This is a list of butterflies of Togo. About 414 species are known from Togo,Togo at the African Butterfly Database none of which are endemic.Afrotropical Butterflies
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini Giant African swallowtail, Papilio antimachus Drury, 1782 Giant blue swallowtail, Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson, 1864 Narrow-banded green swallowtail, Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758 Papilio chrapkowskoides nurettini Koçak, 1983 Medium green-banded swallowtail, Papilio sosia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Mimetic swallowtail, Papilio cynorta Fabricius, 1793 Mocker swallowtail, Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776 Apple-green swallowtail, Papilio phorcas Cramer, 1775 Common white-banded swallowtail, Papilio cyproeofila Butler, 1868 Volta swallowtail, Papilio nobicea Suffert, 1904 Citrus swallowtail, Papilio demodocus Esper, Western emperor swallowtail, Papilio menestheus Drury, 1773
Leptocercini Large striped swordtail, Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779) Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775) Graphium liponesco (Suffert, 1904) Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932) Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793) Graphium adamastor (Boisduval, 1836) Graphium agamedes (Westwood, 1842) Graphium almansor carchedonius (Karsch, 1895)
Pieridae
Coliadinae Eurema brigitta (Stoll, ) Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898) Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876) Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875) Eurema senegalensis (Boisduval, 1836) Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
Pierinae Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758) Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836) Nepheronia argia (Fabricius, 1775) Nepheronia pharis (Boisduval, 1836) Nepheronia thalassina (Boisduval, 1836) Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, ) Leptosia hybrida Bernardi, 1952 Leptosia marginea (Mabille, 1890) Leptosia medusa (Cramer, 1777) Leptosia wigginsi pseudalcesta Bernardi, 1965
Pierini Appias epaphia (Cramer, ) Appias phaola (Doubleday, 1847) Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, ) Appias sylvia (Fabricius, 1775) Mylothris aburi Larsen & Collins, 2003 Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775) Mylothris jaopura Karsch, 1893 Mylothris poppea (Cramer, 1777) Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775) Mylothris schumanni Suffert, 1904 Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793) Belenois calypso (Drury, 1773) Belenois creona (Cramer, ) Belenois hedyle (Cramer, 1777) Belenois theora (Doubleday, 1846)
Lycaenidae
Miletinae
Liphyrini Euliphyra leucyania (Hewitson, 1874) Aslauga ernesti (Karsch, 1895) Aslauga marginalis Kirby, 1890
Miletini Megalopalpus metaleucus Karsch, 1893 Megalopalpus zymna (Westwood, 1851) Spalgis lemolea lemolea Druce, 1890 Spalgis lemolea pilos Druce, 1890 Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872) Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996
Poritiinae
Liptenini Ptelina carnuta (Hewitson, 1873) Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 Pentila petreia Hewitson, 1874 Pentila phidia Hewitson, 1874 Telipna acraea (Westwood, ) Telipna semirufa (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889) Mimacraea maesseni Libert, 2000 Mimacraea neurata Holland, 1895 Mimeresia libentina (Hewitson, 1866) Liptena alluaudi Mabille, 1890 Liptena pearmani Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 Liptena rochei Stempffer, 1951 Liptena septistrigata (Bethune-Baker, 1903) Tetrarhanis symplocus Clench, 1965 Larinopoda aspidos Druce, 1890 Eresiomera bicolor (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890) Citrinophila erastus (Hewitson, 1866) Citrinophila marginalis Kirby, 1887
Epitolini Epitola posthumus (Fabricius, 1793) Epitola urania Kirby, 1887 Epitola uranioides occidentalis Libert, 1999 Cerautola ceraunia (Hewitson, 1873) Cerautola crowleyi (Sharpe, 1890) Cerautola miranda (Staudinger, 1889) Geritola gerina (Hewitson, 1878) Stempfferia dorothea (Bethune-Baker, 1904) Stempfferia kholifa (Bethune-Baker, 1904) Stempfferia leonina (Staudinger, 1888) Stempfferia zelza (Hewitson, 1873) Cephetola cephena (Hewitson, 1873) Cephetola collinsi Libert & Larsen, 1999 Cephetola sublustris (Bethune-Baker, 1904) Epitolina dispar (Kirby, 1887) Epitolina melissa (Druce, 1888) Epitolina catori Bethune-Baker, 1904 Hypophytala benitensis (Holland, 1890) Hypophytala hyettoides (Aurivillius, 1895) Hypophytala ultramarina Libert & Collins, 1999 Aethiopana honorius (Butler, 1901) Hewitsonia inexpectata (Bouyer, 1997)
