The two links below helped with identification although iNaturalist does appear to contain some errors and the Butterflies of Oman book is very outdated.
A downloadable pdf copy of the 1980 Butterflies of Oman is available here:
Hopefully this resource will prove useful to anyone visiting Oman with an interest in butterflies. If you notice anything which looks incorrect please let me know.
I would like to thank Nigel Peace for confirming/correcting my initial identifications.
Pontia glauconome Desert White 1 - Wadi Al Khoud Recharge Dam |
Pontia glauconome Desert White 2 - Al Balid Farm |
Pontia glauconome Desert White 2 - Al Balid Farm |
Spialia mafa Mafa Sandman (could also be Spialia doris but currently only mafa known to be in range) - Wadi Halinan |
Spialia mafa Mafa Sandman (as above) - Wadi Halinan |
Taracus rosaceus Mediterranean Tiger Blue 1 - Wadi Halinan |
Taracus rosaceus Mediterranean Tiger Blue 2 - Ayn Tobroq |
Taracus rosaceus Mediterranean Tiger Blue 3 - Nizwa |
Taracus rosaceus Mediterranean Tiger Blue 4 - Sun Farms |
Ypthima asterope Common Three-Ring 1 - Tawi Atayr Sink Hole |
Ypthima asterope Common Three-Ring 2 -Tawi Atayr Sink Hole |
Ypthima asterope Common Three-Ring 3 - Shaat viewpoint |
Zizeeria karsandra 1 - Birkit al Mouz |
Zizeeria karsandra 2 - Sun Farms |
Zizeeria karsandra 3 - Sun Farms |
Zizeeria karsandra 4 (or same as 3) - Sun Farms |
Zizeeria karsandra 5 - Al Balid Farm |
Zizeeria karsandra 6 (may be same as 5) - Al Balid Farm |
Zizula hylax Tiny Grass Blue - Ayn Hamran |
Charaxes varanes Pearl Charaxes - Ayn Hamran |
Colotis liagore Desert Orange Tip - Wadi Halinan |
Tarucus balkanica Little Tiger Blue - Khawr Dhurf |
Chilades parrhasius Small Cupid 1 - Mudayy |
Chilades parrhasius Small Cupid 2 - Haya tip |
Chilades parrhasius Small Cupid 3 - Wadi Ash Shuwaymiyyah Chilades parrhasius Small Cupid 4 - Hayma Services |
Chilades parrhasius Small Cupid 5 - Sun Farms |
Chilades trochylus Grass Jewel - Ash Shuwaymiyyah |
Chilades trochylus Grass Jewel - Ash Shuwaymiyyah |
Chilades trochylus Grass Jewel - Ash Shuwaymiyyah |
Chilades trochylus Grass Jewel - Ash Shuwaymiyyah |
Colotis calais - Khawr Dhurf |
Colotis calais - Sun Farms |
Colotis liagore Desert Orange Tip 1 - Wadi Halinan |
Colotis liagore Desert Orange Tip 1 - Wadi Halinan |
Colotis liagore Desert Orange Tip 2 - Birkit al Mouz |
Colotis liagore Desert Orange Tip 3 - Birkit al Mouz |
Colotis phisadia Blue-Spotted Arab 1 - Ras Al Sawadi |
Colotis phisadia Blue-Spotted Arab 1 - Ras Al Sawadi |
Colotis phisadia Blue-Spotted Arab 2 - Ras Al Sawadi |
Colotis phisadia Blue-Spotted Arab 3 - Mudayy |
Colotis phisadia Blue-Spotted Arab 4 - Sun Farms |
Eurema hecabe Common Grass Yellow - Ayn Tobroq |
Azanus ubaldus Bright Babel Blue - Sun Farms |
Gegenes nostrodamus Mediterranean Skipper (could also be Gegenes pumilio but currently only nostrodamus know in range -probably!) - Qitbit motel |
Gomalia elma Green-marbled Skipper - Jabal Samhan |
Lampides boeticus Pea Blue 1 - Nizwa |
Lampides boeticus Pea Blue 2 - Nizwa |
Lampides boeticus Pea Blue 3 - Nizwa |
Lampides boeticus Pea Blue 4 - Birkit al Mouz |
Leptotes pirithous Lang's Short-tailed Blue - Ayn Tobroq |
Melanitis leda Common Evening Brown - Ayn Hamran |
Nepheronia buqueti buchanani Plain Vagrant - Ayn Tobroq |
Vanessa cardui Painted Lady - Al Balid Farm |
Pinacopteryx eriphia Zebra White - Ayn Hamran |
Danaus chrysippus Plain Tiger 1 -Khawr Dhurf |
Danaus chrysippus Plain Tiger 2 - Sun Farms |
Danaus chrysippus Plain Tiger 2 - Sun Farms |
Charaxes varanes bertrami - Ayn Hamran |
Axiocerses harpax Common Scarlet 1 - Jabal Samhan |
Axiocerses harpax Common Scarlet 2 - Jabal Samhan |
Junonia orithya Blue Pansy 1 - Wadi Halinan |
Junonia orithya Blue Pansy 2 - Al Balid Farm |
Junonia orithya Blue Pansy 3 - Ayn Hamran |
Coeliades anchises One-pip Policeman - Birkit al Mouz |
Belenois aurota Pioneer White 1 - Birkit al Mouz |
Belenois aurota Pioneer White 1 - Birkit al Mouz |
Belenois aurota Pioneer White 2 - Nizwa |
Belenois aurota Pioneer White 2 - Nizwa |
Belenois aurota Pioneer White 3 - Ayn Tobroq |
Belenois aurota Pioneer White 3 - Ayn Tobroq |
Papilio demoleus Lime Swallowtail 1 - Al Balid Farm |
Papilio demoleus Lime Swallowtail 1 - Al Balid Farm |
Papilio demoleus Lime Swallowtail 2 - Wadi al Muaydin |
Papilio demoleus Lime Swallowtail 2 - Wadi al Muaydin |
Junonia hierta Yellow Pansy 1 - Ayn Hamran |
Junonia hierta Yellow Pansy 2 - Ayn Hamran |
Catopsilia florella African Migrant - Birkit al Mouz |