List of butterflies of Namibia

Location of Namibia

This is a list of butterflies of Namibia. About 224 species are known from Namibia,^[1] 6 of which are endemic.^[2]

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

Papilionini

• Papilio nireus lyaeus Doubleday, 1845
• Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]

Leptocercini

• Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
• Graphium porthaon (Hewitson, 1865)
• Graphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779)
• Graphium schaffgotschi (Niepelt, 1927)

Pieridae

Coliadinae

• Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
• Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
• Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
• Colias electo (Linnaeus, 1763)

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

• Appias sylvia nyasana (Butler, 1897)
• Pontia helice (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779)
• Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
• Belenois creona severina (Stoll, 1781)
• Belenois gidica abyssinica (Lucas, 1852)

Lycaenidae

Miletinae

Miletini

• Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Lachnocnema durbani Trimen & Bowker, 1887
• Thestor protumnus aridus van Son, 1941

Lipteninae

Liptenini

• Alaena amazoula congoana Aurivillius, 1914
• Alaena brainei Vári, 1976
• Cnodontes pallida (Trimen, 1898)

Theclinae

• Myrina silenus ficedula Trimen, 1879
• Myrina silenus suzannae Larsen & Plowes, 1991

Aphnaeini

• 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

Theclini

• 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
• 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

• Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
• Anthene contrastata mashuna (Stevenson, 1937)
• Anthene otacilia (Trimen, 1868)

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
• Chilades trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
• Lepidochrysops michellae Henning & Henning, 1983
• Lepidochrysops patricia (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
• Lepidochrysops plebeia (Butler, 1898)
• Lepidochrysops vansoni (Swanepoel, 1949)

Nymphalidae

Danainae

Danaini

• Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
• Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847)
• Amauris niavius (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Amauris tartarea Mabille, 1876

Satyrinae

Melanitini

• Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)

Satyrini

• Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873)
• Heteropsis simonsii (Butler, 1877)
• Ypthima asterope asterope (Klug, 1832)
• Ypthima asterope hereroica van Son, 1955
• Coenyropsis natalii (Boisduval, 1847)
• Physcaeneura panda (Boisduval, 1847)
• Stygionympha robertsoni (Riley, 1932)
• Stygionympha irrorata (Trimen, 1873)

Charaxinae

Charaxini

• Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
• Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824)
• Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866
• Charaxes brutus natalensis Staudinger, 1885
• Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859
• Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1867
• Charaxes brainei van Son, 1966
• Charaxes guderiana (Dewitz, 1879)
• Charaxes zoolina (Westwood, [1850])

Nymphalinae

Nymphalini

• Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870
• Junonia natalica (Felder & Felder, 1860)
• Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
• Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
• Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850)
• Precis octavia sesamus Trimen, 1883
• Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)

Biblidinae

Biblidini

• Byblia anvatara acheloia (Wallengren, 1857)
• Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)

Epicaliini

• Sevenia amulia benguelae (Chapman, 1872)
• Sevenia pechueli (Dewitz, 1879)
• Sevenia rosa (Hewitson, 1877)
• Sevenia trimeni (Aurivillius, 1899)

Limenitinae

Limenitidini

• Pseudacraea poggei (Dewitz, 1879)

Neptidini

• Neptis jordani Neave, 1910

Adoliadini

• Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)

Heliconiinae

Acraeini

• Acraea acara acara Hewitson, 1865
• Acraea acara melanophanes Le Cerf, 1927
• Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865
• Acraea brainei Henning, 1986
• Acraea hypoleuca Trimen, 1898
• 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

• Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Hesperiidae

Coeliadinae

• Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
• Coeliades libeon (Druce, 1875)
• Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)

Pyrginae

Celaenorrhinini

• Eretis melania Mabille, 1891
• Sarangesa gaerdesi gaerdesi Evans, 1949
• Sarangesa gaerdesi smithae Vári, 1976
• Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870)
• Sarangesa seineri Strand, 1909
• Alenia namaqua Vári, 1974

Tagiadini

• Caprona cassualalla Bethune-Baker, 1911
• Abantis paradisea (Butler, 1870)
• Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855
• Abantis zambesiaca (Westwood, 1874)

Carcharodini

• Spialia colotes transvaaliae (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
• Spialia delagoae (Trimen, 1898)
• Spialia depauperata australis de Jong, 1978
• Spialia diomus ferax (Wallengren, 1863)
• Spialia mafa (Trimen, 1870)
• Spialia nanus (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
• Spialia secessus (Trimen, 1891)
• Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)

Hesperiinae

Aeromachini

• Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)
• Kedestes lepenula (Wallengren, 1857)
• Kedestes monostichus Hancock & Gardiner, 1982
• Kedestes sublineata Pennington, 1953
• Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
• Zophopetes dysmephila (Trimen, 1868)
• Platylesches neba (Hewitson, 1877)
• Platylesches shona Evans, 1937
• Platylesches tina Evans, 1937

Baorini

• Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
• Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)
• Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
• Borbo fallax (Gaede, 1916)
• Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855)
• Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)
• Gegenes niso (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878)

Heteropterinae

• Metisella willemi (Wallengren, 1857)

References

1. African Butterfly Database
2. Afrotropical Butterflies

• 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)