List of butterflies of Iran

Location of Iran
This is a list of butterflies of Iran. About 300 species are known from Iran.
Papilionidae
- Zerynthia deyrollei
 - Zerynthia louristana
 - Archon apollinaris
 - Hypermnestra helios
 - Parnassius mnemosyne
 - Iphiclides podalirius
 - Princeps demoleus
 - Papilio alexanor
 - Papilio machaon
 
Pieridae
- Leptidea duponcheli
 - Anthocharis cardamines
 - Anthocharis damone
 - Anthocharis gruneri
 - Aporia leucodice
 - Aporia crataegi
 - Belenois aurota
 - Colotis amatus
 - Colotis etrida
 - Colotis fausta
 - Colotis phisadia
 - Colotis vestalis
 - Colotis eucharis
 - Euchloe lessei
 - Euchloe transcaspica
 - Euchloe ausonia
 - Euchloe belemia
 - Pieris bowdeni
 - Pieris ergane
 - Pieris krueperi
 - Pieris pseudorapae
 - Pieris rapae
 - Pieris brassicae
 - Pontia callidice
 - Pontia chloridice
 - Pontia daplidice
 - Pontia edusa
 - Pontia glauconome
 - Zegris eupheme
 - Catopsilia florella
 - Colias aurorina
 - Colias chlorocoma
 - Colias chrysotheme
 - Colias crocea
 - Colias erate
 - Colias hofmannorum
 - Colias sagartia
 - Colias sareptensis
 - Colias thisoa
 - Gonepteryx farinosa
 - Gonepteryx rhamni
 
Nymphalidae
Libytheinae
Danainae
Nymphalinae
- Hypolimnas misippus
 - Limenitis reducta
 - Precis almana
 - Precis orithya
 - Euapatura mirza
 - Thaleropis ionia
 - Nymphalis polychloros
 - Nymphalis xanthomelas
 - Aglais urticae
 - Inachis io
 - Vanessa atalanta
 - Cynthia cardui
 - Polygonia c-album
 - Polygonia egea
 - Neptis rivularis
 - Argynnis adippe
 - Argynnis niobe
 - Argynnis pandora
 - Argynnis alexandra
 - Argynnis paphia
 - Boloria euphrosyne
 - Brenthis daphne
 - Brenthis hecate
 - Brenthis mofidii
 - Issoria lathonia
 - Melitaea arduinna
 - Melitaea casta
 - Melitaea cinxia
 - Melitaea consulis
 - Melitaea didyma
 - Melitaea trivia
 - Melitaea interrupta
 - Melitaea persea
 - Melitaea sarvistana
 - Melitaea saxatilis
 - Melitaea turkmanica
 - Euphydryas aurinia
 
Satyrinae
- Melanargia evartianae
 - Melanargia galathea
 - Melanargia hylata
 - Melanargia meda
 - Melanargia russiae
 - Melanargia syriaca
 - Melanargia teneates
 - Hipparchia fatua
 - Hipparchia parisatis
 - Hipparchia pellucida
 - Hipparchia turcmenica
 - Hipparchia syriaca
 - Erebia graucasica
 - Erebia iranica
 - Proterebia afra
 - Arethusana arethusa
 - Brintesia circe
 - Chazara persephone
 - Chazara enervata
 - Chazara bischoffi
 - Chazara briseis
 - Chazara egina
 - Chazara kaufmanni
 - Minois dryas
 - Pseudochazara anthelea
 - Pseudochazara telephassa
 - Pseudochazara aurantiaca
 - Pseudochazara beroe
 - Pseudochazara daghestana
 - Pseudochazara mamurra
 - Pseudochazara pelopea
 - Pseudochazara schakuhensis
 - Satyrus amasinus
 - Satyrus daubi
 - Satyrus favonius
 - Satyrus parthicus
 - Hyponephele dysdora
 - Hyponephele capella
 - Hyponephele huebneri
 - Hyponephele naricina
 - Hyponephele amardaea
 - Hyponephele cadusia
 - Hyponephele comara
 - Hyponephele davendra
 - Hyponephele shirazica
 - Hyponephele wagneri
 - Hyponephele interposita
 - Hyponephele lupina
 - Hyponephele lycaonoides
 - Maniola jurtina
 - Maniola telmessia
 - Coenonympha leander
 - Coenonympha pamphilus
 - Coenonympha saadi
 - Lyela myops
 - Esperarge clymene
 - Kirinia roxelana
 - Lasiommata adrastoides
 - Lasiommata megera
 - Lasiommata menava
 - Ypthima bolanica
 
