List of butterflies of Liberia explained
This is a list of butterflies of Liberia. About 530 species are known from Liberia,[1] one of which, Leona na, is endemic.[2]
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini
- Papilio antimachus Drury, 1782
- Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson, 1864
- Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758
- Papilio chrapkowskoides nurettini Koçak, 1983
- Papilio sosia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Papilio cynorta Fabricius, 1793
- Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
- Papilio phorcas Cramer, 1775
- Papilio zenobia Fabricius, 1775
- Papilio cyproeofila Butler, 1868
- Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]
- Papilio horribilis Butler, 1874
- Papilio menestheus Drury, 1773
Leptocercini
Pieridae
Pseudopontiinae
Coliadinae
Pierinae
Pierini
- Appias epaphia (Cramer, [1779])
- Appias phaola (Doubleday, 1847)
- Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, [1865])
- Appias sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)
- Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775)
- Mylothris jaopura Karsch, 1893
- Mylothris poppea (Cramer, 1777)
- Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775)
- Mylothris schumanni Suffert, 1904
- Mylothris dimidiata Aurivillius, 1898
- Belenois calypso (Drury, 1773)
- Belenois creona (Cramer, [1776])
- Belenois hedyle rhena (Doubleday, 1846)
- Belenois theora (Doubleday, 1846)
Lycaenidae
Miletinae
Liphyrini
Miletini
Poritiinae
Liptenini
- Ptelina carnuta (Hewitson, 1873)
- Pentila abraxas (Westwood, 1851)
- Pentila condamini Stempffer, 1963
- Pentila hewitsoni (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1887)
- Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888
- Pentila petreia Hewitson, 1874
- Pentila petreoides Bethune-Baker, 1915
- Telipna acraea (Westwood, [1851])
- Ornipholidotos tiassale Stempffer, 1969
- Mimacraea darwinia Butler, 1872
- Mimacraea neurata Holland, 1895
- Mimeresia libentina (Hewitson, 1866)
- Liptena albicans Cator, 1904
- Liptena alluaudi Mabille, 1890
- Liptena catalina (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1887)
- Liptena flavicans oniens Talbot, 1935
- Liptena griveaudi Stempffer, 1969
- Liptena helena (Druce, 1888)
- Liptena praestans (Grose-Smith, 1901)
- Liptena bia Larsen & Warren-Gash, 2008
- Liptena similis (Kirby, 1890)
- Liptena simplicia Möschler, 1887
- Liptena submacula liberiana Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974
- Liptena xanthostola coomassiensis Hawker-Smith, 1933
- Kakumia otlauga (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890)
- Tetrarhanis diversa (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
- Tetrarhanis stempfferi (Berger, 1954)
- Tetrarhanis symplocus Clench, 1965
- Falcuna campimus (Holland, 1890)
- Falcuna leonensis Stempffer & Bennett, 1963
- Larinopoda eurema (Plötz, 1880)
- Micropentila brunnea (Kirby, 1887)
- Micropentila dorothea Bethune-Baker, 1903
- Pseuderesia eleaza (Hewitson, 1873)
- Eresiomera bicolor (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890)
- Eresiomera isca occidentalis Collins & Larsen, 1998
- Eresiomera petersi (Stempffer & Bennett, 1956)
- Citrinophila erastus (Hewitson, 1866)
- Citrinophila marginalis Kirby, 1887
Epitolini
- Iridana incredibilis (Staudinger, 1891)
- Epitola urania Kirby, 1887
- Epitola uranioides occidentalis Libert, 1999
- Cerautola ceraunia (Hewitson, 1873)
- Stempfferia dorothea (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
- Stempfferia kholifa (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
- Stempfferia michelae Libert, 1999
- Cephetola obscura (Hawker-Smith, 1933)
- Epitolina dispar (Kirby, 1887)
- Epitolina melissa (Druce, 1888)
- Hypophytala henleyi (Kirby, 1890)
- Hypophytala hyettina (Aurivillius, 1897)
- Phytala elais catori Bethune-Baker, 1903
