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List of butterflies of Ethiopia

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List of butterflies of Ethiopia

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Location of Ethiopia

This is a list of butterflies of Ethiopia. About 376 species are known from Ethiopia, 33 of which are endemic.

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

Papilionini

  • Papilio nireus pseudonireus Felder & Felder, 1865
  • Papilio wilsoni Rothschild, 1926
  • Papilio arnoldiana Vane-Wright, 1995
  • Papilio dardanus antinorii Oberthür, 1883
  • Papilio constantinus Ward, 1871
  • Papilio rex abyssinicana Vane-Wright, 1995
  • Papilio rex franciscae Carpenter, 1928
  • Papilio echerioides leucospilus Rothschild, 1902
  • Papilio echerioides oscari Rothschild, 1902
  • Papilio microps Storace, 1952

Leptocercini

  • Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
  • Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873)
  • Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932)
  • Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Graphium philonoe whalleyi (Talbot, 1929)
  • Graphium almansor birbiri (Ungemach, 1932)

Pieridae

Pseudopontiinae

  • Pseudopontia mabira Mitter & Collins, 2010

Coliadinae

  • Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
  • Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898)
  • Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876)
  • Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
  • Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Colias electo meneliki Berger, 1940
  • Colias electo pseudohecate Berger, 1940
  • Colias marnoana Rogenhofer, 1884

Pierinae

  • Colotis antevippe zera (Lucas, 1852)
  • Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829)
  • Colotis celimene celimene (Lucas, 1852)
  • Colotis celimene praeclarus (Butler, 1886)
  • Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829)
  • Colotis daira stygia (Felder & Felder, 1865)
  • Colotis danae eupompe (Klug, 1829)
  • Colotis danae pseudacaste (Butler, 1876)
  • Colotis euippe exole (Reiche, 1850)
  • Colotis evenina casta (Gerstaecker, 1871)
  • Colotis halimede halimede (Klug, 1829)
  • Colotis halimede restricta Talbot, 1939
  • Colotis hetaera aspasia (Ungemach, 1932)
  • Colotis hetaera lorti (Sharpe, 1896)
  • Colotis liagore (Klug, 1829)
  • Colotis phisadia phisadia (Godart, 1819)
  • Colotis phisadia ocellatus (Butler, 1886)
  • Colotis pleione heliocaustus (Butler, 1886)
  • Colotis protomedia (Klug, 1829)
  • Colotis rogersi (Dixey, 1915)
  • Colotis ungemachi (Le Cerf, 1922)
  • Colotis venosa (Staudinger, 1885)
  • Colotis vesta (Reiche, 1850)
  • Colotis vestalis castalis (Staudinger, 1884)
  • Colotis agoye zephyrus (Marshall, 1897)
  • Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823
  • Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847)
  • Pinacopterix eriphia melanarge (Butler, 1886)
  • Pinacopterix eriphia tritogenia (Klug, 1829)
  • Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
  • Nepheronia thalassina sinalata (Suffert, 1904)
  • Euchloe belemia abyssinica Riley, 1928
  • Leptosia alcesta inalcesta Bernardi, 1959
  • Leptosia alcesta pseudonuptilla Bernardi, 1959

