List of butterflies of the Comoros
This is a list of butterflies of the Comoro Islands. About 88 species are known from the Comoros,[1] 19 of which are endemic.[2]
This is a list of butterfly species which have been recorded on the Comoros and on Mayotte, which is geographically part of the Comoro Islands.
Papilionidae
[edit]Papilioninae
[edit]Papilionini
[edit]- Papilio aristophontes Oberthür, 1897 (endemic)
- Papilio dardanus humbloti Oberthür, 1888
- Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]
- Papilio epiphorbas guyonnaudi Turlin & Guilbot, 1990
- Papilio epiphorbas praedicta Turlin & Guilbot, 1990
Leptocercini
[edit]- Graphium evombar viossati Collins, 1997
- Graphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779)
- Graphium levassori (Oberthür, 1886) (endemic)
Pieridae
[edit]Coliadinae
[edit]- Eurema brigitta pulchella (Boisduval, 1833)
- Eurema desjardinsii (Boisduval, 1833)
- Eurema floricola anjuana (Butler, 1879)
- Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
- Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
Pierinae
[edit]- Colotis euippe omphale (Godart, 1819)
- Colotis evanthe (Boisduval, 1836)
- Colotis evanthides (Holland, 1896)
Pierini
[edit]- Appias epaphia contracta (Butler, 1888)
- Appias sabina comorensis Talbot, 1943
- Mylothris humbloti (Oberthür, 1888) (endemic)
- Mylothris ngaziya (Oberthür, 1888) (endemic)
- Belenois creona elisa (van Vollenhoven, 1869)
Lycaenidae
[edit]Theclinae
[edit]Theclini
[edit]- Hypolycaena philippus ramonza (Saalmüller, 1878)
- Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
- Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
Polyommatinae
[edit]Polyommatini
[edit]- Cacyreus darius (Mabille, 1877)
- Leptotes casca (Tite, 1958) (endemic)
- Leptotes mayottensis (Tite, 1958) (endemic)
- Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877)
- Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883)
- Azanus sitalces mayotti d'Abrera, 1980
- Eicochrysops damiri Turlin, 1995 (endemic)
- Eicochrysops sanguigutta (Mabille, 1879)
- Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855)
Nymphalidae
[edit]Danainae
[edit]Danaini
[edit]- Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
- Danaus dorippus (Klug, 1845)
- Amauris comorana Oberthür, 1897 (endemic)
- Amauris nossima (Ward, 1870)
- Amauris ochlea affinis Aurivillius, 1911
- Amauris ochlea moya Turlin, 1994
Satyrinae
[edit]Melanitini
[edit]- Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
Satyrini
[edit]- Bicyclus anynana (Butler, 1879)
- Heteropsis comorana comorana (Oberthür, 1916) (endemic)
- Heteropsis comorana subrufa (Turlin, 1994) (endemic)
- Heteropsis narcissus fraterna (Butler, 1868)
- Heteropsis narcissus comorensis (Oberthür, 1916)
- Heteropsis narcissus salimi (Turlin, 1994)
- Heteropsis narcissus mayottensis (Oberthür, 1916)
Charaxinae
[edit]Charaxini
[edit]- Charaxes saperanus Poulton, 1926 (endemic)
- Charaxes castor comoranus Rothschild, 1903
- Charaxes paradoxa Lathy, 1925 (endemic)
- Charaxes nicati Canu, 1991 (endemic)
- Charaxes viossati Canu, 1991 (endemic)
Nymphalinae
[edit]Nymphalini
[edit]- Junonia goudotii (Boisduval, 1833)
- Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Junonia rhadama (Boisduval, 1833)
- Salamis humbloti Turlin, 1994 (endemic)
- Hypolimnas anthedon drucei (Butler, 1874)
- Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
- Vanessa dimorphica comoroica (Howarth, 1966)
Biblidinae
[edit]Biblidini
[edit]- Byblia anvatara (Boisduval, 1833)
- Eurytela dryope lineata Aurivillius, 1899
Limenitinae
[edit]Limenitidini
[edit]- Pseudacraea imerina anjouana Collins, 1991
- Pseudacraea lucretia comorana Oberthür, 1890
- Pseudacraea lucretia karthalae Collins, 1991
Neptidini
[edit]- Neptis comorarum comorarum Oberthür, 1890 (endemic)
- Neptis comorarum legrandi Turlin, 1994 (endemic)
- Neptis cormilloti Turlin, 1994 (endemic)
- Neptis mayottensis Oberthür, 1890 (endemic)
Heliconiinae
[edit]Acraeini
[edit]- Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
- Acraea dammii van Vollenhoven, 1869
- Acraea igati Boisduval, 1833
- Acraea ranavalona Boisduval, 1833
- Acraea lia Mabille, 1879
- Acraea esebria Hewitson, 1861
- Acraea masaris masaris Oberthür, 1893 (endemic)
- Acraea masaris jodina Pierre, 1992 (endemic)
- Acraea comor Pierre, 1992 (endemic)
Vagrantini
[edit]- Phalanta eurytis (Doubleday, 1847)
- Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Hesperiidae
[edit]Coeliadinae
[edit]- Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
- Coeliades ramanatek comorana Evans, 1937
Pyrginae
[edit]Tagiadini
[edit]- Tagiades insularis grandis Evans, 1937
- Tagiades insularis mayotta Evans, 1937
- Tagiades samborana rana Evans, 1937
- Eagris sabadius comorana Evans, 1937
- Eagris sabadius isabella Turlin, 1995
Hesperiinae
[edit]Aeromachini
[edit]- Artitropa erinnys comorarum Oberthür, 1916
Baorini
[edit]- Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
- Borbo fatuellus dolens (Mabille, 1898)
- Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)