The butterflies and moth of Romania

Many know that Romania is one of Europe’s top birdwatching destinations, but this beautiful country, at the edge of the continent, is less well known for its other wildlife treasures, in particular its butterflies. Because many areas are still farmed traditionally, just like a hundred years ago using wildlife friendly techniques, unchanged for generations, the butterflies still flourish. Dancing clouds of these colorful sprites are still a common sight over flower-filled alpine meadows, sunny woodland glades and the dry steps of the east. At least 180 species of butterflies occur here, and Romania is sure to become a favorite with the lepidopterists, as it has already become with ornithologists.

For those interested in moths, Romania has a hole lot more to offer. We can organize tours guided by renowned moths specialists and can tailor them according to your needs.

Below you can enjoy a few pictures of butterflies and moths you can see during our tours and get a rough idea about the richness of Romanian butterfly life.

You can download butterfly check lists for your butterflying trip by clicking on the links found at the left or in the main menu. The butterfly lists are available in English and Latin. The butterfly lists are printable so when you come to Romania you can start ticking…

Click here- Butterflies and moths of Romania List to download a PDF list. You will need Adobe Acrobat to open the files. You can download it at the following link:

• Butterflies and Moths of Romania
• Checklist – Butterflies of Romania

The Butterflies and Moths of Romania

A list of the most representative Butterflies and Moths of Romania

Queen of Spain Fritillary	Southern festoon	Hungarian Glider
Issoria lathonia	Zerynthia polyxena	Neptis rivularis
White Admiral	Marbled White	Clouded Apollo
Limenitis camilla	Melanargia galthea	Parnasius mnemosyne
Glanville Fritillary	Bath White	Swallowtail
Melitaea cinxia	Pontia daplidice	Papilio machaon
Scarce swallowtail	Brimstone	Great Banded Grayling
Iphiclides podalirius	Gonopteryx rahmni	Kanetisa circe
Freyer's Purple Emperor	Orange Typ	Pigmy Cormorant
Apatura metis	Anthocaris cardamines	Phalacrocorax pygmeus
Meleager's Blue	Scotch Argus	Scarce Fritillary
Meleageria daphnis	Erebia aethiops	Hypodryas maturna
Woodland Ringlet	Dryad	Eyed Hawkmoth
Erebia medusa	Minois dryas	Smerinthus ocellata
Poplar Hawkmoths	Convolvulus Hawkmoth	Hebe Tiger Moth
Laothoe populi	Agrius convolvuli	Arctia festiva
Emperor Moth	The Lappet	Sphinx Moth
Eudia pavonia	Gastropacha quercifolia	Celerio galli
Bulrush Wainscot
Nonagria typhae

The Butterflies of Romania

This is a list with the Butterflies of Romania. These are the species known to occur in Romania but it is not complete as every year new species are being added.

