List of butterflies of Madagascar

This is a list of butterflies of Madagascar. About 303 species are known from Madagascar, a remarkable 210 of which are endemic.

The following list is not exhaustive.

Papilionini

 * Papilio dardanus meriones Felder & Felder, 1865
 * Papilio delalandei Godart, [1824]
 * Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]
 * Papilio erithonioides Grose-Smith, 1891
 * Papilio grosesmithi Rothschild, 1926
 * Papilio morondavana Grose-Smith, 1891
 * Papilio oribazus Boisduval, 1836
 * Papilio epiphorbas Boisduval, 1833
 * Papilio mangoura Hewitson, 1875

Leptocercini

 * Graphium evombar (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873)
 * Graphium endochus (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Graphium cyrnus (Boisduval, 1836)

Troidini

 * Pharmacophagus antenor (Drury, [1773])

Coliadinae

 * Eurema brigitta pulchella (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Eurema desjardinsii (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Eurema floricola (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Eurema hapale (Mabille, 1882)
 * Catopsilia florella thauruma (Reakirt, 1866)

Pierinae

 * Colotis amata crowleyi (Sharpe, 1898)
 * Colotis evanthe (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Colotis guenei (Mabille, 1877)
 * Colotis mananhari (Ward, 1870)
 * Colotis vestalis castalis (Staudinger, 1884)
 * Colotis lucasi (Grandidier, 1867)
 * Colotis zoe (Grandidier, 1867)
 * Pinacopterix eriphia mabillei (Aurivillius, [1899])
 * Nepheronia buquetii pauliani Bernardi, 1959
 * Leptosia alcesta sylvicola (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Leptosia nupta viettei Bernardi, 1959

Pierini

 * Appias epaphia orbona (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Appias sabina confusa (Butler, 1872)
 * Mylothris phileris (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Mylothris smithii (Mabille, 1879)
 * Mylothris splendens Le Cerf, 1927
 * Dixeia charina narena (Grose-Smith, 1898)
 * Belenois antsianaka (Ward, 1870)
 * Belenois aurota aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Belenois creona prorsus (Talbot, 1943)
 * Belenois grandidieri (Mabille, 1878)
 * Belenois helcida (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Belenois mabella Grose-Smith, 1891

Miletini

 * Spalgis tintinga (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793)

Theclini

 * Hypolycaena philippus ramonza (Saalmüller, 1878)
 * Hemiolaus ceres (Hewitson, 1865)
 * Hemiolaus cobaltina (Aurivillius, 1899)
 * Hemiolaus maryra (Mabille, [1887])
 * Leptomyrina phidias (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Iolaus argentarius Butler, 1879
 * Iolaus mermeros (Mabille, 1878)
 * Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Deudorix batikeli (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
 * Deudorix renidens (Mabille, 1884)
 * Deudorix wardii (Mabille, 1878)

Lycaenesthini

 * Anthene princeps smithii (Mabille, 1877)

Polyommatini

 * Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, [1824])
 * Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Pseudonacaduba sichela reticulum (Mabille, 1877)
 * Rysops scintilla (Mabille, 1877)
 * Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Uranothauma artemenes (Mabille, 1880)
 * Cacyreus darius (Mabille, 1877)
 * Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Leptotes rabefaner (Mabille, 1877)
 * Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
 * Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877)
 * Actizera atrigemmata (Butler, 1878)
 * Actizera drucei (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
 * Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Azanus sitalces (Mabille, 1900)
 * Azanus soalalicus (Karsch, 1900)
 * Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Eicochrysops pauliani Stempffer, 1950
 * Eicochrysops sanguigutta (Mabille, 1879)
 * Euchrysops decaryi Stempffer, 1947
 * Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Freyeria minuscula (Aurivillius, 1909)
 * Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
 * Lepidochrysops azureus (Butler, 1879)
 * Lepidochrysops caerulea Tite, 1961
 * Lepidochrysops grandis Talbot, 1937
 * Lepidochrysops leucon (Mabille, 1879)
 * Lepidochrysops turlini Stempffer, 1971

Nemeobiini

 * Saribia decaryi (Le Cerf, 1922)
 * Saribia perroti Riley, 1932
 * Saribia ochracea Riley, 1932
 * Saribia tepahi (de Boisduval, 1833)

Libytheinae

 * Libythea ancoata Grose-Smith, 1891
 * Libythea tsiandava Grose-Smith, 1891

Danaini

 * Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
 * Amauris nossima (Ward, 1870)

Melanitini

 * Gnophodes betsimena (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)

