# List of butterflies of Sweden

This is a list of butterflies in Sweden.

## Papilionidae

* Old World swallowtail, Papilio machaon
* Mountain Apollo, Parnassius apollo
* Clouded Apollo, Parnassius mnemosyne

## Pieridae

* Black-veined white, Aporia crataegi
* Large white, Pieris brassicae
* Small white, Pieris rapae
* Green-veined white, Pieris napi
* Eastern Bath white, Pontia edusa
* Orange tip, Anthocharis cardamines
* Pale Arctic clouded yellow, Colias nastes
* Moorland clouded yellow, Colias palaeno
* Northern clouded yellow, Colias hecla
* Pale clouded yellow, Colias hyale
* Clouded yellow, Colias crocea
* Brimstone, Gonepteryx rhamni
* Wood white, Leptidea sinapis
* Réal's wood white, Leptidea reali

## Lycaenidae

* Brown hairstreak, Thecla betulae
* Purple hairstreak, Neozephyrus quercus
* Ilex hairstreak, Satyrium ilicis
* White-letter hairstreak, Satyrium w-album
* Black hairstreak, Satyrium pruni
* Green hairstreak, Callophrys rubi
* Violet copper, Lycaena helle
* Small copper, Lycaena phlaeas
* Scarce copper, Lycaena virgaureae
* Purple-edged copper, Lycaena hippothoe
* Little blue, Cupido minimus
* Holly blue, Celastrina argiolus
* Green-underside blue, Glaucopsyche alexis
* Alcon blue, Phengaris alcon
* Large blue, Phengaris arion
* Checkered blue, Scolitantides orion
* Silver-studded blue, Plebejus argus
* Idas blue, Plebejus idas
* Reverdin's blue, Plebeius argyrognomon
* Geranium argus, Eumedonia eumedon
* Mountain argus, Aricia artaxerxes
* Silvery argus, Aricia nicias
* Cranberry blue, Agriades optilete
* Alpine blue, Agriades orbitulus
* Glandon blue, Agriades glandon
* Mazarine blue, Cyaniris semiargus
* Amanda's blue, Polyommatus amandus
* Turquoise blue, Polyommatus dorylas
* Common blue, Polyommatus icarus

## Riodinidae

* Duke of Burgundy, Hamearis lucina

## Nymphalidae

* Purple emperor, Apatura iris
* Poplar admiral, Limenitis populi
* Large tortoiseshell, Nymphalis polychloros
* Camberwell beauty, Nymphalis antiopa
* Red admiral, Vanessa atalanta
* Painted lady, Vanessa cardui
* Peacock butterfly, Aglais io
* Small tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae
* Comma butterfly, Polygonia c-album
* Map butterfly, Araschnia levana
* Silver-washed fritillary, Argynnis paphia
* Pallas's fritillary, Argynnis laodice
* Dark green fritillary, Speyeria aglaja
* High brown fritillary, Fabriciana adippe
* Niobe fritillary, Fabriciana niobe
* Queen of Spain fritillary, Issoria lathonia
* Lesser marbled fritillary, Brenthis ino
* Mountain fritillary, Boloria napaea
* Cranberry fritillary, Boloria aquilonaris
* Bog fritillary, Boloria eunomia
* Pearl-bordered fritillary, Boloria euphrosyne
* Small pearl-bordered fritillary, Boloria selene
* Arctic fritillary, Boloria chariclea
* Frejya's fritillary, Boloria freija
* Polar fritillary, Boloria polaris
* Thor's fritillary, Boloria thore
* Frigga's fritillary, Boloria frigga
* Dusky-winged fritillary, Boloria improba
* Glanville fritillary, Melitaea cinxia
* False heath fritillary, Melitaea diamina
* Heath fritillary, Melitaea athalia
* Assmann's fritillary, Melitaea britomartis
* Scarce fritillary, Euphydryas maturna
* Lappland fritillary, Euphydryas iduna
* Marsh fritillary, Euphydryas aurinia
* Grayling, Hipparchia semele
* Norse grayling, Oeneis norna
* Arctic grayling, Oeneis bore
* Baltic grayling, Oeneis jutta
* Arran brown, Erebia ligea
* Lapland ringlet, Erebia embla
* Arctic ringlet, Erebia disa
* Dewy ringlet, Erebia pandrose
* Meadow brown, Maniola jurtina
* Ringlet, Aphantopus hyperantus
* Large heath, Coenonympha tullia
* Small heath, Coenonympha pamphilus
* Pearly heath, Coenonympha arcania
* Scarce heath, Coenonympha hero
* Speckled wood, Pararge aegeria
* Wall brown, Lasiommata megera
* Large wall brown, Lasiommata maera
* Northern wall brown, Lasiommata petropolitana
* Woodland brown, Lopinga achine

## Hesperiidae

* Grizzled skipper, Pyrgus malvae
* Large grizzled skipper, Pyrgus alveus
* Oberthür's grizzled skipper, Pyrgus armoricanus
* Alpine grizzled skipper, Pyrgus andromedae
* Northern grizzled skipper, Pyrgus centaureae
* Dingy skipper, Erynnis tages
* Large checkered skipper, Heteropterus morpheus
* Checkered skipper, Carterocephalus palaemon
* Northern checkered skipper, Carterocephalus silvicola
* Essex skipper, Thymelicus lineola
* Silver-spotted skipper, Hesperia comma
* Large skipper, Ochlodes sylvanus