List of Estonian butterflies
Encyclopedia
This is a list of butterfly species recorded in Estonia
(excluded are the species not encountered during the past 100 years).
Pieridae
Nymphalidae
Lycaenidae
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
(excluded are the species not encountered during the past 100 years).
Hesperiidae – Skippers
- Dingy SkipperDingy SkipperThe Dingy Skipper, Erynnis tages, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It ranges from Europe across Asia Minor and Central Asia to the Amur region.Erynnis tages favours open grassy habitats up to 2,000 metres above sea level...
- Erynnis tages - Grizzled SkipperGrizzled SkipperThe Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus malvae is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family.-Appearance, behaviour and distribution:With its characteristic chequered black and white pattern this butterfly is quite distinctive although old, faded individuals can be mistaken for the Dingy Skipper or the Sideridis...
- Pyrgus malvae - Olive SkipperOlive SkipperThe Olive Skipper is a species of skipper . It is a species of mountainous areas of Europe but is absent from the British Isles and Scandinavia....
- Pyrgus serratulae - Large Grizzled SkipperLarge Grizzled SkipperThe Large Grizzled Skipper is a species of skipper . It is distributed throughout most of continental Europe but is absent from Denmark and practically all European islands including Great Britain, Ireland, Azores, Balearic Islands, Channel Islands, Canary Islands, Crete, Cyprus, Iceland, etc.This...
- Pyrgus alveus - Large Chequered SkipperLarge Chequered SkipperThe Large Chequered Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. The species can be found in isolated populations in Europe. It is endanged in The Netherlands....
- Heteropterus morpheus - Northern Chequered Skipper - Carterocephalus silvicola
- Chequered SkipperChequered SkipperThe Chequered Skipper or Arctic Skipper , is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family.-Description:This butterfly has a wingspan of 29 to 31 mm. The uppersides are a dark brown with a dusting of orange scales at the base of the wings and golden spots, giving it its English name of Chequered Skipper...
- Carterocephalus palaemon - Essex SkipperEssex SkipperThe Essex Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. In North America, it is known as the European Skipper....
- Thymelicus lineola - Small SkipperSmall SkipperThe Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris butterfly of the Hesperiidae family.-Appearance, behaviour and distribution:It has a rusty orange colour to the wings, upper body and the tips of the antennae. The body is silvery white below and it has a wingspan of 25–30 mm. This butterfly is very...
- Thymelicus sylvestris - Large SkipperLarge SkipperThe Large Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family, which occurs throughout Europe. It was long known as Ochlodes venata, but this is a Far Eastern relative. There is still some dispute whether this species should be considered a distinct species or included in O...
- Ochlodes venata - Silver-spotted Skipper - Hesperia comma
Papilionidae – Swallowtails
- Old World SwallowtailOld World SwallowtailThe Old World Swallowtail is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. The butterfly is also known as the Common Yellow Swallowtail or simply the Swallowtail...
- Papilio machaon - Scarce swallowtailScarce SwallowtailThe Scarce Swallowtail is a Palearctic swallowtail butterfly found in gardens, fields and open woodlands. First described by Linnaeus in 1758, it is found in places with sloe thickets and particularly orchards. It is also called Sail Swallowtail or Pear-tree Swallowtail...
- Iphiclides podalirius - Clouded ApolloClouded apolloThe Clouded Apollo is a butterfly species of the family of Swallowtail butterflies found in Eurasia....
- Parnsssius mnemosyne
PieridaePieridaeThe Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing approximately 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and Asia. Most pierid butterflies are white, yellow or orange in coloration, often with black spots...
– Whites
- Black-veined White - Aporia crataegi
- Large WhiteLarge WhiteThe Large White , also called Cabbage Butterfly, Cabbage White, or in India the Large Cabbage White, White cabbage butterfly is a butterfly in the family Pieridae.-Distribution:...
- Pieris brassicae - Small White - Pieris rapae
- Green-veined WhiteGreen-veined WhiteThe Green-veined White is a butterfly of the Pieridae family.-Appearance and distribution:A circumboreal species widespread across Europe and Asia, including the Indian subcontinent, Japan and the Maghreb and North America...
- Pieris napi - Bath WhiteBath WhiteThe Bath White is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, the Yellows and Whites, which occurs in the Palearctic region...
- Pontia daplidice - Wood White - Leptidea sinapis
- Orange Tip - Antocharis cardamines
- Brimstone - Gonepteryx rhamni
- Colias palaenoColias palaenoThe Moorland Clouded Yellow, Palaeno Sulphur, or Pale Arctic Clouded Yellow is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. As most Colias-species, it is an avid flyer. Though the species is normally restricted to the habitats, occasionally it is found far from suitable breeding grounds...
