This is a partial list of butterflies of São Tomé and Príncipe. More than 60 species are known from São Tomé and Príncipe,Sao Tome and Principe at the African Butterfly Database 19 of which are endemic.Endemic butterflies of São Tomé and Príncipe Afrotropical Butterflies
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini Papilio nerminae Koçak, 1983 (endemic) Papilio dardanus sulfurea Palisot de Beauvois, 1806 Papilio demodocus Esper, 1798
Leptocercini Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932) Graphium ridleyanus (White, 1843) Graphium leonidas leonidas (Fabricius, 1793) Graphium leonidas santamarthae (Joicey & Talbot, 1927) Graphium leonidas thomasius (Le Cerf, 1924) Graphium latreillianus theorini (Aurivillius, 1881)
Pieridae
Coliadinae Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
Pierinae
Pierini Leptosia nupta (Butler, 1873) Mylothris nubila (Möschler, 1884) Mylothris rembina (Plötz, 1880) Dixeia piscicollis Pinhey, 1972 (endemic)
Lycaenidae
Poritiinae Liptena evanescens (Kirby, 1887)
Theclinae Iolaus bellina maris (Riley, 1928) Deudorix caliginosa Lathy, 1903 Deudorix chalybeata Joicey & Talbot, 1926 (endemic) Deudorix lorisona (Hewitson, 1862)
Polyommatinae Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833) Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767) Leptotes sanctithomae (Sharpe, 1893) (endemic) Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
Nymphalidae
Libytheinae Libythea labdaca Westwood, 1851
Danainae
Danaini Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Satyrinae
Melanitini Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
Satyrini Bicyclus dorothea concolor Condamin & Fox, 1964 Bicyclus medontias (Hewitson, 1873)
Charaxinae
Charaxini Charaxes defulvata Joicey & Talbot, 1926 (endemic) Charaxes thomasius Staudinger, 1886 (endemic) Charaxes lemosi Joicey & Talbot, 1927 (endemic) Charaxes odysseus Staudinger, 1892 (endemic) Charaxes antiquus Joicey & Talbot, 1926 (endemic) Charaxes barnsi Joicey & Talbot, 1927 (endemic) Charaxes monteiri Staudinger, 1886 (endemic)
Nymphalinae
Nymphalini Junonia cymodoce lugens (Schultze, 1912) Precis sinuata Plötz, 1880 Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 Hypolimnas anthedon Doubleday, 1845 Hypolimnas salmacis thomensis Aurivillius, 1910
Cyrestinae
Cyrestini Cyrestis camillus (Fabricius, 1781)
Biblidinae
Epicaliini Sevenia boisduvali insularis (Joicey & Talbot, 1926)
Limenitinae
Limenitidini Pseudacraea lucretia gamae Joicey & Talbot, 1927
Neptidini Neptis eltringhami Joicey & Talbot, 1926 (endemic) Neptis larseni Wojtusiak & Pyrcz, 1997 (endemic)
Heliconiinae
Acraeini Acraea annobona d'Abrera, 1980 Acraea medea (Cramer, 1775) (endemic) Acraea niobe Sharpe, 1893 (endemic) Acraea alcinoe racaji (Pyrcz, 1991) Acraea insularis Sharpe, 1893 (endemic) Acraea jodutta (Fabricius, 1793) Acraea newtoni Sharpe, 1893 (endemic) Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
Hesperiidae
Coeliadinae Coeliades bocagii (Sharpe, 1893) (endemic) Coeliades hanno (Plötz, 1879)
Hesperiinae
Aeromachini Andronymus neander thomasi Riley, 1928
Baorini Borbo fatuellus thomea (Evans, 1937) Borbo perobscura (Druce, 1912)
See also List of moths of São Tomé and Príncipe Wildlife of São Tomé and Príncipe
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 Luis F. Mendes & Bivar de Sousa, New account on the butterflies (Lepidoptera:Rhopalocera) of São Tomé e Príncipe, Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa (S.E.A.), 51 (31/12/2012): 157‒186.