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Butterflies of Albania
Fluturat e Shqipërisë


Sylvain Cuvelier =
Anila Paparisto =
Laurian Parmentier

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VVE Workgroup Butterflies

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Tirana University
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Biology


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Manual: we suggest to first consult this document explaining the structure of each monograph, the symbols and the abbreviations.

Colour of the species names hereunder:
- Black: confirmed
- Orange: data deficient (DD)
- Blue: potentially present (PP)

Papilionidae - Papilioninae
1. Iphiclides podalirius (Linnaeus, 1758) / Flatrabishtori podalir
2. Papilio alexanor Esper, 1800 / Flatrabishtori aleksanor
3. Papilio machaon (Linneaus, 1758) / Flatrabishtori makaon

Papilionidae - Parnassiinae
4. Parnassius apollo (Linnaeus, 1758) / Apollonja/flokëbora e Apollos
5. Parnassius mnemosyne (Linnaeus, 1758) / Mnemosinja

6. Zerynthia cerisy (Godart, 1824) / Cerisja
7. Zerynthia polyxena ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) / Poliksenia

Hesperiidae - Hesperiinae
8. Gegenes nostrodamus (Fabricius, 1793) / Mesdhetarja njollabardhë
9. Gegenes pumilio (Hoffmansegg, 1804) / Pumilia
10. Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) / Komma
11. Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777) / Kuqaloshja njollakatrore
12. Thymelicus acteon (Rottemburg, 1775) / Antenëgrepja acteon
13. Thymelicus lineola (Ochsenheimer, 1808) / Okërverdha shiritshkurtër
14. Thymelicus sylvestris (Poda 1761) / Okërverdha shiritzi

Hesperiidae - Heteropterinae
15. Carterocephalus palaemon (Pallas, 1771) / Antenëgrepja katrore
16. Heteropterus morpheus (Pallas, 1771) /E kafejta e madhe me kuadrate

Hesperiidae - Pyrginae
17. Carcharodus alceae (Esper, 1780) / Mëllagangrënësja
18. Carcharodus floccifera (Zeller, 1847) / Flociferja
19. Carcharodus lavatherae (Esper, 1783) / Flatramermerta
20. Carcharodus orientalis Reverdin, 1913 / Aziatikja

21. Erynnis marloyi (Boisduval, 1834) / E kafejta e bojatisur
22. Erynnis tages (Linnaeus, 1758) / E kafejta e zymtë
23. Muschampia alta (Schwingenschuss, 1942) / Antenëgrepja e urtë
24. Muschampia tessellum (Hübner, 1803) /
E kafejta mozaik
25. Pyrgus alveus (Hübner, 1803) / Thinjoshja
26. Pyrgus andromedae (Wallengren, 1853) / Thinjoshja alpine
27. Pyrgus armoricanus (Oberthür, 1910) / Pirgusi i Oberturit
28. Pyrgus carthami (Hübner, 1813) / Kafezijoshja
29. Pyrgus cinarae (Rambur, 1839) / Thinjoshja e rërët
30. Pyrgus malvae (Linnaeus, 1758) / Mëllagëngrënësja njollashumtë
31. Pyrgus serratulae (Rambur, 1839) / Ngjyrëullijta
32. Pyrgus sidae (Esper, 1784) / Kafeportokalleja

33. Spialia orbifer (Hoffmannsegg, 1804) / An
tenëgrepja hungareze
34. Spialia phlomidis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1845) / Flomidja

Pieridae - Coliadinae
35. Colias alfacariensis Ribbe, 1905 / Verdhoshja e turbullt e Bergerit
36. Colias aurorina Herrich-Schäffer, 1850 / Grekja me krah me re
37. Colias caucasica Staudinger, 1871 / Verdhoshja e turbullt e Ballkan
it
38. Colias crocea (Geoffrey, 1785) / Verdhoshja krocea
39. Gonepteryx cleopatra (Linnaeus, 1767) / Kleopatra
40. Gonepteryx farinosa (Zeller, 1847) / Limonja e arrçit
41. Gonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758) / Limonja e barbletës

Pieridae - Dismorphiinae
42. Leptidea duponcheli (Staudinger, 1871) / Flutura e Duponkelit
43. Leptidea juvernica Williams, 1946 / Bardhoshja kriptike e drurit
44. Leptidea sinapis (Linnaeus, 1758) / Flutura e mustardës

