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Taxonomic Note

PAPILIONIDAE
    Subfamily PAPILIONINAE
Papilio machaon Swallowtail   
Iphiclides podalirius Scarce swallowtail   
Iphiclides feisthamelii Iberian scarce swallowtail   
    Subfamily PARNASSIINAE
Zerynthia rumina Spanish festoon  
Zerynthia polyxena Southern festoon  
Parnassius apollo Apollo 
Parnassius corybas (phoebus) Small Apollo  
Parnassius mnemosyne Clouded apollo  
PIERIDAE
    Subfamily PIERINAE
Aporia crataegi Black-veined white  
Pieris brassicae Large white  
Pieris cheiranthi Canary Islands large white  
Pieris rapae Small white  
Pieris mannii Southern small white  
Pieris napi Green-veined white  
Pieris bryoniae Mountain green-veined white  
Pontia edusa Eastern Bath white  
Pontia daplidice Bath white  
Pontia callidice Peak white  
Euchloe ausonia Eastern dappled white  
Euchloe crameri Western dappled white  
Euchloe simplonia Mountain dappled white  
Euchloe tagis Portuguese dappled white
Euchloe belemia Green-striped white  
Anthocharis cardamines Orange tip  
Anthocharis euphenoides Provence orange tip  
Colotis evagore Desert orange tip
    Subfamily COLIADINAE
Colias phicomone Mountain clouded yellow  
Colias palaeno Moorland clouded yellow  
Colias hyale Pale clouded yellow  
Colias alfacariensis Berger's pale clouded yellow  
Colias crocea Clouded yellow  
Gonepteryx rhamni Brimstone  
Gonepteryx cleopatra Cleopatra  
Gonepteryx palmae La Palma brimstone  
    Subfamily DISMORPHIINAE
Leptidea sinapis Wood white  
Leptidea juvernica Cryptic wood white  
LYCAENIDAE
    Subfamily THECLINAE
Thecla betulae Brown hairstreak  
Favonius quercus Purple hairstreak  
Satyrium ilicis Ilex hairstreak  
Satyrium esculi False ilex hairstreak  
Satyrium acaciae Sloe hairstreak  
Satyrium spini Blue-spot hairstreak  
Satyrium w-album White-letter hairstreak  
Satyrium pruni Black hairstreak  
Callophrys rubi Green hairstreak  
Tomares ballus Provence hairstreak  
    Subfamily LYCAEINAE
Lycaena helle Violet copper  
Lycaena phlaeas Small copper  
Lycaena dispar Large copper  
Lycaena virgaureae Scarce copper  
Lycaena tityrus Sooty copper  
Lycaena alciphron Purple shot copper  
Lycaena hippothoe Purple-edged copper  
    Subfamily POLYOMMATINAE
Cacyreus marshalli Geranium bronze  
Lampides boeticus Long-tailed blue  
Leptotes pirithous Lang's short-tailed blue 
Cyclyrius webbianus Canary blue 
Azanus jesous African babul blue 
Zizeeria knysna African grass blue 
Zizeeria karsandra Dark grass blue 
Cupido argiades Short-tailed blue 
Cupido alcetas Provençal short-tailed blue 
Cupido minimus Little blue 
Cupido osiris Osiris blue 
Cupido lorquinii Lorquin's blue 
Celastrina argiolus Holly blue 
Phengaris teleius Scarce large blue 
Phengaris nausithous Dusky large blue 
Phengaris alcon Alcon blue 
Phengaris arion Large blue 
Iolana iolas Iolas blue 
Scolitantides baton Baton blue 
Scolitantides vicrama Eastern baton blue 
Scolitantides abencerragus False baton blue
Scolitantides orion Chequered blue 
Chilades trochylus Grass jewel 
Plebejus argus Silver-studded blue 
Plebejus idas Idas blue 
Plebejus trappi Swiss Zephyr blue 
Plebejus argyrognomon Reverdin's blue 
Plebejus optilete Cranberry Blue 
Plebejus orbitulus Alpine argus 
Plebejus glandon Glandon blue 
Glaucopsyche alexis Green underside blue 
Glaucopsyche melanops Black-eyed blue 
