A list of the Butterflies recorded on and around Sierra de Loja.

Swallowtail (Papilio machaon),
Regular.
Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius feisthameli),
Regular.
Spanish Festoon (Zerynthia rumina),
Common.
Black-veined White (Aporia crataegi),
Uncommon.
Large White (Pieris brassicae),
Very Common.
Small White (Artogeia rapae),
Very Common.
Bath White (Pontia daplidice),
Very Common.
Moroccan Orange Tip (Anthocharis belia),
Regular.
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False Ilex Hairstreak (Satyrium esculi).
Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi),
Uncommon.
Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas),
Very Common.
Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus),
Common.
Lang's Short-tailed Blue (Leptotes pirithous),
Uncommon.
Geranium Bronze (Cacyreus marshalli),
Common.
African Grass Blue (Zizeeia knysna),
Common.
Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus),
Common.
Panoptes Blue (Pseudophilotes panoptes),
Common.
Brown Argus (Aricia agestis),
Common.
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Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia).
Knapweed Fritillary (Melitaea phoebe),
Common.
Iberian Marbled White (Melanargia lachesis),
Uncommon.
Spanish Marbled White (Melanargia ines),
Common.
Grayling (Hipparchia semele),
Common.
Striped Grayling (Pseudotergumia fidia),
Fairly Common.
Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina ssp hispulla),
Very Common.
Southern Gatekeeper (Pyronia cecilia),
Uncommon.
Spanish Gatekeeper (Lobito listado / Pyronia bathsheba),
Vey Common.
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Oberthur's Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus armoricanus).
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Swallowtail (Papilio machaon).
Berger's Clouded Yellow (Colias alfacariensis).
Uncommon.
Clouded Yellow (Colias crocea),
Very Common.
Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni),
Common.
Cleopatra (Cleopatra / Gonepteryx cleopatra),
Very Common.
Purple Hairstreak (Quercusia Quercus),
Uncommon.
False Ilex Hairstreak (Satyrium esculi),
Uncommon.
Blue Spotted Hairstreak (Satyrium spini),
Common.
Provencal Hairstreak (Tomares ballus),
Common.
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Provencal Hairstreak (Tomares ballus).
Spanish Chalk-hill Blue (Lysandra albicans),
Uncommon.
Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus),
Common.
Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae),
Very Common.
Large Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychlorus),
Uncommon.
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta),
Common.
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui),
Very Common.
Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia),
Uncommon.
Comma (Polygomum c-album),
Rare.
Cardinal Fritillary (argynnis Pandora),
Common.
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Iberian Marbled White (Melanargia lachesis).
Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus F lyllus),
Very Common.
Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria),
Very Common.
Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera),
Common.
Oberthur's Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus armoricanus),
Uncommon.
Sage Skipper (Muschampia proto),
Common.
Mallow Skipper (Carcharodus alceae),
Common.
Marbled White (Melanargia galathea),
Uncommon.
Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris),
Common.
Large Skipper (Ochlodes venatus),
Uncommon.
Mediterranean Skipper (Gegenes nostrodamus),
Uncommon.

A list of the Moths recorded on and around Sierra de Loja.

661 (234), Tapestry Moth (Trichophaga tapetzella), 
1525 (464), Diamond backed Moth (Plutella xylostella),
1655 (720), Ethmia bipunctella,
3036, Stibaromacha ratella,
4166, Dyspessa ulula,
4176 (161), Leopard Moth (Zeuzera pyrina),
5323 (1288), Many Plumed (Alucita hexadactyla),
5578, Lamoria anella,
5611, Synaphe Moldavica,
6145, Ematheudes punctella,
6493, Evergestis desertalis,
6496, Evergestis isatidalis,
6599 (1364), Scarce Crimson & Gold (Pyrausta sanguinalis),
6619 (1369), Uresiphita polygonalis,
6688 (1404), Spoladea (Hymenia) recurvalis,
6690, Palpita unionalis-vitrealis,
6702, Dolicharthnia bruguierali,
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6860 (1990), Striped Hawk-moth (Hyles livornica).
9023, Eutelia adulatrix,
9056 (2441), Silver Y (Autographa gamma),
9081 (2432), Ni Moth (Trichoplusia ni),
9088 (2428), Golden Twin-spot (Chrysodeixis chalcites),
9097 (2414), Spotted Sulphur (Emmelia trabealis),
9100 (2415), Pale Shoulder (Acontia lucida),
9128, Odice arcuinna subsp pergrata,
9140 (2407), Purple Marbled (Eublemma ostrina),
9142 (2408), Small Marbled (Eublemma parva),
9207 (2214), Chamomile Shark (Cucullia chamomillae),
9288, Amephana aurita,
9350 (2395), The Gold Wing (Synthymia fixa),
9367 (2403), Bordered Straw (Heliothis peltigera),
9370 (2400), Scarce-bordered Straw (Helicoverpa armigera),
9460 (2385), Small Mottled Willow (Spodoptera exigua),
9569 (2263), Red-line Quaker (Agrochola lota),
9593, Spudaea ruticilla,
9616, Episema glaucina,
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9944 (2172), Hadena albimacula, White Spot.
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4176 (161), Leopard Moth (Zeuzera pyrina),

