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Polyommatus golgus, the Sierra Nevada blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.It is endemic to Spain with habitat in the Sierra Nevada in Andalusia (Granada and Almería provinces), and is an endangered species.
Zerynthia rumina, the Spanish festoon, is a butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. It is a widespread species in Iberia and frequents most habitats.
Erebia hispania, the Spanish brassy ringlet, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, endemic to the Sierra Nevada of southern Spain. The taxon rondoui (from the Pyrenees), previously considered as a subspecies of Erebia hispania, is considered now as a different species (Erebia rondoui) according to the results obtained in molecular studies.
This is a list of butterfly species recorded in Iberian Peninsula (Portugal and Spain) ... Spanish common name Distribution Picture Apaturinae: Apatura ilia:
Aricia morronensis, the Spanish argus, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Spain and Hautes-Pyrénées (France). The wingspan is 22–26 mm. [3] Adults are on wing from June to September in usually one, but sometimes two generations per year. [4] The larvae feed on the leaves of Erodium species. [5] They are attended by ants.
Kretania hesperica, the Spanish zephyr blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to Spain. Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland and temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss. Seitz describes it (as a race of L. sephyrus Friv.) thus - hesperica Rbr. (78 h) is above sky-blue instead of violet-blue ...
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Euphydryas desfontainii, the Spanish fritillary, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in France , Portugal , [ 1 ] Spain , [ 2 ] Morocco (the Rif mountains and Middle Atlas ) and western Algeria in North Africa .