List of butterflies of Eswatini

This is a list of butterflies of Eswatini. About 312 species are known from Eswatini (formerly Swaziland),^[1] none of which are endemic.^[2]

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

Papilionini

• Papilio nireus lyaeus Doubleday, 1845
• Papilio dardanus cenea Stoll, 1790
• Papilio constantinus Ward, 1871
• Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]
• Papilio echerioides Trimen, 1868
• Papilio euphranor Trimen, 1868
• Papilio ophidicephalus ayresi van Son, 1939

Leptocercini

• Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
• Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775)
• Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873)
• Graphium porthaon (Hewitson, 1865)
• Graphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779)
• Graphium morania (Angas, 1849)
• Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)

Pieridae

Coliadinae

• Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
• Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898)
• Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
• Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
• Colias electo (Linnaeus, 1763)

Pierinae

• Colotis amata calais (Cramer, 1775)
• Colotis antevippe gavisa (Wallengren, 1857)
• Colotis auxo (Lucas, 1852)
• Colotis celimene amina (Hewitson, 1866)
• Colotis danae annae (Wallengren, 1857)
• Colotis euippe omphale (Godart, 1819)
• Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836)
• Colotis evenina (Wallengren, 1857)
• Colotis ione (Godart, 1819)
• Colotis pallene (Hopffer, 1855)
• Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863)
• Colotis vesta argillaceus (Butler, 1877)
• Colotis eris (Klug, 1829)
• Colotis subfasciatus (Swainson, 1833)
• Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823
• Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847)
• Pinacopterix eriphia (Godart, [1819])
• Nepheronia argia variegata Henning, 1994
• Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
• Nepheronia thalassina sinalata (Suffert, 1904)
• Leptosia alcesta inalcesta Bernardi, 1959

Pierini

• Appias epaphia contracta (Butler, 1888)
• Appias sabina phoebe (Butler, 1901)
• Pontia helice (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779)
• Mylothris rueppellii haemus (Trimen, 1879)
• Dixeia charina (Boisduval, 1836)
• Dixeia pigea (Boisduval, 1836)
• Dixeia spilleri (Spiller, 1884)
• Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
• Belenois creona severina (Stoll, 1781)
• Belenois gidica abyssinica (Lucas, 1852)
• Belenois thysa (Hopffer, 1855)
• Belenois zochalia (Boisduval, 1836)

Lycaenidae

Miletinae

Miletini

• Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Lachnocnema durbani Trimen & Bowker, 1887
• Thestor basutus (Wallengren, 1857)

Poritiinae

Liptenini

• Alaena amazoula amazoula (Boisduval, 1847)
• Alaena amazoula ochroma Vári, 1976
• Pentila tropicalis (Boisduval, 1847)
• Baliochila aslanga (Trimen, 1873)
• Cnodontes pallida (Trimen, 1898)
• Cnodontes penningtoni Bennett, 1954

Epitolini

• Durbania amakosa ayresi van Son, 1941
• Deloneura millari Trimen, 1906

Aphnaeinae

• Chloroselas mazoensis (Trimen, 1898)
• Chloroselas pseudozeritis (Trimen, 1873)
• Crudaria leroma (Wallengren, 1857)
• Chrysoritis aethon (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
• Cigaritis ella (Hewitson, 1865)
• Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850)
• Cigaritis natalensis (Westwood, 1851)
• Cigaritis phanes (Trimen, 1873)
• Axiocerses tjoane (Wallengren, 1857)
• Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881)
• Aloeides aranda (Wallengren, 1857)
• Aloeides henningi Tite & Dickson, 1973
• Aloeides swanepoeli Tite & Dickson, 1973
• Aloeides damarensis mashona Tite & Dickson, 1973
• Aloeides molomo (Trimen, 1870)
• Aloeides taikosama (Wallengren, 1857)
• Aloeides dryas Tite & Dickson, 1968
• Aphnaeus hutchinsonii Trimen & Bowker, 1887

Theclinae

• Myrina dermaptera (Wallengren, 1857)
• Myrina silenus ficedula Trimen, 1879
• Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Hemiolaus caeculus (Hopffer, 1855)
• Leptomyrina hirundo (Wallengren, 1857)
• Leptomyrina gorgias (Stoll, 1790)
• Leptomyrina henningi Dickson, 1976
• Iolaus alienus Trimen, 1898
• Iolaus mimosae rhodosense (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
• Iolaus sidus Trimen, 1864
• Iolaus pallene (Wallengren, 1857)
• Iolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1875
• Iolaus silarus Druce, 1885
• Stugeta bowkeri tearei Dickson, 1980
• Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
• Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
• Deudorix diocles Hewitson, 1869
• Deudorix penningtoni van Son, 1949
• Deudorix vansoni Pennington, 1948
• Capys alphaeus extentus Quickelberge, 1979
• Capys disjunctus Trimen, 1895

