This is a list of butterflies of Ethiopia. About 376 species are known from Ethiopia,African Butterfly Database 33 of which are endemic.Afrotropical Butterflies
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini Papilio nireus pseudonireus Felder & Felder, 1865 Papilio wilsoni Rothschild, 1926 Papilio arnoldiana Vane-Wright, 1995 Papilio dardanus antinorii Oberthür, 1883 Papilio constantinus Ward, 1871 Papilio rex abyssinicana Vane-Wright, 1995 Papilio rex franciscae Carpenter, 1928 Papilio echerioides leucospilus Rothschild, 1902 Papilio echerioides oscari Rothschild, 1902 Papilio microps Storace, 1952
Leptocercini Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779) Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873) Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932) Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793) Graphium philonoe whalleyi (Talbot, 1929) Graphium almansor birbiri (Ungemach, 1932)
Pieridae
Pseudopontiinae Pseudopontia mabira Mitter & Collins, 2010
Coliadinae Eurema brigitta (Stoll, ) Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898) Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876) Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875) Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775) Colias electo meneliki Berger, 1940 Colias electo pseudohecate Berger, 1940 Colias marnoana Rogenhofer, 1884
Pierinae Colotis antevippe zera (Lucas, 1852) Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829) Colotis celimene celimene (Lucas, 1852) Colotis celimene praeclarus (Butler, 1886) Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829) Colotis daira stygia (Felder & Felder, 1865) Colotis danae eupompe (Klug, 1829) Colotis danae pseudacaste (Butler, 1876) Colotis euippe exole (Reiche, 1850) Colotis evenina casta (Gerstaecker, 1871) Colotis halimede halimede (Klug, 1829) Colotis halimede restricta Talbot, 1939 Colotis hetaera aspasia (Ungemach, 1932) Colotis hetaera lorti (Sharpe, 1896) Colotis liagore (Klug, 1829) Colotis phisadia phisadia (Godart, 1819) Colotis phisadia ocellatus (Butler, 1886) Colotis pleione heliocaustus (Butler, 1886) Colotis protomedia (Klug, 1829) Colotis rogersi (Dixey, 1915) Colotis ungemachi (Le Cerf, 1922) Colotis venosa (Staudinger, 1885) Colotis vesta (Reiche, 1850) Colotis vestalis castalis (Staudinger, 1884) Colotis agoye zephyrus (Marshall, 1897) Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823 Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847) Pinacopterix eriphia melanarge (Butler, 1886) Pinacopterix eriphia tritogenia (Klug, 1829) Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836) Nepheronia thalassina sinalata (Suffert, 1904) Euchloe belemia abyssinica Riley, 1928 Leptosia alcesta inalcesta Bernardi, 1959 Leptosia alcesta pseudonuptilla Bernardi, 1959
Pierini Appias epaphia contracta (Butler, 1888) Appias phaola intermedia Dufrane, 1948 Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, ) Appias sylvia abyssinica Talbot, 1932 Pieris brassicoides Guérin-Méneville, 1848 Pontia daplidice aethiops (de Joannis & Verity, 1913) Pontia distorta (Butler, 1886) Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829 Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779) Mylothris erlangeri Pagenstecher, 1902 Mylothris jacksoni nagichota Talbot, 1944 Mylothris mortoni mortoni Blachier, 1912 Mylothris mortoni balkis Ungemach, 1932 Mylothris rubricosta (Mabille, 1890) Mylothris rueppellii (Koch, 1865) Mylothris sagala swaynei Butler, 1899 Mylothris yulei amhara Ungemach, 1932 Dixeia charina septentrionalis Bernardi, 1958 Dixeia dixeyi (Neave, 1904) Dixeia doxo venatus (Butler, 1871) Dixeia orbona vidua (Butler, 1900) Dixeia pigea (Boisduval, 1836) Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793) Belenois creona creona (Cramer, ) Belenois creona boguensis (Felder & Felder, 1865) Belenois gidica abyssinica (Lucas, 1852) Belenois gidica hypoxantha (Ungemach, 1932) Belenois raffrayi (Oberthür, 1878) Belenois solilucis loveni (Aurivillius, 1921) Belenois subeida hailo (Ungemach, 1932) Belenois thysa tricolor Talbot, 1943 Belenois zochalia galla (Ungemach, 1932)
Lycaenidae
Miletinae
Miletini Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890 Lachnocnema abyssinica Libert, 1996 Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872) Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915
Poritiinae
Liptenini Alaena johanna Sharpe, 1890 Pentila pauli ras Talbot, 1935
