01. Butterflies of Europe & the Mediterranean area

V. Tshikolovets (2012)

Size: 160 x 230 mm wide

Extend: 544 pp, 10000 colour illustrations, more then 700 maps.

Covers the whole of Europe (from Atlantic Isles to Ural mountains), N. Africa (from Morocco to Egypt), Asia Minor and Middle East.

Covers 703 species

Over 10000 unique colour illustrations:

7000 collection specimens including subspecies, many rarities, type specimens;

2000 photographs of butterflies in nature, many species figured in the first time;

1000 photographs of habitat and landscapes including historical photos where habitats was destroyed;

More than 700 colour distribution maps with differently coloured ranges for each subspecies;

Text covers nomenclature, distribution, habitat, flight period;

All information (text, map and illustrations) presented on the same page.

Checklist of European and Mediterranean Butterflies *

*Detail information and illustrations of every

species and subspecies you will find in the book

Superfamily HESPERIOIDEA

Family HESPERIIDAE

Subfamily Pyrginae

Carcharodus lavatherae

Carcharodus alceae

Carcharodus tripolinus

Carcharodus flocciferus

Carcharodus stauderi

Carcharodus baeticus

Carcharodus orientalis

Erynnis marloyi

Erynnis tages

Muschampia plurimacula

Muschampia proteides

Muschampia proto

Muschampia mohammed

Muschampia poggei

Muschampia leuzeae

Muschampia cribrellum

Muschampia tessellum

Muschampia nomas

Pyrgus malvae

Pyrgus melotis

Pyrgus serratulae

Pyrgus carlinae

Pyrgus armoricanus

Pyrgus bellieri

Pyrgus onopordi

Pyrgus aladaghensis

Pyrgus jupei

Pyrgus bolkariensis

Pyrgus alveus

Pyrgus warrenensis

Pyrgus cinarae

Pyrgus sidae

Pyrgus carthami

Pyrgus centaureae

Pyrgus andromedae

Pyrgus cacaliae

Spialia sertorius

Spialia orbifer

Spialia osthelderi

Spialia doris

Spialia phlomidis

Gomalia elma

Subfamily Heteropterinae

Heteropterus morpheus

Carterocephalus palaemon

Carterocephalus silvicolus

Subfamily Hesperiinae

Eogenes alcides

Eogenes lesliei

Thymelicus acteon

Thymelicus hamza

Thymelicus hyrax

Thymelicus lineola

Thymelicus sylvestris

Thymelicus novus

Hesperia comma

Ochlodes sylvanus

Gegenes nostrodamus

Gegenes pumilio

Borbo borbonica

Pelopidas thrax

Family PIERIDAE

Subfamily Dismorphiinae

Leptidea duponcheli

Leptidea sinapis

Leptidea reali

Leptidea morsei

Subfamily Pierinae

Aporia crataegi

Pieris (Artogeia) krueperi

Pieris (Artogeia) rapae

Pieris (Artogeia) mannii

Pieris (Artogeia) ergane

Pieris (Artogeia) napi

Pieris (Artogeia) bowdeni

Pieris (Artogeia) bryoniae

Pieris (Artogeia) balcana

Pieris (Artogeia) segonzaci

Pieris (Pieris) brassicae

Pieris (Pieris) cheiranthi

Euchloe (Euchloe) simplonia

Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonia

Euchloe (Euchloe) insularis

Euchloe (Euchloe) crameri

Euchloe (Euchloe) tagis

Euchloe (Euchloe) pechi

Euchloe (Euchloe) belemia

Euchloe (Euchloe) grancanariensis

Euchloe (Euchloe) hesperidum

Euchloe (Euchloe) eversi

Euchloe (Euchloe) falloui

Euchloe (Elphinstonia) charlonia

Euchloe (Elphinstonia) bazae

Euchloe (Elphinstonia) penia

Anthocharis cardamines

Anthocharis gruneri

Anthocharis damone

Anthocharis belia

Anthocharis euphenoides

Pontia daplidice & P. edusa

Pontia chloridice

Pontia callidice

Pontia glauconome

Zegris (Zegris) eupheme

Zegris (Zegris) tschudica

Zegris (Microzegris) pyrothoe

Colotis (Colotis) evagore

Colotis (Colotis) liagore

Colotis (Colotis) danae

Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome

Colotis (Colotis) phisadia

Colotis (Madais) fausta

Anaphaeis aurota

Subfamily Coliadinae

Colias phicomone

Colias tyche

Colias palaeno

Colias hecla

Colias thisoa

Colias croceus

Colias erate

Colias hyale

Colias alfacariensis

Colias myrmidone

Colias caucasica

Colias chlorocoma

Colias aurorina

Catopsilia florella

Gonepteryx cleopatra

Gonepteryx cleobule

Gonepteryx maderensis

Gonepteryx farinosa

Gonepteryx rhamni

Family LYCAENIDAE

Subfamily Aphnaeinae

Cigaritis (Cigaritis) zohra

Cigaritis (Cigaritis) allardi

Cigaritis (Cigaritis) siphax