Pierini

  • Appias epaphia contracta (Butler, 1888)
  • Appias phaola intermedia Dufrane, 1948
  • Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, [1865])
  • Appias sylvia abyssinica Talbot, 1932
  • Pieris brassicoides Guérin-Méneville, 1848
  • Pontia daplidice aethiops (de Joannis & Verity, 1913)
  • Pontia distorta (Butler, 1886)
  • Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829
  • Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779)
  • Mylothris erlangeri Pagenstecher, 1902
  • Mylothris jacksoni nagichota Talbot, 1944
  • Mylothris mortoni mortoni Blachier, 1912
  • Mylothris mortoni balkis Ungemach, 1932
  • Mylothris rubricosta (Mabille, 1890)
  • Mylothris rueppellii (Koch, 1865)
  • Mylothris sagala swaynei Butler, 1899
  • Mylothris yulei amhara Ungemach, 1932
  • Dixeia charina septentrionalis Bernardi, 1958
  • Dixeia dixeyi (Neave, 1904)
  • Dixeia doxo venatus (Butler, 1871)
  • Dixeia orbona vidua (Butler, 1900)
  • Dixeia pigea (Boisduval, 1836)
  • Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Belenois creona creona (Cramer, [1776])
  • Belenois creona boguensis (Felder & Felder, 1865)
  • Belenois gidica abyssinica (Lucas, 1852)
  • Belenois gidica hypoxantha (Ungemach, 1932)
  • Belenois raffrayi (Oberthür, 1878)
  • Belenois solilucis loveni (Aurivillius, 1921)
  • Belenois subeida hailo (Ungemach, 1932)
  • Belenois thysa tricolor Talbot, 1943
  • Belenois zochalia galla (Ungemach, 1932)

Lycaenidae

Miletinae

Miletini

  • Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890
  • Lachnocnema abyssinica Libert, 1996
  • Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872)
  • Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915

Poritiinae

Liptenini

  • Alaena johanna Sharpe, 1890
  • Pentila pauli ras Talbot, 1935

Aphnaeinae

  • Chloroselas esmeralda Butler, 1886
  • Chloroselas pseudozeritis (Trimen, 1873)
  • Cigaritis avriko (Karsch, 1893)
  • Cigaritis somalina (Butler, 1886)
  • Axiocerses harpax kadugli Talbot, 1935
  • Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881)
  • Axiocerses maureli Dufrane, 1954
  • Axiocerses argenteomaculata Pagenstecher, 1902
  • Axiocerses jacksoni Stempffer, 1948

Theclinae

  • Myrina silenus nzoiae d'Abrera, 1980
  • Hypolycaena ogadenensis Stempffer, 1946
  • Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Leptomyrina boschi Strand, 1911
  • Iolaus diametra (Karsch, 1895)
  • Iolaus glaucus Butler, 1886
  • Iolaus jacksoni (Stempffer, 1950)
  • Iolaus mimosae berbera (Bethune-Baker, 1924)
  • Iolaus tajoraca Walker, 1870
  • Iolaus sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905
  • Iolaus menas Druce, 1890
  • Iolaus ismenias piaggiae Oberthür, 1883
  • Iolaus crawshayi maureli Dufrane, 1954
  • Stugeta bowkeri ethiopica Stempffer & Bennett, 1958
  • Pilodeudorix obscurata (Trimen, 1891)
  • Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
  • Deudorix lorisona baronica Ungemach, 1932

Polyommatinae

Lycaenesthini

  • Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
  • Anthene aurobrunnea (Ungemach, 1932)
  • Anthene butleri butleri (Oberthür, 1880)
  • Anthene butleri galla Stempffer, 1947
  • Anthene collinsi d'Abrera, 1980
  • Anthene contrastata (Ungemach, 1932)
  • Anthene crawshayi minuta (Bethune-Baker, 1916)
  • Anthene definita nigrocaudata (Pagenstecher, 1902)
  • Anthene hodsoni (Talbot, 1935)
  • Anthene indefinita (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
  • Anthene janna Gabriel, 1949
  • Anthene kersteni (Gerstaecker, 1871)
  • Anthene opalina Stempffer, 1946
  • Anthene otacilia dulcis (Pagenstecher, 1902)
  • Anthene pitmani Stempffer, 1936
  • Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876)
  • Anthene rothschildi (Aurivillius, 1922)
  • Anthene saddacus (Talbot, 1935)
  • Anthene schoutedeni (Hulstaert, 1924)
  • Anthene suquala (Pagenstecher, 1902)
  • Anthene wilsoni (Talbot, 1935)
  • Anthene gemmifera (Neave, 1910)
  • Lycaena phlaeas pseudophlaeas (Lucas, 1866)

