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Butterflies of Lesvos
Southern Comma Polygomum egea | Molivos, Lesvos | May 2007
© Steve Dudley
I've worked with Lazaros Pamperis (author of The Butterflies of Greece) and together we have drawn up the following lit of species for Lesvos -
Scarce Swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Swallowtail Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758
Southern Swallowtail Papilio alexanor Esper, 1800
Eastern Festoon Allancastria cerisy (Godart, 1824)
Falso Apollo Archon apollinus (Herbst, 1798)
Black-veined White Aporia crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Large White Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Small White Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Green-veined White Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Balkan Green-veined White Pieris balcana Lorković, 1970
Krueper's Small White Pieris krueperi Staudinger, 1860
Eastern Bath White Pontia edusa (Fabricius, 1777)
Eastern Dappled White Euchloe ausonia (Hübner, 1806)
Orange Tip Anthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758)
Clouded Yellow Colias crocea (Fourcroy, 1785)
Powdered Brimstone Gonepteryx farinosa ( Zeller, 1847)
Cleopatra Gonepteryx cleopatra (Linnaeus, 1767)
Wood White Leptidea sinapis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nettle-tree Butterfly Libythea celtis (Laicharting, 1782)
Purple Hairstreak Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sloe Hairstreak Satyrium acaciae (Fabricius, 1787)
Ilex Hairstreak Satyrium ilicis (Esper, 1779)
Blue-spot Hairstreak Satyrium spini (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761)
Purple-shot Copper Lycaena alciphron (Rottemburg, 1775)
Long-tailed Blue Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Lang's Short-tailed Blue Leptodes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Green-underside Blue Glaucopsyche alexis (Poda, 1761)
Eastern Baton Blue Pseudophilotes vicrama (Moore, 1865)
Brown Argus Aricia agestis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Amanda's Blue Polyommatus amanda (Schneider, 1792)
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)
Two-tailed Pasha Charaxes jasius (Linnaeus, 1767)
Southern White Admiral Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901
Large Tortoiseshell Nymphalis polychloros (Linnaeus, 1758)
Camberwell Beauty Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
Comma Polygonia c-album (Linnaeus, 1758)
Southern Comma Polygonia egea (Cramer, 1775)
Cardinal Argynnis pandora (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Queen of Spain Fritillary Issoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Knapweed Fritillary Melitaea phoebe (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Aegean Fritillary* Melitaea telona Fruhstorfer, 1908
Spotted Fritillary Melitaea didyma (Esper, 1778)
Lesser Spotted Fritillary Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Balkan Marbled White Melanargia larissa (Geyer, 1828)
Eastern Rock Grayling Hipparchia syriaca (Staudinger, 1871)
Grecian (Southern) Grayling* Hipparchia senthes (Frühstorfer, 1908)
Aegean Grayling Hipparchia mersina (Staudinger, 1871)
Persian Grayling Hipparchia pellucida (Stauder, 1923)
Freyer's Grayling Hipparchia fatua (Freyer, 1844)
White-banded Grayling Pseudochazara anthelea (Hübner, 1824)
Great Banded Grayling Brintesia circe (Fabricius, 1775)
Persian Meadow Brown* Maniola telmessia (Zeller, 1847)
Turkish Meadow Brown* Maniola megala (Oberthür, 1909)
Oriental Meadow Brown Hyponephele lupina (O. Costa, 1836)
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus (Linnaeus, 1771)
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Wall Brown Lasiommata megera (Linnaeus, 1758)
Large Wall Brown Lasiommata maera (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lattice Brown Kirinia roxelana (Cramer, 1777)
Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus malvae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Orbed Red-underwing Skipper Spialia orbifer (Hübner, 1823)
Mallow Skipper Carcharodus alceae (Esper, 1780)
Oriental Marbled Skipper Carcharodus orientalis (Reverdin, 1913)
Inky Skipper Erynnis marloyi (Boisduval, 1834)
Lulworth Skipper Thymelicus acteon (Rottemburg, 1775)
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris (Poda, 1761)
Levantine Skipper Thymelicus hyrax (Lederer, 1861)
Mediterranean Skipper Gegenes nostrodamus (Fabricius, 1793)
Millet Skipper Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)
* No popular English name so I have given them an English name based on either existing other language name (e.g. Aegean Fritillary taken from the French name) or distribution.
The following species have been reported from Lesvos but remain unconfirmed. If you have any image of any of these species please send to Lesvos Birding.