Cigaritis (Apharitis) cilissa

Cigaritis (Apharitis) myrmecophila

Cigaritis (Apharitis) maxima

Cigaritis (Apharitis) acamas

Cigaritis (Apharitis) epargyros

Subfamily Theclinae

Tomares ballus Deudorix livia

Iolaus glaucus

Favonius quercus

Laeosopis roboris

Thecla betulae

Tomares mauretanicus

Tomares desinens

Tomares callimachus

Tomares romanovi

Tomares nogelii

Tomares nesimachus

Callophrys rubi

Callophrys herculeana

Callophrys avis

Callophrys paulae

Callophrys suaveola

Callophrys mystaphia

Ahlbergia frivaldszkyi

Satyrium (Satyrium) esculi

Satyrium (Satyrium) acaciae

Satyrium (Satyrium) abdominalis

Satyrium (Satyrium) myrtale

Satyrium (Satyrium) marcidus

Satyrium (Satyrium) ilicis

Satyrium (Satyrium) zabni

Satyrium (Satyrium) pruni

Satyrium (Satyrium) spini

Satyrium (Satyrium) w-album

Satyrium (Superflua) jebelia

Satyrium (Armenia) ledereri

Satyrium (Armenia) hyrcanicum

Neolycaena tengstroemi

Neolycaena rhymnus

Neolycaena kasakhstana

Subfamily Lycaeninae

Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas

Lycaena (Lycaena) ottomana

Lycaena (Helleia) helle

Lycaena (Thersamolycaena) dispar

Lycaena (Thersamolycaena) virgaureae

Lycaena (Paleochrysophanus) candens

Lycaena (Paleochrysophanus) hippothoe

Lycaena (Alciphronia) alciphron

Lycaena (Thersamonia) thersamon

Lycaena (Thersamonia) phoebus

Lycaena (Thersamonia) asabinus

Lycaena (Thersamonia) ochimus

Lycaena (Thersamonia) thetis

Lycaena (Thersamonia) lampon

Lycaena (Loweia) tityrus

Lycaena (Phoenicurusia) euphratica

Lycaena (Athamanthia) athamantis

Lycaena (Athamanthia) phoenicura

Lycaena phoenicura transcaucasica

Lycaena (Athamanthia) japhetica

Subfamily Polyommatinae

Lampides boeticus

Leptotes pirithous

Leptotes eleusis

Anthene amarah

Tarucus balkanicus

Tarucus theophrastus

Tarucus rosaceus

Zizina otis

Cacyreus marshalli

Cyclyrius webbianus

Azanus jesous

Azanus ubaldus

Zizeeria knysna

Zizeeria karsandra

Lachides galba

Chilades trochylus

Cupido (Everes) alcetas

Cupido (Everes) argiades

Cupido (Everes) decoloratus

Cupido (Tongeia) fischeri

Cupido (Cupido) osiris

Cupido (Cupido) staudingeri

Cupido (Cupido) lorquinii

Cupido (Cupido) minimus

Cupido (Cupido) carswelli

Glaucopsyche (Iolana) iolas

Glaucopsyche (Iolana) alfierii

Glaucopsyche (Maculinea) arion

Glaucopsyche (Maculinea) alcon

Glaucopsyche (Maculinea) teleius

Glaucopsyche (Maculinea) nausithous

Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis

Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) melanops

Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) astraea

Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) paphos

Celastrina argiolus

Praephilotes anthracias

Scolitantides (Scolitantides) orion

Scolitantides (Pseudophilotes) bavius

Scolitantides bavius bavius

Scolitantides (Pseudophilotes) fatma

Scolitantides (Pseudophilotes) panoptes

Scolitantides (Pseudophilotes) vicrama

Scolitantides (Pseudophilotes) baton

Scolitantides (Pseudophilotes) barbagiae

Scolitantides (Pseudophilotes) abencerragus

Scolitantides (Pseudophilotes) sinaicus

Scolitantides (Pseudophilotes) panope

Turanana endymion

Turanana taygetica

Turanana mystica

Turanana cytis

Plebejus (Plebejides) sephirus

Plebejus (Plebejides) pylaon

Plebejus (Plebejides) hespericus

Plebejus (Plebejides) philbyi

Plebejus (Plebejides) zephyrinus

Plebejus (Plebejides) martini

Plebejus (Plebejides) allardii

Plebejus (Plebejus) argus

Plebejus (Plebejus) christophi

Plebejus (Plebejus) idas

Plebejus (Plebejus) bellieri

Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon

Plebejus (Plebejidea) loewii

Plebejus (Glabroctus) cyane

Plebejus (Kretania) eurypilus

Plebejus (Kretania) psylorita

Plebejus (Maurus) vogelii

Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete

Plebejus (Vacciniina) alcedo

Plebejus (Vacciniina) rosei

Plebejus (Vacciniina) morgianus

Plebejus (Agriades) glandon

Plebejus (Agriades) aquilo

Plebejus (Agriades) pyrenaicus

Plebejus (Agriades) zullichi

Plebejus (Albulina) orbitulus

