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| All contents and photographs copyright Matt Rowlings, ©2003-2010. |
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Historic
Checklist 2004
Checklist 2005
Checklist 2006
Checklist 2007
Refer also to my Season Blog 2008 for comments
on how the butterfly year is progressing.
Two fellow lepsters living nearby maintain similar lists -
Guy Padfield (also
in Switzerland) and
Tim
Cowles (Lyon).
| 1 | Gonepteryx rhamni | Brimstone | 23 Feb | Lausanne | Switzerland |
| 2 | Nymphalis antiopa | Camberwell Beauty | 2 Mar | Valais | Switzerland |
| 3 | Nymphalis polychloros | Large Tortoiseshell | 2 Mar | Valais | Switzerland |
| 4 | Pyrgus malvae | Grizzled Skipper | 2 Mar | Valais | Switzerland |
| 5 | Artogeia rapae | Small White | 2 Mar | Valais | Switzerland |
| 6 | Aglais urticae | Small Tortoiseshell | 2 Mar | Valais | Switzerland |
| 7 | Issoria lathonia | Queen of Spain Fritillary | 2 Mar | Valais | Switzerland |
| 8 | Polygonia c-album | Comma | 2 Mar | Valais | Switzerland |
| 9 | Colias croceus | Clouded Yellow | 2 Mar | Valais | Switzerland |
| 10 | Inachis io | Peacock | 15 Mar | Valais | Switzerland |
| 11 | Pseudophilotes baton | Baton Blue | 22 Mar | Var | France |
| 12 | Gonepteryx cleopatra | Cleopatra | 23 Mar | Var | France |
| 13 | Vanessa atalanta | Red Admiral | 23 Mar | Var | France |
| 14 | Euchloe crameri | Western Dappled White | 23 Mar | Var | France |
| 15 | Parage aegeria | Speckled Wood | 23 Mar | Var | France |
| 16 | Pieris brassicae | Large White | 23 Mar | Var | France |
| 17 | Callophrys avis | Green Hairstreak | 23 Mar | Var | France |
| 18 | Callophrys rubi | Chapman's Green Hairstreak | 23 Mar | Var | France |
| 19 | Atogeia mannii | Southern Small White | 23 Mar | Var | France |
| 20 | Lasiommata megera | Wall | 23 Mar | Var | France |
| 21 | Carcharodus alceae | Mallow Skipper | 23 Mar | Var | France |
| 22 | Iphiclides podalirius | Scarce Swallowtail | 13 Apr | Var | France |
| 23 | Euchloe tagis | Portuguese Dappled White | 13 Apr | Var | France |
| 24 | Cupido minimus | Small Blue | 13 Apr | Var | France |
| 25 | Erynnis tages | Dingy Skipper | 13 Apr | Var | France |
| 26 | Leptidea sinapis | Wood White | 13 Apr | Var | France |
| 27 | Boloria euphrosyne | Pearl Bordered Fritillary | 13 Apr | Var | France |
| 28 | Aricia agestis | Brown Argus | 13 Apr | Var | France |
| 29 | Zerynthia polyxena | Southern Festoon | 13 Apr | Var | France |
| 30 | Clossiana dia | Violet Fritillary | 13 Apr | Var | France |
| 31 | Colias alfacariensis | Berger's Clouded Yellow | 13 Apr | Var | France |
| 32 | Glaucopsyche melanops | Black Eyed Blue | 13 Apr | Var | France |
| 33 | Glaucopsyche alexis | Green Underside Blue | 13 Apr | Var | France |
| 34 | Anthocharis euphenoides | Provencal Orange Tip | 13 Apr | Var | France |
| 35 | Anthocharis cardamines | Orange Tip | 13 Apr | Var | France |
| 36 | Pontia daplidice | Bath White | 13 Apr | Var | France |
| 37 | Celastrina argiolus | Holly Blue | 13 Apr | Var | France |
| 38 | Cynthia cardui | Painted Lady | 13 Apr | Var | France |
| 39 | Coenonympha pamphilus | Small Heath | 15 Apr | Var | France |
| 40 | Erebia epistygne | Spring Ringlet | 15 Apr | Var | France |
| 41 | Spialia sertorius | Red Underwing Skipper | 15 Apr | Var | France |
| 42 | Tomares ballus | Provence Hairstreak | 15 Apr | Var | France |
| 43 | Scolitantides orion | Chequered Blue | 20 Apr | Valais | Switzerland |
| 44 | Pieris napi | Green Veined White | 20 Apr | Valais | Switzerland |
| 45 | Papilio machaon | Swallowtail | 20 Apr | Valais | Switzerland |
| 46 | Polyommatus icarus | Common Blue | 20 Apr | Valais | Switzerland |
| 47 | Everes alcetas | Provencal Short Tailed Blue | 27 Apr | Valais | Switzerland |