Aphnaeinae Pseudaletis agrippina Druce, 1888 Pseudaletis catori Bethune-Baker, 1926 Pseudaletis leonis (Staudinger, 1888) Lipaphnaeus leonina ivoirensis Stempffer, 1966 Cigaritis avriko (Karsch, 1893) Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850) Axiocerses harpax (Fabricius, 1775) Axiocerses amanga borealis Aurivillius, 1905
Theclinae Myrina silenus (Fabricius, 1775) Oxylides faunus (Drury, 1773) Dapidodigma hymen (Fabricius, 1775) Hypolycaena antifaunus (Westwood, 1851) Hypolycaena dubia Aurivillius, 1895 Hypolycaena hatita Hewitson, 1865 Hypolycaena kakumi Larsen, 1997 Hypolycaena lebona (Hewitson, 1865) Hypolycaena liara Druce, 1890 Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793) Iolaus eurisus (Cramer, 1779) Iolaus aethria Karsch, 1893 Iolaus bellina (Plötz, 1880) Iolaus iasis Hewitson, 1865 Iolaus laon Hewitson, 1878 Iolaus maesa (Hewitson, 1862) Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869 Iolaus ismenias (Klug, 1834) Iolaus alcibiades Kirby, 1871 Iolaus paneperata Druce, 1890 Iolaus theodori Stempffer, 1970 Iolaus calisto (Westwood, 1851) Iolaus timon (Fabricius, 1787) Pilodeudorix camerona (Plötz, 1880) Pilodeudorix diyllus (Hewitson, 1878) Pilodeudorix aucta (Karsch, 1895) Pilodeudorix aurivilliusi (Stempffer, 1954) Pilodeudorix catalla (Karsch, 1895) Paradeudorix eleala viridis (Stempffer, 1964) Paradeudorix moyambina (Bethune-Baker, 1904) Hypomyrina mimetica Libert, 2004 Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855) Deudorix lorisona (Hewitson, 1862)
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) Anthene crawshayi (Butler, 1899) Anthene irumu (Stempffer, 1948) Anthene ligures (Hewitson, 1874) Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874) Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894) Anthene lysicles (Hewitson, 1874) Anthene rubricinctus (Holland, 1891) Anthene starki Larsen, 2005 Anthene sylvanus (Drury, 1773) Anthene chryseostictus (Bethune-Baker, 1910) Anthene hades (Bethune-Baker, 1910) Anthene lamias (Hewitson, 1878) Anthene lucretilis (Hewitson, 1874) Anthene nigeriae (Aurivillius, 1905) Anthene phoenicis (Karsch, 1893) Anthene rufoplagata (Bethune-Baker, 1910) Cupidesthes leonina (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
Polyommatini Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, ) Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932 Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857) Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) Uranothauma falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879) Phlyaria cyara stactalla Karsch, 1895 Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782) Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767) Tuxentius carana kontu (Karsch, 1893) Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862) Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877) Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775) Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857) Azanus isis (Drury, 1773) Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793) Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833) Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855) Thermoniphas micylus (Cramer, 1780) Oboronia guessfeldti (Dewitz, 1879) Oboronia ornata (Mabille, 1890) Oboronia pseudopunctatus (Strand, 1912) Oboronia punctatus (Dewitz, 1879) Lepidochrysops parsimon (Fabricius, 1775) Lepidochrysops quassi (Karsh, 1895) Lepidochrysops synchrematiza (Bethune-Baker, ) Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Collins, 2001
Nymphalidae
Libytheinae Libythea labdaca Westwood, 1851
Danainae
Danaini Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777) Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847) Amauris niavius (Linnaeus, 1758) Amauris tartarea Mabille, 1876 Amauris crawshayi camerunica Joicey & Talbot, 1925 Amauris damocles (Fabricius, 1793) Amauris hecate (Butler, 1866)
Satyrinae
Elymniini Elymniopsis bammakoo (Westwood, )
Melanitini Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849 Gnophodes chelys (Fabricius, 1793) Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
