List of butterflies of Ethiopia explained

This is a list of butterflies of Ethiopia. About 376 species are known from Ethiopia,^[1] 33 of which are endemic.^[2]

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

Papilionini

• Papilio nireus pseudonireus Felder & Felder, 1865
• Papilio wilsoni Rothschild, 1926
• Papilio arnoldiana Vane-Wright, 1995
• Papilio dardanus antinorii Oberthür, 1883
• Papilio constantinus Ward, 1871
• Papilio rex abyssinicana Vane-Wright, 1995
• Papilio rex franciscae Carpenter, 1928
• Papilio echerioides leucospilus Rothschild, 1902
• Papilio echerioides oscari Rothschild, 1902
• Papilio microps Storace, 1952

Leptocercini

• Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
• Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873)
• Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932)
• Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
• Graphium philonoe whalleyi (Talbot, 1929)
• Graphium almansor birbiri (Ungemach, 1932)

Pieridae

Pseudopontiinae

• Pseudopontia mabira Mitter & Collins, 2010

Coliadinae

• Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
• Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898)
• Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876)
• Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
• Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
• Colias electo meneliki Berger, 1940
• Colias electo pseudohecate Berger, 1940
• Colias marnoana Rogenhofer, 1884

Pierinae

• Colotis antevippe zera (Lucas, 1852)
• Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829)
• Colotis celimene celimene (Lucas, 1852)
• Colotis celimene praeclarus (Butler, 1886)
• Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829)
• Colotis daira stygia (Felder & Felder, 1865)
• Colotis danae eupompe (Klug, 1829)
• Colotis danae pseudacaste (Butler, 1876)
• Colotis euippe exole (Reiche, 1850)
• Colotis evenina casta (Gerstaecker, 1871)
• Colotis halimede halimede (Klug, 1829)
• Colotis halimede restricta Talbot, 1939
• Colotis hetaera aspasia (Ungemach, 1932)
• Colotis hetaera lorti (Sharpe, 1896)
• Colotis liagore (Klug, 1829)
• Colotis phisadia phisadia (Godart, 1819)
• Colotis phisadia ocellatus (Butler, 1886)
• Colotis pleione heliocaustus (Butler, 1886)
• Colotis protomedia (Klug, 1829)
• Colotis rogersi (Dixey, 1915)
• Colotis ungemachi (Le Cerf, 1922)
• Colotis venosa (Staudinger, 1885)
• Colotis vesta (Reiche, 1850)
• Colotis vestalis castalis (Staudinger, 1884)
• Colotis agoye zephyrus (Marshall, 1897)
• Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823
• Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847)
• Pinacopterix eriphia melanarge (Butler, 1886)
• Pinacopterix eriphia tritogenia (Klug, 1829)
• Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
• Nepheronia thalassina sinalata (Suffert, 1904)
• Euchloe belemia abyssinica Riley, 1928
• Leptosia alcesta inalcesta Bernardi, 1959
• Leptosia alcesta pseudonuptilla Bernardi, 1959

Pierini

• Appias epaphia contracta (Butler, 1888)
• Appias phaola intermedia Dufrane, 1948
• Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, [1865])
• Appias sylvia abyssinica Talbot, 1932
• Pieris brassicoides Guérin-Méneville, 1848
• Pontia daplidice aethiops (de Joannis & Verity, 1913)
• Pontia distorta (Butler, 1886)
• Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829
• Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779)
• Mylothris erlangeri Pagenstecher, 1902
• Mylothris jacksoni nagichota Talbot, 1944
• Mylothris mortoni mortoni Blachier, 1912
• Mylothris mortoni balkis Ungemach, 1932
• Mylothris rubricosta (Mabille, 1890)
• Mylothris rueppellii (Koch, 1865)
• Mylothris sagala swaynei Butler, 1899
• Mylothris yulei amhara Ungemach, 1932
• Dixeia charina septentrionalis Bernardi, 1958
• Dixeia dixeyi (Neave, 1904)
• Dixeia doxo venatus (Butler, 1871)
• Dixeia orbona vidua (Butler, 1900)
• Dixeia pigea (Boisduval, 1836)
• Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
• Belenois creona creona (Cramer, [1776])
• Belenois creona boguensis (Felder & Felder, 1865)
• Belenois gidica abyssinica (Lucas, 1852)
• Belenois gidica hypoxantha (Ungemach, 1932)
• Belenois raffrayi (Oberthür, 1878)
• Belenois solilucis loveni (Aurivillius, 1921)
• Belenois subeida hailo (Ungemach, 1932)
• Belenois thysa tricolor Talbot, 1943
• Belenois zochalia galla (Ungemach, 1932)

