Butterflies

* – new addition to previous list
Flight times are general for European species and unless stated these species may have multiple or continuous broods

Species name	Scientific name	Appx flight time	Habitat
Scarce Swallowtail	Iphiclides podalirius	Apr – Sep	Meadow flowers, thistle, bramble blossom
Swallowtail	Papilio machaon	Apr – Sep 2 broods	Meadow flowers, thistle, bramble blossom
Southern Swallowtail	Papilio alexanor	Apr – Jul 2 broods	Meadow flowers, thistle, umbellifers
Eastern Festoon	Allancastria cerisy	Mar – Jul	Dry riverbeds, orchards
False Apollo	Archon apollinus	Mar – May	Olive groves, rocky slopes, damp woodland (eg Agiasos)
Black-veined White	Aporia crataegi	Apr – Jul	Hillsides (eg Mt Ordimnos), scrub, thistles
Large White	Pieris brassicae	Mar – Oct	Gardens, orchards, scrub land
Small White	Pieris rapae	Mar – Nov	Gardens, orchards, scrub land
Green-veined White	Pieris napi	Apr – Sep 2 broods	Gardens, orchards, scrub land
Krueper’s Small White	Pieris krueperi	Feb – Sep 4 broods	Calcareous mountains, dry rocky slopes
Eastern Bath White	Pontia edusa	Mar – Oct 4 broods	Gardens, orchards, coastal scrub land
Eastern Dappled White	Euchloe ausonia	Mar – Jul 2 broods	Dry agricultural land, meadows, road verges
Orange Tip	Anthocharis cardamines	Apr – Jul 2 broods	Woodland, damp meadows , stream edges
Clouded Yellow	Colias crocea	Mar – Nov	Rocky slopes, groves, meadows , coastal veg
Cleopatra	Gonepteryx cleopatra	Feb – Aug	Rocky slopes, gardens, (eg Sykimania)
Wood White	Leptidea sinapis	May – Aug 3 broods	Dry rocky slopes, damp woodland edges
Plain Tiger	Danaus chrysippus	Aug – Sep Rare	Scrub, Gardens, Cultivated fields (Lotzaria)
Nettle-tree Butterfly	Libythea celtis	Mar – Sep	Bushy slopes, gardens, (eg Sykimania)
Purple Hairstreak	Neozephyrus quercus	May – Sep	Oak woodlands (eg Ipsilou, Filia Agriosikos)
Sloe Hairstreak	Satyrium acaciae	May – Aug	Rocky , bushy hillside scrub
Ilex Hairstreak	Satyrium ilicis	May – Jul	Spring meadows, oregano, oak woodland
Blue-spot Hairstreak	Satyrium spini	May – Jul	Hillside meadows (eg Agriosikos, Kavaki)
Green Hairstreak	Callophrys rubi	Mar – Jun	Hillside grasslands
Small Copper	Lycaena phlaeas	Feb – Oct 3 broods	Dry agricultural land, meadows, road verges
Purple-shot Copper	Lycaena alciphron	Jun – Aug	Dry rocky slopes, sandy hillsides, gullies
Lesser Fiery Copper	Lycaena thersamon	Jun – Sep	Hot dry locations with flowers. Scrubland.
Scarce Copper *	Lycaena virgaureae	Jun – Sep	Dry agricultural land and meadows
Long-tailed Blue	Lampides boeticus	Feb – Oct	Hot dry grassland and meadows
Lang’s Short-tailed Blue	Leptodes pirithous	Feb – Oct	Hot dry grassland and meadows
Geranium Bronze *	Cacyreus Marshalli	Mar – Oct	Gardens, cultivated plants (Geraniums)
Holly Blue	Celastrina argiolus	Jul – Aug 2 broods	Gardens, meadows, forest margins
Green-underside Blue	Glaucopsyche alexis	Apr – Jul	Meadows, dry grassland, verges
Eastern Baton Blue	Pseudophilotes vicrama	Apr – Aug 2 broods	Dry rocky slopes, calcareous hillsides
Brown Argus	Aricia agestis	Apr – Oct 2 broods	Meadows, dry slopes, calcareous hillsides
Amanda’s Blue	Polyommatus amanda	May – Aug	Meadows, flowery slopes and hillsides
Common Blue	Polyommatus icarus	Mar – Nov 3 broods	Meadows, flowery slopes, verges
Two-tailed Pasha	Charaxes jasius	May-Jun Aug -Oct	Shrubby rocky slopes, (Strawberry plant)
Southern White Admiral	Limenitis reducta	May – Jun	Shrubby rocky slopes, water verges
Large Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis polychloros	May – Jul	Gardens, orchards , woodland