1	PAPILIONIDAE:
2	Papilio machaon	Swallowtail
3	Iphiclides podalirius	Scarce swallowtail
4	Zerynthia polyxena	Southern festoon
5	Zerynthia cerisyi	Eastern festoon
6	Parnassius apollo rosenius	Apollo
7	Parnassius mnemosyne	Clouded apollo
8
9	PIERIDAE
10	Aporia crataegi	Black-veined White
11	Artogeia rapae	Small White
12	Artogeia mannii	Southern small White
13	Artogeia ergane	Mountain small White
14	Artogeia napi bryoniae	Mountain green-veined White
15	Artogeia krueperi	Kreuper's small White
	Ponthia edusa	Eastern Bath White
16	Pontia daplidice	Bath White
17	Euchloe simplonia	Mountain dappled White
18	Colias alfacariensis vihorlatensis	Berger's pale clouded yellow
19	Colias palaeno europome	Moorland Clouded Yellow
20	Colias chrysotheme	Lesser Clouded Yellow
21	Colias myrmidone	Danube Clouded Yellow
22	Colias crocea	Clouded Yellow
	Colias chrysotheme	Lesser Clouded Yellow
23	Colias erate	Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
24	Gonepteryx rhamni	Brimstone
25	Leptidea sinapis	Wood White
26	Leptidea duponcheli	Eastern Wood White
27	Leptidea morsei	Fenton's Wood White
28
29	LYCAENIDAE
30	Thecla betulae	Brown Hairstreak
31	Quercusia quercus	Purple Hairstreak
32	Nordmannia acaciae	Sloe Hairstreak
33	Nordmannia ilicis	Ilex Hairstreak
34	Strymonidia spini	Sloe Hairstreak
	Strymonidia w-album	White-letter Hairstreak
35	Strymonidia pruni	Black Hairstreak
36	Callophrys rubi	Green Hairstreak
37	Lycaena helle	Violet Copper
38	Lycaena phlaeas	Small Copper
39	Lycaena dispar rutilus	Large Copper
40	Heodes virgaurae	Scarce Copper
41	Heodes tityrus	Sooty Copper
42	Heodes alciphron	Purple Shot Copper
43	Tomares nogelli dobrogensis	Nogel's Hairstreak - subsp.
	Thersamonia thersamon	Lesser Fiery Copper
	Palaeochrysophanus hippothoe	Purple-edged Copper
44	Lampides boeticus	Long-tailed Blue
45	Syntarucus pirithous	Lang's Short-tailed Blue
46	Tarucus balkanicus	Lttle Tiger Blue
47	Everes argiades	Short-tailed Blue
	Everes decoloratus	Eastern Short-tailed Blue
	Everes alcetas	Provençal Short-tailed Blue
	Cupido minimus	Little Blue
	Cupido osiris	Osiris Blue
	Celastrina argiolus	Holly Blue
	Glaucopsyche alexis	Green Underside Blue
	Maculinea alcon	Alcon Blue
	Maculinea arion	Large Blue
48	Scarce Large Blue	Maculinea telejus
49	Iolana iolas	Iolas Blue
50	Pseudophilotes baton	Baton Blue
51	Pseudophilotes bavius hungaricus	Bavius Blue
52	Scolitantides orion	Chequered Blue
53	Plebejus pylaon	Zephyr Blue
54	Plebejus argus	Silver-studded Blue
55	Plebejus idas	Idas Blue
56	Eumedonia eumedon	Geranium Argus
	Lycaeides argyrognomon	Reverdin's Blue
57	Aricia artaxerses	Mountain Argus
58	Aricia agestis	Brown Argus
59	Aricia anteros	Blue Argus
60	Cyaniris helena	Greek Mazarine Blue
61	Agrodiaetus admetus	Anomalous Blue
62	Agrodiaetus amanda	Amanda's Blue
	Agrodiaetus thersites	Chapman's Blue
63	Plebicula dorylas	Turquoise Blue
64	Meleageria daphnis	Meleager's Blue
65	Lysandra coridon	Chalk-hill Blue
	Lysandra bellargus	Adonis Blue
	Polyommatus icarus	Common Blue
	Polyommatus eroides	False Eros Blue
	Hamearis lucina
66
	RIODINIDAE
67	Hamearis lucina	Duke of Burgundy
68
69	NYMPHALIDAE
70	Apatura iris	Purple Emperor
71	Apatura ilia	Lesser Purple Emperor
72	Apatura metis	Freyer’s Purple Emperor
73	Apatura metis	Freyer's Purple Emperor
74	Limenitis populi	Poplar Admiral
75	Limenitis camilla	White Admiral
76	Limenitis reducta	Southern White Admiral
77	Neptis rivularis	Hungarian Glider
78	Neptis sappho	Common Glider
79	Vanessa cardui	Painted lady
80	Vanessa atalanta	Red Admiral
81	Aglais urticae	Small Tortoiseshell
82	Araschnia levana	Map Butterfly
83	Argynnis pandora	Cardinal
84	Nymphalis polychloros	Large Tortoiseshell
85	Nymphalis xanthomelas	Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell
86	Nymphalis vau-album	False Comma
87	Inachis io	Peacock
88	Brethis ino	Lesser Marbled Fritillary
89	Clossiana euphrosyne	Pearl Bordered Fritillary
90	Argynnis adippe	High Brown Fritillary
91	Argynnis paphia	Silver Washed Fritillary
92	Melitaea didyma	Spotted Fritillary
93	Clossiana dia	Weavers Fritillary
94	Melitaea cinxia	Glanville Fritillary
95	Melitaea athalia	Heath Fritillary
96	Argyronome laodice	Pallas's Fritillary
	Boloria pales	Shepherd's Fritillary
97	Proclossiana eunomia	Bog Fritillary
98	Clossiana titania ciprys	Titania's Fritillary
99	Melitaea arduinna rhodopensis	Freyer's Fritillary
100	Melitaea britomartis	Assmann's Fritillary
101	Libythea celtis	Nettle-tree Butterfly
102
	SATYRIDAE
	The Hermit Chazara briseis
103	Erebia euryale	Large Ringlet
104	Erebia epiphron transylvanica	Small mountain Ringlet
105	Erebia manto	Yellow-spotted Ringlet
106	Erebia sudetica	Sudeten Ringlet
107	Erebia cassioides	Common Brassy Ringlet
108	Erebia pronoe	Water Ringlet
109	Erebia medusa	Woodland Ringlet
110	Erebia melas	Black Ringlet
111	Coenonympha leander Kirinia roxelana	Russian Heath
112	Kirinia climene	Lesser Lattice Brown
113	Neohipparchia statilinus	Tree Grayling
114	Minois dryas	Dryad
115	Kanetisa circe	Great Banded Grayling
116	Coenonympha arcania	Pearly Heath
117	Coenonympha glycerion	Chestnut Heath
118
119	HESPERIIDAE
120	Pyrgus sidae	Yellow-banded Skipper
121	Pyrgus cacaliae	Dusky Grizzled Skipper
122	Syrichtus cribrellum	Spinose Skipper
	Charcarodus alceae	Mallow Skipper
	Spialia orbifer	Hungarian Skipper
	Hesperia comma	Silver Spotted Skipper