List of butterflies of Madagascar explained

This is a list of butterflies of Madagascar. About 303 species are known from Madagascar,^[1] a remarkable 210 of which are endemic.^[2]

The following list is not exhaustive.

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

Papilionini

• Papilio dardanus meriones Felder & Felder, 1865
• Papilio delalandei Godart, [1824]
• Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]
• Papilio erithonioides Grose-Smith, 1891
• Papilio grosesmithi Rothschild, 1926
• Papilio morondavana Grose-Smith, 1891
• Papilio oribazus Boisduval, 1836
• Papilio epiphorbas Boisduval, 1833
• Papilio mangoura Hewitson, 1875

Leptocercini

• Graphium evombar (Boisduval, 1836)
• Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873)
• Graphium endochus (Boisduval, 1836)
• Graphium cyrnus (Boisduval, 1836)

Troidini

• Pharmacophagus antenor (Drury, [1773])

Pieridae

Coliadinae

• Eurema brigitta pulchella (Boisduval, 1833)
• Eurema desjardinsii (Boisduval, 1833)
• Eurema floricola (Boisduval, 1833)
• Eurema hapale (Mabille, 1882)
• Catopsilia florella thauruma (Reakirt, 1866)

Pierinae

• Colotis amata crowleyi (Sharpe, 1898)
• Colotis evanthe (Boisduval, 1836)
• Colotis guenei (Mabille, 1877)
• Colotis mananhari (Ward, 1870)
• Colotis vestalis castalis (Staudinger, 1884)
• Colotis lucasi (Grandidier, 1867)
• Colotis zoe (Grandidier, 1867)
• Pinacopterix eriphia mabillei (Aurivillius, [1899])
• Nepheronia buquetii pauliani Bernardi, 1959
• Leptosia alcesta sylvicola (Boisduval, 1833)
• Leptosia nupta viettei Bernardi, 1959

Pierini

• Appias epaphia orbona (Boisduval, 1833)
• Appias sabina confusa (Butler, 1872)
• Mylothris phileris (Boisduval, 1833)
• Mylothris smithii (Mabille, 1879)
• Mylothris splendens Le Cerf, 1927
• Dixeia charina narena (Grose-Smith, 1898)
• Belenois antsianaka (Ward, 1870)
• Belenois aurota aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
• Belenois creona prorsus (Talbot, 1943)
• Belenois grandidieri (Mabille, 1878)
• Belenois helcida (Boisduval, 1833)
• Belenois mabella Grose-Smith, 1891

Lycaenidae

Miletinae

Miletini

• Spalgis tintinga (Boisduval, 1833)
• Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793)

Theclinae

Theclini

• Hypolycaena philippus ramonza (Saalmüller, 1878)
• Hemiolaus ceres (Hewitson, 1865)
• Hemiolaus cobaltina (Aurivillius, 1899)
• Hemiolaus maryra (Mabille, [1887])
• Leptomyrina phidias (Fabricius, 1793)
• Iolaus argentarius Butler, 1879
• Iolaus mermeros (Mabille, 1878)
• Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
• Deudorix batikeli (Boisduval, 1833)
• Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
• Deudorix renidens (Mabille, 1884)
• Deudorix wardii (Mabille, 1878)

Polyommatinae

Lycaenesthini

• Anthene princeps smithii (Mabille, 1877)

Polyommatini

• Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, [1824])
• Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855)
• Pseudonacaduba sichela reticulum (Mabille, 1877)
• Rysops scintilla (Mabille, 1877)
• Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Uranothauma artemenes (Mabille, 1880)
• Cacyreus darius (Mabille, 1877)
• Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Leptotes rabefaner (Mabille, 1877)
• Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
• Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877)
• Actizera atrigemmata (Butler, 1878)
• Actizera drucei (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
• Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
• Azanus sitalces (Mabille, 1900)
• Azanus soalalicus (Karsch, 1900)
• Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793)
• Eicochrysops pauliani Stempffer, 1950
• Eicochrysops sanguigutta (Mabille, 1879)
• Euchrysops decaryi Stempffer, 1947
• Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
• Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855)
• Freyeria minuscula (Aurivillius, 1909)
• Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
• Lepidochrysops azureus (Butler, 1879)
• Lepidochrysops caerulea Tite, 1961
• Lepidochrysops grandis Talbot, 1937
• Lepidochrysops leucon (Mabille, 1879)
• Lepidochrysops turlini Stempffer, 1971

