List of butterflies of Eritrea explained

This is a list of butterflies of Eritrea. About 13 species are known from Eritrea,^[1] one of which is endemic Charaxes figini.^[2]

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

Papilionini

• Papilio nireus pseudonireus Felder & Felder, 1865
• Papilio dardanus figinii Storace, 1962

Pieridae

Coliadinae

• Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
• Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
• Colias electo meneliki Berger, 1940
• Colias marnoana Rogenhofer, 1884

Pierinae

• Colotis danae eupompe (Klug, 1829)

Pierini

• Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
• Belenois creona boguensis (Felder & Felder, 1865)

Lycaenidae

Miletinae

Miletini

• Lachnocnema abyssinica Libert, 1996

Nymphalidae

Danainae

Danaini

• Amauris echeria abessinica Schmidt, 1921
• Amauris ochleides Staudinger, 1896

Satyrinae

Satyrini

• Ypthima condamini Kielland, 1982

See also

• Geography of Eritrea

References

• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plates

Notes and References

1. https://abdb-africa.org/locality/Eritrea?oid=41 African Butterfly Database
2. http://atbutterflies.com/eritrea.htm Afrotropical Butterflies