This is a list of butterflies of Senegal. About 297 species are known from Senegal,Senegal at the African Butterfly Database one of which is endemic.Endemic butterflies of Senegal at Afrotropical Butterflies
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758 Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776 Papilio demodocus Esper, Papilio menestheus Drury, 1773
Leptocercini Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779) Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932) Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793) Graphium auriger (Butler, 1876)
Pieridae
Coliadinae Eurema brigitta (Stoll, ) Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898) Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876) Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875) Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
Pierinae Colotis amata calais (Cramer, 1775) Colotis antevippe (Boisduval, 1836) Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829) Colotis celimene sudanicus (Aurivillius, 1905) Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829) Colotis danae eupompe (Klug, 1829) Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758) Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836) Colotis halimede (Klug, 1829) Colotis ione (Godart, 1819) Colotis liagore (Klug, 1829) Colotis phisadia (Godart, 1819) Colotis vesta amelia (Lucas, 1852) Colotis eris (Klug, 1829) Pinacopterix eriphia tritogenia (Klug, 1829) Nepheronia argia (Fabricius, 1775) Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836) Nepheronia thalassina (Boisduval, 1836) Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, ) Leptosia wigginsi pseudalcesta Bernardi, 1965
Pierini Appias epaphia (Cramer, ) Appias sylvia (Fabricius, 1775) Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829 Mylothris aburi Larsen & Collins, 2003 Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775) Dixeia doxo (Godart, 1819) Dixeia orbona (Geyer, ) Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793) Belenois calypso (Drury, 1773) Belenois creona (Cramer, ) Belenois gidica (Godart, 1819)
Lycaenidae
Miletinae
Liphyrini Euliphyra hewitsoni Aurivillius, 1899
Miletini Spalgis lemolea lemolea Druce, 1890 Spalgis lemolea pilos Druce, 1890 Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872) Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996
Poritiinae
Liptenini Pentila condamini Stempffer, 1963 Pentila pauli abri Collins & Larsen, 2001 (manuscript name) Pentila preussi fayei Stempffer, 1963 Eresina maesseni Stempffer, 1956
Epitolini Cephetola subcoerulea (Roche, 1954)
Aphnaeinae Pseudaletis leonis (Staudinger, 1888) Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850) Cigaritis nilus (Hewitson, 1865) Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836 Axiocerses harpax harpax (Fabricius, 1775) Axiocerses harpax kadugli Talbot, 1935 Axiocerses amanga borealis Aurivillius, 1905 Aphnaeus brahami Lathy, 1903 Aphnaeus orcas (Drury, 1782)
Theclinae Myrina silenus (Fabricius, 1775) Myrina subornata Lathy, 1903 Dapidodigma hymen (Fabricius, 1775) Hypolycaena condamini Stempffer, 1956 Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793) Iolaus eurisus helius (Fabricius, 1781) Iolaus alienus bicaudatus Aurivillius, 1905 Iolaus iasis Hewitson, 1865 Iolaus scintillans Aurivillius, 1905 Iolaus sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905 Iolaus menas Druce, 1890 Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869 Iolaus ismenias (Klug, 1834) Iolaus calisto (Westwood, 1851) Stugeta marmoreus (Butler, 1866) Pilodeudorix catori (Bethune-Baker, 1903) Pilodeudorix caerulea (Druce, 1890) Pilodeudorix diyllus occidentalis Libert, 2004 Pilodeudorix zela (Hewitson, 1869) Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855) Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 Deudorix dinomenes diomedes Jackson, 1966 Deudorix galathea (Swainson, 1821) Deudorix livia (Klug, 1834) Deudorix lorisona abriana Libert, 2004 Deudorix odana Druce, 1887
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) Anthene crawshayi (Butler, 1899) Anthene larydas (Cramer, 1780) Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874) Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894) Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876) Anthene sylvanus (Drury, 1773) Anthene phoenicis (Karsch, 1893)
Polyommatini Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, ) Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932 Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857) Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) Cacyreus virilis Stempffer, 1936 Leptotes babaulti (Stempffer, 1935) Leptotes jeanneli (Stempffer, 1935) Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767) Leptotes pulchra (Murray, 1874) Tuxentius cretosus nodieri (Oberthür, 1883) Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948 Tarucus rosacea (Austaut, 1885) Tarucus theophrastus (Fabricius, 1793) Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1942 Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862) Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877) Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775) Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880) Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857) Azanus natalensis (Trimen & Bowker, 1887) Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, 1782) Azanus isis (Drury, 1773) Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793) Euchrysops barkeri (Trimen, 1893) Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833) Euchrysops nilotica (Aurivillius, 1904) Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855) Euchrysops reducta Hulstaert, 1924 Euchrysops sahelianus Libert, 2001 Oboronia guessfeldti (Dewitz, 1879) Chilades eleusis (Demaison, 1888) Chilades serrula (Mabille, 1890) (endemic) Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, ) Lepidochrysops polydialecta (Bethune-Baker, ) Lepidochrysops synchrematiza (Bethune-Baker, )
Nymphalidae
Danainae
Danaini Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777) Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847) Amauris damocles (Fabricius, 1793)
Satyrinae
Elymniini Elymniopsis bammakoo (Westwood, )
Melanitini Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758) Melanitis libya Distant, 1882
