List of butterflies of Italy

This is a list of butterflies in the country of Italy.

Hesperiidae – Skippers

Subfamily Hesperiinae

Dingy Swift Gegenes nostrodamus (Fabricius, 1793)
Dark Hottentot Gegenes pumilio (Hoffmannsegg, 1804)
Silver-spotted Skipper Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanuss (Esper 1777)

Subfamily Pyrginae

Mallow Skipper Carcharodus alceae (Esper, 1780)
Southern Marbled Skipper Carcharodus baeticus (Rambur, 1839)
Tufted Skipper Carcharodus floccifera (Zeller, 1847)
Marbled Skipper Carcharodus lavatherae (Esper, 1783)
Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sage Skipper Muschampia proto (Ochsenheimer 1808)
Large Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus alveus (Hübner 1803)
Alpine Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus andromedae (Wallengren 1853)
Oberthür's Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus armoricanus (Oberthur 1910)
Foulquier's Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus bellieri bellieri (Oberthur 1910)
- Pyrgus bellieri picenus (Verity 1920)
Dusky Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus cacaliae (Rambur 1839)
Carline Skipper Pyrgus carlinae (Rambur 1839)
Safflower Skipper Pyrgus carthami (Hübner 1813)
Cinquefoil Skipper Pyrgus cirsii (Rambur 1839)
Southern Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus malvoides (Elwes & Edwards 1897)
Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus malvae (Linnaeus 1758)
Rosy Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus onopordi (Rambur 1839)
Olive Skipper Pyrgus serratulae (Rambur 1839)
Yellow-banded Skipper Pyrgus sidae (Esper 1784)
Warren's Skipper Pyrgus warrenensis (Verity 1928)
Lulworth Skipper Thymelicus acteon (Rottemburg 1775)
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola (Ochsenheimer 1808)
Red-underwing Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris (Poda 1761)

Subfamily Heteropterinae

Arctic Skipper Carterocephalus palaemon (Pallas, 1771)
Large Chequered Skipper Heteropterus morpheus (Pallas 1771)

Papilionidae - Swallowtails

Scarce Swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Alexanor Papilio alexanor Esper 1800
Old World Swallowtail Papilio machaon Linnaeus 1758
Corsican Swallowtail Papilio hospiton Géné, 1839
Mountain Apollo Parnassius apollo (Linnaeus 1758)
Clouded Apollo Parnassius mnemosyne (Linnaeus 1758)
Phoebus Apollo Parnassius phoebus phoebus (Fabricius 1793)
- Parnassius phoebus sacerdos Stichel 1906
Southern Festoon Zerynthia polyxena (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)

Pieridae – Whites

Subfamily Dismorphiinae

Wood White Leptidea sinapis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Réal's Wood White Leptidea reali Reissinger, 1989

Subfamily Coliadinae

Berger's Clouded Yellow Colias sareptensis Ribbe, 1805
Clouded Yellow Colias croceus (Fourcroy, 1785)
Pale Clouded Yellow Colias hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pale Arctic Clouded Yellow Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)
Mountain Clouded Yellow Colias phicomone (Esper, 1780)

Subfamily Pierinae

Orange Tip Anthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus 1758)
Eastern Orange Tip Anthocharis damone Boisduval, 1836
Provence Orange Tip Anthocharis euphenoides Staudinger, 1869
Black-veined White Aporia crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eastern Dappled White Euchloe ausonia (Hübner, 1804)
Western Dappled White Euchloe crameri Butler, 1869
Portuguese Dappled White Euchloe tagis (Hübner, 1804)
Cleopatra Gonepteryx cleopatra (Linnaeus, 1767)
Common Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)
Large White Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dark-veined White Pieris bryoniae (Hübner, 1806)
Mountain Small White Pieris ergane (Geyer, 1828)
Southern Small White Pieris mannii (Mayer, 1851)
Green-veined White Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Small White Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lofty Bath White Pontia callidice (Hübner, 1806)
Bath White Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eastern Bath White Pontia edusa (Fabricius, 1777)