Lycaenidae

Miletinae

Miletini

• Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890
• Lachnocnema abyssinica Libert, 1996
• Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872)
• Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915

Poritiinae

Liptenini

• Alaena johanna Sharpe, 1890
• Pentila pauli ras Talbot, 1935

Aphnaeinae

• Chloroselas esmeralda Butler, 1886
• Chloroselas pseudozeritis (Trimen, 1873)
• Cigaritis avriko (Karsch, 1893)
• Cigaritis somalina (Butler, 1886)
• Axiocerses harpax kadugli Talbot, 1935
• Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881)
• Axiocerses maureli Dufrane, 1954
• Axiocerses argenteomaculata Pagenstecher, 1902
• Axiocerses jacksoni Stempffer, 1948

Theclinae

• Myrina silenus nzoiae d'Abrera, 1980
• Hypolycaena ogadenensis Stempffer, 1946
• Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Leptomyrina boschi Strand, 1911
• Iolaus diametra (Karsch, 1895)
• Iolaus glaucus Butler, 1886
• Iolaus jacksoni (Stempffer, 1950)
• Iolaus mimosae berbera (Bethune-Baker, 1924)
• Iolaus tajoraca Walker, 1870
• Iolaus sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905
• Iolaus menas Druce, 1890
• Iolaus ismenias piaggiae Oberthür, 1883
• Iolaus crawshayi maureli Dufrane, 1954
• Stugeta bowkeri ethiopica Stempffer & Bennett, 1958
• Pilodeudorix obscurata (Trimen, 1891)
• Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
• Deudorix lorisona baronica Ungemach, 1932

Polyommatinae

Lycaenesthini

• Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
• Anthene aurobrunnea (Ungemach, 1932)
• Anthene butleri butleri (Oberthür, 1880)
• Anthene butleri galla Stempffer, 1947
• Anthene collinsi d'Abrera, 1980
• Anthene contrastata (Ungemach, 1932)
• Anthene crawshayi minuta (Bethune-Baker, 1916)
• Anthene definita nigrocaudata (Pagenstecher, 1902)
• Anthene hodsoni (Talbot, 1935)
• Anthene indefinita (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
• Anthene janna Gabriel, 1949
• Anthene kersteni (Gerstaecker, 1871)
• Anthene opalina Stempffer, 1946
• Anthene otacilia dulcis (Pagenstecher, 1902)
• Anthene pitmani Stempffer, 1936
• Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876)
• Anthene rothschildi (Aurivillius, 1922)
• Anthene saddacus (Talbot, 1935)
• Anthene schoutedeni (Hulstaert, 1924)
• Anthene suquala (Pagenstecher, 1902)
• Anthene wilsoni (Talbot, 1935)
• Anthene gemmifera (Neave, 1910)
• Lycaena phlaeas pseudophlaeas (Lucas, 1866)

Polyommatini

• Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932
• Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Uranothauma antinorii (Oberthür, 1883)
• Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909
• Uranothauma nubifer distinctesignatus (Strand, 1911)
• Cacyreus ethiopicus Tite, 1961
• Cacyreus tespis ghimirra Talbot, 1935
• Tuxentius cretosus (Butler, 1876)
• Tuxentius kaffana (Talbot, 1935)
• Tuxentius melaena (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
• Tarucus grammicus (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893)
• Tarucus rosacea (Austaut, 1885)
• Tarucus theophrastus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1942
• Zintha hintza resplendens (Butler, 1876)
• Actizera stellata (Trimen, 1883)
• Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
• Azanus natalensis (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
• Azanus isis (Drury, 1773)
• Eicochrysops antoto (Strand, 1911)
• Eicochrysops distractus (de Joannis & Verity, 1913)
• Eicochrysops masai (Bethune-Baker, 1905)
• Eicochrysops meryamae Rougeot, 1983
• Eicochrysops messapus sebagadis (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
• Euchrysops abyssinica (Aurivillius, 1922)
• Euchrysops albistriata (Capronnier, 1889)
• Euchrysops brunneus Bethune-Baker, 1923
• Euchrysops cyclopteris (Butler, 1876)
• Euchrysops mauensis abyssiniae Storace, 1950
• Euchrysops nandensis (Neave, 1904)
• Euchrysops nilotica (Aurivillius, 1904)
• Euchrysops reducta Hulstaert, 1924
• Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924
• Thermoniphas colorata (Ungemach, 1932)
• Chilades elicola (Strand, 1911)
• Chilades naidina (Butler, 1886)
• Lepidochrysops lunulifer (Ungemach, 1932)
• Lepidochrysops fumosa (Butler, 1886)
• Lepidochrysops guichardi Gabriel, 1949
• Lepidochrysops loveni abyssiniensis (Strand, 1911)
• Lepidochrysops loveni oculus (Ungemach, 1932)
• Lepidochrysops negus (Felder & Felder, [1865])
• Lepidochrysops pterou lilacina (Ungemach, 1932)
• Lepidochrysops subvariegata Talbot, 1935

