarani
- Polyommatus caeruleus
- Polyommatus dizinensis
- Polyommatus elbursicus
- Polyommatus kendevani
- Polyommatus ninae
- Polyommatus transcaspicus
- Polyommatus turcicus
- Polyommatus zardensis
- Polyommatus barmifiruze
- Polyommatus cyaneus
- Polyommatus xerxes
- Polyommatus klausschuriani
- Polyommatus semiargus
- Polyommatus bellargus
- Polyommatus corydonius
- Polyommatus daphnis
- Polyommatus coelestinus
- Polyommatus coronus
- Polyommatus amandus
- Polyommatus aedon
- Polyommatus stempfferi
- Polyommatus thersites
- Polyommatus eros
- Polyommatus eroides
- Polyommatus forsteri
- Polyommatus icarus
- Chilades trochylus
- Chilades contracta
- Chilades galba
- Chilades parrhasius
- Heodes alciphron
- Heodes tityrus
- Heodes candens
- Lycaena phlaeas
- Lycaena phoenicura
- Thersamonia dispar
- Thersamonia asabinus
- Thersamonia ochimus
- Thersamonia lampon
- Thersamonia lamponides
- Thersamonia thersamon
- Thersamonia thetis
Hesperidae
- Carcharodus stauderi
- Carcharodus dravira
- Carcharodus alceae
- Carcharodus lavatherae
- Carcharodus flocciferus
- Carcharodus orientalis
- Carcharodus swinhoei
- Erynnis marloyi
- Erynnis tages
- Muschampia plurimacula
- Muschampia poggei
- Muschampia staudingeri
- Muschampia proto
- Muschampia proteides
- Muschampia tessellum
- Pyrgus alveus
- Pyrgus armoricanus
- Pyrgus cinarae
- Pyrgus sidae
- Pyrgus carthami
- Pyrgus jupei
- Pyrgus serratulae
- Spialia phlomidis
- Spialia orbifer
- Spialia geron
- Spialia osthelderi
- Eogenes alcides
- Gegenes pumilio
- Ochlodes hyrcanus
- Ochlodes venatus
- Hesperia comma
- Gegenes nostrodamus
- Thymelicus acteon
- Thymelicus hyrax
- Thymelicus lineola
- Thymelicus novus
- Thymelicus sylvestris
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