List of butterflies of Mozambique
This is a list of butterflies of Mozambique. About 433 species are known from Mozambique,[1] three of which are endemic.[2]
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini
- Papilio nireus lyaeus Doubleday, 1845
- Papilio dardanus cenea Stoll, 1790
- Papilio constantinus Ward, 1871
- Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]
- Papilio echerioides chirindanus van Son, 1956
- Papilio ophidicephalus chirinda van Son, 1939
Leptocercini
- Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
- Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775)
- Graphium junodi (Trimen, 1893)
- Graphium polistratus (Grose-Smith, 1889)
- Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873)
- Graphium porthaon (Hewitson, 1865)
- Graphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779)
- Graphium endochus (Boisduval, 1836)
- Graphium morania (Angas, 1849)
- Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
- Graphium philonoe (Ward, 1873)
Pieridae
Coliadinae
- Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
- Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898)
- Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876)
- Eurema hapale (Mabille, 1882)
- Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
- Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
- Colias electo (Linnaeus, 1763)
Pierinae
- Colotis amata calais (Cramer, 1775)
- Colotis antevippe gavisa (Wallengren, 1857)
- Colotis auxo (Lucas, 1852)
- Colotis celimene amina (Hewitson, 1866)
- Colotis danae annae (Wallengren, 1857)
- Colotis dissociatus (Butler, 1897)
- Colotis euippe omphale (Godart, 1819)
- Colotis eunoma (Hopffer, 1855)
- Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836)
- Colotis evenina evenina (Wallengren, 1857)
- Colotis evenina casta (Gerstaecker, 1871)
- Colotis ione (Godart, 1819)
- Colotis pallene (Hopffer, 1855)
- Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863)
- Colotis vesta argillaceus (Butler, 1877)
- Colotis vesta mutans (Butler, 1877)
- Colotis eris (Klug, 1829)
- Colotis subfasciatus (Swainson, 1833)
- Colotis agoye (Wallengren, 1857)
- Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823
- Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847)
- Pinacopterix eriphia (Godart, [1819])
- Nepheronia argia mhondana (Suffert, 1904)
- Nepheronia argia variegata Henning, 1994
- Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
- Leptosia alcesta inalcesta Bernardi, 1959
Pierini
- Appias epaphia contracta (Butler, 1888)
- Appias lasti (Grose-Smith, 1889)
- Appias sabina phoebe (Butler, 1901)
- Pontia helice (Linnaeus, 1764)
- Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779)
- Mylothris rubricosta (Mabille, 1890)
- Mylothris rueppellii haemus (Trimen, 1879)
- Mylothris rueppellii rhodesiana Riley, 1921
- Mylothris sagala umtaliana d'Abrera, 1980
- Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897
- Dixeia charina charina (Boisduval, 1836)
- Dixeia charina simana (Hopffer, 1855)
- Dixeia doxo parva Talbot, 1943
- Dixeia leucophanes Vári, 1976
- Dixeia pigea (Boisduval, 1836)
- Dixeia spilleri (Spiller, 1884)
- Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
- Belenois creona severina (Stoll, 1781)
- Belenois gidica abyssinica (Lucas, 1852)
- Belenois thysa (Hopffer, 1855)
- Belenois zochalia (Boisduval, 1836)
Lycaenidae
Miletinae
Liphyrini
- Aslauga marshalli Butler, 1899
Miletini
- Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793)
- Lachnocnema durbani Trimen & Bowker, 1887
- Lachnocnema brimoides Libert, 1996
Poritiinae
Liptenini
- Alaena nyassa Hewitson, 1877
- Pentila swynnertoni Stempffer & Bennett, 1961
- Pentila tropicalis fuscipunctata Henning & Henning, 1994
- Ornipholidotos peucetia (Hewitson, 1866)
- Teriomima puella Kirby, 1887
- Teriomima puellaris (Trimen, 1894)
- Teriomima williami Henning & Henning, 2004 (endemic)
- Teriomima parva Hawker-Smith, 1933
- Euthecta cooksoni Bennett, 1954
