This is a list of butterflies of Liberia. About 530 species are known from Liberia,Liberia at the African Butterfly Database one of which, Leona na, is endemic.Afrotropical Butterflies
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini Papilio antimachus Drury, 1782 Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson, 1864 Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758 Papilio chrapkowskoides nurettini Koçak, 1983 Papilio sosia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Papilio cynorta Fabricius, 1793 Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776 Papilio phorcas Cramer, 1775 Papilio zenobia Fabricius, 1775 Papilio cyproeofila Butler, 1868 Papilio demodocus Esper, Papilio horribilis Butler, 1874 Papilio menestheus Drury, 1773
Leptocercini Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779) Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775) Graphium illyris (Hewitson, 1873) Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932) Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793) Graphium tynderaeus (Fabricius, 1793) Graphium latreillianus (Godart, 1819)
Pieridae
Pseudopontiinae Pseudopontia paradoxa (Felder & Felder, 1869)
Coliadinae Eurema brigitta (Stoll, ) Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898) Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876) Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875) Eurema senegalensis (Boisduval, 1836) Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
Pierinae Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758) Nepheronia argia (Fabricius, 1775) Nepheronia pharis (Boisduval, 1836) Nepheronia thalassina (Boisduval, 1836) Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, ) Leptosia hybrida Bernardi, 1952 Leptosia marginea (Mabille, 1890) Leptosia medusa (Cramer, 1777) Leptosia wigginsi pseudalcesta Bernardi, 1965
Pierini Appias epaphia (Cramer, ) Appias phaola (Doubleday, 1847) Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, ) Appias sylvia (Fabricius, 1775) Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758) Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775) Mylothris jaopura Karsch, 1893 Mylothris poppea (Cramer, 1777) Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775) Mylothris schumanni Suffert, 1904 Mylothris dimidiata Aurivillius, 1898 Belenois calypso (Drury, 1773) Belenois creona (Cramer, ) Belenois hedyle rhena (Doubleday, 1846) Belenois theora (Doubleday, 1846)
Lycaenidae
Miletinae
Liphyrini Euliphyra hewitsoni Aurivillius, 1899 Euliphyra leucyania (Hewitson, 1874) Aslauga marginalis Kirby, 1890
Miletini Megalopalpus metaleucus Karsch, 1893 Megalopalpus zymna (Westwood, 1851) Spalgis lemolea lemolea Druce, 1890 Spalgis lemolea pilos Druce, 1890 Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872) Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996
Poritiinae
Liptenini Ptelina carnuta (Hewitson, 1873) Pentila abraxas (Westwood, 1851) Pentila condamini Stempffer, 1963 Pentila hewitsoni (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1887) Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 Pentila petreia Hewitson, 1874 Pentila petreoides Bethune-Baker, 1915 Telipna acraea (Westwood, ) Ornipholidotos tiassale Stempffer, 1969 Mimacraea darwinia Butler, 1872 Mimacraea neurata Holland, 1895 Mimeresia libentina (Hewitson, 1866) Liptena albicans Cator, 1904 Liptena alluaudi Mabille, 1890 Liptena catalina (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1887) Liptena flavicans oniens Talbot, 1935 Liptena griveaudi Stempffer, 1969 Liptena helena (Druce, 1888) Liptena praestans (Grose-Smith, 1901) Liptena bia Larsen & Warren-Gash, 2008 Liptena similis (Kirby, 1890) Liptena simplicia Möschler, 1887 Liptena submacula liberiana Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 Liptena xanthostola coomassiensis Hawker-Smith, 1933 Kakumia otlauga (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890) Tetrarhanis diversa (Bethune-Baker, 1904) Tetrarhanis stempfferi (Berger, 1954) Tetrarhanis symplocus Clench, 1965 Falcuna campimus (Holland, 1890) Falcuna leonensis Stempffer & Bennett, 1963 Larinopoda eurema (Plötz, 1880) Micropentila brunnea (Kirby, 1887) Micropentila dorothea Bethune-Baker, 1903 Pseuderesia eleaza (Hewitson, 1873) Eresiomera bicolor (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890) Eresiomera isca occidentalis Collins & Larsen, 1998 Eresiomera petersi (Stempffer & Bennett, 1956) Citrinophila erastus (Hewitson, 1866) Citrinophila marginalis Kirby, 1887
