Butterflies in Azerbaijan

Brush-Footed (Nymphalidae)

• Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io)
• Cardinal (Argynnis pandora)
• Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia)
• Marbled Fritillary (Brenthis daphne)
• Twin-spot Fritillary (Brenthis hecate)
• Lesser Marbled Fritillary (Brenthis ino)
• Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)
• Tree Grayling (Hipparchia statilinus)
• Oriental Meadow Brown (Hipparchia syriaca)
• Southern Marbled Skipper (Hyponephele lupinus)
• Dusky Meadow Brown (Hyponephele lycaon)
• Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia)
• European Nettle-tree Butterfly (Libythea celtis)
• Esper’s Marbled White (Melanargia russiae)
• Glanville Fritillary (Melitaea cinxia)
• Spotted Fritillary (Melitaea didyma)
• Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
• Large Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros)
• Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis xanthomelas)
• Comma (Polygonia c-album)
• Southern Comma (Polygonia egea)
• Geyer’s Skipper (Pseudochazara geyeri)
• Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
• Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
• False Grayling (Arethusana arethusa)
• Pearly Heath (Coenonympha arcania)
• Saadi Heath (Coenonympha saadi)
• Freyer’s Grayling (Hipparchia fatua)
• White-edged Rock Brown (Hipparchia parisatis)
• White Admiral (Limenitis camilla)
• Nickerl’s Fritillary (Melitaea aurelia)
• False Heath Fritillary (Melitaea diamina)
• Dryad (Minois dryas)
• Shahrud’s Grayling (Pseudochazara schahrudensis)
• Baluchi Rockbrown (Pseudochazara thelephassa)
• Thalonian Emperor (Thaleropis ionia)
• Aglais urticae turcica
• Boloria euphrosyne dagestanica
• Brintesia circe venusta
• Chazara bischoffi
• Coenonympha leander obscura
• Coenonympha lyllus
• Erebia aethiops melusina
• Erebia graucasica
• Erebia medusa psodea
• Fabriciana adippe taurica
• Hipparchia pellucida
• Hyponephele lycaonoides
• Lasiommata maera orientalis
• Lasiommata megera megerina
• Limenitis reducta reducta
• Maniola jurtina strandiana
• Melanargia galathea satnia
• Melanargia larissa astanda
• Melitaea arduinna kocaki
• Melitaea athalia athalia
• Melitaea caucasogenita
• Melitaea interrupta
• Melitaea persea
• Melitaea phoebe ottonis
• Melitaea trivia caucasi
• Melitaea turkmenica
• Neptis rivularis ludmilla
• Pararge aegeria tircis
• Proterebia afra hyrcana
• Pseudochazara beroe rhena
• Pseudochazara daghestana
• Pseudochazara pelopea
• Satyrus amasinus
• Satyrus effendi
• Speyeria aglaja ottomana
• Boloria caucasica
• Violet Fritillary (Boloria dia)
• Chazara briseis armena
• Dark Brown (Chazara persephone)
• Coenonympha glycerion alta
• Coenonympha pamphilus marginata
• Coenonympha symphyta
• Fabriciana niobe gigantea
• Hyponephele naricoides

Gossamer-Winged (Lycaenidae)

