Danish butterflies
An overview of the butterflies that breed regularly in Denmark.
Occasional vagrants straying in from neighbouring countries are not included.
Species shown in red are protected and must not be collected, according to the Executive Order of 14 February 2021
- Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) – Migrant
- Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)
- Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus)
- Orange-tip (Anthocharis cardamines)
- Purple Hairstreak (Favonius quercus)
- Heath Fritillary (Melitaea athalia)
- Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)
- Cranberry Blue (Agriades optilete)
- Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)
- Peacock (Aglais io)
- Comma (Polygonia c-album)
- White-letter Hairstreak (Satyrium w-album)
- Scarce Copper (Lycaena virgaureae)
- Small Blue (Cupido minimus)
- Mazarine Blue (Cyaniris semiargus)
- Lesser Marbled Fritillary (Brenthis ino)
- Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)
- Alcon Blue (Maculinea alcon)
- Idas Blue (Plebejus idas)
- Oberthür's Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus armoricanus)
- Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)
- Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi)
- Green-veined White (Pieris napi)
- Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages)
- Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias hyale) – Migrant
- Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae)
- Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia)
- White Admiral (Limenitis camilla)
- Lesser Purple Emperor (Apatura ilia)
- Purple Emperor (Apatura iris)
- Amanda's Blue (Polyommatus amandus)
- Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)
- Niobe Fritillary (Argynnis niobe)
- Silver-spotted Skipper (Hesperia comma)
- Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
- Small White (Pieris rapae)
- Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja)
- Cranberry Fritillary (Boloria aquilonaris)
- Large Heath (Coenonympha tullia)
- False Heath Fritillary (Melitaea diamina)
- Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
- Map (Araschnia levana)
- Glanville Fritillary (Melitaea cinxia)
- Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus)
- Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) – Migrant
- Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne)
- Brown Argus (Aricia agestis)
- Grayling (Hipparchia semele)
- Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)
- High Brown Fritillary (Argynnis adippe)
- Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
- Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris)
- Sooty Copper (Lycaena tityrus)
- Northern Brown Argus (Aricia artaxerxes)
- Large Blue (Maculinea arion)
- Northern Chequered Skipper (Carterocephalus silvicola)
- Black-veined White (Aporia crataegi)
- Large Chequered Skipper (Heteropterus morpheus)
- Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae)
- Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus)
- Large White (Pieris brassicae)
- Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia)
- Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
- Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)
- Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) – Migrant
- Wall (Lasiommata megera)
- Purple-edged Copper (Lycaena hippothoe)