{"id":44690,"date":"2020-06-12T09:01:22","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T08:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.madriu-perafita-claror.ad\/les-papallones\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T18:15:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T17:15:38","slug":"les-papallones","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.madriu-perafita-claror.ad\/en\/les-papallones\/","title":{"rendered":"The butterflies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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THE LEPIDOPTERA FAMILY (butterflies and moths)<\/span><\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The valley is rich in invertebrates, including 114 species of butterflies. The Madriu-Perafita-Claror valley has been part of the Butterfly Monitoring Scheme of Andorra (BMSAnd) since 2015. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
CLASS<\/td>\nORDER<\/td>\nSUB-ORDER<\/td>\nFAMILY<\/td>\nSCIENTIFIC NAME<\/td>\nCOMMON NAME<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Insects<\/td>\nLepidoptera (butterflies and moths)<\/td>\nNocturnal butterflies or Heteroceres<\/td>\nNoctuidae (noctuids)<\/td>\nXanthia icteritia<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zygaenidae (Zygaenids)<\/td>\nZygaena exulans<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geometridae (geometric insects)<\/td>\nAsthena albulata<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Exanthemata scalp<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cabera pusaria<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eulithis prunata<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eupithecia tantilaria<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hydriomena furcata<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Minoa murinata<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plagodis pulveraria<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pseudopanthera macularia<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scopula floslactata<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Semiothisa clathrata<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Siona lineata<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xanthorhoe montana subsp. montana <\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xanthorhoe spadicearia<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Butterflies or moths<\/td>\nHesperiidae (Hesperids)<\/td>\nCarcharodus alceae<\/td>\nCommon tadpole \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erynnis tages<\/td>\nFury \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spialia sertorius<\/td>\nPimple’s thief \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hesperia comma<\/td>\nWhite-spotted dart \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ochlodes sylvanus<\/td>\nBlonde Dart \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pyrgus alveus<\/td>\nGreater wall \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pyrgus cirsii<\/td>\nRed-breasted blackbird \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pyrgus malvoides<\/td>\nCommon blackbird \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pyrgus serratulae<\/td>\nOlive-colored warbler \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thymelicus lineola<\/td>\nBlack-tipped gold \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thymelicus sylvestris<\/td>\nOrange tipped gilt \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pyrgus carthami<\/td>\nRoyal battlement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lycaenidae<\/td>\nAgriades glandon<\/td>\nGlacier blue \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aricia montensis<\/td>\nMountain brunette<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Callophrys rubi<\/td>\nWhite-eyed greenfinch \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Favonius quercus<\/td>\nPurple \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leptotes pirithous<\/td>\nStriated blue \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Celastrina argiolus<\/td>\nIvy leaf \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phengaris alcon<\/td>\nSmall anthill \u263b\u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cupid alcetas<\/td>\nTails of the melg\u00f3 \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cupid minimus<\/td>\nLittle Cupid \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cupid argiades<\/td>\nOrange spotted tails \u263b\u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eumedonia eumedon<\/td>\nBrunette from torrent \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lycaena tityrus<\/td>\nDark copper \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lampides boeticus<\/td>\nBlue pea \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lycaena phlaeas<\/td>\nCommon copper \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lycaena virgaureae<\/td>\nRed copper \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lycaena hippothoe<\/td>\nCopper from Mollera \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plebejus argus<\/td>\nBlue Argive \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plebeians Idas<\/td>\nMountain blue \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Polyommatus amandus<\/td>\nGarland bell \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lysandra bellargus<\/td>\nShiny blue \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lysandra coridon<\/td>\nMountain Grisette \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Polyommatus dorylas<\/td>\nBlaveta de la vulneraria \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Polyommatus eros<\/td>\nAlpine bluebird \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Polyommatus icarus<\/td>\nCommon bluebird \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyaniris semiargus<\/td>\nCobalt \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Polyommatus thersites<\/td>\nBlaveta de trepadella \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aricia nicias<\/td>\nGrey brunette \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Satyrium acaciae<\/td>\nThe little blackbird \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Satyrium esculi<\/td>\nOak Maroon \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Satyrium ilicis<\/td>\nOak Maroon \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lycaena alciphron<\/td>\nCopper litmus \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phengaris Arion<\/td>\nLarge anthill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Polyommatus escheri<\/td>\nAstragalus scapula<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nymphalidae subfam. Satyrinae (satyrids) <\/td>\nCoenonympha arcania<\/td>\nBush fawn \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coenonympha pamphilus<\/td>\nCommon