List of butterflies of the Iberian Peninsula

This is a list of butterfly species recorded in Iberian Peninsula (Portugal and Spain) with the Spanish common name.

## Hesperiidae[edit]

Hesperiidae Subfamily  | Species  | Spanish common name  | Distribution  | Picture

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Heteropterinae | Carterocephalus palaemon | Fronteriza |  |
Heteropterus morpheus | Espejitos |  |
Hesperiinae | Borbo borbonica | Veloz fenestrada |  |
Gegenes nostrodamus | Veloz de las rieras |  |
Gegenes pumilio | Veloz menor |  |
Hesperia comma | Dorada manchas blancas |  |
Ochlodes sylvanus | Dorada orla ancha (=O. venatus) |  |
Thymelicus acteon | Dorada oscura |  |
Thymelicus lineola | Dorada línea corta |  |
Thymelicus sylvestris | Dorada línea larga |  |
Pyrginae | Carcharodus alceae | Piquitos castaña |  |
Carcharodus baeticus | Piquitos |  |
Carcharodus flocciferus | Piquitos serrana |  |
Carcharodus lavatherae | Piquitos clara |  |
Carcharodus tripolinus | Piquitos |  |
Erynnis tages | Cervantes |  |
Muschampia proto | Polvillo dorado |
Pyrgus alveus | Ajedrezada serrana |  |
Pyrgus andromedae | Ajedrezada admirada |  |
Pyrgus armoricanus | Ajedrezada yunque |  |
Pyrgus bellieri (=P. foulquieri) |  |
Pyrgus cacaliae |  |
Pyrgus carthami | Ajedrezada |  |
Pyrgus cinarae | Ajedrezada Rusa |
Pyrgus cirsii |  |
Pyrgus malvoides | Ajedrezada menor |
Pyrgus onopordi | Ajedrezada bigornia |
Pyrgus serratulae | Ajedrezada verdosa |  |
Pyrgus sidae | Ajedrezada de bandas amarillas |
Spialia rosae |  |
Spialia sertorius | Sertorio |  |

## Lycaenidae[edit]

Lycaenidae Subfamily  | Species  | Spanish common name  | Distribution  | Picture

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Polyommatinae
Agriades glandon | Poco brillo
Agriades pyrenaicus | Niña gris |  |
Agriades zullichi
Agrodiaetus damon | Azul cintada |  |
Agrodiaetus fabressei | Velludita parda española
Agrodiaetus fulgens | Velludita fimbria clara menor |  |
Agrodiaetus ripartii | Velludita fimbria oscura
Agrodiaetus violetae |
Aricia agestis | Morena serrana
Aricia artaxerxes montensis |
Aricia cramera | Morena serrana |  |
Aricia morronensis | Morena española |  |
Aricia nicias | Borde amplio
Azanus jesous |  |  |
Cacyreus marshalli | Taladro de los geranios |  |
Celastrina argiolus | Náyade
Cupido carswelli | Duende marciano
Cupido lorquinii | Duende azul
Cupido minimus | Duende oscuro
Cupido osiris | Duende mayor
Cupido alcetas | Rabicorta
Cupido argiades | Naranjitas rabicorta
Cyaniris semiargus | Falsa limbada |  |
Eumedonia eumedon | Raya corta
Glaucopsyche alexis | Manchas verdes
Glaucopsyche melanops | Escamas azules
Iolana iolas | Espantalobos
Kretania hesperica | Niña del astrágalo
Lampides boeticus | Canela estriada
Leptotes pirithous | Gris estriada
Lysandra albicans | Niña andaluza |  |
Lysandra bellargus | Niña celeste |  |
Lysandra caelestissima | Niña celeste |  |
Lysandra coridon | Niña corindón
Lysandra hispana | Niña catalana
Phengaris alcon | Hormiguera
Phengaris arion | Hormiguera de lunares
Phengaris nausithous | Hormiguera oscura
Plebejus argus | Niña
Plebejus idas | Niña esmaltada
Polyommatus amanda | Niña estriada
Polyommatus celina |  |  |
Polyommatus daphnis | Azul bipuntada
Polyommatus dorylas | Niña Turquesa
Polyommatus eros | Eros
Polyommatus escheri | Fabiola
Polyommatus golgus | Niña de Sierra Nevada
Polyommatus icarus | Dos puntos |  |
Polyommatus nivescens | Niña de nácar
Polyommatus sagratrox | Niña de la Sagra
Polyommatus thersites | Celda limpia
Pseudophilotes abencerragus | Abencerraje
Pseudophilotes baton | Falso abencerraje
Pseudophilotes panoptes
Scolitantides orion | Banda anaranjada
Tarucus theophrastus | Laberinto
Zizeeria knysna | Violetilla
Lycaeninae
Lycaena alciphron | Manto de púrpura
Lycaena helle |
Lycaena hippothoe | Manto de cobre
Lycaena phlaeas | Manto bicolor
Lycaena tityrus | Manto oscuro
Lycaena virgaureae | Manto de oro |  |
Callophrys avis | Cejirrubia
Callophrys rubi | Cejialba |  |
Laeosopsis roboris | Moradilla del fresno
Neozephirus quercus | Nazarena |  |
Satyrium acaciae | Sin perfume
Satyrium esculi | Qüerquera
Satyrium ilicis | Qüerquera serrana |  |
Satyrium pruni | Qüerquera serrana |  |
Satyrium spini | Mancha azul |  |
Satyrium w-album | W-blanca |  |
Thecla betulae | Topacio |  |
Tomares ballus | Cardenillo |  |