Polyommatinae

Lycaenesthini

• Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
• Anthene butleri livida (Trimen, 1881)
• Anthene definita (Butler, 1899)
• Anthene kersteni (Gerstaecker, 1871)
• Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874)
• Anthene millari (Trimen, 1893)
• Anthene minima (Trimen, 1893)
• Anthene otacilia (Trimen, 1868)
• Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876)
• Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936

Polyommatini

• Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, [1824])
• Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855)
• Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857)
• Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Uranothauma nubifer (Trimen, 1895)
• Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782)
• Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898
• Cacyreus tespis (Herbst, 1804)
• Cacyreus virilis Stempffer, 1936
• Harpendyreus noquasa (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
• Leptotes brevidentatus (Tite, 1958)
• Leptotes jeanneli (Stempffer, 1935)
• Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Leptotes pulchra (Murray, 1874)
• Tuxentius melaena (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
• Tarucus bowkeri transvaalensis Quickelberge, 1972
• Tarucus sybaris (Hopffer, 1855)
• Zintha hintza (Trimen, 1864)
• Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
• Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877)
• Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883)
• Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
• Oraidium barberae (Trimen, 1868)
• Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
• Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880)
• Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857)
• Azanus natalensis (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
• Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, 1782)
• Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793)
• Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena (Wallengren, 1857)
• Euchrysops barkeri (Trimen, 1893)
• Euchrysops dolorosa (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
• Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
• Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855)
• Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923
• Orachrysops lacrimosa (Bethune-Baker, 1923)
• Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
• Lepidochrysops glauca (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
• Lepidochrysops ignota (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
• Lepidochrysops irvingi (Swanepoel, 1948)
• Lepidochrysops patricia (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
• Lepidochrysops plebeia (Butler, 1898)
• Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965

Nymphalidae

Libytheinae

• Libythea labdaca laius Trimen, 1879

Danainae

Danaini

• Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
• Amauris niavius dominicanus Trimen, 1879
• Amauris albimaculata Butler, 1875
• Amauris echeria (Stoll, 1790)
• Amauris ochlea (Boisduval, 1847)

Satyrinae

Melanitini

• Aeropetes tulbaghia (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Paralethe dendrophilus junodi (van Son, 1935)
• Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)

Satyrini

• Bicyclus anynana (Butler, 1879)
• Bicyclus ena (Hewitson, 1877)
• Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850)
• Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873)
• Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)
• Ypthima impura paupera Ungemach, 1932
• Coenyra hebe (Trimen, 1862)
• Physcaeneura panda (Boisduval, 1847)
• Neita neita (Wallengren, 1875)
• Cassionympha cassius (Godart, 1824)
• Pseudonympha poetula Trimen, 1891
• Stygionympha wichgrafi van Son, 1955
• Dingana angusta Henning & Henning, 1996

Charaxinae

Charaxini

• Charaxes varanes (Cramer, 1777)
• Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824)
• Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866
• Charaxes castor flavifasciatus Butler, 1895
• Charaxes brutus natalensis Staudinger, 1885
• Charaxes druceanus moerens Jordan, 1936
• Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859
• Charaxes xiphares draconis Jordan, 1936
• Charaxes cithaeron Felder & Felder, 1859
• Charaxes etesipe tavetensis Rothschild, 1894
• Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1867
• Charaxes jahlusa argynnides Westwood, 1864
• Charaxes ethalion (Boisduval, 1847)
• Charaxes phaeus Hewitson, 1877
• Charaxes vansoni van Someren, 1975
• Charaxes zoolina (Westwood, [1850])

Euxanthini

• Charaxes wakefieldi (Ward, 1873)

Nymphalinae

Nymphalini

• Vanessa hippomene (Hübner, [1823])
• Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870
• Junonia natalica (Felder & Felder, 1860)
• Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
• Junonia terea elgiva Hewitson, 1864
• Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa (Trimen, 1881)
• Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
• Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850)
• Precis archesia (Cramer, 1779)
• Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847)
• Precis octavia sesamus Trimen, 1883
• Precis tugela Trimen, 1879
• Hypolimnas anthedon wahlbergi (Wallengren, 1857)
• Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Catacroptera cloanthe (Stoll, 1781)

