List of butterflies of Uganda

This is a partial list of butterflies of Uganda. About 1,235 species are known from Uganda,Uganda at the African Butterfly Database 31 of which are endemic.Endemic butterflies of Uganda at Afrotropical Butterflies

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

Papilionini Papilio antimachus parva Jackson, 1956 Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson, 1864 Papilio nireus nireus Linnaeus, 1758 Papilio nireus lyaeus Doubleday, 1845 Papilio nireus pseudonireus Felder & Felder, 1865 Papilio charopus montuosus Joicey & Talbot, 1927 Papilio chrapkowskoides chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952 Papilio chrapkowskoides nurettini Koçak, 1983 Papilio interjectana Vane-Wright, 1995 Papilio sosia debilis Storace, 1951 Papilio cynorta Fabricius, 1793 Papilio plagiatus Aurivillius, 1898 Papilio dardanus dardanus Brown, 1776 Papilio dardanus meseres Carpenter, 1948 Papilio phorcas congoanus Rothschild, 1896 Papilio phorcas ruscoei Krüger, 1928 Papilio rex mimeticus Rothschild, 1897 Papilio zenobia Fabricius, 1775 Papilio mechowi mechowi Dewitz, 1881 Papilio mechowi whitnalli Neave, 1904 Papilio demodocus Esper, Papilio echerioides joiceyi Gabriel, 1945 Papilio jacksoni jacksoni Sharpe, 1891 Papilio jacksoni ruandana Le Cerf, 1924 Papilio nobilis nobilis Rogenhofer, 1891 Papilio nobilis crippsianus Stoneham, 1936 Papilio hesperus Westwood, 1843 Papilio lormieri neocrocea Koçak, 1983 Papilio lormieri semlikana Le Cerf, 1924 Papilio leucotaenia Rothschild, 1908 Papilio mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891

Leptocercini Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779) Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775) Graphium junodi (Trimen, 1893) Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873) Graphium gudenusi (Rebel, 1911) Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932) Graphium ridleyanus (White, 1843) Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793) Graphium latreillianus theorini (Aurivillius, 1881) Graphium philonoe whalleyi (Talbot, 1929) Graphium almansor escherichi (Gaede, 1915) Graphium almansor uganda (Lathy, 1906) Graphium ucalegon schoutedeni Berger, 1950

Pieridae

Pseudopontiinae Pseudopontia paradoxa (Felder & Felder, 1869) Pseudopontia gola Sáfián & Mitter, 2010

Coliadinae Eurema brigitta (Stoll, ) Eurema mandarinula (Holland, 1892) 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 zera (Lucas, 1852) Colotis aurigineus (Butler, 1883) Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829) Colotis auxo (Lucas, 1852) Colotis celimene (Lucas, 1852) Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829) Colotis danae pseudacaste (Butler, 1876) Colotis elgonensis elgonensis (Sharpe, 1891) Colotis elgonensis basilewskyi Berger, 1956 Colotis euippe complexivus (Butler, 1886) Colotis evenina xantholeuca (Sharpe, 1904) Colotis halimede (Klug, 1829) Colotis hetaera ankolensis Stoneham, 1940 Colotis hetaera aspasia (Ungemach, 1932) Colotis pallene (Hopffer, 1855) Colotis phisadia vagus d'Abrera, 1980 Colotis protomedia (Klug, 1829) Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863) Colotis vesta hanningtoni (Butler, 1883) Colotis vesta princeps Talbot, 1939 Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823 Pinacopterix eriphia melanarge (Butler, 1886) Pinacopterix eriphia wittei Berger, 1940 Nepheronia argia argia (Fabricius, 1775) Nepheronia argia argolisia (Stoneham, 1957) Nepheronia pharis pharis (Boisduval, 1836) Nepheronia pharis silvanus (Stoneham, 1957) Nepheronia thalassina sinalata (Suffert, 1904) Nepheronia thalassina verulanus (Ward, 1871) Leptosia alcesta inalcesta Bernardi, 1959 Leptosia alcesta pseudonuptilla Bernardi, 1959 Leptosia hybrida somereni Bernardi, 1959 Leptosia marginea (Mabille, 1890) Leptosia nupta pseudonupta Bernardi, 1959 Leptosia wigginsi (Dixey, 1915)

