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. 2005 Jan 25;102(6):1963–1967. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0406718102

Table 1. Ecological extinction risk rank of Finnish butterfly species in order of decreasing risk of extinction.

Species EERR RL
Melitaea diamina 1 EN
Scolitantides vicrama 2 CR
Euphydryas aurinia 3 VU
Boloria frigga 4
Glaucopsyche arion 5 CR
Lycaena helle 6 VU
Scolitantides orion 7 VU
Pyrgus centaureae 8
Satyrium w-album 9 NT
Favonius quercus 10
Boloria freija 11
Lopinga achine 12 NT
Boloria titania 13 VU
Aricia nicias 14
Boloria thore 15
Melitaea cinxia 16 VU
Lycaena hippothoe 17
Parnassius mnemosyne 18 VU
Erebia embla 19
Satyrium pruni 20
Thecla betulae 21
Aricia eumedon 22
Hipparchia semele 23
Parnassius apollo 24 NT
Carterocephalus silvicola 25
Coenonympha tullia 26
Carterocephalus palaemon 27
Cupido minimus 28 EN
Pararge aegeria 29
Hesperia comma 30 NT
Coenonympha glycerion 31
Oeneis jutta 32
Araschnia levana 33
Maniola jurtina 34 NT
Euphydryas maturna 35
Colias palaeno 36
Glaucopsyche alexis 37 VU
Aporia crataegi 38
Pyrgus alveus 39
Apatura iris 40 NT
Boloria aquilonaris 41
Lasiommata maera 42
Argynnis niobe 43
Melitaea athalia 44
Boloria eunomia 45
Albulina optilete 46
Limenitis populi 47
Aricia artaxerxes 48
Lycaena phlaeas 49
Pyrgus malvae 50
Leptidea sinapis 51
Polyommatus icarus 52
Lasiommata petropolitana 53
Lycaena virgaureae 54
Erebia ligea 55
Argynnis aglaja 56
Coenonympha pamphilus 57
Polyommatus semiargus 58
Issoria lathonia 59 NT
Boloria euphrosyne 60
Argynnis laodice 61
Argynnis paphia 62
Thymelicus lineola 63
Papilio machaon 64
Aphantopus hyperantus 65
Celastrina argiolus 66
Boloria selene 67
Plebejus idas 68
Brenthis ino 69
Callophrys rubi 70
Plebejus argus 71
Argynnis adippe 72
Aglais io 73
Aglais urticae 74
Polyommatus amandus 75
Anthocharis cardamines 76
Ochlodes faunus 77
Nymphalis antiopa 78
Pieris napi 79
Polygonia c-album 80
Gonepteryx rhamni 81

EERR, ecological extinction risk rank; RL, current World Conservation Union Red List classification; EN, endangered; CR, critically endangered; VU, vulnerable; NT, near threatened.