Lioness \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maniola jurtina<\/td>\nMeadow brunette \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brintesia Circe<\/td>\nWitch \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erebia cassioides<\/td>\nGrey mountain \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erebia epiphron<\/td>\nLittle mountain girl \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erebia euryale<\/td>\nScalloped mountain \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erebia gorgone [endemic species of the Pyrenees]<\/td>\nPyrenean mountaineer \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erebia lefebvrei<\/td>\nBlack Mountain \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erebia meolans<\/td>\nCommon mountain ash \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erebia neoridas<\/td>\nLate mountaineering \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erebia pandrose<\/td>\nDotted mountain \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erebia triaria<\/td>\nMountain girl of the trio \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lasiommata maera<\/td>\nBig margin \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lasiommata megera<\/td>\nCommon Margenera \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Melanargia lachesis<\/td>\nIberian chess \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pararge aegeria<\/td>\nForest brunette \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Satyrus actaea<\/td>\nLittle satyr \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erebia oem<\/td>\nMountain of Mollera<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erebia gorge<\/td>\nMountain of scree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nymphalidae (water lilies)<\/td>\nAglais urticae<\/td>\nNettle butterfly \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ilia size<\/td>\nLittle rainbow \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Iris aperture<\/td>\nBig rainbow \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aglaja’s sparrow<\/td>\nMountain silver \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Argynnis paphia<\/td>\nCommon silverback \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reduced limenitis<\/td>\nMediterranean nymph \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Euphrosyne<\/td>\nScarlet Maiden \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shovels of dust<\/td>\nAlpine maiden \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Selenium<\/td>\nBrunette Maiden \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brenthis daphne<\/td>\nBlackberry Pearl \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brenthis ino<\/td>\nEuropean pearl \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Melitaea cinxia<\/td>\nDotted checkers \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Good day<\/td>\nViolet Maiden \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vanessa cardui<\/td>\nThistle Migratory \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Melitaea didyma<\/td>\nRed checker \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Euphydryas aurinia<\/td>\nVariable brocade \u2207 \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fabriciana Adippe<\/td>\nSilver with red dots \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fabriciana niobe<\/td>\nNiobe \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aglais Io<\/td>\nPeacock by day \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Issoria lathonia<\/td>\nMirrors \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Limenitis stretcher<\/td>\nWoodland nymph \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Melitaea nevadensis\/celadussa<\/td>\nWoodland checker \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Melitaea deione<\/td>\nBunny checker \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Melitaea diamine<\/td>\nValerian lady \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Melitaea parthenoides<\/td>\nMeadow lady \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Melitaea phoebe<\/td>\nCornflower checker \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nymphalis antiopa<\/td>\nVelvety willow \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nymphalis polychloros<\/td>\nSleeping nymph \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Polygonia c-album<\/td>\nWhite butterfly \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eunomys bologna<\/td>\nMaiden of the bistorta \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vanessa atalanta<\/td>\nAtalanta \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Papilionidae (butterfly family)<\/td>\nParnassius apollo<\/td>\nApollo \u2207 \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Parnassius mnemosyne<\/td>\nMnemosyne \u2207 \u263b\u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Iphiclides feisthamelii<\/td>\nZebra Queen \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swallowtail butterfly<\/td>\nQueen butterfly \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pieridae (pierids)<\/td>\nAnthocharis cardamines<\/td>\nAurora \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aporia hawthorn<\/td>\nWhite Hawthorn \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colias alfacariensis<\/td>\nPale saffron \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colias crocea<\/td>\nAlfalfa Saffron \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colias phicomone<\/td>\nAlpine saffron \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gonepteryx cleopatra<\/td>\nCleopatra \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gonepteryx rhamni<\/td>\nLemon tree \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leptidea mustard<\/td>\nCommon Angel \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pieris brassicae<\/td>\nCabbage White \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pieris napi<\/td>\nScented blanket \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pieris rapae<\/td>\nCabbage patch \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pontia daplidice<\/td>\nCommon pontia \u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pontia callidice<\/td>\nPontia of the peaks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Riodinidae (Riodinidae)<\/td>\nHamearis lucina<\/td>\nPrimrose butterfly \u263b\u263b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Animal species classified according to the IUCN (<\/span><\/span> International Union for Conservation of Nature) according to the degree<\/span><\/span> of threat ( BOPA 12\/06\/13<\/a> ):<\/span><\/span>
\n \u263b \u263b\u263b<\/span> Protected species (62.6%)<\/span>
\n \u263b\u263b \u263b<\/span> Protected and threatened species (14.5%)<\/span>
\n \u263b\u263b\u263b Protected and endangered species (6.9%)<\/span><\/p>\n