Aricia eumedon Geranium argus 
Aricia cramera Southern brown argus 
Aricia agestis Brown argus 
Aricia artaxerxes Northern brown argus (mountain argus) 
Aricia montensis Verity's mountain argus
Aricia nicias Silvery argus    
Cyaniris semiargus Mazarine blue
Polyommatus damon Damon blue
Polyommatus dolus Furry blue
Polyommatus fulgens Forster's furry blue
Polyommatus escheri Escher's blue
Polyommatus amandus Amanda's blue
Polyommatus ripartii Ripart's anomalous blue
Polyommatus ripartii (agenjoi) Agenjo's anomalous blue
Polyommatus humedasae Piedmont anomalous blue
Polyommatus thersites Chapman's blue
Polyommatus dorylas Turquoise blue
Polyommatus daphnis Meleager's blue
Polyommatus coridon Chalk-hill blue
Polyommatus albicans Spanish Chalk-hill blue
Polyommatus hispanus Provence chalk-hill blue
Polyommatus bellargus Adonis blue
Polyommatus icarus Common blue
Polyommatus celina Austaut's blue
Polyommatus eros Eros blue
RIODINIDAE
Hamearis lucina Duke of Burgundy
NYMPHALIDAE
    Subfamily LIBYTHEINAE
Libythea celtis Nettle tree butterfly
    Subfamly DANAINAE
Danaus plexippus Monarch
Danaus chrysippus Plain tiger
    Subfamily CHARAXINAE
Charaxes jasius Two-tailed pasha  
    Subfamily APATURINAE
Apatura iris Purple emperor
Apatura ilia Lesser purple emperor
    Subfamily LIMENITIDINAE
Limenitis populi Poplar admiral
Limenitis camilla White admiral
Limenitis reducta Southern white admiral
Neptis sappho Common glider
Neptis rivularis Hungarian glider
    Subfamily NYMPHALINAE
Nymphalis antiopa Camberwell beauty
Nymphalis polychloros Large tortoiseshell
Polygonia c-album Comma
Aglais io Peacock
Aglais urticae Small tortoiseshell
Vanessa atalanta Red admiral
Vanessa cardui Painted lady    
Araschnia levana Map
    Subfamily HELICONIINAE
Argynnis paphia Silver-washed fritillary
Argynnis pandora Cardinal
Argynnis aglaja Dark green fritillary
Argynnis adippe High brown fritillary
Argynnis niobe Niobe fritillary
Issoria lathonia Queen of Spain fritillary
Brenthis daphne Marbled fritillary
Brenthis ino Lesser marbled fritillary
Brenthis hecate Twin-spot fritillary
Boloria pales Shepherd's fritillary
Boloria napaea Mountain fritillary
Boloria aquilonaris Cranberry fritillary
Boloria euphrosyne Pearl-bordered fritillary
Boloria titania Titania's fritillary
Boloria thore Thor's fritillary
Boloria selene Small pearl-bordered fritillary
Boloria dia Violet fritillary (Weaver's fritillary)
    Subfamily MELITAEINAE
Melitaea cinxia Glanville fritillary
Melitaea phoebe Knapweed fritillary
Melitaea didyma Spotted fritillary
Melitaea (trivia) ignasiti Sagarra's lesser spotted fritillary
Melitaea diamina False heath fritillary
Melitaea athalia / nevadensis Heath fritillary
Melitaea deione Provençal fritillary
Melitaea varia Grisons fritillary
Melitaea aurelia Nickerl's fritillary
Melitaea parthenoides Meadow fritillary
Melitaea asteria Little fritillary
Euphydryas cynthia Cynthia's fritillary
Euphydryas intermedia wolfensbergeri Asian fritillary
Euphydryas aurinia / merope Marsh fritillary
    Subfamily SATYRINAE
Melanargia galathea Marbled white
Melanargia lachesis Iberian marbled white
Melanargia ines Spanish marbled white
Hipparchia semele Grayling
Hipparchia fagi Woodland grayling
Hipparchia hermione Rock grayling
Hipparchia aristaeus Southern grayling
Hipparchia fidia Striped grayling
Hipparchia statilinus Tree grayling
