List of butterflies of Benin explained
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
Leptocercini
Pieridae
43 species
Coliadinae
Pierinae
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
Poritiinae
Liptenini
Aphnaeinae
Theclinae
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini
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
Danainae
Danaini
Satyrinae
Elymniini
Melanitini
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 , 1975
- Charaxes lactetinctus Karsch, 1892
- Charaxes nichetes leopardinus Plantrou, 1974
Euxanthini
Pallini
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
Epicaliini
Limenitinae
Limenitidini
Neptidini
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
Hesperiidae
109 species
Coeliadinae
Pyrginae
Celaenorrhinini
Carcharodini
Hesperiinae
Aeromachini
Baorini
See also
References
Notes and References
- Atlas illustré des Rhopalocères du Bénin. Coache, A.; Rainon, B.; Sinzogan, A. (2017) 731pp. C.E.R.E.B.Publishers.
- http://atbutterflies.com/benin.htm Afrotropical Butterflies
