List of butterflies of Eswatini

This is a list of butterflies of Eswatini. About 312 species are known from Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), none of which are endemic.

Papilionini

 * Papilio nireus lyaeus Doubleday, 1845
 * Papilio dardanus cenea Stoll, 1790
 * Papilio constantinus Ward, 1871
 * Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]
 * Papilio echerioides Trimen, 1868
 * Papilio euphranor Trimen, 1868
 * Papilio ophidicephalus ayresi van Son, 1939

Leptocercini

 * Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
 * Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775)
 * Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873)
 * Graphium porthaon (Hewitson, 1865)
 * Graphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779)
 * Graphium morania (Angas, 1849)
 * Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)

Coliadinae

 * Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
 * Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898)
 * 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 danae annae (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Colotis euippe omphale (Godart, 1819)
 * Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Colotis evenina (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Colotis ione (Godart, 1819)
 * Colotis pallene (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863)
 * Colotis vesta argillaceus (Butler, 1877)
 * Colotis eris (Klug, 1829)
 * Colotis subfasciatus (Swainson, 1833)
 * Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823
 * Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Pinacopterix eriphia (Godart, [1819])
 * Nepheronia argia variegata Henning, 1994
 * Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Nepheronia thalassina sinalata (Suffert, 1904)
 * Leptosia alcesta inalcesta Bernardi, 1959

Pierini

 * Appias epaphia contracta (Butler, 1888)
 * Appias sabina phoebe (Butler, 1901)
 * Pontia helice (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779)
 * Mylothris rueppellii haemus (Trimen, 1879)
 * Dixeia charina (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Dixeia pigea (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Dixeia spilleri (Spiller, 1884)
 * Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Belenois creona severina (Stoll, 1781)
 * Belenois gidica abyssinica (Lucas, 1852)
 * Belenois thysa (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Belenois zochalia (Boisduval, 1836)

Miletini

 * Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Lachnocnema durbani Trimen & Bowker, 1887
 * Thestor basutus (Wallengren, 1857)

Liptenini

 * Alaena amazoula amazoula (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Alaena amazoula ochroma Vári, 1976
 * Pentila tropicalis (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Baliochila aslanga (Trimen, 1873)
 * Cnodontes pallida (Trimen, 1898)
 * Cnodontes penningtoni Bennett, 1954

Epitolini

 * Durbania amakosa ayresi van Son, 1941
 * Deloneura millari Trimen, 1906

Aphnaeinae

 * Chloroselas mazoensis (Trimen, 1898)
 * Chloroselas pseudozeritis (Trimen, 1873)
 * Crudaria leroma (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Chrysoritis aethon (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
 * Cigaritis ella (Hewitson, 1865)
 * Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850)
 * Cigaritis natalensis (Westwood, 1851)
 * Cigaritis phanes (Trimen, 1873)
 * Axiocerses tjoane (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881)
 * Aloeides aranda (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Aloeides henningi Tite & Dickson, 1973
 * Aloeides swanepoeli Tite & Dickson, 1973
 * Aloeides damarensis mashona Tite & Dickson, 1973
 * Aloeides molomo (Trimen, 1870)
 * Aloeides taikosama (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Aloeides dryas Tite & Dickson, 1968
 * Aphnaeus hutchinsonii Trimen & Bowker, 1887

Theclinae

 * Myrina dermaptera (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Myrina silenus ficedula Trimen, 1879
 * Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Hemiolaus caeculus (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Leptomyrina hirundo (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Leptomyrina gorgias (Stoll, 1790)
 * Leptomyrina henningi Dickson, 1976
 * Iolaus alienus Trimen, 1898
 * Iolaus mimosae rhodosense (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
 * Iolaus sidus Trimen, 1864
 * Iolaus pallene (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Iolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1875
 * Iolaus silarus Druce, 1885
 * Stugeta bowkeri tearei Dickson, 1980
 * Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
 * Deudorix diocles Hewitson, 1869
 * Deudorix penningtoni van Son, 1949
 * Deudorix vansoni Pennington, 1948
 * Capys alphaeus extentus Quickelberge, 1979
 * Capys disjunctus Trimen, 1895

