List of butterflies of Tunisia

This is a list of butterflies of Tunisia. About 84 species are known from Tunisia.

Hesperiidae

• Carcharodus lavatherae
• Carcharodus stauderi
• Carcharodus tripolina
• Gegenes nostrodamus
• Gegenes pumilio
• Spialia sertorius
• Thymelicus acteon
• Thymelicus hamza

Papilionidae

• Iphiclides podalirius
• Papilio machaon
• Papilio saharae
• Zerynthia rumina

Pieridae

• Anthocharis euphenoides
• Aporia crataegi
• Colias croceus
• Colotis chrysonome
• Colotis evagore
• Euchloe ausonia
• Euchloe belemia
• Euchloe charlonia
• Euchloe falloui
• Gonepteryx cleopatra
• Gonepteryx rhamni
• Pieris brassicae
• Pieris napi
• Pieris rapae
• Pontia daplidice
• Pontia glauconome

Lycaenidae

• Aricia cramera
• Azanus ubaldus
• Callophrys avis
• Callophrys rubi
• Celastrina argiolus
• Cigaritis myrmecophilia
• Cigaritis siphax
• Cigaritis zohra
• Glaucopsyche alexis
• Glaucopsyche melanops
• Kretania allardii
• Kretania martini
• Lampides boeticus
• Leptotes pirithous
• Lycaena phlaeas
• Lysandra punctifera
• Polyommatus icarus
• Pseudophilotes abencerragus
• Satyrium esculi
• Tarucus rosacea
• Tarucus theophrastus
• Tomares ballus
• Tomares mauretanicus
• Virachola livia
• Zizeeria karsandra

Nymphalidae

• Argynnis pandora
• Berberia abdelkader
• Berberia lambessanus
• Charaxes jasius
• Chazara briseis
• Coenonympha arcanioides
• Coenonympha fettigii
• Coenonympha pamphilus
• Danaus chrysippus
• Hipparchia aristaeus
• Hipparchia ellena
• Hipparchia fidia
• Hipparchia hansii
• Hipparchia statilinus
• Issoria lathonia
• Lasiommata megera
• Libythea celtis
• Maniola jurtina
• Melanargia galathea
• Melanargia ines
• Melitaea aetherie
• Melitaea deserticola
• Melitaea didyma
• Nymphalis polychloros
• Pararge aegeria
• Polygonia c-album
• Pyronia bathseba
• Pyronia cecilia
• Pyronia janiroides
• Vanessa atalanta
• Vanessa cardui

See also

• Wildlife of Tunisia

References