List of butterflies of Mozambique
# List of butterflies of Mozambique

This is a list of butterflies of Mozambique. About 433 species are known from Mozambique, three of which are endemic.

## 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)