Lycaenidae
- Quercusia quercus
 - Deudorix livia
 - Callophrys mystaphia
 - Callophrys suaveola
 - Satyrium abdominalis
 - Satyrium ilicis
 - Satyrium marcidum
 - Satyrium spini
 - Satyrium hyrcanicum
 - Satyrium lunulatum
 - Satyrium sassanides
 - Cigaritis acamas
 - Cigaritis epargyros
 - Cigaritis maxima
 - Cigaritis myrmecophila
 - Tomares callimachus
 - Tomares romanovi
 - Anthene amarah
 - Lampides boeticus
 - Tarucus balkanicus
 - Tarucus rosaceus
 - Zizeeria karsandra
 - Cupido osiris
 - Cupido staudingeri
 - Azanus ubaldus
 - Celastrina argiolus
 - Glaucopsyche alexis
 - Iolana iolas
 - Maculinea arion
 - Pseudophilotes vicrama
 - Rubrapterus bavius
 - Turanana anisophtalma
 - Turanana cytis
 - Turanana endymion
 - Plebejus carmon
 - Plebejus pylaon
 - Plebejus christophi
 - Plebejus idas
 - Plebejus argus
 - Polyommatus aegagrus
 - Polyommatus afshar
 - Polyommatus loewii
 - Polyommatus miris
 - Polyommatus alcedo
 - Polyommatus morgianus
 - Polyommatus rosei
 - Polyommatus sieversii
 - Polyommatus anteros
 - Polyommatus vandarbani
 - Polyommatus agestis
 - Polyommatus firdussii
 - Polyommatus alcestis
 - Polyommatus demavendi
 - Polyommatus valiabadi
 - Polyommatus ardschirus
 - Polyommatus morgani
 - Polyommatus sennanensis
 - Polyommatus dama
 - Polyommatus hamadanensis
 - Polyommatus faramarzii
 - Polyommatus shahrami
 - Polyommatus ectabanensis
 - Polyommatus musa
 - Polyommatus pfeifferi
 - Polyommatus baltazardi
 - Polyommatus bogra
 - Polyommatus eckweileri
 - Polyommatus erschoffii
 - Polyommatus glaucias
 - Polyommatus shirkuhensis
 - Polyommatus tenhageni
 - Polyommatus peilei
 - Polyommatus baytopi
 - Polyommatus darius
 - Polyommatus iphidamon
 - Polyommatus mofidii
 - Polyommatus phyllis
 - Polyommatus posthumus
 - Polyommatus altivagans
 - Polyommatus arasbarani
 - Polyommatus caeruleus
 - Polyommatus dizinensis
 - Polyommatus elbursicus
 - Polyommatus kendevani
 - Polyommatus ninae
 - Polyommatus transcaspicus
 - Polyommatus turcicus
 - Polyommatus zardensis
 - Polyommatus barmifiruze
 - Polyommatus cyaneus
 - Polyommatus xerxes
 - Polyommatus klausschuriani
 - Polyommatus semiargus
 - Polyommatus bellargus
 - Polyommatus corydonius
 - Polyommatus daphnis
 - Polyommatus coelestinus
 - Polyommatus coronus
 - Polyommatus amandus
 - Polyommatus aedon
 - Polyommatus stempfferi
 - Polyommatus thersites
 - Polyommatus eros
 - Polyommatus eroides
 - Polyommatus forsteri
 - Polyommatus icarus
 - Chilades trochylus
 - Chilades contracta
 - Chilades galba
 - Chilades parrhasius
 - Heodes alciphron
 - Heodes tityrus
 - Heodes candens
 - Lycaena phlaeas
 - Lycaena phoenicura
 - Thersamonia dispar
 - Thersamonia asabinus
 - Thersamonia ochimus
 - Thersamonia lampon
 - Thersamonia lamponides
 - Thersamonia thersamon
 - Thersamonia thetis
 
Hesperidae
- Carcharodus stauderi
 - Carcharodus dravira
 - Carcharodus alceae
 - Carcharodus lavatherae
 - Carcharodus flocciferus
 - Carcharodus orientalis
 - Carcharodus swinhoei
 - Erynnis marloyi
 - Erynnis tages
 - Muschampia plurimacula
 - Muschampia poggei
 - Muschampia staudingeri
 - Muschampia proto
 - Muschampia proteides
 - Muschampia tessellum
 - Pyrgus alveus
 - Pyrgus armoricanus
 - Pyrgus cinarae
 - Pyrgus sidae
 - Pyrgus carthami
 - Pyrgus jupei
 - Pyrgus serratulae
 - Spialia phlomidis
 - Spialia orbifer
 - Spialia geron
 - Spialia osthelderi
 - Eogenes alcides
 - Gegenes pumilio
 - Ochlodes hyrcanus
 - Ochlodes venatus
 - Hesperia comma
 - Gegenes nostrodamus
 - Thymelicus acteon
 - Thymelicus hyrax
 - Thymelicus lineola
 - Thymelicus novus
 - Thymelicus sylvestris
 
External links
See also
  | ||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, September 27, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.