List of butterflies of Iran
Location of Iran
This is a list of butterflies of Iran. About 484 species are known from Iran.
Papilionidae[]
- Allancastria caucasica
- Allancastria cerisyi
- Archon apollinaris
- Archon apollinus
- Byasa polyeuctes
- Graphium agamemnon
- Graphium antiphates
- Graphium cloanthus
- Graphium eurypylus
- Graphium sarpedon
- Hypermnestra helios
- Iphiclides podalirius
- Lamproptera curius
- Pachliopta aristolochiae
- Papilio alexanor
- Papilio arcturus
- Papilio krishna
- Papilio maackii
- Papilio machaon
- Papilio macilentus
- Papilio paris
- Papilio polymnestor
- Papilio saharae
- Parnassius acco
- Parnassius actius
- Parnassius apollo
- Parnassius delphius
- Parnassius hardwickii
- Parnassius jacquemontii
- Parnassius mnemosyne
- Parnassius nordmanni
- Princeps demoleus
- Teinopalpus imperialis
- Zerynthia deyrollei
- Zerynthia polyxena
- Parnassius maharaja
- Parnassius staudingeri
- Parnassius stoliczkanus
- Losaria coon
- Hypermnestra helios
- Parnassius boedromius
- Parnassius charltonius
- Parnassius epaphus
- Parnassius inopinatus
- Parnassius loxias
- Parnassius simo
- Parnassius staudingeri
- Parnassius stenosemus
- Papilio clytia
- Papilio polyctor
- Papilio polytes
- Atrophaneura polyeuctes
- Pachliopta aristolochiae
- Papilio ladakensis
- Atrophaneura aidoneus
- Atrophaneura dixoni
Pieridae[]
- Anthocharis cardamines
- Anthocharis damone
- Anthocharis gruneri
- Aporia agathon
- Aporia crataegi
- Aporia leucodice
- Aporia nabellica
- Appias libythea
- Appias nero
- Baltia butleri
- Baltia shawi
- Belenois aurota
- Catopsilia florella
- Catopsilia pomona
- Catopsilia pyranthe
- Cepora nerissa
- Colias alfacariensis
- Colias alpherakii
- Colias aurorina
- Colias chlorocoma
- Colias chrysotheme
- Colias cocandica
- Colias croceus
- Colias eogene
- Colias erate
- Colias fieldii
- Colias hyale
- Colias ladakensis
- Colias leechi
- Colias marcopolo
- Colias sagartia
- Colias stoliczkana
- Colias thisoa
- Colias wiskotti
- Colotis amata
- Colotis antevippe
- Colotis danae
- Colotis etrida
- Colotis eucharis
- Colotis fausta
- Colotis liagore
- Colotis phisadia
- Colotis protractus
- Colotis vestalis
- Delias belladonna
- Delias eucharis
- Delias sanaca
- Euchloe ausonia
- Euchloe belemia
- Euchloe charlonia
- Euchloe daphalis
- Euchloe penia
- Eurema blanda
- Eurema brigitta
- Eurema hecabe
- Eurema laeta
- Gonepteryx cleopatra
- Gonepteryx farinosa
- Gonepteryx mahaguru
- Gonepteryx rhamni
- Ixias marianne
- Ixias pyrene
- Leptidea duponcheli
- Leptosia nina
- Pareronia hippia
- Pieris brassicae
- Pieris bryoniae
- Pieris canidia
- Pieris deota
- Pieris ergane
- Pieris krueperi
- Pieris rapae
- Pinacopteryx eriphia
- Pontia callidice
- Pontia chloridice
- Pontia daplidice
- Pontia edusa
- Pontia glauconome
- Zegris eupheme
Nymphalidae[]
Libytheinae[]
- Libythea celtis
Calinaginae[]
Charaxinae[]
- Charaxes jasius
- Polyura athamas
Danainae[]
- Danaus chrysippus
- Danaus genutia
- Euploea core
- Parantica aglea
- Parantica agleoides
- Tirumala limniace
Heliconiinae[]
- Acraea issoria
- Acraea terpsicore
- Acraea violae
- Argynnis childreni
- Argynnis hyperbius
- Argynnis pandora
- Argynnis paphia
- Boloria euphrosyne
- Boloria jerdoni
- Boloria pales
- Brenthis daphne
- Brenthis hecate
- Brenthis mofidii
- Cethosia biblis
- Fabriciana adippe
- Fabriciana niobe
- Issoria lathonia
- Speyeria aglaja
- Vindula erota
Apaturinae[]
- Apatura ilia
- Apatura iris
- Euapatura mirza
- Hestina nicevillei
- Mimathyma ambica
- Rohana parisatis
- Sephisa dichroa
- Thaleropis ionia
Limenitidinae[]
- Aldania thisbe
- Athyma cama
- Athyma nefte
- Athyma opalina
- Athyma perius
- Euthalia aconthea
- Limenitis reducta
- Limenitis trivena
- Moduza procris
- Neptis nata
- Neptis rivularis
- Neptis sappho
- Neptis soma
- Pantoporia hordonia
- Parasarpa dudu
- Parthenos sylvia
Nymphalinae[]
- Aglais io
- Aglais rizana
- Aglais urticae
- Araschnia levana
- Euphydryas aurinia
- Hypolimnas bolina
- Hypolimnas misippus
- Junonia almana
- Junonia atlites
- Junonia hierta
