List of butterflies of Namibia
# List of butterflies of Namibia

This is a list of butterflies of Namibia. About 224 species are known from Namibia, six of which are endemic.

## Papilionidae

### Papilioninae

**Papilionini**

* Papilio nireus lyaeus Doubleday, 1845
* Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]

**Leptocercini**

* Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
* Graphium porthaon (Hewitson, 1865)
* Graphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779)
* Graphium schaffgotschi (Niepelt, 1927)

## Pieridae

### Coliadinae

* Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
* Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
* Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
* Colias electo (Linnaeus, 1763)

### Pierinae

* Colotis amata williami Henning & Henning, 1994
* Colotis antevippe gavisa (Wallengren, 1857)
* Colotis celimene pholoe (Wallengren, 1860)
* Colotis danae annae (Wallengren, 1857)
* Colotis danae walkeri (Butler, 1884)
* Colotis doubledayi (Hopffer, 1862)
* Colotis euippe omphale (Godart, 1819)
* Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836)
* Colotis evenina (Wallengren, 1857)
* Colotis ione (Godart, 1819)
* Colotis lais (Butler, 1876)
* Colotis pallene (Hopffer, 1855)
* Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863)
* Colotis vesta mutans (Butler, 1877)
* Colotis eris (Klug, 1829)
* Colotis subfasciatus (Swainson, 1833)
* Colotis agoye agoye (Wallengren, 1857)
* Colotis agoye bowkeri (Trimen, 1883)
* Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847)
* Pinacopterix eriphia (Godart, [1819])
* Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
* Nepheronia thalassina sinalata (Suffert, 1904)

**Pierini**

* Appias sylvia nyasana (Butler, 1897)
* Pontia helice (Linnaeus, 1764)
* Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779)
* Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
* Belenois creona severina (Stoll, 1781)
* Belenois gidica abyssinica (Lucas, 1852)

## Lycaenidae

### Miletinae

**Miletini**

* Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Lachnocnema durbani Trimen & Bowker, 1887
* Thestor protumnus aridus van Son, 1941

### Poritiinae

**Liptenini**

* Alaena amazoula congoana Aurivillius, 1914
* Alaena brainei Vári, 1976 (endemic)
* Cnodontes pallida (Trimen, 1898)

### Aphnaeinae

* Chrysoritis chrysantas (Trimen, 1868)
* Trimenia macmasteri mijburghi Dickson, 1980
* Trimenia wykehami (Dickson, 1969)
* Cigaritis ella (Hewitson, 1865)
* Cigaritis homeyeri (Dewitz, 1887)
* Cigaritis modestus (Trimen, 1891)
* Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850)
* Cigaritis namaquus (Trimen, 1874)
* Cigaritis natalensis (Westwood, 1851)
* Cigaritis phanes (Trimen, 1873)
* Axiocerses tjoane (Wallengren, 1857)
* Axiocerses amanga amanga (Westwood, 1881)
* Axiocerses amanga baumi Weymer, 1901
* Aloeides aranda (Wallengren, 1857)
* Aloeides namibiensis Henning & Henning, 1994
* Aloeides damarensis (Trimen, 1891)
* Aloeides molomo krooni Tite & Dickson, 1973
* Aloeides taikosama (Wallengren, 1857)
* Aloeides simplex (Trimen, 1893)
* Aloeides tearei Henning & Henning, 1982
* Aloeides nollothi Tite & Dickson, 1977
* Aloeides argenteus Henning & Henning, 1994
* Aphnaeus erikssoni Trimen, 1891
* Tylopaedia sardonyx sardonyx (Trimen, 1868)
* Tylopaedia sardonyx cerita Henning & Henning, 1998
* Phasis clavum Murray, 1935

### Theclinae

* Myrina silenus ficedula Trimen, 1879
* Myrina silenus suzannae Larsen & Plowes, 1991
* Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Hemiolaus caeculus tsodiloensis (Pinhey, 1969)
* Leptomyrina henningi Dickson, 1976
* Leptomyrina lara (Linnaeus, 1764)
* Iolaus alienus sophiae Henning & Henning, 1991
* Iolaus mimosae pamelae (Dickson, 1976)
* Iolaus nasisii (Riley, 1928)
* Iolaus obscurus Aurivillius, 1923 (endemic)
* Iolaus silarus brainei Henning & Henning, 1984
* Stugeta bowkeri tearei Dickson, 1980
* Stugeta subinfuscata Grünberg, 1910
* Pilodeudorix obscurata (Trimen, 1891)
* Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
* Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887

### Polyommatinae

**Lycaenesthini**

* Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
* Anthene contrastata mashuna (Stevenson, 1937)
* Anthene otacilia (Trimen, 1868)

