List of butterflies of Zambia

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Location of Zambia

This is a list of butterflies of Zambia. About 900 species are known from Zambia,[1] 27 of which are endemic.[2]

Papilionidae[]

Papilioninae[]

Papilionini[]

  • Papilio nireus nireus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Papilio nireus lyaeus Doubleday, 1845
  • Papilio desmondi usambaraensis (Koçak, 1980)
  • Papilio thuraui occidua Storace, 1951
  • Papilio dardanus dardanus Brown, 1776
  • Papilio dardanus tibullus Kirby, 1880
  • Papilio constantinus constantinus Ward, 1871
  • Papilio constantinus mweruanus Joicey & Talbot, 1927
  • Papilio phorcas congoanus Rothschild, 1896
  • Papilio phorcas nyikanus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]
  • Papilio echerioides homeyeri Plötz, 1880
  • Papilio jacksoni nyika Cottrell, 1963
  • Papilio pelodurus vesper Le Cerf, 1924
  • Papilio ophidicephalus ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878
  • Papilio ophidicephalus cottrelli van Son, 1966
  • Papilio ophidicephalus mkuwadzi Gifford, 1961
  • Papilio mackinnoni isokae (Hancock, 1984)
  • Papilio mackinnoni theodori Riley, 1921

Leptocercini[]

  • Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
  • Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775)
  • Graphium porthaon (Hewitson, 1865)
  • Graphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779)
  • Graphium taboranus (Oberthür, 1886)
  • Graphium schaffgotschi (Niepelt, 1927)
  • Graphium ridleyanus (White, 1843)
  • Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Graphium poggianus (Honrath, 1884)
  • Graphium deliae Libert & Collins, 2007

Pieridae[]

Pseudopontiinae[]

  • Pseudopontia paradoxa (Felder & Felder, 1869)

Coliadinae[]

  • Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
  • Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898)
  • Eurema mandarinula (Holland, 1892)
  • Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876)
  • Eurema floricola leonis (Butler, 1886)
  • Eurema hapale (Mabille, 1882)
  • Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
  • Eurema senegalensis (Boisduval, 1836)
  • Eurema upembana (Berger, 1981)
  • Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Colias electo electo (Linnaeus, 1763)
  • Colias electo hecate Strecker, 1905

Pierinae[]

  • Colotis amata calais (Cramer, 1775)
  • Colotis antevippe gavisa (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Colotis aurigineus (Butler, 1883)
  • Colotis celimene amina (Hewitson, 1866)
  • Colotis danae annae (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Colotis dissociatus (Butler, 1897)
  • Colotis euippe mediata Talbot, 1939
  • Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836)
  • Colotis evenina casta (Gerstaecker, 1871)
  • Colotis hildebrandtii (Staudinger, 1884)
  • Colotis incretus (Butler, 1881)
  • Colotis ione (Godart, 1819)
  • Colotis pallene (Hopffer, 1855)
  • Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863)
  • Colotis vesta mutans (Butler, 1877)
  • Colotis vesta rhodesinus (Butler, 1894)
  • Colotis eris (Klug, 1829)
  • Colotis subfasciatus ducissa (Dognin, 1891)
  • Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823
  • Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847)
  • Pinacopterix eriphia (Godart, [1819])
  • Nepheronia argia argolisia (Stoneham, 1957)
  • Nepheronia argia mhondana (Suffert, 1904)
  • Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
  • Nepheronia thalassina sinalata (Suffert, 1904)
  • Nepheronia thalassina verulanus (Ward, 1871)
  • Leptosia alcesta inalcesta Bernardi, 1959
  • Leptosia hybrida somereni Bernardi, 1959
  • Leptosia nupta pseudonupta Bernardi, 1959

Pierini[]

  • Appias epaphia contracta (Butler, 1888)
  • Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, [1865])
  • Appias sylvia nyasana (Butler, 1897)
  • Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779)
  • Mylothris alcuana shaba Berger, 1981
  • Mylothris bernice overlaeti Berger, 1981
  • Mylothris crawshayi Butler, 1896
  • Mylothris mavunda Hancock & Heath, 1985 (endemic)
  • Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Mylothris rubricosta (Mabille, 1890)
  • Mylothris rueppellii rhodesiana Riley, 1921
  • Mylothris sagala albissima Talbot, 1944
  • Mylothris sagala dentatus Butler, 1896
  • Mylothris schumanni zairiensis Berger, 1981
  • Mylothris similis dollmani Riley, 1921
  • Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897
  • Dixeia doxo parva Talbot, 1943
  • Dixeia leucophanes Vári, 1976
  • Dixeia pigea (Boisduval, 1836)
  • Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Belenois calypso crawshayi Butler, 1894
  • Belenois creona severina (Stoll, 1781)
  • Belenois diminuta Butler, 1894
  • Belenois gidica abyssinica (Lucas, 1852)
  • Belenois rubrosignata (Weymer, 1901)
  • Belenois thysa (Hopffer, 1855)
  • Belenois welwitschii welwitschii Rogenhofer, 1890
  • Belenois welwitschii shaba Berger, 1981
  • Belenois zochalia agrippinides (Holland, 1896)