| 48 | Lycaena phlaeas | Small Copper | 27 Apr | Valais | Switzerland |
| 49 | Melitaea cinxia | Glanville Fritillary | 27 Apr | Valais | Switzerland |
| 50 | Cupido osiris | Osiris Blue | 27 Apr | Valais | Switzerland |
| 51 | Lysandra bellargus | Adonis Blue | 27 Apr | Valais | Switzerland |
| 52 | Agrodiaetus thersites | Chapman's Blue | 27 Apr | Valais | Switzerland |
| 53 | Pyrgus onopordi | Rosy Grizzled Skipper | 27 Apr | Valais | Switzerland |
| 54 | Pyrgus carthami | Safflower Skipper | 4 May | Valais | Switzerland |
| 55 | Euchloe simplonia | Mountain Dappled White | 4 May | Valais | Switzerland |
| 56 | Hamearis lucina | Duke of Burgundy Fritillary | 4 May | Valais | Switzerland |
| 57 | Lycaena tityrus | Sooty Copper | 4 May | Valais | Switzerland |
| 58 | Araschnia levana | Map | 7 May | Vaud | Switzerland |
| 59 | Zizeeria knysna | African Grass Blue | 11 May | Malaga | Spain |
| 60 | Pyronia cecilia | Southern Gatekeeper | 11 May | Malaga | Spain |
| 61 | Pyronia bathseba | Spanish Gatekeeper | 11 May | Malaga | Spain |
| 62 | Leptotes pirithous | Lang's Short Tailed Blue | 11 May | Malaga | Spain |
| 63 | Thymelicus acteon | Lulworth Skipper | 11 May | Malaga | Spain |
| 64 | Maniola jurtina | Meadow Brown | 11 May | Malaga | Spain |
| 65 | Danaus plexippus | Monarch | 11 May | Malaga | Spain |
| 66 | Danaus chrysippus | Plain Tiger | 11 May | Malaga | Spain |
| 67 | Cacyreus marshalli | Geranium Bronze | 11 May | Malaga | Spain |
| 68 | Charaxes jasius | Two Tailed Pasha | 12 May | Malaga | Spain |
| 69 | Melitaea phoebe | Knapweed Fritillary | 13 May | Cadiz | Spain |
| 70 | Euphydryas desfontainii | Spanish Fritillary | 13 May | Cadiz | Spain |
| 71 | Mellicta deione | Provencal Fritillary | 13 May | Cadiz | Spain |
| 72 | Melanargia ines | Spanish Marbled White | 13 May | Cadiz | Spain |
| 73 | Cupido lorquinii | Lorquin's Blue | 13 May | Cadiz | Spain |
| 74 | Melitaea aetherie | Aetherie's Fritillary | 13 May | Cadiz | Spain |
| 75 | Lampides boeticus | Long Tailed Blue | 13 May | Cadiz | Spain |
| 76 | Aporia crataegi | Black Veined White | 15 May | Malaga | Spain |
| 77 | Hipparchia alcyone | Rock Grayling | 15 May | Malaga | Spain |
| 78 | Tarucus theophrastus | Common Tiger Blue | 16 May | Almeria | Spain |
| 79 | Charcharodus boeticus | Southern Marbled Skipper | 16 May | Almeria | Spain |
| 80 | Pseudophilotes panoptes | Panoptes Blue | 19 May | Granada | Spain |
| 81 | Melanargia occitanica | Western Marbled White | 19 May | Granada | Spain |
| 82 | Hipparchia semele | Grayling | 19 May | Granada | Spain |
| 83 | Plebicula dorylas | Turqouise Blue | 24 May | Valais | Switzerland |
| 84 | Aricia artaxerxes | Mountain Argus | 24 May | Valais | Switzerland |
| 85 | Iolana iolas | Iolas Blue | 24 May | Valais | Switzerland |
| 86 | Ochlodes venata | Large Skipper | 24 May | Valais | Switzerland |
| 87 | Erebia triaria | de Prunner's Ringlet | 24 May | Valais | Switzerland |
| 88 | Mellicta parthenoides | Meadow Fritillary | 27 May | Vaud | Switzerland |
| 89 | Mellicta athalia | Heath Fritillary | 27 May | Vaud | Switzerland |
| 90 | Cyaniris semiargus | Mazarine Blue | 27 May | Vaud | Switzerland |
| 91 | Parnassius apollo | Apollo | 01 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 92 | Parnassius mnemosyne | Clouded Apollo | 01 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 93 | Cartercephalus palaemon | Chequered Skipper | 01 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 94 | Pyrgus alveus | Large Grizzled Skipper | 01 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 95 | Lasiommata petropolitana | Northern Wall Brown | 01 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 96 | Agrodiaetus escheri | Escher's Blue | 09 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 97 | Melanargia galathea | Marbled White | 09 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 98 | Lycaena helle | Violet Copper | 10 Jun | Vaud | Switzerland |