Riodininae

Nemeobiini

• Saribia decaryi (Le Cerf, 1922)
• Saribia perroti Riley, 1932
• Saribia ochracea Riley, 1932
• Saribia tepahi (de Boisduval, 1833)

Nymphalidae

Libytheinae

• Libythea ancoata Grose-Smith, 1891
• Libythea tsiandava Grose-Smith, 1891

Danainae

Danaini

• Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
• Amauris nossima (Ward, 1870)

Satyrinae

Melanitini

• Gnophodes betsimena (Boisduval, 1833)
• Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)

Satyrini

• Heteropsis drepana Westwood, [1850]
• Heteropsis vola (Ward, 1870)
• Heteropsis paradoxa (Mabille, 1880)
• Heteropsis ankoma (Mabille, 1878)
• Heteropsis mabillei (Butler, 1879)
• Heteropsis alaokola (Oberthür, 1916)
• Heteropsis masoura (Hewitson, 1875)
• Heteropsis antahala (Ward, 1872)
• Heteropsis narova (Mabille, 1877)
• Heteropsis erebina (Oberthür, 1916)
• Heteropsis anganavo (Ward, 1871)
• Heteropsis erebennis Oberthür, 1916
• Heteropsis passandava (Ward, 1871)
• Heteropsis difficilis (Mabille, 1880)
• Heteropsis obscura (Oberthür, 1916)
• Heteropsis wardii (Mabille, 1877)
• Heteropsis strato (Mabille, 1878)
• Heteropsis viettei Lees, 2003
• Heteropsis andravahana (Mabille, 1878)
• Heteropsis fuliginosa (Mabille, 1878)
• Heteropsis exocellata (Mabille, 1880)
• Heteropsis cowani (Butler, 1880)
• Heteropsis ankaratra (Ward, 1870)
• Heteropsis narcissus fraterna (Butler, 1868)
• Heteropsis bicristata (Mabille, 1878)
• Heteropsis parvidens (Mabille, 1880)
• Heteropsis avelona (Ward, 1870)
• Heteropsis uniformis (Oberthür, 1916)
• Heteropsis iboina (Ward, 1870)
• Heteropsis parva (Butler, 1879)
• Heteropsis subsimilis (Butler, 1879)
• Heteropsis pauper (Oberthür, 1916)
• Heteropsis ankova (Ward, 1870)
• Heteropsis turbata (Butler, 1880)
• Heteropsis pallida (Oberthür, 1916)
• Heteropsis andasibe Lees, 2003
• Heteropsis strigula (Mabille, 1877)
• Heteropsis maeva (Mabille, 1878)
• Heteropsis laeta (Oberthür, 1916)
• Heteropsis laetifica (Oberthür, 1916)
• Heteropsis undulans (Oberthür, 1916)
• Heteropsis anceps (Oberthür, 1916)
• Heteropsis angulifascia (Butler, 1879)
• Heteropsis turbans (Oberthür, 1916)
• Heteropsis sabas (Oberthür, 1923)
• Strabena goudoti (Mabille, [1885])
• Strabena isoalensis Paulian, 1951
• Strabena martini Oberthür, 1916
• Strabena batesii (Felder & Felder, 1867)
• Strabena nepos Oberthür, 1916
• Strabena eros Viette, 1971
• Strabena germanus Oberthür, 1916
• Strabena affinis Oberthür, 1916
• Strabena consobrina Oberthür, 1916
• Strabena mandraka Paulian, 1951
• Strabena niveata (Butler, 1879)
• Strabena albivittula (Mabille, 1880)
• Strabena cachani Paulian, 1950
• Strabena excellens (Butler, 1885)
• Strabena triophthalma Mabille, [1885]
• Strabena ibitina (Ward, 1873)
• Strabena tsaratananae Paulian, 1951
• Strabena vinsoni (Guenée, 1865)
• Strabena rakoto (Ward, 1870)
• Strabena soror Oberthür, 1916
• Strabena perroti Oberthür, 1916
• Strabena modesta Oberthür, 1916
• Strabena modestissima Oberthür, 1916
• Strabena mabillei (Aurivillius, 1899)
• Strabena mopsus (Mabille, 1878)
• Strabena consors Oberthür, 1916
• Strabena impar Oberthür, 1916
• Strabena smithii Mabille, 1877
• Strabena andilabe Paulian, 1951
• Strabena daphne Viette, 1971
• Strabena dyscola Mabille, 1880
• Strabena sufferti (Aurivillius, 1899)
• Strabena tamatavae (Boisduval, 1833)
• Strabena zanjuka Mabille, [1885]
• Strabena perrieri Paulian, 1951
• Strabena andriana Mabille, [1885]
• Strabena argyrina Mabille, 1878

