This is a list of butterflies of Tanzania. About 1,583 species are known from Tanzania,Tanzania at the African Butterfly Database 134 of which are endemic.
Papilionidae Papilioninae Papilionini Papilio nireus nireus Linnaeus, 1758 Papilio nireus lyaeus Doubleday, 1845 Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952 Papilio desmondi magdae Gifford, 1961 Papilio desmondi usambaraensis (Koçak, 1980) Papilio hornimani hornimani Distant, 1879 Papilio hornimani mbulu Kielland, 1990 Papilio hornimani mwanihanae Kielland, 1987 Papilio sosia debilis Storace, 1951 Papilio thuraui thuraui Karsch, 1900 Papilio thuraui cyclopis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Papilio thuraui ngorongoro (Hancock, 1984) Papilio ufipa Carcasson, 1961 (endemic) Papilio cynorta Fabricius, 1793 Papilio dardanus meseres Carpenter, 1948 Papilio dardanus tibullus Kirby, 1880 Papilio constantinus constantinus Ward, 1871 Papilio constantinus mweruanus Joicey & Talbot, 1927 Papilio phorcas ansorgei Rothschild, 1896 Papilio phorcas congoanus Rothschild, 1896 Papilio phorcas nyikanus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Papilio phorcas tenuifasciatus Kielland, 1990 Papilio rex rex Oberthür, 1886 Papilio rex mimeticus Rothschild, 1897 Papilio demodocus Esper, Papilio echerioides ambangulu Clifton & Collins, 1997 Papilio echerioides homeyeri Plötz, 1880 Papilio echerioides joiceyi Gabriel, 1945 Papilio echerioides kiellandi Clifton & Collins, 1997 Papilio echerioides pseudowertheri Kielland, 1990 Papilio echerioides wertheri Karsch, 1898 Papilio fuelleborni fuelleborni Karsch, 1900 Papilio fuelleborni neocesa Kemal & Kocak, 2005 Papilio fuelleborni rydoni Kielland, 1987 Papilio fuelleborni sjoestedti Aurivillius, 1908 Papilio jacksoni kungwe Cottrell, 1963 Papilio nobilis nobilis Rogenhofer, 1891 Papilio nobilis crippsianus Stoneham, 1936 Papilio nobilis mpanda Kielland, 1990 Papilio hesperus Westwood, 1843 Papilio pelodurus vesper Le Cerf, 1924 Papilio lormieri semlikana Le Cerf, 1924 Papilio ophidicephalus ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878 Papilio ophidicephalus mkuwadzi Gifford, 1961 Papilio mackinnoni mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891 Papilio mackinnoni isokae (Hancock, 1984) Papilio mackinnoni mpwapwana Kielland, 1990 Papilio mackinnoni reductofascia Kielland, 1990
Leptocercini Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779) Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775) Graphium kirbyi (Hewitson, 1872) Graphium junodi (Trimen, 1893) Graphium polistratus (Grose-Smith, 1889) Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873) Graphium illyris hamatus (Joicey & Talbot, 1918) Graphium porthaon porthaon (Hewitson, 1865) Graphium porthaon tanganyikae Kielland, 1978 Graphium angolanus angolanus (Goeze, 1779) Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932) Graphium taboranus (Oberthür, 1886) Graphium ridleyanus (White, 1843) Graphium leonidas leonidas (Fabricius, 1793) Graphium leonidas pelopidas (Oberthür, 1879) Graphium tynderaeus (Fabricius, 1793) Graphium latreillianus theorini (Aurivillius, 1881) Graphium philonoe (Ward, 1873) Graphium almansor uganda (Lathy, 1906) Graphium kigoma Carcasson, 1964 (endemic) Graphium ucalegon schoutedeni Berger, 1950
Pieridae Coliadinae Eurema brigitta (Stoll, ) Eurema mandarinula (Holland, 1892) Eurema floricola floricola (Boisduval, 1833) Eurema floricola leonis (Butler, 1886) Eurema hapale (Mabille, 1882) Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875) Eurema senegalensis (Boisduval, 1836) Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775) Colias electo pseudohecate Berger, 1940