Camberwell Beauty	Nymphalis antiopa	Jun – Sep Migrant	Gardens, orchards , woodland, rocky slopes
Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Mar – Oct	Gardens, meadows, verges
Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Apr – Oct	Gardens, meadows, verges
Southern Comma	Polygonia egea	May – Oct 2 broods	Rocky slopes, gardens, water margins
Cardinal	Argynnis pandora	May – Sep	Bushy slopes, gardens, (likes Milk Thistle)
Silver-washed Fritillary	Argynnis paphia	May – Sep	Bushy slopes, gardens, (eg Sykimania)
Queen of Spain Fritillary	Issoria lathonia	Mar – Oct 4 Broods	Bushy slopes, gardens, (eg Sykimania)
Marbled Fritillary	Brenthis daphne	May – Aug	Bushy slopes, gardens, (eg Sykimania)
Knapweed Fritillary	Melitaea phoebe	Apr – Sep 2 broods	Dry agricultural land, slopes and meadows
Eastern Knapweed Fritillary*	Melitaea telona	May – Jun	Rocky slopes sand clearings( eg Ipsilou )
Spotted Fritillary	Melitaea didyma	Apr – Sep 2 broods	Dry Meadows, hillsides, fields, verges
Lesser Spotted Fritillary	Melitaea trivia	Apr – Sep 2 broods	Dry Meadows, hillsides, fields, verges
Balkan Marbled White _{^{(also known as Eastern Marbled White)}}	Melanargia larissa	May – Aug	Diverse rocky grasslands (likes Milk Thistle)
Eastern Rock Grayling	Hipparchia syriaca	May – Sep	Scrubby rocky hillside, sparse woodland,
Grecian (Southern) Grayling*	Hipparchia senthes	May – Oct	Scrubby rocky hillside (eg Ipsilou)
Samos Grayling	Hipparchia mersina	May – Oct	Dry, Stony rocky hillside and grasslands
Eastern Grayling	Hipparchia pellucida	May – Oct	Dry, Stony rocky hillside and grasslands
Freyer’s Grayling	Hipparchia fatua	May – Oct	Coastal woodland, wooded hillsides
White-banded Grayling	Pseudochazara anthelea	May – Sep	Scrubby hillsides and gullies, Dry grasslands
Great Banded Grayling	Brintesia circe	May – Sep	Scrubby hillsides and gullies, Dry grasslands
Persian Meadow Brown*	Maniola telmessia	Apr – Oct	Diverse flowery grasslands and scrub
Turkish Meadow Brown*	Maniola megala	May – Jun	Diverse flowery grasslands and scrub
Oriental Meadow Brown	Hyponephele lupina	May – Sep	Hot dry rocky grasslands
Gatekeeper	Pyronia tithonus	Jun – Sep	Flowery margins of hedgerows and verges
Small Heath	Coenonympha pamphilus	Feb – Oct 3 broods	Diverse flowery and dry grasslands/scrub
Speckled Wood	Pararge aegeria	Feb- Oct 3 broods	Damp mixed woodland (eg Agiasos)
Wall Brown	Lasiommata megera	Apr-Oct Up to 4 broods	Stone walls, rocky hillsides (eg Ipsilou)
Large Wall Brown	Lasiommata maera	Apr – Sep 2 broods	Dry flower rich slopes(eg Petri, Ipsilou)
Lattice Brown	Kirinia roxelana	May- Sep	Mixed woodland, streamsides (eg Agiasos)
Grizzled Skipper	Pyrgus malvae	Apr – Aug 2 broods	Scrub, dry grassland, , dry rocky slopes
Orbed Red-underwing Skipper	Spialia orbifer	Apr – Jun 2 broods	Scrub, dry grassland, dry riverbeds
Mallow Skipper	Carcharodus alceae	Mar – Oct	Dry flower rich , south facing slopes
Oriental Marbled Skipper	Carcharodus orientalis	Mar – Oct 3 broods	Hot dry grasslands
Inky Skipper	Erynnis marloyi	Mar – Aug 2 broods	Calcareous mountains dry slopes eg Mt Olympus
Lulworth Skipper	Thymelicus acteon	Apr – Aug	Hot dry grasslands
Small Skipper	Thymelicus sylvestris	Apr – Jul	Dry grasses, meadows, coastal fringes
Levantine Skipper	Thymelicus hyrax	May – Jun	Hot dry grasslands, olive groves, vineyards
Mediterranean Skipper	Gegenes nostrodamus	Apr – Nov 3 broods	Hot dry rocky grasslands
Millet Skipper	Pelopidas thrax	May – Oct 2 broods	Reed beds, dry agricultural land