- Aethiopana honorius divisa (Butler, 1901)
- Hewitsonia boisduvalii (Hewitson, 1869)
- Hewitsonia inexpectata Bouyer, 1997
Aphnaeinae
Theclinae
- Myrina silenus (Fabricius, 1775)
- Oxylides faunus (Drury, 1773)
- Dapidodigma hymen (Fabricius, 1775)
- Hypolycaena antifaunus (Westwood, 1851)
- Hypolycaena clenchi Larsen, 1997
- Hypolycaena dubia Aurivillius, 1895
- Hypolycaena hatita Hewitson, 1865
- Hypolycaena lebona (Hewitson, 1865)
- Hypolycaena liara Druce, 1890
- Hypolycaena nigra Bethune-Baker, 1914
- Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
- Hypolycaena scintillans Stempffer, 1957
- Iolaus aethria Karsch, 1893
- Iolaus bellina (Plötz, 1880)
- Iolaus leonis (Riley, 1928)
- Iolaus iasis Hewitson, 1865
- Iolaus moyambina (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
- Iolaus sappirus (Druce, 1902)
- Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869
- Iolaus catori Bethune-Baker, 1904
- Pilodeudorix virgata (Druce, 1891)
- Pilodeudorix caerulea (Druce, 1890)
- Pilodeudorix camerona (Plötz, 1880)
- Pilodeudorix diyllus (Hewitson, 1878)
- Pilodeudorix zela (Hewitson, 1869)
- Pilodeudorix aurivilliusi (Stempffer, 1954)
- Pilodeudorix violetta (Aurivillius, 1897)
- Paradeudorix eleala viridis (Stempffer, 1964)
- Paradeudorix petersi (Stempffer & Bennett, 1956)
- Hypomyrina mimetica Libert, 2004
- Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
- Deudorix galathea (Swainson, 1821)
- Deudorix lorisona (Hewitson, 1862)
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini
- Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
- Anthene georgiadisi Larsen, 2009
- Anthene juba (Fabricius, 1787)
- Anthene lachares (Hewitson, 1878)
- Anthene larydas (Cramer, 1780)
- Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874)
- Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894)
- Anthene lysicles (Hewitson, 1874)
- Anthene mahota (Grose-Smith, 1887)
- Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876)
- Anthene radiata (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
- Anthene rubricinctus (Holland, 1891)
- Anthene sylvanus (Drury, 1773)
- Anthene lyzanius (Hewitson, 1874)
- Anthene chryseostictus (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
- Anthene fasciatus (Aurivillius, 1895)
- Anthene hades (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
- Anthene lamias (Hewitson, 1878)
- Anthene rufoplagata (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
- Cupidesthes lithas (Druce, 1890)
Polyommatini
- Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, [1824])
- Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857)
- Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Uranothauma falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879)
- Phlyaria cyara stactalla Karsch, 1895
- Cacyreus audeoudi Stempffer, 1936
- Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782)
- Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Leptotes pulchra (Murray, 1874)
- Tuxentius carana kontu (Karsch, 1893)
- Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
- Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877)
- Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
- Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880)
- Azanus isis (Drury, 1773)
- Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793)
- Euchrysops albistriata greenwoodi d'Abrera, 1980
- Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
- Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855)
- Thermoniphas micylus (Cramer, 1780)
- Oboronia guessfeldti (Dewitz, 1879)
- Oboronia liberiana Stempffer, 1950
- Oboronia ornata (Mabille, 1890)
- Oboronia punctatus (Dewitz, 1879)
- Lepidochrysops synchrematiza (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
Riodinidae
Nemeobiinae
Nymphalidae
Libytheinae
Danainae
Danaini
Satyrinae
Elymniini
Melanitini