Lycaenidae – Blues, Coppers & Hairstreaks

Subfamily Theclinae

Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi (Linnaeus 1758)
Purple Hairstreak Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus 1758)

Subfamily Lycaeninae

Purple-Shot Copper Lycaena alciphron (Rottemburg 1775)
Large Copper Lycaena dispar (Haworth 1802)
Purple-edged Copper Lycaena hippothoe (Linnaeus 1761)
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus 1761)
Lesser Fiery Copper Lycaena thersamon (Esper 1784)
Sooty Copper Lycaena tityrus (Poda 1761)
Scarce Copper Lycaena virgaureae (Linnaeus 1758)

Subfamily Polyommatinae

Alcon Blue Phengaris alcon (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775)
Large Blue Phengaris arion (Linnaeus 1758)
Scarce Large Blue Phengaris teleius (Bergstrasser 1779)
Arctic Blue Plebejus (Agriades) glandon (de Prunner 1798)
Alpine Argus Plebejus (Albulina) orbitulus (de Prunner 1798)
Silver-studded Blue Plebejus (Plebejus) argus (Linnaeus 1758)
Reverdin's Blue Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon (Bergstrasser 1779)
Idas Blue Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus 1761)
Plebejus (Plebijides) trappi Verity 1927
Cranberry Blue Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch 1781)
Damon Blue Polyommatus damon (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775)
Furry Blue Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) dolus dolus (Hübner 1823)
- Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) dolus virgilia (Oberthur 1910)
Gallo's Anomalous Blue Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) galloi Balletto & Toso 1979
Piedmont Anomalous Blue Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) humedasae Toso & Balletto 1976
Ripart's Anomalous Blue Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ripartii ripartii (Freyer 1830)
Adonis Blue Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus (Rottemburg 1775)
Chalkhill Blue Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon coridon (Poda 1761)
Provence Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus (Lysandra) hispana (Herrich-Schäffer 1852)
Meleager's Blue Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775)
Amanda's Blue Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus (Schneider 1792)
Turquoise Blue Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775)
Eros blue Polyommatus (Polyommatus) eros eros (Ochsenheimer 1808)
Escher's Blue Polyommatus (Polyommatus) escheri (Hübner 1823)
Common Blue Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus (Rottemburg 1775)
Chapman's Blue Polyommatus (Polyommatus) thersites (Cantener 1835)
Baton Blue Pseudophilotes baton (Bergstrasser 1779)
Chequered Blue Pseudophilotes vicrama schiffermuelleri (Hemming 1929)
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus (Linnaeus 1758)
Small Blue Cupido (Cupido) minimus (Fuessly 1775)
Osiris Blue Cupido (Cupido) osiris (Meigen 1829)
Provençal Short-tailed Blue Cupido (Everes) alcetas (Hoffmannsegg 1804)
Short-tailed Blue Cupido (Everes) argiades (Pallas 1771)
Mazarine Blue Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg 1775)
Green-Underside Blue Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda 1761)
Glaucopsyche melanops Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) melanops (Boisduval 1828)
Iolas Blue Iolana iolas (Ochsenheimer 1816)
Peablue Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus 1767)
Lang's Short-tailed Blue Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus 1767)
Brown Argus Aricia agestis (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775)
Geranium Argus Aricia eumedon (Esper 1780)
Chequered Blue Butterfly Scolitantides orion (Pallas 1771)

Nymphalidae – Fritillaries & others

Subfamily Nymphalinae

European Peacock Inachis io (Linnaeus 1758)
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae (Linnaeus 1758)
Map Butterfly Araschnia levana (Linnaeus 1758)
White Petticoat Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus 1758)
Large Tortoiseshell Nymphalis polychloros (Linnaeus 1758)
Comma Polygonia c-album (Linnaeus 1758)
Southern Comma Polygonia egea (Cramer 1775)
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus 1758)
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus 1758)