Lycaenesthini

 * Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
 * Anthene butleri livida (Trimen, 1881)
 * Anthene definita (Butler, 1899)
 * Anthene kersteni (Gerstaecker, 1871)
 * Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874)
 * Anthene millari (Trimen, 1893)
 * Anthene minima (Trimen, 1893)
 * Anthene otacilia (Trimen, 1868)
 * 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)
 * Uranothauma nubifer (Trimen, 1895)
 * Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782)
 * Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898
 * Cacyreus tespis (Herbst, 1804)
 * Cacyreus virilis Stempffer, 1936
 * Harpendyreus noquasa (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
 * Leptotes brevidentatus (Tite, 1958)
 * Leptotes jeanneli (Stempffer, 1935)
 * Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Leptotes pulchra (Murray, 1874)
 * Tuxentius melaena (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
 * Tarucus bowkeri transvaalensis Quickelberge, 1972
 * Tarucus sybaris (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Zintha hintza (Trimen, 1864)
 * Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
 * Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877)
 * Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883)
 * Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Oraidium barberae (Trimen, 1868)
 * Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
 * Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880)
 * Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Azanus natalensis (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
 * Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, 1782)
 * Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Euchrysops barkeri (Trimen, 1893)
 * Euchrysops dolorosa (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
 * Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923
 * Orachrysops lacrimosa (Bethune-Baker, 1923)
 * Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
 * Lepidochrysops glauca (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
 * Lepidochrysops ignota (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
 * Lepidochrysops irvingi (Swanepoel, 1948)
 * Lepidochrysops patricia (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
 * Lepidochrysops plebeia (Butler, 1898)
 * Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965

Libytheinae

 * Libythea labdaca laius Trimen, 1879

Danaini

 * Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
 * Amauris niavius dominicanus Trimen, 1879
 * Amauris albimaculata Butler, 1875
 * Amauris echeria (Stoll, 1790)
 * Amauris ochlea (Boisduval, 1847)

Melanitini

 * Aeropetes tulbaghia (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Paralethe dendrophilus junodi (van Son, 1935)
 * Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)

Satyrini

 * Bicyclus anynana (Butler, 1879)
 * Bicyclus ena (Hewitson, 1877)
 * Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850)
 * Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873)
 * Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)
 * Ypthima impura paupera Ungemach, 1932
 * Coenyra hebe (Trimen, 1862)
 * Physcaeneura panda (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Neita neita (Wallengren, 1875)
 * Cassionympha cassius (Godart, 1824)
 * Pseudonympha poetula Trimen, 1891
 * Stygionympha wichgrafi van Son, 1955
 * Dingana angusta Henning & Henning, 1996

Charaxini

 * Charaxes varanes (Cramer, 1777)
 * Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824)
 * Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866
 * Charaxes castor flavifasciatus Butler, 1895
 * Charaxes brutus natalensis Staudinger, 1885
 * Charaxes druceanus moerens Jordan, 1936
 * Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859
 * Charaxes xiphares draconis Jordan, 1936
 * Charaxes cithaeron Felder & Felder, 1859
 * Charaxes etesipe tavetensis Rothschild, 1894
 * Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1867
 * Charaxes jahlusa argynnides Westwood, 1864
 * Charaxes ethalion (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Charaxes phaeus Hewitson, 1877
 * Charaxes vansoni van Someren, 1975
 * Charaxes zoolina (Westwood, [1850])

Euxanthini

 * Charaxes wakefieldi (Ward, 1873)

Nymphalini

 * Vanessa hippomene (Hübner, [1823])
 * Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870
 * Junonia natalica (Felder & Felder, 1860)
 * Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
 * Junonia terea elgiva Hewitson, 1864
 * Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa (Trimen, 1881)
 * Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
 * Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850)
 * Precis archesia (Cramer, 1779)
 * Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Precis octavia sesamus Trimen, 1883
 * Precis tugela Trimen, 1879
 * Hypolimnas anthedon wahlbergi (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Catacroptera cloanthe (Stoll, 1781)

