List of butterflies of Metropolitan France

Hesperiidae

Carcharodus alceae (Esper, 1780)

Carcharodus baeticus (Rambur, 1839)

Carcharodus floccifera (Zeller, 1847)

Carcharodus lavatherae (Esper, 1783)

Carterocephalus palaemon (Pallas, 1771)

Erynnis tages (Linnaeus, 1758)

Gegenes pumilio (Hoffmannsegg, 1804)

Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)

Heteropterus morpheus (Pallas, 1771)

Muschampia proto (Ochsenheimer, 1808)

Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777)

Pyrgus alveus (Hübner, 1803)

Pyrgus andromedae (Wallengren, 1853)

Pyrgus armoricanus (Oberthur, 1910)

Pyrgus bellieri (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 sidae (Esper, 1784)

Pyrgus warrenensis (Verity, 1928)

Spialia sertorius (Hoffmannsegg, 1804)

Spialia therapne (Rambur, 1832)

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)

Aricia nicias (Meigen, 1830)

Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898

Callophrys avis Chapman, 1909

Callophrys rubi (Linnaeus, 1758)

Celastrina argiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cupido minimus (Fuessly, 1775)

Cupido osiris (Meigen, 1829)

Cupido alcetas (Hoffmannsegg, 1804)

Cupido argiades (Pallas, 1771)

Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775)

Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Glaucopsyche alexis (Poda, 1761)

Glaucopsyche melanops (Boisduval, 1828)

Iolana iolas (Ochsenheimer, 1816)

Laeosopis roboris (Esper, 1789)

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 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 pyrenaica (Boisduval, 1840)

Plebejus orbitulus (de Prunner, 1798)

Plebejus argus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Plebejus argyrognomon (Bergstrasser, 1779)

Plebejus bellieri (Oberthur, 1910)

Plebejus idas (Linnaeus, 1761)

Plebejus trappi Verity, 1927

Plebejus optilete (Knoch, 1781)

Polyommatus damon (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)

Polyommatus dolus (Hübner, 1823)

Polyommatus ripartii (Freyer, 1830)

Polyommatus bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775)

Polyommatus coridon (Poda, 1761)

Polyommatus hispana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1852)

Polyommatus daphnis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)

Polyommatus amandus (Schneider, 1792)

Polyommatus dorylas (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)

Polyommatus eros (Ochsenheimer, 1808)

Polyommatus escheri (Hübner, 1823)

Polyommatus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)

Polyommatus thersites (Cantener, 1835)

Pseudophilotes baton (Bergstrasser, 1779)

Satyrium acaciae (Fabricius, 1787)

Satyrium esculi (Hübner, 1804)

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)

Tomares ballus (Fabricius, 1787)

Nymphalidae

Aglais ichnusa (Bonelli, 1826)

Aglais io (Linnaeus, 1758)

Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758)

Apatura ilia (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)

Apatura iris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Aphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Araschnia levana (Linnaeus, 1758)

Arethusana arethusa (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)

Argynnis paphia (Linnaeus, 1758)

Argynnis adippe (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)

Argynnis elisa Godart, 1823

Argynnis niobe (Linnaeus, 1758)

Argynnis aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)

Argynnis pandora (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)

Boloria aquilonaris (Stichel, 1908)

Boloria graeca (Staudinger, 1870)

Boloria napaea (Hoffmannsegg, 1804)

Boloria pales (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)

Boloria dia (Linnaeus, 1767)

Boloria euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758)

Boloria selene (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)

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)

Charaxes jasius (Linnaeus, 1767)

Chazara briseis (Linnaeus, 1764)

Coenonympha arcania (Linnaeus, 1761)

Coenonympha corinna (Hübner, 1804)

Coenonympha dorus (Esper, 1782)

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)

Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Erebia aethiopellus (Hoffmannsegg, 1806)

Erebia aethiops (Esper, 1777)

Erebia alberganus (de Prunner, 1798)

Erebia calcaria Lorkovic, 1953

Erebia cassioides (Reiner & Hochenwarth, 1792)