Lycaenidae[]

Miletinae[]

Liphyrini[]

  • Aslauga latifurca Cottrell, 1981
  • Aslauga marshalli Butler, 1899
  • Aslauga orientalis Cottrell, 1981
  • Aslauga purpurascens Holland, 1890
  • slauga vininga kiellandi Libert, 1997

Miletini[]

Poritiinae[]

Liptenini[]

  • Alaena amazoula nyasana Hawker-Smith, 1933
  • Alaena nyassa marmorata Hawker-Smith, 1933
  • Alaena reticulata Butler, 1896
  • Alaena unimaculosa aurantiaca Butler, 1895
  • Pentila pauli elisabetha Hulstaert, 1924
  • Pentila pauli nyassana Aurivillius, 1899
  • Pentila pauli obsoleta Hawker-Smith, 1933
  • Pentila umangiana meridionalis Berger, 1981
  • Telipna nyanza katangae Stempffer, 1961
  • Ornipholidotos katangae Stempffer, 1947
  • Ornipholidotos overlaeti Stempffer, 1947
  • Ornipholidotos peucetia (Hewitson, 1866)
  • Cooksonia neavei rhodesiae Pinhey, 1962
  • Mimacraea marshalli Trimen, 1898
  • Mimacraea skoptoles Druce, 1907
  • Liptena eukrines Druce, 1905
  • Liptena homeyeri Dewitz, 1884
  • Liptena lualaba Berger, 1981
  • Liptena praestans congoensis Schultze, 1923
  • Liptena xanthostola xantha (Grose-Smith, 1901)
  • Eresina bilinea Talbot, 1935
  • Eresina katangana Stempffer, 1956
  • Eresina toroensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
  • Citrinophila terias Joicey & Talbot, 1921
  • Argyrocheila bitje Bethune-Baker, 1915
  • Teriomima puella Kirby, 1887
  • Teriomima puellaris (Trimen, 1894)
  • Baliochila hildegarda (Kirby, 1887)
  • Cnodontes pallida (Trimen, 1898)
  • Cnodontes vansomereni Stempffer & Bennett, 1953

Epitolini[]

  • Toxochitona sankuru Stempffer, 1961
  • Teratoneura congoensis Stempffer, 1954
  • Cerautola crowleyi congdoni Libert & Collins, 1999
  • Cerautola fisheri Libert & Collins, 1999 (endemic)
  • Cerautola miranda vidua (Talbot, 1935)
  • Stempfferia ginettae meridionalis Libert, 1999
  • Cephetola izidori zambeziae Libert & Collins, 1999
  • Cephetola katerae (Jackson, 1962)
  • Cephetola viridana (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
  • Deloneura subfusca Hawker-Smith, 1933
  • Hewitsonia kirbyi Dewitz, 1879

Aphnaeinae[]

  • Pseudaletis mazanguli Neave, 1910
  • Lipaphnaeus eustorgia (Hulstaert, 1924)
  • Lipaphnaeus leonina bitje (Druce, 1910)
  • Lipaphnaeus leonina loxura (Rebel, 1914)
  • Chloroselas mazoensis (Trimen, 1898)
  • Chloroselas overlaeti Stempffer, 1956
  • Chloroselas pseudozeritis (Trimen, 1873)
  • Crudaria leroma (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Cigaritis brunnea (Jackson, 1966)
  • Cigaritis cynica (Riley, 1921)
  • Cigaritis ella (Hewitson, 1865)
  • Cigaritis homeyeri (Dewitz, 1887)
  • Cigaritis modestus heathi (d'Abrera, 1980)
  • Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850)
  • Cigaritis natalensis (Westwood, 1851)
  • Cigaritis overlaeti (Bouyer, 1998)
  • Cigaritis phanes (Trimen, 1873)
  • Cigaritis pinheyi (Heath, 1983) (endemic)
  • Cigaritis trimeni (Neave, 1910)
  • Zeritis fontainei Stempffer, 1956
  • Zeritis sorhagenii (Dewitz, 1879)
  • Axiocerses tjoane tjoane (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Axiocerses tjoane rubescens Henning & Henning, 1996
  • Axiocerses bambana orichalcea Henning & Henning, 1996
  • Axiocerses nyika Quickelberge, 1984
  • Axiocerses heathi Henning & Henning, 1996 (endemic)
  • Axiocerses melanica melanica Henning & Henning, 1996 (endemic)
  • Axiocerses melanica aurata Henning & Henning, 1996 (endemic)
  • Axiocerses coalescens Henning & Henning, 1996
  • Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881)
  • Aloeides damarensis mashona Tite & Dickson, 1973
  • Aloeides conradsi angoniensis Tite & Dickson, 1973
  • Aloeides molomo mumbuensis Riley, 1921
  • Aloeides griseus Riley, 1921 (endemic)
  • Erikssonia acraeina Trimen, 1891
  • Erikssonia alaponoxa Henning & Henning, 2001 (endemic)
  • Aphnaeus affinis Riley, 1921
  • Aphnaeus erikssoni erikssoni Trimen, 1891
  • Aphnaeus erikssoni rex Aurivillius, 1909
  • Aphnaeus flavescens Stempffer, 1954
  • Aphnaeus marshalli Neave, 1910
  • Aphnaeus orcas (Drury, 1782)
  • Aphnaeus questiauxi Aurivillius, 1903

