Romanian butterflies checklist

BUTTERFLIES (after Rakosy, 2013 & Levente, 2008)

(in alfabetical order)

Hesperiidae

• Erynnis tages (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Carcharodus alceae (Esper, 1780)
• Carcharodus lavatherae (Esper, 1783)
• Carcharodus flocciferus (Zeller, 1847)
• Carcharodus orientalis Reverdin, 1913
• Spialia orbifer (Hübner, 1823)
• Muschampia tessellum (Hübner, 1803)
• Muschampia cribrellum (Eversmann, 1841)
• Pyrgus carthami (Hübner, 1823)
• Pyrgus sidae (Esper, 1784)
• Pyrgus andromedae (Wallengren, 1853)
• Pyrgus cacaliae (Rambur, 1839)
• Pyrgus malvae (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pyrgus serratulae (Rambur, 1839)
• Pyrgus armoricanus (Oberthür, 1910)
• Pyrgus alveus (Hübner, 1803)
• Heteropterus morpheus (Pallas, 1771)
• Carterocephalus palaemon (Pallas, 1771)
• Thymelicus lineola (Ochsenheimer, 1808)
• Thymelicus sylvestris (Poda, 1761)
• Thymelicus acteon (Rottemburg, 1775)
• Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777)
• Spialia sertorius (Hoffmannsegg, 1804)  ????

Papilionidae

• Zerynthia polyxena ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Zerynthia cerisy (Godart, 1824)
• Parnassius mnemosyne (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Iphiclides podalirius (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Papilio machaon (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Parnassius apollo (Linnaeus, 1758) ????

Pieridae

• Leptidea sinapis (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Leptidea juvernica (Williams, 1946)
• Leptidea morsei Fenton, 1881
• Anthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Euchloe ausonia (Hübner, 1804)
• Aporia crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pieris mannii (Mayer, 1851)
• Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pieris ergane (Geyer, 1828)
• Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pieris bryoniae (Hübner, 1806)
• Pieris balcana Lorkovic, 1970
• Pontia edusa (Fabricius, 1777)
• Colias erate (Esper, 1805)
• Colias croceus (Fourcroy, 1785)
• Colias myrmidone (Esper, 1780)
• Colias chrysotheme (Esper, 1781)
• Colias hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Colias alfacariensis (Ribbe, 1905)
• Gonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Leptidea duponcheli (Staudinger, 1871) ????
• Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761) ????

Riodinidae

• Hamearis lucina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lycaenidae

• Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761)
• Lycaena helle ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Lycaena dispar (Haworth, 1802)
• Lycaena virgaureae (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Lycaena tityrus (Poda, 1761)
• Lycaena alciphron (Rottemburg, 1775)
• Lycaena hippothoe (Linnaeus, 1761)
• Lycaena thersamon (Esper, 1784)
• Thecla betulae (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Neozephirus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Tomares nogelii (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
• Callophrys rubi (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Satyrium w-album (Knoch, 1782)
• Satyrium pruni (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Satyrium spini ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Satyrium ilicis (Esper, 1779)
• Satyrium acaciae (Fabricius, 1787)
• Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Cupido minimus (Fuessly, 1775)
• Cupido osiris (Meigen, 1829)
• Cupido argiades (Pallas, 1771)
• Cupido decolorata (Staudinger, 1886)
• Cupido alcetas (Hoffmannsegg, 1804)
• Celastrina argiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pseudophilotes schiffermuelleri Hemming, 1929
• Pseudophilotes bavius (Eversmann, 1832)
• Scolitantides orion (Pallas, 1771)
• Glaucopsyche alexis (Poda, 1761)
• Iolana iolas (Ochsenheimer, 1816)
• Maculinea arion (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Maculinea teleius (Bergsträsser, 1779)
• Maculinea nausithous (Bergsträsser, 1779)
• Maculinea alcon ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Plebeius argus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Plebeius idas (Linnaeus, 1761)
• Plebeius argyrognomon (Bergsträsser, 1779)
• Kretania sephirus (Frivaldszky, 1835)
• Eumedonia eumedon (Esper, 1780)
• Aricia agestis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Aricia artaxerxes (Fabricius, 1793)
• Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775)
• Polyommatus dorylas ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Polyommatus amandus (Schneider, 1792)
• Polyommatus thersites (Cantener, 1834)
• Polyommatus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)
• Polyommatus daphnis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Polyommatus admetus (Esper, 1783)
• Polyommatus damon ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Polyommatus ripartii (Freyer, 1830)
• Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775)
• Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761)
• Aricia anteros (Freyer, 1839) ????
• Plebejus optilete (Knoch, 1781) ????
• Plebejus hyacinthus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847) ????
• Plebejus nicias Meigen, 1830 ????
• Maculinea rebeli (Hirschke, 1904) ????
• Lycaena candens (Herrich-Schäffer, 1844) ????
• Tarucus balkanicus (Freyer, 1845) ????

