List of butterflies of Senegal

Location of Senegal

This is a list of butterflies of Senegal. About 297 species are known from Senegal,^[1] 1 of which is endemic.^[2]

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

Papilionini

• Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758
• Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
• Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]
• Papilio menestheus Drury, 1773

Leptocercini

• Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
• Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932)
• Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
• Graphium auriger (Butler, 1876)

Pieridae

Coliadinae

• Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
• Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898)
• Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876)
• Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
• Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)

Pierinae

• Colotis amata calais (Cramer, 1775)
• Colotis antevippe (Boisduval, 1836)
• Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829)
• Colotis celimene sudanicus (Aurivillius, 1905)
• Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829)
• Colotis danae eupompe (Klug, 1829)
• Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836)
• Colotis halimede (Klug, 1829)
• Colotis ione (Godart, 1819)
• Colotis liagore (Klug, 1829)
• Colotis phisadia (Godart, 1819)
• Colotis vesta amelia (Lucas, 1852)
• Colotis eris (Klug, 1829)
• Pinacopterix eriphia tritogenia (Klug, 1829)
• Nepheronia argia (Fabricius, 1775)
• Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
• Nepheronia thalassina (Boisduval, 1836)
• Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, [1782])
• Leptosia wigginsi pseudalcesta Bernardi, 1965

Pierini

• Appias epaphia (Cramer, [1779])
• Appias sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)
• Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829
• Mylothris aburi Larsen & Collins, 2003
• Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775)
• Dixeia doxo (Godart, 1819)
• Dixeia orbona (Geyer, [1837])
• Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
• Belenois calypso (Drury, 1773)
• Belenois creona (Cramer, [1776])
• Belenois gidica (Godart, 1819)

Lycaenidae

Miletinae

Liphyrini

• Euliphyra hewitsoni Aurivillius, 1899

Miletini

• Spalgis lemolea lemolea Druce, 1890
• Spalgis lemolea pilos Druce, 1890
• Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872)
• Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996

Lipteninae

Liptenini

• Pentila condamini Stempffer, 1963
• Pentila pauli abri Collins & Larsen, 2001 (manuscript name)
• Pentila preussi fayei Stempffer, 1963
• Eresina maesseni Stempffer, 1956

Epitolini

• Cephetola subcoerulea (Roche, 1954)

Theclinae

• Myrina silenus (Fabricius, 1775)
• Myrina subornata Lathy, 1903
• Dapidodigma hymen (Fabricius, 1775)

Aphnaeini

• Pseudaletis leonis (Staudinger, 1888)
• Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850)
• Cigaritis nilus (Hewitson, 1865)
• Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836
• Axiocerses harpax harpax (Fabricius, 1775)
• Axiocerses harpax kadugli Talbot, 1935
• Axiocerses amanga borealis Aurivillius, 1905
• Aphnaeus brahami Lathy, 1903
• Aphnaeus orcas (Drury, 1782)

Theclini

• Hypolycaena condamini Stempffer, 1956
• Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Iolaus eurisus helius (Fabricius, 1781)
• Iolaus alienus bicaudatus Aurivillius, 1905
• Iolaus iasis Hewitson, 1865
• Iolaus scintillans Aurivillius, 1905
• Iolaus sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905
• Iolaus menas Druce, 1890
• Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869
• Iolaus ismenias (Klug, 1834)
• Iolaus calisto (Westwood, 1851)
• Stugeta marmoreus (Butler, 1866)
• Pilodeudorix catori (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
• Pilodeudorix caerulea (Druce, 1890)
• Pilodeudorix diyllus occidentalis Libert, 2004
• Pilodeudorix zela (Hewitson, 1869)
• Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
• Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
• Deudorix dinomenes diomedes Jackson, 1966
• Deudorix galathea (Swainson, 1821)
• Deudorix livia (Klug, 1834)
• Deudorix lorisona abriana Libert, 2004
• Deudorix odana Druce, 1887

