This is a list of butterflies of Namibia. About 224 species are known from Namibia,Namibia at the African Butterfly Database six of which are endemic.
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini Papilio nireus lyaeus Doubleday, 1845 Papilio demodocus Esper,
Leptocercini Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779) Graphium porthaon (Hewitson, 1865) Graphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779) Graphium schaffgotschi (Niepelt, 1927)
Pieridae
Coliadinae Eurema brigitta (Stoll, ) Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875) Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775) Colias electo (Linnaeus, 1763)
Pierinae Colotis amata williami Henning & Henning, 1994 Colotis antevippe gavisa (Wallengren, 1857) Colotis celimene pholoe (Wallengren, 1860) Colotis danae annae (Wallengren, 1857) Colotis danae walkeri (Butler, 1884) Colotis doubledayi (Hopffer, 1862) Colotis euippe omphale (Godart, 1819) Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836) Colotis evenina (Wallengren, 1857) Colotis ione (Godart, 1819) Colotis lais (Butler, 1876) Colotis pallene (Hopffer, 1855) Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863) Colotis vesta mutans (Butler, 1877) Colotis eris (Klug, 1829) Colotis subfasciatus (Swainson, 1833) Colotis agoye agoye (Wallengren, 1857) Colotis agoye bowkeri (Trimen, 1883) Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847) Pinacopterix eriphia (Godart, ) Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836) Nepheronia thalassina sinalata (Suffert, 1904)
Pierini Appias sylvia nyasana (Butler, 1897) Pontia helice (Linnaeus, 1764) Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779) Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793) Belenois creona severina (Stoll, 1781) Belenois gidica abyssinica (Lucas, 1852)
Lycaenidae
Miletinae
Miletini Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793) Lachnocnema durbani Trimen & Bowker, 1887 Thestor protumnus aridus van Son, 1941
Poritiinae
Liptenini Alaena amazoula congoana Aurivillius, 1914 Alaena brainei Vári, 1976 (endemic) Cnodontes pallida (Trimen, 1898)
Aphnaeinae Chrysoritis chrysantas (Trimen, 1868) Trimenia macmasteri mijburghi Dickson, 1980 Trimenia wykehami (Dickson, 1969) Cigaritis ella (Hewitson, 1865) Cigaritis homeyeri (Dewitz, 1887) Cigaritis modestus (Trimen, 1891) Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850) Cigaritis namaquus (Trimen, 1874) Cigaritis natalensis (Westwood, 1851) Cigaritis phanes (Trimen, 1873) Axiocerses tjoane (Wallengren, 1857) Axiocerses amanga amanga (Westwood, 1881) Axiocerses amanga baumi Weymer, 1901 Aloeides aranda (Wallengren, 1857) Aloeides namibiensis Henning & Henning, 1994 Aloeides damarensis (Trimen, 1891) Aloeides molomo krooni Tite & Dickson, 1973 Aloeides taikosama (Wallengren, 1857) Aloeides simplex (Trimen, 1893) Aloeides tearei Henning & Henning, 1982 Aloeides nollothi Tite & Dickson, 1977 Aloeides argenteus Henning & Henning, 1994 Aphnaeus erikssoni Trimen, 1891 Tylopaedia sardonyx sardonyx (Trimen, 1868) Tylopaedia sardonyx cerita Henning & Henning, 1998 Phasis clavum Murray, 1935
Theclinae Myrina silenus ficedula Trimen, 1879 Myrina silenus suzannae Larsen & Plowes, 1991 Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793) Hemiolaus caeculus tsodiloensis (Pinhey, 1969) Leptomyrina henningi Dickson, 1976 Leptomyrina lara (Linnaeus, 1764) Iolaus alienus sophiae Henning & Henning, 1991 Iolaus mimosae pamelae (Dickson, 1976) Iolaus nasisii (Riley, 1928) Iolaus obscurus Aurivillius, 1923 (endemic) Iolaus silarus brainei Henning & Henning, 1984 Stugeta bowkeri tearei Dickson, 1980 Stugeta subinfuscata Grünberg, 1910 Pilodeudorix obscurata (Trimen, 1891) Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855) Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) Anthene contrastata mashuna (Stevenson, 1937) Anthene otacilia (Trimen, 1868)
Polyommatini Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, ) Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857) Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) Cacyreus dicksoni Pennington, 1962 Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782) Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767) Leptotes pulchra (Murray, 1874) Tuxentius calice (Hopffer, 1855) Tuxentius melaena (Trimen & Bowker, 1887) Tarucus sybaris linearis (Aurivillius, 1924) Zintha hintza krooni (Dickson, 1973) Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862) Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883) Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775) Brephidium metophis (Wallengren, 1860) Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, 1782) Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793) Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena (Wallengren, 1857) Euchrysops barkeri (Trimen, 1893) Euchrysops dolorosa (Trimen & Bowker, 1887) Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833) Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855) Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, ) Lepidochrysops michellae Henning & Henning, 1983 (endemic) Lepidochrysops patricia (Trimen & Bowker, 1887) Lepidochrysops plebeia (Butler, 1898) Lepidochrysops vansoni (Swanepoel, 1949)
