List of butterflies of Botswana

This is a list of butterflies of Botswana. About 252 species are known from Botswana,^[1] none of which are endemic.^[2]

Papilionidae[]

Papilioninae[]

Papilionini[]

• Papilio nireus lyaeus Doubleday, 1845
• Papilio dardanus cenea Stoll, 1790
• Papilio constantinus Ward, 1871
• Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]

Leptocercini[]

• Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
• Graphium porthaon (Hewitson, 1865)
• Graphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779)
• Graphium morania (Angas, 1849)
• Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)

Pieridae[]

Coliadinae[]

• Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
• Eurema hapale (Mabille, 1882)
• Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
• Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
• Colias electo (Linnaeus, 1763)

Pierinae[]

• Colotis amata calais (Cramer, 1775)
• Colotis antevippe gavisa (Wallengren, 1857)
• Colotis auxo (Lucas, 1852)
• Colotis celimene amina (Hewitson, 1866)
• Colotis celimene pholoe (Wallengren, 1860)
• Colotis danae annae (Wallengren, 1857)
• Colotis dissociatus (Butler, 1897)
• Colotis euippe omphale (Godart, 1819)
• Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836)
• Colotis evenina (Wallengren, 1857)
• Colotis ione (Godart, 1819)
• Colotis lais (Butler, 1876)
• Colotis pallene (Hopffer, 1855)
• Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863)
• Colotis vesta mutans (Butler, 1877)
• Colotis eris (Klug, 1829)
• Colotis subfasciatus (Swainson, 1833)
• Colotis agoye agoye (Wallengren, 1857)
• Colotis agoye bowkeri (Trimen, 1883)
• Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823
• Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847)
• Pinacopterix eriphia (Godart, [1819])
• Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
• Nepheronia thalassina (Suffert, 1904)

Pierini[]

• Appias epaphia contracta (Butler, 1888)
• Pontia helice (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779)
• Mylothris rubricosta attenuata Talbot, 1944
• Mylothris rueppellii haemus (Trimen, 1879)
• Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
• Belenois creona severina (Stoll, 1781)
• Belenois gidica abyssinica (Lucas, 1852)

Lycaenidae[]

Miletinae[]

Miletini[]

• Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890
• Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Lachnocnema durbani Trimen & Bowker, 1887
• Thestor basutus capeneri Dickson, 1972

Poritiinae[]

Liptenini[]

• Alaena amazoula ochroma Vári, 1976
• Baliochila singularis Stempffer and Bennett, 1953
• Cnodontes pallida (Trimen, 1898)
• Cnodontes penningtoni Bennett, 1954

Aphnaeinae[]

• Chloroselas mazoensis (Trimen, 1898)
• Crudaria leroma (Wallengren, 1857)
• Trimenia wykehami (Dickson, 1969)
• Cigaritis ella (Hewitson, 1865)
• Cigaritis natalensis (Westwood, 1851)
• Cigaritis phanes (Trimen, 1873)
• Zeritis sorhagenii (Dewitz, 1879)
• Axiocerses tjoane (Wallengren, 1857)
• Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881)
• Aloeides trimeni Tite & Dickson, 1973
• Aloeides damarensis (Trimen, 1891)
• Aloeides molomo krooni Tite & Dickson, 1973
• Aloeides taikosama (Wallengren, 1857)
• Aloeides simplex (Trimen, 1893)
• Aphnaeus hutchinsonii Trimen & Bowker, 1887
• Tylopaedia sardonyx (Trimen, 1868)

Theclinae[]

• Myrina silenus ficedula Trimen, 1879
• Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Hemiolaus caeculus caeculus (Hopffer, 1855)
• Hemiolaus caeculus tsodiloensis (Pinhey, 1969)
• Leptomyrina hirundo (Wallengren, 1857)
• Leptomyrina henningi Dickson, 1976
• Iolaus mimosae rhodosense (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
• Iolaus nasisii (Riley, 1928)
• Iolaus penningtoni (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
• Iolaus pallene (Wallengren, 1857)
• Iolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1875
• Iolaus silarus Druce, 1885
• Stugeta bowkeri tearei Dickson, 1980
• Stugeta subinfuscata Grünberg, 1910
• Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
• Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887

Polyommatinae[]

Lycaenesthini[]

• Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
• Anthene butleri livida (Trimen, 1881)
• Anthene contrastata mashuna (Stevenson, 1937)
• Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894)
• Anthene millari (Trimen, 1893)
• Anthene minima (Trimen, 1893)
• Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876)
• Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936

Polyommatini[]

• Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, [1824])
• Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855)
• Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857)
• Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782)
• Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898
• Cacyreus virilis Stempffer, 1936
• Harpendyreus notoba (Trimen, 1868)
• Leptotes brevidentatus (Tite, 1958)
• Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Leptotes pulchra (Murray, 1874)
• Tuxentius calice (Hopffer, 1855)
• Tuxentius melaena (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
• Tarucus sybaris linearis (Aurivillius, 1924)
• Zintha hintza (Trimen, 1864)
• Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
• Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883)
• Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
• Brephidium metophis (Wallengren, 1860)
• Oraidium barberae (Trimen, 1868)
• Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
• Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880)
• Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857)
• Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, 1782)
• Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793)
• Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena (Wallengren, 1857)
• Euchrysops dolorosa (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
• Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
• Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855)
• Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923
• Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
• Lepidochrysops chloauges (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
• Lepidochrysops glauca (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
• Lepidochrysops longifalces Tite, 1961
• Lepidochrysops patricia (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
• Lepidochrysops plebeia (Butler, 1898)
• Lepidochrysops rossouwi Henning & Henning, 1994
• Lepidochrysops vansoni (Swanepoel, 1949)