The following species have been reported from Lesvos but remain unconfirmed. If you have an image of any of these species, please send to lesvosbirders@icloud.com

Southern Festoon	Zerynthia polyxena	(Denis and Schiffermüller, 1775)
Southern Small White	Pieris mannii	(Mayer, 1851)
Small Bath White	Pontia chloridice	(Hübner, 1813)
Berger’s Clouded Yellow	Colias alfacariensis	Ribbe, 1905
Brimstone	Gonepteryx rhamni
Powdered Brimstone	Gonepteryx farinosa
Balkan Green-veined White	Pieris balcana
Grecian Copper	Lycaena ottomanus	(Lefèbvre, 1830)
Sooty Copper	Lycaena tityrus	(Poda, 1761)
Small Blue	Cupido minimus	(Fuessly, 1775)
Osirus Blue	Cupido osiris	(Meigen, 1829)
Iolas Blue	Iolana iolas	(Ochsenheimer, 1816)
Ripart’s Anomalous Blue	Polyommatus ripartii	(Freyer, 1830)
Meleager’s Blue	Polyommatus daphnis	(Denis and Schiffermüller, 1775)
Chapman’s Blue	Polyommatus thersites	(Cantener, 1835)
Peacock	Inachis io	(Linnaeus, 1758)
Small Tortoiseshell	Aglais urticae	(Linnaeus, 1758)
Niobe Fritillary	Argynnis niobe	(Linnaeus, 1758)
Marbled White	Melanargia galathea	(Linnaeus, 1758)
Comma	Polygonia c-album
Woodland Grayling	Hipparchia fagi	(Scopoli, 1763)
Tree Grayling	Hipparchia statilinus	(Hufnagel, 1766)
Meadow Brown	Maniola jurtina	(Linnaeus, 1758)
Dusky Meadow Brown	Hyponephele lycaon	(Rottemburg, 1775)
Oburther’s Grizzled Skipper	Pyrgus armoricanus	(Oberthür, 1910)
Olive Skipper	Pyrgus serratulae	(Rambur, 1839)
False Marbled Skipper	Carcharodus stauderi	Reverdin, 1913
Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	(Ochsenheimer, 1808)

Field Guides :
Field guide : Collins Butterfly Guide: The Most Complete Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Europe, Authors :
Tom Tolman and Richard Lewington. Produced with the help of with thanks to Lazaros Pamperis
(author of The Butterflies of Greece) to produce a complete list of butterflies recorded from Lesvos.

Recommended European butterfly ID websites :
European Butterflies
European butterfly gallery
Lesvos butterflies and insects flickr sharing site.
Butterflies of Greece web site : http://users.auth.gr/~efthymia/Butterflies/Butterflies_of_Greece.html
Recommended field guides and books
Collins Butterflies Guide (covers Britain and Europe)
The Butterflies of Greece

Please send records and photo’s of less common species to : lesvosbirders@icloud.com