| 99 | plebejus argyrognomon | Reverdin's Blue | 14 Jun | Geneva | Switzerland |
| 100 | Coenonympha arcania | Pearly Heath | 14 Jun | Geneva | Switzerland |
| 101 | Erebia medusa | Woodland Ringlet | 14 Jun | Ain | France |
| 102 | Boloria selene | Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary | 14 Jun | Ain | France |
| 103 | Coenonympha hero | Scarce Heath | 14 Jun | Ain | France |
| 104 | Lopinga achine | Woodland Brown | 14 Jun | Ain | France |
| 105 | Coenonympha darwiniana | Darwin's Heath | 21 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 106 | Eumedonia eumedon | Geranium Argus | 21 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 107 | Mellicta aurelia | Nickerl's Fritillary | 21 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 108 | Melitaea didyma | Spotted Fritillary | 21 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 109 | Lycaena hippothoe | Purple Edged Copper | 21 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 110 | Erebia alberganus | Almond Eyed Ringlet | 21 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 111 | Artogeia bryoniae | Mountain Green Veined White | 21 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 112 | Oeneis glacialis | Alpine Grayling | 21 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 113 | Lycaena alciphron | Purple Shot Copper | 21 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 114 | Carcharodus lavatherae | Marbled Skipper | 21 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 115 | Aphantopus hyperantus | Ringlet | 21 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 116 | Thymelicus lineola | Essex Skipper | 21 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 117 | Argynnis adippe | High Brown Fritillary | 21 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 118 | Brenthis daphne | Marbled Fritillary | 21 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 119 | Satyrium ilicis | Ilex Hairstreak | 21 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 120 | Limenitis reducta | Southern White Admiral | 21 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 121 | Pyrgus serratulae | Olive Skipper | 21 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 122 | plebejus pylaon | Zephyr Blue | 21 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 123 | Lasiommata maera | Large Wall | 21 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 124 | Thymelicus sylvestris | Small Skipper | 21 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 125 | Agrodiaetus amanda | Amanda's Blue | 21 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 126 | Satyrium w-album | White Letter Hairstreak | 22 Jun | Geneva | Switzerland |
| 127 | Argynnis aglaja | Dark Green Fritillary | 22 Jun | Geneva | Switzerland |
| 128 | Limenitis camilla | White Admiral | 22 Jun | Geneva | Switzerland |
| 129 | Maculinea telejus | Scarce Large Blue | 23 Jun | Vaud | Switzerland |
| 130 | Maculinea nausithous | Dusky Large Blue | 23 Jun | Vaud | Switzerland |
| 131 | Brenthis ino | Lesser Marbled Skipper | 23 Jun | Vaud | Switzerland |
| 132 | Melitaea diamina | False Heath Fritillary | 23 Jun | Vaud | Switzerland |
