List of butterflies of Botswana

This is a list of butterflies of Botswana. About 252 species are known from Botswana, none of which are endemic.

Papilionini

 * Papilio nireus lyaeus Doubleday, 1845
 * Papilio dardanus cenea Stoll, 1790
 * Papilio constantinus Ward, 1871
 * Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]

Leptocercini

 * Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
 * Graphium porthaon (Hewitson, 1865)
 * Graphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779)
 * Graphium morania (Angas, 1849)
 * Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)

Coliadinae

 * Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
 * 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 celimene pholoe (Wallengren, 1860)
 * Colotis danae annae (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Colotis dissociatus (Butler, 1897)
 * 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 cleodora Hübner, 1823
 * Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Pinacopterix eriphia (Godart, [1819])
 * Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Nepheronia thalassina (Suffert, 1904)

Pierini

 * Appias epaphia contracta (Butler, 1888)
 * Pontia helice (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779)
 * Mylothris rubricosta attenuata Talbot, 1944
 * Mylothris rueppellii haemus (Trimen, 1879)
 * Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Belenois creona severina (Stoll, 1781)
 * Belenois gidica abyssinica (Lucas, 1852)

Miletini

 * Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890
 * Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Lachnocnema durbani Trimen & Bowker, 1887
 * Thestor basutus capeneri Dickson, 1972

Liptenini

 * Alaena amazoula ochroma Vári, 1976
 * Baliochila singularis Stempffer and Bennett, 1953
 * Cnodontes pallida (Trimen, 1898)
 * Cnodontes penningtoni Bennett, 1954

Aphnaeinae

 * Chloroselas mazoensis (Trimen, 1898)
 * Crudaria leroma (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Trimenia wykehami (Dickson, 1969)
 * Cigaritis ella (Hewitson, 1865)
 * Cigaritis natalensis (Westwood, 1851)
 * Cigaritis phanes (Trimen, 1873)
 * Zeritis sorhagenii (Dewitz, 1879)
 * Axiocerses tjoane (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881)
 * Aloeides trimeni Tite & Dickson, 1973
 * Aloeides damarensis (Trimen, 1891)
 * Aloeides molomo krooni Tite & Dickson, 1973
 * Aloeides taikosama (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Aloeides simplex (Trimen, 1893)
 * Aphnaeus hutchinsonii Trimen & Bowker, 1887
 * Tylopaedia sardonyx (Trimen, 1868)

Theclinae

 * Myrina silenus ficedula Trimen, 1879
 * Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Hemiolaus caeculus caeculus (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Hemiolaus caeculus tsodiloensis (Pinhey, 1969)
 * Leptomyrina hirundo (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Leptomyrina henningi Dickson, 1976
 * Iolaus mimosae rhodosense (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
 * Iolaus nasisii (Riley, 1928)
 * Iolaus penningtoni (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
 * Iolaus pallene (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Iolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1875
 * Iolaus silarus Druce, 1885
 * Stugeta bowkeri tearei Dickson, 1980
 * Stugeta subinfuscata Grünberg, 1910
 * Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887

Lycaenesthini

 * Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
 * Anthene butleri livida (Trimen, 1881)
 * Anthene contrastata mashuna (Stevenson, 1937)
 * Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894)
 * Anthene millari (Trimen, 1893)
 * Anthene minima (Trimen, 1893)
 * Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876)
 * Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936

Polyommatini

 * Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, [1824])
 * Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782)
 * Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898
 * Cacyreus virilis Stempffer, 1936
 * Harpendyreus notoba (Trimen, 1868)
 * Leptotes brevidentatus (Tite, 1958)
 * Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Leptotes pulchra (Murray, 1874)
 * Tuxentius calice (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Tuxentius melaena (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
 * Tarucus sybaris linearis (Aurivillius, 1924)
 * Zintha hintza (Trimen, 1864)
 * Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
 * Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883)
 * Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Brephidium metophis (Wallengren, 1860)
 * Oraidium barberae (Trimen, 1868)
 * Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
 * Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880)
 * Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, 1782)
 * Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Euchrysops dolorosa (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
 * Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923
 * Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
 * Lepidochrysops chloauges (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
 * Lepidochrysops glauca (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
 * Lepidochrysops longifalces Tite, 1961
 * Lepidochrysops patricia (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
 * Lepidochrysops plebeia (Butler, 1898)
 * Lepidochrysops rossouwi Henning & Henning, 1994
 * Lepidochrysops vansoni (Swanepoel, 1949)

