List of butterflies of Israel

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This is a complete list of butterfly taxa that occur or have occurred in the wild, within the current boundaries of the State of Israel, the Palestinian territories and the Golan Heights.

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Hesperiidae

Scientific nameHebrew nameimage
Borbo borbonica zelleriLederer, 1855הספרית החולה
Carcharodus alceae alceaeEsper, 1780הספרית החלמית Carcharodus alceae alceae 1.JPG
Carcharodus orientalis maccabaeusHemming, 1932הספרית המכבים
Carcharodus stauderi ambiguaVerity, 1925הספרית הבלוטה
Erynnis marloyi marloyiBoisduval, 1834הספרית אפלולית Erynnis marloyi marloyi 1.jpg
Gegenes nostrodamus Fabricius, 1793הספרית העשב Gegenesnostrodamus.jpg
Gegenes pumilio Mabille, 1878הספרית שחורה Gegenes pumilio.jpg
Gomalia elma levanaBenyamini, 1990הספרית האבוטילון
Hesperia comma pallidaStaudinger, 1901הספרית הפסיק
Muschampia proteides hieromaxHemming, 1932הספרית השלהבית
Muschampia proteides lycaoniusWagner, 1929הספרית חלודית
Muschampia proteides stepporumBenyamini & Avni, 2001הספרית ערבתית
Muschampia tessellum nomasLederer, 1855הספרית משוישת
Pelopidas thrax thraxHübner, 1821הספרית הדוחן
Pyrgus melotis melotisDuponchel, 1832הספרית מזרחית
Pyrgus serratulae alveoidesStaudinger, 1901הספרית החמשן
Spialia doris dorisWalker, 1870הספרית החבלבל
Spialia orbifer hilarisStaudinger, 1901הספרית הפטל Spialia orbifer hilaris 1.jpg
Spialia phlomidis hermonaEvans, 1956הספרית החרמון
Thymelicus acteon phoenixGraves, 1925הספרית השעורה
Thymelicus hyrax hyraxLederer, 1861הספרית נחושית
Thymelicus lineola fornaxHemming, 1934הספרית החיטה
Thymelicus sylvestris syriacaTutt, 1905הספרית הנשרן

Lycaenidae

Scientific nameHebrew nameimage
Anthene amarah amarahGuerin, 1849כחליל אילת
Aricia agestis agestisDenis & schiffermuler, 1775כחליל הגרניון
Aricia bassoni Larsen, 1974כחליל ארמני
Aricia isaurica dorsum-stellaeGraves, 1923כחליל חיוור
Azanus jesous gamraGuerin, 1849כחליל הינבוט
Azanus ubaldus Cramer, 1782כחליל השיטה VB 050 Bright Babul Blue.jpg
Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1897כחליל הפלרגון PikiWiki Israel 68146 geranium bronze.jpg
Callophrys paulae paulaePfeiffer, 1932כחליל פאולה
Callophrys rubi intermediaTutt, 1907כחליל ירוק
Celastrina argiolus paraleucaRober, 1897כחליל הקיסוס
Cigaritis acamas acamas(Klug, 1834)כחליל מנומר Cigaritis acamas 1.jpg
Cigaritis acamas egyptiaca(Riley, 1925)כחליל מנומר מצרי
Cigaritis cilissa Lederer, 1861כחליל הגליל Apharitis cilissa 1.jpg
Cyaniris bellis antiochenaLederer, 1861כחליל אנטיוכיה
Deudorix livia Klug, 1834כחליל הרימון
Freyeria trochylus trochylusFreyer, 1845כחליל מקושט
Glaucopsyche alexis Poda, 1761כחליל הדבשה Glaucopsyche alexis.jpg
Iolana alfierii Wiltshire, 1948כחליל הקרקש
Iolaus glaucus Butler, 1885כחליל ההרנוג
Kretania eurypilus euaemon(Hemming, 1931)כחליל הכרבולת
Kretania nicholli (Elwes, 1901)כחליל ניקול Plebejus pylaon nichollae copulation 1.jpg
Kretania philbyi (Graves, 1925)כחליל צפרירי
Kretania pylaon cleopatra(Hemming, 1934)כחליל קליאופטרה
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767כחליל האפון Peablue October 2007 Osaka Japan.jpg
Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767כחליל האספסת Leptotes pirithous copulating 1.jpg
Luthrodes galba (Lederer, 1855)כחליל הקטנית Peridanka xwurnufan.jpg
Lycaena asabinus asabinus(Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)כחליל מזרחי
Lycaena ochimus ochimus(Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)כחליל זהוב
Lycaena phlaeas timeus(Cramer, [1777])כחליל הארכובית
Lycaena thersamon omphaleKlug, 1834כחליל החומעה Lycaena thersamon male 1.jpg
Plebejidea loewii uranicola(Walker, 1870)כחליל המדבר
Polyommatus alcestis alcestis(Zerny, 1932)כחליל שעיר
Polyommatus anthea Hemming, 1932כחליל הבקיה
Polyommatus icarus zelleriVerity, 1919כחליל השברק PikiWiki Israel 48019 Polyommatus icarus.jpg
Polyommatus juno Hemming, 1933כחליל החרמון
Polyommatus isauricoides isauriciodesGraves, 1923כחליל הפסגה
Pseudophilotes abencerragus nabataeusGraves, 1925כחליל נבטי
Pseudophilotes vicrama astabeneHemming, 1932כחליל האזוב PikiWiki Israel 48005 Pseudophilotes.jpg
Quercusia quercus longicaudaRiley, 1921כחליל סגול
Satyrium abdominalis persicaRiley, 1939כחליל פרסי
Satyrium ilicis (Esper, 1779)כחליל האלון Satyrium ilicis.JPG
Satyrium myrtale myrtaleKlug, 1832כחליל הדובדבן Satyrium myrtale 1.JPG
Satyrium spini melanthoKlug, 1832כחליל האשחר Satyrium spini 1.jpg
Tarucus balkanicus Freyer, 1845כחליל הבלקן Tarucus balkanicus.jpg
Tarucus rosaceus Austaut, 1885כחליל השיזף
Tomares nesimachus Oberthur, 1893כחליל הקדד Tomares nesimachus.jpg
Turanana endymion Freyer, 1850כחליל נקוד
Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865כחליל הקוטב Zizeeria karsandra.jpg

