List of butterflies of Namibia explained
This is a list of butterflies of Namibia. About 224 species are known from Namibia,[1] six of which are endemic.[2]
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini
Leptocercini
Pieridae
Coliadinae
Pierinae
- Colotis amata williami Henning & Henning, 1994
- Colotis antevippe gavisa (Wallengren, 1857)
- Colotis celimene pholoe (Wallengren, 1860)
- Colotis danae annae (Wallengren, 1857)
- Colotis danae walkeri (Butler, 1884)
- Colotis doubledayi (Hopffer, 1862)
- Colotis euippe omphale (Godart, 1819)
- Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836)
- Colotis evenina (Wallengren, 1857)
- Colotis ione (Godart, 1819)
- Colotis lais (Butler, 1876)
- Colotis pallene (Hopffer, 1855)
- Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863)
- Colotis vesta mutans (Butler, 1877)
- Colotis eris (Klug, 1829)
- Colotis subfasciatus (Swainson, 1833)
- Colotis agoye agoye (Wallengren, 1857)
- Colotis agoye bowkeri (Trimen, 1883)
- Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847)
- Pinacopterix eriphia (Godart, [1819])
- Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
- Nepheronia thalassina sinalata (Suffert, 1904)
Pierini
Lycaenidae
Miletinae
Miletini
Poritiinae
Liptenini
Aphnaeinae
- Chrysoritis chrysantas (Trimen, 1868)
- Trimenia macmasteri mijburghi Dickson, 1980
- Trimenia wykehami (Dickson, 1969)
- Cigaritis ella (Hewitson, 1865)
- Cigaritis homeyeri (Dewitz, 1887)
- Cigaritis modestus (Trimen, 1891)
- Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850)
- Cigaritis namaquus (Trimen, 1874)
- Cigaritis natalensis (Westwood, 1851)
- Cigaritis phanes (Trimen, 1873)
- Axiocerses tjoane (Wallengren, 1857)
- Axiocerses amanga amanga (Westwood, 1881)
- Axiocerses amanga baumi Weymer, 1901
- Aloeides aranda (Wallengren, 1857)
- Aloeides namibiensis Henning & Henning, 1994
- Aloeides damarensis (Trimen, 1891)
- Aloeides molomo krooni Tite & Dickson, 1973
- Aloeides taikosama (Wallengren, 1857)
- Aloeides simplex (Trimen, 1893)
- Aloeides tearei Henning & Henning, 1982
- Aloeides nollothi Tite & Dickson, 1977
- Aloeides argenteus Henning & Henning, 1994
- Aphnaeus erikssoni Trimen, 1891
- Tylopaedia sardonyx sardonyx (Trimen, 1868)
- Tylopaedia sardonyx cerita Henning & Henning, 1998
- Phasis clavum Murray, 1935
Theclinae
- Myrina silenus ficedula Trimen, 1879
- Myrina silenus suzannae Larsen & Plowes, 1991
- Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
- Hemiolaus caeculus tsodiloensis (Pinhey, 1969)
- Leptomyrina henningi Dickson, 1976
- Leptomyrina lara (Linnaeus, 1764)
- Iolaus alienus sophiae Henning & Henning, 1991
- Iolaus mimosae pamelae (Dickson, 1976)
- Iolaus nasisii (Riley, 1928)
- Iolaus obscurus Aurivillius, 1923 (endemic)
- Iolaus silarus brainei Henning & Henning, 1984
- Stugeta bowkeri tearei Dickson, 1980
- Stugeta subinfuscata Grünberg, 1910
- Pilodeudorix obscurata (Trimen, 1891)
- Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
- Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini
Polyommatini
- Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, [1824])
- Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855)
- Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857)
- Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Cacyreus dicksoni Pennington, 1962
- Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782)
- Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Leptotes pulchra (Murray, 1874)
- Tuxentius calice (Hopffer, 1855)
- Tuxentius melaena (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
- Tarucus sybaris linearis (Aurivillius, 1924)
- Zintha hintza krooni (Dickson, 1973)
- Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
- Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883)
- Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
- Brephidium metophis (Wallengren, 1860)
- Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
- Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, 1782)
- Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793)
- Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena (Wallengren, 1857)
- Euchrysops barkeri (Trimen, 1893)
- Euchrysops dolorosa (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
- Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
- Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855)
- Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923
- Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
- Lepidochrysops michellae Henning & Henning, 1983 (endemic)
- Lepidochrysops patricia (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
- Lepidochrysops plebeia (Butler, 1898)
- Lepidochrysops vansoni (Swanepoel, 1949)
Nymphalidae
Danainae
Danaini
Satyrinae
Melanitini
Satyrini
Charaxinae
Charaxini
Nymphalinae
Nymphalini
Biblidinae
Biblidini
Epicaliini
Limenitinae
Limenitidini
Neptidini
Adoliadini
Heliconiinae
Acraeini
- Acraea acara acara Hewitson, 1865
- Acraea acara melanophanes Le Cerf, 1927
- Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865
- Acraea brainei Henning, 1986 (endemic)
- Acraea hypoleuca Trimen, 1898 (endemic)
- Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
- Acraea trimeni Aurivillius, 1899
- Acraea zetes (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Acraea acrita ambigua Trimen, 1891
- Acraea atolmis Westwood, 1881
- Acraea nohara Boisduval, 1847
- Acraea atergatis Westwood, 1881
- Acraea axina Westwood, 1881
- Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877
- Acraea ella Eltringham, 1911
- Acraea lygus Druce, 1875
- Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847
- Acraea stenobea Wallengren, 1860
- Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
- Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
- Acraea esebria Hewitson, 1861
- Acraea burni Butler, 1896
- Acraea rahira Boisduval, 1833
Vagrantini
Hesperiidae
Coeliadinae
Pyrginae
Celaenorrhinini
Tagiadini
Carcharodini
Hesperiinae
Aeromachini
Baorini
Heteropterinae
See also
References
Notes and References
- https://abdb-africa.org/locality/Namibia?oid=36 Namibia at the African Butterfly Database
- Web site: Endemic butterflies of Namibia at Afrotropical Butterflies . 2012-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081121205908/http://www.atbutterflies.com/namibia.htm . 2008-11-21 . dead .