Theclinae[]

  • Myrina dermaptera nyassae Talbot, 1935
  • Myrina silenus silenus (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Myrina silenus ficedula Trimen, 1879
  • Oxylides feminina (Sharpe, 1904)
  • Dapidodigma demeter nuptus Clench, 1961
  • Hypolycaena antifaunus (Westwood, 1851)
  • Hypolycaena auricostalis (Butler, 1897)
  • Hypolycaena buxtoni spurcus Talbot, 1929
  • Hypolycaena hatita japhusa Riley, 1921
  • Hypolycaena liara plana Talbot, 1935
  • Hypolycaena pachalica Butler, 1888
  • Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Hemiolaus caeculus caeculus (Hopffer, 1855)
  • Hemiolaus caeculus vividus Pinhey, 1962
  • Leptomyrina hirundo (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Leptomyrina gorgias sobrina Talbot, 1935
  • Leptomyrina handmani Gifford, 1965
  • Iolaus bolissus Hewitson, 1873
  • Iolaus alienus Trimen, 1898
  • Iolaus aurivillii Röber, 1900
  • Iolaus australis Stevenson, 1937
  • Iolaus bakeri (Riley, 1928)
  • Iolaus coelestis Bethune-Baker, 1926
  • Iolaus congdoni (Kielland, 1985)
  • Iolaus cytaeis caerulea (Riley, 1928)
  • Iolaus dubiosa (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
  • Iolaus farquharsoni (Bethune-Baker, 1922)
  • Iolaus flavilinea (Riley, 1928)
  • Iolaus helenae Henning & Henning, 1989 (endemic)
  • Iolaus mimosae rhodosense (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
  • Iolaus nasisii (Riley, 1928)
  • Iolaus nolaensis amanica (Stempffer, 1951)
  • Iolaus penningtoni (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
  • Iolaus pollux albocaerulea (Riley, 1929)
  • Iolaus sibella (Druce, 1910)
  • Iolaus sidus Trimen, 1864
  • Iolaus stenogrammica (Riley, 1928)
  • Iolaus violacea (Riley, 1928)
  • Iolaus pallene (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Iolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1875
  • Iolaus gabunica (Riley, 1928)
  • Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869
  • Iolaus poecilaon fisheri Heath, 1983
  • Iolaus aequatorialis (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
  • Iolaus cottrelli (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
  • Iolaus dianae Heath, 1983 (endemic)
  • Iolaus ndolae (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
  • Iolaus pamae Heath, 1994
  • Iolaus silarus Druce, 1885
  • Iolaus stewarti Heath, 1985 (endemic)
  • Iolaus catori cottoni Bethune-Baker, 1908
  • Stugeta bowkeri maria Suffert, 1904
  • Stugeta bowkeri tearei Dickson, 1980
  • Pilodeudorix mimeta (Karsch, 1895)
  • Pilodeudorix anetia (Hulstaert, 1924)
  • Pilodeudorix bemba (Neave, 1910) (endemic)
  • Pilodeudorix kafuensis (Neave, 1910)
  • Pilodeudorix mera (Hewitson, 1873)
  • Pilodeudorix otraeda genuba (Hewitson, 1875)
  • Pilodeudorix obscurata (Trimen, 1891)
  • Pilodeudorix camerona katanga (Clench, 1965)
  • Pilodeudorix congoana orientalis (Stempffer, 1957)
  • Pilodeudorix zela (Hewitson, 1869)
  • Pilodeudorix zeloides (Butler, 1901)
  • Pilodeudorix zelomina (Rebel, 1914)
  • Hypomyrina nomenia extensa Libert, 2004
  • Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
  • Deudorix badhami Carcasson, 1961
  • Deudorix caliginosa Lathy, 1903
  • Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
  • Deudorix dinomenes Grose-Smith, 1887
  • Deudorix diocles Hewitson, 1869
  • Deudorix jacksoni Talbot, 1935
  • Deudorix kayonza Stempffer, 1956
  • Deudorix lorisona coffea Jackson, 1966
  • Deudorix magda Gifford, 1963
  • Deudorix ufipa Kielland, 1978
  • Capys brunneus heathi Henning & Henning, 1988
  • Capys catharus Riley, 1932
  • Capys connexivus connexivus Butler, 1897
  • Capys connexivus gardineri Henning & Henning, 1988

Lycaeninae[]

