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List of butterflies of Madagascar

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List of butterflies of Madagascar

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Location of Madagascar

This is a list of butterflies of Madagascar. About 303 species are known from Madagascar, a remarkable 210 of which are endemic.

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)

References

References

  1. [https://abdb-africa.org/locality/Madagascar?oid=47 Madagascar at the African Butterfly Database]
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies".
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