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FAMILY GROUPS	PAPILIONIDAE	LYCAENIDAE	LIBYTHEIDAE	NYMPH.sf. SATYRINAE
	PIERIDAE	RIODINIDAE	NYMPHALIDAE	HESPERIIDAE

SPECIES LIST - SCIENTIFIC NAMES ACCORDING TO FAMILY GROUPS
PAPILIONIDAE	Papilio machaon	Swallowtail
	Iphiclides podalirius	Scarce Swallowtail
	Zerynthia polyxena	Southern Festoon
	Parnassius apollo	Apollo
	Parnassius phoebus	Small Apollo
	Parnassius mnemosyne	Clouded Apollo
PIERIDIAE	Aporia crataegi	Black-veined White
	Pieris brassicae	Large White
	Pieris (Artogeia) rapae	Small White
	Pieris (Artogeia) mannii	Southern Small White
	Pieris (Artogeia) ergane	Mountain Small White
	Pieris (Artogeia) bryoniae	Mountain Green-veined White
	Pieris (Artogeia) napi	Green-veined White
	Pontia edusa	Eastern Bath White
	Pontia callidice	Peak White
	Euchloe ausonia	Eastern Dappled White
	Euchloe crameri	Western Dappled White
	Anthocharis cardamines	Orange Tip
	Anthocharis euphenoides	Provence Orange Tip
	Colias phicomone	Mountain Clouded Yellow
	Colias palaeno	Moorland Clouded Yellow
	Colias alfacariensis	Berger's Clouded Yellow
	Colias crocea	Clouded Yellow
	Gonepteryx cleopatra	Cleopatra
	Gonepterys rhamni	Brimstone
	Leptidea sinapis	Wood White
LYCAENIDAE	Thecla betulae	Brown Hairstreak
	Quercusia quercus	Purple Hairstreak
	Satyrium ilisis	Ilex Hairstreak
	Satyrium spini	Blue-spot Hairstreak
	Satyrium w-album	White-letter Hairstreak
	Callophrys rubi	Green Hairstreak
	Lycaena phlaeas	Small Copper
	Lycaena dispar	Large Copper
	Lycaena virgaureae	Scarce Copper
	Lycaena tityrus	Sooty Copper
	Lycaena alciphron	Purple-shot Copper
	Lycaena thersamon	Lesser Fiery Copper
	Lycaena hippothoe	Purple-edged Copper
	Lampides boeticus	Long-tailed Blue
	Cacyreus marshalli	Geranium Bronze
	Leptotes pirithous	Lang's Short-tailed Blue
	Cupido (Everes) argiades	Short-tailed Blue
	Cupido (Everes) alcetas	Provençal Short-tailed Blue
	Celastrina argiolus	Holly Blue
	Cupido minimus	Little (Small) Blue
	Cupido osiris	Osiris Blue
	Glaucopsyche alexis	Green-underside Blue
	Glaucopsyche melanops	Black-eyed Blue
	Phengaris (Maculinea) alcon	Alcon Blue
	Phengaris (Maculinea) arion,	Large Blue
	Iolanda iolas	Iolas Blue
	Scolitantides orion	Chequered Blue
	Pseudophilotes baton	Baton Blue
	Plebejus argyrognomon,   P.idas	Reverdin's Blue,   Idas Blue
	Plebejus argus	Silver-studded Blue
	Plebejus optilete	Cranberry Blue
	Eumedonia eumedon	Geranium Argus
	Aricia agestis	Brown Argus
	Albulina orbitulus	Alpine Blue
	Cyaniris semiargus	Mazarine Blue
	Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) amanda	Amanda's Blue
	Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) thersites	Chapman's Blue
	Polyommatus (Plebicula) dorylas	Turquoise Blue
	Meleageria daphnis	Meleager's Blue
	Lysandra coridon	Chalk-hill Blue
	Lysandra bellargus	Adonis Blue
	Polyommatus icarus	Common Blue
	Polyommatus eros	Eros Blue
RIODINIDAE	Hamearis lucina	Duke of Burgundy Fritillary
LIBYTHEIDAE	Libythea celtis	Nettle-tree Butterfly
NYMPHALIDAE	Charaxes jasius	Two-tailed Pasha
	Apatura iris	Purple Emperor
	Apatura ilia	Lesser Purple Emperor
	Limenitis populi	Poplar Admiral
	Limenitis reducta	Southern White Admiral
	Limenitis camilla	White Admiral
	Neptis sappho	Common Glider
	Neptis rivularis	Hungarian Glider
	Nymphalis antiopa	Camberwell Beauty
	Inachis io	Peacock
	Aglais urticae	Small Tortoiseshell
	Nymphalis polychloros	Large Tortoiseshell
	Vanessa atalanta	Red Admiral
	Araschnia levana	Map Butterfly
	(Vanessa indica)	(Indian Red Admiral)
	Vanessa cardui	Painted Lady