- Baliochila aslanga (Trimen, 1873)
- Baliochila barnesi Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
- Baliochila neavei Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
- Baliochila lipara Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
- Cnodontes pallida (Trimen, 1898)
- Cnodontes penningtoni Bennett, 1954
Epitolini
- Cephetola australis Libert, 1999 (endemic)
- Deloneura millari dondoensis Pennington, 1953
- Deloneura sheppardi Stevenson, 1934
Aphnaeinae
- Lipaphnaeus aderna spindasoides (Aurivillius, 1916)
- Chloroselas pseudozeritis (Trimen, 1873)
- Crudaria leroma (Wallengren, 1857)
- Cigaritis apelles (Oberthür, 1878)
- Cigaritis ella (Hewitson, 1865)
- Cigaritis homeyeri (Dewitz, 1887)
- Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850)
- Cigaritis natalensis (Westwood, 1851)
- Cigaritis nyassae (Butler, 1884)
- Cigaritis phanes (Trimen, 1873)
- Cigaritis victoriae (Butler, 1884)
- Axiocerses tjoane (Wallengren, 1857)
- Axiocerses coalescens Henning & Henning, 1996
- Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881)
- Axiocerses punicea cruenta (Trimen, 1894)
- Aloeides aranda (Wallengren, 1857)
- Aloeides damarensis mashona Tite & Dickson, 1973
- Aloeides taikosama (Wallengren, 1857)
- Aphnaeus erikssoni rex Aurivillius, 1909
- Aphnaeus hutchinsonii Trimen & Bowker, 1887
Theclinae
- Myrina dermaptera (Wallengren, 1857)
- Myrina silenus ficedula Trimen, 1879
- Hypolycaena buxtoni Hewitson, 1874
- Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
- Hypolycaena tearei Henning, 1981
- Hemiolaus caeculus (Hopffer, 1855)
- Leptomyrina hirundo (Wallengren, 1857)
- Leptomyrina gorgias sobrina Talbot, 1935
- Iolaus alienus Trimen, 1898
- Iolaus bakeri (Riley, 1928)
- Iolaus mimosae rhodosense (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
- Iolaus sidus Trimen, 1864
- Iolaus violacea (Riley, 1928)
- Iolaus pallene (Wallengren, 1857)
- Iolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1875
- Iolaus lalos (Druce, 1896)
- Iolaus silarus Druce, 1885
- Iolaus poultoni (Riley, 1928)
- Stugeta bowkeri tearei Dickson, 1980
- Pilodeudorix obscurata (Trimen, 1891)
- Pilodeudorix zeloides (Butler, 1901)
- Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
- Deudorix caliginosa Lathy, 1903
- Deudorix dariaves Hewitson, 1877
- Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
- Deudorix dinomenes Grose-Smith, 1887
- Deudorix diocles Hewitson, 1869
- Deudorix lorisona coffea Jackson, 1966
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini
- Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
- Anthene butleri livida (Trimen, 1881)
- Anthene definita (Butler, 1899)
- Anthene kersteni (Gerstaecker, 1871)
- Anthene lasti (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894)
- Anthene lemnos (Hewitson, 1878)
- Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874)
- Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894)
- Anthene otacilia (Trimen, 1868)
- Anthene sheppardi Stevenson, 1940
Polyommatini
- Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, [1824])
- Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855)
- Uranothauma antinorii felthami (Stevenson, 1934)
- Uranothauma falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879)
- Uranothauma nubifer (Trimen, 1895)
- Uranothauma poggei (Dewitz, 1879)
- Uranothauma vansomereni Stempffer, 1951
- Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782)
- Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898
- Cacyreus tespis (Herbst, 1804)
- Leptotes babaulti (Stempffer, 1935)
- Leptotes pulchra (Murray, 1874)
- Tuxentius calice (Hopffer, 1855)
- Tuxentius melaena (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
- Tarucus sybaris (Hopffer, 1855)
- Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
- Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883)
- Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
- Brephidium metophis (Wallengren, 1860)
- Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
- Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880)
- Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857)
- Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793)
- Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena (Wallengren, 1857)
- Euchrysops barkeri (Trimen, 1893)
- Euchrysops dolorosa (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
- Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
- Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855)
- Thermoniphas colorata (Ungemach, 1932)
- Oboronia bueronica Karsch, 1895
- Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
- Lepidochrysops aethiopia (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
- Lepidochrysops delicata (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
- Lepidochrysops intermedia (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
- Lepidochrysops kocak Seven, 1997
- Lepidochrysops neavei (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
- Lepidochrysops patricia (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
- Lepidochrysops peculiaris hypoleucus (Butler, 1893)
- Lepidochrysops plebeia (Butler, 1898)
Nymphalidae
Libytheinae
- Libythea labdaca laius Trimen, 1879
Danainae
Danaini
- Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
- Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847)
- Amauris niavius dominicanus Trimen, 1879
- Amauris albimaculata albimaculata Butler, 1875
- Amauris albimaculata chirindana Talbot, 1941
- Amauris echeria lobengula (Sharpe, 1890)
- Amauris ochlea (Boisduval, 1847)
Satyrinae
Melanitini
- Gnophodes betsimena diversa (Butler, 1880)
- Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Melanitis libya Distant, 1882
Satyrini
- Bicyclus angulosa selousi (Trimen, 1895)
- Bicyclus anynana (Butler, 1879)
- Bicyclus campina (Aurivillius, 1901)
- Bicyclus ena (Hewitson, 1877)
- Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850)
- Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873)
- Heteropsis simonsii (Butler, 1877)
- Ypthima antennata van Son, 1955
- Ypthima condamini Kielland, 1982
- Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883
- Ypthima impura paupera Ungemach, 1932
- Ypthima pupillaris Butler, 1888
- Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)
- Coenyra hebe (Trimen, 1862)
- Physcaeneura panda (Boisduval, 1847)
- Physcaeneura pione Godman, 1880
- Pseudonympha cyclops van Son, 1955
- Stygionympha wichgrafi lannini van Son, 1966
Charaxinae
Charaxini
- Charaxes varanes varanes (Cramer, 1777)
- Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
- Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824)
- Charaxes protoclea azota (Hewitson, 1877)
- Charaxes macclounii Butler, 1895
- Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866
- Charaxes castor flavifasciatus Butler, 1895
- Charaxes brutus natalensis Staudinger, 1885
- Charaxes pollux gazanus van Someren, 1967
- Charaxes druceanus stevensoni van Someren, 1963
- Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859
- Charaxes cithaeron Felder & Felder, 1859
- Charaxes violetta violetta Grose-Smith, 1885
- Charaxes violetta melloni Fox, 1963
- Charaxes etesipe tavetensis Rothschild, 1894
- Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1867
- Charaxes jahlusa argynnides Westwood, 1864
- Charaxes baumanni whytei Butler, 1894
- Charaxes chintechi van Someren, 1975
- Charaxes pseudophaeus van Someren, 1975
- Charaxes manica Trimen, 1894
- Charaxes phaeus Hewitson, 1877
- Charaxes guderiana (Dewitz, 1879)
- Charaxes zoolina (Westwood, [1850])
- Charaxes nichetes leoninus Butler, 1895
Euxanthini
- Charaxes wakefieldi (Ward, 1873)
Apaturinae
- Apaturopsis cleochares schultzei Schmidt, 1921
Nymphalinae
Nymphalini
- Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Junonia artaxia Hewitson, 1864
- Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870
- Junonia natalica (Felder & Felder, 1860)
- Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
- Junonia terea elgiva Hewitson, 1864
- Salamis cacta eileenae Henning & Joannou, 1994
- Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa (Trimen, 1881)
- Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
- Precis actia Distant, 1880
- Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847)
- Precis cuama (Hewitson, 1864)
- Precis octavia sesamus Trimen, 1883
- Precis sinuata Plötz, 1880
- Hypolimnas anthedon wahlbergi (Wallengren, 1857)
- Hypolimnas deceptor (Trimen, 1873)
- Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
Cyrestinae
Cyrestini
- Cyrestis camillus sublineata Lathy, 1901
Biblidinae
Biblidini
- Byblia anvatara acheloia (Wallengren, 1857)
- Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)
- Mesoxantha ethosea reducta Rothschild, 1918
- Neptidopsis fulgurata platyptera Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Neptidopsis ophione nucleata Grünberg, 1911
- Eurytela dryope angulata Aurivillius, 1899
- Eurytela hiarbas lita Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Epicaliini
- Sevenia boisduvali (Wallengren, 1857)
- Sevenia garega (Karsch, 1892)
- Sevenia morantii (Trimen, 1881)
- Sevenia natalensis (Boisduval, 1847)
- Sevenia rosa (Hewitson, 1877)
Limenitinae
Limenitidini
- Cymothoe coranus Grose-Smith, 1889
- Cymothoe vumbui Bethune-Baker, 1926
- Pseudacraea boisduvalii trimenii Butler, 1874
- Pseudacraea lucretia expansa (Butler, 1878)
Neptidini
- Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955
- Neptis carcassoni Van Son, 1959
- Neptis goochii Trimen, 1879
- Neptis gratiosa Overlaet, 1955
- Neptis jordani Neave, 1910
- Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955
- Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955
- Neptis penningtoni van Son, 1977
- Neptis saclava marpessa Hopffer, 1855
- Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955
- Neptis swynnertoni Trimen, 1912
- Neptis trigonophora Butler, 1878
Adoliadini
- Euryphura concordia (Hopffer, 1855)
- Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)
- Pseudargynnis hegemone (Godart, 1819)
- Aterica galene theophane Hopffer, 1855
- Bebearia orientis malawiensis Holmes, 2001
- Euphaedra orientalis Rothschild, 1898
- Euphaedra neophron (Hopffer, 1855)
- Euptera kinugnana (Grose-Smith, 1889)
Heliconiinae
Acraeini
- Acraea cerasa Hewitson, 1861
- Acraea acara Hewitson, 1865
- Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865
- Acraea boopis Wichgraf, 1914
- Acraea cuva Grose-Smith, 1889
- Acraea insignis gorongozae van Son, 1963
- Acraea machequena Grose-Smith, 1887
- Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
- Acraea rabbaiae rabbaiae Ward, 1873
- Acraea rabbaiae perlucida Henning & Henning, 1996
- Acraea satis Ward, 1871
- Acraea acrita Hewitson, 1865
- Acraea asema Hewitson, 1877
- Acraea dondoensis Stevenson, 1934 (endemic)
- Acraea egina areca Mabille, 1889
- Acraea nohara Boisduval, 1847
- Acraea petraea Boisduval, 1847
- Acraea violarum Boisduval, 1847
- Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881
- Acraea axina Westwood, 1881
- Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877
- Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847
- Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855
- Acraea aganice Hewitson, 1852
- Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
- Acraea cabira Hopffer, 1855
- Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
- Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
- Acraea esebria Hewitson, 1861
- Acraea johnstoni Godman, 1885
- Acraea burni Butler, 1896
- Acraea pentapolis epidica Oberthür, 1893
- Acraea pharsalus pharsaloides Holland, 1892
- Acraea rahira Boisduval, 1833
- Acraea conradti Oberthür, 1893
- Acraea igola Trimen & Bowker, 1889
- Pardopsis punctatissima (Boisduval, 1833)
Vagrantini
- Lachnoptera ayresii Trimen, 1879
- Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Hesperiidae
