List of butterflies of Egypt

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 rosaceus
 * 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