Polyommatini

  • Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932
  • Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Uranothauma antinorii (Oberthür, 1883)
  • Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909
  • Uranothauma nubifer distinctesignatus (Strand, 1911)
  • Cacyreus ethiopicus Tite, 1961
  • Cacyreus tespis ghimirra Talbot, 1935
  • Tuxentius cretosus (Butler, 1876)
  • Tuxentius kaffana (Talbot, 1935)
  • Tuxentius melaena (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
  • Tarucus grammicus (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893)
  • Tarucus rosacea (Austaut, 1885)
  • Tarucus theophrastus (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1942
  • Zintha hintza resplendens (Butler, 1876)
  • Actizera stellata (Trimen, 1883)
  • Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
  • Azanus natalensis (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
  • Azanus isis (Drury, 1773)
  • Eicochrysops antoto (Strand, 1911)
  • Eicochrysops distractus (de Joannis & Verity, 1913)
  • Eicochrysops masai (Bethune-Baker, 1905)
  • Eicochrysops meryamae Rougeot, 1983
  • Eicochrysops messapus sebagadis (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
  • Euchrysops abyssinica (Aurivillius, 1922)
  • Euchrysops albistriata (Capronnier, 1889)
  • Euchrysops brunneus Bethune-Baker, 1923
  • Euchrysops cyclopteris (Butler, 1876)
  • Euchrysops mauensis abyssiniae Storace, 1950
  • Euchrysops nandensis (Neave, 1904)
  • Euchrysops nilotica (Aurivillius, 1904)
  • Euchrysops reducta Hulstaert, 1924
  • Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924
  • Thermoniphas colorata (Ungemach, 1932)
  • Chilades elicola (Strand, 1911)
  • Chilades naidina (Butler, 1886)
  • Lepidochrysops lunulifer (Ungemach, 1932)
  • Lepidochrysops fumosa (Butler, 1886)
  • Lepidochrysops guichardi Gabriel, 1949
  • Lepidochrysops loveni abyssiniensis (Strand, 1911)
  • Lepidochrysops loveni oculus (Ungemach, 1932)
  • Lepidochrysops negus (Felder & Felder, [1865])
  • Lepidochrysops pterou lilacina (Ungemach, 1932)
  • Lepidochrysops subvariegata Talbot, 1935

Nymphalidae

Libytheinae

  • Libythea labdaca laius Trimen, 1879

Danainae

Danaini

  • Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777)
  • Danaus dorippus (Klug, 1845)
  • Tirumala formosa neumanni (Rothschild, 1902)
  • Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847)
  • Amauris niavius aethiops Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Amauris albimaculata sudanica Talbot, 1940
  • Amauris echeria abessinica Schmidt, 1921
  • Amauris echeria steckeri Kheil, 1890
  • Amauris hecate stictica Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Amauris ochlea darius Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Amauris ochleides Staudinger, 1896

Satyrinae

Melanitini

  • Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849
  • Melanitis libya Distant, 1882

Satyrini

  • Lasiommata maderakal (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
  • Bicyclus angulosa (Butler, 1868)
  • Bicyclus anynana (Butler, 1879)
  • Bicyclus campus (Karsch, 1893)
  • Bicyclus milyas (Hewitson, 1864)
  • Bicyclus pavonis (Butler, 1876)
  • Bicyclus safitza safitza (Westwood, 1850)
  • Bicyclus safitza aethiops (Rothschild & Jordan, 1905)
  • Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
  • Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868)
  • Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873)
  • Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)
  • Ypthima condamini Kielland, 1982
  • Ypthima impura paupera Ungemach, 1932
  • Ypthima jacksoni Kielland, 1982
  • Ypthima pupillaris obscurata Kielland, 1982
  • Ypthima simplicia Butler, 1876
  • Ypthima yatta Kielland, 1982
  • Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)
  • Neocoenyra duplex Butler, 1886

