List of butterflies of Senegal
# List of butterflies of Senegal

This is a list of butterflies of Senegal. About 297 species are known from Senegal, one of which is endemic.

## Papilionidae

### Papilioninae

**Papilionini**

* Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758
* Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
* Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]
* Papilio menestheus Drury, 1773

**Leptocercini**

* Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
* Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932)
* Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
* Graphium auriger (Butler, 1876)

## Pieridae

### Coliadinae

* Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
* Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898)
* Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876)
* Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
* Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)

### Pierinae

* Colotis amata calais (Cramer, 1775)
* Colotis antevippe (Boisduval, 1836)
* Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829)
* Colotis celimene sudanicus (Aurivillius, 1905)
* Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829)
* Colotis danae eupompe (Klug, 1829)
* Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836)
* Colotis halimede (Klug, 1829)
* Colotis ione (Godart, 1819)
* Colotis liagore (Klug, 1829)
* Colotis phisadia (Godart, 1819)
* Colotis vesta amelia (Lucas, 1852)
* Colotis eris (Klug, 1829)
* Pinacopterix eriphia tritogenia (Klug, 1829)
* Nepheronia argia (Fabricius, 1775)
* Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
* Nepheronia thalassina (Boisduval, 1836)
* Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, [1782])
* Leptosia wigginsi pseudalcesta Bernardi, 1965

**Pierini**

* Appias epaphia (Cramer, [1779])
* Appias sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)
* Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829
* Mylothris aburi Larsen & Collins, 2003
* Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775)
* Dixeia doxo (Godart, 1819)
* Dixeia orbona (Geyer, [1837])
* Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
* Belenois calypso (Drury, 1773)
* Belenois creona (Cramer, [1776])
* Belenois gidica (Godart, 1819)

## Lycaenidae

### Miletinae

**Liphyrini**

* Euliphyra hewitsoni Aurivillius, 1899

**Miletini**

* Spalgis lemolea lemolea Druce, 1890
* Spalgis lemolea pilos Druce, 1890
* Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872)
* Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996

### Poritiinae

**Liptenini**

* Pentila condamini Stempffer, 1963
* Pentila pauli abri Collins & Larsen, 2001 (manuscript name)
* Pentila preussi fayei Stempffer, 1963
* Eresina maesseni Stempffer, 1956

**Epitolini**

* Cephetola subcoerulea (Roche, 1954)

### Aphnaeinae

* Pseudaletis leonis (Staudinger, 1888)
* Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850)
* Cigaritis nilus (Hewitson, 1865)
* Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836
* Axiocerses harpax harpax (Fabricius, 1775)
* Axiocerses harpax kadugli Talbot, 1935
* Axiocerses amanga borealis Aurivillius, 1905
* Aphnaeus brahami Lathy, 1903
* Aphnaeus orcas (Drury, 1782)

### Theclinae

* Myrina silenus (Fabricius, 1775)
* Myrina subornata Lathy, 1903
* Dapidodigma hymen (Fabricius, 1775)
* Hypolycaena condamini Stempffer, 1956
* Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Iolaus eurisus helius (Fabricius, 1781)
* Iolaus alienus bicaudatus Aurivillius, 1905
* Iolaus iasis Hewitson, 1865
* Iolaus scintillans Aurivillius, 1905
* Iolaus sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905
* Iolaus menas Druce, 1890
* Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869
* Iolaus ismenias (Klug, 1834)
* Iolaus calisto (Westwood, 1851)
* Stugeta marmoreus (Butler, 1866)
* Pilodeudorix catori (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
* Pilodeudorix caerulea (Druce, 1890)
* Pilodeudorix diyllus occidentalis Libert, 2004
* Pilodeudorix zela (Hewitson, 1869)
* Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
* Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
* Deudorix dinomenes diomedes Jackson, 1966
* Deudorix galathea (Swainson, 1821)
* Deudorix livia (Klug, 1834)
* Deudorix lorisona abriana Libert, 2004
* Deudorix odana Druce, 1887

### Polyommatinae

**Lycaenesthini**

* Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
* Anthene crawshayi (Butler, 1899)
* Anthene larydas (Cramer, 1780)
* Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874)
* Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894)
* Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876)
* Anthene sylvanus (Drury, 1773)
* Anthene phoenicis (Karsch, 1893)