Subfamily Melitaeinae

Cynthia's Fritillary Euphydryas cynthia (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775)
Scarce Fritillary Euphydryas maturna (Linnaeus 1758)
Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia (Rottemburg 177
Aetherie Fritillary Melitaea aetherie (Hübner 1826)
Little Fritillary Melitaea asteria (Freyer 1828)
Heath Fritillary Melitaea athalia athalia (Rottemburg 1775)
- Melitaea athalia celadusa Fruhstorfer 1910
Nickerl's Fritillary Melitaea aurelia Nickerl 1850
Assman's Fritillary Melitaea britomartis (Assmann 1847)
Glanville Fritillary Melitaea cinxia (Linnaeus 1758)
Provençal Fritillary Melitaea deione (Geyer 1832)
False Heath Fritillary Melitaea diamina (Lang 1789)
Spotted Fritillary Melitaea didyma (Esper 1778)
Meadow Fritillary Melitaea parthenoides Keferstein 1851
Knapweed Fritillary Melitaea phoebe (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775)
Jerusalem Fritillary Melitaea telona (Fruhstorfer 1908)
Lesser Spotted Fritillary Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775)
Grisons Fritillary Melitaea varia Meyer-Dur 1851

Subfamily Heliconiinae

Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia (Linnaeus 1758)
High Brown Fritillary Argynnis (Fabriciana) adippe (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775)
Niobe Fritillary Argynnis (Fabriciana) niobe (Linnaeus 1758)
Dark Green Fritillary Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus 1758)
Cardinal Argynnis (Pandoriana) pandora (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775)
Balkan Fritillary Boloria (Boloria) graeca (Staudinger 1870)
Mountain Fritillary Boloria (Boloria) napaea (Hoffmannsegg 1804)
Shepherd's Fritillary Boloria (Boloria) pales (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775)
Violet Fritillary Boloria (Clossiana) dia (Linnaeus 1767)
Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria (Clossiana) euphrosyne (Linnaeus 1758)
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria (Clossiana) selene (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775)
Thor's Fritillary Boloria (Clossiana) thore (Hübner 1803)
Purple Bog Fritillary Boloria (Clossiana) titania (Esper 1793)
Ocellate Bog Fritillary Boloria (Proclossiana) eunomia (Esper 1799)
Marbled Fritillary Brenthis daphne (Bergstrasser 1780)
Twin-spot Fritillary Brenthis hecate (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775)
Lesser Marbled Fritillary Brenthis ino (Rottemburg 1775)
Queen of Spain Issoria (Issoria) lathonia (Linnaeus 1758)

Subfamily Charaxinae

Two-tailed Pasha Charaxes jasius (Linnaeus 1767)

Subfamily Danainae

Plain Tiger Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus (Linnaeus 1758)

Subfamily Apaturinae

Lesser Purple Emperor Apatura ilia (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775)
Purple Emperor Apatura iris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Subfamily Libytheinae

Nettle-tree Butterfly Libythea celtis (Laicharting 1782)

Subfamily Limenitidinae

(Eurasian) White Admiral Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus 1764)
Poplar Admiral Limenitis populi (Linnaeus 1758)
Southern White Admiral Limenitis reducta Staudinger 1901
Hungarian Glider Neptis rivularis (Scopoli 1763)
Pallas' Sailer Neptis sappho (Pallas 1771)

