About 173 species of butterfly are known from the Gambia,African Butterfly Database none of which are thought to be endemic.Endemic butterflies of the Gambia at Afrotropical Butterflies
Papilionidae Papilioninae Papilionini Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758 Papilio demodocus Esper, Papilio hesperus Westwood, 1843
Leptocercini Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932) Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
Pieridae Coliadinae Eurema brigitta (Stoll, ) Eurema hapale (Mabille, 1882) Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875) Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
Pierinae Colotis amata calais (Cramer, 1775) Colotis antevippe (Boisduval, 1836) Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829) Colotis danae eupompe (Klug, 1829) Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758) Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836) Colotis ione (Godart, 1819) Colotis vesta amelia (Lucas, 1852) Colotis eris (Klug, 1829) Pinacopterix eriphia tritogenia (Klug, 1829) Nepheronia argia (Fabricius, 1775) Nepheronia thalassina (Boisduval, 1836) Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, )
Pierini Appias epaphia (Cramer, ) Appias sylvia (Fabricius, 1775) Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829 Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775) Dixeia orbona (Geyer, ) Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793) Belenois calypso (Drury, 1773) Belenois creona (Cramer, ) Belenois gidica (Godart, 1819)
Lycaenidae Miletinae Miletini Spalgis lemolea lemolea Druce, 1890 Spalgis lemolea pilos Druce, 1890 Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872)
Poritiinae Cephetola subcoerulea (Roche, 1954)
Aphnaeinae Cigaritis buchanani (Rothschild, 1921) Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850) Cigaritis nilus (Hewitson, 1865) Axiocerses harpax (Fabricius, 1775) Aphnaeus orcas (Drury, 1782)
Theclinae Myrina silenus (Fabricius, 1775) Dapidodigma hymen (Fabricius, 1775)
Theclini Hypolycaena condamini Stempffer, 1956 Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793) Iolaus iasis Hewitson, 1865 Iolaus menas Druce, 1890 Iolaus lukabas Druce, 1890 Iolaus calisto (Westwood, 1851) Pilodeudorix caerulea (Druce, 1890) Pilodeudorix diyllus occidentalis Libert, 2004 Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855) Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 Deudorix livia (Klug, 1834) Deudorix lorisona abriana Libert, 2004
Polyommatinae Lycaenesthini Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) Anthene crawshayi (Butler, 1899) Anthene larydas (Cramer, 1780) Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894) Anthene nigeriae (Aurivillius, 1905)
Polyommatini Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857) Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782) Leptotes babaulti (Stempffer, 1935) Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767) Tuxentius cretosus nodieri (Oberthür, 1883) 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 moriqua (Wallengren, 1857) Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793) Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833) Euchrysops nilotica (Aurivillius, 1904) Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855) Chilades eleusis (Demaison, 1888) Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, ) Lepidochrysops synchrematiza (Bethune-Baker, )
Nymphalidae Danainae Danaini Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777) Amauris damocles (Fabricius, 1793)
Satyrinae Melanitini Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758) Melanitis libya Distant, 1882
Satyrini Bicyclus angulosa (Butler, 1868) Bicyclus funebris (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) Bicyclus milyas (Hewitson, 1864) Bicyclus pavonis (Butler, 1876) Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877) Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868) Bicyclus zinebi (Butler, 1869) Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832) Ypthima condamini nigeriae Kielland, 1982 Ypthima vuattouxi Kielland, 1982 Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)
Charaxinae Charaxini Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876) Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824) Charaxes protoclea Feisthamel, 1850 Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850 Charaxes cynthia Butler, 1866 Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926 Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850 Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775) Charaxes achaemenes atlantica van Someren, 1970 Charaxes viola Butler, 1866
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 antilope (Feisthamel, 1850) Hypolimnas anthedon (Doubleday, 1845) Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) Catacroptera cloanthe ligata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Biblidinae Biblidini Byblia anvatara crameri Aurivillius, 1894
Limenitinae Neptidini Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955
Adoliadini Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775) Aterica galene (Brown, 1776) Bebearia senegalensis (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1858) Euphaedra medon pholus (van der Hoeven, 1840) Euphaedra ceres (Fabricius, 1775)
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 umbra carpenteri (Le Doux, 1937) Acraea bonasia (Fabricius, 1775) 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 chalybe (Westwood, 1852) Coeliades forestan (Stoll, )
Pyrginae Celaenorrhinini Sarangesa laelius (Mabille, 1877) Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870) Sarangesa tricerata (Mabille, 1891)
Tagiadini Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781) Abantis nigeriana Butler, 1901
Carcharodini Spialia diomus (Hopffer, 1855) Spialia dromus (Plötz, 1884) Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764) Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)
Hesperiinae Aeromachini Astictopterus abjecta (Snellen, 1872) Prosopalpus styla Evans, 1937 Parosmodes morantii axis Evans, 1937 Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1890 Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884) Zophopetes cerymica (Hewitson, 1867) Zophopetes quaternata (Mabille, 1876) Gretna waga (Plötz, 1886) Platylesches affinissima Strand, 1921 Platylesches batangae (Holland, 1894) Platylesches galesa (Hewitson, 1877) Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857) Platylesches picanini (Holland, 1894)
Baorini Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798) Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833) Borbo fallax (Gaede, 1916) Borbo fanta (Evans, 1937) Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855) Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884) Borbo micans (Holland, 1896) Borbo perobscura (Druce, 1912) Parnara monasi (Trimen & Bowker, 1889) Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824) Gegenes niso brevicornis (Plötz, 1884) Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878)
See also List of moths of the Gambia Wildlife of the Gambia Geography of the Gambia 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