Pieridae - Pierinae
45. Anthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758) / Flutura aurorë
46. Anthocharis damone Boisduval, 1836 / Lindorja majëshenjuar portokalli
47. Anthocharis gruneri Herrich-Schäffer, 1851 / Aurora e Grunerit
48. Aporia crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758) / Bardhoshja e murizës
49. Euchloe ausonia (Hübner, 1804) / Ausonja
50. Euchloe penia (Freyer, 1851) / Verdhoshja e vogël
51. Pieris balcana Lorković, 1969 / Bardhoshja e Ballkanit
52. Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758) / Flutura e lakrës
53. Pieris ergane (Geyer, 1828) / Bardhoshja e vogël e lartësive
54. Pieris krueperi Staudinger, 1860 / Bardhoshja e Kruperit
55. Pieris mannii (Mayer, 1851) / Bardhoshja e vogël e jugut
56. Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758) / Flutura e repës
57. Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758) / Flutura e vogël e lakrës
58. Pontia chloridice (Hübner, 1813) / Bardhoshja kloridikë
59. Pontia edusa (Fabricius, 1777) / Bardhoshja lindore

Lycaenidae - Lycaeninae
60. Lycaena alciphron (Rottemburg, 1775) / Flakëroshja verdhoshe
61.
Lycaena candens (Herrich-Schäffer, 1844) / Flakëroshja e Ballkanit
62. Lycaena dispar ([Haworth], 1802) / Flakëroshja e artë e madhe
63. Lycaena ottomana (Lefèbvre, 1831) / Flakëroshja e jugut
64. Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1760) / Flakëroshja e artë
65. Lycaena thersamon (Esper, 1784) / Tersamonia
66.
Lycaena tityrus (Poda, 1761) / Flakëroshja e errët
67.
Lycaena virgaureae (Linnaeus, 1758) / Flakëroshja e rrallë

Lycaenidae - Polyommatinae
68. Agriades dardanus (Freyer, 1843) / Dardania
69. Aricia agestis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) / Flatrakafejta bordurëkuqe

70. Aricia anteros (Freyer, 1838) / Ballkanja anteros
71. Aricia artaxerxes (Fabricius, 1793) / Flatrakafejta verlore

72. Cacyreus marshalli Butler 1898 / E bronzta e geraniumeve
73. Celastrina argiolus (Linnaeus, 1758) / Flatrabluja e manaferës
74. Cupido alcetas (Hoffmansegg, 1804) / E blujta Provençale me bishta të shkurtër
75. Cupido argiades (Pallas, 1771) / Trupshkurtra blu-vjollcë
76. Cupido decoloratus (Staudinger, 1886) / Ezbardhëllemja
77. Cupido minimus (Fuessly, 1775) / Vogëlushja blu
78. Cupido osiris (Meigen, 1829) / E blujta e Osirit
79. Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) / Kaltëroshja vjollcë e pyllit
80. Eumedonia eumedon (Esper, 1780) / Flatrakafenjta e kamaroshës
81. Glaucopsyche alexis (Poda, 1761) / Aleksja
82. Iolana iolas (Ochsenheimer, 1816) / Kaltëroshja e madhe
83. Kretania sephirus (Frivaldszky, 1835) / Zefiri blu
84. Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) / Trupgjata vjollcë-blu

85. Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767) / Trupshkurtra vjollcë-blu
86. Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775) / Flatrablujta bukuroshe
87. Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) / Kaltëroshja e argjendë
88. Phengaris alcon ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) / Kaltëroshja e vogël e kënetës
89. Phengaris arion (Linnaeus, 1758) / Kaltëroshja njollazezë
90. Plebejus argus (Linnaeus, 1758) / Kaltëroshja argus
91. Plebejus argyrognomon (Bergsträsser, 1779) / Argirognomonia
92. Plebejus idas (Linnaeus 1760) / Idas blu
93. Polyommatus admetus (Esper, 1783) / Anomalja e madhe
94. Polyommatus amandus (Schneider, 1792) / Kaltëroshja e hijshme
95. Polyommatus damon ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) / Kaltëroshja e gjelbërt
96. Polyommatus daphnis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) / Flatradhëmbaçja blu
97. Polyommatus dorylas ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) / Kaltëroshja e jonxhës

98. Polyommatus eros (Ochsenheimer, 1808) / Flatrakaltra e zakonshme e livadheve
99. Polyommatus escheri (Hübner, 1823) / Esheria
100. Polyommatus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) / Flatrablujta e zakonshme
101. Polyommatus lurae / Luranja
102. Polyommatus orphicus / Orifucsi i kafejtë

