This is a list of butterflies of Rwanda. About 176 species are known from Rwanda,Rwanda at the African Butterfly Database three of which are endemic.Endemic butterflies of Rwanda at Afrotropical Butterflies
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini Papilio charopus montuosus Joicey & Talbot, 1927 Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952 Papilio rex mimeticus Rothschild, 1897 Papilio echerioides joiceyi Gabriel, 1945 Papilio jacksoni ruandana Le Cerf, 1924 Papilio leucotaenia Rothschild, 1908 Papilio mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891
Leptocercini Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779) Graphium gudenusi (Rebel, 1911) Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932) Graphium ridleyanus (White, 1843) Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793) Graphium almansor uganda (Lathy, 1906)
Pieridae
Coliadinae Eurema mandarinula (Holland, 1892) Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876) Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775) Colias electo pseudohecate Berger, 1940
Pierinae Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829) Colotis auxo (Lucas, 1852) Colotis elgonensis basilewskyi Berger, 1956 Colotis vesta kagera Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998 Pinacopterix eriphia wittei Berger, 1940 Leptosia nupta pseudonupta Bernardi, 1959
Pierini Pontia helice johnstonii (Crowley, 1887) Mylothris alberici Dufrane, 1940 Mylothris bernice berenicides Holland, 1896 Mylothris croceus Butler, 1896 Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891 Mylothris kiwuensis kiwuensis Grünberg, 1910 Mylothris kiwuensis rhodopoides Talbot, 1944 Mylothris polychroma Berger, 1981 Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775) Mylothris ruandana Strand, 1909 Mylothris rubricosta (Mabille, 1890) Mylothris sagala mayenceae Berger, 1987 Belenois calypso crawshayi Butler, 1894 Belenois raffrayi extendens (Joicey & Talbot, 1927) Belenois victoria schoutedeni Berger, 1953
Lycaenidae
Miletinae
Liphyrini Aslauga purpurascens Holland, 1890
Miletini Lachnocnema laches (Fabricius, 1793) Lachnocnema durbani Trimen & Bowker, 1887 Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915
Poritiinae
Liptenini Ornipholidotos peucetia (Hewitson, 1866)
Theclinae Oxylides albata (Aurivillius, 1895) Hypolycaena jacksoni Bethune-Baker, 1906 Pilodeudorix mera kinumbensis (Dufrane, 1945) Pilodeudorix zelomina (Rebel, 1914)
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini Anthene afra (Bethune-Baker, 1910) Anthene contrastata mashuna (Stevenson, 1937) Anthene hobleyi kigezi Stempffer, 1961 Anthene schoutedeni (Hulstaert, 1924)
Polyommatini Uranothauma lunifer (Rebel, 1914) Cacyreus tespis (Herbst, 1804) Harpendyreus argenteostriata Stempffer, 1961 Harpendyreus kisaba (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) Harpendyreus major (Joicey & Talbot, 1924) Harpendyreus marungensis wollastoni (Bethune-Baker, 1926) Harpendyreus reginaldi Heron, 1909 Leptotes marginalis (Stempffer, 1944) Euchrysops crawshayi fontainei Stempffer, 1967 Euchrysops mauensis Bethune-Baker, 1923 Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 Thermoniphas distincta (Talbot, 1935) Thermoniphas plurilimbata rutshurensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) Lepidochrysops loveni kivuensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
Riodinidae
Nemeobiinae Abisara rutherfordii cyclops Riley, 1932 Abisara neavei Riley, 1932
Nymphalidae
Danainae
Danaini Tirumala formosa mercedonia (Karsch, 1894) Amauris albimaculata magnimacula Rebel, 1914 Amauris crawshayi oscarus Thurau, 1904 Amauris echeria terrena Talbot, 1940 Amauris ellioti Butler, 1895
Satyrinae
Melanitini Gnophodes grogani Sharpe, 1901 Aphysoneura scapulifascia Joicey & Talbot, 1922
Satyrini Bicyclus aurivillii (Butler, 1896) Bicyclus dentata (Sharpe, 1898) Bicyclus jefferyi Fox, 1963 Bicyclus matuta (Karsch, 1894) Bicyclus persimilis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) Bicyclus saussurei angustus Condamin, 1970 Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873) Heteropsis ubenica ugandica (Kielland, 1994) Ypthima albida Butler, 1888 Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883 Ypthima recta Overlaet, 1955 Neocoenyra duplex Butler, 1886