Satyrini
- Bicyclus angulosa (Butler, 1868)
- Bicyclus auricruda (Butler, 1868)
- Bicyclus dekeyseri (Condamin, 1958)
- Bicyclus dorothea (Cramer, 1779)
- Bicyclus ephorus Weymer, 1892
- Bicyclus evadne (Cramer, 1779)
- Bicyclus funebris (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
- Bicyclus ignobilis (Butler, 1870)
- Bicyclus istaris (Plötz, 1880)
- Bicyclus madetes (Hewitson, 1874)
- Bicyclus mandanes Hewitson, 1873
- Bicyclus nobilis (Aurivillius, 1893)
- Bicyclus procora (Karsch, 1893)
- Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850)
- Bicyclus sambulos unicolor Condamin, 1971
- Bicyclus martius (Fabricius, 1793)
- Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
- Bicyclus sangmelinae Condamin, 1963
- Bicyclus taenias (Hewitson, 1877)
- Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868)
- Bicyclus zinebi (Butler, 1869)
- Hallelesis halyma (Fabricius, 1793)
- Heteropsis peitho (Plötz, 1880)
- Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880
- Ypthima impura Elwes & Edwards, 1893
- Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)
Charaxinae
Charaxini
- Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
- Charaxes fulvescens senegala van Someren, 1975
- Charaxes protoclea Feisthamel, 1850
- Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850
- Charaxes cynthia Butler, 1866
- Charaxes lucretius Cramer, [1775]
- Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926
- Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850
- Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775)
- Charaxes brutus (Cramer, 1779)
- Charaxes pollux (Cramer, 1775)
- Charaxes eudoxus (Drury, 1782)
- Charaxes numenes (Hewitson, 1859)
- Charaxes tiridates (Cramer, 1777)
- Charaxes smaragdalis butleri Rothschild, 1900
- Charaxes imperialis Butler, 1874
- Charaxes ameliae doumeti Henning, 1989
- Charaxes hadrianus Ward, 1871
- Charaxes zingha (Stoll, 1780)
- Charaxes etesipe (Godart, 1824)
- Charaxes eupale (Drury, 1782)
- Charaxes anticlea (Drury, 1782)
- Charaxes etheocles (Cramer, 1777)
- Charaxes cedreatis Hewitson, 1874
- Charaxes pleione (Godart, 1824)
- Charaxes paphianus falcata (Butler, 1872)
- Charaxes nichetes bouchei Plantrou, 1974
- Charaxes lycurgus (Fabricius, 1793)
- Charaxes mycerina (Godart, 1824)
- Charaxes petersi van Someren, 1969
Euxanthini
Pallini
Nymphalinae
Nymphalini
- Antanartia delius (Drury, 1782)
- Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
- Junonia sophia (Fabricius, 1793)
- Junonia stygia (Aurivillius, 1894)
- Junonia terea (Drury, 1773)
- Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793)
- Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
- Protogoniomorpha cytora (Doubleday, 1847)
- Precis frobeniusi Strand, 1909
- Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777)
- Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775)
- Precis sinuata Plötz, 1880
- Hypolimnas anthedon (Doubleday, 1845)
- Hypolimnas dinarcha (Hewitson, 1865)
- Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
- Hypolimnas salmacis (Drury, 1773)
- Catacroptera cloanthe ligata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Cyrestinae
Cyrestini
Biblidinae
Biblidini
Limenitinae
Limenitidini
- Harma theobene Doubleday, 1848
- Cymothoe althea (Cramer, 1776)
- Cymothoe caenis (Drury, 1773)
- Cymothoe egesta (Cramer, 1775)
- Cymothoe fumana (Westwood, 1850)
- Cymothoe hartigi Belcastro, 1990
- Cymothoe herminia gongoa Fox, 1965
- Cymothoe jodutta (Westwood, 1850)
- Cymothoe mabillei Overlaet, 1944
- Cymothoe sangaris (Godart, 1824)
- Cymothoe weymeri mulatta Belcastro, 1990
- Pseudoneptis bugandensis ianthe Hemming, 1964
- Pseudacraea boisduvalii (Doubleday, 1845)
- Pseudacraea eurytus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Pseudacraea hostilia (Drury, 1782)
- Pseudacraea lucretia (Cramer, [1775])
- Pseudacraea semire (Cramer, 1779)