Polyommatinae

Lycaenesthini

• Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
• Anthene crawshayi (Butler, 1899)
• Anthene larydas (Cramer, 1780)
• Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874)
• Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894)
• Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876)
• Anthene sylvanus (Drury, 1773)
• Anthene phoenicis (Karsch, 1893)

Polyommatini

• Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, [1824])
• Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932
• Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857)
• Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Cacyreus virilis Stempffer, 1936
• Leptotes babaulti (Stempffer, 1935)
• Leptotes jeanneli (Stempffer, 1935)
• Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Leptotes pulchra (Murray, 1874)
• Tuxentius cretosus nodieri (Oberthür, 1883)
• Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948
• Tarucus rosacea (Austaut, 1885)
• Tarucus theophrastus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1942
• Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
• Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877)
• Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
• Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
• Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880)
• Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857)
• Azanus natalensis (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
• Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, 1782)
• Azanus isis (Drury, 1773)
• Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793)
• Euchrysops barkeri (Trimen, 1893)
• Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
• Euchrysops nilotica (Aurivillius, 1904)
• Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855)
• Euchrysops reducta Hulstaert, 1924
• Euchrysops sahelianus Libert, 2001
• Oboronia guessfeldti (Dewitz, 1879)
• Chilades eleusis (Demaison, 1888)
• Chilades serrula (Mabille, 1890)
• Chilades trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
• Lepidochrysops polydialecta (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
• Lepidochrysops synchrematiza (Bethune-Baker, [1923])

Nymphalidae

Danainae

Danaini

• Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777)
• Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847)
• Amauris damocles (Fabricius, 1793)

Satyrinae

Elymniini

• Elymniopsis bammakoo (Westwood, [1851])

Melanitini

• Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Melanitis libya Distant, 1882

Satyrini

• Bicyclus angulosa (Butler, 1868)
• Bicyclus funebris (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
• Bicyclus mandanes Hewitson, 1873
• Bicyclus milyas (Hewitson, 1864)
• Bicyclus pavonis (Butler, 1876)
• Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850)
• Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
• Bicyclus taenias (Hewitson, 1877)
• Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868)
• Bicyclus zinebi (Butler, 1869)
• Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)
• Ypthima condamini nigeriae Kielland, 1982
• Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880
• Ypthima impura Elwes & Edwards, 1893
• Ypthima vuattouxi Kielland, 1982
• Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)

Charaxinae

Charaxini

• Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
• Charaxes fulvescens senegala van Someren, 1975
• Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824)
• Charaxes protoclea Feisthamel, 1850
• Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850
• Charaxes cynthia Butler, 1866
• Charaxes lucretius Cramer, [1775]
• Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926
• Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850
• Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775)
• Charaxes brutus (Cramer, 1779)
• Charaxes numenes (Hewitson, 1859)
• Charaxes tiridates (Cramer, 1777)
• Charaxes zingha (Stoll, 1780)
• Charaxes etesipe (Godart, 1824)
• Charaxes achaemenes atlantica van Someren, 1970
• Charaxes eupale (Drury, 1782)
• Charaxes anticlea (Drury, 1782)
• Charaxes etheocles (Cramer, 1777)
• Charaxes viola Butler, 1866

Euxanthini

• Charaxes eurinome (Cramer, 1775)

Pallini

• Palla decius (Cramer, 1777)

Nymphalinae

Nymphalini

• Antanartia delius (Drury, 1782)
• 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 stygia (Aurivillius, 1894)
• Junonia terea (Drury, 1773)
• Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793)
• Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850)
• Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777)
• Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775)
• Hypolimnas anthedon (Doubleday, 1845)
• Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Catacroptera cloanthe ligata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Cyrestinae

Cyrestini

• Cyrestis camillus (Fabricius, 1781)

Biblidinae

Biblidini

• Byblia anvatara crameri Aurivillius, 1894
• Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)

Limenitinae

Limenitidini

• Pseudacraea eurytus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pseudacraea lucretia (Cramer, [1775])
• Pseudacraea warburgi Aurivillius, 1892

