List of butterflies of Botswana

This is a list of butterflies of Botswana. About 252 species are known from Botswana,African Butterfly Database none of which are endemic.Afrotropical Butterflies

Papilionidae Papilioninae Papilionini Papilio nireus lyaeus Doubleday, 1845 Papilio dardanus cenea Stoll, 1790 Papilio constantinus Ward, 1871 Papilio demodocus Esper,

Leptocercini Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779) Graphium porthaon (Hewitson, 1865) Graphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779) Graphium morania (Angas, 1849) Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)

Pieridae Coliadinae Eurema brigitta (Stoll, ) Eurema hapale (Mabille, 1882) 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 celimene pholoe (Wallengren, 1860) Colotis danae annae (Wallengren, 1857) Colotis dissociatus (Butler, 1897) Colotis euippe omphale (Godart, 1819) Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836) Colotis evenina (Wallengren, 1857) Colotis ione (Godart, 1819) Colotis lais (Butler, 1876) Colotis pallene (Hopffer, 1855) Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863) Colotis vesta mutans (Butler, 1877) Colotis eris (Klug, 1829) Colotis subfasciatus (Swainson, 1833) Colotis agoye agoye (Wallengren, 1857) Colotis agoye bowkeri (Trimen, 1883) Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823 Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847) Pinacopterix eriphia (Godart, ) Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836) Nepheronia thalassina (Suffert, 1904)

Pierini Appias epaphia contracta (Butler, 1888) Pontia helice (Linnaeus, 1764) Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779) Mylothris rubricosta attenuata Talbot, 1944 Mylothris rueppellii haemus (Trimen, 1879) Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793) Belenois creona severina (Stoll, 1781) Belenois gidica abyssinica (Lucas, 1852)

Lycaenidae Miletinae Miletini Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890 Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793) Lachnocnema durbani Trimen & Bowker, 1887 Thestor basutus capeneri Dickson, 1972

Poritiinae Liptenini Alaena amazoula ochroma Vári, 1976 Baliochila singularis Stempffer and Bennett, 1953 Cnodontes pallida (Trimen, 1898) Cnodontes penningtoni Bennett, 1954

Aphnaeinae Chloroselas mazoensis (Trimen, 1898) Crudaria leroma (Wallengren, 1857) Trimenia wykehami (Dickson, 1969) Cigaritis ella (Hewitson, 1865) Cigaritis natalensis (Westwood, 1851) Cigaritis phanes (Trimen, 1873) Zeritis sorhagenii (Dewitz, 1879) Axiocerses tjoane (Wallengren, 1857) Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881) Aloeides trimeni Tite & Dickson, 1973 Aloeides damarensis (Trimen, 1891) Aloeides molomo krooni Tite & Dickson, 1973 Aloeides taikosama (Wallengren, 1857) Aloeides simplex (Trimen, 1893) Aphnaeus hutchinsonii Trimen & Bowker, 1887 Tylopaedia sardonyx (Trimen, 1868)

Theclinae Myrina silenus ficedula Trimen, 1879 Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793) Hemiolaus caeculus caeculus (Hopffer, 1855) Hemiolaus caeculus tsodiloensis (Pinhey, 1969) Leptomyrina hirundo (Wallengren, 1857) Leptomyrina henningi Dickson, 1976 Iolaus mimosae rhodosense (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959) Iolaus nasisii (Riley, 1928) Iolaus penningtoni (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959) Iolaus pallene (Wallengren, 1857) Iolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1875 Iolaus silarus Druce, 1885 Stugeta bowkeri tearei Dickson, 1980 Stugeta subinfuscata Grünberg, 1910 Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855) Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887

Polyommatinae Lycaenesthini Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) Anthene butleri livida (Trimen, 1881) Anthene contrastata mashuna (Stevenson, 1937) Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894) Anthene millari (Trimen, 1893) Anthene minima (Trimen, 1893) Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876) Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936

Polyommatini Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, ) Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857) Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782) Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 Cacyreus virilis Stempffer, 1936 Harpendyreus notoba (Trimen, 1868) Leptotes brevidentatus (Tite, 1958) Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767) Leptotes pulchra (Murray, 1874) Tuxentius calice (Hopffer, 1855) Tuxentius melaena (Trimen & Bowker, 1887) Tarucus sybaris linearis (Aurivillius, 1924) Zintha hintza (Trimen, 1864) Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862) Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883) Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775) Brephidium metophis (Wallengren, 1860) Oraidium barberae (Trimen, 1868) Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880) Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857) Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, 1782) Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793) Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena (Wallengren, 1857) Euchrysops dolorosa (Trimen & Bowker, 1887) Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833) Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855) Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, ) Lepidochrysops chloauges (Bethune-Baker, ) Lepidochrysops glauca (Trimen & Bowker, 1887) Lepidochrysops longifalces Tite, 1961 Lepidochrysops patricia (Trimen & Bowker, 1887) Lepidochrysops plebeia (Butler, 1898) Lepidochrysops rossouwi Henning & Henning, 1994 Lepidochrysops vansoni (Swanepoel, 1949)

