Walking Catalonia - the butterflies of the eastern Pyrenees

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made the difference. (Robert Frost – The road not taken)

English name	Latin name	Flight period	Altitude (m)
PAPILIONIDAE
Swallowtail	Papilio machaon	V-IX	1000-1800
Scarce swallowtail	Iphiclides podalirius	V-IX	1000-2000
Apollo	Parnassius apollo	VI-VIII	900-2000
Clouded Apollo	Parnassius mnemosyne	VI-VII	900-1500
PIERIDAE
Black-veined white	Aporia crataegi	V-VI	900-1400
Small white	Pieris rapae	IV-IX	900-2000
Green-veined white	Pieris napi	IV-IX	900-2000
Dappled white	Pontia dapplidice	IV-IX	900-2600
Peak white	Pontia callidice	VI-VIII	2000-2600
Orange-tip	Anthocharis cardamines	IV-VII	900-1700
Moroccan orange-tip	Anthocharis euphenoides	IV-VIII	900-1800
Clouded yellow	Colias crocea	IV-IX	900-2800
Berger's clouded yellow	Colias alfacariensis	IV-IX	900-1200
Mountain clouded yellow	Colias phicomone	VI-VII	2000-2800
Cleopatra	Gonepteryx cleopatra	IV-VII	900-1200
Brimstone	Gonepteryx rhamni	IV-VII	900-2000
Wood white	Leptidea sinapis	IV-IX	900-1800
LYCAENIDAE
Purple hairstreak	Neozephyrus quercus	VI-VII	900-1100
Green hairstreak	Callophrys rubi	IV-VI	900-1800
Small copper	Lycaena phlaeas	IV-IX	900-1600
Scarce copper	Lycaena virgaureae	VI-VII	900-1900
Sooty copper	Lycaena tityrus	V-VIII	900-1800
Purple-shot copper	Lycaena alciphron	VI-VII	900-1800
Purple-edged copper	Lycaena hipppothoe	VI-VIII	900-1600
Long-tailed blue	Lampides boeticus	V-IX	900-1500
Lang's shot-tailed blue	Leptotes pirithous	IX-X	900-1000
Short-tailed blue	Everes argiades	V-VIII	900-1400
Provence short-tailed blue	Evers alcetas	V-VIII	900-1400
Small blue	Cupido minimus	V-VIII	900-1800
Osiris blue	Cupido osiris	V-VIII	900-1300
Holly blue	Celastrina argiolus	IV-IX	900-1600
Green-underside blue	Glaucopsyche alexis	V-VI	900-1100
Black-eyed blue	Galucopsyche melanops	IV-V	900-1400
Large blue	Maculinea arion	VI-VII	900-1400
Mountain alcon blue	Maculinea alcon subsp. rebeli	VI-VII	900-1400
Silver-studded blue	Plebeius argus	V-VII	900-2000
Idas blue	Plebeius idas	VI-VII	1400-2200
Geranium argus	Aricia eumedon	VI-VII	1400-1800
Brown argus	Aricia agestis	V-VIII	900-2300
Glandon blue	Agriades glandon	VI-VII	2000-2800
Mazarine blue	Polyommatus semiargus	V-VIII	900-1600
Turquoise blue	Polyommatus dorylas	V-VII	900-1800
Escher's blue	Polyommatus escheri	V-VIII	900-1300
Amanda blue	Polyommatus amanda	V-VII	900-1500
Chapman's blue	Polyommatus thersites	V-IX	900-1600
Chalkhill blue	Polyommatus coridon	VII-IX	900-1800
Adonis blue	Polyommatus bellargus	V-IX	900-1800
Common blue	Polyommatus icarus	IV-X	900-2200
Eros blue	Polyommatus eros	VI-VI	2000-2800
RIODININAE
Duke of Burgundy fritillary	Hamearis lucina	V-VI	900-1600
NYMPHALIDAE
Southern white admiral	Limenitis reducta	V-VIII	900-1100
White admiral	Limenitis camilla	VI-VIII	900-1500
Large tortoiseshell	Nymphalis polychloros	IV-VII	900-1600
Peacock	Inachis io	IV-VIII	900-2200
Red admiral	Vanessa atalanta	IV-X	900-2200
Painted lady	Cynthia cardui	IV-X	900-2200
