List of butterflies of Burkina Faso

This is a list of butterflies of Burkina Faso. About 156 species are known from Burkina Faso, none of which are endemic.

Papilionini

 * Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758
 * Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
 * Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]
 * Papilio horribilis Butler, 1874

Leptocercini

 * Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932)
 * Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Graphium adamastor (Boisduval, 1836)

Coliadinae

 * Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
 * Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)

Pierinae

 * 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 vesta amelia (Lucas, 1852)
 * Pinacopterix eriphia tritogenia (Klug, 1829)

Pierini

 * Appias epaphia (Cramer, [1779])
 * 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)
 * Belenois subeida (Felder & Felder, 1865)

Miletini

 * Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996

Aphnaeinae

 * Cigaritis avriko (Karsch, 1893)
 * Cigaritis nilus (Hewitson, 1865)
 * Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836
 * Axiocerses amanga borealis Aurivillius, 1905
 * Aphnaeus brahami Lathy, 1903

Theclinae

 * Myrina subornata Lathy, 1903
 * Dapidodigma hymen (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Hypolycaena anara Larsen, 1986
 * Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Iolaus alienus bicaudatus Aurivillius, 1905
 * Iolaus scintillans Aurivillius, 1905
 * Iolaus sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905
 * Iolaus menas Druce, 1890
 * Iolaus ismenias (Klug, 1834)
 * Iolaus calisto (Westwood, 1851)
 * Stugeta marmoreus (Butler, 1866)
 * Pilodeudorix caerulea (Druce, 1890)
 * Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
 * Deudorix livia (Klug, 1834)
 * Deudorix lorisona (Hewitson, 1862)

Lycaenesthini

 * Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
 * Anthene crawshayi (Butler, 1899)
 * Anthene larydas (Cramer, 1780)
 * Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894)
 * Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876)
 * Anthene starki Larsen, 2005
 * Anthene sylvanus (Drury, 1773)
 * Anthene marshalli (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
 * Anthene nigeriae (Aurivillius, 1905)
 * Anthene phoenicis (Karsch, 1893)

Polyommatini

 * Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, [1824])
 * Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782)
 * Leptotes brevidentatus (Tite, 1958)
 * Leptotes jeanneli (Stempffer, 1935)
 * Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Tuxentius cretosus nodieri (Oberthür, 1883)
 * Tarucus kiki Larsen, 1976
 * 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 ubaldus (Stoll, 1782)
 * Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Euchrysops nilotica (Aurivillius, 1904)
 * Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Euchrysops reducta Hulstaert, 1924
 * Euchrysops sahelianus Libert, 2001
 * Chilades eleusis (Demaison, 1888)
 * Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
 * Lepidochrysops parsimon (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Collins, 2001

Danaini

 * Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777)
 * Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847)
 * Amauris tartarea Mabille, 1876
 * Amauris damocles (Fabricius, 1793)

Melanitini

 * Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)

Satyrini

 * Bicyclus milyas (Hewitson, 1864)
 * Bicyclus pavonis (Butler, 1876)
 * Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
 * Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868)
 * Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)
 * Ypthima condamini nigeriae Kielland, 1982
 * Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)

Charaxini

 * Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
 * Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850
 * Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926
 * Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850
 * Charaxes legeri Plantrou, 1978
 * Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775)
 * Charaxes tiridates (Cramer, 1777)
 * Charaxes virilis van Someren & Jackson, 1952
 * Charaxes viola Butler, 1866
 * Charaxes northcotti Rothschild, 1899

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)
 * Precis ceryne ceruana Rothschild & Jordan, 190
 * Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777)
 * Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Catacroptera cloanthe ligata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Biblidini

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

Epicaliini

 * Sevenia umbrina (Karsch, 1892)

Neptidini

 * Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955
 * Neptis nemetes Hewitson, 1868

Adoliadini

 * Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Euphaedra laguerrei Hecq, 1979

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 vestalis Felder & Felder, 1865
 * Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
 * Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)

Vagrantini

 * Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Coeliadinae

 * Coeliades aeschylus (Plötz, 1884)
 * Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
 * Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)

Tagiadini

 * Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)
 * Caprona adelica Karsch, 1892
 * Abantis nigeriana Butler, 1901

Carcharodini

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

Aeromachini

 * Prosopalpus styla Evans, 1937
 * Pardaleodes incerta murcia (Plötz, 1883)
 * Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857)

Baorini

 * Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
 * Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)
 * Parnara monasi (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
 * Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824)
 * Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878)