Plebejus (Aricia) artaxerxes

Plebejus (Aricia) agestis

Plebejus (Aricia) chinensis

Plebejus (Aricia) morronensis

Plebejus (Aricia) teberdinus

Plebejus (Eumedonia) eumedon

Plebejus (Rimisia) miris

Plebejus (Pseudoaricia) nicias

Plebejus (Pseudoaricia) torulensis

Plebejus (Pseudoaricia) hyacinthus

Plebejus (Ultraaricia) isauricus

Plebejus (Ultraaricia) anteros

Plebejus (Ultraaricia) bassoni

Plebejus (Ultraaricia) crassipunctus

Polyommatus (Neolysandra) coelestinus

Polyommatus (Neolysandra) fatima

Polyommatus (Neolysandra) diana

Polyommatus (Neolysandra) ellisoni

Polyommatus (Plebicula) escheri

Polyommatus (Plebicula) amandus

Polyommatus (Plebicula) dorylas

Polyommatus (Plebicula) golgus

Polyommatus (Plebicula) nivescens

Polyommatus (Plebicula) atlanticus

Polyommatus (Plebicula) aedon

Polyommatus (Plebicula) myrrha

Polyommatus (Plebicula) cornelia

Polyommatus (Plebicula) thersites

Polyommatus (Cyaniris) semiargus

Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus

Polyommatus (Polyommatus) andronicus

Polyommatus (Polyommatus) celina

Polyommatus (Polyommatus) eros

Polyommatus (Polyommatus) buzulmavi

Polyommatus (Polyommatus) ciloicus

Polyommatus (Polyommatus) bollandi

Polyommatus (Polyommatus) isauricoides

Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis

Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus

Polyommatus (Lysandra) punctiferus

Polyommatus (Lysandra) dezinus

Polyommatus (Lysandra) ossmar

Polyommatus (Lysandra) syriacus

Polyommatus (Lysandra) corydonius

Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon

Polyommatus (Lysandra) hispanus

Polyommatus (Lysandra) albicans

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) admetus

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) demavendi

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ripartii

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) nephohiptamenos

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) dolus

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) virgilius

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) fulgens

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) menalcas

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) mithridates

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) eriwanensis

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) eleniae

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) aroaniensis

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) violetae

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) fabressei

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) humedasae

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) interjectus

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) dantchenkoi

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) alcestis

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) antidolus

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) kurdistanicus

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) theresiae

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) larseni

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) carmon

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) guezelmavi

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) dama

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) huberti

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) aserbeidschanus

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) elbursicus

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) lukhtanovi

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ninae

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) schuriani

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) pierceae

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) yurinekrutenko

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) surakovi

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) iphigenia

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damon

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) baytopi