Southern Festoon Zerynthia polyxena (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Southern Small White Pieris mannii (Mayer, 1851)
Small Bath White Pontia chloridice (Hübner, 1813)
Berger's Clouded Yellow Colias alfacariensis Ribbe, 1905
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Scarce Copper Lycaena virgaureae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Grecian Copper Lycaena ottomanus (Lefèbvre, 1830)
Sooty Copper Lycaena tityrus (Poda, 1761)
Lesser Fiery Copper Lycaena thersamon (Esper, 1784)
Little Blue Cupido minimus (Fuessly, 1775)
Osirus Blue Cupido osiris (Meigen, 1829)
Iolas Blue Iolana iolas (Ochsenheimer, 1816)
Ripart's Anomalous Blue Polyommatus ripartii (Freyer, 1830)
Meleager's Blue Polyommatus daphnis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Chapman's Blue Polyommatus thersites (Cantener, 1835)
Peacock Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758)
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Niobe Fritillary Argynnis niobe (Linnaeus, 1758)
Marbled White Melanargia galathea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Woodland Grayling Hipparchia fagi (Scopoli, 1763)
Tree Grayling Hipparchia statilinus (Hufnagel, 1766)
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dusky Meadow Brown Hyponephele lycaon (Rottemburg, 1775)
Oburther's Grizled Skipper Pyrgus armoricanus (Oberthür, 1910)
Olive Skipper Pyrgus serratulae (Rambur, 1839)
False Marbled Skipper Carcharodus stauderi Reverdin, 1913
Recommended European butterfly ID website
Another excellent site is Carlo Galliani's European butterfly gallery
See also Mick Sway's Lesvos butterflies & insects flickr sharing site.
If you have any photos online for me to link to, please let me know.
Last updated 26 March 2011
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A list of other insects of Lesvos
Thread-winged Lacewing Nemoptera sinuata, Lesvos, May 2007Mole Cricket Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa
‘Ephippiger’ Bush-cricket Ephippiger ephippiger
Egyptian Grasshopper Anacridium aegyptiacum
‘Red-winged’ Grasshopper Oedipoda germanica
‘Blue-winged’ Grasshopper Oedipoda caerulans
‘Stick’ grasshopper sp. Acrida ungarica
Praying Mantis Iris oratoria
Mantid sp. Ameles spallanziana
Mantid sp. Empusa fasciata
Lesvos Cicada Cicada orni lesbosiensis (Lesvos endemic)
Giant Peacock Moth Saturnia pyri
Oleander Hawkmoth Daphnis nerii
Hummingbird Hawkmoth Macroglossum stellatarum
Cream-spotted Tiger Arctia villica
Violet Carpenter Bee Xylocarpus violacea
Great Potter Wasp Delta unguiculata
Antlion sp. Palpares libelluloides
Thread-winged Lacewing Nemoptera sinuata
‘Ephippiger’ Bush-cricket Ephippiger ephippiger
Egyptian Grasshopper Anacridium aegyptiacum
‘Red-winged’ Grasshopper Oedipoda germanica
‘Blue-winged’ Grasshopper Oedipoda caerulans
‘Stick’ grasshopper sp. Acrida ungarica
Praying Mantis Iris oratoria
Mantid sp. Ameles spallanziana
Mantid sp. Empusa fasciata
Lesvos Cicada Cicada orni lesbosiensis (Lesvos endemic)
Giant Peacock Moth Saturnia pyri
Oleander Hawkmoth Daphnis nerii
Hummingbird Hawkmoth Macroglossum stellatarum
Cream-spotted Tiger Arctia villica
Violet Carpenter Bee Xylocarpus violacea
Great Potter Wasp Delta unguiculata
Antlion sp. Palpares libelluloides
Thread-winged Lacewing Nemoptera sinuata
A checklist of the dragonflies of Lesvos
Odalisque, Achladeri, Lesvos, April 2002© Steve Dudley (Athene/Todsnatcher.com)
As a dragonfly enthusiast (see Watching British Dragonflies) I have often found dragonfly-watching on Lesvos a little frustrating. But over the years I have realised this is largely down to the times I visit - mid- to late April, before many species have taken to the wing, and mid- to late September, when due to lack of surface water, insects are less evident. My stays in to May have yielded more species and others I know staying into late May report even more species and greater numbers on the wing.
REFERENCES USED TO COMPILE THIS CHECKLIST
Die libellenfauna der Insel Lesbos (the dragonfly fauna of the island of Lesbos). Naturkundliche Reiseberichte 3. Lopau, W. Gnarrenburg 1995.
The Dragonflies of Lesbos. Bowers. J. Freinds of Lesbos. 2008.
Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe. Dijkstra, K-D B & Lewington, R. 2006. British Wildlife Publishing, Gillingham, Dorset.
Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe. Dijkstra, K-D B & Lewington, R. 2006. British Wildlife Publishing, Gillingham, Dorset.
ENGLISH NAMES
English names are those used in Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe. The first English name is the new international English name as used in the above title. The second English name is the existing vernacular name.
FLIGHT TIMES
Flight times are those given in the above guide for ‘Europe’, so flight periods on Lesvos will vary and most species will be affected by the water levels (and lack of water during some months). The flight periods for some species have been refined (thanks to Vincent Kalkman).
Flight times are those given in the above guide for ‘Europe’, so flight periods on Lesvos will vary and most species will be affected by the water levels (and lack of water during some months). The flight periods for some species have been refined (thanks to Vincent Kalkman).