Chazara briseis Hermit
Oeneis glacialis Alpine grayling
Satyrus ferula Great sooty satyr
Minois dryas Dryad
Brintesia circe Great banded grayling
Arethusana arethusa False grayling
Erebia ligea Arran brown
Erebia euryale Large ringlet
Erebia manto Yellow-spotted ringlet
Erebia flavofasciata Yellow-banded ringlet
Erebia epiphron Small mountain ringlet
Erebia eriphyle Eriphyle ringlet
Erebia pharte Blind ringlet
Erebia christi Rätzer's ringlet
Erebia melampus Lesser mountain ringlet
Erebia sudetica Sudetan ringlet 
Erebia aethiops Scotch argus 
Erebia triaria De Prunner's ringlet 
Erebia medusa Woodland ringlet 
Erebia albergana Almond-eyed ringlet 
Erebia pluto Sooty ringlet 
Erebia tyndarus Swiss brassy ringlet 
Erebia cassioides Common brassy ringlet 
Erebia nivalis De Lesse's brassy ringlet 
Erebia hispania / rondoui Spanish brassy ringlet / Pyrenees brassy ringlet 
Erebia gorge Silky ringlet 
Erebia mnestra Mnestra's ringlet 
Erebia gorgone Gavarnie ringlet 
Erebia lefebvrei Lefebvre's ringlet 
Erebia pronoe Water ringlet 
Erebia montana Marbled ringlet 
Erebia oeme Bright-eyed ringlet 
Erebia meolans Piedmont ringlet 
Erebia pandrose Dewy ringlet 
Erebia sthennyo False dewy ringlet 
Maniola jurtina Meadow brown 
Hyponephele lycaon Dusky meadow brown 
Aphantopus hyperantus Ringlet 
Pyronia tithonus Gatekeeper 
Pyronia cecilia Southern gatekeeper 
Pyronia bathseba Spanish gatekeeper 
Coenonympha pamphilus Small heath 
Coenonympha tullia Large heath 
Coenonympha dorus Dusky heath 
Coenonympha corinna Corsican heath 
Coenonympha glycerion / iphioides Chestnut heath / Staudinger's chestnut heath 
Coenonympha hero Scarce heath 
Coenonympha oedippus False ringlet 
Coenonympha arcania Pearly heath 
Coenonympha darwiniana / macromma Darwin's heath / Piedmont heath 
Coenonympha gardetta Alpine heath 
Pararge aegeria Speckled wood 
Pararge xiphioides Canary speckled wood 
Lasiommata megera Wall brown 
Lasiommata maera Large wall brown 
Lasiommata petropolitana Northern wall brown 
Lopinga achine Woodland brown 
Ypthima asterope African ringlet 
HESPERIIDAE
    Subfamily PYRGINAE
Pyrgus malvae Grizzled skipper 
Pyrgus malvoides Southern grizzled skipper 
Pyrgus alveus Large grizzled skipper 
Pyrgus bellieri Foulquier's grizzled skipper 
Pyrgus warrenensis Warren's skipper 
Pyrgus armoricanus Oberthür's grizzled skipper 
Pyrgus onopordi Rosy grizzled skipper 
Pyrgus carthami Safflower skipper 
Pyrgus carlinae Carline skipper 
Pyrgus cirsii Cinqfoil skipper 
Pyrgus andromedae Alpine grizzled skipper 
Pyrgus cacaliae Dusky grizzled skipper 
Pyrgus serratulae Olive skipper 
Spialia sertorius Red-underwing skipper 
Carcharodus alceae Mallow skipper
Carcharodus tripolinus False mallow skipper
Muschampia (Carcharodus) lavatherae Marbled skipper
Muschampia (Carcharodus) baeticus Southern marbled skipper
Muschampia (Carchorodus) flocciferus Tufted marbled skipper
Muschampia proto Sage skipper
Erynnis tages Dingy skipper
    Subfamily HETEROPTINAE
Heteropterus morpheus Large chequered skipper
Carterocephalus palaemon Chequered skipper
    Subfamily HESPERIINAE
Thymelicus acteon Lulworth skipper
Thymelicus christi Canary Lulworth skipper
Thymelicus lineola Essex skipper
Thymelicus sylvestris Small skipper
Hesperia comma Silver-spotted skipper
Ochlodes sylvanus Large skipper
Gegenes nostrodamus Mediterranean skipper