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) tankeri

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) iphicarmon

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) turcicus

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) anticarmon

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) phyllis

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) dagestanicus

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) caeruleus

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damone

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) poseidon

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) hopfferi

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) altivagans

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) merhaba

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) firdussii

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) wagneri

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) lycius

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damocles

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) krymaeus

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) actis

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) pseudactis

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) sertavulensis

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) sigberti

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) artvinensis

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) cilicius

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) cyaneus

Family RIODINIDAE

Hamearis lucina

Family NYMPHALIDAE

Subfamily Libytheinae

Libythea celtis

Subfamily Danainae

Danaus plexippus

Danaus chrysippus

Subfamily Charaxinae

Charaxes jasius

Subfamily Satyrinae

Kirinia (Kirinia) roxelana

Kirinia (Esperarge) climene

Pararge aegeria

Pararge xiphia

Pararge xiphioides

Lasiommata maera

Lasiommata meadewaldoi

Lasiommata petropolitana

Lasiommata megera

Lasiommata paramegaera

Lasiommata menava

Lasiommata deidamia

Lopinga achine

Triphysa phryne

Triphysa dohrnii

Coenonympha oedippus

Coenonympha hero

Coenonympha gardetta

Coenonympha darwiniana

Coenonympha arcania

Coenonympha orientalis

Coenonympha leander

Coenonympha arcanioides

Coenonympha glycerion

Coenonympha iphioides

Coenonympha vaucheri

Coenonympha amaryllis

Coenonympha fettigii

Coenonympha dorus

Coenonympha corinna

Coenonympha elbana

Coenonympha saadi

Coenonympha pamphilus

Coenonympha thyrsis

Coenonympha symphyta

Coenonympha tullia

Coenonympha rhodopensis

Pyronia bathseba

Pyronia cecilia

Pyronia tithonus

Pyronia janiroides

Maniola nurag

Maniola jurtina

Maniola telmessia

Maniola halicarnassus

Maniola megala

Hyponephele lycaon

Hyponephele lupina

Hyponephele kocaki

Hyponephele maroccana

Hyponephele lycaonoides

Hyponephele cadusia

Hyponephele narica

Hyponephele naricina

Hyponephele wagneri

Hyponephele comara

Aphantopus hyperantus

Lyela myops

Proterebia afra

Erebia ligea

Erebia jeniseiensis

Erebia euryale

Erebia eriphyle

Erebia pharte

Erebia manto

Erebia christi

Erebia claudina

Erebia flavofasciata

Erebia orientalis

Erebia epiphron

Erebia sudetica

Erebia melampus

Erebia hewitsonii

Erebia alberganus

Erebia dabanensis

Erebia polaris

Erebia medusa

Erebia aethiops

Erebia melancholica

Erebia triaria

Erebia embla

Erebia disa

Erebia rossii

Erebia fasciata

Erebia cyclopius

Erebia edda

Erebia neoridas

Erebia mnestra

Erebia aethiopella

Erebia gorge

Erebia epistygne

Erebia discoidalis

Erebia gorgone

Erebia zaitsevi

Erebia rhodopensis

Erebia callias

Erebia iranica

Erebia cassioides

Erebia graucasica

Erebia ottomana

Erebia hispania

Erebia tyndarus

Erebia nivalis

Erebia calcaria

Erebia melas

Erebia pronoe

Erebia meolans

Erebia oeme

Erebia montana

Erebia scipio

Erebia styx

Erebia zapateri

Erebia stirius

Erebia lefebvrei

Erebia palarica

Erebia pluto

Erebia sthennyo

Erebia pandrose

Chazara bischoffii

Chazara egina

Chazara briseis

Chazara prieuri

Chazara persephone

Brintesia circe

Pseudochazara anthelea