	Issoria lathonia	Queen of Spain Fritillary
	Polygonia c-album	Comma
	Polygonia egea	Southern Comma
	Argynnis pandora	Cardinal
	Argynnis paphia	Silver-washed Fritillary
	Argynnis aglaja	Dark Green Fritillary
	Argynnis adippe	High Brown Fritillary
	Argynnis niobe	Niobe Fritillary
	Brenthis hecate	Twin-spot Fritillary
	Brenthis daphne	Marbled Fritillary
	Brenthis ino	Lesser Marbled Fritillary
	Boloria pales	Shepherd's Fritillary
	Boloria napaea	Mountain Fritillary
	Clossiana titania	Titania's Fritillary
	Clossiana euphrosyne	Pearl-bordered Fritillary
	Clossiana selene	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
	Clossiana dia	Weaver's Fritillary
	Clossiana thore	Thor's Fritillary
	Melitaea cinxia	Glanville Fritillary
	Melitaea diamina	False Heath Fritillary
	Melitaea phoebe	Knapweed Fritillary
	Melitaea didyma	Spotted Fritillary
	Melitaea athalia	Heath Fritillary
	Melitaea aurelia	Nickerl's Fritillary
	Melitaea britomartis	Assmann's Fritillary
	Melitaea varia	Grison's Fritillary
	Euphydryas (Hypodryas) intermedia	Asian Fritillary
	Euphydryas (Hypodryas) cynthia	Cynthia's Fritillary
	Euphydryas (Eurodryas) aurinia	Marsh Fritillary
NYMPHALIDAE  Sottofamiglia SATYRINAE	Melanargia galathea	Marbled White
	Melanargia arge	Italian Marbled White
	Hipparchia fagi	Woodland Grayling
	Hipparchia semele	Grayling
	Neohipparchia statilinus	Tree Grayling
	Chazara briseis	Hermit
	Oeneis glacialis	Alpine Grayling
	Satyrus ferula	Great Sooty Satyr
	Minois dryas	Dryad
	Kanetisa (Brintesia) circe	Great Banded Grayling
	Erebia ligea	Arran Brown
	Erebia euryale	Large Ringlet
	Erebia manto	Yellow-spotted Ringlet
	Erebia flavofasciata	Yellow-banded Ringlet
	Erebia epiphron	Mountain Ringlet
	Erebia melampus	Lesser Mountain Ringlet
	Erebia pharte	Blind Ringlet
	Erebia aethiops	Scotch Argus
	Erebia Triaria	De Prunner's Ringlet
	Erebia medusa	Woodland Ringlet
	Erebia alberganus	Almond-eyed Ringlet
	Erebia mnestra	Mnestra's Ringlet
	Erebia pluto	Sooty Ringlet
	Erebia gorge	Silky Ringlet
	Erebia tyndarus	Swiss Brassy Ringlet
	Erebia cassioides	Common Brassy Ringlet
	Erebia ottomana	Ottoman Brassy Ringlet
	Erebia pronoe	Water Ringlet
	Erebia montana	Marbled Ringlet
	Erebia neoridas	Autumn Ringlet
	Erebia pandrose	Dewy Ringlet
	Erebia styx	Stygian Ringlet
	Maniola jurtina	Meadow Brown
	Aphantopus hyperantus	Ringlet
	Pyronia tithonus	Gatekeeper
	Pyronia cecilia	Southern Gatekeeper
	Coenonympha pamphilus	Small Heath
	Coenonympha arcania	Pearly Heath
	Coenonympha darwiniana	Darwin's Heath
	Coenonympha gardetta	Alpine Heath
	Coenonympha oedippus	False Ringlet
	Pararge aegeria	Speckled Wood
	Lasiommata megera	Wall Brown
	Lasiommata maera	Large Wall Brown
	Lasiommata petropolitana	Northern Wall Brown
	Lopinga achine	Woodland Brown
HESPERIIDAE	Pyrgus malvae	Grizzled Skipper
	Pyrgus alveus	Large Grizzled Skipper
	Pyrgus serratulae	Olive Skipper
	Pyrgus onopordi	Rosy Grizzled Skipper
	Pyrgus sidae	Yellow-banded Skipper
	Pyrgus carthami	Safflower Skipper
	Pyrgus cacaliae	Dusky Grizzled Skipper
	Spialia sertorius	Red Underwing Skipper
	Carcharodus alceae	Mallow Skipper
	Carcharodus flocciferus	Tufted Marbled Skipper
	Erynnis tages	Dingy Skipper
	Carterocephalus palaemon	Chequered Skipper
	Heteropterus morpheus	Large Chequered Skipper
	Thymelicus acteon	Lulworth Skipper
	Thymelicus lineola	Essex Skipper
	Thymelicus sylvestris	Small Skipper
	Hisperia comma	Silver-Spotted Skipper
	Ochlodes venatus	Large Skipper
	Gegenes pumilio	Pygmy Skipper

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