Butterflies of Europe

Butterflies of Europe

Photographs © Adrian Hoskins ( unless otherwise stated )

source: learn about butterflies

The photographs on these 3 pages depict a representative selection of the butterflies occuring in the western Palaearctic region, which encompasses the British Isles, all of Europe, and the part of Africa which is north of the Sahara desert. Clicking on any of the images below takes you to a page dedicated to that species, where you will find additional photographs and a wealth of information about it's the habits and biology.

 

1 - Satyrinae, Heliconiinae, Nymphalinae, Limenitidinae, Libytheinae

2 - Apaturinae, Riodininae, Pieridae, Papilionidae

3 - Lycaenidae, Pyrginae, Heteropterinae, Hesperiinae

 

Pararge aegeria	Lasiommata megera	Lasiommata maera
Maniola jurtina	Aphantopus hyperantus	Lopinga achine
Melanargia galathea	Melanargia larissa	Pyronia tithonus
	Hipparchia semele
Neohipparchia fatua	Brintesia circe	Hipparchia fagi
		Coenonympha arcania
Coenonympha pamphilus	Coenonympha tullia	Coenonympha glycerion
Erebia medusa	Erebia epiphron	Erebia oeme
	Erebia aethiops
Melitaea diamina	Melitaea didyma	Melitaea phoebe
Melitaea trivia	Melitaea cinxia	Melitaea cinxia
Mellicta athalia	Mellicta aurelia	Mellicta britomartis
	Clossiana euphrosyne
Clossiana dia	Clossiana selene	Issoria lathonia
Brenthis hecate	Brenthis daphne	Brenthis ino
Argynnis niobe	Argynnis adippe	Argynnis aglaia
	Argynnis paphia
Euphydryas aurinia	Aglais urticae	Nymphalis antiopa
Polygonia egea	Polygonia c-album	Nymphalis polychloros
Inachis io	Vanessa atalanta	Vanessa cardui
	Araschnia levana ( spring )
Araschnia levana ( summer )	Limenitis reducta	Limenitis populi
Neptis rivularis	Limenitis camilla	Libythea celtis

 

1 - Satyrinae, Heliconiinae, Nymphalinae, Limenitidinae, Libytheinae

2 - Apaturinae, Riodininae, Pieridae, Papilionidae

3 - Lycaenidae, Pyrginae, Heteropterinae, Hesperiinae