This is a list of the butterflies of family Nymphalidae, or the "browns", which are found in Europe. It is a part of the List of the butterflies of Europe
Subfamily Nymphalinae Tribe Junoniini Diadem, Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) Canary Islands, Madeira
Tribe Nymphalini European peacock, Aglais io (Linnaeus 1758) Small tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae (Linnaeus 1758) Sardinian small tortoiseshell, Aglais ichnusa (Bonelli, 1826) Map butterfly, Araschnia levana (Linnaeus 1758) White petticoat, Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus 1758) Large tortoiseshell, Nymphalis polychloros (Linnaeus 1758) Yellow-legged tortoiseshell, Nymphalis xanthomelas (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) False comma, Nymphalis vaualbum ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Comma, Polygonia c-album (Linnaeus 1758) Southern comma, Polygonia egea (Cramer 1775) Red admiral, Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus 1758) Canary red admiral, Vanessa vulcania Godart, 1819 Painted lady, Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus 1758) American painted lady, Vanessa virginiensis (Drury, 1773)
Tribe Melitaeini Scarce fritillary, Euphydryas maturna (Linnaeus 1758) Asian fritillary, Euphydryas intermedia (Ménétriés, 1859) Euphydryas italica Back, Haussmann, Salk & Weiss, 2015 Cynthia's fritillary, Euphydryas cynthia (Denis & Schiffermüller 1775) Lapland fritillary, Euphydryas iduna (Dalman, 1816) Marsh fritillary, Euphydryas aurinia (Rottemburg, 1775) Spanish marsh fritillary, Euphydryas beckeri (Lederer, 1853) Spanish fritillary, Euphydryas desfontainii (Godart, 1819) Euphydryas orientalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) Spotted fritillary, Melitaea didyma (Esper, 1778) Freyer's fritillary, Melitaea arduinna (Esper, ) Lesser spotted fritillary, Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Aetherie fritillary, Melitaea aetherie (Hübner 1826) Knapweed fritillary, Melitaea phoebe (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Jerusalem fritillary, Melitaea telona (Fruhstorfer, 1908) Little fritillary, Melitaea asteria (Freyer, 1828) Heath fritillary, Melitaea athalia (Rottemburg, 1775) Nickerl's fritillary, Melitaea aurelia Nickerl, 1850 Assman's fritillary, Melitaea britomartis (Assmann, 1847) Provençal fritillary, Melitaea deione (Geyer, 1832) Melitaea nevadensis Oberthür, 1904 Glanville fritillary, Melitaea cinxia (Linnaeus, 1758) False heath fritillary, Melitaea diamina (Lang, 1789) Meadow fritillary, Melitaea parthenoides Keferstein, 1851 Grisons fritillary, Melitaea varia Meyer-Dur, 1851 Sicilian fritillary, Melitaea ornata Christoph, 1893
Subfamily Heliconiinae Silver-washed fritillary, Argynnis paphia (Linnaeus, 1758) Pallas' fritillary, Argynnis laodice (Pallas, 1771) Cardinal, Argynnis pandora (Denis & Schiffermüller 1775) Mountain fritillary, Boloria alaskensis (Holland, 1900) North RussiaLukhtanov, V & A. Lukhtanov (1994): Herbipoliana Bd. 3: Die Tagfalter Nordwestasiens. 1-440. Verlag Dr. Ulf Eitschberger, Marktleuthen. Cranberry fritillary, Boloria aquilonaris Stichel, 1908 Balkan fritillary, Boloria graeca (Staudinger, 1870) Mountain fritillary, Boloria napaea (Hoffmannsegg, 1804) Shepherd's fritillary, Boloria pales (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Erschoff's fritillary, Boloria angarensis (Erschoff, 1870) North and East Russia"Description d'un Argynnis nouveau de la Sibérie orientale". Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou. 43 (1): 112-114. Arctic fritillary, Boloria chariclea Schneider, 1794 Violet fritillary, Boloria dia (Linnaeus, 1767) Pearl-bordered fritillary, Boloria euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758) Freija fritillary, Boloria freija (Becklin in Thunberg, 1791) Frigga fritillary, Boloria frigga Becklin in Thunberg, 1791 Dingy fritillary, Boloria improba Butler, 1877 Boloria oscarus (Eversmann, 1844) Russia (Urals)Tshikolovets, V. V. (2011) Butterflies of Europe & the Mediterranean Area. 544 S.: Pardubice, Czech Republic (Tshikolovets Puplications). Polaris fritillary, Boloria polaris Boisduval, 1828 Small pearl-bordered fritillary, Boloria selene (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Boloria selenis (Eversmann, 1837) RussiaIUCN Red List Boloria selenis Thor's fritillary, Boloria thore (Hübner, 1803) Purple bog fritillary, Boloria titania (Esper, 1793) Boloria tritonia (Böber, 1812) North RussiaGorbunov, P. Y. (2001) The Butterflies of Russia: Classification, Genitalia, Keys for Identification (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea). Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology. Ocellate bog fritillary, Boloria eunomia (Esper, 1799) Marbled fritillary, Brenthis daphne (Bergstrasser, 1780) Twin-spot fritillary, Brenthis hecate (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Lesser marbled fritillary, Brenthis ino (Rottemburg, 1775) High brown fritillary, Fabriciana adippe (Denis & Schiffermüller 1775) Corsican fritillary, Fabriciana elisa (Godart, ) Niobe fritillary, Fabriciana niobe (Linnaeus, 1758) Queen of Spain, Issoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758) Issoria eugenia (Eversmann, 1847) North European RussiaEversmann (1847) "Lepidoptera quaedam nova Rossiae et Sibiriae indigena descripsit et delineavit". Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou. 20 (3): 66-83, 6 pls.Tuzov, V. K.; Bogdanov, P. V.; Devyatkin, A. L.; Kaabak, L. V.; Korolev, V. A.; Murzin, V. S.; Samodurov, G. D. & Tarasov, E. A. (1997). Guide to the Butterflies of Russia and Adjacent Territories (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera). Sofia: Pensoft. Dark green fritillary, Speyeria aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subfamily Charaxinae Two-tailed pasha, Charaxes jasius (Linnaeus, 1767)
Subfamily Danainae Plain tiger, Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) Monarch, Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subfamily Apaturinae Lesser purple emperor, Apatura ilia (Denis & Schiffermüller 1775) Purple emperor, Apatura iris (Linnaeus, 1758) Freyer's purple emperor, Apatura metis Freyer, 1829
Subfamily Libytheinae Nettle-tree butterfly, Libythea celtis (Laicharting, 1782)
Subfamily Limenitidinae White admiral, Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764) Poplar admiral, Limenitis populi (Linnaeus, 1758) Southern white admiral, Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901 Hungarian glider, Neptis rivularis (Scopoli 1763) Pallas' sailer, Neptis sappho (Pallas 1771)
Subfamily Satyrinae Speckled wood, Pararge aegeria (Linnaeus, 1758) Madeiran speckled wood, Pararge xiphia (Fabricius, 1775) Canary speckled wood, Pararge xiphioides Staudinger, 1871 Wall, Lasiommata megera (Linnaeus, 1767) Large wall, Lasiommata maera (Linnaeus, 1758) Northern wall brown, Lasiommata petropolitana (Fabricius, 1787) Corsican wall brown, Lasiommata paramegaera (Hübner, 1824) Woodland brown, Lopinga achine (Scopoli, 1763) Lopinga deidamia (Eversmann, 1851) Iranian argus, Kirinia climene (Esper, ) Lattice brown, Kirinia roxelana (Cramer, 1777) Stoll's heath, Coenonympha amaryllis (Stoll, 1782) South European RussiaDubatolov, V. V. & Korshunov, Yu. P. "Satyridae collection of Siberian Zoological Museum". Large heath, Coenonympha tullia (Muller, 1764) False ringlet, Coenonympha oedippus (Fabricius, 1787) Pearly heath, Coenonympha arcania (Linnaeus, 1761) Corsican heath, Coenonympha corinna (Hübner, 1804) Dusky heath, Coenonympha dorus (Esper, 1782) Alpine heath, Coenonympha gardetta (de Prunner, 1798) Chestnut heath, Coenonympha glycerion (Borkhausen, 1788) Scarce heath, Coenonympha hero Linnaeus, 1761 Russian heath, Coenonympha leander (Esper, 1784) Small heath, Coenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758) Eastern large heath, Coenonympha rhodopensis Elwes, 1900 Cretan small heath, Coenonympha thyrsis Freyer, 1845IUCN Red List Coenonympha thyrsis Balkan heath, Coenonympha orientalis (Rebel, 1910)IUCN Red List Coenonympha orientalis Siberian heath, Coenonympha phryne (Pallas, 1771) Central and South European Russia False Mnestra ringlet, Erebia aethiopellus (Hoffmannsegg, 1806) Scotch argus, Erebia aethiops (Esper, 1777) Almond-eyed ringlet, Erebia alberganus (de Prunner, 1798) Erebia