This is a list of butterflies of Madagascar. 325 species are known from Madagascar,Balletto, E., Barbero, F., Casatti, L. P. & Lees, D. C. 2026. Les Papillons diurnes de Madagascar. Libreria della Natura, Milan. 639 pp, 57 pls, 21 map pp. a remarkable 243 (75%) of which are endemic.
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Troidini Pharmacophagus antenor (Drury, 1773)
Leptocercini Graphium cyrnus (Boisduval, 1836) Graphium endochus (Boisduval, 1836) Graphium evombar evombar (Boisduval, 1836)
Papilionini Papilio oribazus Boisduval, 1836 Papilio epiphorbas epiphorbas Boisduval, 1833 Papilio mangoura Hewitson, 1875 Papilio delalande Godart, Papilio meriones Felder & Felder, Papilio morondavana Grose-Smith, 1891 Papilio grosesmithi Rothschild, 1926 Papilio erithonioides Grose-Smith, 1891 Papilio demodocus demodocus Esper,
Hesperiidae
Coeliadinae
Tekliades ramanatek ramanatek (Boisduval, 1833) Coeliades fervida (Butler, 1880) Coeliades pisistratus fidia Evans, 1937 Coeliades rama Evans, 1937 Coeliades forestan arbogastes (Guenée, 1863) Coeliades pansa (Hewitson, )
Tagiadinae
Celaenorrhinini Celaenorrhinus ambra Evans, 1937 Celaenorrhinus humbloti (Mabille, 1884) Celaenorrhinus landryi (Libert, 2014)
Tagiadini Eagris smithii (Mabille, ) Eagris sabadius andracne (Boisduval, ) Tagiades insularis insularis Mabille, 1876 Tagiades samborana samborana Grose-Smith, 1891
Heteropterinae
Heteropterini Hovala dispar (Mabille, 1877) Hovala amena (Grose-Smith, 1891) Hovala pardalina (Butler, 1879) Hovala gallienii (Oberthür, 1916) Hovala saclavus (Mabille, 1891) Hovala arota Evans, 1937
Malazinae
Malaza carmides (Hewitson, 1868) Malaza empyreus (Mabille, 1878) Malaza fastuosus (Mabille, 1884)
Hesperiinae
Astictopterini Acleros leucopyga (Mabille, 1877) Artitropa boseae (Saalmüller, 1880) Artitropa alaotrana Oberthür, 1916 Artitropa hollandi Oberthür, 1916 Galerga hyposticta Mabille, 1898 Galerga fito (Evans, 1937) Galerga ariel (Mabille, 1878) Galerga bernieri (Boisduval, 1833) Galerga imorina (Evans, 1937) Galerga coroller (Boisduval, 1833) Galerga australis (Viette, 1956) Galerga rhadama (Boisduval, 1833) Galerga ellipsis (Saalmüller, 1884) Galerga paroechus (Mabille, ) Galerga albiplaga (Oberthür, 1916) Galerga malchus (Mabille, 1879) Galerga eximia (Oberthür, 1923) Galerga gillias (Mabille, 1878) Galerga gala (Mabille, 1878) Galerga kingdoni (Butler, 1879) Galerga ismael (Oberthür, 1916) Galerga howa (Mabille, 1876) Galerga silvestralis (Viette, 1956) Galerga varians (Oberthür, 1916) Galerga sylvia (Evans, 1937) Galerga ochracea (Evans, 1937) Galerga flora (Oberthür, 1923) Galerga sida (Evans, 1937)
Erionotini Ploetzia amygdalis (Mabille, 1877)
Baorini Parnara poutieri (Boisduval, 1833) Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798) Gegenes pumilio (Hoffmansegg, 1804) Gegenes havei (Boisduval, 1833) Borbo ratek (Boisduval, 1833) Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833) Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)
Pieridae
Coliadinae