Nymphalidae[]

Libytheinae[]

• Libythea labdaca laius Trimen, 1879

Danainae[]

Danaini[]

• Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
• Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847)
• Amauris tartarea Mabille, 1876
• Amauris echeria lobengula (Sharpe, 1890)

Satyrinae[]

Melanitini[]

• Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)

Satyrini[]

• Bicyclus anynana (Butler, 1879)
• Bicyclus ena (Hewitson, 1877)
• Heteropsis simonsii (Butler, 1877)
• Ypthima antennata (van Son, 1955)
• Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)
• Ypthima granulosa (Butler, 1883)
• Ypthima impura paupera (Ungemach, 1932)
• Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)
• Coenyropsis natalii (Boisduval, 1847)
• Physcaeneura panda (Boisduval, 1847)

Charaxinae[]

Charaxini[]

• Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
• Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824)
• Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866
• Charaxes brutus natalensis Staudinger, 1885
• Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859
• Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1867
• Charaxes jahlusa argynnides Westwood, 1864
• Charaxes jahlusa rex Henning, 1978
• Charaxes phaeus Hewitson, 1877
• Charaxes vansoni van Someren, 1975
• Charaxes brainei van Son, 1966
• Charaxes guderiana (Dewitz, 1879)
• Charaxes zoolina (Westwood, [1850])

Nymphalinae[]

Nymphalini[]

• Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870
• Junonia natalica (Felder & Felder, 1860)
• Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
• Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa (Trimen, 1881)
• Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850)
• Precis archesia (Cramer, 1779)
• Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847)
• Precis octavia sesamus Trimen, 1883
• Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Catacroptera cloanthe (Stoll, 1781)

Biblidinae[]

Biblidini[]

• Byblia anvatara acheloia (Wallengren, 1857)
• Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)
• Eurytela dryope angulata Aurivillius, 1899

Epicaliini[]

• Sevenia amulia intermedia (Carcasson, 1961)
• Sevenia rosa (Hewitson, 1877)

Limenitinae[]

Limenitidini[]

• Pseudacraea boisduvalii trimenii Butler, 1874
• Pseudacraea lucretia expansa (Butler, 1878)

Neptidini[]

• Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955
• Neptis jordani Neave, 1910
• Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955
• Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955

Adoliadini[]

• Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)

Heliconiinae[]

Acraeini[]

• Acraea acara Hewitson, 1865
• Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865
• Acraea barberi Trimen, 1881
• Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
• Acraea trimeni Aurivillius, 1899
• Acraea acrita ambigua Trimen, 1891
• Acraea atolmis Westwood, 1881
• Acraea nohara Boisduval, 1847
• Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881
• Acraea atergatis Westwood, 1881
• Acraea axina Westwood, 1881
• Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877
• Acraea lygus Druce, 1875
• Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847
• Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855
• Acraea stenobea Wallengren, 1860
• Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
• Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
• Acraea burni Butler, 1896
• Acraea rahira Boisduval, 1833

Vagrantini[]

• Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Hesperiidae[]

Coeliadinae[]

• Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
• Coeliades libeon (Druce, 1875)
• Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)

Pyrginae[]

Celaenorrhinini[]

• Sarangesa lucidella (Mabille, 1891)
• Sarangesa motozi (Wallengren, 1857)
• Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870)
• Sarangesa seineri (Strand, 1909)

Tagiadini[]

• Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)
• Calleagris jamesoni (Sharpe, 1890)
• Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857
• Leucochitonea levubu Wallengren, 1857
• Abantis paradisea (Butler, 1870)
• Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855

Carcharodini[]

• Spialia agylla (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
• Spialia colotes transvaaliae (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
• Spialia delagoae (Trimen, 1898)
• Spialia depauperata australis de Jong, 1978
• Spialia diomus ferax (Wallengren, 1863)
• Spialia dromus (Plötz, 1884)
• Spialia mafa (Trimen, 1870)
• Spialia paula (Higgins, 1924)
• Spialia secessus (Trimen, 1891)
• Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)

Hesperiinae[]

Aeromachini[]

• Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)
• Kedestes lepenula (Wallengren, 1857)
• Teniorhinus harona (Westwood, 1881)
• Acada biseriata (Mabille, 1893)
• Parosmodes morantii (Trimen, 1873)
• Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
• Zophopetes dysmephila (Trimen, 1868)
• Platylesches ayresii (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)

Baorini[]

• Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
• Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)
• Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
• Borbo fallax (Gaede, 1916)
• Borbo fanta (Evans, 1937)
• Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855)
• Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)
• Borbo micans (Holland, 1896)
• Parnara monasi (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
• Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824)
• Gegenes niso (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878)

Heteropterinae[]

• Metisella willemi (Wallengren, 1857)

See also[]

• Geography of Botswana

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)