Epitolini Iridana incredibilis (Staudinger, 1891) Epitola urania Kirby, 1887 Epitola uranioides occidentalis Libert, 1999 Cerautola ceraunia (Hewitson, 1873) Stempfferia dorothea (Bethune-Baker, 1904) Stempfferia kholifa (Bethune-Baker, 1904) Stempfferia michelae Libert, 1999 Cephetola obscura (Hawker-Smith, 1933) Epitolina dispar (Kirby, 1887) Epitolina melissa (Druce, 1888) Hypophytala henleyi (Kirby, 1890) Hypophytala hyettina (Aurivillius, 1897) Phytala elais catori Bethune-Baker, 1903 Aethiopana honorius divisa (Butler, 1901) Hewitsonia boisduvalii (Hewitson, 1869) Hewitsonia inexpectata Bouyer, 1997
Aphnaeinae Pseudaletis zebra subangulata Talbot, 1935 Lipaphnaeus aderna (Plötz, 1880) Lipaphnaeus leonina leonina (Sharpe, 1890) Lipaphnaeus leonina ivoirensis Stempffer, 1966 Cigaritis iza (Hewitson, 1865) Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850) Axiocerses harpax (Fabricius, 1775) Aphnaeus orcas (Drury, 1782)
Theclinae Myrina silenus (Fabricius, 1775) Oxylides faunus (Drury, 1773) Dapidodigma hymen (Fabricius, 1775) Hypolycaena antifaunus (Westwood, 1851) Hypolycaena clenchi Larsen, 1997 Hypolycaena dubia Aurivillius, 1895 Hypolycaena hatita Hewitson, 1865 Hypolycaena lebona (Hewitson, 1865) Hypolycaena liara Druce, 1890 Hypolycaena nigra Bethune-Baker, 1914 Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793) Hypolycaena scintillans Stempffer, 1957 Iolaus aethria Karsch, 1893 Iolaus bellina (Plötz, 1880) Iolaus leonis (Riley, 1928) Iolaus iasis Hewitson, 1865 Iolaus moyambina (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959) Iolaus sappirus (Druce, 1902) Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869 Iolaus catori Bethune-Baker, 1904 Pilodeudorix virgata (Druce, 1891) Pilodeudorix caerulea (Druce, 1890) Pilodeudorix camerona (Plötz, 1880) Pilodeudorix diyllus (Hewitson, 1878) Pilodeudorix zela (Hewitson, 1869) Pilodeudorix aurivilliusi (Stempffer, 1954) Pilodeudorix violetta (Aurivillius, 1897) Paradeudorix eleala viridis (Stempffer, 1964) Paradeudorix petersi (Stempffer & Bennett, 1956) Hypomyrina mimetica Libert, 2004 Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855) Deudorix galathea (Swainson, 1821) Deudorix lorisona (Hewitson, 1862)
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) Anthene georgiadisi Larsen, 2009 Anthene juba (Fabricius, 1787) Anthene lachares (Hewitson, 1878) Anthene larydas (Cramer, 1780) Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874) Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894) Anthene lysicles (Hewitson, 1874) Anthene mahota (Grose-Smith, 1887) Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876) Anthene radiata (Bethune-Baker, 1910) Anthene rubricinctus (Holland, 1891) Anthene sylvanus (Drury, 1773) Anthene lyzanius (Hewitson, 1874) Anthene chryseostictus (Bethune-Baker, 1910) Anthene fasciatus (Aurivillius, 1895) Anthene hades (Bethune-Baker, 1910) Anthene lamias (Hewitson, 1878) Anthene rufoplagata (Bethune-Baker, 1910) Cupidesthes lithas (Druce, 1890)
Polyommatini Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, ) Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857) Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) Uranothauma falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879) Phlyaria cyara stactalla Karsch, 1895 Cacyreus audeoudi Stempffer, 1936 Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782) Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767) Leptotes pulchra (Murray, 1874) Tuxentius carana kontu (Karsch, 1893) Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862) Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877) Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775) Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880) Azanus isis (Drury, 1773) Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793) Euchrysops albistriata greenwoodi d'Abrera, 1980 Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833) Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855) Thermoniphas micylus (Cramer, 1780) Oboronia guessfeldti (Dewitz, 1879) Oboronia liberiana Stempffer, 1950 Oboronia ornata (Mabille, 1890) Oboronia punctatus (Dewitz, 1879) Lepidochrysops synchrematiza (Bethune-Baker, )
Riodinidae
Nemeobiinae Abisara tantalus (Hewitson, 1861) Abisara gerontes (Fabricius, 1781)
Nymphalidae
Libytheinae Libythea labdaca Westwood, 1851
Danainae
Danaini Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777) Amauris niavius (Linnaeus, 1758) Amauris tartarea Mabille, 1876 Amauris damocles (Fabricius, 1793) Amauris hecate (Butler, 1866)
