List of the Butterflies of Lebanon
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PAPILIONIDAE
Papilio (s.str.) alexanor judaeus Staudinger,[1894]
Papilio (s.str.) machaon syriacus Pfeiffer,1931
Iphiclides podalirius virgatus (Butler,1865)
Zerynthia (Allancastria) cerisyi cerisyi (Godart,1822)
Zerynthia (Allancastria) deyrollei deyrollei (Oberthür,1869)
Archon apollinus apollinus (Herbst,1798)
Archon apollinus bellargus (Staudinger,[1892])
Parnassius (Driopa) mnemosyne libanoticus Bryk,1914
Parnassius (Driopa) mnemosyne sheljuzhkoi Bryk,1914
PIERIDAE
Leptidea duponcheli xanthochroa Verity,1911
Anaphaeis aurota aurota (Fabricius,1793)
Anthocharis cardamines phoenissa Kalchberg,1895
Anthocharis damone eunomia (Freyer,[1851])
Anthocharis gruneri gruneri Herrich-Schäffer,[1851]
Aporia (s.str.) crataegi augustior Graver,1925
Colotis fausta fausta (Olivier,[1804])
Euchloe (s.str.) belemia belemia (Esper,[1800])
Pieris (Artogeia) ergane detersa Verity,[1908]
Pieris (Artogeia) pseudorapae pseudorapae Verity,1908
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae rapae (Linnaeus,1758)
Pieris (s.str.) brassicae brassicae (Linnaeus,1758)
Pontia callidice chrysidice (Herrich-Schäffer,[1844])
Pontia callidice libanotica Bernardi,1965
Catopsilia florella florella (Fabricius,1775)
Colias crocea crocea (Fourcroy,1785)
Colias erate erate (Esper,[1805])
Colias libanotica libanotica Lederer,1858
Gonepteryx (s.str.) farinosa farinosa (Zeller,1847)
Gonepteryx (s.str.) rhamni meridionalis Röber,1908
Gonepteryx (s.str.) rhamni transiens Verity,1913
DANAIDAE
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus,1758)
ARGYNNIDAE
Hypolimnas misippus misippus (Linnaeus,1764)
Limenitis reducta herculeana Stichel,[1908]
Precis hierta crebrene (Trimen,1870)
Nymphalis polychloros polychloros (Linnaeus,1758)
Aglais urticae turcica (Staudinger,1871)
Vanessa atalanta atalanta (Linnaeus,1758)
Cynthia cardui cardui (Linnaeus,1758)
Polygonia c-album c-album (Linnaeus,1758)
Polygonia egea egea (Cramer,[1775])
Argynnis (Fabriciana) niobe orientalis Alpheraky,1881
Argynnis (Pandoriana) pandora pandora ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775)
Issoria lathonia lathonia (Linnaeus,1758)
Melitaea cinxia clarissa Staudinger,1901
Melitaea collina collina Lederer,1861
Melitaea deserticola macromaculata Belter,1934
Melitaea didyma didyma (Esper,[1779])
Melitaea fascelis fascelis (Fabricius,1787)
Melitaea persea montium Belter,1934
Melitaea punica telona Fruhstorfer,1908
SATYRIDAE
Melanargia titea titania Calberla,1891
Melanargia titea titea (Klug,1832)
Hipparchia (Neohipparchia) fatua fatua (Freyer,1844)
Hipparchia (s.str.) syriaca syriaca (Staudinger,1871)
Pseudotergumia pisidice pisidice (Klug,1832)
Chazara (Neochazara) anthe hanifa (Herrich-Schäffer,1850)
Pseudochazara mamurra larseni Koçak,1978
Pseudochazara pelopea pelopea (Klug,1832)
Pseudochazara telephassa telephassa (Geyer,[1827])
Satyrus ferula makmal Higgins,1965
Hyponephele lupina intermedia (Staudinger,1886)
Hyponephele lycaon libanotica (Staudinger,1901)
Maniola telmessia telmessia (Zeller,1847)
Coenonympha pamphilus pamphilus (Linnaeus,1758)
Lasiommata maera orientalis (Heyne,[1894])
Lasiommata megera transcaspica (Staudinger,1901)
Pararge aegeria aegeria (Linnaeus,1758)
Ypthima asterope asterope (Klug,1832)
LYCAENIDAE
Quercusia quercus quercus (Linnaeus,1758)
Deudorix (Virachola) livia livia (Klug,1834)
Callophrys rubi rubi (Linnaeus,1758)
Satyrium (Nordmannia) abdominalis abdominalis (Gerhard,[1850])
Satyrium (Nordmannia) ilicis ilicis (Esper,[1779])
Satyrium (Nordmannia) myrtale myrtale (Klug,1832)
Satyrium (Strymonidia) spini spini (Fabricius,1787)
Satyrium (Superflua) ledereri nazeri (Larsen,1974)
Cigaritis acamas acamas (Klug,1834)
Tomares nesimachus nesimachus (Oberthür,1893)
Tomares nogelii aurantiaca (Staudinger,1901)
Lampides boeticus boeticus (Linnaeus,1767)
Leptotes pirithous pirithous (Linnaeus,1767)
Tarucus balkanicus balkanicus (Freyer,[1843])
Tarucus rosaceus rosaceus (Austaut,1885)
Zizeeria karsandra karsandra (Moore,1865)
Azanus jesous gamra (Lederer,1855)
Iolana iolas ssp.n?
