List of butterflies of Ethiopia

This is a list of butterflies of Ethiopia. About 376 species are known from Ethiopia, 33 of which are endemic.

Papilionini

 * Papilio nireus pseudonireus Felder & Felder, 1865
 * Papilio wilsoni Rothschild, 1926
 * Papilio arnoldiana Vane-Wright, 1995
 * Papilio dardanus antinorii Oberthür, 1883
 * Papilio constantinus Ward, 1871
 * Papilio rex abyssinicana Vane-Wright, 1995
 * Papilio rex franciscae Carpenter, 1928
 * Papilio echerioides leucospilus Rothschild, 1902
 * Papilio echerioides oscari Rothschild, 1902
 * Papilio microps Storace, 1952

Leptocercini

 * Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
 * Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873)
 * Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932)
 * Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Graphium philonoe whalleyi (Talbot, 1929)
 * Graphium almansor birbiri (Ungemach, 1932)

Pseudopontiinae

 * Pseudopontia mabira Mitter & Collins, 2010

Coliadinae

 * Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
 * Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898)
 * Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876)
 * Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
 * Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Colias electo meneliki Berger, 1940
 * Colias electo pseudohecate Berger, 1940
 * Colias marnoana Rogenhofer, 1884

Pierinae

 * Colotis antevippe zera (Lucas, 1852)
 * Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829)
 * Colotis celimene celimene (Lucas, 1852)
 * Colotis celimene praeclarus (Butler, 1886)
 * Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829)
 * Colotis daira stygia (Felder & Felder, 1865)
 * Colotis danae eupompe (Klug, 1829)
 * Colotis danae pseudacaste (Butler, 1876)
 * Colotis euippe exole (Reiche, 1850)
 * Colotis evenina casta (Gerstaecker, 1871)
 * Colotis halimede halimede (Klug, 1829)
 * Colotis halimede restricta Talbot, 1939
 * Colotis hetaera aspasia (Ungemach, 1932)
 * Colotis hetaera lorti (Sharpe, 1896)
 * Colotis liagore (Klug, 1829)
 * Colotis phisadia phisadia (Godart, 1819)
 * Colotis phisadia ocellatus (Butler, 1886)
 * Colotis pleione heliocaustus (Butler, 1886)
 * Colotis protomedia (Klug, 1829)
 * Colotis rogersi (Dixey, 1915)
 * Colotis ungemachi (Le Cerf, 1922)
 * Colotis venosa (Staudinger, 1885)
 * Colotis vesta (Reiche, 1850)
 * Colotis vestalis castalis (Staudinger, 1884)
 * Colotis agoye zephyrus (Marshall, 1897)
 * Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823
 * Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Pinacopterix eriphia melanarge (Butler, 1886)
 * Pinacopterix eriphia tritogenia (Klug, 1829)
 * Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Nepheronia thalassina sinalata (Suffert, 1904)
 * Euchloe belemia abyssinica Riley, 1928
 * Leptosia alcesta inalcesta Bernardi, 1959
 * Leptosia alcesta pseudonuptilla Bernardi, 1959

Pierini

 * Appias epaphia contracta (Butler, 1888)
 * Appias phaola intermedia Dufrane, 1948
 * Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, [1865])
 * Appias sylvia abyssinica Talbot, 1932
 * Pieris brassicoides Guérin-Méneville, 1848
 * Pontia daplidice aethiops (de Joannis & Verity, 1913)
 * Pontia distorta (Butler, 1886)
 * Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829
 * Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779)
 * Mylothris erlangeri Pagenstecher, 1902
 * Mylothris jacksoni nagichota Talbot, 1944
 * Mylothris mortoni mortoni Blachier, 1912
 * Mylothris mortoni balkis Ungemach, 1932
 * Mylothris rubricosta (Mabille, 1890)
 * Mylothris rueppellii (Koch, 1865)
 * Mylothris sagala swaynei Butler, 1899
 * Mylothris yulei amhara Ungemach, 1932
 * Dixeia charina septentrionalis Bernardi, 1958
 * Dixeia dixeyi (Neave, 1904)
 * Dixeia doxo venatus (Butler, 1871)
 * Dixeia orbona vidua (Butler, 1900)
 * Dixeia pigea (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Belenois creona creona (Cramer, [1776])
 * Belenois creona boguensis (Felder & Felder, 1865)
 * Belenois gidica abyssinica (Lucas, 1852)
 * Belenois gidica hypoxantha (Ungemach, 1932)
 * Belenois raffrayi (Oberthür, 1878)
 * Belenois solilucis loveni (Aurivillius, 1921)
 * Belenois subeida hailo (Ungemach, 1932)
 * Belenois thysa tricolor Talbot, 1943
 * Belenois zochalia galla (Ungemach, 1932)