**Polyommatini**

* Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, [1824])
* Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932
* Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857)
* Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
* Cacyreus virilis Stempffer, 1936
* Leptotes babaulti (Stempffer, 1935)
* Leptotes jeanneli (Stempffer, 1935)
* Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
* Leptotes pulchra (Murray, 1874)
* Tuxentius cretosus nodieri (Oberthür, 1883)
* Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948
* Tarucus rosacea (Austaut, 1885)
* Tarucus theophrastus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1942
* Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
* Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877)
* Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
* Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
* Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880)
* Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857)
* Azanus natalensis (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
* Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, 1782)
* Azanus isis (Drury, 1773)
* Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793)
* Euchrysops barkeri (Trimen, 1893)
* Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
* Euchrysops nilotica (Aurivillius, 1904)
* Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855)
* Euchrysops reducta Hulstaert, 1924
* Euchrysops sahelianus Libert, 2001
* Oboronia guessfeldti (Dewitz, 1879)
* Chilades eleusis (Demaison, 1888)
* Chilades serrula (Mabille, 1890) (endemic)
* Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
* Lepidochrysops polydialecta (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
* Lepidochrysops synchrematiza (Bethune-Baker, [1923])

## Nymphalidae

### Danainae

**Danaini**

* Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777)
* Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847)
* Amauris damocles (Fabricius, 1793)

### Satyrinae

**Elymniini**

* Elymniopsis bammakoo (Westwood, [1851])

**Melanitini**

* Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Melanitis libya Distant, 1882

**Satyrini**

* Bicyclus angulosa (Butler, 1868)
* Bicyclus funebris (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
* Bicyclus mandanes Hewitson, 1873
* Bicyclus milyas (Hewitson, 1864)
* Bicyclus pavonis (Butler, 1876)
* Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850)
* Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
* Bicyclus taenias (Hewitson, 1877)
* Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868)
* Bicyclus zinebi (Butler, 1869)
* Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)
* Ypthima condamini nigeriae Kielland, 1982
* Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880
* Ypthima impura Elwes & Edwards, 1893
* Ypthima vuattouxi Kielland, 1982
* Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)

### Charaxinae

**Charaxini**

* Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
* Charaxes fulvescens senegala van Someren, 1975
* Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824)
* Charaxes protoclea Feisthamel, 1850
* Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850
* Charaxes cynthia Butler, 1866
* Charaxes lucretius Cramer, [1775]
* Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926
* Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850
* Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775)
* Charaxes brutus (Cramer, 1779)
* Charaxes numenes (Hewitson, 1859)
* Charaxes tiridates (Cramer, 1777)
* Charaxes zingha (Stoll, 1780)
* Charaxes etesipe (Godart, 1824)
* Charaxes achaemenes atlantica van Someren, 1970
* Charaxes eupale (Drury, 1782)
* Charaxes anticlea (Drury, 1782)
* Charaxes etheocles (Cramer, 1777)
* Charaxes viola Butler, 1866

**Euxanthini**

* Charaxes eurinome (Cramer, 1775)

**Pallini**

* Palla decius (Cramer, 1777)

### Nymphalinae

**Nymphalini**

* Antanartia delius (Drury, 1782)
* Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Junonia chorimene (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
* Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870
* Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
* Junonia sophia (Fabricius, 1793)
* Junonia stygia (Aurivillius, 1894)
* Junonia terea (Drury, 1773)
* Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793)
* Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850)
* Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777)
* Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775)
* Hypolimnas anthedon (Doubleday, 1845)
* Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
* Catacroptera cloanthe ligata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

### Cyrestinae

**Cyrestini**

* Cyrestis camillus (Fabricius, 1781)

### Biblidinae

**Biblidini**

* Byblia anvatara crameri Aurivillius, 1894
* Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)

### Limenitinae

**Limenitidini**

* Pseudacraea eurytus (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Pseudacraea lucretia (Cramer, [1775])
* Pseudacraea warburgi Aurivillius, 1892