Rubrapterus bavius eitschbergeri (Koçak,1975)
Turanana endymion endymion (Freyer,[1850])
Plebejus (Kretania) carmon euaemon (Hemming,1931)
Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas baldur (Hemming,1934)
Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas selda (Higgins,1964)
Plebejus (Plebejides) nichollae nichollae Elwes,1901
Polyommatus (Albulina (Plebejidea)) loewii antilibanotica (Hemming,1929)
Polyommatus (Aricia (Eumedonia)) eumedon mylittus (Hemming,1931)
Polyommatus (Aricia (Pseudoaricia)) isauricus dorsumstellae (Graves,1923)
Polyommatus (Aricia (Ultraaricia)) bassoni bassoni (Larsen,1974)
Polyommatus (Aricia (s.str.)) agestis agestis ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775)
Polyommatus (s.str. (Admetusia)) alcestis alcestis (Zerny,1932)
Polyommatus (s.str. (Agrodiaetus)) deebi deebi (Larsen,1974)
Polyommatus (s.str. (Agrodiaetus)) larseni larseni (Carbonell,1994)
Polyommatus (s.str. (Cyaniris)) bellis antiochena (Lederer,1861)
Polyommatus (s.str. (Lysandra)) syriacus syriacus (Tutt,1914)
Polyommatus (s.str. (Neolysandra)) ellisoni ellisoni (Pfeiffer,1931)
Polyommatus (s.str. (Plebicula)) amandus antheus Hemming,1932
Polyommatus (s.str. (Plebicula)) amandus brendus Hemming,1932
Polyommatus (s.str. (Sublysandra)) isauricoides isauricoides (Graves,1923)
Polyommatus (s.str.) icarus zelleri Verity,1919
Polyommatus (s.str.) juno juno Hemming,1933
Chilades (Freyeria) trochylus trochylus (Freyer,[1843])
Chilades (Lachides) galba galba (Lederer,1855)
Heodes (Loweia) tityrus tityrus (Poda,1761)
Lycaena (s.str.) phlaeas phlaeas (Linnaeus,1761)
Lycaena (s.str.) phlaeas timeus (Cramer,[1777])
Thersamonia (s.str.) asabinus asabinus (Gerhard,[1850])
Thersamonia (s.str.) thetis thetis (Klug,1834)
Thersamonia (s.str.) thetis zahaltensis (Graves,1910)
HESPERIIDAE
Carcharodus (Lavatheria) stauderi ambiguus (Verity,1925)
Carcharodus (Reverdinus) orientalis orientalis Reverdin,1913
Carcharodus (s.str.) alceae alceae (Esper,[1780])
Erynnis marloyi marloyi (Boisduval,[1834])
Erynnis tages tages (Linnaeus,1758)
Muschampia nomas nomas (Lederer,1855)
Muschampia poggei poggei (Lederer,1858)
Muschampia proteides proteides (Wagner,1929)
Pyrgus melotis melotis (Duponchel,[1834])
Pyrgus serratulae alveoides (Staudinger,1901)
Spialia (Neospialia) orbifer hilaris (Staudinger,1901)
Borbo borbonica zelleri (Lederer,1855)
Gegenes nostrodamus nostrodamus (Fabricius,1793)
Hesperia comma pallida (Staudinger,1901)
Thymelicus acteon heydeni (Plötz,1884)
Thymelicus hyrax hyrax (Lederer,1861)
Thymelicus lineolus lineolus (Ochsenheimer,1808)
Thymelicus sylvestris syriacus (Tutt,[1905])
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