List of butterflies of Sweden

This is a list of butterflies in Sweden.

Papilionidae

• Old World swallowtail, Papilio machaon
• Mountain Apollo, Parnassius apollo
• Clouded Apollo, Parnassius mnemosyne

Pieridae

• Black-veined white, Aporia crataegi
• Large white, Pieris brassicae
• Small white, Pieris rapae
• Green-veined white, Pieris napi
• Eastern Bath white, Pontia edusa
• Orange tip, Anthocharis cardamines
• Pale Arctic clouded yellow, Colias nastes
• Moorland clouded yellow, Colias palaeno
• Northern clouded yellow, Colias hecla
• Pale clouded yellow, Colias hyale
• Clouded yellow, Colias crocea
• Brimstone, Gonepteryx rhamni
• Wood white, Leptidea sinapis
• Réal's wood white, Leptidea reali

Lycaenidae

• Brown hairstreak, Thecla betulae
• Purple hairstreak, Neozephyrus quercus
• Ilex hairstreak, Satyrium ilicis
• White-letter hairstreak, Satyrium w-album
• Black hairstreak, Satyrium pruni
• Green hairstreak, Callophrys rubi
• Violet copper, Lycaena helle
• Small copper, Lycaena phlaeas
• Scarce copper, Lycaena virgaureae
• Purple-edged copper, Lycaena hippothoe
• Little blue, Cupido minimus
• Holly blue, Celastrina argiolus
• Green-underside blue, Glaucopsyche alexis
• Alcon blue, Phengaris alcon
• Large blue, Phengaris arion
• Checkered blue, Scolitantides orion
• Silver-studded blue, Plebejus argus
• Idas blue, Plebejus idas
• Reverdin's blue, Plebeius argyrognomon
• Geranium argus, Eumedonia eumedon
• Mountain argus, Aricia artaxerxes
• Silvery argus, Aricia nicias
• Cranberry blue, Agriades optilete
• Alpine blue, Agriades orbitulus
• Glandon blue, Agriades glandon
• Mazarine blue, Cyaniris semiargus
• Amanda's blue, Polyommatus amandus
• Turquoise blue, Polyommatus dorylas
• Common blue, Polyommatus icarus

Riodinidae

• Duke of Burgundy, Hamearis lucina

Nymphalidae

• Purple emperor, Apatura iris
• Poplar admiral, Limenitis populi
• Large tortoiseshell, Nymphalis polychloros
• Camberwell beauty, Nymphalis antiopa
• Red admiral, Vanessa atalanta
• Painted lady, Vanessa cardui
• Peacock butterfly, Aglais io
• Small tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae
• Comma butterfly, Polygonia c-album
• Map butterfly, Araschnia levana
• Silver-washed fritillary, Argynnis paphia
• Pallas's fritillary, Argynnis laodice
• Dark green fritillary, Speyeria aglaja
• High brown fritillary, Fabriciana adippe
• Niobe fritillary, Fabriciana niobe
• Queen of Spain fritillary, Issoria lathonia
• Lesser marbled fritillary, Brenthis ino
• Mountain fritillary, Boloria napaea
• Cranberry fritillary, Boloria aquilonaris
• Bog fritillary, Boloria eunomia
• Pearl-bordered fritillary, Boloria euphrosyne
• Small pearl-bordered fritillary, Boloria selene
• Arctic fritillary, Boloria chariclea
• Frejya's fritillary, Boloria freija
• Polar fritillary, Boloria polaris
• Thor's fritillary, Boloria thore
• Frigga's fritillary, Boloria frigga
• Dusky-winged fritillary, Boloria improba
• Glanville fritillary, Melitaea cinxia
• False heath fritillary, Melitaea diamina
• Heath fritillary, Melitaea athalia
• Assmann's fritillary, Melitaea britomartis
• Scarce fritillary, Euphydryas maturna
• Lappland fritillary, Euphydryas iduna
• Marsh fritillary, Euphydryas aurinia
• Grayling, Hipparchia semele
• Norse grayling, Oeneis norna
• Arctic grayling, Oeneis bore
• Baltic grayling, Oeneis jutta
• Arran brown, Erebia ligea
• Lapland ringlet, Erebia embla
• Arctic ringlet, Erebia disa
• Dewy ringlet, Erebia pandrose
• Meadow brown, Maniola jurtina
• Ringlet, Aphantopus hyperantus
• Large heath, Coenonympha tullia
• Small heath, Coenonympha pamphilus
• Pearly heath, Coenonympha arcania
• Scarce heath, Coenonympha hero
• Speckled wood, Pararge aegeria
• Wall brown, Lasiommata megera
• Large wall brown, Lasiommata maera
• Northern wall brown, Lasiommata petropolitana
• Woodland brown, Lopinga achine

Hesperiidae

• Grizzled skipper, Pyrgus malvae
• Large grizzled skipper, Pyrgus alveus
• Oberthür's grizzled skipper, Pyrgus armoricanus
• Alpine grizzled skipper, Pyrgus andromedae
• Northern grizzled skipper, Pyrgus centaureae
• Dingy skipper, Erynnis tages
• Large checkered skipper, Heteropterus morpheus
• Checkered skipper, Carterocephalus palaemon
• Northern checkered skipper, Carterocephalus silvicola
• Essex skipper, Thymelicus lineola
• Silver-spotted skipper, Hesperia comma
• Large skipper, Ochlodes sylvanus

References

• Tolman, Tom. Butterflies of Europe. ISBN 0-691-09074-2.

See also

• List of moths of Sweden