The Wildlife of Sierra de Loja and surrounding areas.
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Species Information.

Introduction.

Butterflies are commonly found throughout the area covered by this site and I have so far managed to find and Identify over 70 different species.


Swallowtail (Papilio machaon).
A common insect regularly seen in all areas.

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Swallowtail (Papilio machaon).
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Swallowtail (Papilio machaon).
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Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) caterpillar.
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Swallowtail (Papilio machaon).
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Swallowtail (Papilio machaon).
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Swallowtail (Papilio machaon).
Iberian Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides feisthameli).
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Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius feisthameli).
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Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius feisthameli).
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Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius feisthameli).
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Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius feisthameli).
Spanish Festoon (Zerynthia rumina).
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Spanish Festoon (Zerynthia rumina).
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Spanish Festoon (Zerynthia rumina).
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Spanish Festoon (Zerynthia rumina).
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Spanish Festoon (Zerynthia rumina).
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Spanish Festoon (Zerynthia rumina).
Black-veined White (Banca del Majuelo / Aporia crataegi).
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Black-veined White (Banca del Majuelo / Aporia crataegi).
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Black-veined White (Banca del Majuelo / Aporia crataegi).
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Black-veined White (Banca del Majuelo / Aporia crataegi) mating pair.
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Black-veined White (Banca del Majuelo / Aporia crataegi).
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Black-veined White (Banca del Majuelo / Aporia crataegi).
Large White (Pieris brassicae).
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Large White (Pieris brassicae).
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Large White (Pieris brassicae).
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Large White (Pieris brassicae).
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Large White (Pieris brassicae).
Small White (Artogeia rapae).
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Small White (Artogeia rapae).
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Small White (Artogeia rapae).
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Small White (Artogeia rapae).

Green-veined White (Pieris napi).

