List of butterflies of Italy

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

Hesperiidae – skippers[]

Subfamily Hesperiinae
Subfamily Pyrginae
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
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
Subfamily Lycaeninae
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)
  • 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)
  • (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
Subfamily Heliconiinae
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
Subfamily Limenitidinae
Subfamily Satyrinae

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