Italy
Checklist of Endemic Swallowtail and Nymphalid Butterfly Species
This list of swallowtail and nymphalid butterfly species found exclusively in Italy is based on the taxonomy used in Lepidoptera Mundi (2020). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
Jonko, C. (2020), Lepidoptera Mundi, https://lepidoptera.eu, accessed 12 January 2020. The current version of the website is at Lepidoptera Mundi
If additional species are recognized in the lists at Markku Savela or in recent taxonomic papers they are listed seperately following the main list.
Endemic butterflies and skippers are indicated in the list at (p. 39 of iucn.it pdf).
Coenonympha
elbana (Nymphalidae) Elban
Heath
Euphydryas
italica (Nymphalidae)
Hipparchia blachieri (Nymphalidae) Sicilian Grayling
Hipparchia
leighebi (Nymphalidae)
Eolian Grayling
Hipparchia
neapolitana (Nymphalidae)
Italian Grayling
Hipparchia
sbordonii (Nymphalidae)
Ponza Grayling
Maniola
nurag (Nymphalidae) Sardinian
Meadow Brown
Melanargia
arge (Nymphalidae) Italian
Marbled White
Melanargia pherusa (Nymphalidae) Sicilian Marbled White
Zerynthia cassandra (Papilionidae)
Italian Festoon