  • Lycaena phlaeas abbottii (Holland, 1892)

Polyommatinae[]

Lycaenesthini[]

  • Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
  • Anthene arnoldi (N. Jones, 1918)
  • Anthene butleri livida (Trimen, 1881)
  • Anthene contrastata mashuna (Stevenson, 1937)
  • Anthene crawshayi (Butler, 1899)
  • Anthene definita (Butler, 1899)
  • Anthene irumu (Stempffer, 1948)
  • Anthene kersteni (Gerstaecker, 1871)
  • Anthene lemnos (Hewitson, 1878)
  • Anthene ligures (Hewitson, 1874)
  • Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874)
  • Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894)
  • Anthene mpanda Kielland, 1990
  • Anthene nigropunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
  • Anthene otacilia (Trimen, 1868)
  • Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876)
  • Anthene rhodesiana Stempffer, 1962
  • Anthene rubricinctus anadema (Druce, 1905)
  • Anthene wilsoni (Talbot, 1935)
  • Anthene gemmifera (Neave, 1910)
  • Anthene nigeriae (Aurivillius, 1905)
  • Cupidesthes arescopa (Stempffer, 1962)
  • Cupidesthes vidua Talbot, 1929

Polyommatini[]

Riodinidae[]

Nemeobiinae[]

  • Abisara dewitzi Aurivillius, 1898
  • Abisara rogersi Druce, 1878
  • Abisara neavei dollmani Riley, 1932

Nymphalidae[]

Libytheinae[]

  • Libythea labdaca laius Trimen, 1879

Danainae[]

Danaini[]

  • Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
  • Tirumala formosa (Godman, 1880)
  • Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847)
  • Amauris niavius niavius (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Amauris niavius dominicanus Trimen, 1879
  • Amauris tartarea tartarea Mabille, 1876
  • Amauris tartarea damoclides Staudinger, 1896
  • Amauris albimaculata latifascia Talbot, 1940
  • Amauris crawshayi simulator Talbot, 1926
  • Amauris dannfelti restricta Talbot, 1940
  • Amauris echeria katangae Neave, 1910
  • Amauris echeria serica Talbot, 1940
  • Amauris ellioti junia (Le Cerf, 1920)
  • Amauris hyalites Butler, 1874
  • Amauris ochlea bumilleri Lanz, 1896

Satyrinae[]

Melanitini[]

  • Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849
  • Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Melanitis libya Distant, 1882
  • Aphysoneura pigmentaria latilimba Le Cerf, 1919

Satyrini[]

  • Bicyclus angulosa selousi (Trimen, 1895)
  • Bicyclus anynana anynana (Butler, 1879)
  • Bicyclus anynana centralis Condamin, 1968
  • Bicyclus campina (Aurivillius, 1901)
  • Bicyclus cooksoni (Druce, 1905)
  • Bicyclus cottrelli (van Son, 1952)
  • Bicyclus dubia (Aurivillius, 1893)
  • Bicyclus ena (Hewitson, 1877)
  • Bicyclus jefferyi Fox, 1963
  • Bicyclus mandanes Hewitson, 1873
  • Bicyclus mesogena (Karsch, 1894)
  • Bicyclus moyses Condamin & Fox, 1964
  • Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850)
  • Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
  • Bicyclus saussurei (Dewitz, 1879)
  • Bicyclus sebetus (Hewitson, 1877)
  • Bicyclus simulacris Kielland, 1990
  • Bicyclus sophrosyne overlaeti Condamin, 1965
  • Bicyclus suffusa (Riley, 1921)
  • Bicyclus trilophus (Rebel, 1914)
  • Bicyclus vansoni Condamin, 1965
  • Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868)
  • Heteropsis centralis (Aurivillius, 1903)
  • Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873)
  • Heteropsis phaea (Karsch, 1894)
  • Heteropsis simonsii (Butler, 1877)
  • Heteropsis teratia (Karsch, 1894)
  • Heteropsis ubenica (Thurau, 1903)
  • Ypthima antennata van Son, 1955
  • Ypthima condamini Kielland, 1982
  • Ypthima congoana Overlaet, 1955
  • Ypthima diplommata Overlaet, 1954
  • Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883
  • Ypthima impura paupera Ungemach, 1932
  • Ypthima praestans Overlaet, 1954
  • Ypthima pulchra Overlaet, 1954
  • Ypthima pupillaris Butler, 1888
  • Ypthima recta Overlaet, 1955
  • Ypthima rhodesiana Carcasson, 1961
  • Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)
  • Neocoenyra cooksoni Druce, 1907
  • Neocoenyra kivuensis Seydel, 1929
  • Neocoenyra ypthimoides Butler, 1894
  • Coenyropsis bera (Hewitson, 1877)
  • Physcaeneura pione Godman, 1880
  • Neita extensa (Butler, 1898)

Charaxinae[]

Charaxini[]

  • Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
  • Charaxes fulvescens monitor Rothschild, 1900
  • Charaxes acuminatus cottrelli van Someren, 1963
  • Charaxes acuminatus nyika van Someren, 1963
  • Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824)
  • Charaxes protoclea azota (Hewitson, 1877)
  • Charaxes protoclea catenaria Rousseau-Decelle, 1934
  • Charaxes macclounii Butler, 1895
  • Charaxes cynthia sabulosus Talbot, 1928
  • Charaxes lucretius intermedius van Someren, 1971
  • Charaxes lucretius schofieldi Plantrou, 1989
  • Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866
  • Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775)
  • Charaxes brutus angustus Rothschild, 1900
  • Charaxes brutus natalensis Staudinger, 1885
  • Charaxes ansorgei levicki Poulton, 1933
  • Charaxes pollux pollux (Cramer, 1775)
  • Charaxes pollux geminus Rothschild, 1900
  • Charaxes druceanus proximans Joicey & Talbot, 1922
  • Charaxes eudoxus mechowi Rothschild, 1900
  • Charaxes eudoxus mitchelli Plantrou & Howarth, 1977
  • Charaxes eudoxus zambiae van Someren, 1970
  • Charaxes numenes aequatorialis van Someren, 1972
  • Charaxes tiridates tiridatinus Röber, 1936
  • Charaxes murphyi Collins, 1989
  • Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859
  • Charaxes xiphares ludovici Rousseau-Decelle, 1933
  • Charaxes cithaeron joanae van Someren, 1964
  • Charaxes imperialis lisomboensis van Someren, 1975
  • Charaxes ameliae amelina Joicey & Talbot, 1925
  • Charaxes pythodoris pythodoris Hewitson, 1873
  • Charaxes pythodoris sumbuensis Henning, 1982
  • Charaxes penricei Rothschild, 1900
  • Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1867
  • Charaxes jahlusa argynnides Westwood, 1864
  • Charaxes eupale veneris White & Grant, 1989
  • Charaxes dilutus Rothschild, 1898
  • Charaxes anticlea proadusta van Someren, 1971
  • Charaxes baumanni selousi Trimen, 1894
  • Charaxes baumanni whytei Butler, 1894
  • Charaxes hildebrandti katangensis Talbot, 1928
  • Charaxes catachrous van Someren & Jackson, 1952
  • Charaxes etheocles carpenteri van Someren & Jackson, 1957
  • Charaxes margaretae Rydon, 1980
  • Charaxes cedreatis Hewitson, 1874
  • Charaxes chintechi van Someren, 1975
  • Charaxes manica Trimen, 1894
  • Charaxes howarthi Minig, 1976
  • Charaxes fulgurata Aurivillius, 1899
  • Charaxes phaeus Hewitson, 1877
  • Charaxes fionae Henning, 1977
  • Charaxes variata van Someren, 1969 (endemic)
  • Charaxes diversiforma van Someren & Jackson, 1957
  • Charaxes williami Henning, 2002 (endemic)
  • Charaxes aubyni australis van Someren & Jackson, 1957
  • Charaxes gallagheri van Son, 1962
  • Charaxes guderiana (Dewitz, 1879)
  • Charaxes zoolina (Westwood, [1850])
  • Charaxes nichetes pantherinus Rousseau-Decelle, 1934

Euxanthini[]

  • Charaxes crossleyi (Ward, 1871)
  • Charaxes wakefieldi (Ward, 1873)

Pallini[]

  • Palla ussheri interposita Joicey & Talbot, 1925

Nymphalinae[]

  • Vanessula milca latifasciata Joicey & Talbot, 1928

Nymphalini[]

  • Antanartia schaeneia dubia Howarth, 1966
  • Vanessa dimorphica (Howarth, 1966)
  • 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 sophia infracta Butler, 1888
  • Junonia terea elgiva Hewitson, 1864
  • Junonia touhilimasa Vuillot, 1892
  • Junonia ansorgei (Rothschild, 1899)
  • Junonia cymodoce lugens (Schultze, 1912)
  • Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa (Trimen, 1881)
  • Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
  • Precis actia Distant, 1880
  • Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850)
  • Precis archesia (Cramer, 1779)
  • Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847)
  • Precis cuama (Hewitson, 1864)
  • Precis octavia sesamus Trimen, 1883
  • Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Precis rauana (Grose-Smith, 1898)
  • Precis sinuata Plötz, 1880
  • Precis tugela pyriformis (Butler, 1896)
  • Hypolimnas anthedon anthedon (Doubleday, 1845)
  • Hypolimnas anthedon wahlbergi (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
  • Catacroptera cloanthe (Stoll, 1781)

Cyrestinae[]

Cyrestini[]

  • Cyrestis camillus (Fabricius, 1781)

Biblidinae[]

Biblidini[]

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

Epicaliini[]

