This is a list of butterflies of South Africa. Over 660 species are known from South Africa, a large proportion of which are endemic.
Family Nymphalidae Subfamily Danainae
Amauris albimaculata Amauris echeria Amauris niavius Amauris ochlea Danaus chrysippus Tirumala petiverana
Subfamily Satyrinae
Aeropetes tulbaghia Bicyclus anynana Bicyclus ena Bicyclus safitza Cassionympha camdeboo Cassionympha cassius Cassionympha detecta Coenyra aurantiaca Coenyra hebe Coenyra rufiplaga Coenyropsis natalii Dingana alaedeus Dingana alticola Dingana angusta Dingana bowkeri Dingana clara Dingana clarki Dingana dingana Dingana fraterna Dingana jerinae Dingana kammanassiensis Dira clytus Dira jansei Dira oxylus Dira swanepoeli Gnophodes betsimena Heteropsis perspicua Melampias huebneri Melanitis leda Neita durbani Neita extensa Neita lotenia Neita neita Paralethe dendrophilus Physcaeneura panda Pseudonympha gaika Pseudonympha hippia Pseudonympha loxophthalma Pseudonympha machacha Pseudonympha magoides Pseudonympha magus Pseudonympha narycia Pseudonympha paludis Pseudonympha paragaika Pseudonympha penningtoni Pseudonympha poetula Pseudonympha southeyi Pseudonympha swanepoeli Pseudonympha trimenii Pseudonympha varii Stygionympha curlei Stygionympha dicksoni Stygionympha geraldi Stygionympha irrorata Stygionympha robertsoni Stygionympha scotina Stygionympha vansoni Stygionympha vigilans Stygionympha wichgrafi Tarsocera cassina Tarsocera cassus Tarsocera dicksoni Tarsocera fulvina Tarsocera imitator Tarsocera namaquensis Tarsocera southeyae Torynesis hawequas Torynesis magna Torynesis mintha Torynesis orangica Torynesis pringlei Ypthima antennata Ypthima asterope Ypthima condamini Ypthima granulosa Ypthima impura
Subfamily Heliconiinae
Acraea acara Acraea acrita Acraea aglaonice Acraea anemosa Acraea axina Acraea barberi Acraea boopis Acraea caldarena Acraea horta Acraea lygus Acraea machequena Acraea natalica Acraea neobule Acraea nohara Acraea oncaea Acraea petraea Acraea rabbaiae Acraea satis Acraea stenobea Acraea trimeni Acraea violarum Bematistes aganice Hyalites cerasa Hyalites eponina Hyalites obeira Lachnoptera ayresii Pardopsis punctatissima Phalanta eurytis Phalanta phalantha Telchinia alalonga Telchinia anacreon Telchinia cabira Telchinia encedon Telchinia esebria Telchinia igola Telchinia induna Telchinia rahira Telchinia serena
Subfamily Charaxinae
Charaxes achaemenes Charaxes bohemani Charaxes brutus Charaxes candiope Charaxes castor Charaxes cithaeron Charaxes druceanus Charaxes etesipe Charaxes ethalion Charaxes guderiana Charaxes jahlusa Charaxes jasius Charaxes karkloof Charaxes marieps Charaxes pelias Charaxes phaeus Charaxes pondoensis Charaxes protoclea Charaxes vansoni Charaxes varanes Charaxes violetta Charaxes xiphares Charaxes zoolina Euxanthe wakefieldi
Subfamily Limenitidinae
Cymothoe alcimeda Cymothoe coranus Euphaedra neophron Euryphura achlys Hamanumida daedalus Neptis goochi Neptis jordani Neptis kiriakoffi Neptis laeta Neptis saclava Neptis trigonophora Pseudacraea boisduvali Pseudacraea eurytus Pseudacraea lucretia
Subfamily Cyrestinae Cyrestis camillus
Subfamily Biblidinae Byblia anvatara Byblia ilithyia Eurytela dryope Eurytela hiarbas Sevenia boisduvali Sevenia morantii Sevenia natalensis Sevenia rosa
Subfamily Nymphalinae Antanartia schaeneia Catacroptera cloanthe Hypolimnas anthedon Hypolimnas deceptor Hypolimnas misippus Junonia hierta Junonia natalica Junonia oenone Junonia orithya Junonia terea Junonia tugela Precis antilope Precis archesia Precis ceryne Precis octavia Protogoniomorpha parhassus Salamis anacardii Vanessa cardui Vanessa dimorphica Vanessa hippomene
Subfamily Libytheinae Libythea labdaca
Family Hesperiidae Subfamily Coeliadinae Coeliades anchises Coeliades forestan Coeliades keithloa Coeliades libeon Coeliades lorenzo Coeliades pisistratus
Subfamily Pyrginae