Miletini

 * Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890
 * Lachnocnema abyssinica Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872)
 * Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915

Liptenini

 * Alaena johanna Sharpe, 1890
 * Pentila pauli ras Talbot, 1935

Aphnaeinae

 * Chloroselas esmeralda Butler, 1886
 * Chloroselas pseudozeritis (Trimen, 1873)
 * Cigaritis avriko (Karsch, 1893)
 * Cigaritis somalina (Butler, 1886)
 * Axiocerses harpax kadugli Talbot, 1935
 * Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881)
 * Axiocerses maureli Dufrane, 1954
 * Axiocerses argenteomaculata Pagenstecher, 1902
 * Axiocerses jacksoni Stempffer, 1948

Theclinae

 * Myrina silenus nzoiae d'Abrera, 1980
 * Hypolycaena ogadenensis Stempffer, 1946
 * Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Leptomyrina boschi Strand, 1911
 * Iolaus diametra (Karsch, 1895)
 * Iolaus glaucus Butler, 1886
 * Iolaus jacksoni (Stempffer, 1950)
 * Iolaus mimosae berbera (Bethune-Baker, 1924)
 * Iolaus tajoraca Walker, 1870
 * Iolaus sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905
 * Iolaus menas Druce, 1890
 * Iolaus ismenias piaggiae Oberthür, 1883
 * Iolaus crawshayi maureli Dufrane, 1954
 * Stugeta bowkeri ethiopica Stempffer & Bennett, 1958
 * Pilodeudorix obscurata (Trimen, 1891)
 * Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
 * Deudorix lorisona baronica Ungemach, 1932

Lycaenesthini

 * Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
 * Anthene aurobrunnea (Ungemach, 1932)
 * Anthene butleri butleri (Oberthür, 1880)
 * Anthene butleri galla Stempffer, 1947
 * Anthene collinsi d'Abrera, 1980
 * Anthene contrastata (Ungemach, 1932)
 * Anthene crawshayi minuta (Bethune-Baker, 1916)
 * Anthene definita nigrocaudata (Pagenstecher, 1902)
 * Anthene hodsoni (Talbot, 1935)
 * Anthene indefinita (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
 * Anthene janna Gabriel, 1949
 * Anthene kersteni (Gerstaecker, 1871)
 * Anthene opalina Stempffer, 1946
 * Anthene otacilia dulcis (Pagenstecher, 1902)
 * Anthene pitmani Stempffer, 1936
 * Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876)
 * Anthene rothschildi (Aurivillius, 1922)
 * Anthene saddacus (Talbot, 1935)
 * Anthene schoutedeni (Hulstaert, 1924)
 * Anthene suquala (Pagenstecher, 1902)
 * Anthene wilsoni (Talbot, 1935)
 * Anthene gemmifera (Neave, 1910)
 * Lycaena phlaeas pseudophlaeas (Lucas, 1866)

Polyommatini

 * Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932
 * Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Uranothauma antinorii (Oberthür, 1883)
 * Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909
 * Uranothauma nubifer distinctesignatus (Strand, 1911)
 * Cacyreus ethiopicus Tite, 1961
 * Cacyreus tespis ghimirra Talbot, 1935
 * Tuxentius cretosus (Butler, 1876)
 * Tuxentius kaffana (Talbot, 1935)
 * Tuxentius melaena (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
 * Tarucus grammicus (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893)
 * Tarucus rosacea (Austaut, 1885)
 * Tarucus theophrastus (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1942
 * Zintha hintza resplendens (Butler, 1876)
 * Actizera stellata (Trimen, 1883)
 * Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
 * Azanus natalensis (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
 * Azanus isis (Drury, 1773)
 * Eicochrysops antoto (Strand, 1911)
 * Eicochrysops distractus (de Joannis & Verity, 1913)
 * Eicochrysops masai (Bethune-Baker, 1905)
 * Eicochrysops meryamae Rougeot, 1983
 * Eicochrysops messapus sebagadis (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
 * Euchrysops abyssinica (Aurivillius, 1922)
 * Euchrysops albistriata (Capronnier, 1889)
 * Euchrysops brunneus Bethune-Baker, 1923
 * Euchrysops cyclopteris (Butler, 1876)
 * Euchrysops mauensis abyssiniae Storace, 1950
 * Euchrysops nandensis (Neave, 1904)
 * Euchrysops nilotica (Aurivillius, 1904)
 * Euchrysops reducta Hulstaert, 1924
 * Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924
 * Thermoniphas colorata (Ungemach, 1932)
 * Chilades elicola (Strand, 1911)
 * Chilades naidina (Butler, 1886)
 * Lepidochrysops lunulifer (Ungemach, 1932)
 * Lepidochrysops fumosa (Butler, 1886)
 * Lepidochrysops guichardi Gabriel, 1949
 * Lepidochrysops loveni abyssiniensis (Strand, 1911)
 * Lepidochrysops loveni oculus (Ungemach, 1932)
 * Lepidochrysops negus (Felder & Felder, [1865])
 * Lepidochrysops pterou lilacina (Ungemach, 1932)
 * Lepidochrysops subvariegata Talbot, 1935