## Nymphalidae[edit]

Nymphalidae Subfamily  | Species  | Spanish common name  | Distribution  | Picture

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Apaturinae | Apatura ilia | Tornasolada chica |  |
Apatura iris | Tornasolada |  |
Charaxinae | Charaxes jasius | Cuatro colas / bajá |  |
Danainae | Danaus chrysippus | Mariposa tigre |  |
Danaus plexippus | Monarca |  |
Heliconiinae | Argynnis pandora | Pandora |  |
Argynnis paphia | Nacarada |  |
Boloria dia | Perlada violeta |  |
Boloria eunomia | Perlada de los pantanos |  |
Boloria euphrosyne | Perlada rojiza |  |
Boloria napaea | Perlada de montaña
Boloria pales | Perlada alpina |  |
Boloria selene | Perlada castaña |  |
Brenthis daphne | Laurel |  |
Brenthis hecate | Hechicera
Brenthis ino | Laurel menor |  |
Fabriciana adippe | Adipe |  |
Fabriciana niobe | Niobe |  |
Issoria lathonia | Sofía |  |
Speyeria aglaja | Lunares de plata |  |
Libytheinae | Libythea celtis | Repicoteada
Limenitidinae | Limenitis camilla | Ninfa de bosque
Limenitis reducta | Ninfa de los arroyos |  |
Nymphalinae | Aglais io | Pavo real |  |
Aglais urticae | Ortiguera |  |
Araschnia levana | Protea |  |
Euphydryas aurinia | Ondas rojas |  |
Euphydryas desfontainii | Dientes gualdos
Melitaea celadussa =M. athalia celadussa | Atalia |  |
Melitaea deione | Deione
Melitaea parthenoides | Minerva
Melitaea aetherie | Doncella gaditana
Melitaea cinxia | Doncella punteada |  |
Melitaea diamina | Doncella oscura |  |
Melitaea didyma | Doncella tímida |  |
Melitaea phoebe | Doncella mayor |  |
Melitaea trivia | Doncella modesta |  |
Nymphalis antiopa | Antíopa |  |
Nymphalis polychloros | Antíopa |  |
Polygonia c-album | C-blanca |  |
Vanessa atalanta | Numerada |  |
Vanessa cardui | Cardera |  |
Vanessa virginiensis | Cardera |  |
Satyrinae | Aphantopus hyperantus | Sortijitas |  |
Arethusana arethusa | Pintas ocres |  |
Chazara briseis | Banda oblicua |  |
Chazara prieuri | Bereber
Coenonympha dorus | Velada de negro |  |
Coenonympha glycerion | Castaño morena |  |
Coenonympha pamphilus | Níspola |  |
Erebia cassioides |
Erebia epiphron |
Erebia epistygne |
Erebia euryale |  |  |
Erebia gorge |
Erebia gorgone |  |  |
Erebia hispania |
Erebia lefebvrei |
Erebia manto |
Erebia meolans |  |  |
Erebia neoridas |  |  |
Erebia oeme |
Erebia palarica |
Erebia pandrose |
Erebia pronoe |
Erebia rondoui |
Erebia sthennyo | Erebia de Graslin
Erebia triaria |
Erebia zapateri |
Hipparchia hermione ( = Hipparchia alcyone) | Banda acodada |  |
Hipparchia fagi | Banda curva |  |
Hipparchia fidia | Festón blanco |  |
Hipparchia semele | Pardo-rubia |  |
Hipparchia statilinus | Sátiro moreno
Hyponephele lupina | Lobito anillado
Hyponephele lycaon | Lobito |  |
Brintesia circe | Rey moro |  |
Lasiommata maera | Pedregosa |  |
Lasiommata megera | Saltacercas |  |
Lasiommata petropolitana | Pedregosa menor |  |
Lopinga achine | Bacante |  |
Maniola jurtina | La loba |  |
Melanargia galathea | Medioluto norteña |  |
Melanargia ines | Medioluto Inés |  |
Melanargia lachesis | Medioluto ibérica |  |
Melanargia occitanica | Medioluto herrumbrosa |  |
Melanargia russiae | Medioluto montañera
Minois dryas | Ocelos azules |  |
Pararge aegeria | Maculada |  |
Pseudochazara williamsi | Cuatro ocelos de Sierra Nevada
Pyronia bathseba | Lobito listado |  |
Pyronia cecilia | Lobito jaspeado |  |
Pyronia tithonus | Lobito agreste |  |
Satyrus actaea | Negra
Satyrus ferula | Negra mayor