Satyrini

 * Heteropsis drepana Westwood, [1850]
 * Heteropsis vola (Ward, 1870)
 * Heteropsis paradoxa (Mabille, 1880)
 * Heteropsis ankoma (Mabille, 1878)
 * Heteropsis mabillei (Butler, 1879)
 * Heteropsis alaokola (Oberthür, 1916)
 * Heteropsis masoura (Hewitson, 1875)
 * Heteropsis antahala (Ward, 1872)
 * Heteropsis narova (Mabille, 1877)
 * Heteropsis erebina (Oberthür, 1916)
 * Heteropsis anganavo (Ward, 1871)
 * Heteropsis erebennis Oberthür, 1916
 * Heteropsis passandava (Ward, 1871)
 * Heteropsis difficilis (Mabille, 1880)
 * Heteropsis obscura (Oberthür, 1916)
 * Heteropsis wardii (Mabille, 1877)
 * Heteropsis strato (Mabille, 1878)
 * Heteropsis viettei Lees, 2003
 * Heteropsis andravahana (Mabille, 1878)
 * Heteropsis fuliginosa (Mabille, 1878)
 * Heteropsis exocellata (Mabille, 1880)
 * Heteropsis cowani (Butler, 1880)
 * Heteropsis ankaratra (Ward, 1870)
 * Heteropsis narcissus fraterna (Butler, 1868)
 * Heteropsis bicristata (Mabille, 1878)
 * Heteropsis parvidens (Mabille, 1880)
 * Heteropsis avelona (Ward, 1870)
 * Heteropsis uniformis (Oberthür, 1916)
 * Heteropsis iboina (Ward, 1870)
 * Heteropsis parva (Butler, 1879)
 * Heteropsis subsimilis (Butler, 1879)
 * Heteropsis pauper (Oberthür, 1916)
 * Heteropsis ankova (Ward, 1870)
 * Heteropsis turbata (Butler, 1880)
 * Heteropsis pallida (Oberthür, 1916)
 * Heteropsis andasibe Lees, 2003
 * Heteropsis strigula (Mabille, 1877)
 * Heteropsis maeva (Mabille, 1878)
 * Heteropsis laeta (Oberthür, 1916)
 * Heteropsis laetifica (Oberthür, 1916)
 * Heteropsis undulans (Oberthür, 1916)
 * Heteropsis anceps (Oberthür, 1916)
 * Heteropsis angulifascia (Butler, 1879)
 * Heteropsis turbans (Oberthür, 1916)
 * Heteropsis sabas (Oberthür, 1923)
 * Strabena goudoti (Mabille, [1885])
 * Strabena isoalensis Paulian, 1951
 * Strabena martini Oberthür, 1916
 * Strabena batesii (Felder & Felder, 1867)
 * Strabena nepos Oberthür, 1916
 * Strabena eros Viette, 1971
 * Strabena germanus Oberthür, 1916
 * Strabena affinis Oberthür, 1916
 * Strabena consobrina Oberthür, 1916
 * Strabena mandraka Paulian, 1951
 * Strabena niveata (Butler, 1879)
 * Strabena albivittula (Mabille, 1880)
 * Strabena cachani Paulian, 1950
 * Strabena excellens (Butler, 1885)
 * Strabena triophthalma Mabille, [1885]
 * Strabena ibitina (Ward, 1873)
 * Strabena tsaratananae Paulian, 1951
 * Strabena vinsoni (Guenée, 1865)
 * Strabena rakoto (Ward, 1870)
 * Strabena soror Oberthür, 1916
 * Strabena perroti Oberthür, 1916
 * Strabena modesta Oberthür, 1916
 * Strabena modestissima Oberthür, 1916
 * Strabena mabillei (Aurivillius, 1899)
 * Strabena mopsus (Mabille, 1878)
 * Strabena consors Oberthür, 1916
 * Strabena impar Oberthür, 1916
 * Strabena smithii Mabille, 1877
 * Strabena andilabe Paulian, 1951
 * Strabena daphne Viette, 1971
 * Strabena dyscola Mabille, 1880
 * Strabena sufferti (Aurivillius, 1899)
 * Strabena tamatavae (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Strabena zanjuka Mabille, [1885]
 * Strabena perrieri Paulian, 1951
 * Strabena andriana Mabille, [1885]
 * Strabena argyrina Mabille, 1878

Charaxini

 * Charaxes analava Ward, 1872
 * Charaxes antamboulou Lucas, 1872
 * Charaxes cowani Butler, 1878
 * Charaxes andara Ward, 1873
 * Charaxes phraortes Doubleday, 1847
 * Charaxes andranodorus andranodorus Mabille, 1884
 * Charaxes andranodorus andrefana Viette, 1975
 * Charaxes cacuthis Hewitson, 1863
 * Charaxes zoolina betsimisaraka Lucas, 1872

Euxanthini

 * Charaxes madagascariensis (Lucas, 1843)

Apaturinae

 * Apaturopsis kilusa (Grose-Smith, 1891)
 * Apaturopsis paulianii Viette, 1962

Nymphalini

 * Vanessa hippomene madegassorum (Aurivillius, 1899)
 * Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Junonia goudotii (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Junonia hierta paris Trimen & Bowker, 1887
 * Junonia oenone epiclelia (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
 * Junonia musa
 * Junonia rhadama (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Salamis anteva (Ward, 1870)
 * Protogoniomorpha anacardii duprei (Vinson, 1863)
 * Precis andremiaja (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Precis eurodoce (Westwood, [1850])
 * Hypolimnas anthedon drucei (Butler, 1874)
 * Hypolimnas bolina jacintha (Drury, [1773])
 * Hypolimnas deceptor deludens Grose-Smith, 1891
 * Hypolimnas dexithea (Hewitson, 1863)
 * Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)