Charaxinae

Charaxini

  • Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
  • Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824)
  • Charaxes boueti rectans Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Charaxes lactetinctus ungemachi Le Cerf, 1927
  • Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926
  • Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850
  • Charaxes jasius pagenstecheri Poulton, 1926
  • Charaxes hansali hansali Felder, 1867
  • Charaxes hansali baringana Rothschild, 1905
  • Charaxes hansali kulalae van Someren, 1975
  • Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775)
  • Charaxes junius junius Oberthür, 1880
  • Charaxes julius somalicus Rothschild, 1900
  • Charaxes phoebus Butler, 1866
  • Charaxes numenes neumanni Rothschild, 1902
  • Charaxes tiridates marginatus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Charaxes pythodoris Hewitson, 1873
  • Charaxes etesipe abyssinicus Rothschild, 1900
  • Charaxes achaemenes monticola van Someren, 1970
  • Charaxes jahlusa ganalensis Carpenter, 1937
  • Charaxes etheocles carpenteri van Someren & Jackson, 1957
  • Charaxes galawadiwosi Plantrou & Rougeot, 1979
  • Charaxes chanleri Holland, 1896
  • Charaxes kirki daria Rothschild, 1903
  • Charaxes figini van Someren, 1969
  • Charaxes larseni Rydon, 1982
  • Charaxes sidamo Plantrou & Rougeot, 1979
  • Charaxes zoolina (Westwood, [1850])

Euxanthini

  • Charaxes eurinome birbirica Ungemach, 1932

Nymphalinae

Nymphalini

  • Antanartia schaeneia diluta Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Vanessa dimorphica dimorphica (Howarth, 1966)
  • Vanessa dimorphica aethiopica (Howarth, 1966)
  • Vanessa abyssinica (Felder & Felder, 1867)
  • Junonia chorimene (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
  • Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Junonia sophia infracta Butler, 1888
  • Junonia terea fumata (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
  • Junonia westermanni Westwood, 1870
  • Junonia ansorgei (Rothschild, 1899)
  • Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa (Trimen, 1881)
  • Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
  • Protogoniomorpha temora (Felder & Felder, 1867)
  • Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847)
  • Precis coelestina Dewitz, 1879
  • Precis limnoria limnoria (Klug, 1845)
  • Precis limnoria taveta Rogenhofer, 1891
  • Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777)
  • Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Precis tugela aurorina (Butler, 1894)
  • Hypolimnas anthedon wahlbergi (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
  • Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Melitaea abyssinica Oberthür, 1909

Cyrestinae

Cyrestini

  • Cyrestis camillus (Fabricius, 1781)

Biblidinae

Biblidini

  • Byblia anvatara acheloia (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)
  • Neptidopsis ophione nucleata Grünberg, 1911
  • Eurytela dryope angulata Aurivillius, 1899
  • Eurytela hiarbas abyssinica Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Epicaliini

  • Sevenia boisduvali kaffana (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
  • Sevenia garega (Karsch, 1892)
  • Sevenia occidentalium (Mabille, 1876)
  • Sevenia umbrina (Karsch, 1892)

Limenitinae

Limenitidini

  • Pseudacraea boisduvalii sayonis Ungemach, 1932
  • Pseudacraea eurytus mimoras Ungemach, 1932
  • Pseudacraea lucretia walensensis (Sharpe, 1896)

Neptidini

  • Neptis agouale parallela Collins & Larsen, 1996
  • Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955
  • Neptis saclava marpessa Hopffer, 1855
  • Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955

Adoliadini

  • Aterica galene incisa Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Euphaedra medon abouna Ungemach, 1932
  • Euphaedra caerulescens submarginalis Hecq, 1997
  • Euphaedra sarita abyssinica Rothschild, 1902
  • Euphaedra neumanni Rothschild, 1902
  • Euphaedra castanoides deficiens Hecq, 1997