Satyrinae
Elymniini Elymniopsis bammakoo (Westwood, )
Melanitini Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849 Gnophodes chelys (Fabricius, 1793) Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
Satyrini Bicyclus angulosa (Butler, 1868) Bicyclus auricruda (Butler, 1868) Bicyclus dekeyseri (Condamin, 1958) Bicyclus dorothea (Cramer, 1779) Bicyclus ephorus Weymer, 1892 Bicyclus evadne (Cramer, 1779) Bicyclus funebris (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) Bicyclus ignobilis (Butler, 1870) Bicyclus istaris (Plötz, 1880) Bicyclus madetes (Hewitson, 1874) Bicyclus mandanes Hewitson, 1873 Bicyclus nobilis (Aurivillius, 1893) Bicyclus procora (Karsch, 1893) Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850) Bicyclus sambulos unicolor Condamin, 1971 Bicyclus martius (Fabricius, 1793) Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877) Bicyclus sangmelinae Condamin, 1963 Bicyclus taenias (Hewitson, 1877) Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868) Bicyclus zinebi (Butler, 1869) Hallelesis halyma (Fabricius, 1793) Heteropsis peitho (Plötz, 1880) Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880 Ypthima impura Elwes & Edwards, 1893 Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)
Charaxinae
Charaxini Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876) Charaxes fulvescens senegala van Someren, 1975 Charaxes protoclea Feisthamel, 1850 Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850 Charaxes cynthia Butler, 1866 Charaxes lucretius Cramer, Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926 Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850 Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775) Charaxes brutus (Cramer, 1779) Charaxes pollux (Cramer, 1775) Charaxes eudoxus (Drury, 1782) Charaxes numenes (Hewitson, 1859) Charaxes tiridates (Cramer, 1777) Charaxes smaragdalis butleri Rothschild, 1900 Charaxes imperialis Butler, 1874 Charaxes ameliae doumeti Henning, 1989 Charaxes hadrianus Ward, 1871 Charaxes zingha (Stoll, 1780) Charaxes etesipe (Godart, 1824) Charaxes eupale (Drury, 1782) Charaxes anticlea (Drury, 1782) Charaxes etheocles (Cramer, 1777) Charaxes cedreatis Hewitson, 1874 Charaxes pleione (Godart, 1824) Charaxes paphianus falcata (Butler, 1872) Charaxes nichetes bouchei Plantrou, 1974 Charaxes lycurgus (Fabricius, 1793) Charaxes mycerina (Godart, 1824) Charaxes petersi van Someren, 1969
Euxanthini Charaxes eurinome (Cramer, 1775)
Pallini Palla ussheri (Butler, 1870) Palla decius (Cramer, 1777) Palla violinitens (Crowley, 1890)
Nymphalinae Kallimoides rumia (Doubleday, 1849) Vanessula milca (Hewitson, 1873)
Nymphalini Antanartia delius (Drury, 1782) Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758) Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865 Junonia sophia (Fabricius, 1793) Junonia stygia (Aurivillius, 1894) Junonia terea (Drury, 1773) Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793) Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782) Protogoniomorpha cytora (Doubleday, 1847) Precis frobeniusi Strand, 1909 Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777) Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775) Precis sinuata Plötz, 1880 Hypolimnas anthedon (Doubleday, 1845) Hypolimnas dinarcha (Hewitson, 1865) Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) Hypolimnas salmacis (Drury, 1773) Catacroptera cloanthe ligata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Cyrestinae
Cyrestini Cyrestis camillus (Fabricius, 1781)
Biblidinae
Biblidini Mesoxantha ethosea (Drury, 1782) Ariadne albifascia (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) Ariadne enotrea (Cramer, 1779) Neptidopsis ophione (Cramer, 1777) Eurytela dryope (Cramer, ) Eurytela hiarbas (Drury, 1782)
Limenitinae
Limenitidini Harma theobene Doubleday, 1848 Cymothoe althea (Cramer, 1776) Cymothoe caenis (Drury, 1773) Cymothoe egesta (Cramer, 1775) Cymothoe fumana (Westwood, 1850) Cymothoe hartigi Belcastro, 1990 Cymothoe herminia gongoa Fox, 1965 Cymothoe jodutta (Westwood, 1850) Cymothoe mabillei Overlaet, 1944 Cymothoe sangaris (Godart, 1824) Cymothoe weymeri mulatta Belcastro, 1990 Pseudoneptis bugandensis ianthe Hemming, 1964 Pseudacraea boisduvalii (Doubleday, 1845) Pseudacraea eurytus (Linnaeus, 1758) Pseudacraea hostilia (Drury, 1782) Pseudacraea lucretia (Cramer, ) Pseudacraea semire (Cramer, 1779) Pseudacraea warburgi Aurivillius, 1892
Neptidini Neptis agouale Pierre-Baltus, 1978