List of butterflies of Burundi

This is a list of butterflies of Burundi. About 150 species are known from Burundi, none of which are endemic.

Papilionini

 * Papilio charopus montuosus Joicey & Talbot, 1927
 * Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952
 * Papilio rex mimeticus Rothschild, 1897
 * Papilio jacksoni ruandana Le Cerf, 1924
 * Papilio leucotaenia Rothschild, 1908
 * Papilio mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891

Leptocercini

 * Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
 * Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775)
 * Graphium biokoensis (Gauthier, 1984)
 * Graphium gudenusi (Rebel, 1911)
 * Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932)
 * Graphium ridleyanus (White, 1843)
 * Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Graphium almansor uganda (Lathy, 1906)

Coliadinae

 * Eurema mandarinula (Holland, 1892)
 * Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876)
 * Eurema floricola leonis (Butler, 1886)
 * Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Colias electo pseudohecate Berger, 1940

Pierinae

 * Colotis auxo (Lucas, 1852)
 * Colotis incretus (Butler, 1881)

Pierini

 * Pontia helice johnstonii (Crowley, 1887)
 * Mylothris bernice berenicides Holland, 1896
 * Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891
 * Mylothris polychroma Berger, 1981
 * Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Mylothris ruandana Strand, 1909
 * Mylothris rubricosta (Mabille, 1890)
 * Mylothris schumanni uniformis Talbot, 1944
 * Mylothris sjostedti hecqui Berger, 1952
 * Belenois calypso crawshayi Butler, 1894
 * Belenois raffrayi extendens (Joicey & Talbot, 1927)

Liphyrini

 * Aslauga marshalli Butler, 1899
 * Aslauga purpurascens Holland, 1890

Miletini

 * Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Lachnocnema laches (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Lachnocnema riftensis Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915

Liptenini

 * Baliochila neavei Stempffer & Bennett, 1953

Theclinae

 * Hypolycaena jacksoni Bethune-Baker, 1906
 * Pilodeudorix congoana (Aurivillius, 1923)
 * Pilodeudorix zelomina (Rebel, 1914)
 * Deudorix lorisona baronica Ungemach, 1932
 * Capys catharus Riley, 1932

Lycaenesthini

 * Anthene afra (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
 * Anthene contrastata mashuna (Stevenson, 1937)
 * Anthene hobleyi kigezi Stempffer, 1961
 * Anthene indefinita (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
 * Anthene schoutedeni (Hulstaert, 1924)

Polyommatini

 * Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909
 * Uranothauma nubifer (Trimen, 1895)
 * Cacyreus tespis (Herbst, 1804)
 * Cacyreus virilis Stempffer, 1936
 * Harpendyreus major (Joicey & Talbot, 1924)
 * Leptotes marginalis (Stempffer, 1944)
 * Euchrysops crawshayi fontainei Stempffer, 1967
 * Euchrysops mauensis Bethune-Baker, 1923
 * Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923
 * Thermoniphas distincta (Talbot, 1935)
 * Thermoniphas plurilimbata rutshurensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)

Nemeobiinae

 * Abisara neavei Riley, 1932

Danaini

 * Tirumala formosa mercedonia (Karsch, 1894)
 * Amauris albimaculata magnimacula Rebel, 1914
 * Amauris crawshayi oscarus Thurau, 1904
 * Amauris echeria terrena Talbot, 1940
 * Amauris ellioti Butler, 1895

Melanitini

 * Gnophodes grogani Sharpe, 1901
 * Aphysoneura scapulifascia Joicey & Talbot, 1922

Satyrini

 * Bicyclus auricruda fulgidus Fox, 1963
 * Bicyclus aurivillii (Butler, 1896)
 * Bicyclus dentata (Sharpe, 1898)
 * Bicyclus jefferyi Fox, 1963
 * Bicyclus matuta (Karsch, 1894)
 * Bicyclus persimilis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
 * Bicyclus saussurei angustus Condamin, 1970
 * Bicyclus sebetus (Hewitson, 1877)
 * Bicyclus vansoni Condamin, 1965
 * Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873)
 * Heteropsis ubenica ugandica (Kielland, 1994)
 * Ypthima albida Butler, 1888
 * Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883
 * Ypthima recta Overlaet, 1955
 * Neocoenyra kivuensis Seydel, 1929