Biblidinae

Biblidini

• Byblia anvatara acheloia (Wallengren, 1857)
• Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)
• Eurytela dryope angulata Aurivillius, 1899
• Eurytela hiarbas angustata Aurivillius, 1894

Epicaliini

• Sevenia boisduvali (Wallengren, 1857)
• Sevenia morantii (Trimen, 1881)
• Sevenia natalensis (Boisduval, 1847)

Limenitinae

Limenitidini

• Cymothoe alcimeda marieps Rydon, 1994
• Cymothoe coranus Grose-Smith, 1889
• Pseudacraea boisduvalii trimenii Butler, 1874
• Pseudacraea lucretia tarquinea (Trimen, 1868)

Neptidini

• Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955
• Neptis saclava marpessa Hopffer, 1855

Adoliadini

• Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)

Heliconiinae

Acraeini

• Acraea cerasa Hewitson, 1861
• Acraea acara Hewitson, 1865
• Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865
• Acraea boopis Wichgraf, 1914
• Acraea horta (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
• Acraea rabbaiae perlucida Henning & Henning, 1996
• Acraea satis Ward, 1871
• Acraea nohara Boisduval, 1847
• Acraea violarum Boisduval, 1847
• Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881
• Acraea axina Westwood, 1881
• Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877
• Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847
• Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855
• Acraea aganice Hewitson, 1852
• Acraea cabira Hopffer, 1855
• Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
• Acraea esebria Hewitson, 1861
• Acraea burni Butler, 1896
• Acraea anacreon Trimen, 1868
• Pardopsis punctatissima (Boisduval, 1833)

Vagrantini

• Lachnoptera ayresii Trimen, 1879
• Phalanta eurytis (Doubleday, 1847)
• Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Hesperiidae

Coeliadinae

• Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
• Coeliades libeon (Druce, 1875)
• Coeliades lorenzo Evans, 1947
• Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)

Pyrginae

Celaenorrhinini

• Celaenorrhinus mokeezi separata (Strand, 1911)
• Eretis djaelaelae (Wallengren, 1857)
• Eretis umbra (Trimen, 1862)
• Sarangesa motozi (Wallengren, 1857)
• Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870)
• Sarangesa seineri durbana Evans, 1937

Tagiadini

• Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)
• Eagris nottoana (Wallengren, 1857)
• Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857
• Netrobalane canopus (Trimen, 1864)
• Leucochitonea levubu Wallengren, 1857
• Abantis paradisea (Butler, 1870)
• Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855
• Abantis venosa Trimen & Bowker, 1889

Carcharodini

• Spialia asterodia (Trimen, 1864)
• Spialia colotes transvaaliae (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
• Spialia confusa Evans, 1937
• Spialia delagoae (Trimen, 1898)
• Spialia depauperata australis de Jong, 1978
• Spialia diomus ferax (Wallengren, 1863)
• Spialia dromus (Plötz, 1884)
• Spialia mafa (Trimen, 1870)
• Spialia secessus (Trimen, 1891)
• Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)

Hesperiinae

Aeromachini

• Kedestes barberae (Trimen, 1873)
• Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)
• Kedestes macomo (Trimen, 1862)
• Kedestes mohozutza (Wallengren, 1857)
• Kedestes wallengrenii (Trimen, 1883)
• Parosmodes morantii (Trimen, 1873)
• Acleros mackenii (Trimen, 1868)
• Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
• Zophopetes dysmephila (Trimen, 1868)
• Artitropa erinnys (Trimen, 1862)
• Fresna nyassae (Hewitson, 1878)
• Platylesches ayresii (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
• Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857)
• Platylesches neba (Hewitson, 1877)
• Platylesches robustus Neave, 1910

Baorini

• Zenonia zeno (Trimen, 1864)
• Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
• Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)
• Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
• Borbo detecta (Trimen, 1893)
• Borbo fallax (Gaede, 1916)
• Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855)
• Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)
• Borbo holtzi (Plötz, 1883)
• Parnara monasi (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
• Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824)
• Gegenes niso (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878)

Heteropterinae

• Metisella abdeli (Krüger, 1928)
• Metisella metis paris Evans, 1937
• Tsitana tsita (Trimen, 1870)

See also

• List of moths of Eswatini
• Wildlife of Eswatini

References

• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plates
• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Text (in German)