Pierini Appias epaphia (Cramer, ) Appias phaola intermedia Dufrane, 1948 Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, ) Appias sylvia nyasana (Butler, 1897) Pontia helice johnstonii (Crowley, 1887) Mylothris agathina richlora Suffert, 1904 Mylothris alberici Dufrane, 1940 Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888 Mylothris bernice berenicides Holland, 1896 Mylothris chloris clarissa Butler, 1888 Mylothris citrina orientalis Talbot, 1946 Mylothris continua Talbot, 1944 Mylothris croceus Butler, 1896 Mylothris hilara goma Berger, 1981 Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891 Mylothris kiwuensis rhodopoides Talbot, 1944 Mylothris kiwuensis katera Berger, 1979 Mylothris mafuga Berger, 1981 Mylothris nubila somereni Talbot, 1946 Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775) Mylothris ruandana Strand, 1909 Mylothris rubricosta (Mabille, 1890) Mylothris rueppellii tirikensis Neave, 1904 Mylothris schumanni uniformis Talbot, 1944 Mylothris similis noel Talbot, 1944 Mylothris sjostedti hecqui Berger, 1952 Mylothris subsolana Hecq, 2001 Mylothris yulei latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921 Dixeia dixeyi (Neave, 1904) Dixeia doxo costata Talbot, 1943 Dixeia orbona vidua (Butler, 1900) Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793) Belenois calypso minor Talbot, 1943 Belenois calypso crawshayi Butler, 1894 Belenois creona severina (Stoll, 1781) Belenois gidica abyssinica (Lucas, 1852) Belenois raffrayi extendens (Joicey & Talbot, 1927) Belenois rubrosignata kongwana Talbot, 1943 Belenois solilucis loveni (Aurivillius, 1921) Belenois subeida subeida (Felder & Felder, 1865) Belenois subeida sylvander Grose-Smith, 1890 Belenois sudanensis katalensis Berger, 1981 Belenois theora laeta (Weymer, 1903) Belenois theuszi (Dewitz, 1889) Belenois thysa meldolae Butler, 1872 Belenois victoria victoria Dixey, 1915 Belenois victoria schoutedeni Berger, 1953 Belenois zochalia agrippinides (Holland, 1896)

Lycaenidae

Miletinae

Liphyrini Euliphyra leucyania (Hewitson, 1874) Aslauga karamoja (Libert, 1994) (endemic) Aslauga lamborni Bethune-Baker, 1914 Aslauga marshalli Butler, 1899 Aslauga pandora Druce, 1913 Aslauga purpurascens Holland, 1890

Miletini Megalopalpus metaleucus Karsch, 1893 Megalopalpus simplex Röber, 1886 Megalopalpus zymna (Westwood, 1851) Spalgis jacksoni Stempffer, 1967 Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890 Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793) Lachnocnema pseudobibulus Libert, 1996 Lachnocnema sosia Libert, 1996 Lachnocnema durbani Trimen & Bowker, 1887 Lachnocnema abyssinica Libert, 1996 Lachnocnema triangularis Libert, 1996 Lachnocnema jacksoni Stempffer, 1967 Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872) Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915 Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996 Lachnocnema reutlingeri perspicua Libert, 1996 Lachnocnema luna Druce, 1910 Lachnocnema brunea Libert, 1996 Lachnocnema magna Aurivillius, 1895 Lachnocnema exiguus Holland, 1890 Lachnocnema disrupta Talbot, 1935