Nymphalidae
Danainae
Danaini Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909) Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847) Amauris niavius (Linnaeus, 1758) Amauris tartarea Mabille, 1876
Satyrinae
Melanitini Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
Satyrini Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873) Heteropsis simonsii (Butler, 1877) Ypthima asterope asterope (Klug, 1832) Ypthima asterope hereroica van Son, 1955 Coenyropsis natalii (Boisduval, 1847) Physcaeneura panda (Boisduval, 1847) Stygionympha robertsoni (Riley, 1932) Stygionympha irrorata (Trimen, 1873)
Charaxinae
Charaxini Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876) Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824) Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866 Charaxes brutus natalensis Staudinger, 1885 Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859 Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1867 Charaxes brainei van Son, 1966 Charaxes guderiana (Dewitz, 1879) Charaxes zoolina (Westwood, )
Nymphalinae
Nymphalini Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870 Junonia natalica (Felder & Felder, 1860) Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758) Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865 Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782) Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850) Precis octavia sesamus Trimen, 1883 Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
Biblidinae
Biblidini Byblia anvatara acheloia (Wallengren, 1857) Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)
Epicaliini Sevenia amulia benguelae (Chapman, 1872) Sevenia pechueli (Dewitz, 1879) Sevenia rosa (Hewitson, 1877) Sevenia trimeni (Aurivillius, 1899)
Limenitinae
Limenitidini Pseudacraea poggei (Dewitz, 1879)
Neptidini Neptis jordani Neave, 1910
Adoliadini Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)
Heliconiinae
Acraeini Acraea acara acara Hewitson, 1865 Acraea acara melanophanes Le Cerf, 1927 Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865 Acraea brainei Henning, 1986 (endemic) Acraea hypoleuca Trimen, 1898 (endemic) Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 Acraea trimeni Aurivillius, 1899 Acraea zetes (Linnaeus, 1758) Acraea acrita ambigua Trimen, 1891 Acraea atolmis Westwood, 1881 Acraea nohara Boisduval, 1847 Acraea atergatis Westwood, 1881 Acraea axina Westwood, 1881 Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877 Acraea ella Eltringham, 1911 Acraea lygus Druce, 1875 Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 Acraea stenobea Wallengren, 1860 Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874 Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758) Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775) Acraea esebria Hewitson, 1861 Acraea burni Butler, 1896 Acraea rahira Boisduval, 1833
Vagrantini Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Hesperiidae
Coeliadinae Coeliades forestan (Stoll, ) Coeliades libeon (Druce, 1875) Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)
Pyrginae
Celaenorrhinini Eretis melania Mabille, 1891 Sarangesa gaerdesi gaerdesi Evans, 1949 Sarangesa gaerdesi smithae Vári, 1976 Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870) Sarangesa seineri Strand, 1909 Alenia namaqua Vári, 1974
Tagiadini Caprona cassualalla Bethune-Baker, 1911 Abantis paradisea (Butler, 1870) Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855 Abantis zambesiaca (Westwood, 1874)
Carcharodini Spialia colotes transvaaliae (Trimen & Bowker, 1889) Spialia delagoae (Trimen, 1898) Spialia depauperata australis de Jong, 1978 Spialia diomus ferax (Wallengren, 1863) Spialia mafa (Trimen, 1870) Spialia nanus (Trimen & Bowker, 1889) Spialia secessus (Trimen, 1891) Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764) Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)
Hesperiinae
Aeromachini Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868) Kedestes lepenula (Wallengren, 1857) Kedestes monostichus Hancock & Gardiner, 1982 Kedestes sublineata Pennington, 1953 (endemic) Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884) Zophopetes dysmephila (Trimen, 1868) Platylesches neba (Hewitson, 1877) Platylesches shona Evans, 1937 Platylesches tina Evans, 1937
Baorini Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798) Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821) Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833) Borbo fallax (Gaede, 1916) Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855) Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884) Gegenes niso (Linnaeus, 1764) Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878)
Heteropterinae Metisella willemi (Wallengren, 1857)
See also List of moths of Namibia Wildlife of Namibia
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