  • Sevenia amulia intermedia (Carcasson, 1961)
  • Sevenia amulia benguelae (Chapman, 1872)
  • Sevenia boisduvali (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Sevenia consors (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
  • Sevenia dubiosa (Strand, 1911)
  • Sevenia garega (Karsch, 1892)
  • Sevenia occidentalium (Mabille, 1876)
  • Sevenia pechueli rhodesiana (Rothschild, 1918)
  • Sevenia rosa (Hewitson, 1877)
  • Sevenia trimeni (Aurivillius, 1899)
  • Sevenia umbrina (Karsch, 1892)

Limenitinae[]

Limenitidini[]

  • Harma theobene superna (Fox, 1968)
  • Cymothoe caenis (Drury, 1773)
  • Cymothoe cottrelli Rydon, 1980
  • Cymothoe confusa Aurivillius, 1887
  • Cymothoe herminia katshokwe Overlaet, 1940
  • Cymothoe lurida azumai Carcasson, 1964
  • Cymothoe sangaris luluana Overlaet, 1945
  • Pseudoneptis bugandensis ianthe Hemming, 1964
  • Pseudacraea boisduvalii boisduvalii (Doubleday, 1845)
  • Pseudacraea boisduvalii trimenii Butler, 1874
  • Pseudacraea deludens amaurina Neustetter, 1928
  • Pseudacraea dolomena (Hewitson, 1865)
  • Pseudacraea eurytus eurytus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Pseudacraea eurytus conradti Oberthür, 1893
  • Pseudacraea kuenowii Dewitz, 1879
  • Pseudacraea lucretia expansa (Butler, 1878)
  • Pseudacraea lucretia protracta (Butler, 1874)
  • Pseudacraea poggei (Dewitz, 1879)
  • Pseudacraea semire (Cramer, 1779)

Neptidini[]

Adoliadini[]

  • Catuna crithea (Drury, 1773)
  • Euryphura achlys (Hopffer, 1855)
  • Euryphura chalcis (Felder & Felder, 1860)
  • Euryphura concordia (Hopffer, 1855)
  • Euryphurana nobilis viridis (Hancock, 1990)
  • Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Pseudargynnis hegemone (Godart, 1819)
  • Aterica galene extensa Heron, 1909
  • Euriphene incerta theodota (Hulstaert, 1924)
  • Euriphene iris (Aurivillius, 1903)
  • Euriphene pallidior (Hulstaert, 1924)
  • Euriphene saphirina trioculata (Talbot, 1927)
  • Bebearia cocalia katera (van Someren, 1939)
  • Bebearia orientis (Karsch, 1895)
  • Bebearia plistonax (Hewitson, 1874)
  • Bebearia aurora theia Hecq, 1989
  • Bebearia schoutedeni (Overlaet, 1954)
  • Euphaedra medon neustetteri Niepelt, 1915
  • Euphaedra zaddachii crawshayi Butler, 1895
  • Euphaedra herberti katanga Hecq, 1980
  • Euphaedra overlaeti Hulstaert, 1926
  • Euphaedra simplex Hecq, 1978
  • Euphaedra cooksoni Druce, 1905
  • Euphaedra katangensis Talbot, 1927
  • Euphaedra nigrobasalis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
  • Euphaedra ruspina (Hewitson, 1865)
  • Euphaedra harpalyce serena Talbot, 1928
  • Euphaedra neophron (Hopffer, 1855)
  • Euptera freyja Hancock, 1984
  • Euptera hirundo lufirensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
  • Euptera pluto primitiva Hancock, 1984
  • Pseudathyma callina (Grose-Smith, 1898)

Heliconiinae[]

Acraeini[]