Heliconiinae

Acraeini

  • Acraea chilo Godman, 1880
  • Acraea endoscota Le Doux, 1928
  • Acraea insignis Distant, 1880
  • Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
  • Acraea oscari Rothschild, 1902
  • Acraea pseudolycia astrigera Butler, 1899
  • Acraea quirina rosa Eltringham, 1912
  • Acraea sidamona Rothschild & Jordan, 1905
  • Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775)
  • Acraea braesia Godman, 1885
  • Acraea caecilia (Fabricius, 1781)
  • Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877
  • Acraea doubledayi Guérin-Méneville, 1849
  • Acraea mirabilis Butler, 1886
  • Acraea miranda Riley, 1920
  • Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855
  • Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
  • Acraea zoumi Pierre, 1995
  • Acraea aganice orientalis (Ungemach, 1932)
  • Acraea alcinoe nado (Ungemach, 1932)
  • Acraea epaea homochroa (Rothschild & Jordan, 1905)
  • Acraea poggei ras (Ungemach, 1932)
  • Acraea aurivillii schecana Rothschild & Jordan, 1905
  • Acraea bonasia banka Eltringham, 1912
  • Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
  • Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Acraea iturina kakana Eltringham, 1911
  • Acraea jodutta aethiops Rothschild & Jordan, 1905
  • Acraea johnstoni Godman, 1885
  • Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
  • Acraea necoda Hewitson, 1861
  • Acraea peneleos gelonica Rothschild & Jordan, 1905
  • Acraea pharsalus rhodina Rothschild, 1902
  • Acraea rangatana maji Carpenter, 1935
  • Acraea sotikensis Sharpe, 1892
  • Acraea ventura ochrascens Sharpe, 1902
  • Acraea guichardi Gabriel, 1949
  • Acraea cinerea Neave, 1904
  • Acraea orinata Oberthür, 1893
  • Acraea parrhasia servona Godart, 1819
  • Acraea perenna kaffana Rothschild, 1902
  • Acraea safie safie Felder & Felder, 1865
  • Acraea safie antinorii Oberthür, 1880
  • Acraea ungemachi Le Cerf, 1927

Argynnini

  • Argynnis hyperbius neumanni Rothschild, 1902

Vagrantini

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

Hesperiidae

Coeliadinae

  • Coeliades anchises (Gerstaecker, 1871)
  • Coeliades chalybe immaculata Carpenter, 1935
  • Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
  • Coeliades keithloa menelik (Ungemach, 1932)
  • Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)

Pyrginae

Celaenorrhinini

  • Eretis lugens (Rogenhofer, 1891)
  • Eretis mixta Evans, 1937
  • Sarangesa laelius (Mabille, 1877)
  • Sarangesa lucidella helena Evans, 1947
  • Sarangesa motozi (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870)

Tagiadini

  • Eagris denuba obliterata Carpenter, 1928
  • Eagris nottoana (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Caprona adelica Karsch, 1892
  • Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857
  • Leucochitonea hindei Druce, 1903
  • Abantis meneliki Berger, 1979

Carcharodini

  • Spialia colotes semiconfluens de Jong, 1978
  • Spialia mafa higginsi Evans, 1937
  • Spialia mangana (Rebel, 1899)
  • Spialia zebra bifida (Higgins, 1924)

Hesperiinae

Aeromachini

  • Prosopalpus debilis (Plötz, 1879)
  • Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)
  • Acleros mackenii instabilis Mabille, 1890
  • Chondrolepis niveicornis pseudonero Berger, 1984
  • Zophopetes dysmephila (Trimen, 1868)
  • Artitropa reducta Aurivillius, 1925

Baorini

  • Zenonia zeno (Trimen, 1864)
  • Borbo perobscura (Druce, 1912)
  • Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824)

Heteropterinae

  • Metisella formosus mittoni Carcasson, 1961
  • Metisella tsadicus (Aurivillius, 1905)

References

References

  1. [http://abdb-africa.org/alienPORT.al?shopid=afrobut&language_code=en&ewtarget0=0c&ewcateg0=15&oid=40 African Butterfly Database]
  2. [http://atbutterflies.com/ethiopia.htm Afrotropical Butterflies]
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