List of butterflies of Seychelles
# List of butterflies of Seychelles

This is a list of butterflies of Seychelles. About 25 species are known from Seychelles, three of which are endemic.

## Papilionidae

### Papilioninae

**Papilionini**

* Papilio phorbanta nana Oberthür, 1879

## Pieridae

### Coliadinae

* Eurema brigitta pulchella (Boisduval, 1833)
* Eurema floricola aldabrensis Bernardi, 1969
* Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)

### Pierinae

* Colotis evanthides (Holland, 1896)

**Pierini**

* Belenois aldabrensis (Holland, 1896) (endemic)
* Belenois grandidieri (Mabille, 1878)

## Lycaenidae

### Theclinae

**Theclini**

* Hypolycaena philippus ramonza (Saalmüller, 1878)

### Polyommatinae

**Polyommatini**

* Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
* Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
* Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)

## Nymphalidae

### Danainae

**Danaini**

* Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
* Amauris niavius dominicanus Trimen, 1879
* Euploea mitra Moore, 1858 (endemic)

### Satyrinae

**Melanitini**

* Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)

### Nymphalinae

**Nymphalini**

* Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870
* Junonia oenone epiclelia (Boisduval, 1833)
* Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
* Junonia rhadama (Boisduval, 1833)
* Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)

### Heliconiinae

**Acraeini**

* Acraea neobule legrandi Carcasson, 1964

**Vagrantini**

* Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
* Phalanta philiberti (de Joannis, 1893) (endemic)

## Hesperiidae

### Pyrginae

**Tagiadini**

* Eagris sabadius aldabranus Fryer, 1912
* Eagris sabadius maheta Evans, 1937

### Hesperiinae

**Baorini**

* Borbo borbonica morella (de Joannis, 1893)
* Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)
