The Lepidoptera of Germany consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from Germany.
Butterflies Hesperiidae Carcharodus alceae (Esper, 1780) Carcharodus floccifera (Zeller, 1847) Carcharodus lavatherae (Esper, 1783) Carterocephalus palaemon (Pallas, 1771) Carterocephalus silvicola (Meigen, 1829) Erynnis tages (Linnaeus, 1758) Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) Heteropterus morpheus (Pallas, 1771) Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777) Pyrgus alveus (Hübner, 1803) Pyrgus andromedae (Wallengren, 1853) Pyrgus armoricanus (Oberthür, 1910) Pyrgus cacaliae (Rambur, 1839) Pyrgus carthami (Hübner, 1813) Pyrgus cirsii (Rambur, 1839) Pyrgus malvae (Linnaeus, 1758) Pyrgus onopordi (Rambur, 1839) Pyrgus serratulae (Rambur, 1839) Pyrgus warrenensis (Verity, 1928) Spialia sertorius (Hoffmannsegg, 1804) Thymelicus acteon (Rottemburg, 1775) Thymelicus lineola (Ochsenheimer, 1808) Thymelicus sylvestris (Poda, 1761)
Lycaenidae Agriades glandon (de Prunner, 1798) Agriades optilete (Knoch, 1781) Agriades orbitulus (de Prunner, 1798) Aricia agestis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Aricia artaxerxes (Fabricius, 1793) Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 Callophrys rubi (Linnaeus, 1758) Celastrina argiolus (Linnaeus, 1758) Cupido minimus (Fuessly, 1775) Cupido osiris (Meigen, 1829) Cupido argiades (Pallas, 1771) Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) Eumedonia eumedon (Esper, 1780) Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) Glaucopsyche alexis (Poda, 1761) Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767) Lycaena alciphron (Rottemburg, 1775) Lycaena dispar (Haworth, 1802) Lycaena helle (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Lycaena hippothoe (Linnaeus, 1761) Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761) Lycaena tityrus (Poda, 1761) Lycaena virgaureae (Linnaeus, 1758) Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775) Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) Phengaris alcon (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Phengaris arion (Linnaeus, 1758) Phengaris nausithous (Bergstrasser, 1779) Phengaris teleius (Bergstrasser, 1779) Plebejus argus (Linnaeus, 1758) Plebejus argyrognomon (Bergstrasser, 1779) Plebejus idas (Linnaeus, 1761) Polyommatus damon (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Polyommatus daphnis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Polyommatus amandus (Schneider, 1792) Polyommatus dorylas (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Polyommatus eros (Ochsenheimer, 1808) Polyommatus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) Polyommatus thersites (Cantener, 1835) Pseudophilotes baton (Bergstrasser, 1779) Satyrium acaciae (Fabricius, 1787) Satyrium ilicis (Esper, 1779) Satyrium pruni (Linnaeus, 1758) Satyrium spini (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Satyrium w-album (Knoch, 1782) Scolitantides orion (Pallas, 1771) Thecla betulae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nymphalidae Aglais io (Linnaeus, 1758) Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) Apatura ilia (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Apatura iris (Linnaeus, 1758) Aphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758) Araschnia levana (Linnaeus, 1758) Arethusana arethusa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Argynnis paphia (Linnaeus, 1758) Argynnis laodice (Pallas, 1771) Argynnis pandora (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Boloria aquilonaris (Stichel, 1908) Boloria napaea (Hoffmannsegg, 1804) Boloria pales (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Boloria dia (Linnaeus, 1767) Boloria euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758) Boloria selene (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Boloria thore (Hübner, 1803) Boloria titania (Esper, 1793) Boloria eunomia (Esper, 1799) Brenthis daphne (Bergstrasser, 1780) Brenthis ino (Rottemburg, 1775) Brintesia circe (Fabricius, 1775) Chazara briseis (Linnaeus, 1764) Coenonympha arcania (Linnaeus, 1761) Coenonympha gardetta (de Prunner, 1798) Coenonympha glycerion (Borkhausen, 1788) Coenonympha hero (Linnaeus, 1761) Coenonympha oedippus (Fabricius, 1787) Coenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758) Coenonympha tullia (Muller, 1764) Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) Erebia aethiops (Esper, 1777) Erebia epiphron (Knoch, 1783) Erebia eriphyle (Freyer, 1836) Erebia euryale (Esper, 1805) Erebia gorge (Hübner, 