Pierinae Colotis antevippe gavisa (Wallengren, 1857) Colotis aurigineus (Butler, 1883) Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829) Colotis auxo (Lucas, 1852) Colotis celimene (Lucas, 1852) Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829) Colotis daira jacksoni (Sharpe, 1890) Colotis danae pseudacaste (Butler, 1876) Colotis dissociatus (Butler, 1897) Colotis elgonensis elgonensis (Sharpe, 1891) Colotis elgonensis nobilis Carcasson, 1961 Colotis euippe complexivus (Butler, 1886) Colotis euippe omphale (Godart, 1819) Colotis eunoma flotowi (Suffert, 1904) Colotis evenina casta (Gerstaecker, 1871) Colotis evenina sipylus (Swinhoe, 1884) Colotis evenina xantholeuca (Sharpe, 1904) Colotis halimede australis Talbot, 1939 Colotis hetaera hetaera (Gerstaecker, 1871) Colotis hetaera ankolensis Stoneham, 1940 Colotis hildebrandtii (Staudinger, 1884) Colotis incretus (Butler, 1881) Colotis ione (Godart, 1819) Colotis pallene (Hopffer, 1855) Colotis protomedia (Klug, 1829) Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863) Colotis venosa (Staudinger, 1885) Colotis vesta catachrysops (Butler, 1878) Colotis vesta hanningtoni (Butler, 1883) Colotis vesta kagera Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998 Colotis vesta rhodesinus (Butler, 1894) Colotis vestalis castalis (Staudinger, 1884) Colotis subfasciatus ducissa (Dognin, 1891) Eronia cleodora cleodora Hübner, 1823 Eronia cleodora dilatata Butler, 1888 Pinacopterix eriphia eriphia (Godart, ) Pinacopterix eriphia melanarge (Butler, 1886) Pinacopterix eriphia wittei Berger, 1940 Nepheronia argia argolisia (Stoneham, 1957) Nepheronia argia mhondana (Suffert, 1904) Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836) Nepheronia pharis silvanus (Stoneham, 1957) Nepheronia thalassina sinalata (Suffert, 1904) Leptosia alcesta inalcesta Bernardi, 1959 Leptosia hybrida somereni Bernardi, 1959 Leptosia marginea (Mabille, 1890) Leptosia nupta pseudonupta Bernardi, 1959 Leptosia wigginsi (Dixey, 1915)
Pierini Appias epaphia contracta (Butler, 1888) Appias lasti (Grose-Smith, 1889) Appias phaola intermedia Dufrane, 1948 Appias phaola isokani (Grose-Smith, 1889) Appias sabina sabina (Felder & Felder, ) Appias sabina phoebe (Butler, 1901) Appias sylvia nyasana (Butler, 1897) Pieris brassicoides marghanita Hemming, 1941 Pontia distorta (Butler, 1886) Pontia helice johnstonii (Crowley, 1887) Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779) Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888 Mylothris basalis Aurivillius, 1906 Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775) Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898 Mylothris continua Talbot, 1944 Mylothris crawshayi bunduki Berger, 1980 Mylothris ertli Suffert, 1904 (endemic) Mylothris flaviana interposita Joicey & Talbot, 1921 Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891 Mylothris kiellandi Berger, 1985 (endemic) Mylothris kilimensis kilimensis Kielland, 1990 Mylothris kilimensis rondonis Kielland, 1990 Mylothris kiwuensis rhodopoides Talbot, 1944 Mylothris leonora Krüger, 1928 (endemic) Mylothris pluviata Berger, 1980 (endemic) Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775) Mylothris rubricosta rubricosta (Mabille, 1890) Mylothris rubricosta attenuata Talbot, 1944 Mylothris rubricosta pulchra Berger, 1981 Mylothris rueppellii rhodesiana Riley, 1921 Mylothris rueppellii tirikensis Neave, 1904 Mylothris sagala sagala Grose-Smith, 1886 Mylothris sagala albissima Talbot, 1944 Mylothris sagala dentatus Butler, 1896 Mylothris sagala mahale Kielland, 1990 Mylothris sagala narcissus Butler, 1888 Mylothris sagala oldeanensis Kielland, 1990 Mylothris sagala seminigra d'Abrera, 1980 Mylothris schumanni uniformis Talbot, 1944 Mylothris similis similis Lathy, 1906 Mylothris similis dollmani Riley, 1921 Mylothris sjostedti hecqui Berger, 1952 Mylothris superbus Kielland, 1985 (endemic) Mylothris talboti Berger, 1980 (endemic) Mylothris yulei yulei Butler, 1897 Mylothris yulei latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921 Dixeia charina dagera (Suffert, 1904) Dixeia charina liliana (Grose-Smith, 1889) Dixeia dixeyi (Neave, 1904) Dixeia doxo alberta (Grünberg, 1912) Dixeia doxo costata Talbot, 1943 Dixeia orbona vidua (Butler, 1900) Dixeia pigea (Boisduval, 1836) Dixeia spilleri (Spiller, 1884) Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793) Belenois calypso minor Talbot, 1943 Belenois calypso crawshayi Butler, 1894 Belenois creona severina (Stoll, 1781) Belenois diminuta Butler, 1894 Belenois margaritacea intermedia Kielland, 1982 Belenois margaritacea plutonica (Joicey & Talbot, 1927) Belenois raffrayi extendens (Joicey & Talbot, 1927) Belenois raffrayi similis Kielland, 1978 Belenois rubrosignata kongwana Talbot, 1943 Belenois solilucis loveni (Aurivillius, 1921) Belenois subeida sylvander Grose-Smith, 1890 Belenois sudanensis pseudodentigera Berger, 1981 Belenois theora laeta (Weymer, 1903) Belenois thysa thysa (Hopffer, 1855) Belenois thysa meldolae Butler, 1872 Belenois victoria schoutedeni Berger, 1953 Belenois welwitschii shaba Berger, 1981 Belenois zochalia agrippinides (Holland, 1896)