Biblidini

 * Byblia anvatara acheloia (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)
 * Eurytela dryope angulata Aurivillius, 1899
 * Eurytela hiarbas angustata Aurivillius, 1894

Epicaliini

 * Sevenia boisduvali (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Sevenia morantii (Trimen, 1881)
 * Sevenia natalensis (Boisduval, 1847)

Limenitidini

 * Cymothoe alcimeda marieps Rydon, 1994
 * Cymothoe coranus Grose-Smith, 1889
 * Pseudacraea boisduvalii trimenii Butler, 1874
 * Pseudacraea lucretia tarquinea (Trimen, 1868)

Neptidini

 * Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955
 * Neptis saclava marpessa Hopffer, 1855

Adoliadini

 * Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)

Acraeini

 * Acraea cerasa Hewitson, 1861
 * Acraea acara Hewitson, 1865
 * Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865
 * Acraea boopis Wichgraf, 1914
 * Acraea horta (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
 * Acraea rabbaiae perlucida Henning & Henning, 1996
 * Acraea satis Ward, 1871
 * Acraea nohara Boisduval, 1847
 * Acraea violarum Boisduval, 1847
 * Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881
 * Acraea axina Westwood, 1881
 * Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877
 * Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847
 * Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855
 * Acraea aganice Hewitson, 1852
 * Acraea cabira Hopffer, 1855
 * Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Acraea esebria Hewitson, 1861
 * Acraea burni Butler, 1896
 * Acraea anacreon Trimen, 1868
 * Pardopsis punctatissima (Boisduval, 1833)

Vagrantini

 * Lachnoptera ayresii Trimen, 1879
 * Phalanta eurytis (Doubleday, 1847)
 * Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Coeliadinae

 * Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
 * Coeliades libeon (Druce, 1875)
 * Coeliades lorenzo Evans, 1947
 * Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)

Celaenorrhinini

 * Celaenorrhinus mokeezi separata (Strand, 1911)
 * Eretis djaelaelae (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Eretis umbra (Trimen, 1862)
 * Sarangesa motozi (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870)
 * Sarangesa seineri durbana Evans, 1937

Tagiadini

 * Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)
 * Eagris nottoana (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857
 * Netrobalane canopus (Trimen, 1864)
 * Leucochitonea levubu Wallengren, 1857
 * Abantis paradisea (Butler, 1870)
 * Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855
 * Abantis venosa Trimen & Bowker, 1889

Carcharodini

 * Spialia asterodia (Trimen, 1864)
 * Spialia colotes transvaaliae (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
 * Spialia confusa Evans, 1937
 * Spialia delagoae (Trimen, 1898)
 * Spialia depauperata australis de Jong, 1978
 * Spialia diomus ferax (Wallengren, 1863)
 * Spialia dromus (Plötz, 1884)
 * Spialia mafa (Trimen, 1870)
 * Spialia secessus (Trimen, 1891)
 * Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)

Aeromachini

 * Kedestes barberae (Trimen, 1873)
 * Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)
 * Kedestes macomo (Trimen, 1862)
 * Kedestes mohozutza (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Kedestes wallengrenii (Trimen, 1883)
 * Parosmodes morantii (Trimen, 1873)
 * Acleros mackenii (Trimen, 1868)
 * Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
 * Zophopetes dysmephila (Trimen, 1868)
 * Artitropa erinnys (Trimen, 1862)
 * Fresna nyassae (Hewitson, 1878)
 * Platylesches ayresii (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
 * Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Platylesches neba (Hewitson, 1877)
 * Platylesches robustus Neave, 1910

Baorini

 * Zenonia zeno (Trimen, 1864)
 * Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
 * Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)
 * Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Borbo detecta (Trimen, 1893)
 * Borbo fallax (Gaede, 1916)
 * Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)
 * Borbo holtzi (Plötz, 1883)
 * Parnara monasi (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
 * Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824)
 * Gegenes niso (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878)

Heteropterinae

 * Metisella abdeli (Krüger, 1928)
 * Metisella metis paris Evans, 1937
 * Tsitana tsita (Trimen, 1870)