Poritiinae

Liptenini Alaena caissa kagera Talbot, 1935 Alaena subrubra Bethune-Baker, 1915 Ptelina carnuta (Hewitson, 1873) Pentila alba Dewitz, 1886 Pentila cloetensi albida Hawker-Smith, 1933 Pentila cloetensi catauga Rebel, 1914 Pentila glagoessa (Holland, 1893) Pentila inconspicua Druce, 1910 Pentila pauli clarensis Neave, 1903 Pentila tachyroides Dewitz, 1879 Pentila umangiana connectens Hulstaert, 1924 Liptenara hiendlmayri (Dewitz, 1887) Telipna sulpitia Hulstaert, 1924 Telipna aurivillii jefferyi Jackson, 1969 Telipna kayonza Jackson, 1969 (endemic) Telipna citrimaculata neavei Bethune-Baker, 1926 Telipna citrimaculata victoriae Libert, 2005 Telipna sheffieldi Bethune-Baker, 1926 (endemic) Telipna sanguinea depuncta Talbot, 1937 Telipna consanguinea consanguinea Rebel, 1914 Telipna consanguinea ugandae Behune-Baker, 1926 Telipna nyanza nyanza Neave, 1904 Telipna nyanza katangae Stempffer, 1961 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 josianae Libert, 2005 (endemic) Ornipholidotos jacksoni Stempffer, 1961 Ornipholidotos ntebi (Bethune-Baker, 1906) Ornipholidotos latimargo (Hawker-Smith, 1933) Ornipholidotos paradoxa orientis Libert, 2005 Ornipholidotos peucetia (Hewitson, 1866) Mimacraea krausei krausei Dewitz, 1889 Mimacraea krausei poultoni Neave, 1904 Mimacraea landbecki Druce, 1910 Mimacraea marshalli Trimen, 1898 Mimacraea eltringhami Druce, 1912 Mimeresia debora barnsi (Hawker-Smith, 1933) Mimeresia dinora discirubra (Talbot, 1937) Mimeresia drucei ugandae (Stempffer, 1954) Mimeresia favillacea griseata (Talbot, 1937) Mimeresia moreelsi purpurea (Hawker-Smith, 1933) Mimeresia neavei (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) Mimeresia russulus unyoro Stempffer, 1961 Liptena albomacula Hawker-Smith, 1933 Liptena amabilis nyanzae Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998 Liptena augusta Suffert, 1904 Liptena batesana Bethune-Baker, 1926 Liptena congoana Hawker-Smith, 1933 Liptena despecta (Holland, 1890) Liptena eukrinoides Talbot, 1937 Liptena flavicans aequatorialis Stempffer, 1956 Liptena flavicans katera Stempffer, 1956 Liptena hapale Talbot, 1935 Liptena modesta (Kirby, 1890) Liptena nigromarginata Stempffer, 1961 Liptena opaca ugandana Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 Liptena orubrum teroana Talbot, 1935 Liptena praestans congoensis Schultze, 1923 Liptena rubromacula jacksoni Carpenter, 1934 Liptena turbata (Kirby, 1890) Liptena xanthostola xantha (Grose-Smith, 1901) Kakumia ideoides (Dewitz, 1887) Kakumia otlauga (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890) Tetrarhanis ilala (Riley, 1929) Tetrarhanis ilma daltoni (Poulton, 1929) Tetrarhanis ilma ugandae (Stempffer, 1964) Tetrarhanis stempfferi kigezi (Stempffer, 1956) Falcuna iturina Stempffer & Bennett, 1963 Falcuna orientalis orientalis (Bethune-Baker, 1906) Falcuna orientalis bwamba Stempffer & Bennett, 1963 Falcuna overlaeti Stempffer & Bennett, 1963 Larinopoda lagyra (Hewitson, 1866) Larinopoda lircaea (Hewitson, 1866) Larinopoda tera (Hewitson, 1873) Micropentila bunyoro Stempffer & Bennett, 1965 Micropentila cherereti Stempffer & Bennett, 1965 Micropentila fontainei Stempffer & Bennett, 1965 Micropentila jacksoni Talbot, 1937 Micropentila katerae Stempffer & Bennett, 1965 Micropentila mpigi Stempffer & Bennett, 1965 Micropentila subplagata Bethune-Baker, 1915 Micropentila ugandae Hawker-Smith, 1933 Micropentila victoriae Stempffer & Bennett, 1965 Pseuderesia eleaza katera Stempffer, 1961 Pseuderesia mapongua (Holland, 1893) Eresina bergeri Stempffer, 1956 Eresina bilinea Talbot, 1935 Eresina conradti Stempffer, 1956 Eresina crola Talbot, 1935 Eresina fontainei Stempffer, 1956 Eresina jacksoni Stempffer, 1961 Eresina katera Stempffer, 1962 Eresina masaka Stempffer, 1962 Eresina rougeoti Stempffer, 1956 Eresina toroensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921 Eresiomera magnimacula (Rebel, 1914) Eresiomera paradoxa orientalis (Stempffer, 1962) Eresiomera rougeoti (Stempffer, 1961) Eresiomera rutilo (Druce, 1910) Citrinophila erastus pallida Hawker-Smith, 1933 Citrinophila tenera (Kirby, 1887) Citrinophila unipunctata Bethune-Baker, 1908 Argyrocheila inundifera Hawker-Smith, 1933 Argyrocheila ugandae Hawker-Smith, 1933

Epitolini Toxochitona ankole Stempffer, 1967 (endemic) Toxochitona gerda (Kirby, 1890) Toxochitona sankuru Stempffer, 1961 Toxochitona vansomereni (Stempffer, 1954) (endemic) Iridana bwamba Stempffer, 1964 (endemic) Iridana hypocala Eltringham, 1929 Iridana incredibilis (Staudinger, 1891) Iridana jacksoni Stempffer, 1964 Iridana katera Stempffer, 1964 Iridana marina Talbot, 1935 Iridana obscura Stempffer, 1964 (endemic) Iridana perdita (Kirby, 1890) Iridana tororo Stempffer, 1964 Iridana unyoro Stempffer, 1964 Teratoneura congoensis Stempffer, 1954 Epitola urania Kirby, 1887 Epitola uranioides uranoides Libert, 1999 Cerautola ceraunia (Hewitson, 1873) Cerautola crippsi (Stoneham, 1934) Cerautola crowleyi holochroma (Berger, 1981) Cerautola miranda vidua (Talbot, 1935) Cerautola semibrunnea (Bethune-Baker, 1916) Geritola cyanea (Jackson, 1964) Geritola dubia (Jackson, 1964) Geritola gerina (Hewitson, 1878) Geritola goodii (Holland, 1890) Geritola liana (Roche, 1954) Geritola zelica (Kirby, 1890) Geritola subargentea (Jackson, 1964) Stempfferia badura contrasta Libert, 1999