SPECIES LIST
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens mingrelica
May - Sep.
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo festiva
May - Sep.
Odalisque Epallage fatime
Apr - Aug.
Robust Spreadwing Lestes dryas
Scarce Emerald Damselfly
Apr – Oct.
Migrant Spreadwing Lestes barbarus
Southern Emerald Damselfly
Mar – Oct.
Small Spreadwing Lestes virens
Small Emerald Damselfly
Apr - Nov.
Dark Spreadwing Lestes macrostigma
Mar – Oct.
Eastern Willow Spreadwing Lestes parvidens
May – Nov.
Common Winter Damselfly Sympecma fusca
Winter Damselfly
All year.
Common Bluetail Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Mar - Nov.
Small Bluetail Ischnura pumilio
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Mar - Oct.
Common Bluet Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly
May - Oct.
Dainty Bluet Coenagrion scitulum
Dainty Damselfly
Apr - Sep.
Small Red Damsel Ceriagrion tenellum
Small Red Damselfly
June - Sep.
Small Redeye Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly
May - Sep.
Blue Redeye Erythromma lindenii
Goblet-marked Damselfly
Mar - Oct.
Blue Featherlegs Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly
May - Sep.
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
May - Dec.
Blue-eyed Hawker Aeshna affinis
Southern Migrant Hawker
May - Oct.
Green-eyed Hawker Aeshna isosceles antehumeralis
Norfolk Hawker
May - Aug.
Blue Emperor Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly
Mar - Dec.
Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope
Mar - Nov.
Vagrant Emperor Anax ephippiger
Mar - Nov.
Hairy Hawker Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly
Mar - Aug.
Eastern Spectre Caliaeschna microstigma
May - Oct.
Turkish Clubtail Gomphus schneiderii
Apr - Jul.
Small Pincertail Onychogomphus forcipatus albistibalis
Green-eyed Hooktail
May - Sep.
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens mingrelica
May - Sep.
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo festiva
May - Sep.
Odalisque Epallage fatime
Apr - Aug.
Robust Spreadwing Lestes dryas
Scarce Emerald Damselfly
Apr – Oct.
Migrant Spreadwing Lestes barbarus
Southern Emerald Damselfly
Mar – Oct.
Small Spreadwing Lestes virens
Small Emerald Damselfly
Apr - Nov.
Dark Spreadwing Lestes macrostigma
Mar – Oct.
Eastern Willow Spreadwing Lestes parvidens
May – Nov.
Common Winter Damselfly Sympecma fusca
Winter Damselfly
All year.
Common Bluetail Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Mar - Nov.
Small Bluetail Ischnura pumilio
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Mar - Oct.
Common Bluet Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly
May - Oct.
Dainty Bluet Coenagrion scitulum
Dainty Damselfly
Apr - Sep.
Small Red Damsel Ceriagrion tenellum
Small Red Damselfly
June - Sep.
Small Redeye Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly
May - Sep.
Blue Redeye Erythromma lindenii
Goblet-marked Damselfly
Mar - Oct.
Blue Featherlegs Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly
May - Sep.
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
May - Dec.
Blue-eyed Hawker Aeshna affinis
Southern Migrant Hawker
May - Oct.
Green-eyed Hawker Aeshna isosceles antehumeralis
Norfolk Hawker
May - Aug.
Blue Emperor Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly
Mar - Dec.
Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope
Mar - Nov.
Vagrant Emperor Anax ephippiger
Mar - Nov.
Hairy Hawker Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly
Mar - Aug.
Eastern Spectre Caliaeschna microstigma
May - Oct.
Turkish Clubtail Gomphus schneiderii
Apr - Jul.
Small Pincertail Onychogomphus forcipatus albistibalis
Green-eyed Hooktail
May - Sep.
Turkish Goldenring Cordulegaster picta
May - Aug.
Blue-eyed Goldenring Cordulegaster insignis
May - Aug.
Yellow-spotted Emerald Somotochlora flavomaculata
May - Aug.
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Apr - Aug.
Blue Chaser Libellula fulva
Scarce Chaser
May - Aug.
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Apr - Sep.
Southern Skimmer Orthetrum brunneum
Apr - Sep.
Epaulet Skimmer Orthetrum chrysostigma
Apr - Aug.
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens anceps (O. ramburii)
Apr - Nov.
Small Skimmer Orthetrum taeniolatum
May - Sep.
Male
Female
Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii
Mar - Nov.
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
May - Nov.
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Apr - Nov.
Southern Darter Sympetrum meridionale
May - Nov.
Broad Scarlet Crocothemis erythraea
Scarlet Darter
Apr - Sep.
Violet Dropwing Trithemis annulata
Violet-marked Darter
Apr - Oct.
Black Pennant Selysiothemis nigra
May - Sep.
Recommended European dragonfly ID website
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
My thanks to Vincent Kalkman and Wolfgang Lopau.
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