Libytheinae

 * Libythea labdaca laius Trimen, 1879

Danaini

 * Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777)
 * Danaus dorippus (Klug, 1845)
 * Tirumala formosa neumanni (Rothschild, 1902)
 * Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847)
 * Amauris niavius aethiops Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
 * Amauris albimaculata sudanica Talbot, 1940
 * Amauris echeria abessinica Schmidt, 1921
 * Amauris echeria steckeri Kheil, 1890
 * Amauris hecate stictica Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
 * Amauris ochlea darius Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
 * Amauris ochleides Staudinger, 1896

Melanitini

 * Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849
 * Melanitis libya Distant, 1882

Satyrini

 * Lasiommata maderakal (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
 * Bicyclus angulosa (Butler, 1868)
 * Bicyclus anynana (Butler, 1879)
 * Bicyclus campus (Karsch, 1893)
 * Bicyclus milyas (Hewitson, 1864)
 * Bicyclus pavonis (Butler, 1876)
 * Bicyclus safitza safitza (Westwood, 1850)
 * Bicyclus safitza aethiops (Rothschild & Jordan, 1905)
 * Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
 * Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868)
 * Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873)
 * Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)
 * Ypthima condamini Kielland, 1982
 * Ypthima impura paupera Ungemach, 1932
 * Ypthima jacksoni Kielland, 1982
 * Ypthima pupillaris obscurata Kielland, 1982
 * Ypthima simplicia Butler, 1876
 * Ypthima yatta Kielland, 1982
 * Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)
 * Neocoenyra duplex Butler, 1886

Charaxini

 * Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
 * Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824)
 * Charaxes boueti rectans Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
 * Charaxes lactetinctus ungemachi Le Cerf, 1927
 * Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926
 * Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850
 * Charaxes jasius pagenstecheri Poulton, 1926
 * Charaxes hansali hansali Felder, 1867
 * Charaxes hansali baringana Rothschild, 1905
 * Charaxes hansali kulalae van Someren, 1975
 * Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775)
 * Charaxes junius junius Oberthür, 1880
 * Charaxes julius somalicus Rothschild, 1900
 * Charaxes phoebus Butler, 1866
 * Charaxes numenes neumanni Rothschild, 1902
 * Charaxes tiridates marginatus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
 * Charaxes pythodoris Hewitson, 1873
 * Charaxes etesipe abyssinicus Rothschild, 1900
 * Charaxes achaemenes monticola van Someren, 1970
 * Charaxes jahlusa ganalensis Carpenter, 1937
 * Charaxes etheocles carpenteri van Someren & Jackson, 1957
 * Charaxes galawadiwosi Plantrou & Rougeot, 1979
 * Charaxes chanleri Holland, 1896
 * Charaxes kirki daria Rothschild, 1903
 * Charaxes figini van Someren, 1969
 * Charaxes larseni Rydon, 1982
 * Charaxes sidamo Plantrou & Rougeot, 1979
 * Charaxes zoolina (Westwood, [1850])

Euxanthini

 * Charaxes eurinome birbirica Ungemach, 1932

Nymphalini

 * Antanartia schaeneia diluta Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
 * Vanessa dimorphica dimorphica (Howarth, 1966)
 * Vanessa dimorphica aethiopica (Howarth, 1966)
 * Vanessa abyssinica (Felder & Felder, 1867)
 * Junonia chorimene (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
 * Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Junonia sophia infracta Butler, 1888
 * Junonia terea fumata (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
 * Junonia westermanni Westwood, 1870
 * Junonia ansorgei (Rothschild, 1899)
 * Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa (Trimen, 1881)
 * Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
 * Protogoniomorpha temora (Felder & Felder, 1867)
 * Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Precis coelestina Dewitz, 1879
 * Precis limnoria limnoria (Klug, 1845)
 * Precis limnoria taveta Rogenhofer, 1891
 * Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777)
 * Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Precis tugela aurorina (Butler, 1894)
 * Hypolimnas anthedon wahlbergi (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
 * Melitaea abyssinica Oberthür, 1909

Cyrestini

 * Cyrestis camillus (Fabricius, 1781)

Biblidini

 * Byblia anvatara acheloia (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)
 * Neptidopsis ophione nucleata Grünberg, 1911
 * Eurytela dryope angulata Aurivillius, 1899
 * Eurytela hiarbas abyssinica Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Epicaliini

