List of butterflies of Finland

The butterflies of Finland include all species of butterflies (Papilionoidea) (including skippers, which were formerly considered a separate superfamily Hesperioidea but nowadays are included in Papilionoidea) which have been recorded in Finland. The local butterfly fauna includes 121 species of butterflies, 10 of which are skippers. However, some species have been reported only once.

As of 2010, the butterfly fauna of Finland included two species classified as critically endangered (CR), 12 species as endangered (EN) and 10 species as vulnerable (VU).[1] Out of all 26 lepidopteran species which are protected by law under the Nature Conservation Decree, 18 species appear on this list.

Butterflies (Papilionoidea) by family

Pieridae

Papilionidae
  • Papilioninae
    • Iphiclides podalirius, scarce swallowtail
    • Papilio machaon, Old World swallowtail
  • Parnassiinae
    • Parnassius apollo, Apollo - protected by law
    • Parnassius mnemosyne, clouded Apollo - protected by law

Lycaenidae

Nymphalidae

Hesperiidae (skippers)
  • Heteropterinae
    • Carterocephalus palaemon, chequered skipper
    • Carterocephalus silvicola, northern chequered skipper
    • Heteropterus morpheus, large chequered skipper
  • Hesperiinae
    • Hesperia comma, silver-spotted skipper - northern subspecies protected by law
    • Ochlodes sylvanus, large skipper
    • Thymelicus lineola, Essex skipper
  • Pyrginae
    • Pyrgus alveus, large grizzled skipper
    • Pyrgus andromedae, Alpine grizzled skipper
    • Pyrgus centaureae, northern grizzled skipper
    • Pyrgus malvae, grizzled skipper
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References
  1. Jari-Pekka Kaitila, Kari Nupponen, Jaakko Kullberg & Erkki Laasonen 2010. Butterflies and Moths. In: Rassi, P., Hyvärinen, E., Juslén, A. & Mannerkoski, I. (eds.). The 2010 Red List of Finnish Species. Ympäristöministeriö & Suomen ympäristökeskus, Helsinki. p. 430–470. Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine

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