Pseudochazara thelephassa

Pseudochazara orestes

Pseudochazara atlantis

Pseudochazara alpina

Pseudochazara hippolyte

Pseudochazara euxina

Pseudochazara mniszechii

Pseudochazara daghestana

Pseudochazara geyeri

Pseudochazara schakuhensis

Pseudochazara beroe

Pseudochazara graeca

Pseudochazara lydia

Pseudochazara pelopea

Pseudochazara mamurra

Pseudochazara cingovskii

Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele

Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) pellucida

Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) christenseni

Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) volgensis

Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) cretica

Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) senthes

Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) cypriensis

Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) sbordonii

Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) leighebi

Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) blachieri

Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) aristaeus

Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) mersina

Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) maderensis

Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) algirica

Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) neomiris

Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) azorina

Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) occidentalis

Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) miguelensis

Hipparchia (Hipparchia) fagi

Hipparchia (Hipparchia) syriaca

Hipparchia (Hipparchia) hermione

Hipparchia (Hipparchia) genava

Hipparchia (Hipparchia) caroli

Hipparchia (Hipparchia) ellena

Hipparchia (Eumenis) autonoe

Hipparchia (Pseudotergumia) fidia

Hipparchia (Pseudotergumia) wyssii

Hipparchia (Pseudotergumia) bacchus

Hipparchia (Pseudotergumia) tilosi

Hipparchia (Pseudotergumia) gomera

Hipparchia (Pseudotergumia) tamadabae

Hipparchia (Euhipparchia) pisidice

Hipparchia (Euhipparchia) parisatis

Hipparchia (Neohipparchia) fatua

Hipparchia (Neohipparchia) statilinus

Hipparchia (Neohipparchia) hansii

Hipparchia (Neohipparchia) powelli

Arethusana arethusa

Arethusana boabdil

Arethusana aksouali

Oeneis glacialis

Oeneis magna

Oeneis jutta

Oeneis polixenes

Oeneis bore

Oeneis melissa

Oeneis norna

Oeneis tarpeja

Satyrus ferula

Satyrus virbius

Satyrus actaea

Satyrus amasinus

Satyrus iranicus

Satyrus favonius

Satyrus parthicus

Minois dryas

Berberia lambessanus p

Berberia abdelkader

Melanargia russiae

Melanargia galathea

Melanargia larissa

Melanargia hylata

Melanargia syriaca

Melanargia lachesis

Melanargia arge

Melanargia lucasi

Melanargia grumi

Melanargia occitanica

Melanargia ines

Melanargia titea

Ypthima asterope

Subfamily Apaturinae

Apatura iris

Apatura ilia

Apatura metis

Euapatura mirza

Thaleropis ionia

Subfamily Limenitidinae

Limenitis (Limenitis) populi

Limenitis (Azuritis) reducta

Limenitis (Ladoga) camilla

Neptis rivularis

Neptis sappho

Subfamily Nymphalinae

Subfamily Heliconiidae

Argynnis (Fabriciana) elisa

Argynnis niobe

Argynnis (Fabriciana) adippe

Argynnis (Fabriciana) auresiana

Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia

Argynnis (Pandoriana) pandora

Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja

Argynnis (Argyronome) laodice

Brenthis ino

Brenthis hecate

Brenthis mofidii

Brenthis daphne

Issoria (Issoria) lathonia

Issoria (Kuekenthaliella) eugenia

Clossiana (Proclossiana) eunomia

Clossiana (Clossiana) euphrosyne

Clossiana (Clossiana) oscarus

Clossiana (Clossiana) selene

Clossiana (Clossiana) selenis

Clossiana (Clossiana) thore

Clossiana (Clossiana) titania

Clossiana (Clossiana) dia

Clossiana (Clossiana) angarensis

Clossiana (Clossiana) freija

Clossiana (Clossiana) chariclea

Clossiana (Clossiana) improba

Clossiana (Clossiana) frigga

Clossiana (Clossiana) polaris

Clossiana (Clossiana) tritonia

Boloria pales

Boloria caucasica

Boloria napaea

Boloria aquilonaris

Boloria alaskensis

Boloria graeca