| 133 | Satyrium spini | Blue Spot Hairstreak | 28 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 134 | Agrodiaetus damon | Damon Blue | 28 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 135 | Lycaena virgaureae | Scarce Copper | 28 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 136 | Argynnis paphia | Silver Washed Fritillary | 28 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 137 | plebejus idas | Idas Blue | 28 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 138 | Meleageria daphnis | Meleager's Blue | 28 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 139 | Apatura iris | Purple Emperor | 28 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 140 | Lysandra coridon | Chalk Hill Blue | 28 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 141 | Satyrus ferula | Great Sooty Satyr | 28 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 142 | Quercusia quercus | Purple Hairstreak | 28 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 143 | Maculinea arion | Large Blue | 28 Jun | Valais | Switzerland |
| 144 | Coenonympha tullia | Large Heath | 29 Jun | Jura | France |
| 145 | Coenonympha glycerion | Chestnut Heath | 29 Jun | Jura | France |
| 146 | Euphydryas aurinia | Marsh Fritillary | 29 Jun | Jura | France |
| 147 | Albulina orbitulus | Alpine Argus | 5 Jul | Valais | Switzerland |
| 148 | Polyommatus eros | Eros Blue | 5 Jul | Valais | Switzerland |
| 149 | Erebia tyndarus | Swiss Brassy Ringlet | 5 Jul | Valais | Switzerland |
| 150 | Plebejus argus | Silver Studded Blue | 5 Jul | Valais | Switzerland |
| 151 | Erebia euryale | Large Ringlet | 5 Jul | Valais | Switzerland |
| 152 | Vacciniina optilete | Cranberry Blue | 5 Jul | Valais | Switzerland |
| 153 | Boloria pales | Shepherd's Fritillary | 5 Jul | Valais | Switzerland |
| 154 | Colias phicomone | Mountain Clouded Yellow | 5 Jul | Valais | Switzerland |
| 155 | Pontia callidice | Peak White | 5 Jul | Valais | Switzerland |
| 156 | Agriades glandon | Glandon Blue | 5 Jul | Valais | Switzerland |
| 157 | Pyrgus carlinae | Carline Skipper | 5 Jul | Valais | Switzerland |
| 158 | Boloria napaea | Mountain Fritillary | 5 Jul | Valais | Switzerland |
| 159 | Pyrgus warrenensis | Warren's Skipper | 5 Jul | Valais | Switzerland |
| 160 | Erebia pandrose | Dewy Ringlet | 5 Jul | Valais | Switzerland |
| 161 | Colias palaeno | Moorland Clouded Yellow | 5 Jul | Valais | Switzerland |
| 162 | Mellicta varia | Grisons Fritillary | 5 Jul | Valais | Switzerland |
| 163 | Coenonympha gardetta | Alpine Heath | 5 Jul | Valais | Switzerland |
| 164 | Kanetisa circe | Great Banded Grayling | 5 Jul | Valais | Switzerland |
| 165 | Maculinea rebeli | Mountain Alcon Blue | 11 Jul | Vaud | Switzerland |
| 166 | Erebia oeme | Bright Eyed Ringlet | 11 Jul | Vaud | Switzerland |
| 167 | Clossiana titania | Titania's Fritillary | 11 Jul | Vaud | Switzerland |
| 168 | Boloria aquilonaris | Cranberry Fritillary | 16 Jul | Vaud | Switzerland |
| 169 | Erebia ligea | Arran Brown | 16 Jul | Vaud | Switzerland |
| 170 | Everes argiades | Short Tailed Blue | 16 Jul | Vaud | Switzerland |
| 171 | Carcharodus flocciferus | Tufted Marbled Skipper | 18 Jul | Isère | France |
| 172 | Colias hyale | Pale Clouded Yellow | 18 Jul | Isère | France |
| 173 | Limenitis populi | Poplar Admiral | 18 Jul | Isère | France |
| 174 | Erebia aethiops | Scotch Argus | 18 Jul | Isère | France |
| 175 | Erebia epiphron | Mountain Ringlet | 18 Jul | Isère | France |
| 176 | Erebia pluto | Sooty Ringlet | 18 Jul | Isère | France |
| 177 | Erebia aethiopella | False Mnestra Ringlet | 18 Jul | Isère | France |
| 178 | Erebia montana | Marbled Ringlet | 18 Jul | Isère | France |
| 179 | Erebia melampus | Lesser Mountain Ringlet | 19 Jul | Valais | Switzerland |
| 180 | Hesperia comma | Silver Spotted Skipper | 19 Jul | Valais | Switzerland |
| 181 | Hipparchia genava | Lesser Rock Grayling | 19 Jul | Valais | Switzerland |
| 182 | Erebia pharte | Blind Ringlet | 23 Jul | Vaud | Switzerland |
| 183 | Pyronia tithonus | Gatekeeper | 31 Jul | Brittany | France |
| 184 | Pyrgus armoricanus | Obethur's Grizzled Skipper | 3 Aug | Kozani | Greece |
| 185 | Agrodiaetus ripartii | Ripart's Anomalous Blue | 3 Aug | Kozani | Greece |