- Pseudacraea warburgi Aurivillius, 1892
Neptidini
- Neptis agouale Pierre-Baltus, 1978
- Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955
- Neptis melicerta (Drury, 1773)
- Neptis metella (Doubleday, 1848)
- Neptis nebrodes Hewitson, 1874
- Neptis nemetes Hewitson, 1868
- Neptis nicobule Holland, 1892
- Neptis nicoteles Hewitson, 1874
- Neptis nysiades Hewitson, 1868
- Neptis paula Staudinger, 1896
- Neptis trigonophora melicertula Strand, 1912
- Neptis troundi Pierre-Baltus, 1978
Adoliadini
- Catuna angustatum (Felder & Felder, 1867)
- Catuna crithea (Drury, 1773)
- Catuna niji Fox, 1965
- Catuna oberthueri Karsch, 1894
- Euryphura chalcis (Felder & Felder, 1860)
- Euryphurana nobilis (Staudinger, 1891)
- Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)
- Aterica galene (Brown, 1776)
- Cynandra opis (Drury, 1773)
- Euriphene amicia gola Fox, 1965
- Euriphene ampedusa (Hewitson, 1866)
- Euriphene aridatha (Hewitson, 1866)
- Euriphene taigola Sáfián & Warren-Gash, 2009
- Euriphene aridatha feronia (Staudinger, 1891)
- Euriphene atossa (Hewitson, 1865)
- Euriphene coerulea Boisduval, 1847
- Euriphene gambiae vera Hecq, 2002
- Euriphene leonis (Aurivillius, 1899)
- Euriphene simplex (Staudinger, 1891)
- Euriphene veronica (Stoll, 1780)
- Euriphene doriclea (Drury, 1782)
- Bebearia osyris (Schultze, 1920)
- Bebearia carshena (Hewitson, 1871)
- Bebearia absolon (Fabricius, 1793)
- Bebearia zonara (Butler, 1871)
- Bebearia mandinga (Felder & Felder, 1860)
- Bebearia oxione (Hewitson, 1866)
- Bebearia abesa (Hewitson, 1869)
- Bebearia barce (Doubleday, 1847)
- Bebearia mardania (Fabricius, 1793)
- Bebearia cocalia (Fabricius, 1793)
- Bebearia sophus (Fabricius, 1793)
- Bebearia arcadius (Fabricius, 1793)
- Bebearia laetitia (Plötz, 1880)
- Bebearia phantasina (Staudinger, 1891)
- Bebearia demetra (Godart, 1824)
- Bebearia maledicta (Strand, 1912)
- Bebearia cutteri harleyi (Fox, 1968)
- Euphaedra medon (Linnaeus, 1763)
- Euphaedra gausape (Butler, 1866)
- Euphaedra judith Weymer, 1892
- Euphaedra melpomene Hecq, 1981
- Euphaedra xypete (Hewitson, 1865)
- Euphaedra hebes Hecq, 1980
- Euphaedra diffusa albocoerulea Hecq, 1976
- Euphaedra crockeri (Butler, 1869)
- Euphaedra eusemoides (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889)
- Euphaedra cyparissa (Cramer, 1775)
- Euphaedra themis (Hübner, 1807)
- Euphaedra laboureana eburnensis Hecq, 1979
- Euphaedra janetta (Butler, 1871)
- Euphaedra ceres (Fabricius, 1775)
- Euphaedra phaethusa aurea Hecq, 1983
- Euphaedra francina (Godart, 1824)
- Euphaedra eleus (Drury, 1782)
- Euphaedra zampa (Westwood, 1850)
- Euphaedra edwardsii (van der Hoeven, 1845)
- Euphaedra perseis (Drury, 1773)
- Euphaedra harpalyce (Cramer, 1777)
- Euphaedra eupalus (Fabricius, 1781)
- Euptera plantroui Chovet & Collins, 1998
- Euptera pluto occidentalis Chovet, 1998
- Euptera zowa Fox, 1965
- Pseudathyma plutonica sibyllina (Staudinger, 1890)
Heliconiinae
Acraeini
- Acraea camaena (Drury, 1773)
- Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
- Acraea quirina (Fabricius, 1781)
- Acraea zetes (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Acraea abdera eginopsis Aurivillius, 1899
- Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775)
- Acraea caecilia (Fabricius, 1781)
- Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
- Acraea rogersi Hewitson, 1873
- Acraea alcinoe Felder & Felder, 1865
- Acraea consanguinea sartina (Jordan, 1910)
- Acraea epaea (Cramer, 1779)
- Acraea macaria (Fabricius, 1793)
- Acraea umbra (Drury, 1782)
- Acraea vestalis Felder & Felder, 1865
- Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
- Acraea alciope Hewitson, 1852
- Acraea pseudepaea Dudgeon, 1909
- Acraea aurivillii Staudinger, 1896
- Acraea bonasia (Fabricius, 1775)
- Acraea circeis (Drury, 1782)
- Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
- Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
- Acraea jodutta (Fabricius, 1793)
- Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
- Acraea polis Pierre, 1999
- Acraea pharsalus Ward, 1871
- Acraea parrhasia (Fabricius, 1793)
- Acraea perenna Doubleday, 1847
Vagrantini
Hesperiidae
Coeliadinae
Pyrginae
Celaenorrhinini
- Loxolexis hollandi (Druce, 1909)
- Celaenorrhinus galenus (Fabricius, 1793)
- Celaenorrhinus ovalis Evans, 1937
- Celaenorrhinus plagiatus Berger, 1976
- Celaenorrhinus proxima maesseni Berger, 1976
- Eretis lugens (Rogenhofer, 1891)
- Eretis melania Mabille, 1891
- Sarangesa bouvieri (Mabille, 1877)
- Sarangesa brigida (Plötz, 1879)
- Sarangesa majorella (Mabille, 1891)
- Sarangesa tertullianus (Fabricius, 1793)
- Sarangesa thecla (Plötz, 1879)
Tagiadini
Carcharodini
Hesperiinae
Aeromachini
- Astictopterus abjecta (Snellen, 1872)
- Astictopterus anomoeus (Plötz, 1879)
- Prosopalpus debilis (Plötz, 1879)
- Gorgyra aburae (Plötz, 1879)
- Gorgyra aretina (Hewitson, 1878)
- Gorgyra bina Evans, 1937
- Gorgyra diversata Evans, 1937
- Gorgyra heterochrus (Mabille, 1890)
- Gorgyra minima Holland, 1896
- Gorgyra mocquerysii Holland, 1896
- Gorgyra pali Evans, 1937
- Gorgyra sara Evans, 1937
- Gorgyra sola Evans, 1937
- Gorgyra subfacatus (Mabille, 1890)
- Teniorhinus ignita (Mabille, 1877)
- Teniorhinus watsoni Holland, 1892
- Ceratrichia crowleyi Riley, 1925
- Ceratrichia nothus (Fabricius, 1787)
- Ceratrichia phocion (Fabricius, 1781)
- Ceratrichia semilutea Mabille, 1891
- Pardaleodes edipus (Stoll, 1781)
- Pardaleodes sator (Westwood, 1852)
- Pardaleodes tibullus (Fabricius, 1793)
- Xanthodisca astrape (Holland, 1892)
- Xanthodisca rega (Mabille, 1890)
- Rhabdomantis galatia (Hewitson, 1868)
- Rhabdomantis sosia (Mabille, 1891)
- Osmodes adosus (Mabille, 1890)
- Osmodes distincta Holland, 1896
- Osmodes laronia (Hewitson, 1868)
- Osmodes lindseyi occidentalis Miller, 1971
- Osmodes lux Holland, 1892
- Osmodes omar Swinhoe, 1916
- Osmodes thora (Plötz, 1884)
- Parosmodes lentiginosa (Holland, 1896)
- Paracleros biguttulus (Mabille, 1890)
- Acleros mackenii olaus (Plötz, 1884)
- Acleros nigrapex Strand, 1913
- Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1890
- Semalea arela (Mabille, 1891)
- Semalea pulvina (Plötz, 1879)
- Semalea sextilis (Plötz, 1886)
- Hypoleucis tripunctata Mabille, 1891
- Meza indusiata (Mabille, 1891)
- Meza leucophaea (Holland, 1894)
- Meza mabillei (Holland, 1893)
- Meza meza (Hewitson, 1877)
- Andronymus caesar (Fabricius, 1793)
- Andronymus evander (Mabille, 1890)
- Andronymus helles Evans, 1937
- Andronymus hero Evans, 1937
- Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
- Zophopetes cerymica (Hewitson, 1867)
- Artitropa comus (Stoll, 1782)
- Mopala orma (Plötz, 1879)
- Gretna balenge zowa Lindsey & Miller, 1965
- Gretna cylinda (Hewitson, 1876)
- Gretna lacida (Hewitson, 1876)
- Gretna waga (Plötz, 1886)
- Pteroteinon caenira (Hewitson, 1867)
- Pteroteinon ceucaenira (Druce, 1910)
- Pteroteinon iricolor (Holland, 1890)
- Pteroteinon laufella (Hewitson, 1868)
- Leona leonora (Plötz, 1879)
- Leona na (Lindsey & Miller, 1965)
- Leona meloui (Riley, 1926)
- Caenides soritia (Hewitson, 1876)
- Caenides benga (Holland, 1891)
- Caenides dacela (Hewitson, 1876)
- Caenides hidaroides Aurivillius, 1896
- Monza alberti (Holland, 1896)
- Monza cretacea (Snellen, 1872)
- Melphina malthina (Hewitson, 1876)
- Melphina statirides (Holland, 1896)
- Melphina unistriga (Holland, 1893)
- Fresna netopha (Hewitson, 1878)
- Platylesches chamaeleon (Mabille, 1891)
- Platylesches galesa (Hewitson, 1877)
- Platylesches picanini (Holland, 1894)
Baorini
See also
Geography:
General:
References
Notes and References
- https://abdb-africa.org/locality/Liberia?oid=8 Liberia at the African Butterfly Database
- http://atbutterflies.com/liberia.htm Afrotropical Butterflies
