This is a list of butterfly species recorded in Estonia (excluded are the species not encountered during the past 100 years).

Hesperiidae – skippers

Dingy skipper - Erynnis tages

Grizzled skipper - Pyrgus malvae

Olive skipper - Pyrgus serratulae

Large grizzled skipper - Pyrgus alveus

Large chequered skipper - Heteropterus morpheus

Northern chequered skipper - Carterocephalus silvicola

Chequered skipper - Carterocephalus palaemon

Essex skipper - Thymelicus lineola

Small skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris

Large skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus

Silver-spotted skipper - Hesperia comma

Papilionidae – swallowtails

Old World swallowtail - Papilio machaon

Scarce swallowtail - Iphiclides podalirius

Clouded Apollo - Parnassius mnemosyne

Pieridae – whites

Black-veined white - Aporia crataegi

Large white - Pieris brassicae

Small white - Pieris rapae

Green-veined white - Pieris napi

Bath white - Pontia daplidice

Wood white - Leptidea sinapis

Orange tip - Anthocharis cardamines

Brimstone - Gonepteryx rhamni

Moorland clouded yellow - Colias palaeno

Pale clouded yellow - Colias hyale

Clouded yellow - Colias crocea

Nymphalidae

White admiral - Limenitis camilla

Poplar admiral - Limenitis populi

Purple emperor - Apatura iris

Lesser purple emperor - Apatura ilia

European peacock - Aglais io

Small tortoiseshell - Aglais urticae

Red admiral - Vanessa atalanta

Painted lady - Vanessa cardui

Scarce tortoiseshell - Nymphalis xanthomelas

Large tortoiseshell - Nymphalis polychloros

Camberwell beauty - Nymphalis antiopa

False comma - Nymphalis vaualbum

Comma - Polygonia c-album

Map - Araschnia levana

Scarce fritillary - Euphydryas maturna

Marsh fritillary - Euphydryas aurinia

False heath fritillary - Melitaea diamina

Heath fritillary - Melitaea athalia

Nickerl's fritillary - Melitaea aurelia

Knapweed fritillary - Melitaea phoebe

Glanville fritillary - Melitaea cinxia

Spotted fritillary - Melitaea didyma

Dark green fritillary - Speyeria aglaja

Niobe fritillary - Fabriciana niobe

High brown fritillary - Fabriciana adippe

Silver-washed fritillary - Argynnis paphia

Cardinal - Argynnis pandora

Pallas's fritillary - Argynnis laodice

Lesser marbled fritillary - Brenthis ino

Queen of Spain fritillary - Issoria lathonia

Small pearl-bordered fritillary - Boloria selene

Pearl-bordered fritillary - Boloria euphrosyne

Frigga fritillary - Boloria frigga

Weaver's fritillary - Boloria dia

Titania's fritillary - Boloria titania

Freija fritillary - Boloria freija

Cranberry fritillary - Boloria aquilonaris

Bog fritillary - Boloria eunomia

Arran brown - Erebia ligea

Lapland ringlet - Erebia embla

Marbled white - Melanargia galathea

Baltic grayling - Oeneis jutta

Grayling - Hipparchia semele

Ringlet - Aphantopus hyperanthus

Speckled wood - Pararge aegeria

Northern wall brown - Lasiommata petropolitana

Large wall - Lasiommata maera

Woodland brown - Lopinga achine

Meadow brown - Maniola jurtina

Dusky meadow brown - Hyponephele lycaon

Scarce heath - Coenonympha hero

Coenonympha amyntas

Pearly heath - Coenonympha arcania

Small heath - Coenonympha pamphilius

Large heath - Coenonympha tullia

Riodinidae - metalmarks

Duke of Burgundy - Hamearis lucina

Lycaenidae

Purple hairstreak - Thecla quercus

Brown hairstreak - Thecla betulae

Ilex hairstreak - Satyrium ilicis

White-letter hairstreak - Satyrium w-album

Black hairstreak - Satyrium pruni

Green hairstreak - Callophrys rubi

Scarce copper - Lycaena virgaureae

Sooty copper - Lycaena tityrus

Purple-shot copper - Lycaena alciphron

Small copper - Lycaena phlaeas

Large copper - Lycaena dispar

Purple-edged copper - Lycaena hippothoe

Short-tailed blue - Cupido argiades

Small blue - Cupido minimus

Holly blue - Celastrina argiolus

Eastern baton blue - Pseudophilotes vicrama

Chequered blue - Scolitantides orion

Green-underside blue - Glaucopsyche alexis

Large blue - Phengaris arion

Idas blue - Plebejus idas

Silver-studded blue - Plebejus argus

List of butterflies of Estonia