List of butterflies of Estonia

Papilio machaon has been the national butterfly of Estonia since 2017.

This is a list of butterfly species recorded in Estonia (species not encountered in the past 100 years are excluded).

In late 2017, Papilio machaon was among several species of butterflies selected by the Estonian Society of Lepidopterists as contenders for the national butterfly of Estonia. Nearly 5,000 members of the public voted online, with P. machaon receiving 2,664 votes, overwhelmingly winning the title. As well as becoming the national butterfly of Estonia, P. machaon was named as butterfly of the year for 2018; an honor given to a native butterfly species in Estonia annually.[1]

Hesperiidae – skippers

  • Dingy skipper - Erynnis tages
  • Grizzled skipper - Pyrgus malvae
  • Olive skipper - Pyrgus serratulae
  • Large grizzled skipper - Pyrgus alveus
  • Large chequered skipper - Heteropterus morpheus
  • Northern chequered skipper - Carterocephalus silvicola
  • Chequered skipper - Carterocephalus palaemon
  • Essex skipper - Thymelicus lineola
  • Small skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris
  • Large skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus
  • Silver-spotted skipper - Hesperia comma

Papilionidae – swallowtails

  • Old World swallowtail - Papilio machaon
  • Scarce swallowtail - Iphiclides podalirius
  • Clouded Apollo - Parnassius mnemosyne

Pieridae – whites

Riodinidae - metalmarks

See also

  • Estonian diurnal butterflies in the collections of the Museum of Zoology at Tartu University

References

  1. ^ Pappel, Piret (9 January 2018). "Saage tuttavaks: Eesti rahvusliblikas on pääsusaba!" (in Estonian). Õhtuleht. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  • J. Viidalepp et al. Eesti liblikad, Tallinn, 2000