Satyrini Bicyclus angulosa (Butler, 1868) Bicyclus funebris (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) Bicyclus mandanes Hewitson, 1873 Bicyclus milyas (Hewitson, 1864) Bicyclus pavonis (Butler, 1876) Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850) Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877) Bicyclus taenias (Hewitson, 1877) Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868) Bicyclus zinebi (Butler, 1869) Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832) Ypthima condamini nigeriae Kielland, 1982 Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880 Ypthima impura Elwes & Edwards, 1893 Ypthima vuattouxi Kielland, 1982 Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)
Charaxinae
Charaxini Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876) Charaxes fulvescens senegala van Someren, 1975 Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824) Charaxes protoclea Feisthamel, 1850 Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850 Charaxes cynthia Butler, 1866 Charaxes lucretius Cramer, Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926 Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850 Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775) Charaxes brutus (Cramer, 1779) Charaxes numenes (Hewitson, 1859) Charaxes tiridates (Cramer, 1777) Charaxes zingha (Stoll, 1780) Charaxes etesipe (Godart, 1824) Charaxes achaemenes atlantica van Someren, 1970 Charaxes eupale (Drury, 1782) Charaxes anticlea (Drury, 1782) Charaxes etheocles (Cramer, 1777) Charaxes viola Butler, 1866
Euxanthini Charaxes eurinome (Cramer, 1775)
Pallini Palla decius (Cramer, 1777)
Nymphalinae
Nymphalini Antanartia delius (Drury, 1782) Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) Junonia chorimene (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870 Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758) Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865 Junonia sophia (Fabricius, 1793) Junonia stygia (Aurivillius, 1894) Junonia terea (Drury, 1773) Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793) Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850) Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777) Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775) Hypolimnas anthedon (Doubleday, 1845) Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) Catacroptera cloanthe ligata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Cyrestinae
Cyrestini Cyrestis camillus (Fabricius, 1781)
Biblidinae
Biblidini Byblia anvatara crameri Aurivillius, 1894 Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)
Limenitinae
Limenitidini Pseudacraea eurytus (Linnaeus, 1758) Pseudacraea lucretia (Cramer, ) Pseudacraea warburgi Aurivillius, 1892
Neptidini Neptis agouale Pierre-Baltus, 1978 Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955 Neptis najo Karsch, 1893 Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955 Neptis morosa Overlaet, 1955 Neptis nemetes Hewitson, 1868 Neptis nysiades Hewitson, 1868 Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955 Neptis trigonophora melicertula Strand, 1912
Adoliadini Euryphura chalcis (Felder & Felder, 1860) Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775) Aterica galene (Brown, 1776) Euriphene ampedusa (Hewitson, 1866) Euriphene gambiae Feisthamel, 1850 Bebearia senegalensis (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1858) Bebearia sophus phreone (Feisthamel, 1850) Bebearia phantasina ultima Hecq, 1990 Euphaedra medon pholus (van der Hoeven, 1840) Euphaedra hastiri Hecq, 1981 Euphaedra laguerrei Hecq, 1979 Euphaedra villiersi Condamin, 1964
Heliconiinae
Acraeini Acraea camaena (Drury, 1773) Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 Acraea quirina (Fabricius, 1781) Acraea zetes (Linnaeus, 1758) Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775) Acraea caecilia (Fabricius, 1781) Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852 Acraea epaea (Cramer, 1779) Acraea macaria (Fabricius, 1793) Acraea vestalis Felder & Felder, 1865 Acraea bonasia (Fabricius, 1775) Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976 Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758) Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775) Acraea perenna Doubleday, 1847
Vagrantini Lachnoptera anticlia (Hübner, 1819) Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Hesperiidae
Coeliadinae Coeliades aeschylus (Plötz, 1884) Coeliades chalybe (Westwood, 1852) Coeliades forestan (Stoll, ) Coeliades hanno (Plötz, 1879)
Pyrginae
Celaenorrhinini Celaenorrhinus galenus (Fabricius, 1793) Eretis lugens (Rogenhofer, 1891) Sarangesa laelius (Mabille, 1877) Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870)
Tagiadini Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781) Eagris denuba (Plötz, 1879) Caprona adelica Karsch, 1892 Abantis nigeriana Butler, 1901 Abantis pseudonigeriana Usher, 1984
Carcharodini Spialia diomus (Hopffer, 1855) Spialia dromus (Plötz, 1884) Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764) Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)
Hesperiinae
Aeromachini Astictopterus abjecta (Snellen, 1872) Prosopalpus debilis (Plötz, 1879) Prosopalpus styla Evans, 1937 Gorgyra afikpo Druce, 1909 Pardaleodes edipus (Stoll, 1781) Pardaleodes incerta murcia (Plötz, 1883) Xanthodisca rega (Mabille, 1890) Parosmodes morantii axis Evans, 1937 Acleros mackenii olaus (Plötz, 1884) Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1890 Semalea arela (Mabille, 1891) Semalea pulvina (Plötz, 1879) Hypoleucis ophiusa (Hewitson, 1866) Meza indusiata (Mabille, 1891) Meza leucophaea (Holland, 1894) Meza meza (Hewitson, 1877) Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884) Zophopetes cerymica (Hewitson, 1867) Zophopetes quaternata (Mabille, 1876) Artitropa comus (Stoll, 1782) Gretna waga (Plötz, 1886) Leona halma Evans, 1937 Caenides dacela (Hewitson, 1876) Monza alberti (Holland, 1896) Fresna cojo (Karsch, 1893) Platylesches affinissima Strand, 1921 Platylesches batangae (Holland, 1894) Platylesches chamaeleon (Mabille, 1891) Platylesches galesa (Hewitson, 1877) Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857) Platylesches picanini (Holland, 1894) Platylesches rossii Belcastro, 1986
Baorini Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798) Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821) Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833) Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855) Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884) Borbo holtzi (Plötz, 1883) Borbo perobscura (Druce, 1912) Parnara monasi (Trimen & Bowker, 1889) Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824) Gegenes niso brevicornis (Plötz, 1884) Gegenes nostrodamus (Fabricius, 1793) Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878)
See also List of moths of Senegal Wildlife of Senegal
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 (in German)