• Adonis Blue (Lysandra bellargus)
• Amanda’s Blue (Polyommatus amandus)
• American Copper (Polyommatus turcicus)
• Anatolian Odd-spot Blue (Turanana endymion)
• Balkan Pierrot (Tarucus balkanicus)
• Blue Argus (Aricia anteros)
• Caucasian Vernal Copper (Tomares callimachus)
• Chapman’s Blue (Polyommatus thersites)
• Damon Blue (Polyommatus damon)
• Damonides Blue (Polyommatus damonides)
• Dusky Large Blue (Phengaris nausithous)
• Eastern Blue Argus (Kretania eurypilus)
• Erivan Anomalous Blue (Polyommatus eriwanensis)
• European Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)
• Forster’s Blue (Polyommatus aserbeidschanus)
• Geranium Argus (Eumedonia eumedon)
• Gerhard’s Black Hairstreak (Satyrium abdominalis)
• Golden Copper (Lycaena thetis)
• Grass Jewel (Freyeria trochylus)
• Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi)
• Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)
• Hyrcanian Hairstreak (Satyrium hyrcanicum)
• Ilex Hairstreak (Satyrium ilicis)
• Lang’s Short-tailed Blue (Leptotes pirithous)
• Large Jewel Blue (Plebejidea loewii)
• Lesser Fiery Copper (Lycaena thersamon)
• Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus)
• Nina’s Blue (Polyommatus ninae)
• Orange Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium ledereri)
• Osiris Blue (Cupido osiris)
• Pfeiffer’s Green Hairstreak (Callophrys paulae)
• Ripart’s Anomalous Blue (Polyommatus ripartii)
• Romanoff’s Hairstreak (Tomares romanovi)
• Short-tailed Blue (Cupido argiades)
• Sloe Hairstreak (Satyrium acaciae)
• Small Blue (Cupido minimus)
• Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
• Sooty Copper (Lycaena tityrus)
• White-letter Hairstreak (Satyrium w-album)
• Agriades pyrenaicus dardanus
• Aricia agestis azerbaidzhana
• Aricia artaxerxes allous
• Aricia crassipuncta
• Aricia isaurica latimargo
• Callophrys danchenkoi
• Neozephyrus quercus
• Cyaniris bellis antiochena
• Glaucopsyche alexis lugens
• Kretania alcedo
• Kretania sephirus
• Kretania zephyrinus ordubadi
• Lycaena alciphron melibeus
• Lycaena asabinus
• Lycaena kurdistanica
• Lycaena ochimus
• Lycaena phoenicura
• Lycaena virgaureae armeniaca
• Lysandra corydonius caucasica
• Neolysandra coelestina coelestina
• Neolysandra diana
• Phengaris arion zara
• Phengaris rebeli monticola
• Plebejus argus bellus
• Plebejus christophi transcaucasicus
• Plebejus idas altarmenus
• Polyommatus alcestis
• Polyommatus alticola
• Polyommatus altivagans
• Polyommatus cyaneus
• Polyommatus daphnis versicolor
• Polyommatus demavendi
• Polyommatus firdussi
• Polyommatus huberti
• Polyommatus iphigenia
• Polyommatus myrrha
• Polyommatus neglecta
• Polyommatus surakovi
• Polyommatus vanensis
• Pseudophilotes vicrama schiffermuelleri
• Satyrium spini melantho
• Callophrys armeniaca
• Callophrys chalybeitincta
• Cupido staudingeri
• Iolana iolas lessei
• Lycaena candens
• Polyommatus pseudorjabovi

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

• Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines)
• Black-veined White (Aporia crataegi)
• Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus)
• Wood White (Leptidea sinapis)
• Cabbage White (Pieris brassicae)
• Lesser Bath White (Pontia chloridice)
• Danube Clouded Yellow (Colias myrmidone)
• Southern Small White (Pieris mannii)
• Anthocharis carolinae
• Anthocharis damone eunomia
• Anthocharis gruneri armeniaca
• Colias chlorocoma
• Colias thisoa
• Euchloe ausonia taurica
• Gonepteryx rhamni miljanowskii
• Gonepteryx farinosa turcirana
• Pieris bowdeni
• Pieris ergane detersa
• Pieris napi pseudorapae
• Pieris napi suffusa
• Pieris rapae transcaucasica
• Pontia callidice chrysidice
• Pontia edusa edusa
• Berger’s Clouded Yellow (Colias alfacariensis)
• Greek Clouded Butterfly (Colias aurorina)
• Leptidea duponcheli maiae
• Réal’s Wood White (Leptidea juvernica)
• Dark-veined White (Pieris bryoniae)
• Pieris krueperi krueperi
• Zegris eupheme menestho

Swallowtail (Papilionidae) 

• Iphiclides podalirius persica
• Papilio alexanor orientalis
• Papilio machaon syriacus
• Parnassius apollo tkatshukovi
• Parnassius mnemosyne nubilosus

Skipper (Hesperiidae)

• Mallow Skipper (Carcharodus alceae)
• Tufted Skipper (Carcharodus floccifera)
• Marbled Skipper (Carcharodus lavatherae)
• Oriental Skipper (Carcharodus orientalis)
• Stauder’s Clouded Yellow (Carcharodus stauderi)
• Inky Skipper (Erynnis marloyi)
• Dingy Swift (Gegenes nostrodamus)
• Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus)
• Large Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus alveus)
• Oberthür’s Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus armoricanus)
• Safflower Skipper (Pyrgus carthami)
• Sandy-grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus cinarae)
• Cinquefoil Skipper (Pyrgus cirsii)
• Yellow-banded Skipper (Pyrgus sidae)
• Hungaria Skipper (Spialia orbifer)
• Persian Skipper (Spialia phlomidis)
• Lulworth Skipper (Thymelicus acteon)
• European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
• Erynnis tages unicolor
• Muschampia poggei
• Pyrgus serratulae major
• Eogenes alcides
• Thymelicus sylvestris syriaca

Some notable places to see butterflies in Azerbaijan include Shahdag National Park, Gobustan National Park, and Talish Mountains.