This is a list of butterflies of Mauritania. About 30 species are known from Mauritania,Mauritania at the African Butterfly Database none of which are endemic.Afrotropical Butterflies
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini Papilio demodocus Esper,
Pieridae
Pierinae Colotis amata calais (Cramer, 1775) Colotis antevippe (Boisduval, 1836) Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829) Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829) Colotis danae eupompe (Klug, 1829) Colotis liagore (Klug, 1829) Colotis phisadia (Godart, 1819) Colotis vesta amelia (Lucas, 1852) Colotis eris (Klug, 1829) Pinacopterix eriphia tritogenia (Klug, 1829) Euchloe falloui (Allard, 1867)
Pierini Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829 Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793) Belenois gidica (Godart, 1819)
Lycaenidae
Theclinae
Theclini Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini Anthene kikuyu (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
Polyommatini Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932 Tarucus balkanicus (Freyer, 1843) Tarucus rosacea (Austaut, 1885) Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862) Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
Nymphalidae
Danainae
Danaini Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777)
Limenitinae
Adoliadini Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)
Hesperiidae
Coeliadinae Coeliades forestan (Stoll, )
Pyrginae
Celaenorrhinini Sarangesa laelius (Mabille, 1877)
Carcharodini Spialia doris daphne Evans, 1949 Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764)
Hesperiinae
Baorini Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
See also List of moths of Mauritania Wildlife of Mauritania
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