| 186 | Spialia orbifer | Orbed Red Underwing Skipper | 3 Aug | Kozani | Greece |
| 187 | Argynnis pandora | Cardinal | 3 Aug | Kozani | Greece |
| 188 | Arethusana arethusa | False Grayling | 3 Aug | Kozani | Greece |
| 189 | Erynnis marloyi | Inky Skipper | 3 Aug | Kozani | Greece |
| 190 | Neohipparchia statilinus | Tree Grayling | 3 Aug | Kozani | Greece |
| 191 | Aricia anteros | Blue Argus | 3 Aug | Kozani | Greece |
| 192 | Tarucus balkanicus | Balkan Tiger Blue | 3 Aug | Kozani | Greece |
| 193 | Artogeia ergane | Mountain Small White | 3 Aug | Kozani | Greece |
| 194 | Pontia edusa | Eastern Bath White | 3 Aug | Kozani | Greece |
| 195 | Carcharodus orientalis | Oriental Marbled Skipper | 3 Aug | Kozani | Greece |
| 196 | Hyponephele lupina | Oriental Meadow Brown | 3 Aug | Kozani | Greece |
| 197 | Agrodiaetus admetus | Anomalous Blue | 3 Aug | Kozani | Greece |
| 198 | Hyponephele lycaon | Dusky Meadow Brown | 3 Aug | Kozani | Greece |
| 199 | Elphinstonia penia | Eastern Greenish Black Tip | 3 Aug | Kozani | Greece |
| 200 | Chilades trochylus | Grass Jewel | 3 Aug | Kozani | Greece |
| 201 | Chazara briseis | Hermit | 3 Aug | Kozani | Greece |
| 202 | Artogeia krueperi | Krueper's Small White | 4 Aug | Kozani | Greece |
| 203 | Pseudochazara anthelea | White Banded Grayling | 4 Aug | Kozani | Greece |
| 204 | Lycaena thersamon | Lesser Fiery Copper | 4 Aug | Kozani | Greece |
| 205 | Hipparchia volgensis | Delattin's Grayling | 4 Aug | Varnous | Greece |
| 206 | Hipparchia aristaeus | Southern Grayling | 4 Aug | Varnous | Greece |
| 207 | Hipparchia fagi | Woodland Grayling | 4 Aug | Varnous | Greece |
| 208 | Pyrgus sidae | Yellow Banded Skipper | 4 Aug | Varnous | Greece |
| 209 | Pyrgus cinarae | Sandy Grizzled Skipper | 4 Aug | Varnous | Greece |
| 210 | Argynnis niobe | Niobe Fritillary | 4 Aug | Varnous | Greece |
| 211 | Lycaena candens | Balkan Copper | 4 Aug | Varnous | Greece |
| 212 | Erebia ottomana | Oriental Brassy Ringlet | 4 Aug | Varnous | Greece |
| 213 | Boloria graeca | Balkan Fritillary | 4 Aug | Varnous | Greece |
| 214 | Melanargia russiae | Esper's Marbled White | 4 Aug | Varnous | Greece |
| 215 | Polyommatus eroides | False Eros Blue | 4 Aug | Varnous | Greece |
| 216 | Libythea celtis | Nettle Tree Butterfly | 4 Aug | Varnous | Greece |
| 217 | Pseudochazara geyeri | Grey Asian Grayling | 5 Aug | Triklarion | Greece |
| 218 | Hipparchia syriaca | Eastern Rock Grayling | 5 Aug | Triklarion | Greece |
| 219 | Melanargia larissa | Balkan Marbled White | 5 Aug | Triklarion | Greece |
| 220 | Satyrium acaciae | Sloe Hairstreak | 5 Aug | Triklarion | Greece |
| 221 | Leptidea duponcheli | Eastern Wood White | 5 Aug | Triklarion | Greece |
| 222 | Pseudochazara mniszechii | Dark Grayling | 6 Aug | Konitsa | Greece |
| 223 | Pseudophilotes vicrama | Eastern Baton Blue | 6 Aug | Konitsa | Greece |
| 224 | Melitaea triaria | Lesser Spotted Fritillary | 6 Aug | Konitsa | Greece |
| 225 | Muschampia proto | Sage Skipper | 7 Aug | Konitsa | Greece |
| 226 | Apatura metis | Freyer's Purple Emperor | 7 Aug | Konitsa | Greece |
| 227 | Lycaena ottomanus | Grecian Copper | 7 Aug | Konitsa | Greece |
| 228 | Kirinia roxelana | Latticed Brown | 7 Aug | Konitsa | Greece |
| 229 | Pseudochazara graeca | Grecian Grayling | 9 Aug | Ioaninna | Greece |
| 230 | Erebia melas | Black Ringlet | 10 Aug | Phalakron | Greece |
| 231 | Agrodiaetus nephohiptamenos | Higgin's Anomalous Blue | 10 Aug | Phalakron | Greece |
| 232 | Minois dryas | Dryad | 11 Aug | Vaud | Switzerland |
| 233 | Pseudaricia nicias | Silvery Argus | 11 Aug | Valais | Switzerland |
| 234 | Erebia manto | Yellow Spotted Ringlet | 16 Aug | Vaud | Switzerland |
| 235 | Erebia pronoe | Water Ringlet | 16 Aug | Vaud | Switzerland |