List of butterflies of Mozambique

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Location of Mozambique

This is a list of butterflies of Mozambique. About 433 species are known from Mozambique,[1] three 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]
  • Papilio echerioides chirindanus van Son, 1956
  • Papilio ophidicephalus chirinda van Son, 1939

Leptocercini[]

  • Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
  • Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775)
  • Graphium junodi (Trimen, 1893)
  • Graphium polistratus (Grose-Smith, 1889)
  • Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873)
  • Graphium porthaon (Hewitson, 1865)
  • Graphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779)
  • Graphium endochus (Boisduval, 1836)
  • Graphium morania (Angas, 1849)
  • Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Graphium philonoe (Ward, 1873)

Pieridae[]

Coliadinae[]

  • Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
  • Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898)
  • Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876)
  • 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 danae annae (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Colotis dissociatus (Butler, 1897)
  • Colotis euippe omphale (Godart, 1819)
  • Colotis eunoma (Hopffer, 1855)
  • Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836)
  • Colotis evenina evenina (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Colotis evenina casta (Gerstaecker, 1871)
  • Colotis ione (Godart, 1819)
  • Colotis pallene (Hopffer, 1855)
  • Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863)
  • Colotis vesta argillaceus (Butler, 1877)
  • Colotis vesta mutans (Butler, 1877)
  • Colotis eris (Klug, 1829)
  • Colotis subfasciatus (Swainson, 1833)
  • Colotis agoye (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823
  • Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847)
  • Pinacopterix eriphia (Godart, [1819])
  • Nepheronia argia mhondana (Suffert, 1904)
  • Nepheronia argia variegata Henning, 1994
  • Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
  • Leptosia alcesta inalcesta Bernardi, 1959

Pierini[]

  • Appias epaphia contracta (Butler, 1888)
  • Appias lasti (Grose-Smith, 1889)
  • Appias sabina phoebe (Butler, 1901)
  • Pontia helice (Linnaeus, 1764)
  • Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779)
  • Mylothris rubricosta (Mabille, 1890)
  • Mylothris rueppellii haemus (Trimen, 1879)
  • Mylothris rueppellii rhodesiana Riley, 1921
  • Mylothris sagala umtaliana d'Abrera, 1980
  • Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897
  • Dixeia charina charina (Boisduval, 1836)
  • Dixeia charina simana (Hopffer, 1855)
  • Dixeia doxo parva Talbot, 1943
  • Dixeia leucophanes Vári, 1976
  • Dixeia pigea (Boisduval, 1836)
  • Dixeia spilleri (Spiller, 1884)
  • Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Belenois creona severina (Stoll, 1781)
  • Belenois gidica abyssinica (Lucas, 1852)
  • Belenois thysa (Hopffer, 1855)
  • Belenois zochalia (Boisduval, 1836)

Lycaenidae[]

Miletinae[]

Liphyrini[]

  • Aslauga marshalli Butler, 1899

Miletini[]

Poritiinae[]

Liptenini[]

Epitolini[]

Aphnaeinae[]

Theclinae[]

Polyommatinae[]

Lycaenesthini[]

Polyommatini[]

Nymphalidae[]

Libytheinae[]

  • Libythea labdaca laius Trimen, 1879

Danainae[]

Danaini[]

  • Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
  • Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847)
  • Amauris niavius dominicanus Trimen, 1879
  • Amauris albimaculata albimaculata Butler, 1875
  • Amauris albimaculata chirindana Talbot, 1941
  • Amauris echeria lobengula (Sharpe, 1890)
  • Amauris ochlea (Boisduval, 1847)

Satyrinae[]

Melanitini[]

Satyrini[]

  • Bicyclus angulosa selousi (Trimen, 1895)
  • Bicyclus anynana (Butler, 1879)
  • Bicyclus campina (Aurivillius, 1901)
  • Bicyclus ena (Hewitson, 1877)
  • Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850)
  • Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873)
  • Heteropsis simonsii (Butler, 1877)
  • Ypthima antennata van Son, 1955
  • Ypthima condamini Kielland, 1982
  • Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883
  • Ypthima impura paupera Ungemach, 1932
  • Ypthima pupillaris Butler, 1888
  • Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)
  • Coenyra hebe (Trimen, 1862)
  • Physcaeneura panda (Boisduval, 1847)
  • Physcaeneura pione Godman, 1880
  • Pseudonympha cyclops van Son, 1955
  • Stygionympha wichgrafi lannini van Son, 1966

Charaxinae[]

Charaxini[]