Libytheinae

 * Libythea labdaca laius Trimen, 1879

Danaini

 * Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
 * Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847)
 * Amauris tartarea Mabille, 1876
 * Amauris echeria lobengula (Sharpe, 1890)

Melanitini

 * Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)

Satyrini

 * Bicyclus anynana (Butler, 1879)
 * Bicyclus ena (Hewitson, 1877)
 * Heteropsis simonsii (Butler, 1877)
 * Ypthima antennata (van Son, 1955)
 * Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)
 * Ypthima granulosa (Butler, 1883)
 * Ypthima impura paupera (Ungemach, 1932)
 * Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)
 * Coenyropsis natalii (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Physcaeneura panda (Boisduval, 1847)

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 jahlusa argynnides Westwood, 1864
 * Charaxes jahlusa rex Henning, 1978
 * Charaxes phaeus Hewitson, 1877
 * Charaxes vansoni van Someren, 1975
 * Charaxes brainei van Son, 1966
 * Charaxes guderiana (Dewitz, 1879)
 * Charaxes zoolina (Westwood, [1850])

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 anacardii nebulosa (Trimen, 1881)
 * Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850)
 * Precis archesia (Cramer, 1779)
 * Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Precis octavia sesamus Trimen, 1883
 * Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Catacroptera cloanthe (Stoll, 1781)

Biblidini

 * Byblia anvatara acheloia (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)
 * Eurytela dryope angulata Aurivillius, 1899

Epicaliini

 * Sevenia amulia intermedia (Carcasson, 1961)
 * Sevenia rosa (Hewitson, 1877)

Limenitidini

 * Pseudacraea boisduvalii trimenii Butler, 1874
 * Pseudacraea lucretia expansa (Butler, 1878)

Neptidini

 * Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955
 * Neptis jordani Neave, 1910
 * Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955
 * Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955

Adoliadini

 * Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)

Acraeini

 * Acraea acara Hewitson, 1865
 * Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865
 * Acraea barberi Trimen, 1881
 * Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
 * Acraea trimeni Aurivillius, 1899
 * Acraea acrita ambigua Trimen, 1891
 * Acraea atolmis Westwood, 1881
 * Acraea nohara Boisduval, 1847
 * Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881
 * Acraea atergatis Westwood, 1881
 * Acraea axina Westwood, 1881
 * Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877
 * Acraea lygus Druce, 1875
 * Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847
 * Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855
 * Acraea stenobea Wallengren, 1860
 * Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
 * Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Acraea burni Butler, 1896
 * Acraea rahira Boisduval, 1833

Vagrantini

 * Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Coeliadinae

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

Celaenorrhinini

 * Sarangesa lucidella (Mabille, 1891)
 * Sarangesa motozi (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870)
 * Sarangesa seineri (Strand, 1909)

Tagiadini

 * Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)
 * Calleagris jamesoni (Sharpe, 1890)
 * Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857
 * Leucochitonea levubu Wallengren, 1857
 * Abantis paradisea (Butler, 1870)
 * Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855

Carcharodini

 * Spialia agylla (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
 * Spialia colotes transvaaliae (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
 * Spialia delagoae (Trimen, 1898)
 * Spialia depauperata australis de Jong, 1978
 * Spialia diomus ferax (Wallengren, 1863)
 * Spialia dromus (Plötz, 1884)
 * Spialia mafa (Trimen, 1870)
 * Spialia paula (Higgins, 1924)
 * Spialia secessus (Trimen, 1891)
 * Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)

Aeromachini

 * Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)
 * Kedestes lepenula (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Teniorhinus harona (Westwood, 1881)
 * Acada biseriata (Mabille, 1893)
 * Parosmodes morantii (Trimen, 1873)
 * Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
 * Zophopetes dysmephila (Trimen, 1868)
 * Platylesches ayresii (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)

Baorini

 * Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
 * Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)
 * Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Borbo fallax (Gaede, 1916)
 * Borbo fanta (Evans, 1937)
 * Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)
 * Borbo micans (Holland, 1896)
 * Parnara monasi (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
 * Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824)
 * Gegenes niso (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878)

Heteropterinae

 * Metisella willemi (Wallengren, 1857)