**Polyommatini**

* Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, [1824])
* Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855)
* Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857)
* Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
* Cacyreus dicksoni Pennington, 1962
* Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782)
* Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
* Leptotes pulchra (Murray, 1874)
* Tuxentius calice (Hopffer, 1855)
* Tuxentius melaena (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
* Tarucus sybaris linearis (Aurivillius, 1924)
* Zintha hintza krooni (Dickson, 1973)
* Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
* Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883)
* Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
* Brephidium metophis (Wallengren, 1860)
* Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
* Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, 1782)
* 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)
* Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923
* Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
* Lepidochrysops michellae Henning & Henning, 1983 (endemic)
* Lepidochrysops patricia (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
* Lepidochrysops plebeia (Butler, 1898)
* Lepidochrysops vansoni (Swanepoel, 1949)

## Nymphalidae

### Danainae

**Danaini**

* Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
* Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847)
* Amauris niavius (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Amauris tartarea Mabille, 1876

### Satyrinae

**Melanitini**

* Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)

**Satyrini**

* Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873)
* Heteropsis simonsii (Butler, 1877)
* Ypthima asterope asterope (Klug, 1832)
* Ypthima asterope hereroica van Son, 1955
* Coenyropsis natalii (Boisduval, 1847)
* Physcaeneura panda (Boisduval, 1847)
* Stygionympha robertsoni (Riley, 1932)
* Stygionympha irrorata (Trimen, 1873)

### Charaxinae

**Charaxini**

* Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
* Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824)
* Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866
* Charaxes brutus natalensis Staudinger, 1885
* Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859
* Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1867
* Charaxes brainei van Son, 1966
* Charaxes guderiana (Dewitz, 1879)
* Charaxes zoolina (Westwood, [1850])

### Nymphalinae

**Nymphalini**

* Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870
* Junonia natalica (Felder & Felder, 1860)
* Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
* Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
* Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850)
* Precis octavia sesamus Trimen, 1883
* Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)

### Biblidinae

**Biblidini**

* Byblia anvatara acheloia (Wallengren, 1857)
* Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)

**Epicaliini**

* Sevenia amulia benguelae (Chapman, 1872)
* Sevenia pechueli (Dewitz, 1879)
* Sevenia rosa (Hewitson, 1877)
* Sevenia trimeni (Aurivillius, 1899)

### Limenitinae

**Limenitidini**

* Pseudacraea poggei (Dewitz, 1879)

**Neptidini**

* Neptis jordani Neave, 1910

**Adoliadini**

* Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)

### Heliconiinae

**Acraeini**

* Acraea acara acara Hewitson, 1865
* Acraea acara melanophanes Le Cerf, 1927
* Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865
* Acraea brainei Henning, 1986 (endemic)
* Acraea hypoleuca Trimen, 1898 (endemic)
* Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
* Acraea trimeni Aurivillius, 1899
* Acraea zetes (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Acraea acrita ambigua Trimen, 1891
* Acraea atolmis Westwood, 1881
* Acraea nohara Boisduval, 1847
* Acraea atergatis Westwood, 1881
* Acraea axina Westwood, 1881
* Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877
* Acraea ella Eltringham, 1911
* Acraea lygus Druce, 1875
* Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847
* Acraea stenobea Wallengren, 1860
* Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
* Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
* Acraea esebria Hewitson, 1861
* Acraea burni Butler, 1896
* Acraea rahira Boisduval, 1833

**Vagrantini**

* Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

## Hesperiidae

### Coeliadinae

* Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
* Coeliades libeon (Druce, 1875)
* Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)

### Pyrginae

**Celaenorrhinini**

* Eretis melania Mabille, 1891
* Sarangesa gaerdesi gaerdesi Evans, 1949
* Sarangesa gaerdesi smithae Vári, 1976
* Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870)
* Sarangesa seineri Strand, 1909
* Alenia namaqua Vári, 1974

**Tagiadini**

* Caprona cassualalla Bethune-Baker, 1911
* Abantis paradisea (Butler, 1870)
* Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855
* Abantis zambesiaca (Westwood, 1874)

**Carcharodini**

* Spialia colotes transvaaliae (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
* Spialia delagoae (Trimen, 1898)
* Spialia depauperata australis de Jong, 1978
* Spialia diomus ferax (Wallengren, 1863)
* Spialia mafa (Trimen, 1870)
* Spialia nanus (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
* Spialia secessus (Trimen, 1891)
* Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764)
* Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)

### Hesperiinae

**Aeromachini**

* Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)
* Kedestes lepenula (Wallengren, 1857)
* Kedestes monostichus Hancock & Gardiner, 1982
* Kedestes sublineata Pennington, 1953 (endemic)
* Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
* Zophopetes dysmephila (Trimen, 1868)
* Platylesches neba (Hewitson, 1877)
* Platylesches shona Evans, 1937
* Platylesches tina Evans, 1937

**Baorini**

* Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
* Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)
* Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
* Borbo fallax (Gaede, 1916)
* Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855)
* Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)
* Gegenes niso (Linnaeus, 1764)
* Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878)

### Heteropterinae

* Metisella willemi (Wallengren, 1857)
