Butterflies in Israel

Brush-Footed (Nymphalidae)

• African Ringlet (Ypthima asterope)
• Cardinal (Argynnis pandora)
• Comma (Polygonia c-album)
• Danaid Eggfly (Hypolimnas misippus)
• Eastern Knapweed Fritillary (Melitaea telona)
• Large Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros)
• Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
• Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia)
• Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
• Roxelana’s Grayling (Kirinia roxelana)
• Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
• Two-tailed Pasha (Charaxes jasius)
• Aglais urticae turcica
• Chazara persephone transiens
• Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus)
• Fabriciana niobe philistra
• Hipparchia fatua sichaea
• Hipparchia pisidice
• Hyponephele lupinus centralis
• Hyponephele lycaon libanotica
• Lasiommata maera orientalis
•  Lasiommata megera emilyssa
•  Limenitis reducta schiffermuelleri
•  Maniola telmessia telmessia
•  Melanargia titea titania
•  Melitaea arduinna evanescens
•  Melitaea cinxia clarissa
•  Melitaea collina collina
•  Melitaea deserticola macromaculata
•  Melitaea didyma libanotica
•  Melitaea persea montium
•  Melitaea trivia syriaca
•  Polygonia egea egea
•  Pseudochazara mamura larseni
•  Pseudochazara pelopea pelopea
•  Pseudochazara telephassa
•  Satyrus ferula makmal

Gossamer-Winged (Lycaenidae)

• Anatolian Odd-spot Blue (Turanana endymion)
• Balkan Pierrot (Tarucus balkanicus)
• Black-striped Hairtail (Anthene amarah)
• Bright Babul Blue (Azanus ubaldus)
• Brown Argus (Aricia agestis)
• Dark Grass Blue (Zizeeria karsandra)
• Geranium Bronze (Cacyreus marshalli)
• Grass Jewel (Freyeria trochylus)
• Green-underside Blue (Glaucopsyche alexis)
• Ilex Hairstreak (Satyrium ilicis)
• Lang’s Short-tailed Blue (Leptotes pirithous)
• Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus)
• Persian Grass Blue (Luthrodes galba)
• Pfeiffer’s Green Hairstreak (Callophrys paulae)
• Pomegranate Playboy (Deudorix livia)
• Tawny Silverline (Cigaritis acamas)
• Aricia bassoni
• Aricia isaurica dorsum-stellae
• Azanus jesous gamra
• Callophrys rubi intermedia
• Celastrina argiolus paraleuca
• Cigaritis acamas egyptiaca
• Cigaritis cilissa
• Cyaniris bellis antiochena
• Iolana alfierii
• Iolaus glaucus
• Kretania eurypilus euaemon
• Kretania nicholli
• Kretania philbyi
• Kretania pylaon cleopatra
• Lycaena asabinus asabinus
• Lycaena ochimus ochimus
• Lycaena phlaeas timeus
• Lycaena thersamon omphale
• Plebejidea loewii uranicola
• Polyommatus alcestis alcestis
• Polyommatus anthea
• Polyommatus icarus zelleri
• Polyommatus isauricoides isauriciodes
• Polyommatus juno
• Pseudophilotes abencerragus nabataeus
• Pseudophilotes vicrama astabene
• Quercusia quercus longicauda
• Satyrium abdominalis persica
• Satyrium myrtale myrtale
• Satyrium spini melantho
• Tarucus rosaceus
• Tomares nesimachus

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

• Bath White (Pontia daplidice)
• Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus)
• Desert White (Pontia glauconome)
• Eastern Dappled White (Euchloe ausonia)
• Eastern Greenish Black-tip (Euchloe penia)
• Pale Grass Blue (Catopsilia florella)
• Pioneer White (Belenois aurota)
• Anthocharis cardamines phoenissa
• Anthocharis damone syra
• Anthocharis gruneri gruneri
• Aporia crataegi augustior
• Colias libanotica libanotica
• Colotis chrysonome chrysonome
• Colotis fausta fausta
• Colotis phisadia phisadia
• Euchloe aegyptiaca
• Euchloe belemia belemia
• Euchloe charlonia charlonia
• Euchloe falloui falloui
• Gonepteryx cleopatra taurica
• Gonepteryx farinosa farinosa
• Gonepteryx rhamni meridionalis
• Pieris brassicae catoleuca
• Pieris napi dubiosa
• Pieris rapae leucosoma
• Zegris eupheme uarda

Swallowtail (Papilionidae) 

• Sahara Swallowtail (Papilio saharae)
• Allancastria cerisyi speciosa
• Allancastria deyrollei eisneri
• Archon apollinus bellargus
• Iphiclides podalirius virgatus
• Papilio alexanor maccabaeus
• Papilio machaon syriacus
• Parnassius mnemosyne syra

Skipper (Hesperiidae)

• Dingy Swift (Gegenes nostrodamus)
• Pygmy Skipper (Gegenes pumilio)
• Carcharodus stauderi ambigua
• Spialia doris doris
• Thymelicus sylvestris syriaca

Some of the best places to see butterflies in Israel include the Ramat Hanadiv public gardens, the Bat Yam butterfly garden, and the nursery in Hof HaCarmel.