Eurema pulchella (Boisduval, 1833) Eurema desjardinsii desjardinsii (Boisduval, 1833) Eurema hapale (Mabille, 1882) Eurema floricola floricola (Boisduval, 1833) Eurema senegalensis (Boisduval, 1833) Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775) Catopsilia thauruma (Reakirt, 1866)
Pierinae
Leptosiaini Leptosia sylvicola (Boisduval, 1833) Leptosia viettei Bernardi, 1959 Nepheronia pauliani Bernardi, 1958
Teracolini Gideona lucasi (Grandidier, 1867) Pinacopterix mabillei (Aurivillius, ) Colotis evanthe (Boisduval, 1836) Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1858) Colotis guenei (Mabille, 1877) Colotis zoe (Grandidier, 1867) Colotis calais (Cramer, 1775) Colotis mananhari (Ward, 1870)
Pierini Appias epaphia (Cramer, ) Appias sabina confusa (Butler, 1872) Dixeia narena (Grose-Smith, 1898) Belenois mabella Grose-Smith, 1891 Belenois helcida (Boisduval, 1833) Belenois creona (Cramer, ) Belenois antsianaka (Ward, 1870) Belenois grandidieri (Mabille, 1878) Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793) Mylothris phileris (Boisduval, 1833) Mylothris smithii (Mabille, 1879) Mylothris splendens Le Cerf, 1927
Riodinidae
Nemeobiinae
Abisarini Saribia decaryi (Le Cerf, 1922) Saribia ochracea Riley, 1932 Saribia perroti Riley, 1932 Saribia tepahi (Boisduval, 1833)
Lycaenidae
Miletinae
Miletini Spalgis tintinga (Boisduval, 1833) Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793)
Theclinae
Deudorigini Capys renidens (Mabille, 1884) Capys tsiphana (Boisduval, 1833) Capys diopolis (Hewitson, 1878) Capys batikeli (Boisduval, 1833) Capys dieden (Karsch, 1900)
Iolaini Trichiolaus argentarius (Butler, 1879) Trichiolaus mermeros (Mabille, 18798)
Polyommatinae
Oxylidini Hemiolaus ceres (Hewitson, 1865) Hemiolaus maryra (Mabille, 1885) Hemiolaus varnieri Stempffer, 1942) Hemiolaus cobaltina (Aurivillius, )
Hypolycaenini Hypolycaena ramonza (Saalmüller, 1878) Leptomyrina phidias (Fabricius, 1793)
Lycaenesthini Anthene smithii (Mabille, 1877) Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) Cupidopsis cissus aberrans (Butler, 1878)
Polyommatini Petrelaea reticulum (Mabille, 1877) Azanus jesous soalalicus (Karsch, 1900) Azanus decaryi (Stempffer, 1947) Azanus sitalces sitalces (Mabille, 1900) Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775) Chilades pandava (Horsfield, ) Freyeria parva (Murray, 1874) Freyeria minuscula (Aurivillius, 1909) Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883) Actizera atrigemmata (Butler, 1878) Leptotes pirithous durrelli Fric, Pyrcz & Wiemers, 2019 Leptotes rabefaner (Mabille, 1877) Cacyreus darius (Mabille, 1877) Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) Uranothauma artemenes (Mabille, 1880) Eicochrysops sanguigutta (Mabille, 1879) Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793) Eicochrysops pauliani Stempffer, 1950 Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862) Zizina otis (Fabricius, 1787) Rysops scintilla (Mabille, 1877) Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833) Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855) Lepidochrysops turlini Stempffer, 1971 Lepidochrysops azureus (Butler, 1879) Lepidochrysops leucon (Mabille, 1879) Lepidochrysops grandis Talbot, 1937
