This is a list of butterflies of Burkina Faso. About 156 species are known from Burkina Faso,African Butterfly Database none of which are endemic.Afrotropical Butterflies
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758 Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776 Papilio demodocus Esper, Papilio horribilis Butler, 1874
Leptocercini Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932) Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793) Graphium adamastor (Boisduval, 1836)
Pieridae
Coliadinae Eurema brigitta (Stoll, ) Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
Pierinae Colotis antevippe (Boisduval, 1836) Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829) Colotis celimene sudanicus (Aurivillius, 1905) Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829) Colotis danae eupompe (Klug, 1829) Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758) Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836) Colotis vesta amelia (Lucas, 1852) Pinacopterix eriphia tritogenia (Klug, 1829)
Pierini Appias epaphia (Cramer, ) Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775) Dixeia doxo (Godart, 1819) Dixeia orbona (Geyer, ) Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793) Belenois calypso (Drury, 1773) Belenois creona (Cramer, ) Belenois gidica (Godart, 1819) Belenois subeida (Felder & Felder, 1865)
Lycaenidae
Miletinae
Miletini Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996
Aphnaeinae Cigaritis avriko (Karsch, 1893) Cigaritis nilus (Hewitson, 1865) Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836 Axiocerses amanga borealis Aurivillius, 1905 Aphnaeus brahami Lathy, 1903
Theclinae Myrina subornata Lathy, 1903 Dapidodigma hymen (Fabricius, 1775) Hypolycaena anara Larsen, 1986 Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793) Iolaus alienus bicaudatus Aurivillius, 1905 Iolaus scintillans Aurivillius, 1905 Iolaus sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905 Iolaus menas Druce, 1890 Iolaus ismenias (Klug, 1834) Iolaus calisto (Westwood, 1851) Stugeta marmoreus (Butler, 1866) Pilodeudorix caerulea (Druce, 1890) Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855) Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 Deudorix livia (Klug, 1834) Deudorix lorisona (Hewitson, 1862)
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) Anthene crawshayi (Butler, 1899) Anthene larydas (Cramer, 1780) Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894) Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876) Anthene starki Larsen, 2005 Anthene sylvanus (Drury, 1773) Anthene marshalli (Bethune-Baker, 1903) Anthene nigeriae (Aurivillius, 1905) Anthene phoenicis (Karsch, 1893)
Polyommatini Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, ) Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857) Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782) Leptotes brevidentatus (Tite, 1958) Leptotes jeanneli (Stempffer, 1935) Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767) Tuxentius cretosus nodieri (Oberthür, 1883) Tarucus kiki Larsen, 1976 Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948 Tarucus rosacea (Austaut, 1885) Tarucus theophrastus (Fabricius, 1793) Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1942 Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862) Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877) Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775) Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880) Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, 1782) Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833) Euchrysops nilotica (Aurivillius, 1904) Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855) Euchrysops reducta Hulstaert, 1924 Euchrysops sahelianus Libert, 2001 Chilades eleusis (Demaison, 1888) Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, ) Lepidochrysops parsimon (Fabricius, 1775) Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Collins, 2001
Nymphalidae
Danainae
Danaini Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777) Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847) Amauris tartarea Mabille, 1876 Amauris damocles (Fabricius, 1793)
Satyrinae
Melanitini Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
Satyrini Bicyclus milyas (Hewitson, 1864) Bicyclus pavonis (Butler, 1876) Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877) Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868) Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832) Ypthima condamini nigeriae Kielland, 1982 Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)
Charaxinae
Charaxini Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876) Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850 Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926 Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850 Charaxes legeri Plantrou, 1978 Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775) Charaxes tiridates (Cramer, 1777) Charaxes virilis van Someren & Jackson, 1952 Charaxes viola Butler, 1866 Charaxes northcotti Rothschild, 1899
Nymphalinae
Nymphalini Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) Junonia chorimene (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870 Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758) Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865 Junonia sophia (Fabricius, 1793) Junonia terea (Drury, 1773) Precis ceryne ceruana Rothschild & Jordan, 190 Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777) Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775) Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) Catacroptera cloanthe ligata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Biblidinae
Biblidini Byblia anvatara crameri Aurivillius, 1894 Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)
Epicaliini Sevenia umbrina (Karsch, 1892)
Limenitinae
Neptidini Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955 Neptis nemetes Hewitson, 1868
Adoliadini Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775) Euphaedra laguerrei Hecq, 1979
Heliconiinae
Acraeini Acraea camaena (Drury, 1773) Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 Acraea quirina (Fabricius, 1781) Acraea zetes (Linnaeus, 1758) Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775) Acraea caecilia (Fabricius, 1781) Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852 Acraea vestalis Felder & Felder, 1865 Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976 Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758) Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
Vagrantini Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Hesperiidae
Coeliadinae Coeliades aeschylus (Plötz, 1884) Coeliades forestan (Stoll, ) Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)
Pyrginae
Tagiadini Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781) Caprona adelica Karsch, 1892 Abantis nigeriana Butler, 1901
Carcharodini Spialia dromus (Plötz, 1884) Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764) Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)
Hesperiinae
Aeromachini Prosopalpus styla Evans, 1937 Pardaleodes incerta murcia (Plötz, 1883) Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857)
Baorini Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798) Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884) Parnara monasi (Trimen & Bowker, 1889) Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824) Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878)
See also Geography of Burkina Faso Guinean forest-savanna mosaic
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)