Butterflies Field Guide

Portugal Wildlife

Guide to the Butterflies of an Alentejano Wildlife Reserve

All Photographs were taken by the website author on the reserve unless otherwise stated.

Species	Photographs	Photographs	Photographs
Swallowtail Papilio machaon Cauda-de-andorinha
Scarce Swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius feisthamelii Borboleta Zebra	Male, showing greyish-white upperside ground colour (female shows faint yellow flush).

Spanish Festoon Zerynthia rumina Borboleta carnaval	Female - which has large orange spots along its abdomen.
Small White Pieris rapae
Bath White Pontia daplidice
Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas Acobreada
	Male showing Hindwing 'Tail' nicely - this feature is less prominent in females.
		Small copper (right) with two Southern brown argus butterflies (left)
Southern Brown Argus Aricia cramera


Common Blue Polyommatus icarus Azul-comum	Male.	Male.	Two males.
	Two males.
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Almirante-vermelho


Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Bela-Dama
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina hispulla Loba
Southern Gatekeeper Pyronia cecilia	Female.	Female.	Female.
	Female.	Female.	Male with scales well worn.
	Female.	Female.
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Nêspera

Butterfly Species List :

1	Swallowtail	Papilio machaon	Cauda de andorinha
2	Scarce Swallowtail	Iphiclides podalirius feisthamelii	Borboleta Zebra
3	Spanish Festoon	Zerynthia rumina	Borboleta carnaval
4	Small White	Pieris rapae
5	Bath White	Pontia daplidice
6	Green Hairstreak	Callophrys rubi
7	Small Copper	Lycaena phlaeas	Acobreada
8	Southern Brown Argus	Aricia cramera
9	Common Blue	Polyommatus icarus	Azul comum
10	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Almirante vermelho
11	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Bela Dama
12	Meadow Brown	Maniola jurtina	Loba
13	Southern Gatekeeper	Pyronia cecilia
14	Small Heath	Coenonympha pamphilus	Nêspera