Nymphalidae

• Libythea celtis (Laicharting, 1782)
• Argynnis paphia (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Argynnis pandora ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Argynnis aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Argynnis adippe ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Argynnis niobe (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Argynnis laodice (Pallas, 1771)
• Issoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Brenthis ino (Rottemburg, 1775)
• Brenthis daphne ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Brenthis hecate ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Boloria euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Boloria titania (Esper, [1793])
• Boloria selene ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Boloria dia (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Boloria pales ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Boloria aquilonaris (Stichel, 1908)
• Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Polygonia c-album (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Araschnia levana (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Nymphalis polychloros (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Nymphalis xanthomelas (Esper, 1781)
• Nymphalis vau-album ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Apatura metis Freyer, 1829
• Apatura ilia ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Apatura iris (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Limenitis populi (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901
• Neptis rivularis (Scopoli, 1763)
• Neptis sappho (Pallas, 1771)
• Euphydryas maturna (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Euphydryas aurinia (Rottemburg, 1775)
• Melitaea cinxia (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Melitaea phoebe ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Melitaea ornata Christoph, 1893 (= Melitaea telona (Fruhstorfer, 1908))
• Melitaea arduinna (Esper, 1783)
• Melitaea trivia ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Melitaea didyma (Esper, 1778)
• Melitaea diamina (Lang, 1789)
• Melitaea aurelia Nickerl, 1850
• Melitaea britomartis Assmann, 1847
• Melitaea athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)
• Kirinia roxelana (Cramer, 1777)
• Pararge aegeria (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Lasiommata megera (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Lasiommata maera (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Lopinga achine (Scopoli, 1763)
• Coenonympha tullia (Müller, 1764)
• Coenonympha rhodopensis Elwes, 1900
• Coenonympha arcania (Linnaeus, 1761)
• Coenonympha glycerion (Borkhausen, 1788)
• Coenonympha leander (Esper, 1784)
• Coenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pyronia tithonus (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Aphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hyponephele lycaon (Rottemburg, 1775)
• Hyponephele lupina (Costa, 1836)
• Erebia ligea (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Erebia euryale (Esper, 1805)
• Erebia manto ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Erebia epiphron (Knoch, 1783)
• Erebia pharte (Hübner, 1804)
• Erebia sudetica (Staudinger, 1861)
• Erebia aethiops (Esper, 1777)
• Erebia medusa ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Erebia gorge (Hübner, 1804)
• Erebia cassioides (Reiner & Hohenwarth, 1792)
• Erebia pronoe (Esper, 1780)
• Erebia montana (Prunner, 1798)
• Erebia oeme (Hübner, 1804)
• Erebia melas (Herbst, 1796)
• Erebia pandrose (Borkhausen, 1788)
• Melanargia galathea (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Satyrus ferula (Fabricius, 1793)
• Minois dryas (Scopoli, 1763)
• Hipparchia fagi (Scopoli, 1763)
• Hipparchia syriaca (Staudinger, 1871)
• Hipparchia semele (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hipparchia volgensis (Mazochin-Porshnjakov, 1952)
• Hipparchia statilinus (Hufnagel, 1766)
• Arethusana arethusa ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Brintesia circe (Fabricius, 1775)
• Chazara briseis (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Polygonia egea (Cramer, 1775) ????
• Kirinia climene (Esper, 1783) ????
• Pyronia cecilia (Vallentin, 1894)

Laszlo Rakosy (2013): Fluturii diurni din Romania. Ed. MEGA, Cluj-Napoca
Szekely Levente (2008): The butterflies of Romania, Brasov