  • Acraea cerasa cerita Sharpe, 1906
  • Acraea acara Hewitson, 1865
  • Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865
  • Acraea insignis Distant, 1880
  • Acraea leucographa Ribbe, 1889
  • Acraea machequena Grose-Smith, 1887
  • Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
  • Acraea pseudolycia pseudolycia Butler, 1874
  • Acraea pseudolycia astrigera Butler, 1899
  • Acraea zetes (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Acraea acrita ambigua Trimen, 1891
  • Acraea asema Hewitson, 1877
  • Acraea atolmis Westwood, 1881
  • Acraea cepheus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Acraea chaeribula Oberthür, 1893
  • Acraea chambezi Neave, 1910
  • Acraea diogenes Suffert, 1904
  • Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775)
  • Acraea eltringhamiana Le Doux, 1932
  • Acraea guillemei Oberthür, 1893
  • Acraea lofua Eltringham, 1911 (endemic)
  • Acraea mansya Eltringham, 1911
  • Acraea omrora umbraetae Pierre, 1988
  • Acraea periphanes Oberthür, 1893
  • Acraea utengulensis Thurau, 1903
  • Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881
  • Acraea atergatis Westwood, 1881
  • Acraea axina Westwood, 1881
  • Acraea buettneri Rogenhofer, 1890
  • Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877
  • Acraea intermediodes Ackery, 1995
  • Acraea leucopyga Aurivillius, 1904
  • Acraea lygus Druce, 1875
  • Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847
  • Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855
  • Acraea pudorella Aurivillius, 1899
  • Acraea rhodesiana Wichgraf, 1909
  • Acraea aganice nicega (Suffert, 1904)
  • Acraea consanguinea intermedia (Aurivillius, 1899)
  • Acraea epaea (Cramer, 1779)
  • Acraea macarista (Sharpe, 1906)
  • Acraea poggei Dewitz, 1879
  • Acraea scalivittata (Butler, 1896)
  • Acraea umbra macarioides (Aurivillius, 1893)
  • Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
  • Acraea acuta Howarth, 1969
  • Acraea alciope Hewitson, 1852
  • Acraea alicia (Sharpe, 1890)
  • Acraea aurivillii Staudinger, 1896
  • Acraea baxteri Sharpe, 1902
  • Acraea bonasia (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Acraea cabira Hopffer, 1855
  • Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
  • Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Acraea esebria Hewitson, 1861
  • Acraea goetzei Thurau, 1903
  • Acraea jodutta (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Acraea johnstoni Godman, 1885
  • Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
  • Acraea burni Butler, 1896
  • Acraea peneleos pelasgius Grose-Smith, 1900
  • Acraea pharsalus Ward, 1871
  • Acraea sotikensis Sharpe, 1892
  • Acraea ventura Hewitson, 1877
  • Acraea bomba Grose-Smith, 1889
  • Acraea induna Trimen, 1895
  • Acraea lusinga Overlaet, 1955
  • Acraea mirifica Lathy, 1906
  • Acraea parei orangica (Henning & Henning, 1996)
  • Acraea rahira Boisduval, 1833
  • Acraea speciosa Wichgraf, 1909
  • Acraea cinerea Neave, 1904
  • Acraea ntebiae dewitzi Carcasson, 1981
  • Acraea oreas angolanus Lathy, 1906
  • Acraea parrhasia servona Godart, 1819
  • Acraea perenna Doubleday, 1847
  • Pardopsis punctatissima (Boisduval, 1833)

Argynnini[]

  • Issoria smaragdifera smaragdifera (Butler, 1895)
  • Issoria smaragdifera reducta Carcasson, 1961
  • Issoria baumanni katangae (Neave, 1910)

Vagrantini[]

  • Lachnoptera anticlia (Hübner, 1819)
  • Lachnoptera ayresii Trimen, 1879
  • Phalanta eurytis (Doubleday, 1847)
  • Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Hesperiidae[]

Coeliadinae[]

  • Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
  • Coeliades hanno (Plötz, 1879)
  • Coeliades libeon (Druce, 1875)
  • Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Coeliades sejuncta (Mabille & Vuillot, 1891)

Pyrginae[]

Celaenorrhinini[]

Tagiadini[]

  • Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)
  • Eagris decastigma purpura Evans, 1937
  • Eagris lucetia (Hewitson, 1875)
  • Eagris nottoana (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Eagris sabadius ochreana Lathy, 1901
  • Calleagris hollandi (Butler, 1897)
  • Calleagris jamesoni (Sharpe, 1890)
  • Calleagris lacteus (Mabille, 1877)
  • Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857
  • Netrobalane canopus (Trimen, 1864)
  • Leucochitonea levubu Wallengren, 1857
  • Abantis bamptoni Collins & Larsen, 1994
  • Abantis contigua Evans, 1937
  • Abantis lucretia lofu Neave, 1910
  • Abantis paradisea (Butler, 1870)
  • Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855
  • Abantis venosa Trimen & Bowker, 1889
  • Abantis vidua Weymer, 1901
  • Abantis zambesiaca (Westwood, 1874)

Carcharodini[]

  • Spialia colotes transvaaliae (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
  • Spialia confusa Evans, 1937
  • Spialia delagoae (Trimen, 1898)
  • Spialia depauperata (Strand, 1911)
  • Spialia diomus ferax (Wallengren, 1863)
  • Spialia dromus (Plötz, 1884)
  • Spialia mafa (Trimen, 1870)
  • Spialia secessus (Trimen, 1891)
  • Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764)
  • Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)

Hesperiinae[]

Aeromachini[]

