List of butterflies of Benin

This is a list of butterflies of Benin. About 470 species are known from Benin,^[1] none of which are endemic.^[2]

Papilionidae[]

Papilioninae[]

14 species

Papilionini[]

• Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758
• Papilio chrapkowskoides nurettini Koçak, 1983
• Papilio sosia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
• Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
• Papilio phorcas Cramer, 1775
• Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]

Leptocercini[]

• Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
• Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775)
• Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932)
• Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
• Graphium adamastor (Boisduval, 1836)
• Graphium agamedes (Westwood, 1842)

Pieridae[]

43 species

Coliadinae[]

• Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
• Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898)
• Eurema hapale (Mabille, 1882)
• Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
• Eurema senegalensis (Boisduval, 1836)
• Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)

Pierinae[]

• Colotis antevippe (Boisduval, 1836)
• Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829)
• Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836)
• Nepheronia pharis (Boisduval, 1836)
• Nepheronia thalassina (Boisduval, 1836)
• Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, [1782])
• Leptosia marginea (Mabille, 1890)
• Leptosia wigginsi pseudalcesta Bernardi, 1965

Pierini[]

• Appias epaphia (Cramer, [1779])
• Appias phaola (Doubleday, 1847)
• Appias sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)
• Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775)
• Dixeia capricornus (Ward, 1871)
• Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
• Belenois calypso (Drury, 1773)
• Belenois creona (Cramer, [1776])
• Belenois hedyle (Cramer, 1777)
• Belenois theora (Doubleday, 1846)

Lycaenidae[]

127 species

Miletinae[]

Miletini[]

• Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996

Poritiinae[]

Liptenini[]

• Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888
• Pentila petreia Hewitson, 1874
• Mimeresia libentina (Hewitson, 1866)
• Liptena septistrigata (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
• Tetrarhanis symplocus Clench, 1965
• Pseuderesia eleaza (Hewitson, 1873)
• Citrinophila similis (Kirby, 1887)

Aphnaeinae[]

• Lipaphnaeus leonina ivoirensis Stempffer, 1966
• Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850)
• Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836
• Axiocerses harpax (Fabricius, 1775)
• Aphnaeus brahami Lathy, 1903

Theclinae[]

• Myrina silenus (Fabricius, 1775)
• Dapidodigma demeter (Clench, 1961)
• Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Pilodeudorix catalla (Karsch, 1895)
• Paradeudorix eleala viridis (Stempffer, 1964)
• Hypomyrina mimetica Libert, 2004
• Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
• Deudorix dinomenes diomedes Jackson, 1966
• Deudorix odana Druce, 1887

Polyommatinae[]

Lycaenesthini[]

• Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
• Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874)
• Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894)
• Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876)
• Anthene starki Larsen, 2005
• Anthene sylvanus (Drury, 1773)
• Anthene hades (Bethune-Baker, 1910)

Polyommatini[]

• Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932
• Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782)
• Leptotes babaulti (Stempffer, 1935)
• Leptotes jeanneli (Stempffer, 1935)
• Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
• Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877)
• Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883)
• Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
• Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
• Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880)
• Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857)
• Azanus natalensis (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
• Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
• Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
• Lepidochrysops quassi (Karsh, 1895)
• Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Collins, 2001

Nymphalidae[]

177 species

Libytheinae[]

• Libythea labdaca Westwood, 1851

Danainae[]

Danaini[]

• Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• 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, [1851])

Melanitini[]

• Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849
• Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)

Satyrini[]

• Bicyclus angulosa (Butler, 1868)
• Bicyclus campus (Karsch, 1893)
• Bicyclus dorothea (Cramer, 1779)
• Bicyclus ignobilis (Butler, 1870)
• Bicyclus milyas (Hewitson, 1864)
• Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850)
• Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
• Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868)
• Bicyclus xeneas occidentalis Condamin, 1965
• Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880
• Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)

Charaxinae[]

Charaxini[]

• Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
• Charaxes fulvescens senegala van Someren, 1975
• Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850
• Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926
• Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850
• Charaxes legeri Plantrou, 1978
• Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775)
• Charaxes brutus (Cramer, 1779)
• Charaxes numenes (Hewitson, 1859)
• Charaxes tiridates (Cramer, 1777)
• Charaxes imperialis Butler, 1874
• Charaxes etesipe (Godart, 1824)
• Charaxes achaemenes atlantica van Someren, 1970
• Charaxes anticlea (Drury, 1782)
• Charaxes virilis van Someren & Jackson, 1952
• Charaxes plantroui Minig, 1975
• Charaxes lactetinctus Karsch, 1892
• Charaxes nichetes leopardinus Plantrou, 1974

Euxanthini[]

• Charaxes eurinome (Cramer, 1775)

Pallini[]

• Palla violinitens (Crowley, 1890)

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 terea (Drury, 1773)
• Junonia westermanni Westwood, 1870
• Junonia cymodoce (Cramer, 1777)
• Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793)
• Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
• Protogoniomorpha cytora (Doubleday, 1847)
• Precis ceryne ceruana Rothschild & Jordan, 190
• Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777)
• Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775)
• Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Hypolimnas salmacis (Drury, 1773)
• Catacroptera cloanthe ligata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Biblidinae[]

Biblidini[]

• Byblia anvatara crameri Aurivillius, 1894
• Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)
• Ariadne enotrea (Cramer, 1779)
• Neptidopsis ophione (Cramer, 1777)
• Eurytela dryope (Cramer, [1775])

Epicaliini[]

• Sevenia umbrina (Karsch, 1892)

Limenitinae[]

Limenitidini[]

• Pseudoneptis bugandensis ianthe Hemming, 1964
• Pseudacraea lucretia (Cramer, [1775])

Neptidini[]

• Neptis metella (Doubleday, 1848)
• Neptis morosa Overlaet, 1955
• Neptis troundi Pierre-Baltus, 1978

Adoliadini[]

• Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)
• Aterica galene (Brown, 1776)
• Bebearia sophus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Euphaedra medon (Linnaeus, 1763)
• Euphaedra sarcoptera (Butler, 1871)
• Euphaedra themis (Hübner, 1807)
• Euphaedra janetta (Butler, 1871)
• Euphaedra ceres ceres (Fabricius, 1775)
• Euphaedra ceres lutescens Hecq, 1979
• Euphaedra phaethusa (Butler, 1866)
• Euphaedra edwardsii (van der Hoeven, 1845)
• Euphaedra harpalyce (Cramer, 1777)
• Euptera elabontas (Hewitson, 1871)

Heliconiinae[]

Acraeini[]

• Acraea camaena (Drury, 1773)
• Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
• Acraea zetes (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Acraea caecilia (Fabricius, 1781)
• Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
• Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
• Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
• Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
• Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
• Acraea translucida Eltringham, 1912

Vagrantini[]

• Phalanta eurytis (Doubleday, 1847)
• Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Hesperiidae[]

109 species

Coeliadinae[]

• Coeliades chalybe (Westwood, 1852)
• Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
• Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)

Pyrginae[]

Celaenorrhinini[]

• Eretis lugens (Rogenhofer, 1891)
• Sarangesa bouvieri (Mabille, 1877)

Carcharodini[]

• Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)

Hesperiinae[]

Aeromachini[]

• Pardaleodes edipus (Stoll, 1781)
• Pardaleodes incerta murcia (Plötz, 1883)
• Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
• Zophopetes cerymica (Hewitson, 1867)
• Monza cretacea (Snellen, 1872)

Baorini[]

• Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)

See also[]

• Geography of Benin
• Guinean forest-savanna mosaic

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)