List of butterflies of Djibouti explained

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

Pieridae

Pierinae

• Colotis danae eupompe (Klug, 1829)
• Colotis halimede (Klug, 1829)

Lycaenidae

Theclinae

Theclini

• Iolaus tajoraca Walker, 1870
• Deudorix livia (Klug, 1834)

Polyommatinae

Polyommatini

• Tarucus rosacea (Austaut, 1885)

Nymphalidae

Satyrinae

Satyrini

• Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)

Nymphalinae

Nymphalini

• Hypolimnas bolina jacintha (Drury, [1773])

Hesperiidae

Pyrginae

Tagiadini

• Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857

Carcharodini

• Spialia doris (Walker, 1870)

Notes and References

1. http://abdb-africa.org/alienPORT.al?shopid=afrobut&language_code=en&ewtarget0=0c&ewcateg0=15&oid=60 African Butterfly Database
2. http://atbutterflies.com/djibouti.htm Afrotropical Butterflies