Subfamily Satyrinae

Woodland Grayling Hipparchia (Hipparchia) fagi (Scopoli 1763)
Rock Grayling Hipparchia (Hipparchia) hermione hermione (Linnaeus 1764)
Hipparchia (Hipparchia) neomiris (Godart 1822)
Tree Grayling Hipparchia (Neohipparchia) statilinus (Hufnagel 1766)
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) neapolitana (Stauder 1921)
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) sbordonii Kudrna 1984
Grayling Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele (Linnaeus 1758)
Striped Grayling Hipparchia (Pseudotergumia) fidia (Linnaeus 1767)
Oriental Meadow Brown Hyponephele lupinus (O. Costa 1836)
Dusky Meadow Brown Hyponephele lycaon (Rottemburg 1775)
Large Wall Lasiommata maera (Linnaeus 1758)
Wall Lasiommata megera (Linnaeus 1767)
Northern Wall Brown Lasiommata petropolitana (Fabricius 1787)
Woodland Brown Lopinga achine (Scopoli 1763)
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus 1758)
Marbled White Melanargia galathea (Linnaeus 1758)
Western Marbled White Melanargia occitanica (Esper 1793)
Esper's Marbled White Melanargia russiae (Esper 1783)
Italian Marbled White Melanargia arge (Sulzer 1776)
Dryad Minois dryas (Scopoli 1763)
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus 1758)
False Grayling Arethusana arethusa (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775)
Great Banded Grayling Brintesia circe (Fabricius 1775)
Alpine Grayling Oeneis (Oeneis) glacialis (Moll 1783)
Hermit Chazara briseis (Linnaeus 1764)
Pearly Heath Coenonympha arcania (Linnaeus 1761)
Corsican Heath Coenonympha corinna (Hübner 1804)
- Coenonympha corinna elbana Staudinger 1901
Dusky Heath Coenonympha dorus (Esper 1782)
Alpine Heath Coenonympha gardetta gardetta (de Prunner 1798)
- Coenonympha gardetta darwiniana Staudinger 1871
Chestnut Heath Coenonympha glycerion Borkhausen 1788)
False Ringlet Coenonympha oedippus (Fabricius 1787)
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus 1758)
Eastern Large Heath Coenonympha rhodopensis Elwes 1900
Large Heath Coenonympha tullia (Muller 1764)
False Mnestra Ringlet Erebia aethiopellus (Hoffmannsegg 1806)
Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops (Esper 1777)
Almond-eyed Ringlet Erebia alberganus Erebia alberganus (de Prunner 1798)
Lorkovic's Brassy Ringlet Erebia calcaria Lorkovic 1953
Common Brassy Ringlet Erebia cassioides cassioides (Reiner & Hochenwarth 1792)
Raetzer's Ringlet Erebia christi Ratzer 1890
Small Mountain Ringlet Erebia epiphron (Knoch 1783)
Eriphyle Ringlet Erebia eriphyle (Freyer 1836)
Large Ringlet Erebia euryale (Esper 1805)
Yellow-banded Ringlet Erebia flavofasciata Heyne 1895
Silky Ringlet Erebia gorge (Hübner 1804)
Arran Brown Erebia ligea (Linnaeus 1758)
Yellow-spotted Ringlet Erebia manto (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775)
Woodland Ringlet Erebia medusa (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775)
Lesser Mountain Ringlet Erebia melampus (Fuessly 1775)
Piedmont Ringlet Erebia meolans (Prunner 1798)
Mnestra's Ringlet Erebia mnestra (Hübner 1804)
Marbled Ringlet Erebia montanus (de Prunner 1798)
Autumn Ringlet Erebia neoridas (Boisduval 1828)
de Lesse's Brassy Ringlet Erebia nivalis Lorkovic & De Lesse 1954
Bright Eyed Ringlet Erebia oeme (Hübner 1804)
Ottoman Brassy Ringlet Erebia ottomana Herrich-Schäffer 1847
Dewy Ringlet Erebia pandrose (Borkhausen 1788)
Blind Ringlet Erebia pharte (Hübner 1804)
Sooty Ringlet Erebia pluto (de Prunner 1798)
Water Ringlet Erebia pronoe (Esper 1780)
Larche Ringlet Erebia scipio Boisduval 1832
Styrian Ringlet Erebia stirius (Godart 1824)
Stygian Ringlet Erebia styx (Freyer 1834)
de Prunner's Ringlet Erebia triarius (de Prunner 1798)
Swiss Brassy Ringlet Erebia tyndarus (Esper 1781)
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria (Linnaeus 1758)
Southern Gatekeeper Pyronia (Idata) cecilia (Vallantin 1894)
GatekeeperPyronia (Pyronia) tithonus (Linnaeus 1767)
Black Satyr Satyrus actaea (Esper 1781)
Great Sooty Satyr Satyrus ferula (Fabricius 1793)

References

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