- Pale Clouded Yellow - Colias hyale
- Clouded YellowClouded YellowColias croceus is a small butterfly of the Pieridae family, that is, the Yellows and Whites. In India and nearby regions it is known as the Dark Clouded Yellow or Common Clouded Yellow to distinguish it from the other species of clouded yellows occurring there; elsewhere it is often simply known as...
- Colias crocea
NymphalidaeNymphalidaeThe Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
- Small TortoiseshellSmall TortoiseshellThe Small Tortoiseshell is a well-known colourful butterfly.-Range:It is found in temperate Europe, Asia Minor, Central Asia, Siberia, China, Mongolia, Korea and Japan. There are a few records from New York City which, however, are believed to have arrived human-assisted.-Subspecies:*A. u. urticae...
- Aglais urticae - Red AdmiralRed AdmiralThe Red Admiral is a well-known colourful butterfly, found in temperate Europe, Asia and North America. The Red Admiral has a wing span. The species is resident only in warmer areas, but migrates north in spring, and sometimes again in autumn.This large butterfly is identified by its striking...
- Vanessa atalanta - Painted LadyVanessa carduiVanessa cardui is a well-known colourful butterfly, known as the Painted Lady, or in North America as the Cosmopolitan. This butterfly has a strange pattern of flying in a sort of screw shape.-Distribution:...
- Vanessa cardui - White AdmiralWhite Admiral-Butterflies:These butterfly species are commonly called as White Admirals:*In America it refers to two of the three subspecies of Limenitis arthemis*In Europe and Asia it refers to the White Admiral: Limenitis camilla...
- Limenitis camilla - Poplar AdmiralPoplar AdmiralThe Poplar Admiral is a butterfly in the heliconiine clade of the Nymphalidae family.-Habitat:Poplar Admiral habitat is widespread in continental Europe and many areas in Asia. The large, seldom-seen Poplar Admiral is one of the biggest butterflies in Europe...
- Limenitis populi - Purple Emperor - Apatura iris
- Lesser Purple Emperor - Apatura ilia
- European peacock - Inachis io
- Scarce Tortoiseshell - Nymphalis xanthomelas
- Large TortoiseshellLarge TortoiseshellThe Blackleg Tortoiseshell or Large Tortoiseshell is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Although it looks very like the Small Tortoiseshell , it is more closely related to the Camberwell Beauty. It is now an extreme rarity in Britain, although it used to be widespread throughout England and...
- Nymphalis polychloros - Camberwell Beauty - Nymphalis antiopa
- False Comma - Polygonia vau-album
- CommaComma (butterfly)The Comma is a species of butterfly that ranges across Europe and temperate Asia to Japan and south to Morocco. Similar species are found in the United States and Canada.-Subspecies:...
- Polygonia c-album - MapMap (butterfly)The Map is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is common throughout the lowlands of central and eastern Europe, and is expanding its range in western Europe....
- Araschnia levana - Scarce FritillaryScarce FritillaryThe Scarce Fritillary, Euphydryas maturna, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, and...
- Euphydryas maturna - Marsh FritillaryMarsh FritillaryThe Marsh Fritillary, Euphydryas aurinia, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.It is widespread in the Palaearctic region from Ireland in the West to Yakutia in the East, and to North-west China and Mongolia in the South.E. aurinia is represented by many subspecies.The most widely accepted...
- Euphydryas aurinia - False Heath Fritillary - Mellicta diamina
- Heath FritillaryHeath FritillaryThe Heath Fritillary is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found throughout the Palaearctic from Western Europe to Japan, in heathland, grassland, and in coppiced woodland. Its association with coppiced woodland earned it the name "Woodman's Follower" in parts of the UK...
- Mellicta athalia - Nickerl's Fritillary - Mellicta aurelia
- Knapweed Fritillary - Mellitaea phoebe
- Glanville FritillaryGlanville FritillaryThe Glanville Fritillary is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.The animal spends most of its life as a black, spiny caterpillar. The orange patterned butterfly lives only a few weeks....
- Mellitaea cinxia - Spotted Fritillary - Mellitaea didyma
- Dark Green FritillaryDark Green FritillaryThe Dark Green Fritillary is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.The insect has a wide range in the Palearctic ecozone - Europe, Morocco, Iran , Siberia, Central Asia, China, Korea and Japan.-Subspecies:...
- Argynnis aglaja - Niobe FritillaryNiobe FritillaryThe Niobe Fritillary is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is common throughout Europe, but absent from Northern Europe, and is also found in Siberia, Russia, Iran, China, and Korea...