- Junonia iphita
- Junonia lemonias
- Junonia orithya
- Kallima inachus
- Kallima paralekta
- Kaniska canace
- Melitaea arcesia
- Melitaea arduinna
- Melitaea chitralensis
- Melitaea cinxia
- Melitaea deserticola
- Melitaea didyma
- Melitaea persea
- Melitaea trivia
- Nymphalis polychloros
- Nymphalis xanthomelas
- Nymphalis vaualbum
- Polygonia c-album
- Polygonia egea
- Symbrenthia lilaea
- Vanessa atalanta
- Vanessa cardui
- Vanessa indica
Biblidinae[]
- Ariadne ariadne
- Ariadne merione
Cyrestinae[]
- Chersonesia rahria
- Chersonesia risa
- Cyrestis nivea
- Cyrestis thyodamas
- Dichorragia nesimachus
Satyrinae[]
- Arethusana arethusa
- Brintesia circe
- Chazara briseis
- Chazara egina
- Chazara enervata
- Chazara kaufmanni
- Chazara persephone
- Coenonympha leander
- Coenonympha pamphilus
- Coenonympha saadi
- Erebia iranica
- Hipparchia fatua
- Hipparchia parisatis
- Hipparchia syriaca
- Hyponephele davendra
- Hyponephele lupina
- Kirinia roxelana
- Lasiommata adrastoides
- Lasiommata megera
- Lasiommata menava
- Maniola jurtina
- Maniola telmessia
- Melanargia galathea
- Melanargia hylata
- Melanargia russiae
- Melanargia syriaca
- Minois dryas
- Proterebia afra
- Pseudochazara anthelea
- Pseudochazara beroe
- Pseudochazara daghestana
- Pseudochazara mamurra
- Pseudochazara pelopea
- Pseudochazara schakuhensis
- Pseudochazara telephassa
- Ypthima bolanica
Lycaenidae[]
- Acytolepis puspa
- Anthene amarah
- Arhopala bazalus
- Aricia agestis
- Aricia anteros
- Axiocerses harpax
- Azanus jesous
- Azanus ubaldus
- Callophrys suaveola
- Celastrina argiolus
- Chilades parrhasius
- Cigaritis acamas
- Cigaritis myrmecophila
- Cupha erymanthis
- Cupido osiris
- Cyaniris semiargus
- Deudorix livia
- Freyeria trochylus
- Glaucopsyche alexis
- Iolana iolas
- Iolaus glaucus
- Kretania eurypilus
- Kretania pylaon
- Lampides boeticus
- Leptotes pirithous
- Luthrodes contracta
- Luthrodes galba
- Lycaena alciphron
- Lycaena candens
- Lycaena dispar
- Lycaena phlaeas
- Lycaena thersamon
- Lycaena thetis
- Lycaena tityrus
- Lysandra bellargus
- Lysandra corydonius
- Myrina silenus
- Neolysandra coelestina
- Neozephyrus quercus
- Phengaris arion
- Plebejidea loewii
- Plebejus argus
- Plebejus christophi
- Plebejus idas
- Polyommatus aedon
- Polyommatus alcestis
- Polyommatus altivagans
- Polyommatus amandus
- Polyommatus arasbarani
- Polyommatus baltazardi
- Polyommatus barmifiruze
- Polyommatus baytopi
- Polyommatus dama
- Polyommatus damonides
- Polyommatus daphnis
- Polyommatus eros
- Polyommatus icarus
- Polyommatus ninae
- Polyommatus phyllis
- Polyommatus thersites
- Polyommatus turcicus
- Pseudophilotes vicrama
- Rimisia miris
- Satyrium abdominalis
- Satyrium hyrcanicum
- Satyrium ilicis
- Satyrium sassanides
- Satyrium spini
- Talicada nyseus
- Tarucus balkanicus
- Tomares callimachus
- Tomares romanovi
- Turanana cytis
- Turanana endymion
- Zizeeria karsandra
Hesperiidae[]
- Bibasis sena
- Carcharodus alceae
- Carcharodus flocciferus
- Carcharodus lavatherae
- Carcharodus orientalis
- Carcharodus stauderi
- Choaspes benjaminii
- Eogenes alcides
- Erynnis marloyi
- Erynnis tages
- Gegenes nostrodamus
- Gegenes pumilio
- Hesperia comma
- Muschampia poggei
- Muschampia proto
- Muschampia tessellum
- Ochlodes venatus
- Pelopidas thrax
- Pyrgus alveus
- Pyrgus armoricanus
- Pyrgus carthami
- Pyrgus cinarae
- Pyrgus jupei
- Pyrgus melotis
- Pyrgus serratulae
- Pyrgus sidae
- Spialia doris
- Spialia geron
- Spialia orbifer
- Spialia osthelderi
- Spialia phlomidis
- Thymelicus acteon
- Thymelicus hyrax
- Thymelicus lineola
- Thymelicus sylvestris
- Aeromachus dubius
- Aeromachus jhora
- Aeromachus pygmaeus
- Allora doleschallii
See also[]
References[]
- Mohammadian, Hassan (2006) Biological Diversity of Lepidoptera in Iran. Shabpareh Publications.
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Categories:
- Fauna of Iran
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- Butterflies by country
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- Butterflies of Asia