Neptidini

• Neptis agouale Pierre-Baltus, 1978
• Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955
• Neptis najo Karsch, 1893
• Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955
• Neptis morosa Overlaet, 1955
• Neptis nemetes Hewitson, 1868
• Neptis nysiades Hewitson, 1868
• Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955
• Neptis trigonophora melicertula Strand, 1912

Adoliadini

• Euryphura chalcis (Felder & Felder, 1860)
• Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)
• Aterica galene (Brown, 1776)
• Euriphene ampedusa (Hewitson, 1866)
• Euriphene gambiae Feisthamel, 1850
• Bebearia senegalensis (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1858)
• Bebearia sophus phreone (Feisthamel, 1850)
• Bebearia phantasina ultima Hecq, 1990
• Euphaedra medon pholus (van der Hoeven, 1840)
• Euphaedra hastiri Hecq, 1981
• Euphaedra laguerrei Hecq, 1979
• Euphaedra villiersi Condamin, 1964

Heliconiinae

Acraeini

• Acraea camaena (Drury, 1773)
• Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
• Acraea quirina (Fabricius, 1781)
• Acraea zetes (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775)
• Acraea caecilia (Fabricius, 1781)
• Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
• Acraea epaea (Cramer, 1779)
• Acraea macaria (Fabricius, 1793)
• Acraea vestalis Felder & Felder, 1865
• Acraea bonasia (Fabricius, 1775)
• Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
• Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
• Acraea perenna Doubleday, 1847

Vagrantini

• Lachnoptera anticlia (Hübner, 1819)
• Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Hesperiidae

Coeliadinae

• Coeliades aeschylus (Plötz, 1884)
• Coeliades chalybe (Westwood, 1852)
• Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
• Coeliades hanno (Plötz, 1879)

Pyrginae

Celaenorrhinini

• Celaenorrhinus galenus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Eretis lugens (Rogenhofer, 1891)
• Sarangesa laelius (Mabille, 1877)
• Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870)

Tagiadini

• Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)
• Eagris denuba (Plötz, 1879)
• Caprona adelica Karsch, 1892
• Abantis nigeriana Butler, 1901
• Abantis pseudonigeriana Usher, 1984

Carcharodini

• Spialia diomus (Hopffer, 1855)
• Spialia dromus (Plötz, 1884)
• Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)

Hesperiinae

Aeromachini

• Astictopterus abjecta (Snellen, 1872)
• Prosopalpus debilis (Plötz, 1879)
• Prosopalpus styla Evans, 1937
• Gorgyra afikpo Druce, 1909
• Pardaleodes edipus (Stoll, 1781)
• Pardaleodes incerta murcia (Plötz, 1883)
• Xanthodisca rega (Mabille, 1890)
• Parosmodes morantii axis Evans, 1937
• Acleros mackenii olaus (Plötz, 1884)
• Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1890
• Semalea arela (Mabille, 1891)
• Semalea pulvina (Plötz, 1879)
• Hypoleucis ophiusa (Hewitson, 1866)
• Meza indusiata (Mabille, 1891)
• Meza leucophaea (Holland, 1894)
• Meza meza (Hewitson, 1877)
• Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
• Zophopetes cerymica (Hewitson, 1867)
• Zophopetes quaternata (Mabille, 1876)
• Artitropa comus (Stoll, 1782)
• Gretna waga (Plötz, 1886)
• Leona halma Evans, 1937
• Caenides dacela (Hewitson, 1876)
• Monza alberti (Holland, 1896)
• Fresna cojo (Karsch, 1893)
• Platylesches affinissima Strand, 1921
• Platylesches batangae (Holland, 1894)
• Platylesches chamaeleon (Mabille, 1891)
• Platylesches galesa (Hewitson, 1877)
• Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857)
• Platylesches picanini (Holland, 1894)
• Platylesches rossii Belcastro, 1986

Baorini

• Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
• Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)
• Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
• Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855)
• Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)
• Borbo holtzi (Plötz, 1883)
• Borbo perobscura (Druce, 1912)
• Parnara monasi (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
• Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824)
• Gegenes niso brevicornis (Plötz, 1884)
• Gegenes nostrodamus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878)

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)