  • Charaxes varanes varanes (Cramer, 1777)
  • Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
  • Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824)
  • Charaxes protoclea azota (Hewitson, 1877)
  • Charaxes macclounii Butler, 1895
  • Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866
  • Charaxes castor flavifasciatus Butler, 1895
  • Charaxes brutus natalensis Staudinger, 1885
  • Charaxes pollux gazanus van Someren, 1967
  • Charaxes druceanus stevensoni van Someren, 1963
  • Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859
  • Charaxes cithaeron Felder & Felder, 1859
  • Charaxes violetta violetta Grose-Smith, 1885
  • Charaxes violetta melloni Fox, 1963
  • Charaxes etesipe tavetensis Rothschild, 1894
  • Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1867
  • Charaxes jahlusa argynnides Westwood, 1864
  • Charaxes baumanni whytei Butler, 1894
  • Charaxes chintechi van Someren, 1975
  • Charaxes pseudophaeus van Someren, 1975
  • Charaxes manica Trimen, 1894
  • Charaxes phaeus Hewitson, 1877
  • Charaxes guderiana (Dewitz, 1879)
  • Charaxes zoolina (Westwood, [1850])
  • Charaxes nichetes leoninus Butler, 1895

Euxanthini[]

  • Charaxes wakefieldi (Ward, 1873)

Apaturinae[]

Nymphalinae[]

Nymphalini[]

  • Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Junonia artaxia Hewitson, 1864
  • Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870
  • Junonia natalica (Felder & Felder, 1860)
  • Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
  • Junonia terea elgiva Hewitson, 1864
  • Salamis cacta eileenae Henning & Joannou, 1994
  • Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa (Trimen, 1881)
  • Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
  • Precis actia Distant, 1880
  • Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847)
  • Precis cuama (Hewitson, 1864)
  • Precis octavia sesamus Trimen, 1883
  • Precis sinuata Plötz, 1880
  • Hypolimnas anthedon wahlbergi (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Hypolimnas deceptor (Trimen, 1873)
  • Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)

Cyrestinae[]

Cyrestini[]

Biblidinae[]

Biblidini[]

  • Byblia anvatara acheloia (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)
  • Mesoxantha ethosea reducta Rothschild, 1918
  • Neptidopsis fulgurata platyptera Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Neptidopsis ophione nucleata Grünberg, 1911
  • Eurytela dryope angulata Aurivillius, 1899
  • Eurytela hiarbas lita Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Epicaliini[]

Limenitinae[]

Limenitidini[]

  • Cymothoe coranus Grose-Smith, 1889
  • Cymothoe vumbui Bethune-Baker, 1926
  • Pseudacraea boisduvalii trimenii Butler, 1874
  • Pseudacraea lucretia expansa (Butler, 1878)

Neptidini[]

Adoliadini[]

Heliconiinae[]

Acraeini[]

  • Acraea cerasa Hewitson, 1861
  • Acraea acara Hewitson, 1865
  • Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865
  • Acraea boopis Wichgraf, 1914
  • Acraea cuva Grose-Smith, 1889
  • Acraea insignis gorongozae van Son, 1963
  • Acraea machequena Grose-Smith, 1887
  • Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
  • Acraea rabbaiae rabbaiae Ward, 1873
  • Acraea rabbaiae perlucida Henning & Henning, 1996
  • Acraea satis Ward, 1871
  • Acraea acrita Hewitson, 1865
  • Acraea asema Hewitson, 1877
  • Acraea dondoensis Stevenson, 1934 (endemic)
  • Acraea egina areca Mabille, 1889
  • Acraea nohara Boisduval, 1847
  • Acraea petraea Boisduval, 1847
  • Acraea violarum Boisduval, 1847
  • Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881
  • Acraea axina Westwood, 1881
  • Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877
  • Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847
  • Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855
  • Acraea aganice Hewitson, 1852
  • Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
  • Acraea cabira Hopffer, 1855
  • Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
  • Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Acraea esebria Hewitson, 1861
  • Acraea johnstoni Godman, 1885
  • Acraea burni Butler, 1896
  • Acraea pentapolis epidica Oberthür, 1893
  • Acraea pharsalus pharsaloides Holland, 1892
  • Acraea rahira Boisduval, 1833
  • Acraea conradti Oberthür, 1893
  • Acraea igola Trimen & Bowker, 1889
  • Pardopsis punctatissima (Boisduval, 1833)

Vagrantini[]

Hesperiidae[]

Coeliadinae[]

Pyrginae[]

Celaenorrhinini[]

Tagiadini[]

Carcharodini[]

Hesperiinae[]

Aeromachini[]

Baorini[]

Heteropterinae[]

See also[]

  • List of moths of Mozambique
  • Wildlife of Mozambique

References[]

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