## Papilionidae[edit]

Papilionidae Subfamily  | Species  | Spanish common name  | Distribution  | Picture

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Papilioninae | Iphiclides feisthamelii | Podalirio ibérica |  |
Papilio machaon | Macaón |  |
Parnassiinae | Zerynthia rumina | Arlequín |  |
Parnassius apollo | Apolo |  |
Parnassius mnemosyne | Blanca de Asso |  |

## Pieridae[edit]

Colias crocea

Subfamily Coliadinae

* Colias alfacariensis – colias de Berger
* Colias crocea – amarilla
* Colias phicomone – verdosa
* Gonepteryx cleopatra – Cleopatra
* Gonepteryx rhamni – limonera

Subfamily Dismorphiinae

* Leptidea sinapis – blanca esbelta
* Leptidea reali – blanca esbelta

Blanca del majuelo

Subfamily Pierinae

* Anthocharis belia – bandera española
* Anthocharis cardamines – musgosa
* Aporia crataegi – blanca del majuelo
* Artogeia ergane – blanca escasa
* Colotis evagore – colotis del desierto
* Euchloe bazae – puntaparda verdosa
* Euchloe belemia – blanca verdirrayada
* Euchloe crameri – blanquiverdosa moteada
* Euchloe simplonia
* Euchloe tagis – blanquiverdosa curva
* Pieris brassicae – mariposa de la col
* Pieris mannii – blanca catalana
* Pieris napi – blanca verdinerviada

Blanquiverdosa moteada

* Pieris rapae – Blanquita de la col
* Pontia daplidice – blanquiverdosa
* Pontia callidice – blanquiverdosa alpina
* Zegris eupheme – el zegrí

## Riodinidae[edit]

Riodinidae Subfamily  | Species  | Spanish common name  | Distribution  | Picture

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| Hamearis lucina | Perico |  |

## References[edit]

* Tolman, Tom & Richard Lewington  (2002): Guía de las mariposas de España y Europa. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions ISBN 8487334369.

## External links[edit]

* Systematic List of species of Butterflies of the Iberian Peninsula and Spain. Archived from the original August 6, 2018.

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