Nymphalidae

Libytheinae

• Libythea labdaca laius Trimen, 1879

Danainae

Danaini

• Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777)
• Danaus dorippus (Klug, 1845)
• Tirumala formosa neumanni (Rothschild, 1902)
• Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847)
• Amauris niavius aethiops Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
• Amauris albimaculata sudanica Talbot, 1940
• Amauris echeria abessinica Schmidt, 1921
• Amauris echeria steckeri Kheil, 1890
• Amauris hecate stictica Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
• Amauris ochlea darius Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
• Amauris ochleides Staudinger, 1896

Satyrinae

Melanitini

• Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849
• Melanitis libya Distant, 1882

Satyrini

• Lasiommata maderakal (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
• Bicyclus angulosa (Butler, 1868)
• Bicyclus anynana (Butler, 1879)
• Bicyclus campus (Karsch, 1893)
• Bicyclus milyas (Hewitson, 1864)
• Bicyclus pavonis (Butler, 1876)
• Bicyclus safitza safitza (Westwood, 1850)
• Bicyclus safitza aethiops (Rothschild & Jordan, 1905)
• Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
• Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868)
• Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873)
• Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)
• Ypthima condamini Kielland, 1982
• Ypthima impura paupera Ungemach, 1932
• Ypthima jacksoni Kielland, 1982
• Ypthima pupillaris obscurata Kielland, 1982
• Ypthima simplicia Butler, 1876
• Ypthima yatta Kielland, 1982
• Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)
• Neocoenyra duplex Butler, 1886

Charaxinae

Charaxini

• Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
• Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824)
• Charaxes boueti rectans Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
• Charaxes lactetinctus ungemachi Le Cerf, 1927
• Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926
• Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850
• Charaxes jasius pagenstecheri Poulton, 1926
• Charaxes hansali hansali Felder, 1867
• Charaxes hansali baringana Rothschild, 1905
• Charaxes hansali kulalae van Someren, 1975
• Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775)
• Charaxes junius junius Oberthür, 1880
• Charaxes julius somalicus Rothschild, 1900
• Charaxes phoebus Butler, 1866
• Charaxes numenes neumanni Rothschild, 1902
• Charaxes tiridates marginatus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
• Charaxes pythodoris Hewitson, 1873
• Charaxes etesipe abyssinicus Rothschild, 1900
• Charaxes achaemenes monticola van Someren, 1970
• Charaxes jahlusa ganalensis Carpenter, 1937
• Charaxes etheocles carpenteri van Someren & Jackson, 1957
• Charaxes galawadiwosi Plantrou & Rougeot, 1979
• Charaxes chanleri Holland, 1896
• Charaxes kirki daria Rothschild, 1903
• Charaxes figini van Someren, 1969
• Charaxes larseni Rydon, 1982
• Charaxes sidamo Plantrou & Rougeot, 1979
• Charaxes zoolina (Westwood, [1850])

Euxanthini

• Charaxes eurinome birbirica Ungemach, 1932

Nymphalinae

Nymphalini

• Antanartia schaeneia diluta Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
• Vanessa dimorphica dimorphica (Howarth, 1966)
• Vanessa dimorphica aethiopica (Howarth, 1966)
• Vanessa abyssinica (Felder & Felder, 1867)
• Junonia chorimene (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
• Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Junonia sophia infracta Butler, 1888
• Junonia terea fumata (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
• Junonia westermanni Westwood, 1870
• Junonia ansorgei (Rothschild, 1899)
• Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793)
• Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa (Trimen, 1881)
• Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
• Protogoniomorpha temora (Felder & Felder, 1867)
• Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847)
• Precis coelestina Dewitz, 1879
• Precis limnoria limnoria (Klug, 1845)
• Precis limnoria taveta Rogenhofer, 1891
• Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777)
• Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775)
• Precis tugela aurorina (Butler, 1894)
• Hypolimnas anthedon wahlbergi (Wallengren, 1857)
• Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
• Melitaea abyssinica Oberthür, 1909

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 abyssinica Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Epicaliini

• Sevenia boisduvali kaffana (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
• Sevenia garega (Karsch, 1892)
• Sevenia occidentalium (Mabille, 1876)
• Sevenia umbrina (Karsch, 1892)

Limenitinae

Limenitidini

• Pseudacraea boisduvalii sayonis Ungemach, 1932
• Pseudacraea eurytus mimoras Ungemach, 1932
• Pseudacraea lucretia walensensis (Sharpe, 1896)

