This is a list of butterflies of Somalia. About 131 species are known from Somalia,Somalia at the African Butterfly Database five of which are endemic.Endemic butterflies of Somalia at Afrotropical Butterflies
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini Papilio nireus pseudonireus Felder & Felder, 1865 Papilio dardanus byatti Poulton, 1926 Papilio constantinus Ward, 1871 Papilio microps Storace, 1952
Leptocercini Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873)
Pieridae
Coliadinae Eurema brigitta (Stoll, ) Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875) Colias electo pseudohecate Berger, 1940
Pierinae Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829) Colotis celimene praeclarus (Butler, 1886) Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829) Colotis daira stygia (Felder & Felder, 1865) Colotis danae eupompe (Klug, 1829) Colotis danae pseudacaste (Butler, 1876) Colotis euippe complexivus (Butler, 1886) Colotis euippe exole (Reiche, 1850) Colotis evenina casta (Gerstaecker, 1871) Colotis fausta mijurteina Carpenter, 1951 Colotis halimede restricta Talbot, 1939 Colotis hetaera lorti (Sharpe, 1896) Colotis liagore (Klug, 1829) Colotis phisadia phisadia (Godart, 1819) Colotis phisadia somalica Storace, 1948 Colotis pleione heliocaustus (Butler, 1886) Colotis protomedia (Klug, 1829) Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863) Colotis venosa (Staudinger, 1885) Colotis vesta (Reiche, 1850) Colotis vestalis castalis (Staudinger, 1884) Colotis agoye zephyrus (Marshall, 1897) Pinacopterix eriphia melanarge (Butler, 1886) Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836) Euchloe belemia abyssinica Riley, 1928 Euchloe falloui (Allard, 1867)
Pierini Pontia distorta (Butler, 1886) Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829 Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779) Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793) Belenois creona benadirensis (Storace, 1948) Belenois rubrosignata peeli Dixey, 1900 Belenois thysa tricolor Talbot, 1943
Lycaenidae
Poritiinae Liptenini Alaena johanna Sharpe, 1890 Ornipholidotos peucetia peuceda (Grose-Smith, 1889) Baliochila fragilis Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
Aphnaeinae Chloroselas arabica (Riley, 1932) Chloroselas esmeralda Butler, 1886 Chloroselas ogadenensis Jackson, 1966 (endemic) Cesa waggae (Sharpe, 1898) (endemic) Cigaritis acamas bellatrix (Butler, 1886) Cigaritis gilletti (Riley, 1925) (endemic) Cigaritis somalina (Butler, 1886) Axiocerses harpax kadugli Talbot, 1935 Axiocerses jacksoni Stempffer, 1948 Aphnaeus hutchinsonii Trimen & Bowker, 1887
Theclinae Hypolycaena liara Druce, 1890 Leptomyrina gorgias sobrina Talbot, 1935 Iolaus glaucus Butler, 1886 Iolaus mimosae berbera (Bethune-Baker, 1924) Iolaus tajoraca Walker, 1870 Iolaus umbrosa (Butler, 1886) Iolaus crawshayi maureli Dufrane, 1954 Stugeta bowkeri albeza (Koçak, 1996) Stugeta somalina Stempffer, 1946 Deudorix livia (Klug, 1834)
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini Anthene contrastata turkana Stempffer, 1936 Anthene crawshayi minuta (Bethune-Baker, 1916) Anthene janna Gabriel, 1949 Anthene opalina Stempffer, 1946 Anthene otacilia dulcis (Pagenstecher, 1902) Anthene pitmani somalina Stempffer, 1936
Polyommatini Tuxentius cretosus lactinatus (Butler, 1886) Tarucus grammicus (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893) Tarucus kulala Evans, 1955 Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948 Tarucus quadratus Ogilvie-Grant, 1899 Tarucus rosacea (Austaut, 1885) Tarucus theophrastus (Fabricius, 1793) Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) Euchrysops brunneus Bethune-Baker, 1923 Euchrysops lois (Butler, 1886) Euchrysops migiurtiniensis Stempffer, 1946 (endemic) Euchrysops nilotica (Aurivillius, 1904) Chilades naidina (Butler, 1886) Lepidochrysops fumosa (Butler, 1886) Lepidochrysops polydialecta (Bethune-Baker, )
Nymphalidae
Danainae
Danaini Danaus dorippus (Klug, 1845) Tirumala formosa neumanni (Rothschild, 1902) Amauris albimaculata hanningtoni Butler, 1888 Amauris ochlea darius Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Satyrinae
Satyrini Lasiommata maderakal (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) Bicyclus anynana (Butler, 1879) Ypthima jacksoni Kielland, 1982 Ypthima simplicia Butler, 1876 Neocoenyra duplex Butler, 1886 Neocoenyra fulleborni Thurau, 1903 Neocoenyra rufilineata Butler, 1894 (endemic) Physcaeneura leda (Gerstaecker, 1871)
Charaxinae
Charaxini Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926 Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850 Charaxes jasius pagenstecheri Poulton, 1926 Charaxes hansali Felder, 1867 Charaxes etesipe patrizii Storace, 1949 Charaxes zoolina (Westwood, )
Nymphalinae
Nymphalini Junonia terea fumata (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) Precis coelestina Dewitz, 1879 Precis limnoria (Klug, 1845) Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777) Hypolimnas deceptor (Trimen, 1873) Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
Biblidinae
Biblidini Byblia anvatara acheloia (Wallengren, 1857)
Limenitinae
Adoliadini Bebearia orientis (Karsch, 1895) Euphaedra neophron ellenbecki Pagenstrecher, 1902
Heliconiinae
Acraeini Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865 Acraea chilo Godman, 1880 Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 Acraea braesia Godman, 1885 Acraea doubledayi Guérin-Méneville, 1849 Acraea mirabilis Butler, 1886 Acraea miranda Riley, 1920 Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
Hesperiidae
Coeliadinae Coeliades anchises (Gerstaecker, 1871) Coeliades forestan (Stoll, ) Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)
Pyrginae
Celaenorrhinini Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870)
Tagiadini Abantis meneliki Berger, 1979
Carcharodini Spialia colotes semiconfluens de Jong, 1978 Spialia doris (Walker, 1870) Spialia mafa higginsi Evans, 1937 Spialia mangana (Rebel, 1899)
Hesperiinae
Aeromachini Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)
Heteropterinae Metisella willemi (Wallengren, 1857)
See also List of moths of Somalia Wildlife of Somalia
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