**Neptidini**

* Neptis agouale Pierre-Baltus, 1978
* Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955
* Neptis najo Karsch, 1893
* Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955
* Neptis morosa Overlaet, 1955
* Neptis nemetes Hewitson, 1868
* Neptis nysiades Hewitson, 1868
* Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955
* Neptis trigonophora melicertula Strand, 1912

**Adoliadini**

* Euryphura chalcis (Felder & Felder, 1860)
* Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)
* Aterica galene (Brown, 1776)
* Euriphene ampedusa (Hewitson, 1866)
* Euriphene gambiae Feisthamel, 1850
* Bebearia senegalensis (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1858)
* Bebearia sophus phreone (Feisthamel, 1850)
* Bebearia phantasina ultima Hecq, 1990
* Euphaedra medon pholus (van der Hoeven, 1840)
* Euphaedra hastiri Hecq, 1981
* Euphaedra laguerrei Hecq, 1979
* Euphaedra villiersi Condamin, 1964

### Heliconiinae

**Acraeini**

* Acraea camaena (Drury, 1773)
* Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
* Acraea quirina (Fabricius, 1781)
* Acraea zetes (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775)
* Acraea caecilia (Fabricius, 1781)
* Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
* Acraea epaea (Cramer, 1779)
* Acraea macaria (Fabricius, 1793)
* Acraea vestalis Felder & Felder, 1865
* Acraea bonasia (Fabricius, 1775)
* Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
* Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
* Acraea perenna Doubleday, 1847

**Vagrantini**

* Lachnoptera anticlia (Hübner, 1819)
* Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

## Hesperiidae

### Coeliadinae

* Coeliades aeschylus (Plötz, 1884)
* Coeliades chalybe (Westwood, 1852)
* Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
* Coeliades hanno (Plötz, 1879)

### Pyrginae

**Celaenorrhinini**

* Celaenorrhinus galenus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Eretis lugens (Rogenhofer, 1891)
* Sarangesa laelius (Mabille, 1877)
* Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870)

**Tagiadini**

* Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)
* Eagris denuba (Plötz, 1879)
* Caprona adelica Karsch, 1892
* Abantis nigeriana Butler, 1901
* Abantis pseudonigeriana Usher, 1984

**Carcharodini**

* Spialia diomus (Hopffer, 1855)
* Spialia dromus (Plötz, 1884)
* Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764)
* Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)

### Hesperiinae

**Aeromachini**

* Astictopterus abjecta (Snellen, 1872)
* Prosopalpus debilis (Plötz, 1879)
* Prosopalpus styla Evans, 1937
* Gorgyra afikpo Druce, 1909
* Pardaleodes edipus (Stoll, 1781)
* Pardaleodes incerta murcia (Plötz, 1883)
* Xanthodisca rega (Mabille, 1890)
* Parosmodes morantii axis Evans, 1937
* Acleros mackenii olaus (Plötz, 1884)
* Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1890
* Semalea arela (Mabille, 1891)
* Semalea pulvina (Plötz, 1879)
* Hypoleucis ophiusa (Hewitson, 1866)
* Meza indusiata (Mabille, 1891)
* Meza leucophaea (Holland, 1894)
* Meza meza (Hewitson, 1877)
* Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
* Zophopetes cerymica (Hewitson, 1867)
* Zophopetes quaternata (Mabille, 1876)
* Artitropa comus (Stoll, 1782)
* Gretna waga (Plötz, 1886)
* Leona halma Evans, 1937
* Caenides dacela (Hewitson, 1876)
* Monza alberti (Holland, 1896)
* Fresna cojo (Karsch, 1893)
* Platylesches affinissima Strand, 1921
* Platylesches batangae (Holland, 1894)
* Platylesches chamaeleon (Mabille, 1891)
* Platylesches galesa (Hewitson, 1877)
* Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857)
* Platylesches picanini (Holland, 1894)
* Platylesches rossii Belcastro, 1986

**Baorini**

* Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
* Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)
* Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
* Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855)
* Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)
* Borbo holtzi (Plötz, 1883)
* Borbo perobscura (Druce, 1912)
* Parnara monasi (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
* Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824)
* Gegenes niso brevicornis (Plötz, 1884)
* Gegenes nostrodamus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878)