Nymphalidae
Danainae
Danaini Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) Amauris nossima nossima (Ward, 1870)
Libytheinae Libythea tsiandava Grose-Smith, 1891 Libythea ancoata Grose-Smith, 1891
Charaxinae
Charaxini Charaxes betsimisaraka Lucas, 1872 Charaxes madagascariensis (Lucas, 1843) Charaxes analava Ward, 1872 Charaxes cacuthis Hewitson, 1863 Charaxes antamboulou Lucas, 1872 Charaxes cowani Butler, 1878 Charaxes andara Ward, 1873 Charaxes andrefana Viette, 1975 Charaxes andranodorus Mabille, 1884 Charaxes zoippus Mabille, 1884 Charaxes phraortes Doubleday, 1847
Satyrinae
Amathusiini Gnophodes betsimena (Boisduval, 1833) Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
Satyrini Heteropsis ankaratra (Ward, 1870) Heteropsis fraterna (Butler, 1868) Heteropsis paradoxa (Mabille, 1880) Heteropsis masoura (Hewitson, 1875) Heteropsis antahala (Ward, 1872) Heteropsis ankoma (Mabille, 1878) Heteropsis hazovola Lees & Raharitsimba, 2016 Heteropsis mabillei (Butler, 1879) Heteropsis alaokola (Oberthür, 1916) Heteropsis vola (Ward, 1870) Heteropsis parva (Butler, 1879) Heteropsis iboina (Ward, 1870) Heteropsis bicristata (Mabille, 1878) Heteropsis parvidens (Mabille, 1880) Heteropsis avelona (Ward, 1870) Heteropsis uniformis (Oberthür, 1916) Heteropsis fuliginosa (Mabille, 1878) Heteropsis drepana Westwood, Heteropsis narova (Mabille, 1877) Heteropsis anganavo (Ward, 1871) Heteropsis strato (Mabille, 1878) Heteropsis erebennis Oberthür, 1916 Heteropsis wardii (Mabille, 1877) Heteropsis erebina (Oberthür, 1916) Heteropsis passandava (Ward, 1871) Heteropsis viettei Lees, 2003 Heteropsis westwoodi Lees, 2016 Heteropsis imerina Lees, 2016 Heteropsis pauliani Lees, 2016 Heteropsis andravahana (Mabille, 1878) Heteropsis obscura (Oberthür, 1916) Heteropsis harveyi Lees & Kremen, 2016 Heteropsis vanewrighti Lees, 2016 Heteropsis exocellata (Mabille, 1880) Heteropsis cowani (Butler, 1880) Heteropsis mimetica Lees & Kremen, 2016 Heteropsis pauper (Oberthür, 1916) Heteropsis kremenae Lees, 2016 Heteropsis subsimilis (Butler, 1879) Heteropsis avaratra Lees & Kremen, 2016 Heteropsis sogai Lees, 2016 Heteropsis tornado Lees, Allaoui & Aduse-Poku, 2016 Heteropsis turbata (Butler, 1880) Heteropsis pallida (Oberthür, 1916) Heteropsis ankova (Ward, 1870) Heteropsis lanyvary Lees, 2016 Heteropsis strigula (Mabille, 1877) Heteropsis laetifica (Oberthür, 1916) Heteropsis laeta (Oberthür, 1916) Heteropsis undulans (Oberthür, 1916) Heteropsis andasibe Lees, 2003 Heteropsis roussettae Lees & Kremen, 2016 Heteropsis anceps (Oberthür, 1916) Heteropsis maeva (Mabille, 1878) Heteropsis menamenoides Lees, 2016 Heteropsis barbarae Lees & Kremen, 2016 Heteropsis angulifascia (Butler, 1879) Heteropsis borgo Lees, 2016 Heteropsis tianae Lees & Kremen, 2016 Heteropsis oberthueri Lees, 2016 Heteropsis turbans (Oberthür, 1916) Heteropsis vertigo Lees & Raharitsimba, 2016 Heteropsis sabas (Oberthür, 1923) Strabena dyscola Mabille, 1880 Strabena sufferti (Aurivillius, ) Strabena tamatavae (Boisduval, 1833) Strabena