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Butterflies seen in Santa Engracia and on excursions in the area
Using Casa Guilla as a base it is possible to see a wide range of butterflies. A list of butterflies seen in the area is shown below. Lists of butterflies seen by location and month are also available to guests so that excursions to diverse habitats can be planned.
During the spring and summer months, and weather permitting, it is possible to see over 100 different species within a week.
Scientific name English name Family
Aglais urticae Small Tortoiseshell Nymphalidae
Agrodiaetus agenjoi Agenjo's Anomalous Blue Lycaenidae
Agrodiaetus ainsae Forster's Furry Blue Lycaenidae
Agrodiaetus amanda Amanda's Blue Lycaenidae
Agrodiaetus damon Damon Blue Lycaenidae
Agrodiaetus dolus Furry Blue Lycaenidae
Agrodiaetus escheri Escher's Blue Lycaenidae
Agrodiaetus fabressei Oberthur's Anomalous Blue Lycaenidae
Agrodiaetus ripartii Ripart's Anomalous Blue Lycaenidae
Agrodiaetus thersites Chapman's Blue Lycaenidae
Anthocharis belia Moroccan Orange Tip Pieridae
Anthocharis cardamines Orange Tip Pieridae
Apatura ilia Lesser Purple Emperor Nymphalidae
Apatura ilia clytie Lesser Purple Emperor Nymphalidae
Apatura iris Purple Emperor Nymphalidae
Aporia crataegi Black-veined White Pieridae
Araschnia levana Map Butterfly Nymphalidae
Arethusana arethusa False Grayling Satyridae
Argynnis adippe High Brown Fritillary Nymphalidae
Argynnis aglaja Dark Green Fritillary Nymphalidae
Argynnis niobe Niobe Fritillary Nymphalidae
Argynnis pandora Cardinal Nymphalidae
Argynnis paphia Silver-washed Fritillary Nymphalidae
Aricia agestis Brown Argus Lycaenidae
Aricia artaxerxes Mountain Argus Lycaenidae
Aricia cramera Spanish Brown Argus Lycaenidae
Artogeia ergane Mountain Small White Pieridae
Artogeia mannii Southern Small White Pieridae
Artogeia napi Green-veined White Pieridae
Artogeia rapae Small White Pieridae
Boloria pales Shepherd's Fritillary Nymphalidae
Brenthis daphne Marbled Fritillary Nymphalidae
Brenthis hecate Twin-spot Fritillary Nymphalidae
Brenthis ino Lesser Marbled Fritillary Nymphalidae
Callophrys rubi Green Hairstreak Lycaenidae
Carcharodus alceae Mallow Skipper Hesperiidae
Carcharodus beoticus Southern Marbled Skipper Hesperiidae
Carcharodus flocciferus Tufted Marbled Skipper Hesperiidae
Carcharodus lavatherae Marbled Skipper Hesperiidae
Celastrina argiolus Holly Blue Lycaenidae
Charaxes jasius Two-tailed Pasha Nymphalidae
Chazara briseis The Hermit Satyridae
Cloias phicomone Mountain Clouded Yellow Pieridae
Clossiana dia Weaver's Fritillary or Violet Fritillary Nymphalidae
Clossiana euphrosyne Pearl-bordered Fritillary Nymphalidae
Clossiana selene Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Nymphalidae
Coenonympha arcania Pearly Heath Satyridae
Coenonympha dorus Dusky Heath Satyridae
Coenonympha glycerion Chestnut Heath Satyridae
Coenonympha iphioides Spanish Heath Satyridae
Coenonympha pamphilus Small Heath Satyridae
Colias alfacariensis Berger's Clouded Yellow Pieridae
Colias crocea Clouded Yellow Pieridae
Colias hyale Pale Clouded Yellow Pieridae
Cupido minimus Little Blue or Small Blue Lycaenidae
Cupido osiris (or sebrus) Osiris Blue Lycaenidae
