List of extinct butterflies


 * Some other extinct butterflies are prehistoric. See prehistoric butterflies.

This is a list of recently extinct butterflies, their former ranges, and dates of extinction.

Nymphalidae

 * Libythea cinyras (Mauritius, 1866)

Lycaenidae

 * Mbashe River buff, Deloneura immaculata (South Africa)
 * Morant's blue, Lepidochrysops hypopolia (South Africa, 1879)
 * Xerces blue, Glaucopsyche xerces (United States, 1941)

Uraniidae

 * Urania sloanus (Jamaica, c. 1894-1908)

Hesperiidae

 * Florida zestos skipper, Epargyreus zestos oberon (United States)
 * Rockland Meske's skipper, Hesperia meskei pinocayo (United States)

Papilionidae

 * Polydamas swallowtail, Battus polydamas antiquus (Antigua and Barbuda, 1770)
 * Parnassius clodius strohbeeni (United States)
 * Danish clouded Apollo, Parnassius mnemosyne bang-haasi (Denmark)

Nymphalidae

 * Unsilvered fritillary, Speyeria adiaste atossa (United States)

Lycaenidae

 * British large copper, Lycaena dispar dispar (England, 1864)
 * Scarce large blue, Phengaris teleius burdigalensis (France)
 * Dutch Alcon blue, Phengaris alcon arenaria (Netherlands, 1979)