103. Polyommatus ripartii (Freyer, 1830) / Anomalja e vogël
104. Polyommatus thersites (Cantener, 1835) / Flatrablujta e shkathët
105. Pseudophilotes bavius (Oberthür, 1890) / Baviusja blu

106. Pseudophilotes vicrama (Moore, 1865) / Flatrabluja njollëzezë
107. Scolitantides orion (Pallas, 1771) / Flatrakafeblujta
108. Tarucus balkanicus (Freyer, 1844) / Ballkanja

Lycaenidae - Theclinae
109. Callophrys rubi (Linnaeus, 1758) / Ferrakja
110. Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) / Bishtakja vjollcë e dushkut
111. Satyrium acaciae (Fabricius, 1787) / Bishtakja e akacies
112. Satyrium ilicis (Esper, 1779) / Bishtakja e dushkut
113. Satyrium pruni (Linnaeus, 1758) / Kordelja e zezë
114. Satyrium spini ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) / Bishtakja e kulumbrisë
115. Satyrium w-album (Knoch, 1782) / Bishtakja e vidhit
116. Thecla betulae (Linnaeus, 1758) / Bishtakja e mështeknës

Riodinidae - Riodininae
117. Hamearis lucina (Linnaeus, 1758) / Luçina

Nymphalidae - Apaturinae
118. Apatura ilia ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) /Apartura
119. Apatura iris (Linnaeus, 1758) / Perandori i purpurt
120. Apatura metis Freyer, 1829 / Perandori i purpurt i Freyerit

Nymphalidae - Charaxinae
121. Charaxes jasius (Linnaeus, 1767) / Dybishtakja jasius

Nymphalidae - Danainae
122. Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) / Shtegëtarja krisipus

Nymphalidae - Heliconiinae
123. Argynnis pandora ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) / Pandora
124. Argynnis paphia (Linnaeus, 1758) / Pafia
125. Boloria dia (Linnaeus, 1767) / Flatravjollca e vogël
126. Boloria euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758) / Flutura bordurargjendë
127. Boloria graeca (Staudinger, 1870) / Fritilari ballkanik
128. Boloria pales ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) / Flutura e bariut
129. Boloria titania (Esper, 1793) / Titania
130. Brenthis daphne ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) / Dafnja
131. Brenthis hecate ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) / Hekatja
132. Brenthis ino (Rottemburg, 1775) / Flatramermerta e vogël
133. Fabriciana adippe ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) / Adipja
134. Fabriciana niobe (Linnaeus, 1758) / Niobja
135. Issoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758) / Flatrargjenda e vogël
136. Speyeria aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758) / Njollaperla

Nymphalidae - Libytheinae
137. Libythea celtis (Laicharting, 1782) / Caracja

Nymphalidae - Limenitidinae
138. Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764) / Admirali i bardhë
139. Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901 / Admiralja e bardhë e jugut
140.
Neptis rivularis (Scopoli, 1763) / Avioni hungarez
141. Neptis sappho (Pallas, 1771) / Avioni i zakonshëm

Nymphalidae - Nymphalinae
142. Aglais io (Linnaeus, 1758) / Flutura sypallua e ditës
143. Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) / Flutura e hithrave
144. Araschnia levana (Linnaeus, 1758) /
Portokallia e ndezur me njolla të zeza
145. Euphydryas aurinia (Rottemburg, 1775) / E hershmja
146. Euphydryas maturna (Linnaeus, 1758) / Maturna
147. Melitaea arduinna (Esper, 1783) /
Freyerina
148. Melitaea athalia (Rottemburg, 1775) / Athalia
149. Melitaea aurelia (Nickerl, 1850) / Aureliana
150. Melitaea cinxia (Linnaeus, 1758) / Cinksia
151. Melitaea diamina (Lang, 1789) / Krahportokallikafta me kuti të zeza
152. Melitaea didyma (Esper, 1778) / Kuqaloshja
153. Melitaea ornata Christoph, 1893 / Lindorja
154. Melitaea phoebe ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) / Flutura e livadheve
155. Melitaea trivia ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) / Trivia
156. Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus, 1758) / Zimbajtësja
157. Nymphalis polychloros (Linnaeus 1758) / Shumëngjyrëshja
158. Nymphalis vaualbum ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) /
Presje e rreme
159. Nymphalis xanthomelas ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) / Këmbëverdha
160. Polygonia c-album (Linnaeus, 1758) / C-bardha
161. Polygonia egea (Cramer, 1775) / Egea
162. Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758) / Admiralja
163. Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) / Shtegëtarja