Charaxinae

Charaxini

• Charaxes analava Ward, 1872
• Charaxes antamboulou Lucas, 1872
• Charaxes cowani Butler, 1878
• Charaxes andara Ward, 1873
• Charaxes phraortes Doubleday, 1847
• Charaxes andranodorus andranodorus Mabille, 1884
• Charaxes andranodorus andrefana Viette, 1975
• Charaxes cacuthis Hewitson, 1863
• Charaxes zoolina betsimisaraka Lucas, 1872

Euxanthini

• Charaxes madagascariensis (Lucas, 1843)

Apaturinae

• Apaturopsis kilusa (Grose-Smith, 1891)
• Apaturopsis paulianii Viette, 1962

Nymphalinae

Nymphalini

• Vanessa hippomene madegassorum (Aurivillius, 1899)
• Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Junonia goudotii (Boisduval, 1833)
• Junonia hierta paris Trimen & Bowker, 1887
• Junonia oenone epiclelia (Boisduval, 1833)
• Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
• Junonia musa
• Junonia rhadama (Boisduval, 1833)
• Salamis anteva (Ward, 1870)
• Protogoniomorpha anacardii duprei (Vinson, 1863)
• Precis andremiaja (Boisduval, 1833)
• Precis eurodoce (Westwood, [1850])
• Hypolimnas anthedon drucei (Butler, 1874)
• Hypolimnas bolina jacintha (Drury, [1773])
• Hypolimnas deceptor deludens Grose-Smith, 1891
• Hypolimnas dexithea (Hewitson, 1863)
• Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)

Cyrestinae

Cyrestini

• Cyrestis camillus elegans Boisduval, 1833

Biblidinae

Biblidini

• Byblia anvatara (Boisduval, 1833)
• Neptidopsis fulgurata (Boisduval, 1833)
• Eurytela dryope lineata Aurivillius, 1899
• Eurytela narinda Ward, 1872

Epicaliini

• Sevenia amazoula (Mabille, 1880)
• Sevenia howensis (Staudinger, 1886)
• Sevenia madagascariensis (Boisduval, 1833)

Limenitinae

Limenitidini

• Cymothoe lambertoni Oberthür, 1923
• Cymothoe dujardini Viette, 1971
• Pseudacraea imerina (Hewitson, 1865)
• Pseudacraea lucretia apaturoides (Felder & Felder, [1867])
• Pseudacraea peyrierasi Collins, 1991

Neptidini

• Neptis kikideli Boisduval, 1833
• Neptis saclava Boisduval, 1833
• Neptis sextilla Mabille, 1882

