List of butterflies of Metropolitan France
This is a list of butterflies found in Metropolitan France.
Hesperiidae
- Carcharodus alceae
- Carcharodus baeticus
- Carcharodus floccifera
- Carcharodus lavatherae
- Carterocephalus palaemon
- Erynnis tages
- Gegenes pumilio
- Hesperia comma
- Heteropterus morpheus
- Muschampia proto
- Ochlodes sylvanus
- Pyrgus alveus
- Pyrgus andromedae
- Pyrgus armoricanus
- Pyrgus bellieri
- Pyrgus cacaliae
- Pyrgus carlinae
- Pyrgus carthami
- Pyrgus cirsii
- Pyrgus malvae
- Pyrgus malvoides
- Pyrgus onopordi
- Pyrgus serratulae
- Pyrgus sidae
- Pyrgus warrenensis
- Spialia sertorius
- Spialia therapne
- Thymelicus acteon
- Thymelicus lineola
- ''Thymelicus sylvestris''
Lycaenidae
- Agriades glandon
- Agriades optilete
- Agriades orbitulus
- Agriades pyrenaicus
- Aricia agestis
- Aricia artaxerxes
- Aricia morronensis
- Aricia nicias
- Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898
- Callophrys avis Chapman, 1909
- Callophrys rubi
- Celastrina argiolus
- Cupido minimus
- Cupido osiris
- Cupido alcetas
- Cupido argiades
- Cyaniris semiargus
- Eumedonia eumedon
- Favonius quercus
- Glaucopsyche alexis
- Glaucopsyche melanops
- Iolana iolas
- Laeosopis roboris
- Lampides boeticus
- Leptotes pirithous
- Lycaena alciphron
- Lycaena dispar
- Lycaena helle
- Lycaena hippothoe
- Lycaena phlaeas
- Lycaena tityrus
- Lycaena virgaureae
- Lysandra bellargus
- Lysandra coridon
- Lysandra hispana
- Phengaris alcon
- Phengaris arion
- Phengaris nausithous
- Phengaris rebeli
- Phengaris teleius
- Plebejus argus
- Plebejus argyrognomon
- Plebejus bellieri
- Plebejus idas
- Polyommatus damon
- Polyommatus dolus
- Polyommatus ripartii
- Polyommatus daphnis
- Polyommatus amandus
- Polyommatus dorylas
- Polyommatus eros
- Polyommatus escheri
- Polyommatus icarus
- Polyommatus thersites
- Pseudophilotes baton
- Satyrium acaciae
- Satyrium esculi
- Satyrium ilicis
- Satyrium pruni
- Satyrium spini
- Satyrium w-album
- Scolitantides orion
- Thecla betulae
- ''Tomares ballus''
Nymphalidae
- Aglais ichnusa
- Aglais io
- Aglais urticae
- Apatura ilia
- Apatura iris
- Aphantopus hyperantus
- Araschnia levana
- Arethusana arethusa
- Argynnis paphia
- Argynnis pandora
- Boloria aquilonaris
- Boloria graeca
- Boloria napaea
- Boloria pales
- Boloria dia
- Boloria euphrosyne
- Boloria selene
- Boloria titania
- Boloria eunomia
- Brenthis daphne
- Brenthis hecate
- Brenthis ino
- Brintesia circe
- Charaxes jasius
- Chazara briseis
- Coenonympha arcania
- Coenonympha corinna
- Coenonympha dorus
- Coenonympha gardetta
- Coenonympha glycerion
- Coenonympha hero
- Coenonympha oedippus
- Coenonympha pamphilus
- Coenonympha tullia
- Danaus chrysippus
- Danaus plexippus
- Erebia aethiopellus
- Erebia aethiops
- Erebia alberganus
- Erebia cassioides
- Erebia epiphron
- Erebia epistygne
- Erebia euryale
- Erebia gorge
- Erebia gorgone Boisduval, 1833
- Erebia lefebvrei
- Erebia ligea
- Erebia manto
- Erebia medusa
- Erebia melampus
- Erebia meolans
- Erebia mnestra
- Erebia montanus
- Erebia neoridas
- Erebia oeme
- Erebia ottomana Herrich-Schäffer, 1847
- Erebia pandrose
- Erebia pharte
- Erebia pluto
- Erebia pronoe
- Erebia rondoui Oberthur, 1908
- Erebia scipio Boisduval, 1832
- Erebia sthennyo Graslin, 1850
- Erebia sudetica Staudinger, 1861
- Erebia triarius
- Euphydryas aurinia
- Euphydryas cynthia
- Euphydryas desfontainii
- Euphydryas intermedia
- Euphydryas maturna
- Fabriciana adippe
- Fabriciana elisa
- Fabriciana niobe
- Hipparchia fagi
- Hipparchia genava
- Hipparchia hermione
- Hipparchia neomiris
- Hipparchia statilinus
- Hipparchia aristaeus
- Hipparchia semele
- Hipparchia fidia
- Hyponephele lupinus
- Hyponephele lycaon
- Issoria lathonia
- Lasiommata maera
- Lasiommata megera
- Lasiommata paramegaera
- Lasiommata petropolitana
- Libythea celtis
- Limenitis camilla
- Limenitis populi
- Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901
- Lopinga achine
- Maniola jurtina
- Melanargia galathea
- Melanargia lachesis
- Melanargia occitanica
- Melanargia russiae
- Melitaea athalia
- Melitaea aurelia Nickerl, 1850
- Melitaea cinxia
- Melitaea deione
- Melitaea diamina
- Melitaea didyma
- Melitaea ignasiti Sagarra, 1926
- Melitaea parthenoides Keferstein, 1851
- Melitaea phoebe
- Melitaea varia Meyer-Dur, 1851
- Minois dryas
- Nymphalis antiopa
- Nymphalis polychloros
- Nymphalis xanthomelas
- Oeneis glacialis
- Pararge aegeria
- Polygonia c-album
- Polygonia egea
- Pyronia bathseba
- Pyronia cecilia
- Pyronia tithonus
- Satyrus actaea
- Satyrus ferula
- Speyeria aglaja
- Vanessa atalanta
- Vanessa cardui
- ''Vanessa virginiensis''
Papilionidae
- Iphiclides feisthamelii
- Iphiclides podalirius
- Papilio alexanor Esper, 1800
- Papilio hospiton Guenee, 1839
- Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758
- Parnassius apollo
- Parnassius mnemosyne
- Parnassius phoebus
- Zerynthia polyxena
- ''Zerynthia rumina''
Pieridae
- Anthocharis cardamines
- Anthocharis euphenoides Staudinger, 1869
- Aporia crataegi
- Colias alfacariensis Ribbe, 1905
- Colias croceus
- Colias hyale
- Colias palaeno
- Colias phicomone
- Euchloe crameri Butler, 1869
- Euchloe insularis
- Euchloe simplonia
- Euchloe tagis
- Gonepteryx cleopatra
- Gonepteryx rhamni
- Leptidea duponcheli
- Leptidea juvernica Williams, 1946
- Leptidea reali Reissinger, 1990
- Leptidea sinapis
- Pieris brassicae
- Pieris bryoniae
- Pieris ergane
- Pieris mannii
- Pieris napi
- Pieris rapae
- Pontia callidice
- ''Pontia daplidice''
Riodinidae
- ''Hamearis lucina''