This is a list of butterflies of Egypt. About 63 species are known from Egypt, two of which are endemic.
Papilionidae Papilio saharae
Pieridae Belenois aurota Calopieris eulimene Catopsilia florella Colias croceus Colotis chrysonome Colotis danae Colotis fausta Colotis liagore Colotis phisadia Colotis protomedia Elphinstonia charlonia Euchloe aegyptiaca Euchloe belemia Euchloe falloui Pieris brassicae Pieris rapae Pontia daplidice Pontia glauconome Zegris eupheme
Lycaenidae Anthene amarah Azanus jesous Azanus ubaldus Chilades eleusis Cigaritis acamas Cigaritis myrmecophila Deudorix livia Freyeria trochylus Iolana alfierii Kretania philbyi Lampides boeticus Leptotes pirithous Luthrodes pandava Lycaena phlaeas Lycaena thersamon Plebejidea loewii Polyommatus icarus Pseudophilotes abencerragus Pseudophilotes sinaicus Satyrium jebelia Tarucus balkanicus Tarucus rosacea Tomares ballus Zizeeria karsandra Zizina otis
Nymphalidae Charaxes hansali Chazara persephone Danaus chrysippus Hypolimnas misippus Junonia hierta Melitaea deserticola Melitaea trivia Pseudotergumia pisidice Vanessa atalanta Vanessa cardui
Hesperiidae Borbo borbonica Carcharodus alceae Carcharodus stauderi ambigua Carcharodus stauderi ramses Gegenes nostrodamus Gomalia elma Pelopidas thrax Sarangesa phidyle Spialia doris doris Spialia doris amenophis
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