Nymphalidae Libytheinae Libythea labdaca laius Trimen, 1879

Danainae Danaini Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909) Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847) Amauris tartarea Mabille, 1876 Amauris echeria lobengula (Sharpe, 1890)

Satyrinae Melanitini Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)

Satyrini Bicyclus anynana (Butler, 1879) Bicyclus ena (Hewitson, 1877) Heteropsis simonsii (Butler, 1877) Ypthima antennata (van Son, 1955) Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832) Ypthima granulosa (Butler, 1883) Ypthima impura paupera (Ungemach, 1932) Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865) Coenyropsis natalii (Boisduval, 1847) Physcaeneura panda (Boisduval, 1847)

Charaxinae Charaxini Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876) Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824) Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866 Charaxes brutus natalensis Staudinger, 1885 Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859 Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1867 Charaxes jahlusa argynnides Westwood, 1864 Charaxes jahlusa rex Henning, 1978 Charaxes phaeus Hewitson, 1877 Charaxes vansoni van Someren, 1975 Charaxes brainei van Son, 1966 Charaxes guderiana (Dewitz, 1879) Charaxes zoolina (Westwood, )

Nymphalinae Nymphalini Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870 Junonia natalica (Felder & Felder, 1860) Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758) Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865 Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa (Trimen, 1881) Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850) Precis archesia (Cramer, 1779) Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847) Precis octavia sesamus Trimen, 1883 Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) Catacroptera cloanthe (Stoll, 1781)

Biblidinae Biblidini Byblia anvatara acheloia (Wallengren, 1857) Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773) Eurytela dryope angulata Aurivillius, 1899

Epicaliini Sevenia amulia intermedia (Carcasson, 1961) Sevenia rosa (Hewitson, 1877)

Limenitinae Limenitidini Pseudacraea boisduvalii trimenii Butler, 1874 Pseudacraea lucretia expansa (Butler, 1878)

Neptidini Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955 Neptis jordani Neave, 1910 Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955 Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955

Adoliadini Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)

Heliconiinae Acraeini Acraea acara Hewitson, 1865 Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865 Acraea barberi Trimen, 1881 Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 Acraea trimeni Aurivillius, 1899 Acraea acrita ambigua Trimen, 1891 Acraea atolmis Westwood, 1881 Acraea nohara Boisduval, 1847 Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881 Acraea atergatis Westwood, 1881 Acraea axina Westwood, 1881 Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877 Acraea lygus Druce, 1875 Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 Acraea stenobea Wallengren, 1860 Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874 Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758) Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775) Acraea burni Butler, 1896 Acraea rahira Boisduval, 1833

Vagrantini Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Hesperiidae Coeliadinae Coeliades forestan (Stoll, ) Coeliades libeon (Druce, 1875) Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)

Pyrginae Celaenorrhinini Sarangesa lucidella (Mabille, 1891) Sarangesa motozi (Wallengren, 1857) Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870) Sarangesa seineri (Strand, 1909)

Tagiadini Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781) Calleagris jamesoni (Sharpe, 1890) Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857 Leucochitonea levubu Wallengren, 1857 Abantis paradisea (Butler, 1870) Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855

Carcharodini Spialia agylla (Trimen & Bowker, 1889) Spialia colotes transvaaliae (Trimen & Bowker, 1889) Spialia delagoae (Trimen, 1898) Spialia depauperata australis de Jong, 1978 Spialia diomus ferax (Wallengren, 1863) Spialia dromus (Plötz, 1884) Spialia mafa (Trimen, 1870) Spialia paula (Higgins, 1924) Spialia secessus (Trimen, 1891) Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764) Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)

Hesperiinae Aeromachini Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868) Kedestes lepenula (Wallengren, 1857) Teniorhinus harona (Westwood, 1881) Acada biseriata (Mabille, 1893) Parosmodes morantii (Trimen, 1873) Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884) Zophopetes dysmephila (Trimen, 1868) Platylesches ayresii (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)

Baorini Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798) Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821) Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833) Borbo fallax (Gaede, 1916) Borbo fanta (Evans, 1937) Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855) Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884) Borbo micans (Holland, 1896) Parnara monasi (Trimen & Bowker, 1889) Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824) Gegenes niso (Linnaeus, 1764) Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878)

Heteropterinae Metisella willemi (Wallengren, 1857)

List of butterflies of Botswana

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