- Argynnis niobe - High Brown FritillaryHigh Brown FritillaryThe High Brown Fritillary is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family, native from Europe across mainland Asia to Japan.The adults fly in July/August and lay eggs near to the larval food plants which are species of violets,...
- Argynnis adippe - Silver-washed FritillarySilver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia is a common and variable butterfly found over much of the Palaearctic ecozone – Algeria, Europe, temperate Asia and Japan.-Subspecies:*A. p. butleri Krulikovsky, 1909 Northern Europe, Central Europe...
- Argynnis paphia - Pallas's Fritillary - Argynnis laodice
- Lesser Marbled Fritillary - Argynnis ino
- Queen of Spain FritillaryQueen of Spain FritillaryThe Queen of Spain Fritillary is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.-Range:It occurs throughout the Palaearctic from North Africa to Japan...
- Argynnis lathonia - Cardinal - Argynnis pandora
- Small Pearl-bordered FritillarySmall Pearl-bordered FritillaryThe Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary , called the Silver-bordered Fritillary in North America, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family...
- Boloria selene - Pearl-bordered FritillaryPearl-bordered FritillaryThe Pearl-bordered Fritillary is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.It is orange with black spots on the upperside of its wing and has a wingspan of 38–46 mm. On the underside of the wings there is a row of silver pearly markings along the edge, which give the species its name...
- Boloria euphrosyne - Boloria friggaBoloria friggaThe Frigga Fritillary is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae with a circumboreal distribution. It occurs in bogs and tundra in Northern Europe to the north of 60° N, very locally in more southern locations, as well as in the Urals, Siberia, Northern Mongolia, the Russian Far East, western parts...
- Weaver's Fritillary - Boloria dia
- Titania's Fritillary - Boloria titania
- Boloria freijaBoloria freijaThe Freija Fritillary is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae with a circumboreal distribution. It occurs in bogs and tundra...
- Cranberry Fritillary - Boloria aquilonaris
- Bog Fritillary - Boloria eunomia
- Arran Brown - Erebia ligea
- Erebia embla
- Marbled White - Melanargia galathea
- Baltic Grayling - OeneisOeneisOeneis is a butterfly genus of the Satyrinae. All but one of its members are arctic, subarctic or high-altitude alpine in distribution. Some of the members of the genus are among the butterflies that can get along in the harshest climates of any butterflies...
jutta - GraylingGrayling (butterfly)The Grayling is a species in the brush-footed butterfly family Nymphalidae. It sometimes occurs in coastal areas of northeast Scotland such as the Fowlsheugh Nature Reserve. It can also be found near the coast around England, such as Fire Beacon Hill...
- Hipparchia semele - RingletRingletThe Ringlet is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is only one of the numerous "ringlet" butterflies in the tribe Satyrini.-External links:* http://www.eurobutterflies.com/species_pages/hyperantus.htm...
- Aphantopus hyperanthus - Speckled WoodSpeckled WoodThe Speckled Wood is a butterfly found in and on the borders of woodland throughout much of the Palearctic ecozone.In North Europe, Central Europe , Asia Minor, Syria, Russia and Central Asia where subspecies P. a. tircis occurs it is brown with pale yellow or cream spots and darker upperwing...
- Pararge aegeria - Northern Wall Brown - Lasiommata petropolitana
- Large WallLarge WallThe Large Wall Brown is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The species is common in continental Europe. Though it is an avid flyer It is seldom seen on flight in strong wind. Its preferred habitats are edges of the forests and unmanaged clearings on forested areas. The larva eats full grown...
- Lasiommata maera - Woodland BrownWoodland BrownThe Woodland Brown is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The species is widely distributed, but uncommon and local in continental Europe. Most of the suitable habitats for the species have been transformed to gardening. The Woodland Brown may be found in warm openings of damp unmanaged mature...
- Lopinga achine - Meadow BrownMeadow BrownThe Meadow Brown, Maniola jurtina, is a butterfly found in European meadows, where its larvae feed on grasses, such as Sheep's Fescue.Similar species are Gatekeeper and Small Heath ....
- Maniola jurtina - Dusky Meadow Brown - Hyponephele lycaon
- Scarce Heath - Coenonympha hero
- Coenonympha amyntas
- Pearly Heath - Coenonympha arcania
- Small HeathSmall Heath (butterfly)The Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae, . It is widespread in Eurasia and northwestern Africa, preferring drier habitats than other Coenonymphae...
- Coenonympha pamphilius - Large HeathLarge HeathThe Large Heath or Common Ringlet is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It flies in variety of grassy habitats, including roadsides, woodland edges and clearings, prairies, bogs, and arctic and alpine taiga and tundra. It is a poor flyer, but can sometimes be found along ditches seeking new...