Adoliadini

• Aterica rabena Boisduval, 1833
• Euptera kinugnana insularis Collins, 1995

Heliconiinae

Acraeini

• Acraea dammii van Vollenhoven, 1869
• Acraea hova Boisduval, 1833
• Acraea igati Boisduval, 1833
• Acraea mahela Boisduval, 1833
• Acraea ranavalona Boisduval, 1833
• Acraea turna Mabille, 1877
• Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
• Acraea fornax Butler, 1879
• Acraea lia Mabille, 1879
• Acraea masamba Ward, 1872
• Acraea siliana Oberthür, 1916
• Acraea silia Mabille, [1885]
• Acraea obeira Hewitson, 1863
• Acraea sambavae Ward, 1873
• Acraea strattipocles Oberthür, 1893
• Acraea zitja Boisduval, 1833
• Acraea calida Butler, 1878
• Pardopsis punctatissima (Boisduval, 1833)

Vagrantini

• Smerina manoro (Ward, 1871)
• Phalanta madagascariensis (Mabille, 1887)
• Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Hesperiidae

Coeliadinae

• Coeliades ernesti (Grandidier, 1867)
• Coeliades fervida (Butler, 1880)
• Coeliades fidia Evans, 1937
• Coeliades forestan arbogastes (Guenée, 1863)
• Coeliades rama Evans, 1937
• Coeliades ramanatek (Boisduval, 1833)

Pyrginae

Celaenorrhinini

• Celaenorrhinus ambra Evans, 1937
• Celaenorrhinus humbloti (Mabille, 1884)

Tagiadini

• Tagiades insularis Mabille, 1876
• Tagiades samborana Grose-Smith, 1891
• Eagris nottoana smithii (Mabille, [1887])
• Eagris sabadius andracne (Boisduval, 1833)

Hesperiinae

Aeromachini

• Fulda australis Viette, 1956
• Fulda bernieri (Boisduval, 1833)
• Fulda coroller (Boisduval, 1833)
• Fulda gatiana (Oberthür, 1923)
• Fulda imorina Evans, 1937
• Fulda lucida Evans, 1937
• Fulda pauliani Evans, 1952
• Fulda rhadama (Boisduval, 1833)
• Arnetta ellipsis (Saalmüller, 1884)
• Arnetta fito Evans, 1937
• Arnetta hyposticta (Mabille, 1898)
• Xanthodisca ariel (Mabille, 1878)
• Acleros leucopyga (Mabille, 1877)
• Malaza carmides (Hewitson, 1868)
• Malaza empyreus (Mabille, 1878)
• Malaza fastuosus (Mabille, 1884)
• Perrotia albiplaga Oberthür, 1916
• Perrotia eximia (Oberthür, 1923)
• Perrotia gillias (Mabille, 1878)
• Perrotia kingdoni (Butler, 1879)
• Perrotia malchus (Mabille, 1879)
• Perrotia flora (Oberthür, 1923)
• Perrotia howa (Mabille, 1876)
• Perrotia ismael (Oberthür, 1916)
• Perrotia ochracea (Evans, 1937)
• Perrotia paroechus (Mabille, [1887])
• Perrotia silvestralis (Viette, 1956)
• Perrotia sylvia (Evans, 1937)
• Perrotia varians (Oberthür, 1916)
• Ploetzia amygdalis (Mabille, 1877)
• Artitropa alaotrana Oberthür, 1916
• Artitropa boseae (Saalmüller, 1880)
• Artitropa hollandi Oberthür, 1916

Baorini

• Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
• Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
• Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)
• Borbo havei (Boisduval, 1833)
• Borbo ratek (Boisduval, 1833)
• Parnara naso poutieri (Boisduval, 1833)

Heteropterinae

• Hovala amena (Grose-Smith, 1891)
• Hovala arota Evans, 1937
• Hovala dispar (Mabille, 1877)
• Hovala pardalina (Butler, 1879)
• Hovala saclavus (Mabille, 1891)

See also

• Geography of Madagascar
• Ecoregions of Madagascar
• Wildlife of Madagascar
• List of moths of Madagascar

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 (in German)

Notes and References

1. https://abdb-africa.org/locality/Madagascar?oid=47 Madagascar at the African Butterfly Database
2. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies . 2012-05-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110904145404/http://www.atbutterflies.com/madagascar.htm . 2011-09-04 . dead .