1804) Erebia ligea (Linnaeus, 1758) Erebia manto (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Erebia medusa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Erebia melampus (Fuessly, 1775) Erebia meolans (Prunner, 1798) Erebia oeme (Hübner, 1804) Erebia pandrose (Borkhausen, 1788) Erebia pharte (Hübner, 1804) Erebia pluto (de Prunner, 1798) Erebia pronoe (Esper, 1780) Erebia styx (Freyer, 1834) Erebia tyndarus (Esper, 1781) Euphydryas aurinia (Rottemburg, 1775) Euphydryas cynthia (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Euphydryas intermedia (Menetries, 1859) Euphydryas maturna (Linnaeus, 1758) Fabriciana adippe (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Fabriciana niobe (Linnaeus, 1758) Hipparchia fagi (Scopoli, 1763) Hipparchia hermione (Linnaeus, 1764) Hipparchia statilinus (Hufnagel, 1766) Hipparchia semele (Linnaeus, 1758) Hyponephele lycaon (Rottemburg, 1775) Issoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758) Lasiommata maera (Linnaeus, 1758) Lasiommata megera (Linnaeus, 1767) Lasiommata petropolitana (Fabricius, 1787) Libythea celtis (Laicharting, 1782) Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764) Limenitis populi (Linnaeus, 1758) Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901 Lopinga achine (Scopoli, 1763) Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) Melanargia galathea (Linnaeus, 1758) Melitaea athalia (Rottemburg, 1775) Melitaea aurelia Nickerl, 1850 Melitaea britomartis Assmann, 1847 Melitaea cinxia (Linnaeus, 1758) Melitaea diamina (Lang, 1789) Melitaea didyma (Esper, 1778) Melitaea parthenoides Keferstein, 1851 Melitaea phoebe (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Minois dryas (Scopoli, 1763) Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus, 1758) Nymphalis polychloros (Linnaeus, 1758) Nymphalis vaualbum (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Nymphalis xanthomelas (Esper, 1781) Oeneis glacialis (Moll, 1783) Pararge aegeria (Linnaeus, 1758) Polygonia c-album (Linnaeus, 1758) Pyronia tithonus (Linnaeus, 1767) Speyeria aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758) Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758) Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) Vanessa virginiensis (Drury, 1773)
Papilionidae Iphiclides podalirius (Linnaeus, 1758) Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758 Parnassius apollo (Linnaeus, 1758) Parnassius mnemosyne (Linnaeus, 1758) Parnassius phoebus (Fabricius, 1793) Zerynthia polyxena (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Pieridae Anthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758) Aporia crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758) Colias alfacariensis Ribbe, 1905 Colias croceus (Fourcroy, 1785) Colias hyale (Linnaeus, 1758) Colias myrmidone (Esper, 1781) Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761) Colias phicomone (Esper, 1780) Gonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758) Leptidea reali Reissinger, 1990 Leptidea sinapis (Linnaeus, 1758) Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758) Pieris bryoniae (Hübner, 1806) Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758) Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758) Pieris mannii (Mayer, 1851) Pontia callidice (Hübner, 1800) Pontia edusa (Fabricius, 1777)
Riodinidae Hamearis lucina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Moths
Adelidae Adela albicinctella Mann, 1852 Adela croesella (Scopoli, 1763) Adela cuprella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Adela mazzolella (Hübner, 1801) Adela reaumurella (Linnaeus, 1758) Adela violella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Cauchas fibulella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Cauchas leucocerella (Scopoli, 1763) Cauchas rufifrontella (Treitschke, 1833) Cauchas rufimitrella (Scopoli, 1763) Nematopogon adansoniella (Villers, 1789) Nematopogon magna (Zeller, 1878) Nematopogon metaxella (Hübner, 1813) Nematopogon pilella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Nematopogon robertella (Clerck, 1759) Nematopogon schwarziellus Zeller, 1839 Nematopogon swammerdamella (Linnaeus, 1758) Nemophora associatella (Zeller, 1839) Nemophora congruella (Zeller, 1839) Nemophora cupriacella (Hübner, 1819) Nemophora degeerella (Linnaeus, 1758) Nemophora dumerilella (Duponchel, 1839) Nemophora fasciella (Fabricius, 1775) Nemophora metallica (Poda, 1761) Nemophora minimella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Nemophora ochsenheimerella (Hübner, 1813) Nemophora pfeifferella (Hübner, 1813) Nemophora prodigellus (Zeller, 1853) Nemophora violellus (Herrich-Schäffer in Stainton, 1851)