Nymphalidae - Satyrinae
164. Aphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758) / Hiperantia
165. Arethusana arethusa ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) / Aretusa
166. Brintesia circe (Fabricius, 1775) / Brintesia
167. Chazara briseis (Linnaeus, 1764) / Briseida
168. Coenonympha arcania (Linnaeus, 1761) / Arkania
169. Coenonympha glycerion (Borkhausen, 1788) / Gliceroni
170. Coenonympha leander (Esper, 1784) / Leandra
171. Coenonympha orientalis (Rebel, 1910) / Orjentalja
172. Coenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758) / Pamfilia
173. Coenonympha rhodopensis Elwes, 1900 / Rodopensis
174. Erebia aethiops (Esper, 1777) / Zijoshja aethiops
175. Erebia albergana (Prunner, 1798) /
Unazka e bajames
176. Erebia cassioides (Hohenwarth, 1792) / Zioshja kasiodes
177. Erebia epiphron (Knoch, 1783) / Zijoshja epifron
178. Erebia euryale (Esper, 1805) / Zijoshja eurialë
179. Erebia gorge (Hübner, 1804) / Zijoshja gorge
180. Erebia ligea (Linnaeus, 1758) / Zijoshja kafe
181. Erebia medusa ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) / Zijoshja e pyllit
182. Erebia melas (Herbst, 1796) / Zijoshja melas
183. Erebia oeme (Hübner, 1804) / Zijoshja njollaçift
184. Erebia ottomana Herrich-Schäffer, 1847 / Otomanja
185. Erebia pandrose (Borkhausen, 1788) / Zijoshja pandrosë
186. Erebia pronoe (Esper, 1780) / Zijoshja pronoje
187. Erebia rhodopensis Nicholl, 1900 / Zijoshja rodopensis
188. Erebia triarius (Prunner, 1798) / Zijoshja triare
189. Hipparchia fagi (Scopoli, 1763) / Pylltarja
190. Hipparchia fatua Freyer, 1843 / Fatua
191. Hipparchia semele (Linnaeus, 1758) / Semelja
192. Hipparchia senthes (Fruhstorfer, 1908) / Senthesi
193. Hipparchia statilinus (Hufnagel, 1766) / Statilinja
194. Hipparchia syriaca (Staudinger, 1871) / E mermerta siriane
195. Hipparchia volgensis (Mazochin-Porshnyakov, 1952) / Volgensis
196. Hyponephele lupina (Costa, 1836) / Ulkonjëza e livadheve (Ulpina)
197. Hyponephele lycaon (Kühn, 1774) / Ulkonjëza e mbrëmjes e livadheve (Likaonja)
198. Kirinia climene (Esper, 1783) / Klimenja
199. Kirinia roxelana (Cramer, 1777) / Rokselanja
200. Lasiommata maera (Linnaeus, 1758) / Njollasykafejta
201. Lasiommata megera (Linnaeus, 1767) / Megera
202. Lasiommata petropolitana (Fabricius, 1787) / Petropolitanja
203. Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) / E kafejta e livadheve (Jurtina)
204. Melanargia galathea (Linnaeus, 1758) / Galatea
205. Melanargia larissa (Geyer, 1828) / Laramanja Larisë
206. Melanargia russiae (Esper, 1783) / Laramanja e lartësive
207. Minois dryas (Scopoli, 1763) / Driada
208. Pararge aegeria (Linnaeus, 1758) / Egeria
209. Proterebia phegea (Borkhausen, 1788) / Unazka dalmatiane

210. Pseudochazara amalthea (Frivaldszky, 1845) / Antela
211. Pseudochazara amymone Brown, 1976 / Aminonia
212. Pseudochazara geyeri (Herrich-Schäffer, 1846) / Flutura e Geyerit
213. Pseudochazara tisiphone Brown, [1981] / Tisifonia
214. Pyronia cecilia (Vallantin, 1894) / Çeçilja
215. Pyronia tithonus (Linnaeus, 1771) / Titonja
216. Satyrus ferula (Fabricius, 1793) / Ferulja

** For an easy understanding of the monographs, first consult additions for the glossary and the symbols.
** The nomenclature is based on Wiemers et al. 2018 and Dapporto et al. 2022

 

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