Pieridae Photograph by Stavros Apostolou Orange Tip on Silene colorata The male has distinct orange tips to its front wings, the female has grey. The wingspan is 40-45 mm (medium). It is widespread in Greece and throughout Europe. It flies from Spring to mid-summer.

Lycaenidae Photograph by Stavros Apostolou Brown argus on Anthyllis hermanniae Wingspan 25-30 mm (small). Widespread in Greece and Europe. Flies spring to autumn.

Lycaenidae Photograph by Stavros Apostolou Geranium bronze on Prospero autumnale It arrived in western Europe in the  1990s from S Africa and has since spread eastwards. The caterpillars feed on Pelagoniums and are a pest in gardens and on balconies where they are grown. Flies in the hottest months only.

Hesperidae Photograph by Stavros Apostolou Mallow skipper on  Ballota acetabulosa  Wingspan 25-30 mm (small). Widespread in Greece and southern Europe. Flies spring to autumn.

Pieridae Photograph by Stavros Apostolou Clouded yellow on Medicago arborea Wingspan 45-50 mm (medium).  Widespread in most of Europe and all Greece. Flies all year except the coldest winter months.

Pieridae Photograph by Stavros Apostolou Eastern dappled white on Oxalis pes-caprae   Wingspan 45-55 mm (medium). Widespread in Greece and southern Europe. Flies spring to mid summer.

Pieridae Photograph by Stavros Apostolou Cleopatra on  Teucrium  Wingspan 55-60 mm (medium). Widespread in Greece and southern Europe. Flies from late winter to the end of summer.

Satyridae Syn. Neohipparchia fatua Photograph by Stavros Apostolou Freyer’s Grayling Wingspan 55-60 mm (medium). Limited to south east Europe including some parts of Greece. Flies Summer to autumn.

Satyridae Photograph by Stavros Apostolou Balkan Grayling From the southern Balkans, this is one of the confirmed species of the southern grayling Hipparchia aristaeus group. (EuroButterflies by Matt Rowlings) Wingspan medium to large, female larger than the male. Flies in the summer.

Papilionidae Photograph by Stavros Apostolou Scarce swallowtail on Centaurea raphanina subsp. mixta Wingspan 70-80 mm (large). Widespread in Greece, Europe and Asia. Flies from large winter to autumn.

Satyridae Photograph by Stavros Apostolou Wall brown  Wingspan 40-50 mm (medium), the female a little bigger than the male. Flies all the year except the coldest winter months. Widespread in Greece and Europe. 

 Lycaenidae Syn. Syntarucus pirithous Photograph by Stavros Apostolou Lang’s short-tailed blue on Quercus coccifera  Wingspan 20-25 mm (small); the female is a little larger than the male. It is found in southern Europe and North Africa and it has a limited spread in Greece. It flies from spring to autumn.

Nymphalidae Photograph by Stavros Apostolou Southern white admiral on Laurus nobilis and  Teucrium capitatum. Wingspan 45-55 mm. Widespread in Greece; confined to central and southern Europe. Flies from late spring to early autumn.

Lycaenidae Photograph by Stavros Apostolou Small copper on Calendula arvensis  Wingspan 25-30 mm (small). Widespread in Greece and Europe. Flies all the year except the coldest winter months. Reproduces three or more times.  

Satyridae Balkan marbled white on Helichrysum stoechas subsp. barrelieri. Female Wingspan 50-55 mm (medium); the female is larger than the male with larger markings. Widespread in Greece, confined to south east Europe. Flies from late spring to the end of summer.

Papilionidae Photograph by Stavros Apostolou Swallowtail A large butterfly with a wingspan of 70-80 mm. It is widespread in Greece, Europe, Africa and Asia. It flies all year apart from the coldest winter months. The caterpillar feeds on rue, Ruta graveolens or Ruta chalepensis, both of which are to be[…]

Pieridae Photograph by Stavros Apostolou Large white also known as Cabbage whitε Male butterfly and egg. Wingspan 55-70 (large), the female has a black dot on the front wing. Widespread in Greece and Europe. Flies all the year except the coldest winter months. Reproduces 2 to 3 times a year.

Pieridae Photographs by Stavros Apostolou Small white butterfly on Eruca vesicaria and a Small white egg on Lepidium didymum Wingspan 45-50 (medium). Widespread in Greece and Europe. Flies all the year except the coldest months and reproduces 4 to 5 times a year.   

Libytheidae Photograph by Stavros Apostolou Common blue on Ornithogalum divergens The most common butterfly in Greece. The male pictured is a distinctive blue. The female is brown with orange markings towards the edge of its front and back wings. Wingspan 20-35 mm (small).  

Pieridae Photograph by Stavros Apostolou Eastern bath white on Knautia integrifolia Wingspan 45-50 mm (medium). Visually identical to Bath white but is found in eastern Europe only.  Flies from late winter to autumn.

Libytheidae Photograph by Stavros Apostolou Eastern baton blue  Wingspan 20-25 mm (small). Widespread in Greece and throughout Europe. Flies from spring to end of summer.

Lycaenidae Syn. Nordmannia ilicis Photographs by Stavros Apostolou Ilex hairstreak on Thymbra capitata Wingspan 330-35 mm (small). Widespread in Greece and throughout Europe. Flies from end of spring to end of summer.

Satyridae Photograph by Stavros Apostolou Great sooty satyr reflected on a rock. Wingspan 50-60 mm (medium). Widespread in Greece and throughout Europe. Flies from early summer to early autumn.

Hesperidae Photograph by Stavros Apostolou Lulworth skipper on Ptilostemon chamaepeuce Wingspan 25-30 mm (small), female a little larger than the male. Widespread in Greece and throughout Europe. Flies from late spring to early autumn.

Nymphalidae Photograph by Stavros Apostolou Red admiral sunning itself. Male and female have the same colouring. Wingspan 55-60 mm (medium). Widespread in Greece and throughout Europe. Flies from early spring to early winter.

Nymphalidae Syn. Cynthia cardui Photograph by Stavros Apostolou Painted lady on  Arbutus unedo Wingspan 55-60 mm (medium). Widespread in Greece and Europe. Flies from spring to early winter.

Papilionidae Photograph by Stavros Apostolou Southern festoon on  Knautia integrifolia Wingspan 45-55 mm (medium). Limited spread in Greece, found in south east Europe only. Flies from spring to early summer. Because of its unusual appearance it suffers from predation from collectors.