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Green-veined White (Pieris napi).
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Green-veined White (Pieris napi).
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Green-veined White (Pieris napi).
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Green-veined White (Pieris napi).
Bath White (Blanqiverdosa / Pontia daplidice).
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Bath White (Blanqiverdosa / Pontia daplidice).
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Bath White (Blanqiverdosa / Pontia daplidice).
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Bath White (Blanqiverdosa / Pontia daplidice).
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Bath White (Blanqiverdosa / Pontia daplidice).
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Bath White (Blanqiverdosa / Pontia daplidice).
Western Dappled White (Euchloe crameri).
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Western Dappled White (Euchloe crameri).
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Western Dappled White (Euchloe crameri).
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Western Dappled White (Euchloe crameri).
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Western Dappled White (Euchloe crameri).
Portuguese Dappled White (Euchloe tagis).
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Portuguese Dappled White (Euchloe tagis).
Green-Striped White (Euchloe belemia).
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Green-Striped White (Euchloe belemia).
Provence Orange-tip (Anthocharis euphenodes).
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Moroccan Orange-tip (Anthocharis belia) Male underwing.
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Moroccan Orange-tip (Anthocharis belia) Female underwing.
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Moroccan Orange-tip (Anthocharis belia) Female underwing.
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Moroccan Orange-tip (Anthocharis belia) Male Upperwing.
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Moroccan Orange-tip (Anthocharis belia) mating Pair.
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Moroccan Orange-tip (Anthocharis belia).
Desert Orange-tip (Colotis evagore).
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Desert Orange-tip (Colotis evagore).
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Desert Orange-tip (Colotis evagore).
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Desert Orange-tip (Colotis evagore).
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Desert Orange-tip (Colotis evagore).
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Desert Orange-tip (Colotis evagore).
Berger's Clouded Yellow (Colias alfacariensis).
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Berger's Clouded Yellow (Colias alfacariensis) male.
Clouded Yellow (Colias crocea).
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Clouded Yellow (Colias crocea).
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Clouded Yellow (Colias crocea).
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Clouded Yellow (Colias crocea).
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Clouded Yellow (Colias crocea).
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Clouded Yellow (Colias crocea).
Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni).
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Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni).
Cleopatra (Cleopatra / Gonepteryx cleopatra).
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Cleopatra (Cleopatra / Gonepteryx cleopatra) male.
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Cleopatra (Cleopatra / Gonepteryx cleopatra) female.
Wood White (Leptidea sinapis).
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Wood White (Leptidea sinapis).
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Wood White (Leptidea sinapis).
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Wood White (Leptidea sinapis).
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Wood White (Leptidea sinapis).
Purple Hairstreak (Quercusia Quercus).
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Purple Hairstreak (Quercusia Quercus).
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Purple Hairstreak (Quercusia Quercus).
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Purple Hairstreak (Quercusia Quercus) female.
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Purple Hairstreak (Quercusia Quercus) female.
False Ilex Hairstreak (Satyrium esculi).
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False Ilex Hairstreak (Satyrium esculi).
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False Ilex Hairstreak (Satyrium esculi).
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False Ilex Hairstreak (Satyrium esculi).
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False Ilex Hairstreak (Satyrium esculi).
Blue Spotted Hairstreak (Satyrium spini).
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Blue Spotted Hairstreak (Satyrium spini).
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Blue Spotted Hairstreak (Satyrium spini).
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Blue Spotted Hairstreak (Satyrium spini).
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Blue Spotted Hairstreak (Satyrium spini).
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Blue Spotted Hairstreak (Satyrium spini).
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Blue Spotted Hairstreak (Satyrium spini).
Provencal Hairstreak (Tomares ballus).
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Provencal Hairstreak (Tomares ballus).
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Provencal Hairstreak (Tomares ballus).
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Provencal Hairstreak (Tomares ballus).
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Provencal Hairstreak (Tomares ballus).
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Provencal Hairstreak (Tomares ballus).
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Provencal Hairstreak (Tomares ballus).
Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi).
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Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi).
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Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi).
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Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi).
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Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi).
Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas).
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Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas).
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Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas).
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Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas).
Purple-shot Copper (Lycaena alciphron).
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Purple-shot Copper (Lycaena alciphron).
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Purple-shot Copper (Lycaena alciphron).
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Purple-shot Copper (Lycaena alciphron).
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Purple-shot Copper (Lycaena alciphron).
Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus).
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Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus).
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Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus).
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Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus).
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Swallowtail (Papilio machaon).
Lang's Short-tailed Blue (Leptotes pirithous).
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Lang's Short-tailed Blue (Leptotes pirithous) egg laying female.
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Lang's Short-tailed Blue (Leptotes pirithous).
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Lang's Short-tailed Blue (Leptotes pirithous).
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Lang's Short-tailed Blue (Leptotes pirithous).
Geranium Bronze (Cacyreus marshalli).
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Geranium Bronze (Cacyreus marshalli).
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Geranium Bronze (Cacyreus marshalli).
African Grass Blue (Zizeeia knysna).
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African Grass Blue (Zizeeia knysna).
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African Grass Blue (Zizeeia knysna).
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African Grass Blue (Zizeeia knysna).
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African Grass Blue (Zizeeia knysna).
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Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus).
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Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus).
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Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus).
Lorquin's Blue (Cupido lorquinii).
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Lorquin's Blue (Cupido lorquinii).
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Lorquin's Blue (Cupido lorquinii).
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Lorquin's Blue (Cupido lorquinii).
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Lorquin's Blue (Cupido lorquinii).
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Lorquin's Blue (Cupido lorquinii).
Black-eyed Blue (Glaucopsyche melanops).
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Black-eyed Blue (Glaucopsyche melanops).
Panoptes Blue (Pseudophilotes panoptes).
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Panoptes Blue (Pseudophilotes panoptes).
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Panoptes Blue (Pseudophilotes panoptes).
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Panoptes Blue (Pseudophilotes panoptes).
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Lorquin's Blue (Cupido lorquinii).
Geranium Argus (Eumedonia eumedon).
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Geranium Argus (Eumedonia eumedon).
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Geranium Argus (Eumedonia eumedon).
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Geranium Argus (Eumedonia eumedon).
Southern Brown Argus (Aricia crameri).
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Southern Brown Argus (Aricia crameri).
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Brown Argus (Aricia agestis).
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Brown Argus (Aricia agestis).
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Brown Argus (Aricia agestis).
Spanish Chalk-hill Blue (Lysandra albicans).
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Spanish Chalk-hill Blue (Lysandra albicans).
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Spanish Chalk-hill Blue (Lysandra albicans).
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Spanish Chalk-hill Blue (Lysandra albicans).
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Spanish Chalk-hill Blue (Lysandra albicans).
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Spanish Chalk-hill Blue (Lysandra albicans).
Adonis Blue (Lysandra bellargus).
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Adonis Blue (Niña Celeste / Lysandra bellargus).
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Adonis Blue (Niña Celeste / Lysandra bellargus).
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Adonis Blue (Niña Celeste / Lysandra bellargus).
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Spanish Chalk-hill Blue (Lysandra albicans).

Common / Southern Blue (Polyommatus icarus / celina).

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Spanish Chalk-hill Blue (Lysandra albicans).
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Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus).
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Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus).
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Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) blue female.
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Spanish Chalk-hill Blue (Lysandra albicans).
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