Coeliadinae
- Coeliades anchises (Gerstaecker, 1871)
- Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
- Coeliades libeon (Druce, 1875)
- Coeliades lorenzo Evans, 1947
- Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)
Pyrginae
Celaenorrhinini
- Celaenorrhinus bettoni Butler, 1902
- Celaenorrhinus mokeezi separata (Strand, 1911)
- Eretis djaelaelae (Wallengren, 1857)
- Eretis melania Mabille, 1891
- Eretis umbra nox (Neave, 1910)
- Sarangesa maculata (Mabille, 1891)
- Sarangesa motozi (Wallengren, 1857)
- Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870)
- Sarangesa ruona Evans, 1937
- Sarangesa seineri Strand, 1909
Tagiadini
- Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)
- Eagris nottoana (Wallengren, 1857)
- Calleagris jamesoni (Sharpe, 1890)
- Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857
- Netrobalane canopus (Trimen, 1864)
- Leucochitonea levubu Wallengren, 1857
- Abantis bamptoni Collins & Larsen, 1994
- Abantis paradisea (Butler, 1870)
- Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855
- Abantis venosa Trimen & Bowker, 1889
- Abantis zambesiaca (Westwood, 1874)
Carcharodini
- Spialia asterodia (Trimen, 1864)
- Spialia colotes transvaaliae (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
- Spialia confusa Evans, 1937
- Spialia delagoae (Trimen, 1898)
- Spialia depauperata depauperata (Strand, 1911)
- Spialia depauperata australis de Jong, 1978
- Spialia diomus ferax (Wallengren, 1863)
- Spialia dromus (Plötz, 1884)
- Spialia mafa (Trimen, 1870)
- Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764)
- Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)
Hesperiinae
Aeromachini
- Astictopterus stellata mineni (Trimen, 1894)
- Ampittia capenas (Hewitson, 1868)
- Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)
- Kedestes macomo (Trimen, 1862)
- Kedestes mohozutza (Wallengren, 1857)
- Kedestes wallengrenii (Trimen, 1883)
- Gorgyra johnstoni (Butler, 1894)
- Gorgyra subflavidus Holland, 1896
- Teniorhinus harona (Westwood, 1881)
- Teniorhinus herilus (Hopffer, 1855)
- Acada biseriata (Mabille, 1893)
- Parosmodes morantii (Trimen, 1873)
- Acleros mackenii (Trimen, 1868)
- Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1890
- Semalea arela (Mabille, 1891)
- Semalea pulvina (Plötz, 1879)
- Andronymus caesar philander (Hopffer, 1855)
- Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
- Moltena fiara (Butler, 1870)
- Chondrolepis niveicornis (Plötz, 1883)
- Zophopetes dysmephila (Trimen, 1868)
- Artitropa erinnys (Trimen, 1862)
- Artitropa reducta Aurivillius, 1925
- Fresna nyassae (Hewitson, 1878)
- Platylesches affinissima Strand, 1921
- Platylesches ayresii (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
- Platylesches galesa (Hewitson, 1877)
- Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857)
- Platylesches neba (Hewitson, 1877)
- Platylesches picanini (Holland, 1894)
- Platylesches robustus Neave, 1910
- Platylesches shona Evans, 1937
Baorini
- Zenonia zeno (Trimen, 1864)
- Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
- Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)
- Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
- Borbo chagwa (Evans, 1937)
- Borbo detecta (Trimen, 1893)
- Borbo fallax (Gaede, 1916)
- Borbo fanta (Evans, 1937)
- Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855)
- Borbo ferruginea dondo Evans, 1956
- Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)
- Borbo holtzi (Plötz, 1883)
- Borbo lugens (Hopffer, 1855)
- Borbo micans (Holland, 1896)
- Parnara monasi (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
- Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824)
- Gegenes niso (Linnaeus, 1764)
- Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878)
Heteropterinae
- Metisella abdeli (Krüger, 1928)
- Metisella aegipan inyanga Evans, 1956
- Metisella metis paris Evans, 1937
- Metisella willemi (Wallengren, 1857)
- Tsitana tsita (Trimen, 1870)