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Species 

The territory of Armenia is located at the intersection of the two zoogeographical provinces dominating in the region – European and Iranian, which have had a major impact on the formation of the species composition of the fauna of butterflies.
Long-term geographic isolation of the region, climatic peculiarities and a variety of landforms actively contribute to the process of speciation and has led to the emerging of a significant number of species, often represented by local forms, with a total of 236 recorded species.
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Hesperiidae
Erynnis tages
Erynnis marloyi
Carcharodus alceae
Carcharodus lavatherae
Carcharodus stauderi
Carcharodus flocciferus
Carcharodus orientalis
Carterocephalus palaemon
Muschampia poggei
Muschampia tessellum
Muschampia tersa
Muschampia proto
​Muschampia proteides
Spialia phlomidis
Spialia orbifer
Pyrgus melotis
Pyrgus sidae
Pyrgus cinarae
Pyrgus serratulae
Pyrgus armoricanus
Pyrgus alveus
Pyrgus jupei
Pyrgus cirsii 

Eogenes alcides
Gegenes nostrodamus
Thymelicus lineola
Thymelicus sylvestris
Thymelicus hyrax
Thymelicus acteon  
 
Ochlodes sylvanus
Hesperia comma
Papilionidae
Parnassius mnemosyne
Parnassius apollo

Iphiclides podalirius
Papilio machaon
Papilio alexanor
Pieridae
Leptidea sinapis
Leptidea duponcheli
Zegris eupheme

Anthocharis cardamines
Anthocharis gruneri
Anthocharis damone
Euchloe ausonia
Aporia crataegi
Pontia edusa
Pontia callidice
Pontia chloridice
Pieris bryoniae
Pieris bowdeni
Pieris pseudorapae
Pieris ergane
Pieris krueperi
Pieris rapae
Pieris brassicae
Colias hyale
Colias alfacariensis
Colias erate
Colias thisoa
Colias aurorina
Colias chlorocoma
Colias crocea
Gonepteryx rhamni
Gonepteryx farinosa
Lycaenidae
Thecla betulae
Favonius quercus
Satyrium ledereri
Satyrium hyrcanica
Satyrium spini
Satyrium ilicis
Satyrium acaciae
Satyrium abdominalis
Satyrium w-album
Callophrys rubi
Callophrys chalybeitincta
Callophrys paulae
Callophrys danchenkoi
Tomares romanovi
Tomares callimachus
Lycaena phlaeas
Lycaena virgaurea
Lycaena tityrus
Lycaena candens

Lycaena dispar
Lycaena alciphron
Lycaena thersamon
Lycaena ochimus
Lycaena asabinus
Lycaena thetis
Athamanthia phoenicura
Lampides boeticus
Chilades trochylus
Lachides galba
Tarucus balkanicus
Cupido minima
Cupido osiris
Cupido argiades

Celastrina argiolus
Pseudophilotes vicrama
Pseudophilotes bavius
Turanana endymion
Glaucopsyche alexis
Iolana iolas
Maculinea alcon 
Maculinea nausitous
Maculinea arion
Plebeius argus
Plebeius idas
Plebeius christophi
Kretania sephirus
Kretania zephyrinus
​Aricia eumedon
Aricia agestis
Aricia allous
Aricia anteros

Cyaniris bellis 

Albulina loewii
Albulina morgiana

Albulina alcedo 
Agriades dardanus
Polyommatus eurypilus 
Polyommatus coelestina 
Polyommatus diana

Polyommatus myrrha  
Polyommatus bellargus 
Polyommatus corydonius 
Polyommatus daphnis 
Polyommatus icarus 
Polyommatus amandus 
Polyommatus dorylas 
Polyommatus thersites 

Polyommatus admetus
Polyommatus demavendi
Polyommatus ripartii 
Polyommatus eriwanensis 
​​Polyommatus belovi
Polyommatus damon 
Polyommatus cyaneus 
Polyommatus firdussii 
Polyommatus vanensis 
Polyommatus surakovi 
Polyommatus huberti 
Polyommatus arasbarani
Polyommatus ninae 
Polyommatus aserbeidschanus 
Polyommatus altivagans 
Polyommatus turcicus 
Polyommatus iphigenia 
Polyommatus damonides
​Nymphalidae
Libythea celtis
Esperarge climene
Pararge aegeria
Lasiommata megera
Lasiommata maera
Melanargia galathea
Melanargia russiae
Melanargia larissa
Coenonympha pamphilus
Coenonympha lyllus
Coenonympha symphita
Coenonympha saadi

Coenonympha glycerion
Coenonympha arcania
Coenonympha leander
Triphysa phryne
Erebia aethiops
Erebia graucasica
Erebia medusa
Proterebia afra
Hyponephele lycaon

Hyponephele lycaonoides
Hyponephele lupina
Hyponephele naricoides
Maniola jurtina
Hipparchia pellucida
Hipparchia syriaca
Hipparchia fatua
Hipparchia statilinus
Hipparchia parisatis
Brintesia circe
Arethusana arethusa
Satyrus dryas
Satyrus amasinus
Satyrus effendi
Pseudochazara pelopea
Pseudochazara schahrudensis
Pseudochazara beroe
Pseudochazara geyeri
Pseudochazara daghestana
Pseudochazara thelephassa
Chazara briseis
Chazara persephone
Chazara bischoffi

Apatura metis
Thaleropis ionia
Limenitis reducta
Limenitis camilla
Neptis rivularis
Vanessa atalanta
Vanessa cardui
Inachis io
Polygonia c-album
Polygonia egea
Nymphalis xanthomelas
Nymphalis polychloros
Nymphalis antiopa
Nymphalis vaualbum
Aglais urticae
Argynnis paphia
Argynnis pandora
Argynnis aglaja
Argynnis alexandra
Argynnis adippe
Argynnis niobe
Issoria lathonia
Brenthis daphne
Brenthis hecate
Brenthis ino
Clossiana euphrosyne
Clossiana dia
Proclossiana eunomia
Boloria caucasica 

Euphydryas iduna
Euphydryas aurinia

Melithaea diamina
​Melitaea didyma
Melitaea persea
Melitaea cinxia
Melitaea arduinna
Melitaea phoebe
Melitaea ornata
Melitaea abbas
Melitaea pseudosibina
Melitaea turkmanica 
Mellicta athalia
Mellicta caucasogenita
Mellicta aurelia
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