( Vertebrates: protected: 84% and threatened or endangered: 21.4%<\/span> )<\/span><\/p>\n

( Butterflies: protected: 94.2% and threatened or endangered: 29.1%<\/span> )<\/span><\/p>\n

\u25ac<\/p>\n

\u2295\u2295\u2295\u2295<\/span> Huntable species, ( Regulations implementing the Hunting Law<\/a> ) <\/span>
\n\u2295\u2295\u2295\u2295<\/span> fishable ( <\/sup>” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Fishing Regulations<\/a> )<\/span>
\n\u2295\u2295\u2295\u2295<\/span> and others (e.g. the <\/sup>” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Chamois Management Plan of the Principality of Andorra<\/a> )<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2192<\/span> more information: www.patrimoninatural.ad<\/a> and www.facip.com<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n

Species listed in Annex II of the Bern Convention<\/a> (strictly protected species whose habitat is also protected by prohibiting the intentional deterioration or destruction of breeding sites or their resting areas):<\/span><\/span>
\n \u2207 \u2207\u2207\u2207<\/span> Strictly protected species (51.1%)<\/span>
\n \u2207\u2207 \u2207\u2207<\/span> Strictly protected endemic<\/a> species<\/span>
\n\u2207\u2207\u2207 \u2207<\/span> Strictly protected species, studied and conserved by the PACT<\/a> (Action Plan for the Conservation of the Trencal\u00f2s), which was created in 1999 by the Andorran Government and the Association for the Defense of Nature (ADN)<\/span>
\n\u2207\u2207\u2207\u2207 Strictly protected species of community interest, whose presence was demonstrated in 2011 thanks to the FELIS project<\/a> (agreement between the BOMOSA Philanthropic Association and the Government of Andorra)<\/span>[\u00b9] = link in Spanish; [\u00b2] = link in French<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Sources<\/span> :<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span> “Entomological inventory of the Vall\u00e9e du Madriu-Perafita-Claror (Andorra) 2006
\n<\/span> \u2022<\/span>“Update of data collected at BUTTERFLY MONITORING SCHEME stations in ANDORRA (BMSAnd)” CENMA 2014. <\/span>
\n\u2022<\/span> CENMA – Andorran Snow and Mountain Studies Center<\/span>
\n\u2022<\/span>Links and photos: www.wikipedia.org<\/a> .<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_single_image image=”38671″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] THE LEPIDOPTERA FAMILY (butterflies and moths) [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The valley is rich in invertebrates, including 114 species of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-44690","page","type-page","status-publish"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madriu-perafita-claror.ad\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madriu-perafita-claror.ad\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madriu-perafita-claror.ad\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madriu-perafita-claror.ad\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madriu-perafita-claror.ad\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44690"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.madriu-perafita-claror.ad\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44815,"href":"https:\/\/www.madriu-perafita-claror.ad\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44690\/revisions\/44815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madriu-perafita-claror.ad\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}