Satyrini Bicyclus angulosa (Butler, 1868) Bicyclus campus (Karsch, 1893) Bicyclus dorothea (Cramer, 1779) Bicyclus istaris (Plötz, 1880) Bicyclus italus (Hewitson, 1865) Bicyclus madetes (Hewitson, 1874) Bicyclus maesseni Condamin, 1971 Bicyclus mandanes Hewitson, 1873 Bicyclus milyas (Hewitson, 1864) Bicyclus procora (Karsch, 1893) Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850) Bicyclus martius (Fabricius, 1793) Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877) Bicyclus sangmelinae Condamin, 1963 Bicyclus sylvicolus Condamin, 1965 Bicyclus taenias (Hewitson, 1877) Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868) Bicyclus xeneas occidentalis Condamin, 1965 Heteropsis elisi (Karsch, 1893) Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880 Ypthima pupillaris Butler, 1888 Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)
Charaxinae
Charaxini Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876) Charaxes fulvescens senegala van Someren, 1975 Charaxes protoclea Feisthamel, 1850 Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850 Charaxes lucretius Cramer, Charaxes lactetinctus Karsch, 1892 Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926 Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850 Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775) Charaxes brutus (Cramer, 1779) Charaxes tiridates (Cramer, 1777) Charaxes ameliae doumeti Henning, 1989 Charaxes etesipe (Godart, 1824) Charaxes achaemenes atlantica van Someren, 1970 Charaxes eupale (Drury, 1782) Charaxes subornatus couilloudi Plantrou, 1976 Charaxes anticlea (Drury, 1782) Charaxes etheocles (Cramer, 1777) Charaxes viola Butler, 1866 Charaxes paphianus falcata (Butler, 1872) Charaxes lycurgus (Fabricius, 1793) Charaxes doubledayi Aurivillius, 1899
Nymphalinae
Nymphalini 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) Junonia cymodoce (Cramer, 1777) Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793) Protogoniomorpha anacardii (Linnaeus, 1758) Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782) Protogoniomorpha cytora (Doubleday, 1847) Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777) Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775) Hypolimnas anthedon (Doubleday, 1845) Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) Hypolimnas salmacis (Drury, 1773) Catacroptera cloanthe ligata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Cyrestinae
Cyrestini Cyrestis camillus (Fabricius, 1781)
Biblidinae
Biblidini Byblia anvatara crameri Aurivillius, 1894 Mesoxantha ethosea (Drury, 1782) Ariadne enotrea (Cramer, 1779) Neptidopsis ophione (Cramer, 1777) Eurytela dryope (Cramer, ) Eurytela hiarbas (Drury, 1782)
Epicaliini Sevenia umbrina (Karsch, 1892)
Limenitinae
Limenitidini Cymothoe caenis (Drury, 1773) Cymothoe coccinata (Hewitson, ) [https://metamorphosis.org.za/, Metamorphosis - Official Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society of Africa Pseudoneptis bugandensis ianthe Hemming, 1964 Pseudacraea eurytus (Linnaeus, 1758) Pseudacraea lucretia (Cramer, ) Pseudacraea semire (Cramer, 1779)
Neptidini Neptis agouale Pierre-Baltus, 1978 Neptis conspicua Neave, 1904 Neptis najo Karsch, 1893 Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955 Neptis metella (Doubleday, 1848) Neptis morosa Overlaet, 1955 Neptis nemetes Hewitson, 1868 Neptis nysiades Hewitson, 1868 Neptis puella Aurivillius, 1894 Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955
Adoliadini Catuna angustatum (Felder & Felder, 1867) Catuna crithea (Drury, 1773) Euryphura chalcis (Felder & Felder, 1860) Euryphura togoensis Suffert, 1904 Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775) Aterica galene (Brown, 1776) Cynandra opis (Drury, 1773) Euriphene ampedusa (Hewitson, 1866) Euriphene aridatha transgressa Hecq, 1994 Euriphene atossa (Hewitson, 1865) Euriphene ernestibaumanni (Karsch, 1895) Bebearia tentyris (Hewitson, 1866) Bebearia mandinga (Felder & Felder, 1860) Bebearia oxione (Hewitson, 1866) Bebearia mardania (Fabricius, 1793) Bebearia cocalia continentalis Hecq, 1988 Bebearia sophus (Fabricius, 1793) Bebearia phantasina (Staudinger, 1891) Bebearia demetra (Godart, 1824) Euphaedra medon (Linnaeus, 1763) Euphaedra xypete (Hewitson, 1865) Euphaedra diffusa albocoerulea Hecq, 1976 Euphaedra sarcoptera (Butler, 1871) Euphaedra themis (Hübner, 1807) Euphaedra janetta (Butler, 1871)