Abantis bicolor Abantis paradisea Abantis tettensis Abantis venosa Alenia namaqua Alenia sandaster Astictopterus inornatus Calleagris kobela Calleagris krooni Caprona pillaana Celaenorrhinus mokeezi Eagris nottoana Eretis djaelaelae Eretis umbra Gomalia elma Leucochitonea levubu Metisella aegipan Metisella malgacha Metisella meninx Metisella metis Metisella syrinx Metisella willemi Netrobalane canopus Sarangesa motozi Sarangesa phidyle Sarangesa ruona Sarangesa seineri Spialia agylla Spialia asterodia Spialia colotes Spialia confusa Spialia delagoae Spialia depauperata Spialia diomus Spialia dromus Spialia mafa Spialia nanus Spialia paula Spialia sataspes Spialia secessus Spialia spio Tagiades flesus Tsitana dicksoni Tsitana tsita Tsitana tulbagha Tsitana uitenhaga
Subfamily Hesperiinae
Acada biseriata Acleros mackenii Andronymus caesar Andronymus neander Artitropa erinnys Borbo borbonica Borbo detecta Borbo fallax Borbo fatuellus Borbo ferruginea Borbo gemella Borbo holtzii Borbo lugens Borbo micans Fresna nyassae Gegenes hottentota Gegenes niso Gegenes pumilio Kedestes barberae Kedestes callicles Kedestes chaca Kedestes lenis Kedestes lepenula Kedestes macomo Kedestes mohozutza Kedestes nerva Kedestes niveostriga Kedestes sarahae Kedestes wallengrenii Moltena fiara Parnara monasi Parosmodes morantii Pelopidas mathias Pelopidas thrax Platylesches ayresii Platylesches dolomitica Platylesches galesa Platylesches moritili Platylesches neba Platylesches picanini Platylesches robustus Platylesches tina Zenonia zeno Zophopetes dysmephila
Family Lycaenidae Subfamily Poritiinae
Alaena amazoula Alaena margaritacea Baliochila aslanga Baliochila lipara Cnodontes penningtoni Deloneura immaculata Deloneura millari Durbania amakosa Durbania limbata Durbaniella clarki Durbaniopsis saga Ornipholidotos peucetia Pentila tropicalis Teriomima zuluana
Subfamily Miletinae Aslauga australis Lachnocnema bibulus Lachnocnema durbani Lachnocnema laches Lachnocnema regularis
Thestor barbatus Thestor basutus Thestor brachycerus Thestor braunsi Thestor calviniae Thestor camdeboo Thestor claassensi Thestor compassbergae Thestor dicksoni Thestor dryburghi Thestor holmesi Thestor kaplani Thestor montanus Thestor murrayi Thestor overbergensis Thestor penningtoni Thestor petra Thestor pictus Thestor pringlei Thestor protumnus Thestor rileyi Thestor rooibergensis Thestor rossouwi Thestor stepheni Thestor strutti Thestor vansoni Thestor yildizae
Subfamily Aphnaeinae
Aloeides almeida Aloeides apicalis Aloeides aranda Aloeides arida Aloeides bamptoni Aloeides barbarae Aloeides barklyi Aloeides braueri Aloeides caffrariae Aloeides caledoni Aloeides carolynnae Aloeides clarki Aloeides damarensis Aloeides dentatis Aloeides depicta Aloeides dicksoni Aloeides dryas Aloeides egerides Aloeides gowani Aloeides henningi Aloeides juana Aloeides kaplani Aloeides lutescens Aloeides macmasteri Aloeides maluti Aloeides margaretae Aloeides mbuluensis Aloeides merces Aloeides molomo Aloeides monticola Aloeides nollothi Aloeides nubilus Aloeides oreas Aloeides pallida Aloeides penningtoni Aloeides pierus Aloeides pringlei Aloeides quickelbergei Aloeides rileyi Aloeides rossouwi Aloeides simplex Aloeides stevensoni Aloeides susanae Aloeides swanepoeli Aloeides taikosama Aloeides thyra Aloeides titei Aloeides trimeni Aloeides vansoni Aphnaeus hutchinsonii Argyraspodes argyraspis Axiocerses amanga Axiocerses coalescens Axiocerses croesus
Axiocerses tjoane Chloroselas mazoensis Chloroselas pseudozeritis Chrysoritis adonis Chrysoritis aethon Chrysoritis aridus Chrysoritis aureus Chrysoritis azurius Chrysoritis beaufortius Chrysoritis beulah Chrysoritis blencathrae Chrysoritis braueri Chrysoritis brooksi Chrysoritis chrysantas Chrysoritis chrysaor Chrysoritis daphne Chrysoritis dicksoni Chrysoritis endymion Chrysoritis felthami Chrysoritis irene Chrysoritis lycegenes Chrysoritis lyncurium Chrysoritis midas Chrysoritis natalensis Chrysoritis nigricans Chrysoritis oreas Chrysoritis orientalis Chrysoritis palmus Chrysoritis pan Chrysoritis pelion Chrysoritis penningtoni Chrysoritis perseus Chrysoritis phosphor Chrysoritis plutus Chrysoritis pyramus Chrysoritis pyroeis Chrysoritis rileyi Chrysoritis swanepoeli Chrysoritis thysbe Chrysoritis trimeni Chrysoritis turneri Chrysoritis uranus Chrysoritis violescens Chrysoritis zeuxo Chrysoritis zonarius Cigaritis ella Cigaritis mozambica Cigaritis namaquus Cigaritis natalensis Cigaritis phanes Crudaria capensis Crudaria leroma Crudaria wykehami (Erikssonia acraeina) Erikssonia edgei
