title: List of butterflies of Italy
text: # 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)
  