Aphnaeinae Chloroselas esmeralda Butler, 1886 Chloroselas pseudozeritis (Trimen, 1873) Cigaritis avriko (Karsch, 1893) Cigaritis somalina (Butler, 1886) Axiocerses harpax kadugli Talbot, 1935 Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881) Axiocerses maureli Dufrane, 1954 Axiocerses argenteomaculata Pagenstecher, 1902 Axiocerses jacksoni Stempffer, 1948
Theclinae Myrina silenus nzoiae d'Abrera, 1980 Hypolycaena ogadenensis Stempffer, 1946 Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793) Leptomyrina boschi Strand, 1911 Iolaus diametra (Karsch, 1895) Iolaus glaucus Butler, 1886 Iolaus jacksoni (Stempffer, 1950) Iolaus mimosae berbera (Bethune-Baker, 1924) Iolaus tajoraca Walker, 1870 Iolaus sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905 Iolaus menas Druce, 1890 Iolaus ismenias piaggiae Oberthür, 1883 Iolaus crawshayi maureli Dufrane, 1954 Stugeta bowkeri ethiopica Stempffer & Bennett, 1958 Pilodeudorix obscurata (Trimen, 1891) Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 Deudorix lorisona baronica Ungemach, 1932
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) Anthene aurobrunnea (Ungemach, 1932) Anthene butleri butleri (Oberthür, 1880) Anthene butleri galla Stempffer, 1947 Anthene collinsi d'Abrera, 1980 Anthene contrastata (Ungemach, 1932) Anthene crawshayi minuta (Bethune-Baker, 1916) Anthene definita nigrocaudata (Pagenstecher, 1902) Anthene hodsoni (Talbot, 1935) Anthene indefinita (Bethune-Baker, 1910) Anthene janna Gabriel, 1949 Anthene kersteni (Gerstaecker, 1871) Anthene opalina Stempffer, 1946 Anthene otacilia dulcis (Pagenstecher, 1902) Anthene pitmani Stempffer, 1936 Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876) Anthene rothschildi (Aurivillius, 1922) Anthene saddacus (Talbot, 1935) Anthene schoutedeni (Hulstaert, 1924) Anthene suquala (Pagenstecher, 1902) Anthene wilsoni (Talbot, 1935) Anthene gemmifera (Neave, 1910) Lycaena phlaeas pseudophlaeas (Lucas, 1866)
Polyommatini Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932 Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) Uranothauma antinorii (Oberthür, 1883) Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909 Uranothauma nubifer distinctesignatus (Strand, 1911) Cacyreus ethiopicus Tite, 1961 Cacyreus tespis ghimirra Talbot, 1935 Tuxentius cretosus (Butler, 1876) Tuxentius kaffana (Talbot, 1935) Tuxentius melaena (Trimen & Bowker, 1887) Tarucus grammicus (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893) Tarucus rosacea (Austaut, 1885) Tarucus theophrastus (Fabricius, 1793) Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1942 Zintha hintza resplendens (Butler, 1876) Actizera stellata (Trimen, 1883) Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) Azanus natalensis (Trimen & Bowker, 1887) Azanus isis (Drury, 1773) Eicochrysops antoto (Strand, 1911) Eicochrysops distractus (de Joannis & Verity, 1913) Eicochrysops masai (Bethune-Baker, 1905) Eicochrysops meryamae Rougeot, 1983 Eicochrysops messapus sebagadis (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) Euchrysops abyssinica (Aurivillius, 1922) Euchrysops albistriata (Capronnier, 1889) Euchrysops brunneus Bethune-Baker, 1923 Euchrysops cyclopteris (Butler, 1876) Euchrysops mauensis abyssiniae Storace, 1950 Euchrysops nandensis (Neave, 1904) Euchrysops nilotica (Aurivillius, 1904) Euchrysops reducta Hulstaert, 1924 Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924 Thermoniphas colorata (Ungemach, 1932) Chilades elicola (Strand, 1911) Chilades naidina (Butler, 1886) Lepidochrysops lunulifer (Ungemach, 1932) Lepidochrysops fumosa (Butler, 1886) Lepidochrysops guichardi Gabriel, 1949 Lepidochrysops loveni abyssiniensis (Strand, 1911) Lepidochrysops loveni oculus (Ungemach, 1932) Lepidochrysops negus (Felder & Felder, ) Lepidochrysops pterou lilacina (Ungemach, 1932) Lepidochrysops subvariegata Talbot, 1935
Nymphalidae
Libytheinae Libythea labdaca laius Trimen, 1879
Danainae
Danaini Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777) Danaus dorippus (Klug, 1845) Tirumala formosa neumanni (Rothschild, 1902) Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847) Amauris niavius aethiops Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Amauris albimaculata sudanica Talbot, 1940 Amauris echeria abessinica Schmidt, 1921 Amauris echeria steckeri Kheil, 1890 Amauris hecate stictica Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Amauris ochlea darius Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Amauris ochleides Staudinger, 1896