bubastis (Meisner, 1818) Lorkovic's brassy ringlet, Erebia calcaria Lorkovic, 1953 Common brassy ringlet, Erebia cassioides cassioides (Reiner & Hochenwarth, 1792) Raetzer's ringlet, Erebia christi Ratzer, 1890 White speck ringlet, Erebia claudina (Borkhausen, 1789) Austria Erebia cyclopius (Eversmann, 1844) North and East European Russia IUCN Red List Erebia cyclopius Erebia dabanensis Erschoff, 1871 North European Russia O. Karsholt, J. Razowski (eds.) (1996). The Lepidoptera of Europe: A Distributional Checklist. Arctic ringlet, Erebia disa (Thunberg, 1791) Red-disked alpine, Erebia discoidalis (Kirby, 1837) North European Russia Erebia edda Ménétriés, 1851 North European Russia Russian insects Lapland ringlet, Erebia embla (Becklin, 1791) Small mountain ringlet, Erebia epiphron (Knoch, 1783) Spring ringlet, Erebia epistygne (Hübner, 1824) Eriphyle ringlet, Erebia eriphyle (Freyer, 1836) Large ringlet, Erebia euryale (Esper, 1805) Banded alpine, Erebia fasciata Butler, 1868 Yellow-banded ringlet, Erebia flavofasciata Heyne, 1895 Silky ringlet, Erebia gorge (Hübner 1804) Lefèbvre's ringlet, Erebia lefebvrei (Boisduval, ) Arran brown, Erebia ligea (Linnaeus, 1758) Yellow-spotted ringlet, Erebia manto (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Woodland ringlet, Erebia medusa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Lesser mountain ringlet, Erebia melampus (Fuessly 1775) Black ringlet, Erebia melas (Herbst 1796) Piedmont ringlet, Erebia meolans (Prunner, 1798) Mnestra's ringlet, Erebia mnestra (Hübner 1804) Marbled ringlet, Erebia montanus (de Prunner, 1798) Autumn ringlet, Erebia neoridas (Boisduval, 1828) de Lesse's brassy ringlet, Erebia nivalis Lorkovic & De Lesse, 1954 Bright eyed ringlet, Erebia oeme (Hübner, 1804) Ottoman brassy ringlet, Erebia ottomana Herrich-Schäffer, 1847 Dewy ringlet, Erebia pandrose (Borkhausen, 1788) Blind ringlet, Erebia pharte (Hübner, 1804) Sooty ringlet, Erebia pluto (de Prunner, 1798) Water ringlet, Erebia pronoe (Esper, 1780) Larche ringlet, Erebia scipio Boisduval, 1832 False dewy ringlet, Erebia sthennyo Graslin, 1850 Styrian ringlet, Erebia stirius (Godart, 1824) Stygian ringlet, Erebia styx (Freyer, 1834) Sudeten ringlet, Erebia sudetica, Staudinger, 1861 de Prunner's ringlet, Erebia triarius (de Prunner, 1798) Swiss brassy ringlet, Erebia tyndarus (Esper, 1781) Erebia vogesiaca Christ, 1881 [1882?] Dalmatian ringlet, Proterebia afra (Fabricius, 1787) European Russia, Croatia, GreeceIUCN Red List Proterebia afra Ringlet, Aphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758) Southern gatekeeper, Pyronia cecilia (Vallantin, 1894) Gatekeeper, Pyronia tithonus (Linnaeus, 1767) Spanish gatekeeper, Pyronia bathseba (Fabricius, 1793) Oriental meadow brown, Hyponephele lupinus (O. Costa 1836) Dusky meadow brown, Hyponephele lycaon (Rottemburg 1775) Koçak's meadow brown, Hyponephele huebneri Koçak, 1980 South European Russia Koçak, A. Ö. (1980). "On the nomenclature of some genus- and species-group names of Lepidoptera". Nota Lepidopterologica. 2 (4): 139-146. Aegean meadow brown, Maniola chia Thomson, 1987 Meadow brown, Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus 1758) Halicarnas brown, Maniola halicarnassus Thomson, 1990 Nisyros Island, Greece IUCN Red List Maniola halicarnassus Cyprus meadow brown, Maniola cypricola Thomson, 1990 Cyprus IUCN Red List Maniola cypricola Turkish meadow brown, Maniola megala (Oberthür, 1909) Greece IUCN Red List Maniola megala Sardinian meadow brown, Maniola nurag Ghiliani, 1852 Sardinia Dodecanese meadow brown, Maniola telmessia (Zeller, 1847) Dodecanese and North Aegean Marbled white, Melanargia galathea (Linnaeus, 1758) Western marbled white, Melanargia occitanica (Esper, 1793) Esper's marbled white, Melanargia russiae (Esper, 1783) Italian marbled white, Melanargia arge (Sulzer, 1776) Spanish marbled white, Melanargia ines (Hoffmannsegg, 1804) Iberian marbled white, Melanargia lachesis (Hübner, 1790) Balkan marbled white, Melanargia larissa (Geyer, 1828) Sicilian marbled white, Melanargia pherusa (Boisduval, 1833) SicilyIUCN Red List Melanargia pherusa Black satyr, Satyrus actaea (Esper, 1781)