Cyaniris semiargus Mazarine Blue Lycaenidae
Erebia cassioides Common Brassy Ringlet Satyridae
Erebia epiphron Mountain Ringlet Satyridae
Erebia epistygne Spring Ringlet Satyridae
Erebia euryale Large Ringlet Satyridae
Erebia gorge Silky Ringlet Satyridae
Erebia gorgone Gavarnie Ringlet Satyridae
Erebia hispania Spanish Brassy Ringlet Satyridae
Erebia ligea Arran Brown Satyridae
Erebia manto Yellow-spotted Ringlet Satyridae
Erebia meolans Piedmont Ringlet Satyridae
Erebia neoridas Autumn Ringlet Satyridae
Erebia oeme Bright-eyed Ringlet Satyridae
Erebia pandrose Dewy Ringlet Satyridae
Erebia pronoe Water Ringlet Satyridae
Erebia sthennyo False Dewy Ringlet Satyridae
Erebia triarius (or triaria) de Prunner's Ringlet Satyridae
Erynnis tages Dingy Skipper Hesperiidae
Euchloe ausonia Eastern Dappled White Pieridae
Euchloe crameri Western Dappled White (Dappled White) Pieridae
Euchloe simplonia Mountain Dappled White (Freyer) Pieridae
Eumedonia eumedon Geranium Argus Lycaenidae
Euphydryas aurinia Marsh Fritillary Nymphalidae
Euphydryas desfontainii Spanish Fritillary Nymphalidae
Everes alcetas Provencal Short-tailed Blue Lycaenidae
Everes argiades Short-tailed Blue Lycaenidae
Gegenes pumilio Pygmy Skipper Hesperiidae
Glaucopsyche alexis Green-underside Blue Lycaenidae
Glaucopsyche melanops Black-eyed Blue Lycaenidae
Gonepteryx cleopatra Cleopatra Pieridae
Gonepteryx rhamni Brimstone Pieridae
Hamearis lucina Duke of Burgundy Fritillary Riodinidae
Hesperia comma Silver-spotted Skipper Hesperiidae
Hipparchia alcyone Rock Grayling Satyridae
Hipparchia aristaeus Southern Grayling Satyridae
Hipparchia fagi Woodland Grayling Satyridae
Hipparchia semele Grayling Satyridae
Hyponephele lycaon Dusky Meadow Brown Satyridae
Inachis io Peacock Nymphalidae
Iolana iolas Iolas Blue Lycaenidae
Iphiclides feisthamelii Spanish Swallowtail Papilionidae
Iphiclides podalirius Scarce Swallowtail Papilionidae
Issoria lathonia Queen of Spain Fritillary Nymphalidae
Kanetisa circe Great Banded Grayling Satyridae
Laeosopis roboris Spanish Purple Hairstreak Lycaenidae
Lampides boeticus Long-tailed Blue Lycaenidae
Lasiommata maera Large Wall Brown Satyridae
Lasiommata megera Wall Brown Satyridae
Lasiommata petropolitana Northern Wall Brown Satyridae
Leptidea sinapis Wood White Pieridae
Libythea celtus Nettle-tree Butterfly Libytheidae
Limenitis camilla White Admiral Nymphalidae
Limenitis reducta Southern White Admiral Nymphalidae
Lycaena alciphron Purple-shot Copper Lycaenidae
Lycaena hippothoe Purple-edged Copper Lycaenidae
Lycaena phlaeas Small Copper Lycaenidae
Lycaena tityrus Sooty Copper Lycaenidae
Lycaena virgaureae Scarce Copper Lycaenidae
Lysandra albicans Spanish Chalk-hill Blue Lycaenidae
Lysandra bellargus Adonis Blue Lycaenidae
Lysandra coridon Chalk-hill Blue Lycaenidae
Lysandra hispana Provence Chalk-hill Blue Lycaenidae
Maculinea alcon Alcon Blue Lycaenidae
Maculinea arion Large Blue Lycaenidae
Malculinea rebeli Mountain Alcon Blue Lycaenidae
Maniola jurtina Meadow Brown Satyridae
Maniola jurtina hispulla Meadow Brown Satyridae
Melanargia galathea Marbled White Satyridae
Melanargia lachesis Iberian Marbled White Satyridae
Melanargia occitanica Western Marbled White Satyridae