- Coenonympha tullia
LycaenidaeLycaenidaeThe Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies...
- Purple HairstreakPurple HairstreakThe Purple Hairstreak Neozephyrus quercus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae distributed throughout much of Europe. North Africa, Asia Minor, Caucasus and Transcaucasia....
- Thecla quercus - Brown HairstreakBrown HairstreakThe Brown Hairstreak is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The range includes most of the Palaearctic.-Subspecies:...
- Thecla betulae - Ilex Hairstreak - Strymon ilicis
- White-letter HairstreakWhite-letter HairstreakThe White-letter Hairstreak is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.-Appearance, behaviour and distribution:A dark little butterfly that spends the majority of its life in the tree tops, feeding on honeydew, making it best observed through binoculars. The uppersides are a dark brown with a small...
- Strymon w-album - Black HairstreakBlack HairstreakThe Black Hairstreak is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.-Appearance, behaviour and distribution:This small brown butterfly is one of Britain's most localised and rarest. At first glance it is very similar to the White-letter Hairstreak but the Black Hairstreak has a row of orange spots along...
- Strymon pruni - Green HairstreakGreen HairstreakThe Green Hairstreak, Callophrys rubi, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.Callophrys rubi is found in Europe, North Africa, Russia, Asia Minor, Siberia, Amurland , Baluchistan and Chitral....
- Callophrys rubi - Scarce copperScarce copperThe Scarce Copper, Lycaena virgaureae, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae .-Appearance:...
- Lycaena virgaureae - Sooty Copper - Lycaena tityrus
- Purple-shot CopperPurple-Shot CopperThe Purple-Shot Copper is a butterfly in the family of the Lycaenidae or copper butterflies and in the genus of the Lycaena....
- Lycaena alciphron - Small CopperSmall CopperThe Small Copper, American Copper, or the Common Copper is a butterfly of the Lycaenids or gossamer-winged butterfly family.- Description :thumb|left|Larva...
- Lycaena phlaeas - Large CopperLarge CopperThe Large Copper is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.The insect has a wide range occurring throughout the Northern Palearctic ecozone north to the middle taiga zone .-Subspecies:...
- Lycaena dispar - Purple-edged CopperPurple-edged CopperThe Purple-edged Copper is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.* Length of male: 16–17 mm.* Period of flight: June–July, one generation, range around 1500 m.* Plants favoured: Rumex spp...
- Lycaena hippothoe - Short-tailed BlueShort-tailed BlueThe Short-tailed Blue or Tailed Cupid is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Central Europe to Japan.-Description:...
- Everes argiades - Small BlueSmall BlueThe Small Blue is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.It is found in Europe, Asia Minor, Transcaucasia, Tian-Shan, West Siberia, Central Siberia, South Siberia, Russian Far East, Amur, Mongolia, Magadan and Kamchatka....
- Cupido minimus - Holly BlueHolly BlueThe Holly Blue , is a butterfly that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family and is native to Eurasia and North America.In India, it is known as the Hill Hedge Blue...
- Celastrina argiolus - Eastern Baton Blue - Pseudophilotes vicrama
- Chequered Blue - Scolithantides orion
- Green-underside Blue - Glaucopsyche alexis
- Large Blue - Maculinea arion
- Idas Blue - Plebeius idas
- Silver-studded BlueSilver-studded BlueThe Silver-studded Blue is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.-Appearance, behavior and distribution:So named due to the silvery blue metallic spots on the underside hind wings. The upperside are a rich, deep iridescent blue in the males with a black border and the characteristic Lycid white...
- Plebeius argus - Mountain Argus - Aricia artaxerxes
- Geranium Argus - Aricia eumedon
- Mazarine BlueMazarine BlueThe Mazarine Blue is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The wingspan of the male and female are similar, at 32-38 mm....
- Cyaniris semiargus - Cranberry Blue - Vacciniina optilete
- Common BlueCommon BlueThe Common Blue is a small butterfly in the family Lycaenidae, widespread over much of the Palaearctic. Recently, Polyommatus icarus was discovered in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada by Ara Sarafian, an amateur entomologist who observed the butterfly from 2005 to 2008...
- Polyommatus icarus - Amanda's Blue - Polyommatus amandus
- Adonis BlueAdonis BlueThe Adonis Blue is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.-Habitat:The preferred habitat of the adonis blue is calcareous grasslands with hot and dry conditions.-Species decline:...
- Polyommatus bellargus - Chalkhill BlueChalkhill BlueThe Chalkhill Blue is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.Males have pale silvery-blue wings with black and white border . Females are dark brown, also with the black and white borders...
- Polyommatus coridon - Damon Blue - Agrodiaetus damon