Lycaenidae Miletinae Liphyrini Euliphyra leucyania (Hewitson, 1874) Aslauga abri Collins & Libert, 1997 (endemic) Aslauga bouyeri congdoni Libert & Collins, 1997 Aslauga latifurca Cottrell, 1981 Aslauga marshalli Butler, 1899 Aslauga orientalis Cottrell, 1981 Aslauga prouvosti Libert & Bouyer, 1997 Aslauga purpurascens Holland, 1890 Aslauga tanga Libert & Collins, 1997 (endemic) Aslauga vininga kiellandi Libert, 1997
Miletini Megalopalpus zymna (Westwood, 1851) Spalgis jacksoni stempfferi Kielland, 1985 Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793) Lachnocnema laches (Fabricius, 1793) Lachnocnema pseudobibulus Libert, 1996 Lachnocnema sosia Libert, 1996 Lachnocnema kiellandi Libert, 1996 (endemic) Lachnocnema durbani Trimen & Bowker, 1887 Lachnocnema tanzaniensis Libert, 1996 (endemic) Lachnocnema jacksoni Stempffer, 1967 Lachnocnema regularis grisea Libert, 1996 Lachnocnema brimoides Libert, 1996 Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915 Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996 Lachnocnema dohertyi Libert, 1996 Lachnocnema luna Druce, 1910 Lachnocnema brunea Libert, 1996 Lachnocnema exiguus Holland, 1890 Lachnocnema inexpectata Libert, 1996 (endemic) Lachnocnema unicolor Libert, 1996 (endemic)
Poritiinae Liptenini Alaena amazoula nyasana Hawker-Smith, 1933 Alaena bicolora Bethune-Baker, 1924 (endemic) Alaena bjornstadi Kielland, 1993 (endemic) Alaena caissa caissa Rebel & Rogenhofer, 1894 Alaena caissa kagera Talbot, 1935 Alaena dodomaensis Kielland, 1983 Alaena ferrulineata Hawker-Smith, 1933 (endemic) Alaena interposita interposita Butler, 1883 (endemic) Alaena interposita hauttecoeuri Oberthür, 1888 (endemic) Alaena johanna Sharpe, 1890 Alaena kiellandi Carcasson, 1965 (endemic) Alaena madibirensis Wichgraf, 1921 (endemic) Alaena ngonga Jackson, 1966 Alaena nyassa nyassa Hewitson, 1877 Alaena nyassa major Oberthür, 1888 Alaena picata Sharpe, 1896 Alaena reticulata Butler, 1896 Alaena unimaculosa aurantiaca Butler, 1895 Ptelina carnuta (Hewitson, 1873) Pentila alba Dewitz, 1886 Pentila cloetensi albida Hawker-Smith, 1933 Pentila inconspicua Druce, 1910 Pentila pauli alberta Hulstaert, 1924 Pentila pauli clarensis Neave, 1903 Pentila pauli dama (Suffert, 1904) Pentila pauli nyassana Aurivillius, 1899 Pentila rogersi rogersi (Druce, 1907) Pentila rogersi parapetreia Rebel, 1908 Pentila rondo Kielland, 1990 (endemic) Pentila tachyroides Dewitz, 1879 Pentila tropicalis mombasae (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889) Pentila umangiana connectens Hulstaert, 1924 Pentila umangiana mpanda Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998 Telipna sanguinea depuncta Talbot, 1937 Telipna kigoma Kielland, 1978 (endemic) Telipna consanguinea ugandae Behune-Baker, 1926 Ornipholidotos ugandae Stempffer, 1947 Ornipholidotos teroensis Stempffer, 1957 Ornipholidotos katangae reducta Libert, 2005 Ornipholidotos amieti angulata Libert, 2005 Ornipholidotos overlaeti intermedia Libert, 2005 Ornipholidotos gemina fournierae Libert, 2005 Ornipholidotos jacksoni Stempffer, 1961 Ornipholidotos ntebi (Bethune-Baker, 1906) Ornipholidotos latimargo (Hawker-Smith, 1933) Ornipholidotos tanganyikae Kielland, 1983 (endemic) Ornipholidotos emarginata maxima Libert, 2005 Ornipholidotos paradoxa orientis Libert, 2005 Ornipholidotos nguru Kielland, 1987 (endemic) Ornipholidotos peucetia peucetia (Hewitson, 1866) Ornipholidotos peucetia peuceda (Grose-Smith, 1889) Cooksonia neavei (Druce, 1912) Mimacraea gelinia gelinia (Oberthür, 1893) (endemic) Mimacraea gelinia nguru Kielland, 1986 (endemic) Mimacraea krausei poultoni Neave, 1904 Mimacraea landbecki Druce, 1910 Mimacraea marginata Libert & Collins, 2000 (endemic) Mimacraea marshalli marshalli Trimen, 1898 Mimacraea marshalli dohertyi Rothschild, 1901