Melanargia russiae Esper's Marbled White Satyridae
Meleageria daphnis Meleager's Blue Lycaenidae
Melitaea cinxia Glanville Fritillary Nymphalidae
Melitaea diamina False Heath Fritillary Nymphalidae
Melitaea didyma Spotted Fritillary Nymphalidae
Melitaea didyma meridionalis Spotted Fritillary Nymphalidae
Melitaea phoebe Knapweed Fritillary Nymphalidae
Melitaea trivia Lesser Spotted Fritillary Nymphalidae
Mellicta athalia Heath Fritillary Nymphalidae
Mellicta deione Provencal Fritillary Nymphalidae
Mellicta parthenoides Meadow Fritillary Nymphalidae
Muschampia proto Sage Skipper Hesperiidae
Neohipparchia statilinus Tree Grayling Satyridae
Nymphalis antiopa Camberwell Beauty Nymphalidae
Nymphalis polychloros Large Tortoiseshell Nymphalidae
Ochlodes venatus Large Skipper Hesperiidae
Papilio machaon Swallowtail Papilionidae
Pararge aegeria Speckled Wood Satyridae
Parnassius apollo Apollo Papilionidae
Parnassius mnemosyne Clouded Apollo Papilionidae
Pieris brassicae Large White Pieridae
Plebejus argus Silver-studded Blue Lycaenidae
Plebejus idas Idas Blue Lycaenidae
Plebicula dorylas Turquoise Blue Lycaenidae
Plebicula nivescens Mother-of-Pearl Blue Lycaenidae
Polygonia c-album Comma Butterfly Nymphalidae
Polyommatus eros Eros Blue Lycaenidae
Polyommatus icarus Common Blue Lycaenidae
Polyommatus icarus Common Blue Gynandromorth Lycaenidae
Pontia callidice Peak White Pieridae
Pontia daplidice Bath White Pieridae
Proclossiana eunomia Bog Fritillary Nymphalidae
Pseudophilotes abencerragus False Baton Blue Lycaenidae
Pseudophilotes baton Baton Blue Lycaenidae
Pseudophilotes panoptes Panoptes Blue Lycaenidae
Pseudotergumia fidia Striped Grayling Satyridae
Pyrgus alveus Large Grizzled Skipper Hesperiidae
Pyrgus armoricanus Oberthur's Grizzled Skipper Hesperiidae
Pyrgus carlinae Carline Skipper Hesperiidae
Pyrgus carthami Safflower Skipper Hesperiidae
Pyrgus cirsii Cinquefoil Skipper Hesperiidae
Pyrgus foulquieri Foulquier's Grizzled Skipper Hesperiidae
Pyrgus malvae Grizzled Skipper Hesperiidae
Pyrgus onopordi Rosy Grizzled Skipper Hesperiidae
Pyrgus serratulae Olive Skipper Hesperiidae
Pyronia bathseba Spanish Gatekeeper Satyridae
Pyronia cecilia Southern Gatekeeper Satyridae
Pyronia tithonus Gatekeeper Satyridae
Quercusia quercus Purple Hairstreak Lycaenidae
Satyrium w-album White-letter Hairstreak Lycaenidae
Satyrium acaciae Sloe Hairstreak Lycaenidae
Satyrium esculi False Ilex Hairstreak Lycaenidae
Satyrium ilicis Ilex Hairstreak Lycaenidae
Satyrium spini Blue-spot Hairstreak Lycaenidae
Satyrus actaea Black Satyr Satyridae
Satyrus ferula Great Sooty Satyr Satyridae
Scolitantides orion Chequered Blue Lycaenidae
Spialia sertorius Red Underwing Skipper Hesperiidae
Syntarucus pirithous Lang's Short-tailed Blue Lycaenidae
Thecla betulae Brown Hairstreak Lycaenidae
Thymelicus acteon Lulworth Skipper Hesperiidae
Thymelicus lineola Essex Skipper Hesperiidae
Thymelicus sylvestris Small Skipper Hesperiidae
Tomares ballus Provence Hairstreak Lycaenidae
Vanessa atalanta Red Admiral Nymphalidae
Vanessa cardui Painted Lady Nymphalidae
Vanessa indica Indian Red Admiral Nymphalidae
Zerynthia rumina Spanish Festoon Papilionidae

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