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List of butterflies of Benin

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List of butterflies of Benin

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Location of Benin

This is a list of butterflies of Benin. About 470 species are known from Benin, none of which are endemic.

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

14 species

Papilionini

  • Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Papilio chrapkowskoides nurettini Koçak, 1983
  • Papilio sosia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
  • Papilio phorcas Cramer, 1775
  • Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]

Leptocercini

  • Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
  • Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775)
  • Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932)
  • Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Graphium adamastor (Boisduval, 1836)
  • Graphium agamedes (Westwood, 1842)

Pieridae

43 species

Coliadinae

  • Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
  • Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898)
  • Eurema hapale (Mabille, 1882)
  • Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
  • Eurema senegalensis (Boisduval, 1836)
  • Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)

Pierinae

  • Colotis antevippe (Boisduval, 1836)
  • Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829)
  • Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836)
  • Nepheronia pharis (Boisduval, 1836)
  • Nepheronia thalassina (Boisduval, 1836)
  • Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, [1782])
  • Leptosia marginea (Mabille, 1890)
  • Leptosia wigginsi pseudalcesta Bernardi, 1965

Pierini

  • Appias epaphia (Cramer, [1779])
  • Appias phaola (Doubleday, 1847)
  • Appias sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Dixeia capricornus (Ward, 1871)
  • Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Belenois calypso (Drury, 1773)
  • Belenois creona (Cramer, [1776])
  • Belenois hedyle (Cramer, 1777)
  • Belenois theora (Doubleday, 1846)

Lycaenidae

127 species

Miletinae

Miletini

  • Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996

Poritiinae

Liptenini

  • Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888
  • Pentila petreia Hewitson, 1874
  • Mimeresia libentina (Hewitson, 1866)
  • Liptena septistrigata (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
  • Tetrarhanis symplocus Clench, 1965
  • Pseuderesia eleaza (Hewitson, 1873)
  • Citrinophila similis (Kirby, 1887)

Aphnaeinae

  • Lipaphnaeus leonina ivoirensis Stempffer, 1966
  • Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850)
  • Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836
  • Axiocerses harpax (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Aphnaeus brahami Lathy, 1903

Theclinae

  • Myrina silenus (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Dapidodigma demeter (Clench, 1961)
  • Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Pilodeudorix catalla (Karsch, 1895)
  • Paradeudorix eleala viridis (Stempffer, 1964)
  • Hypomyrina mimetica Libert, 2004
  • Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
  • Deudorix dinomenes diomedes Jackson, 1966
  • Deudorix odana Druce, 1887

Polyommatinae

Lycaenesthini

  • Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
  • Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874)
  • Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894)
  • Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876)
  • Anthene starki Larsen, 2005
  • Anthene sylvanus (Drury, 1773)
  • Anthene hades (Bethune-Baker, 1910)

Polyommatini

  • Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932
  • Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782)
  • Leptotes babaulti (Stempffer, 1935)
  • Leptotes jeanneli (Stempffer, 1935)
  • Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
  • Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877)
  • Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883)
  • Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
  • Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880)
  • Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Azanus natalensis (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
  • Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
  • Lepidochrysops quassi (Karsh, 1895)
  • Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Collins, 2001

Nymphalidae

177 species

Libytheinae

  • Libythea labdaca Westwood, 1851

Danainae

Danaini

  • Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777)
  • Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847)
  • Amauris niavius (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Amauris tartarea Mabille, 1876
  • Amauris crawshayi camerunica Joicey & Talbot, 1925
  • Amauris damocles (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Amauris hecate (Butler, 1866)

Satyrinae

Elymniini

  • Elymniopsis bammakoo (Westwood, [1851])

Melanitini

  • Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849
  • Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)

Satyrini

  • Bicyclus angulosa (Butler, 1868)
  • Bicyclus campus (Karsch, 1893)
  • Bicyclus dorothea (Cramer, 1779)
  • Bicyclus ignobilis (Butler, 1870)
  • Bicyclus milyas (Hewitson, 1864)
  • Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850)
  • Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
  • Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868)
  • Bicyclus xeneas occidentalis Condamin, 1965
  • Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880
  • Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)