goudotii (Mabille, 1885) Strabena isoalensis Paulian, 1951 Strabena martini Oberthür, 1916 Strabena zanjuka Mabille, Strabena niveata (Butler, 1879) Strabena consors Oberthür, 1916 Strabena impar Oberthür, 1916 Strabena excellens (Butler, 1885) Strabena mopsus (Mabille, 1878) Strabena modestissima Oberthür, 1916 Strabena soror Oberthür, 1916 Strabena consobrina Oberthür, 1916 Strabena batesii (Felder & Felder, 1867) Strabena mabillei (Aurivillius, ) Strabena perroti Oberthür, 1916 Strabena albivittula (Mabille, 1880) Strabena argyrina Mabille, 1878 Strabena rakoto (Ward, 1870) Strabena tsaratananae Paulian, 1951 Strabena vinsoni (Guenée, 1865) Strabena affinis Oberthür, 1916 Strabena nepos Oberthür, 1916 Strabena eros Viette, 1971 Strabena germanus Oberthür, 1916 Strabena triophthalma Mabille, Strabena perrieri Paulian, 1951 Strabena andilabe Paulian, 1951 Strabena daphne Viette, 1971 Strabena andriana Mabille, 1885 Strabena smithii Mabille, 1877 Strabena mandraka Paulian, 1951 Strabena ibitina (Ward, 1873)
Heliconiinae
Acraeini Acraea turna Mabille, 1877 Acraea marmorata Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1892 Acraea ranavalona Boisduval, 1833 Acraea hova Boisduval, 1833 Acraea dammii van Vollenhoven, 1869 Acraea igati Boisduval, 1833 Acraea mahela Boisduval, 1833 Telchinia fornax (Butler, 1879) Telchinia calida (Butler, 1878) Telchinia zitja (Boisduval, 1833) Telchinia lia (Mabille, 1879) Telchinia serena (Fabricius, 1775) Telchinia encedon (Linnaeus, 1758) Telchinia encedana (Pierre, 1976) Telchinia obeira (Hewitson, 1863) Telchinia andromba (Grose-Smith, 1891) Telchinia sambavae (Ward, 1873) Telchinia masamba (Ward, 1872) Telchinia strattipocles (Oberthür, 1893)
Argynnidini Pardopsis punctatissima (Boisduval, 1833)
Vagrantini Smerina manoro (Ward, 1871) Phalanta madagascariensis (Mabille, 1885) Phalanta aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Limenitidinae
Cymothoini Cymothoe dujardini Viette, 1971 Cymothoe lambertoni Oberthür, 1923
Adoliadini Euptera kinugnana insularis Collins, 1995 Aterica rabena Boisduval, 1833
Neptini Neptis kikideli (Boisduval, 1833) Neptis saclava (Boisduval, 1833)
Pseudacraeini Pseudacraea imerina imerina (Hewitson, 1865) Pseudacraea peyrierasi Collins, 1991 Pseudacraea apaturoides (Felder & Felder, )
Biblidinae
Eunicini Sevenia howensis (Staudinger, 1886) Sevenia madagascariensis (Boisduval, 1833)
Biblidini Eurytela dryope (Cramer, ) Eurytela narinda Ward, 1872 Byblia anvatara anvatara (Boisduval, 1833) Neptidopsis fulgurata fulgurata (Boisduval, 1833)
Apaturinae
Apaturini Apaturopsis kilusa (Grose-Smith, 1891) Apaturopsis paulianii Viette, 1962
Cyrestinae
Cyrestini Cyrestis elegans Boisduval, 1833
Nymphalinae
Nymphalini Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) Vanessa madegassorum (Aurivillius, )
Junoniini Hypolimnas dexithea (Hewitson, 1863) Hypolimnas deceptor deludens Grose-Smith, 1891 Hypolimnas drucei (Butler, 1874) Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) Hypolimnas bolina (Linnaeus, 1758]) Precis andremiaja (Boisduval, 1833) Precis eurodoce (Westwood, )