Neptidini

• Neptis agouale parallela Collins & Larsen, 1996
• Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955
• Neptis saclava marpessa Hopffer, 1855
• Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955

Adoliadini

• Aterica galene incisa Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
• Euphaedra medon abouna Ungemach, 1932
• Euphaedra caerulescens submarginalis Hecq, 1997
• Euphaedra sarita abyssinica Rothschild, 1902
• Euphaedra neumanni Rothschild, 1902
• Euphaedra castanoides deficiens Hecq, 1997

Heliconiinae

Acraeini

• Acraea chilo Godman, 1880
• Acraea endoscota Le Doux, 1928
• Acraea insignis Distant, 1880
• Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
• Acraea oscari Rothschild, 1902
• Acraea pseudolycia astrigera Butler, 1899
• Acraea quirina rosa Eltringham, 1912
• Acraea sidamona Rothschild & Jordan, 1905
• Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775)
• Acraea braesia Godman, 1885
• Acraea caecilia (Fabricius, 1781)
• Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877
• Acraea doubledayi Guérin-Méneville, 1849
• Acraea mirabilis Butler, 1886
• Acraea miranda Riley, 1920
• Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855
• Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
• Acraea zoumi Pierre, 1995
• Acraea aganice orientalis (Ungemach, 1932)
• Acraea alcinoe nado (Ungemach, 1932)
• Acraea epaea homochroa (Rothschild & Jordan, 1905)
• Acraea poggei ras (Ungemach, 1932)
• Acraea aurivillii schecana Rothschild & Jordan, 1905
• Acraea bonasia banka Eltringham, 1912
• Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
• Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
• Acraea iturina kakana Eltringham, 1911
• Acraea jodutta aethiops Rothschild & Jordan, 1905
• Acraea johnstoni Godman, 1885
• Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
• Acraea necoda Hewitson, 1861
• Acraea peneleos gelonica Rothschild & Jordan, 1905
• Acraea pharsalus rhodina Rothschild, 1902
• Acraea rangatana maji Carpenter, 1935
• Acraea sotikensis Sharpe, 1892
• Acraea ventura ochrascens Sharpe, 1902
• Acraea guichardi Gabriel, 1949
• Acraea cinerea Neave, 1904
• Acraea orinata Oberthür, 1893
• Acraea parrhasia servona Godart, 1819
• Acraea perenna kaffana Rothschild, 1902
• Acraea safie safie Felder & Felder, 1865
• Acraea safie antinorii Oberthür, 1880
• Acraea ungemachi Le Cerf, 1927

Argynnini

• Argynnis hyperbius neumanni Rothschild, 1902

Vagrantini

• Phalanta eurytis eurytis (Doubleday, 1847)
• Phalanta eurytis microps (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
• Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Hesperiidae

Coeliadinae

• Coeliades anchises (Gerstaecker, 1871)
• Coeliades chalybe immaculata Carpenter, 1935
• Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
• Coeliades keithloa menelik (Ungemach, 1932)
• Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)

Pyrginae

Celaenorrhinini

• Eretis lugens (Rogenhofer, 1891)
• Eretis mixta Evans, 1937
• Sarangesa laelius (Mabille, 1877)
• Sarangesa lucidella helena Evans, 1947
• Sarangesa motozi (Wallengren, 1857)
• Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870)

Tagiadini

• Eagris denuba obliterata Carpenter, 1928
• Eagris nottoana (Wallengren, 1857)
• Caprona adelica Karsch, 1892
• Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857
• Leucochitonea hindei Druce, 1903
• Abantis meneliki Berger, 1979

Carcharodini

• Spialia colotes semiconfluens de Jong, 1978
• Spialia mafa higginsi Evans, 1937
• Spialia mangana (Rebel, 1899)
• Spialia zebra bifida (Higgins, 1924)

Hesperiinae

Aeromachini

• Prosopalpus debilis (Plötz, 1879)
• Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)
• Acleros mackenii instabilis Mabille, 1890
• Chondrolepis niveicornis pseudonero Berger, 1984
• Zophopetes dysmephila (Trimen, 1868)
• Artitropa reducta Aurivillius, 1925

Baorini

• Zenonia zeno (Trimen, 1864)
• Borbo perobscura (Druce, 1912)
• Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824)

Heteropterinae

• Metisella formosus mittoni Carcasson, 1961
• Metisella tsadicus (Aurivillius, 1905)

See also

• List of ecoregions in Ethiopia
• Geography of Ethiopia

References

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

Notes and References

1. http://abdb-africa.org/alienPORT.al?shopid=afrobut&language_code=en&ewtarget0=0c&ewcateg0=15&oid=40 African Butterfly Database
2. http://atbutterflies.com/ethiopia.htm Afrotropical Butterflies