Alucitidae Alucita desmodactyla Zeller, 1847 Alucita grammodactyla Zeller, 1841 Alucita hexadactyla Linnaeus, 1758 Alucita huebneri Wallengren, 1859 Alucita palodactyla Zeller, 1847 Pterotopteryx dodecadactyla Hübner, 1813
Argyresthiidae Argyresthia abdominalis Zeller, 1839 Argyresthia albistria (Haworth, 1828) Argyresthia aurulentella Stainton, 1849 Argyresthia bonnetella (Linnaeus, 1758) Argyresthia brockeella (Hübner, 1813) Argyresthia conjugella Zeller, 1839 Argyresthia curvella (Linnaeus, 1761) Argyresthia fundella (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1835) Argyresthia glaucinella Zeller, 1839 Argyresthia goedartella (Linnaeus, 1758) Argyresthia ivella (Haworth, 1828) Argyresthia pruniella (Clerck, 1759) Argyresthia pulchella Lienig & Zeller, 1846 Argyresthia pygmaeella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Argyresthia retinella Zeller, 1839 Argyresthia semifusca (Haworth, 1828) Argyresthia semitestacella (Curtis, 1833) Argyresthia sorbiella (Treitschke, 1833) Argyresthia spinosella Stainton, 1849 Argyresthia submontana Frey, 1871 Argyresthia amiantella (Zeller, 1847) Argyresthia arceuthina Zeller, 1839 Argyresthia bergiella (Ratzeburg, 1840) Argyresthia dilectella Zeller, 1847 Argyresthia glabratella (Zeller, 1847) Argyresthia illuminatella Zeller, 1839 Argyresthia laevigatella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 Argyresthia praecocella Zeller, 1839 Argyresthia thuiella (Packard, 1871)
Autostichidae Oegoconia caradjai Popescu-Gorj & Capuse, 1965 Oegoconia deauratella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Oegoconia novimundi (Busck, 1915) Oegoconia quadripuncta (Haworth, 1828) Oegoconia uralskella Popescu-Gorj & Capuse, 1965 Symmoca signatella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 Symmoca signella (Hübner, 1796)
Batrachedridae Batrachedra pinicolella (Zeller, 1839) Batrachedra praeangusta (Haworth, 1828)
Bedelliidae
Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)
Blastobasidae Blastobasis huemeri Sinev, 1993 Blastobasis phycidella (Zeller, 1839) Hypatopa binotella (Thunberg, 1794) Hypatopa inunctella Zeller, 1839 Hypatopa segnella (Zeller, 1873)
Brahmaeidae Lemonia dumi (Linnaeus, 1761) Lemonia taraxaci (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Bucculatricidae Bucculatrix absinthii Gartner, 1865 Bucculatrix albedinella (Zeller, 1839) Bucculatrix argentisignella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 Bucculatrix artemisiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 Bucculatrix bechsteinella (Bechstein & Scharfenberg, 1805) Bucculatrix cidarella (Zeller, 1839) Bucculatrix cristatella (Zeller, 1839) Bucculatrix demaryella (Duponchel, 1840) Bucculatrix frangutella (Goeze, 1783) Bucculatrix gnaphaliella (Treitschke, 1833) Bucculatrix humiliella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 Bucculatrix maritima Stainton, 1851 Bucculatrix nigricomella (Zeller, 1839) Bucculatrix noltei Petry, 1912 Bucculatrix ratisbonensis Stainton, 1861 Bucculatrix thoracella (Thunberg, 1794) Bucculatrix ulmella Zeller, 1848 Bucculatrix ulmifoliae M. Hering, 1931
Carposinidae Carposina berberidella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
Chimabachidae Dasystoma salicella (Hübner, 1796) Diurnea fagella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Diurnea lipsiella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Choreutidae Anthophila abhasica Danilevsky, 1969 Anthophila fabriciana (Linnaeus, 1767) Choreutis diana (Hübner, 1822) Choreutis nemorana (Hübner, 1799) Choreutis pariana (Clerck, 1759) Prochoreutis holotoxa (Meyrick, 1903) Prochoreutis myllerana (Fabricius, 1794) Prochoreutis sehestediana (Fabricius, 1776) Tebenna bjerkandrella (Thunberg, 1784)
Coleophoridae Augasma aeratella (Zeller, 1839) Coleophora absinthii Wocke, 1877 Coleophora achaenivora Hofmann, 1877 Coleophora adelogrammella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora adjectella Hering, 1937 Coleophora adjunctella Hodgkinson, 1882 Coleophora adspersella Benander, 1939 Coleophora ahenella Heinemann, 1877 Coleophora albella (Thunberg, 1788) Coleophora albicans Zeller, 1849 Coleophora albicosta (Haworth, 1828) Coleophora albicostella (Duponchel, 1842) Coleophora albidella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Coleophora albitarsella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora alcyonipennella (Kollar, 1832) Coleophora alnifoliae Barasch, 1934