Nymphalidae


Scientific nameHebrew nameimage
Aglais urticae turcicaStaudinger, 1901נימפית החרמון
Argynnis pandora pandoraDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775נימפית פנדורה
Charaxes jasius jasiusLinnaeus, 1767נימפית הקטלב
Chazara persephone transiensZerny, 1932סטירית הפסים
Danaus chrysippus chrysippusLinnaeus, 1758דנאית תפוח-סדום, דנאית הדורה PikiWiki Israel 9583 Wildlife and Plants of Israel.JPG
Fabriciana niobe philistraSeitz, 1901נימפית הסגל
Hipparchia fatua sichaeaLederer, 1857סטירית עמומה Hipparchia fatua sichaea female 1.JPG
Hipparchia pisidice Klug, 1832סטירית סיני Hipparchia pisidice 1.jpg
Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1767נימפית הרגלה Hypolimnas missipus M-un 9872 ckup.jpg
Hyponephele lupinus centralisRiley, 1921סטירית סומית
Hyponephele lycaon libanoticaStaudinger, 1901סטירית החרמון
Issoria lathonia lathoniaLinnaeus, 1758נימפית הפנינים
Kirinia roxelana Cramer, 1777סטירית אנטולית Kirinia roxelana male 1.jpg
Lasiommata maera orientalisHeyne, 1894סטירית היבלית PikiWiki Israel 33012 Lasiommata maera.jpg
Lasiommata megera emilyssaVerity, 1919סטירית הציבורת
Limenitis reducta schiffermuelleriHiggins, 1933 אצילית היערה
Maniola telmessia telmessiaZeller, 1847סטירית פקוחה Maniola telmessia female 1.jpg
Melanargia titea titaniaCalberla, 1891סטירית משוישת