Cyrestini

 * Cyrestis camillus elegans Boisduval, 1833

Biblidini

 * Byblia anvatara (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Neptidopsis fulgurata (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Eurytela dryope lineata Aurivillius, 1899
 * Eurytela narinda Ward, 1872

Epicaliini

 * Sevenia amazoula (Mabille, 1880)
 * Sevenia howensis (Staudinger, 1886)
 * Sevenia madagascariensis (Boisduval, 1833)

Limenitidini

 * Cymothoe lambertoni Oberthür, 1923
 * Cymothoe dujardini Viette, 1971
 * Pseudacraea imerina (Hewitson, 1865)
 * Pseudacraea lucretia apaturoides (Felder & Felder, [1867])
 * Pseudacraea peyrierasi Collins, 1991

Neptidini

 * Neptis kikideli Boisduval, 1833
 * Neptis saclava Boisduval, 1833
 * Neptis sextilla Mabille, 1882

Adoliadini

 * Aterica rabena Boisduval, 1833
 * Euptera kinugnana insularis Collins, 1995

Acraeini

 * Acraea dammii van Vollenhoven, 1869
 * Acraea hova Boisduval, 1833
 * Acraea igati Boisduval, 1833
 * Acraea mahela Boisduval, 1833
 * Acraea ranavalona Boisduval, 1833
 * Acraea turna Mabille, 1877
 * Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Acraea fornax Butler, 1879
 * Acraea lia Mabille, 1879
 * Acraea masamba Ward, 1872
 * Acraea siliana Oberthür, 1916
 * Acraea silia Mabille, [1885]
 * Acraea obeira Hewitson, 1863
 * Acraea sambavae Ward, 1873
 * Acraea strattipocles Oberthür, 1893
 * Acraea zitja Boisduval, 1833
 * Acraea calida Butler, 1878
 * Pardopsis punctatissima (Boisduval, 1833)

Vagrantini

 * Smerina manoro (Ward, 1871)
 * Phalanta madagascariensis (Mabille, 1887)
 * Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Coeliadinae

 * Coeliades ernesti (Grandidier, 1867)
 * Coeliades fervida (Butler, 1880)
 * Coeliades fidia Evans, 1937
 * Coeliades forestan arbogastes (Guenée, 1863)
 * Coeliades rama Evans, 1937
 * Coeliades ramanatek (Boisduval, 1833)

Celaenorrhinini

 * Celaenorrhinus ambra Evans, 1937
 * Celaenorrhinus humbloti (Mabille, 1884)

Tagiadini

 * Tagiades insularis Mabille, 1876
 * Tagiades samborana Grose-Smith, 1891
 * Eagris nottoana smithii (Mabille, [1887])
 * Eagris sabadius andracne (Boisduval, 1833)

Aeromachini

 * Fulda australis Viette, 1956
 * Fulda bernieri (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Fulda coroller (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Fulda gatiana (Oberthür, 1923)
 * Fulda imorina Evans, 1937
 * Fulda lucida Evans, 1937
 * Fulda pauliani Evans, 1952
 * Fulda rhadama (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Arnetta ellipsis (Saalmüller, 1884)
 * Arnetta fito Evans, 1937
 * Arnetta hyposticta (Mabille, 1898)
 * Xanthodisca ariel (Mabille, 1878)
 * Acleros leucopyga (Mabille, 1877)
 * Malaza carmides (Hewitson, 1868)
 * Malaza empyreus (Mabille, 1878)
 * Malaza fastuosus (Mabille, 1884)
 * Perrotia albiplaga Oberthür, 1916
 * Perrotia eximia (Oberthür, 1923)
 * Perrotia gillias (Mabille, 1878)
 * Perrotia kingdoni (Butler, 1879)
 * Perrotia malchus (Mabille, 1879)
 * Perrotia flora (Oberthür, 1923)
 * Perrotia howa (Mabille, 1876)
 * Perrotia ismael (Oberthür, 1916)
 * Perrotia ochracea (Evans, 1937)
 * Perrotia paroechus (Mabille, [1887])
 * Perrotia silvestralis (Viette, 1956)
 * Perrotia sylvia (Evans, 1937)
 * Perrotia varians (Oberthür, 1916)
 * Ploetzia amygdalis (Mabille, 1877)
 * Artitropa alaotrana Oberthür, 1916
 * Artitropa boseae (Saalmüller, 1880)
 * Artitropa hollandi Oberthür, 1916

Baorini

 * Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
 * Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)
 * Borbo havei (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Borbo ratek (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Parnara naso poutieri (Boisduval, 1833)

Heteropterinae

 * Hovala amena (Grose-Smith, 1891)
 * Hovala arota Evans, 1937
 * Hovala dispar (Mabille, 1877)
 * Hovala pardalina (Butler, 1879)
 * Hovala saclavus (Mabille, 1891)