• Source: 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 & Schiffermüller, 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 alfacariensis 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)




Riodinidae


Duke of Burgundy, Hamearis lucina (Linnaeus, 1758)




Lycaenidae – blues, coppers and hairstreaks


Subfamily Theclinae
Brown hairstreak, Thecla betulae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Green hairstreak, Callophrys rubi (Linnaeus 1758)
Purple hairstreak, Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus 1758)
Sloe hairstreak, Satyrium acaciae (Fabricius, 1787)
False ilex hairstreak, Satyrium esculi (Hübner, 1804)
Ilex hairstreak, Satyrium ilicis (Esper, 1779)
Satyrium pruni, Satyrium pruni (Linnaeus, 1758)
Blue spot hairstreak, Satyrium spini ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
White-letter hairstreak, Satyrium w-album (Knoch, 1782)
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)
Lycaena subalpina Speyer, 1851
Scarce copper, Lycaena virgaureae (Linnaeus 1758)
Subfamily Polyommatinae
Peablue, Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus 1767)
Lang's short-tailed blue, Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus 1767)
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)
Holly blue, Celastrina argiolus (Linnaeus 1758)
Green-underside blue, Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda 1761)
Black-eyed blue, Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) melanops (Boisduval 1828)
Iolas blue, Iolana iolas (Ochsenheimer 1816)
Alcon blue, Phengaris alcon (Denis & Schiffermüller 1775)
Large blue, Phengaris arion (Linnaeus 1758)
Scarce large blue, Phengaris teleius (Bergstrasser 1779)
Mountain Alcon blue, Phengaris rebeli (Hirsche, 1904)
Baton blue, Pseudophilotes baton (Bergstrasser 1779)
Chequered blue, Pseudophilotes vicrama schiffermuelleri (Hemming 1929)
Pseudophilotes barbagiae De Prins & Poorten, 1982
Chequered blue butterfly, Scolitantides orion (Pallas 1771)
Brown argus, Aricia agestis, (Denis & Schiffermüller 1775)
Northern brown argus, Aricia allous (Geyer, 1837)
Southern brown argus, Aricia cramera (Eschscholtz, 1821)
Silvery argus, Aricia nicias Meigen, 1830
Geranium argus, Eumedonia eumedon (Esper 1780)
Arctic blue, Agriades glandon (de Prunner 1798)
Alpine argus, Agriades orbitulus (de Prunner 1798)
Cranberry blue, Agriades optilete (Knoch 1781)
Silver-studded blue, Plebejus argus (Linnaeus 1758)
Reverdin's blue, Plebejus argyrognomon (Bergstrasser 1779)
Idas blue, Plebejus idas (Linnaeus 1761)
Alpine zephyr blue, Kretania trappi (Verity 1927)
Mazarine blue, Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg 1775)
Damon blue, Polyommatus damon (Denis & Schiffermüller 1775)
Furry blue, Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) dolus dolus (Hübner 1823)
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) dolus virgilia (Oberthur 1910)
Piedmont anomalous blue, Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) humedasae Toso & Balletto 1976
Ripart's anomalous blue, Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ripartii ripartii (Freyer 1830)
Meleager's blue, Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis (Denis & Schiffermüller 1775)
Amanda's blue, Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus (Schneider 1792)
Turquoise blue, Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas (Denis & Schiffermüller 1775)
Eros blue, Polyommatus (Polyommatus) eros eros (Ochsenheimer 1808)
Escher's blue, Polyommatus (Polyommatus) escheri (Hübner 1823)
Common blue, Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus (Rottemburg 1775)
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) celina (Austaut, 1879)
Chapman's blue, Polyommatus (Polyommatus) thersites (Cantener 1835)
Adonis blue, Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg 1775)
Chalkhill blue, Lysandra coridon coridon (Poda 1761)
Provence chalk hill blue, Lysandra hispana (Herrich-Schäffer 1852)




Nymphalidae – fritillaries and others


Subfamily Nymphalinae
European peacock, Aglais 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)
Cynthia's fritillary, Euphydryas cynthia (Denis & Schiffermüller 1775)
Scarce fritillary, Euphydryas maturna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Marsh fritillary, Euphydryas aurinia (Rottemburg, 1775)
Asian fritillary, Euphydryas intermedia (Ménétriés, 1859)
Aetherie fritillary, Melitaea aetherie (Hübner, 1826)
Little fritillary, Melitaea asteria (Freyer, 1828)
Heath fritillary, Melitaea athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)
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)
Melitaea nevadensis Oberthür, 1904
Meadow fritillary, Melitaea parthenoides Keferstein 1851
Knapweed fritillary, Melitaea phoebe (Denis & Schiffermüller 1775)
Jerusalem fritillary, Melitaea telona (Fruhstorfer 1908)
Lesser spotted fritillary, Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schiffermüller 1775)
Grisons fritillary, Melitaea varia Meyer-Dur 1851
Subfamily Heliconiinae
Silver-washed fritillary, Argynnis paphia (Linnaeus 1758)
Cardinal, Argynnis pandora (Denis & Schiffermüller 1775)
High brown fritillary, Fabriciana adippe (Denis & Schiffermüller 1775)
Niobe fritillary, Fabriciana niobe (Linnaeus 1758)
Dark green fritillary, Speyeria aglaja (Linnaeus 1758)
Balkan fritillary, Boloria (Boloria) graeca (Staudinger 1870)
Mountain fritillary, Boloria (Boloria) napaea (Hoffmannsegg 1804)
Shepherd's fritillary, Boloria (Boloria) pales (Denis & Schiffermüller 1775)
Violet fritillary, Boloria (Clossiana) dia (Linnaeus 1767)
Pearl-bordered fritillary, Boloria (Clossiana) euphrosyne (Linnaeus 1758)
Small pearl-bordered fritillary, Boloria (Clossiana) selene (Denis & Schiffermüller 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 & Schiffermüller 1775)
Lesser marbled fritillary, Brenthis ino (Rottemburg 1775)
Queen of Spain, 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 & Schiffermüller 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 & Schiffermüller 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 (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 & Schiffermüller 1775)
Woodland ringlet, Erebia medusa (Denis & Schiffermüller 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)
Gatekeeper, Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus (Linnaeus 1767)
Black satyr, Satyrus actaea (Esper 1781)
Great sooty satyr, Satyrus ferula (Fabricius 1793)




References


Dapporto and Cini - Faunal patterns in Tuscan archipelago butterflies: The dominant influence is recent geography not paleogeography
Boriani, Burgio, Marini and Genghini Faunistic study on butterflies collected in Northern Italy rural landscape

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