Charaxinae

Charaxini

  • Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
  • Charaxes fulvescens senegala van Someren, 1975
  • Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850
  • Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926
  • Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850
  • Charaxes legeri Plantrou, 1978
  • Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775)
  • Charaxes brutus (Cramer, 1779)
  • Charaxes numenes (Hewitson, 1859)
  • Charaxes tiridates (Cramer, 1777)
  • Charaxes imperialis Butler, 1874
  • Charaxes etesipe (Godart, 1824)
  • Charaxes achaemenes atlantica van Someren, 1970
  • Charaxes anticlea (Drury, 1782)
  • Charaxes virilis van Someren & Jackson, 1952
  • Charaxes plantroui , 1975
  • Charaxes lactetinctus Karsch, 1892
    • Charaxes nichetes leopardinus* Plantrou, 1974

Euxanthini

  • Charaxes eurinome (Cramer, 1775)

Pallini

  • Palla violinitens (Crowley, 1890)

Nymphalinae

Nymphalini

  • Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Junonia chorimene (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
  • Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870
  • Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
  • Junonia sophia (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Junonia terea (Drury, 1773)
  • Junonia westermanni Westwood, 1870
  • Junonia cymodoce (Cramer, 1777)
  • Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
  • Protogoniomorpha cytora (Doubleday, 1847)
  • Precis ceryne ceruana Rothschild & Jordan, 190
  • Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777)
  • Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
  • Hypolimnas salmacis (Drury, 1773)
  • Catacroptera cloanthe ligata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Biblidinae

Biblidini

  • Byblia anvatara crameri Aurivillius, 1894
  • Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)
  • Ariadne enotrea (Cramer, 1779)
  • Neptidopsis ophione (Cramer, 1777)
  • Eurytela dryope (Cramer, [1775])

Epicaliini

  • Sevenia umbrina (Karsch, 1892)

Limenitinae

Limenitidini

  • Pseudoneptis bugandensis ianthe Hemming, 1964
  • Pseudacraea lucretia (Cramer, [1775])

Neptidini

  • Neptis metella (Doubleday, 1848)
  • Neptis morosa Overlaet, 1955
  • Neptis troundi Pierre-Baltus, 1978

Adoliadini

  • Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Aterica galene (Brown, 1776)
  • Bebearia sophus (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Euphaedra medon (Linnaeus, 1763)
  • Euphaedra sarcoptera (Butler, 1871)
  • Euphaedra themis (Hübner, 1807)
  • Euphaedra janetta (Butler, 1871)
  • Euphaedra ceres ceres (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Euphaedra ceres lutescens Hecq, 1979
  • Euphaedra phaethusa (Butler, 1866)
  • Euphaedra edwardsii (van der Hoeven, 1845)
  • Euphaedra harpalyce (Cramer, 1777)
  • Euptera elabontas (Hewitson, 1871)

Heliconiinae

Acraeini

  • Acraea camaena (Drury, 1773)
  • Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
  • Acraea zetes (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Acraea caecilia (Fabricius, 1781)
  • Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
  • Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
  • Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
  • Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
  • Acraea translucida Eltringham, 1912

Vagrantini

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

Hesperiidae

109 species

Coeliadinae

  • Coeliades chalybe (Westwood, 1852)
  • Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
  • Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)

Pyrginae

Celaenorrhinini

  • Eretis lugens (Rogenhofer, 1891)
  • Sarangesa bouvieri (Mabille, 1877)

Carcharodini

  • Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764)
  • Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)

Hesperiinae

Aeromachini

  • Pardaleodes edipus (Stoll, 1781)
  • Pardaleodes incerta murcia (Plötz, 1883)
  • Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
  • Zophopetes cerymica (Hewitson, 1867)
  • Monza cretacea (Snellen, 1872)

Baorini

  • Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)

References

References

  1. Atlas illustré des Rhopalocères du Bénin. Coache, A.; Rainon, B.; Sinzogan, A. (2017) 731pp. C.E.R.E.B.Publishers. {{ISBN. 9782956266709
  2. [http://atbutterflies.com/benin.htm Afrotropical Butterflies]
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