Erebia epiphron (Knoch, 1783)

Erebia epistygne (Hübner, 1819)

Erebia euryale (Esper, 1805)

Erebia gorge (Hübner, 1804)

Erebia gorgone Boisduval, 1833

Erebia hispania Butler, 1868

Erebia lefebvrei (Boisduval, 1828)

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 neoridas (Boisduval, 1828)

Erebia oeme (Hübner, 1804)

Erebia ottomana Herrich-Schäffer, 1847

Erebia pandrose (Borkhausen, 1788)

Erebia pharte (Hübner, 1804)

Erebia pluto (de Prunner, 1798)

Erebia pronoe (Esper, 1780)

Erebia rondoui Oberthur, 1908

Erebia scipio Boisduval, 1832

Erebia sthennyo Graslin, 1850

Erebia styx (Freyer, 1834)

Erebia sudetica Staudinger, 1861

Erebia triarius (de Prunner, 1798)

Erebia tyndarus (Esper, 1781)

Euphydryas aurinia (Rottemburg, 1775)

Euphydryas cynthia (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)

Euphydryas desfontainii (Godart, 1819)

Euphydryas intermedia (Menetries, 1859)

Euphydryas maturna (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hipparchia fagi (Scopoli, 1763)

Hipparchia hermione (Linnaeus, 1764)

Hipparchia neomiris (Godart, 1822)

Hipparchia statilinus (Hufnagel, 1766)

Hipparchia aristaeus (Bonelli, 1826)

Hipparchia semele (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hipparchia fidia (Linnaeus, 1767)

Hyponephele lupinus (O. Costa, 1836)

Hyponephele lycaon (Rottemburg, 1775)

Issoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lasiommata maera (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lasiommata megera (Linnaeus, 1767)

Lasiommata paramegaera (Hübner, 1824)

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)

Melanargia lachesis (Hübner, 1790)

Melanargia occitanica (Esper, 1793)

Melanargia russiae (Esper, 1783)

Melitaea athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)

Melitaea aurelia Nickerl, 1850

Melitaea cinxia (Linnaeus, 1758)

Melitaea deione (Geyer, 1832)

Melitaea diamina (Lang, 1789)

Melitaea didyma (Esper, 1778)

Melitaea parthenoides Keferstein, 1851

Melitaea phoebe (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)

Melitaea varia Meyer-Dur, 1851

Minois dryas (Scopoli, 1763)

Neptis rivularis (Scopoli, 1763)

Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nymphalis polychloros (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nymphalis xanthomelas (Esper, 1781)

Oeneis glacialis (Moll, 1783)

Pararge aegeria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Polygonia c-album (Linnaeus, 1758)

Polygonia egea (Cramer, 1775)

Pyronia bathseba (Fabricius, 1793)

Pyronia cecilia (Vallantin, 1894)

Pyronia tithonus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Satyrus actaea (Esper, 1781)

Satyrus ferula (Fabricius, 1793)

Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)

Papilionidae

Iphiclides podalirius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Papilio alexanor Esper, 1800

Papilio hospiton Guenee, 1839

Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758

Parnassius apollo (Linnaeus, 1758)

Parnassius mnemosyne (Linnaeus, 1758)

Parnassius phoebus (Fabricius, 1793)

Zerynthia polyxena (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)

Zerynthia rumina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pieridae

Anthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758)

Anthocharis euphenoides Staudinger, 1869

Aporia crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758)

Colias alfacariensis Ribbe, 1905

Colias croceus (Fourcroy, 1785)

Colias hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)

Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)

Colias phicomone (Esper, 1780)

Euchloe ausonia (Hübner, 1804)

Euchloe insularis (Staudinger, 1861)

Euchloe simplonia (Freyer, 1829)

Euchloe tagis (Hübner, 1804)

Gonepteryx cleopatra (Linnaeus, 1767)

Gonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)

Leptidea duponcheli (Staudinger, 1871)

Leptidea reali Reissinger, 1990

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 daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)