Small tortoiseshell	Aglais urticae	IV-X	900-2900
Comma	Polygonia c-album	IV-VII	900-1500
Map butterfly	Araschnia levana	IV-IX	900-1400
Silver-washed fritillary	Argynnis paphia	VI-VIII	900-1700
High brown fritillary	Argynnis adippe	VI-VII	900-1800
Dark green fritillary	Argynnis aglaja	VI-VIII	900-1500
Niobe fritillary	Argynnis niobe	VI-VII	900-2000
Queen of Spain fritillary	Issoria lathonia	IV-X	900-2000
Marbled fritillary	Brenhtis daphne	VI-VII	900-1500
Lesser marbled fritillary	Brenthis ino	VI-VII	900-1600
Shepherd's fritillary	Boloria pales	VI-VII	1600-2500
Mountain fritillary	Boloria napaea	VI-VII	2000-2600
Pearl-bordered fritillary	Clossiana euphrosyne	V-VII	900-2300
Small pearl-bordered fritillary	Clossiana selene	VI-VII	900-2200
Violet fritillary	Clossiana dia	IV-X	900-1400
Glanville fritillary	Melitaea cinxia	V-VIII	900-1400
Knapweed fritillary	Melitaea phoebe	V-VIII	900-1400
Spotted fritillary	Melitaea didyma	V-VII	900-1700
Lesser spotted fritillary	Melitaea trivia	VI-VII	1200-1500
False heath fritillary	Melitaea diamina	V-VIII	1200-2000
Heath fritillary	Mellicta athalia	VI-VII	900-2000
Provençal fritillary	Mellicata deione	V-VIII	900-1300
Meadow fritillary	Mellicta parthenoides	V-VII	900-1800
Marsh fritillary	Eurodryas aurinia	V-VIII	900-2600
SATIRINAE
Iberian marbled white	Melanargia lachesis	VI-VIII	900-1600
Mountain ringlet	Erebia epiphron	VI-VII	1600-2400
de Prunner's ringlet	Erebia triaria	V-VII	900-2400
Silky ringlet	Erebia gorge	VI-VII	2200-2600
Spanish brassy ringlet	Erebia hispana	VI-VIII	2000-2500
Lefèbvre's ringlet	Erebia lefebvrei	VII-VIII	2200-2700
Autumn ringlet	Erebia neoridas	VII-VIII	900-2000
Dewy ringlet	Erebia pandrose	VII-VIII	2000-2500
Piedmont ringlet	Erebia meolans	V-VII	900-2400
Meadow brown	Maniola jurtina	VI-VIII	900-1500
The ringlet	Aphantopus hyperantus	VI-VII	900-1600
The gatekeeper	Pyronia tithonus	VI-VIII	900-1600
Small heath	Coenonympha pamphilus	IV-VIII	900-2400
Pearly heath	Coenonympha arcania	V-VIII	900-1400
Chestnut heath	Coenonympha glycerion	VI-VII	900-1600
Speckled wood	Parage aegeria	IV-X	900-1900
Wall brown	Lasiommata megera	IV-X	900-1700
Large wall brown	Lasiommata maera	V-VIII	900-2200
HESPERIIDAE
Grizzled skipper	Pyrgus mavoides	IV-X	900-2100
Large grizzled skipper	Pyrgus alveus	V-VII	900-2300
Red underwing skipper	Spialia sertorius	V-VIII	900-1800
Mallow skipper	Carcharodus alceae	V-VIII	900-1500
Marbled skipper	Carcharodus lavatherae	VI-VII	900-1800
Dingy skipper	Erynnis tages	V-VIII	900-1500
Common skipper	Thymelicus sylvestris	VI-VIII	900-1800
Lulworth skipper	Thymelicus acteon	VI-VIII	900-1400
Silver-spotted skipper	Hesperia comma	VI-VII	900-2400
Large skipper	Ochlodes venata	V-VIII	900-1300
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*PHOTOGRAPHS OF SOME OF THE BUTTERFLIES OF LA VALL DE NÚRIA* **All photographs are copyright and may not be reproduced without the permission of the authors. Photographs marked with are by Paul Browning.***

Butterflies of La Vall de Núria