Charaxini

 * Charaxes fulvescens monitor Rothschild, 1900
 * Charaxes acuminatus kigezia van Someren, 1963
 * Charaxes macclounii Butler, 1895
 * Charaxes alticola Grünberg, 1911
 * Charaxes lucretius maximus van Someren, 1971
 * Charaxes ansorgei ruandana Talbot, 1932
 * Charaxes pollux (Cramer, 1775)
 * Charaxes druceanus obscura Rebel, 1914
 * Charaxes druceanus proximans Joicey & Talbot, 1922
 * Charaxes eudoxus lequeuxi Plantrou, 1982
 * Charaxes eudoxus raffaellae Plantrou, 1982
 * Charaxes tiridates tiridatinus Röber, 1936
 * Charaxes xiphares burgessi van Son, 1953
 * Charaxes montis Jackson, 1956
 * Charaxes opinatus Heron, 1909
 * Charaxes mafuga van Someren, 1969
 * Charaxes zoolina mafugensis Jackson, 1956
 * Charaxes schiltzei Bouyer, 1991
 * Charaxes crossleyi ansorgei (Rothschild, 1903)

Nymphalinae

 * Kallimoides rumia rattrayi (Sharpe, 1904)

Nymphalini

 * Vanessa dimorphica (Howarth, 1966)
 * Junonia artaxia Hewitson, 1864
 * Junonia natalica angolensis (Rothschild, 1918)
 * Junonia sophia infracta Butler, 1888
 * Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
 * Precis actia Distant, 1880
 * Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Precis milonia wintgensi Strand, 1909
 * Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Precis sinuata Plötz, 1880
 * Precis tugela pyriformis (Butler, 1896)
 * Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)

Biblidini

 * Ariadne pagenstecheri (Suffert, 1904)

Neptidini

 * Neptis jordani Neave, 1910
 * Neptis morosa Overlaet, 1955

Adoliadini

 * Pseudargynnis hegemone (Godart, 1819)
 * Euriphene excelsior (Rebel, 1911)
 * Euriphene saphirina (Karsch, 1894)
 * Euphaedra zaddachii crawshayi Butler, 1895
 * Euphaedra diffusa Gaede, 1916
 * Euphaedra phosphor Joicey & Talbot, 1921

Acraeini

 * Acraea eltringhami Joicey & Talbot, 1921
 * Acraea asboloplintha Karsch, 1894
 * Acraea alcinoe camerunica (Aurivillius, 1893)
 * Acraea persanguinea (Rebel, 1914)
 * Acraea quadricolor latifasciata (Sharpe, 1892)
 * Acraea alicia (Sharpe, 1890)
 * Acraea amicitiae Heron, 1909
 * Acraea aurivillii Staudinger, 1896
 * Acraea bonasia (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Acraea goetzei Thurau, 1903
 * Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
 * Acraea rangatana bettiana Joicey & Talbot, 1921
 * Acraea ventura ochrascens Sharpe, 1902
 * Acraea oreas Sharpe, 1891

Argynnini

 * Issoria baumanni baumanni (Rebel & Rogenhofer, 1894)
 * Issoria baumanni excelsior (Butler, 1896)

Vagrantini

 * Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Coeliadinae

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

Celaenorrhinini

 * Eretis lugens (Rogenhofer, 1891)

Aeromachini

 * Acleros mackenii olaus (Plötz, 1884)
 * Fresna netopha (Hewitson, 1878)
 * Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857)

Baorini

 * Brusa allardi Berger, 1967
 * Zenonia crasta Evans, 1937

Heteropterinae

 * Metisella abdeli (Krüger, 1928)