Melanargia titea titania.jpg

Melitaea arduinna evanescensStaudinger, 1886נימפית הקוציץ
Melitaea cinxia clarissaStaudinger, 1901נימפית הברוניקה
Melitaea collina collinaLederer, 1861נימפית צפונית
Melitaea deserticola macromaculataBelter, 1934נימפית המדבר Butterlove ST 10.jpg
Melitaea didyma libanoticaBelter, 1934נימפית הלבנון
Melitaea telona Fruhstorfer, 1908נימפית ירושלים Melitaea telona mating 1.jpg
Melitaea persea montiumBelter, 1934נימפית פרסית
Melitaea trivia syriacaRebel, 1905נימפית הבוצין Melitaea trivia syriaca 1.jpg
Nymphalis polychloros polychlorosLinnaeus, 1758נימפית מגוונת
Pararge aegeria aegeriaLinnaeus, 1758סטירית מנומרת
Polygonia c-album c-albumLinnaeus, 1758נימפית טוביה, נימפית הפסיק
Polygonia egea egeaCramer, 1775נימפית משוננת
Pseudochazara mamura larseniKocak, 1978סטירית טורקית
Pseudochazara pelopea pelopeaKlug, 1832סטירית הלבנון Pseudochazara pelopea pelopea 1.jpg
Pseudochazara telephassa Hübner, 1806סטירית המערות
Satyrus ferula makmalHiggins, 1965סטירית ההרים
Vanessa atalanta atalantaLinnaeus, 1758נימפית הסרפד Yagur - Nesher, the Green Path - Mount Carmel 091-1.jpg
Vanessa cardui carduiLinnaeus, 1758נימפית החורשף PikiWiki Israel 35758 Wildlife and Plants of Israel.jpg
Ypthima asterope Klug, 1832סטירית הטבעת Ypthima asterope 2.jpg

Papilionidae

Scientific nameHebrew nameimage
Allancastria cerisyi speciosaStichel, 1907צבעוני קשוט Allancastria cerisyi.jpg
Allancastria deyrollei eisneriBernardi, 1971צבעוני צהוב Allancastria deyrollei.jpg
Archon apollinus bellargus(Staudinger, 1892)צבעוני שקוף Archon apollinus bellargus 1.jpg
Iphiclides podalirius virgatusButler,1865זנב-סנונית הורדניים
Papilio alexanor maccabaeusStaudinger, 1889זנב-סנונית המכבים
Papilio machaon syriacusVerity, 1905זנב-סנונית נאה Papilio machaon ozby 015.jpg
Papilio saharae saharaeOberthur, 1879זנב-סנונית מדברי
Parnassius mnemosyne syraVerity, 1908צבעוני החרמון

Pieridae

Scientific nameHebrew nameimage
Anaphaeis aurota Fabricius, 1793לבנין משויש Pioneer or Caper White (Anaphaeis aurota) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 0324.jpg
Anthocharis cardamines phoenissavon Kalchberg, 1894כתום-כנף המצילתיים
Anthocharis damone syraVerity, 1911כתום-כנף צהוב
Anthocharis gruneri gruneriHerrich-Schäfferכתום-כנף הדופרית
Aporia crataegi augustior(Graves, 1925)לבנין העוזרר PikiWiki Israel 51998 aporia crataegi.jpg
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775לבנין הכאסיה
Colias croceus Geoffroy, 1785לבנין התלתן (MHNT) Colias croceus - Durfort Tarn France - male dorsal.jpg
Colias libanotica libanoticaLederer, 1858לבנין הלבנון
Colotis chrysonome chrysonomeKlug, 1829לבנין המרואה
Colotis fausta faustaOlivier, 1804לבנין הצלף Madais fausta fausta 1.jpg
Colotis phisadia phisadiaGoddart, 1819לבנין הסלוודורה Colotis phisadia.JPG
Euchloe aegyptiaca Verity, 1911לבנין מצרי
Euchloe ausonia (Hübner, 1804)לבנין מזרחי Euchloe ausonia 1.jpg
Euchloe belemia belemiaEsper, 1799לבנין ירוק-פסים
Euchloe charlonia charloniaDonzel, 1848לבנין צהבהב
Euchloe falloui fallouiAllard, 1867לבנין המוריקנדיה
Euchloe penia Freyer, 1851לבנין החורן
Gonepteryx cleopatra tauricaStaudinger, 1881לימונית האשחר Gonepteryx cleopatra taurica 1.jpg
Gonepteryx farinosa farinosaZeller, 1847לימונית החרמון
Gonepteryx rhamni meridionalisRober, 1907לימונית אירופית
Pieris brassicae catoleucaRober, 1896לבנין הכרוב PikiWiki Israel 67995 large white.jpg
Pieris napi dubiosaRober, 1907לבנין מעורק
Pieris rapae leucosomaSchawerda, 1905לבנין הצנון
Pontia daplidice daplidiceLinnaeus, 1758לבנין הרכפה Pontia daplidice daplidice 1.jpg
Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829לבנין הרכפתן PontiaGlauconome.png
Zegris eupheme uardaHemming, 1929לבנין מדברי

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