  • Astictopterus abjecta (Snellen, 1872)
  • Astictopterus punctulata (Butler, 1895)
  • Astictopterus stellata mineni (Trimen, 1894)
  • Prosopalpus debilis (Plötz, 1879)
  • Prosopalpus styla Evans, 1937
  • Ampittia capenas blanda Evans, 1947
  • Kedestes barberae (Trimen, 1873)
  • Kedestes brunneostriga (Plötz, 1884)
  • Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)
  • Kedestes heathi Hancock & Gardiner, 1982 (endemic)
  • Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910
  • Kedestes lema linka Evans, 1956
  • Kedestes malua Neave, 1910 (endemic)
  • Kedestes michaeli Gardiner & Hancock, 1982
  • Kedestes mohozutza (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Kedestes nerva paola Plötz, 1884
  • Kedestes protensa Butler, 1901
  • Kedestes pinheyi Hancock & Gardiner, 1982 (endemic)
  • Kedestes straeleni Evans, 1956
  • Kedestes wallengrenii (Trimen, 1883)
  • Gorgyra aretina (Hewitson, 1878)
  • Gorgyra bibulus Riley, 1929
  • Gorgyra diva Evans, 1937
  • Gorgyra johnstoni (Butler, 1894)
  • Gorgyra kalinzu Evans, 1949
  • Gorgyra mocquerysii Holland, 1896
  • Teniorhinus harona (Westwood, 1881)
  • Teniorhinus herilus (Hopffer, 1855)
  • Teniorhinus ignita (Mabille, 1877)
  • Ceratrichia semilutea Mabille, 1891
  • Ceratrichia semlikensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
  • Pardaleodes incerta (Snellen, 1872)
  • Ankola fan (Holland, 1894)
  • Xanthodisca vibius (Hewitson, 1878)
  • Acada biseriata (Mabille, 1893)
  • Parosmodes morantii (Trimen, 1873)
  • Paracleros biguttulus (Mabille, 1890)
  • Osphantes ogowena lulua Evans, 1956
  • Acleros mackenii (Trimen, 1868)
  • Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1890
  • Semalea arela (Mabille, 1891)
  • Semalea atrio (Mabille, 1891)
  • Semalea pulvina (Plötz, 1879)
  • Semalea sextilis (Plötz, 1886)
  • Hypoleucis ophiusa ophir Evans, 1937
  • Meza larea (Neave, 1910)
  • Meza gardineri Collins & Larsen, 2008
  • Paronymus nevea (Druce, 1910)
  • Paronymus xanthias kiellandi Congdon & Collins, 1998
  • Andronymus caesar philander (Hopffer, 1855)
  • Andronymus fenestrella Bethune-Baker, 1908
  • Andronymus hero Evans, 1937
  • Andronymus marina Evans, 1937
  • Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
  • Chondrolepis niveicornis (Plötz, 1883)
  • Chondrolepis telisignata (Butler, 1896)
  • Zophopetes cerymica (Hewitson, 1867)
  • Zophopetes dysmephila (Trimen, 1868)
  • Gamia shelleyi (Sharpe, 1890)
  • Artitropa cama Evans, 1937
  • Artitropa comus (Stoll, 1782)
  • Artitropa milleri Riley, 1925
  • Artitropa reducta Aurivillius, 1925
  • Gretna balenge (Holland, 1891)
  • Gretna carmen capra Evans, 1937
  • Pteroteinon caenira (Hewitson, 1867)
  • Pteroteinon concaenira Belcastro & Larsen, 1996
  • Leona maracanda (Hewitson, 1876)
  • Leona leonora dux Evans, 1937
  • Leona halma Evans, 1937
  • Caenides dacela (Hewitson, 1876)
  • Monza punctata (Aurivillius, 1910)
  • Fresna cojo (Karsch, 1893)
  • Fresna netopha (Hewitson, 1878)
  • Fresna nyassae (Hewitson, 1878)
  • Platylesches affinissima Strand, 1921
  • Platylesches batangae (Holland, 1894)
  • Platylesches chamaeleon (Mabille, 1891)
  • Platylesches galesa (Hewitson, 1877)
  • Platylesches lamba Neave, 1910
  • Platylesches langa Evans, 1937
  • Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Platylesches heathi Collins & Larsen, 2008
  • Platylesches neba (Hewitson, 1877)
  • Platylesches picanini (Holland, 1894)
  • Platylesches robustus Neave, 1910
  • Platylesches shona Evans, 1937
  • Platylesches tina Evans, 1937
  • Platylesches hassani Collins & Larsen, 2008

Baorini[]

  • Brusa allardi Berger, 1967
  • Brusa saxicola (Neave, 1910)
  • Zenonia anax Evans, 1937
  • Zenonia zeno (Trimen, 1864)
  • Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
  • Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)
  • Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Borbo detecta (Trimen, 1893)
  • Borbo fallax (Gaede, 1916)
  • Borbo fanta (Evans, 1937)
  • Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855)
  • Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)
  • Borbo holtzi (Plötz, 1883)
  • Borbo micans (Holland, 1896)
  • Borbo perobscura (Druce, 1912)
  • Borbo sirena (Evans, 1937)
  • Parnara monasi (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
  • Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824)
  • Gegenes niso brevicornis (Plötz, 1884)
  • Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878)

Heteropterinae[]

  • Metisella abdeli (Krüger, 1928)
  • Metisella angolana (Karsch, 1896)
  • Metisella carsoni (Butler, 1898)
  • Metisella formosus linda Evans, 1937
  • Metisella kambove (Neave, 1910)
  • Metisella midas (Butler, 1894)
  • Metisella trisignatus tanga Evans, 1937
  • Metisella willemi (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Tsitana wallacei (Neave, 1910)
  • Lepella lepeletier (Latreille, 1824)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Zambia at the African Butterfly Database
  2. ^ Endemic butterflies of Zambia at Afrotropical Butterflies
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