List of butterflies of Armenia

Location of Armenia

This is a list of butterflies of Armenia . About 230 species are known from Armenia. ^{[1] [2]}

Hesperiidae

Pyrginae

• Carcharodus alceae
• Carcharodus floccifera
• Carcharodus lavatherae
• Carcharodus orientalis
• Carcharodus stauderi
• Erynnis marloyi
• Erynnis tages unicolor
• Muschampia poggei
• Muschampia tersa
• Muschampia tessellum
• Pyrgus alveus
• Pyrgus armoricanus
• Pyrgus carthami
• Pyrgus cinarae
• Pyrgus cirsii
• Pyrgus jupei
• Pyrgus melotis
• Pyrgus serratulae major
• Pyrgus sidae
• Spialia orbifer
• Spialia phlomidis

Hesperiinae

• Eogenes alcides
• Gegenes nostrodamus
• Hesperia comma comma
• Ochlodes sylvanus
• Thymelicus acteon
• Thymelicus hyrax
• Thymelicus lineola
• Thymelicus sylvestris syriaca

Papilionidae

Parnassiinae

• Parnassius mnemosyne nubilosus
• Parnassius apollo tkatshukovi

Papilioninae

• Iphiclides podalirius persica
• Papilio machaon syriacus
• Papilio alexanor orientalis

Pieridae

Dismorphiinae

• Leptidea sinapis
• Leptidea juvernica
• Leptidea duponcheli maiae

Coliadinae

• Colias alfacariensis
• Colias chlorocoma
• Colias aurorina
• Colias thisoa
• Colias croceus
• Gonepteryx rhamni miljanowskii
• Gonepteryx farinosa turcirana

Pierinae

• Anthocharis cardamines
• Anthocharis carolinae
• Anthocharis damone eunomia
• Anthocharis gruneri armeniaca
• Aporia crataegi
• Euchloe ausonia taurica
• Pieris bowdeni
• Pieris brassicae
• Pieris caucasica
• Pieris ergane detersa
• Pieris krueperi krueperi
• Pieris napi pseudorapae
• Pieris napi suffusa
• Pieris rapae transcaucasica
• Pontia callidice chrysidice
• Pontia chloridice
• Pontia edusa edusa
• Zegris eupheme menestho

Lycaenidae

Lycaeninae

• Lycaena phlaeas
• Lycaena virgaureae armeniaca
• Lycaena tityrus
• Lycaena alciphron melibeus
• Lycaena candens
• Lycaena thersamon
• Lycaena kurdistanica
• Lycaena ochimus
• Lycaena asabinus
• Lycaena thetis
• Lycaena phoenicura

Polyommatinae

• Agriades pyrenaicus dardanus
• Aricia agestis azerbaidzhana
• Aricia anteros
• Aricia artaxerxes allous
• Aricia crassipuncta
• Aricia isaurica latimargo
• Celastrina argiolus
• Cupido argiades
• Cupido minimus
• Cupido osiris
• Cupido staudingeri
• Cyaniris bellis antiochena
• Eumedonia eumedon
• Freyeria trochylus
• Glaucopsyche alexis lugens
• Iolana iolas lessei
• Kretania alcedo
• Kretania eurypilus
• Kretania sephirus
• Kretania zephyrinus ordubadi
• Lampides boeticus
• Leptotes pirithous
• Lysandra bellargus
• Lysandra corydonius caucasica
• Neolysandra coelestina coelestina
• Neolysandra diana
• Phengaris arion zara
• Phengaris nausithous
• Phengaris rebeli monticola
• Plebejidea loewii
• Plebejus argus bellus
• Plebejus christophi transcaucasicus
• Plebejus idas altarmenus
• Polyommatus alcestis
• Polyommatus alticola
• Polyommatus altivagans
• Polyommatus amandus
• Polyommatus aserbeidschanus
• Polyommatus cyaneus
• Polyommatus damon
• Polyommatus damonides
• Polyommatus daphnis versicolor
• Polyommatus demavendi
• Polyommatus dorylas
• Polyommatus eriwanensis
• Polyommatus eros
• Polyommatus firdussi
• Polyommatus huberti
• Polyommatus icarus
• Polyommatus iphigenia
• Polyommatus myrrha
• Polyommatus neglecta
• Polyommatus ninae
• Polyommatus ripartii
• Polyommatus surakovi
• Polyommatus thersites
• Polyommatus turcicus
• Polyommatus vanensis
• Pseudophilotes vicrama schiffermuelleri
• Tarucus balkanicus
• Turanana endymion

Theclinae

• Callophrys armeniaca
• Callophrys chalybeitincta
• Callophrys danchenkoi
• Callophrys paulae
• Callophrys rubi
• Neozephyrus quercus
• Satyrium abdominalis
• Satyrium acaciae
• Satyrium hyrcanicum
• Satyrium ilicis
• Satyrium ledereri
• Satyrium spini melantho
• Satyrium w-album
• Tomares callimachus
• Tomares romanovi

Nymphalidae

Libytheinae

• Libythea celtis

Heliconiinae

• Argynnis paphia
• Argynnis pandora
• Brenthis hecate
• Brenthis daphne
• Brenthis ino
• Boloria euphrosyne dagestanica
• Boloria dia
• Boloria caucasica
• Fabriciana adippe taurica
• Fabriciana niobe gigantea
• Issoria lathonia
• Speyeria aglaja ottomana

Nymphalinae

• Aglais io
• Aglais urticae turcica
• Euphydryas aurinia
• Melitaea arduinna kocaki
• Melitaea athalia athalia
• Melitaea aurelia
• Melitaea caucasogenita
• Melitaea cinxia
• Melitaea diamina
• Melitaea didyma
• Melitaea interrupta
• Melitaea persea
• Melitaea phoebe ottonis
• Melitaea telona
• Melitaea trivia caucasi
• Melitaea turkmenica
• Nymphalis antiopa
• Nymphalis polychloros
• Nymphalis xanthomelas
• Polygonia c-album
• Polygonia egea
• Vanessa atalanta
• Vanessa cardui

Limenitinae

• Limenitis camilla
• Limenitis reducta reducta
• Neptis rivularis ludmilla

Apaturinae

• Thaleropis ionia

Satyrinae

• Arethusana arethusa
• Brintesia circe venusta
• Chazara bischoffi
• Chazara briseis armena
• Chazara persephone
• Coenonympha arcania
• Coenonympha glycerion alta
• Coenonympha leander obscura
• Coenonympha lyllus
• Coenonympha pamphilus marginata
• Coenonympha saadi
• Coenonympha symphyta
• Erebia aethiops melusina
• Erebia graucasica
• Erebia medusa psodea
• Esperarge climene
• Hipparchia fatua
• Hipparchia parisatis
• Hipparchia pellucida
• Hipparchia statilinus
• Hipparchia syriaca
• Hyponephele lupinus
• Hyponephele lycaon
• Hyponephele lycaonoides
• Hyponephele naricoides
• Lasiommata maera orientalis
• Lasiommata megera megerina
• Maniola jurtina strandiana
• Melanargia galathea satnia
• Melanargia larissa astanda
• Melanargia russiae
• Minois dryas
• Pararge aegeria tircis
• Proterebia afra hyrcana
• Pseudochazara beroe rhena
• Pseudochazara daghestana
• Pseudochazara geyeri
• Pseudochazara pelopea
• Pseudochazara schahrudensis
• Pseudochazara thelephassa
• Satyrus amasinus
• Satyrus effendi

References

1. Butterflies of Armenia
2. Butterfly Conservation Armenia