Phasis braueri Phasis clavum Phasis pringlei Phasis thero Trimenia argyroplaga Trimenia macmasteri Trimenia malagrida Trimenia wallengrenii Trimenia wykehami Tylopaedia sardonyx
Subfamily Theclinae Capys alphaeus Capys disjunctus Capys penningtoni Deudorix antalus Deudorix dariaves Deudorix dinochares Deudorix dinomenes Deudorix diocles Deudorix penningtoni Deudorix vansoni Hypolycaena buxtoni
Hypolycaena caeculus Hypolycaena lochmophila Hypolycaena philippus Iolaus aemulus Iolaus alienus Iolaus aphnaeoides Iolaus bowkeri Iolaus diametra Iolaus lulua Iolaus mimosae Iolaus nasisii Iolaus pallene Iolaus sidus Iolaus silarus Iolaus silas Iolaus subinfuscata Iolaus trimeni Leptomyrina gorgias Leptomyrina henningi Leptomyrina hirundo Leptomyrina lara Myrina dermaptera Myrina silenus
Subfamily Lycaeninae Lycaena clarki Lycaena orus
Subfamily Polyommatinae
Actizera lucida Actizera stellata Anthene amarah Anthene butleri Anthene contrastata Anthene crawshayi Anthene definita Anthene juanitae Anthene kersteni Anthene lemnos Anthene lindae Anthene liodes Anthene millari Anthene minima Anthene otacilia Anthene princeps Anthene talboti Azanus jesous Azanus mirza Azanus moriqua Azanus natalensis Azanus ubaldus Brephidium metophis Cacyreus dicksoni Cacyreus lingeus Cacyreus marshalli Cacyreus tespis Cacyreus virilis Cupidopsis cissus Cupidopsis jobates Eicochrysops hippocrates Eicochrysops messapus Euchrysops barkeri Euchrysops dolorosa Euchrysops malathana Euchrysops osiris Euchrysops subpallida Freyeria trochylus Harpendyreus noquasa Harpendyreus notoba Harpendyreus tsomo Lampides boeticus Lepidochrysops asteris Lepidochrysops australis Lepidochrysops bacchus Lepidochrysops badhami Lepidochrysops balli Lepidochrysops braueri Lepidochrysops dukei Lepidochrysops glauca Lepidochrysops grahami Lepidochrysops gydoae Lepidochrysops ignota Lepidochrysops irvingi Lepidochrysops jamesi Lepidochrysops jefferyi Lepidochrysops ketsi Lepidochrysops lerothodi Lepidochrysops letsea Lepidochrysops littoralis Lepidochrysops loewensteini Lepidochrysops lotana Lepidochrysops macgregori Lepidochrysops methymna Lepidochrysops oosthuizeni Lepidochrysops oreas Lepidochrysops ortygia Lepidochrysops outeniqua Lepidochrysops patricia Lepidochrysops penningtoni Lepidochrysops pephredo Lepidochrysops plebeia Lepidochrysops poseidon Lepidochrysops praeterita Lepidochrysops pringlei Lepidochrysops procera Lepidochrysops puncticilia Lepidochrysops quickelbergei Lepidochrysops robertsoni Lepidochrysops rossouwi Lepidochrysops southeyae Lepidochrysops swanepoeli Lepidochrysops swartbergensis Lepidochrysops tantalus Lepidochrysops titei Lepidochrysops trimeni Lepidochrysops vansoni Lepidochrysops variabilis Lepidochrysops victori Lepidochrysops wykehami Leptotes babaulti Leptotes brevidentatus Leptotes jeanneli Leptotes pirithous Leptotes pulchra Orachrysops ariadne Orachrysops brinkmani Orachrysops lacrimosa Orachrysops mijburghi Orachrysops montanus Orachrysops nasutus Orachrysops niobe Orachrysops regalis Orachrysops subravus Orachrysops violescens Orachrysops warreni Oraidium barberae Pseudonacaduba sichela Tarucus bowkeri Tarucus sybaris Tarucus thespis Tuxentius calice Tuxentius hesperis Tuxentius melaena Uranothauma nubifer Zintha hintza Zizeeria knysna Zizina antanossa Zizula hylax
Family Pieridae Subfamily Pierinae
Appias epaphia Appias sabina Belenois aurota Belenois creona Belenois gidica Belenois thysa Belenois zochalia Colotis agoye Colotis amata Colotis antevippe Colotis auxo Colotis celimene Colotis danae