 * Sevenia boisduvali kaffana (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
 * Sevenia garega (Karsch, 1892)
 * Sevenia occidentalium (Mabille, 1876)
 * Sevenia umbrina (Karsch, 1892)

Limenitidini

 * Pseudacraea boisduvalii sayonis Ungemach, 1932
 * Pseudacraea eurytus mimoras Ungemach, 1932
 * Pseudacraea lucretia walensensis (Sharpe, 1896)

Neptidini

 * Neptis agouale parallela Collins & Larsen, 1996
 * Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955
 * Neptis saclava marpessa Hopffer, 1855
 * Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955

Adoliadini

 * Aterica galene incisa Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
 * Euphaedra medon abouna Ungemach, 1932
 * Euphaedra caerulescens submarginalis Hecq, 1997
 * Euphaedra sarita abyssinica Rothschild, 1902
 * Euphaedra neumanni Rothschild, 1902
 * Euphaedra castanoides deficiens Hecq, 1997

Acraeini

 * Acraea chilo Godman, 1880
 * Acraea endoscota Le Doux, 1928
 * Acraea insignis Distant, 1880
 * Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
 * Acraea oscari Rothschild, 1902
 * Acraea pseudolycia astrigera Butler, 1899
 * Acraea quirina rosa Eltringham, 1912
 * Acraea sidamona Rothschild & Jordan, 1905
 * Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775)
 * Acraea braesia Godman, 1885
 * Acraea caecilia (Fabricius, 1781)
 * Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877
 * Acraea doubledayi Guérin-Méneville, 1849
 * Acraea mirabilis Butler, 1886
 * Acraea miranda Riley, 1920
 * Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855
 * Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
 * Acraea zoumi Pierre, 1995
 * Acraea aganice orientalis (Ungemach, 1932)
 * Acraea alcinoe nado (Ungemach, 1932)
 * Acraea epaea homochroa (Rothschild & Jordan, 1905)
 * Acraea poggei ras (Ungemach, 1932)
 * Acraea aurivillii schecana Rothschild & Jordan, 1905
 * Acraea bonasia banka Eltringham, 1912
 * Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
 * Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Acraea iturina kakana Eltringham, 1911
 * Acraea jodutta aethiops Rothschild & Jordan, 1905
 * Acraea johnstoni Godman, 1885
 * Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
 * Acraea necoda Hewitson, 1861
 * Acraea peneleos gelonica Rothschild & Jordan, 1905
 * Acraea pharsalus rhodina Rothschild, 1902
 * Acraea rangatana maji Carpenter, 1935
 * Acraea sotikensis Sharpe, 1892
 * Acraea ventura ochrascens Sharpe, 1902
 * Acraea guichardi Gabriel, 1949
 * Acraea cinerea Neave, 1904
 * Acraea orinata Oberthür, 1893
 * Acraea parrhasia servona Godart, 1819
 * Acraea perenna kaffana Rothschild, 1902
 * Acraea safie safie Felder & Felder, 1865
 * Acraea safie antinorii Oberthür, 1880
 * Acraea ungemachi Le Cerf, 1927

Argynnini

 * Argynnis hyperbius neumanni Rothschild, 1902

Vagrantini

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

Coeliadinae

 * Coeliades anchises (Gerstaecker, 1871)
 * Coeliades chalybe immaculata Carpenter, 1935
 * Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
 * Coeliades keithloa menelik (Ungemach, 1932)
 * Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)

Celaenorrhinini

 * Eretis lugens (Rogenhofer, 1891)
 * Eretis mixta Evans, 1937
 * Sarangesa laelius (Mabille, 1877)
 * Sarangesa lucidella helena Evans, 1947
 * Sarangesa motozi (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870)

Tagiadini

 * Eagris denuba obliterata Carpenter, 1928
 * Eagris nottoana (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Caprona adelica Karsch, 1892
 * Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857
 * Leucochitonea hindei Druce, 1903
 * Abantis meneliki Berger, 1979

Carcharodini

 * Spialia colotes semiconfluens de Jong, 1978
 * Spialia mafa higginsi Evans, 1937
 * Spialia mangana (Rebel, 1899)
 * Spialia zebra bifida (Higgins, 1924)

Aeromachini

 * Prosopalpus debilis (Plötz, 1879)
 * Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)
 * Acleros mackenii instabilis Mabille, 1890
 * Chondrolepis niveicornis pseudonero Berger, 1984
 * Zophopetes dysmephila (Trimen, 1868)
 * Artitropa reducta Aurivillius, 1925

Baorini

 * Zenonia zeno (Trimen, 1864)
 * Borbo perobscura (Druce, 1912)
 * Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824)

Heteropterinae

 * Metisella formosus mittoni Carcasson, 1961
 * Metisella tsadicus (Aurivillius, 1905)