Charaxinae
Charaxini Charaxes fulvescens monitor Rothschild, 1900 Charaxes acuminatus kigezia van Someren, 1963 Charaxes alticola Grünberg, 1911 Charaxes lucretius maximus van Someren, 1971 Charaxes hansali baringana Rothschild, 1905 Charaxes ansorgei ruandana Talbot, 1932 Charaxes pollux (Cramer, 1775) Charaxes druceanus obscura Rebel, 1914 Charaxes druceanus proximans Joicey & Talbot, 1922 Charaxes eudoxus lequeuxi Plantrou, 1982 Charaxes tiridates tiridatinus Röber, 1936 Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859 Charaxes xiphares burgessi van Son, 1953 Charaxes imperialis werneri Turlin, 1989 Charaxes fournierae vandenberghei Collins, 1982 Charaxes etesipe (Godart, 1824) Charaxes jahlusa rwandensis Plantrou, 1976 Charaxes eupale latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921 Charaxes montis Jackson, 1956 Charaxes opinatus Heron, 1909 Charaxes turlini & Plantrou, 1978 Charaxes mafuga van Someren, 1969 Charaxes guderiana (Dewitz, 1879) Charaxes pleione delvauxi Turlin, 1987 Charaxes zoolina mafugensis Jackson, 1956 Charaxes schiltzei Bouyer, 1991
Euxanthini Charaxes crossleyi ansorgei (Rothschild, 1903)
Nymphalinae Kallimoides rumia rattrayi (Sharpe, 1904)
Nymphalini Antanartia schaeneia dubia Howarth, 1966 Vanessa dimorphica (Howarth, 1966) Vanessa abyssinica vansomereni (Howarth, 1966) Junonia sophia infracta Butler, 1888 Junonia westermanni suffusa (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793) Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782) Precis actia Distant, 1880 Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847) Precis milonia wintgensi Strand, 1909 Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775) Precis sinuata hecqui Berger, 1981 Precis tugela pyriformis (Butler, 1896) Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
Biblidinae
Biblidini Ariadne pagenstecheri (Suffert, 1904)
Limenitinae
Limenitidini Cymothoe collarti werneri Beaurain, 1984 Kumothales inexpectata Overlaet, 1940 Pseudacraea deludens rwandaensis Hecq, 1991
Neptidini Neptis agouale parallela Collins & Larsen, 1996 Neptis jordani Neave, 1910 Neptis marci Collins & Larsen, 1998 (endemic) Neptis strigata kakamega Collins & Larsen, 1996
Adoliadini Catuna angustatum (Felder & Felder, 1867) Euriphene excelsior (Rebel, 1911) Euriphene saphirina (Karsch, 1894) Bebearia sophus monforti Hecq, 1990 Bebearia dowsetti Hecq, 1990 (endemic) Euphaedra zaddachii crawshayi Butler, 1895 Euphaedra barnsi Joicey & Talbot, 1922 Euphaedra margueriteae Hecq, 1978 Euphaedra harpalyce dowsetti Hecq, 1990
Heliconiinae
Acraeini Acraea eltringhami Joicey & Talbot, 1921 Acraea endoscota Le Doux, 1928 Acraea hamata Joicey & Talbot, 1922 Acraea turlini Pierre, 1979 (endemic) Acraea asboloplintha Karsch, 1894 Acraea persanguinea (Rebel, 1914) Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874 Acraea alciope Hewitson, 1852 Acraea amicitiae Heron, 1909 Acraea bonasia (Fabricius, 1775) Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775) Acraea goetzei Thurau, 1903 Acraea toruna Grose-Smith, 1900 Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819 Acraea rangatana bettiana Joicey & Talbot, 1921 Acraea uvui Grose-Smith, 1890 Acraea ventura ochrascens Sharpe, 1902 Acraea cinerea Neave, 1904 Acraea oreas Sharpe, 1891 Acraea orinata Oberthür, 1893
Argynnini Issoria baumanni excelsior (Butler, 1896)
Vagrantini Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Hesperiidae
Coeliadinae Coeliades forestan (Stoll, ) Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)
Pyrginae
Tagiadini Eagris subalbida aurivillii (Neustetter, 1927)
Hesperiinae
Aeromachini Acleros mackenii olaus (Plötz, 1884) Chondrolepis niveicornis (Plötz, 1883) Fresna netopha (Hewitson, 1878) Pardaleodes fan (Holland, 1894) Platylesches robustus Neave, 1910
Baorini Zenonia crasta Evans, 1937
Heteropterinae Metisella abdeli (Krüger, 1928) Metisella alticola (Aurivillius, 1925)
See also List of birds of Rwanda List of mammals of Rwanda List of moths of Rwanda
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