Butterflies in Estonia

Brush-Footed (Nymphalidae)

• Cardinal (Argynnis pandora)
• Chestnut Heath (Coenonympha glycerion)
• Comma (Polygonia c-album)
• Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)
• Cranberry Fritillary (Boloria aquilonaris)
• Dark Green Fritillary (Speyeria aglaja)
• Dusky Meadow Brown (Hyponephele lycaon)
• False Heath Fritillary (Melitaea diamina)
• Freija Fritillary (Boloria freija)
• Frigga Fritillary (Boloria frigga)
• Glanville Fritillary (Melitaea cinxia)
• Grayling (Hipparchia semele)
• Heath Fritillary (Melitaea athalia)
• High Brown Fritillary (Fabriciana adippe)
• Jutta Arctic (Oeneis jutta)
• Lapland Ringlet (Erebia embla)
• Large Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros)
• Large Wall Brown (Lasiommata maera)
• Lesser Marbled Fritillary (Brenthis ino)
• Lesser Purple Emperor (Apatura ilia)
• Map (Araschnia levana)
• Marbled White (Melanargia galathea)
• Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia)
• Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)
• Meadow Ringlet (Erebia ligea)
• Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
• Nickerl’s Fritillary (Melitaea aurelia)
• Niobe Fritillary (Fabriciana niobe)
• Northern Wall Brown (Lasiommata petropolitana)
• Ocellate Bog Fritillary (Boloria eunomia)
• Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
• Pallas’ Fritillary (Argynnis laodice)
• Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io)
• Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne)
• Pearly Heath (Coenonympha arcania)
• Knapweed Fritillary (Melitaea phoebe)
• Poplar Admiral (Limenitis populi)
• Purple Emperor (Apatura iris)
• Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia)
• Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
• Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperanthus)
• Scarce Fritillary (Euphydryas maturna)
• Scarce Heath (Coenonympha hero)
• Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)
• Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)
• Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
• Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
• Spotted Fritillary (Melitaea didyma)
• Titania’s Fritillary (Boloria titania)
• Tullia’s Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia)
• Violet Frillitary (Boloria dia)
• White Admiral (Limenitis camilla)
• Woodland Brown (Lopinga achine)
• Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis xanthomelas)
• Coenonympha pamphilius

Gossamer-Winged (Lycaenidae)

• Adonis Blue (Lysandra bellargus)
• Amanda’s Blue (Polyommatus amandus)
• Black Hairstreak (Satyrium pruni)
• Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae)
• Chalkhill Blue (Lysandra coridon)
• Cranberry Blue (Agriades optilete)
• Damon Blue (Polyommatus damon)
• Eastern Baton Blue (Pseudophilotes vicrama)
• European Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)
• Geranium Argus (Eumedonia eumedon)
• Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi)
• Green-underside Blue (Glaucopsyche alexis)
• Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)
• Idas Blue (Plebejus idas)
• Ilex Hairstreak (Satyrium ilicis)
• Large Blue (Phengaris arion)
• Large copper (Lycaena dispar)
• Mazarine Blue (Cyaniris semiargus)
• Northern Brown Argus (Aricia artaxerxes)
• Orion Blue (Scolitantides orion)
• Purple-edged Copper (Lycaena hippothoe)
• Purple Hairstreak (Thecla quercus)
• Purple-shot Copper (Lycaena alciphron)
• Scarce Copper (Lycaena virgaureae)
• Short-tailed Blue (Cupido argiades)
• Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus)
• Small Blue (Cupido minimus)
• Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
• Sooty Copper (Lycaena tityrus)
• White-letter Hairstreak (Satyrium w-album)

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

• Bath White (Pontia daplidice)
• Black-veined White (Aporia crataegi)
• Cabbage White (Pieris brassicae)
• Clouded Yellow (Colias crocea)
• Common Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)
• Green-veined White (Pieris napi)
• Moorland Clouded Yellow (Colias palaeno)
• Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines)
• Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias hyale)
• Small White (Pieris rapae)
• Wood White (Leptidea sinapis)

Metalmark (Riodinidae)

• Duke of Burgundy (Hamearis lucina)

Swallowtail (Papilionidae)

• Clouded Apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne) 
• Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
• Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)

Skipper (Hesperiidae)

• Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages)
• Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae)
• Olive Skipper (Pyrgus serratulae)
• Large Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus alveus)
• Large Chequered Skipper (Heteropterus morpheus)
• Northern Chequered Skipper (Carterocephalus silvicola)
• Chequered Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)
• European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
• Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris)
• Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus)
• Silver-spotted Skipper (Hesperia comma)

Some of the best places to go butterfly spotting in Estonia include the Pihla-Kaibaldi Nature Reserve on Hiiumaa Island, the Butterfly House in Pärnu County, and Kasari meadows.