6704 (1400), Antigastra catalaunalis,
6719 (1398), Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella),
6860 (1990), Striped Hawk-moth (Hyles livornica),
6865 (1993), Silver-striped Hawk-moth (Hippotion celerio),
7503 (1646), Oak Hook-tip (Watsonalla binaria),
7547, (1894), Latticed Heath (Chiasmia clathrata),
7583, Rhoptria asperaria,
7725, Menophora japygiaria,
7984, Chlorissa  etruscaria,
8059 (1689), Mullein Wave (Scopula marginepunctata),
8128, Idaea belemiata,
8186 (1714), Portland Ribbon Wave (Idaea degeneraria),
8211 (1716), The Vestal (Rhodometra sacraria),
8256 (1728), Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata),
8509 (1825), Lime-speck Pug (Eupithecia cenaureata),
8581, Eupithecia cocciferata,
8631 (1870) Chimney Sweeper (Odezia atrata),
8663 (1878), Drab Looper (Minoa murinata),
8691 (2021), Pine Processionary (Thaumetopoea pityocampa),
8710 (1998), Poplar Kitten (Furcula bifida),
8801 (2292), Tree-lichen Beauty (Cryphia algae),
8877, Catocala elocata,
8904 (2460) The Passenger (Dysgonia algira),
8965 (2465), The Four-spotted (Tyta luctuosa),
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9100 (2415), Acontia lucida, Pale Shoulder.
9621, Episema grueneri,
9651 (2232), Black Rustic (Aporophyla nigra),
9724 (2255), Feathered Ranunculus (Polymixis lichenea),
9895 (2145), The Nutmeg (Discestra trifolii),
9944 (2172), White Spot (Hadena albimacula),
10015 (2206), Devonshire Wainscot (Mythimna putrescens),
10022 (2202), L-Album Wainscot (Mythimna l-album),
10034 (2208), Cosmopolitan (Mythimna loreyi),
10038 (2190), Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica),
10326, Cladocerotis optabilis,
10335, Agrotis lata,
10343 (2092), Shuttle Shaped Dart (Agrotis puta puta),
10347 (2090) Cresent Dart (Agrotis trux),
10449 (2421), Scarce Silver-lines (Bena bicolorana),
10460 (2420), Egyptian Bollworm (Earias insulana),
10535 (2054), Crimson Speckled (Utetheisa pulchella),
10555, Cymbalophora pudica,

A list of the Dragonflies recorded on and around Sierra de Loja.

Copper Demoiselle (Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis), 
Common.
Iberian Bluetail (Ischnura graellsii), 
Very Common.
Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathinerum),
Common.
White Featherleg (Platycnemis latipes),
Locally Uncommon.
Migrant Hawker ( Aeshna mixta),
Regular.
Blue / Common Emperor (Anax imperator),
Common.
Lesser Emperor (Anax parthenope),
Regular.
Common Golden Ringed Dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii subsp algirica),
Regular.
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Orange-winged Dropwing (Trithemis kirbyi).
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White Featherleg (Platycnemis latipes).
Southern Skimmer (Orthetrum brunneum),
Regular.
Epaulet Skimmer (Orthetrum chrysostigma),
Common.
Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii),
Very Common.
Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum),
Common.
Desert Darter (Sympetrum sinaiticum),
Uncommon.
Broad Scarlet (Crocothemis erythraea),
Regular.
Orange-winged Dropwing (Trithemis kirbyi),
Rare.