List of butterflies of Benin

This is a list of butterflies of Benin. About 470 species are known from Benin, none of which are endemic.

Papilioninae
14 species

Papilionini

 * Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758
 * Papilio chrapkowskoides nurettini Koçak, 1983
 * Papilio sosia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
 * Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
 * Papilio phorcas Cramer, 1775
 * Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]

Leptocercini

 * Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
 * Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775)
 * Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932)
 * Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Graphium adamastor (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Graphium agamedes (Westwood, 1842)

Pieridae
43 species

Coliadinae

 * Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
 * Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898)
 * Eurema hapale (Mabille, 1882)
 * Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
 * Eurema senegalensis (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)

Pierinae

 * Colotis antevippe (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829)
 * Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Nepheronia pharis (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Nepheronia thalassina (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, [1782])
 * Leptosia marginea (Mabille, 1890)
 * Leptosia wigginsi pseudalcesta Bernardi, 1965

Pierini

 * Appias epaphia (Cramer, [1779])
 * Appias phaola (Doubleday, 1847)
 * Appias sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Dixeia capricornus (Ward, 1871)
 * Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Belenois calypso (Drury, 1773)
 * Belenois creona (Cramer, [1776])
 * Belenois hedyle (Cramer, 1777)
 * Belenois theora (Doubleday, 1846)

Lycaenidae
127 species

Miletini

 * Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996

Liptenini

 * Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888
 * Pentila petreia Hewitson, 1874
 * Mimeresia libentina (Hewitson, 1866)
 * Liptena septistrigata (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
 * Tetrarhanis symplocus Clench, 1965
 * Pseuderesia eleaza (Hewitson, 1873)
 * Citrinophila similis (Kirby, 1887)

Aphnaeinae

 * Lipaphnaeus leonina ivoirensis Stempffer, 1966
 * Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850)
 * Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836
 * Axiocerses harpax (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Aphnaeus brahami Lathy, 1903

Theclinae

 * Myrina silenus (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Dapidodigma demeter (Clench, 1961)
 * Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Pilodeudorix catalla (Karsch, 1895)
 * Paradeudorix eleala viridis (Stempffer, 1964)
 * Hypomyrina mimetica Libert, 2004
 * Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Deudorix dinomenes diomedes Jackson, 1966
 * Deudorix odana Druce, 1887

Lycaenesthini

 * Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
 * Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874)
 * Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894)
 * Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876)
 * Anthene starki Larsen, 2005
 * Anthene sylvanus (Drury, 1773)
 * Anthene hades (Bethune-Baker, 1910)

Polyommatini

 * Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932
 * Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782)
 * Leptotes babaulti (Stempffer, 1935)
 * Leptotes jeanneli (Stempffer, 1935)
 * Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
 * Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877)
 * Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883)
 * Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
 * Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880)
 * Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Azanus natalensis (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
 * Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
 * Lepidochrysops quassi (Karsh, 1895)
 * Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Collins, 2001

Nymphalidae
177 species

Libytheinae

 * Libythea labdaca Westwood, 1851

Danaini

 * Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777)
 * Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847)
 * Amauris niavius (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Amauris tartarea Mabille, 1876
 * Amauris crawshayi camerunica Joicey & Talbot, 1925
 * Amauris damocles (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Amauris hecate (Butler, 1866)

Elymniini

 * Elymniopsis bammakoo (Westwood, [1851])

Melanitini

 * Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849
 * Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)

Satyrini

 * Bicyclus angulosa (Butler, 1868)
 * Bicyclus campus (Karsch, 1893)
 * Bicyclus dorothea (Cramer, 1779)
 * Bicyclus ignobilis (Butler, 1870)
 * Bicyclus milyas (Hewitson, 1864)
 * Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850)
 * Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
 * Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868)
 * Bicyclus xeneas occidentalis Condamin, 1965
 * Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880
 * Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)

Charaxini

 * Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
 * Charaxes fulvescens senegala van Someren, 1975
 * Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850
 * Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926
 * Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850
 * Charaxes legeri Plantrou, 1978
 * Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775)
 * Charaxes brutus (Cramer, 1779)
 * Charaxes numenes (Hewitson, 1859)
 * Charaxes tiridates (Cramer, 1777)
 * Charaxes imperialis Butler, 1874
 * Charaxes etesipe (Godart, 1824)
 * Charaxes achaemenes atlantica van Someren, 1970
 * Charaxes anticlea (Drury, 1782)
 * Charaxes virilis van Someren & Jackson, 1952
 * Charaxes plantroui, 1975
 * Charaxes lactetinctus Karsch, 1892
 *  Charaxes nichetes leopardinus Plantrou, 1974

Euxanthini

 * Charaxes eurinome (Cramer, 1775)

Pallini

 * Palla violinitens (Crowley, 1890)

Nymphalini

 * 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 terea (Drury, 1773)
 * Junonia westermanni Westwood, 1870
 * Junonia cymodoce (Cramer, 1777)
 * Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
 * Protogoniomorpha cytora (Doubleday, 1847)
 * Precis ceryne ceruana Rothschild & Jordan, 190
 * Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777)
 * Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Hypolimnas salmacis (Drury, 1773)
 * Catacroptera cloanthe ligata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Biblidini

 * Byblia anvatara crameri Aurivillius, 1894
 * Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)
 * Ariadne enotrea (Cramer, 1779)
 * Neptidopsis ophione (Cramer, 1777)
 * Eurytela dryope (Cramer, [1775])

Epicaliini

 * Sevenia umbrina (Karsch, 1892)

Limenitidini

 * Pseudoneptis bugandensis ianthe Hemming, 1964
 * Pseudacraea lucretia (Cramer, [1775])

Neptidini

 * Neptis metella (Doubleday, 1848)
 * Neptis morosa Overlaet, 1955
 * Neptis troundi Pierre-Baltus, 1978

Adoliadini

 * Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Aterica galene (Brown, 1776)
 * Bebearia sophus (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Euphaedra medon (Linnaeus, 1763)
 * Euphaedra sarcoptera (Butler, 1871)
 * Euphaedra themis (Hübner, 1807)
 * Euphaedra janetta (Butler, 1871)
 * Euphaedra ceres ceres (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Euphaedra ceres lutescens Hecq, 1979
 * Euphaedra phaethusa (Butler, 1866)
 * Euphaedra edwardsii (van der Hoeven, 1845)
 * Euphaedra harpalyce (Cramer, 1777)
 * Euptera elabontas (Hewitson, 1871)

Acraeini

 * Acraea camaena (Drury, 1773)
 * Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
 * Acraea zetes (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Acraea caecilia (Fabricius, 1781)
 * Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
 * Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
 * Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
 * Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
 * Acraea translucida Eltringham, 1912

Vagrantini

 * Phalanta eurytis (Doubleday, 1847)
 * Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Hesperiidae
109 species

Coeliadinae

 * Coeliades chalybe (Westwood, 1852)
 * Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
 * Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)

Celaenorrhinini

 * Eretis lugens (Rogenhofer, 1891)
 * Sarangesa bouvieri (Mabille, 1877)

Carcharodini

 * Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)

Aeromachini

 * Pardaleodes edipus (Stoll, 1781)
 * Pardaleodes incerta murcia (Plötz, 1883)
 * Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
 * Zophopetes cerymica (Hewitson, 1867)
 * Monza cretacea (Snellen, 1872)

Baorini

 * Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)