Satyrinae
Melanitini Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849 Melanitis libya Distant, 1882
Satyrini Lasiommata maderakal (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) Bicyclus angulosa (Butler, 1868) Bicyclus anynana (Butler, 1879) Bicyclus campus (Karsch, 1893) Bicyclus milyas (Hewitson, 1864) Bicyclus pavonis (Butler, 1876) Bicyclus safitza safitza (Westwood, 1850) Bicyclus safitza aethiops (Rothschild & Jordan, 1905) Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877) Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868) Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873) Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832) Ypthima condamini Kielland, 1982 Ypthima impura paupera Ungemach, 1932 Ypthima jacksoni Kielland, 1982 Ypthima pupillaris obscurata Kielland, 1982 Ypthima simplicia Butler, 1876 Ypthima yatta Kielland, 1982 Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865) Neocoenyra duplex Butler, 1886
Charaxinae
Charaxini Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876) Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824) Charaxes boueti rectans Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Charaxes lactetinctus ungemachi Le Cerf, 1927 Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926 Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850 Charaxes jasius pagenstecheri Poulton, 1926 Charaxes hansali hansali Felder, 1867 Charaxes hansali baringana Rothschild, 1905 Charaxes hansali kulalae van Someren, 1975 Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775) Charaxes junius junius Oberthür, 1880 Charaxes julius somalicus Rothschild, 1900 Charaxes phoebus Butler, 1866 Charaxes numenes neumanni Rothschild, 1902 Charaxes tiridates marginatus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Charaxes pythodoris Hewitson, 1873 Charaxes etesipe abyssinicus Rothschild, 1900 Charaxes achaemenes monticola van Someren, 1970 Charaxes jahlusa ganalensis Carpenter, 1937 Charaxes etheocles carpenteri van Someren & Jackson, 1957 Charaxes galawadiwosi Plantrou & Rougeot, 1979 Charaxes chanleri Holland, 1896 Charaxes kirki daria Rothschild, 1903 Charaxes figini van Someren, 1969 Charaxes larseni Rydon, 1982 Charaxes sidamo Plantrou & Rougeot, 1979 Charaxes zoolina (Westwood, )
Euxanthini Charaxes eurinome birbirica Ungemach, 1932
Nymphalinae
Nymphalini Antanartia schaeneia diluta Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Vanessa dimorphica dimorphica (Howarth, 1966) Vanessa dimorphica aethiopica (Howarth, 1966) Vanessa abyssinica (Felder & Felder, 1867) Junonia chorimene (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758) Junonia sophia infracta Butler, 1888 Junonia terea fumata (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) Junonia westermanni Westwood, 1870 Junonia ansorgei (Rothschild, 1899) Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793) Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa (Trimen, 1881) Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782) Protogoniomorpha temora (Felder & Felder, 1867) Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847) Precis coelestina Dewitz, 1879 Precis limnoria limnoria (Klug, 1845) Precis limnoria taveta Rogenhofer, 1891 Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777) Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775) Precis tugela aurorina (Butler, 1894) Hypolimnas anthedon wahlbergi (Wallengren, 1857) Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Melitaea abyssinica Oberthür, 1909
Cyrestinae
Cyrestini Cyrestis camillus (Fabricius, 1781)
Biblidinae
Biblidini Byblia anvatara acheloia (Wallengren, 1857) Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773) Neptidopsis ophione nucleata Grünberg, 1911 Eurytela dryope angulata Aurivillius, 1899 Eurytela hiarbas abyssinica Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Epicaliini Sevenia boisduvali kaffana (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) Sevenia garega (Karsch, 1892) Sevenia occidentalium (Mabille, 1876) Sevenia umbrina (Karsch, 1892)
Limenitinae
Limenitidini Pseudacraea boisduvalii sayonis Ungemach, 1932 Pseudacraea eurytus mimoras Ungemach, 1932 Pseudacraea lucretia walensensis (Sharpe, 1896)
Neptidini Neptis agouale parallela Collins & Larsen, 1996 Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955