List of butterflies of Mozambique

This is a list of butterflies of Mozambique. About 433 species are known from Mozambique, three 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 chirindanus van Son, 1956
 * Papilio ophidicephalus chirinda van Son, 1939

Leptocercini

 * Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
 * Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775)
 * Graphium junodi (Trimen, 1893)
 * Graphium polistratus (Grose-Smith, 1889)
 * Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873)
 * Graphium porthaon (Hewitson, 1865)
 * Graphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779)
 * Graphium endochus (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Graphium morania (Angas, 1849)
 * Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Graphium philonoe (Ward, 1873)

Coliadinae

 * Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
 * Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898)
 * Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876)
 * Eurema hapale (Mabille, 1882)
 * 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 dissociatus (Butler, 1897)
 * Colotis euippe omphale (Godart, 1819)
 * Colotis eunoma (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Colotis evenina evenina (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Colotis evenina casta (Gerstaecker, 1871)
 * Colotis ione (Godart, 1819)
 * Colotis pallene (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863)
 * Colotis vesta argillaceus (Butler, 1877)
 * Colotis vesta mutans (Butler, 1877)
 * Colotis eris (Klug, 1829)
 * Colotis subfasciatus (Swainson, 1833)
 * Colotis agoye (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823
 * Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Pinacopterix eriphia (Godart, [1819])
 * Nepheronia argia mhondana (Suffert, 1904)
 * Nepheronia argia variegata Henning, 1994
 * Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Leptosia alcesta inalcesta Bernardi, 1959

Pierini

 * Appias epaphia contracta (Butler, 1888)
 * Appias lasti (Grose-Smith, 1889)
 * Appias sabina phoebe (Butler, 1901)
 * Pontia helice (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779)
 * Mylothris rubricosta (Mabille, 1890)
 * Mylothris rueppellii haemus (Trimen, 1879)
 * Mylothris rueppellii rhodesiana Riley, 1921
 * Mylothris sagala umtaliana d'Abrera, 1980
 * Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897
 * Dixeia charina charina (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Dixeia charina simana (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Dixeia doxo parva Talbot, 1943
 * Dixeia leucophanes Vári, 1976
 * 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)

Liphyrini

 * Aslauga marshalli Butler, 1899

Miletini

 * Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Lachnocnema durbani Trimen & Bowker, 1887
 * Lachnocnema brimoides Libert, 1996

Liptenini

 * Alaena nyassa Hewitson, 1877
 * Pentila swynnertoni Stempffer & Bennett, 1961
 * Pentila tropicalis fuscipunctata Henning & Henning, 1994
 * Ornipholidotos peucetia (Hewitson, 1866)
 * Teriomima puella Kirby, 1887
 * Teriomima puellaris (Trimen, 1894)
 * Teriomima williami Henning & Henning, 2004 (endemic)
 * Teriomima parva Hawker-Smith, 1933
 * Euthecta cooksoni Bennett, 1954
 * Baliochila aslanga (Trimen, 1873)
 * Baliochila barnesi Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
 * Baliochila neavei Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
 * Baliochila lipara Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
 * Cnodontes pallida (Trimen, 1898)
 * Cnodontes penningtoni Bennett, 1954

Epitolini

 * Cephetola australis Libert, 1999 (endemic)
 * Deloneura millari dondoensis Pennington, 1953
 * Deloneura sheppardi Stevenson, 1934

Aphnaeinae

 * Lipaphnaeus aderna spindasoides (Aurivillius, 1916)
 * Chloroselas pseudozeritis (Trimen, 1873)
 * Crudaria leroma (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Cigaritis apelles (Oberthür, 1878)
 * Cigaritis ella (Hewitson, 1865)
 * Cigaritis homeyeri (Dewitz, 1887)
 * Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850)
 * Cigaritis natalensis (Westwood, 1851)
 * Cigaritis nyassae (Butler, 1884)
 * Cigaritis phanes (Trimen, 1873)
 * Cigaritis victoriae (Butler, 1884)
 * Axiocerses tjoane (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Axiocerses coalescens Henning & Henning, 1996
 * Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881)
 * Axiocerses punicea cruenta (Trimen, 1894)
 * Aloeides aranda (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Aloeides damarensis mashona Tite & Dickson, 1973
 * Aloeides taikosama (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Aphnaeus erikssoni rex Aurivillius, 1909
 * Aphnaeus hutchinsonii Trimen & Bowker, 1887

Theclinae

 * Myrina dermaptera (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Myrina silenus ficedula Trimen, 1879
 * Hypolycaena buxtoni Hewitson, 1874
 * Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Hypolycaena tearei Henning, 1981
 * Hemiolaus caeculus (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Leptomyrina hirundo (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Leptomyrina gorgias sobrina Talbot, 1935
 * Iolaus alienus Trimen, 1898
 * Iolaus bakeri (Riley, 1928)
 * Iolaus mimosae rhodosense (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
 * Iolaus sidus Trimen, 1864
 * Iolaus violacea (Riley, 1928)
 * Iolaus pallene (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Iolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1875
 * Iolaus lalos (Druce, 1896)
 * Iolaus silarus Druce, 1885
 * Iolaus poultoni (Riley, 1928)
 * Stugeta bowkeri tearei Dickson, 1980
 * Pilodeudorix obscurata (Trimen, 1891)
 * Pilodeudorix zeloides (Butler, 1901)
 * Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Deudorix caliginosa Lathy, 1903
 * Deudorix dariaves Hewitson, 1877
 * Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
 * Deudorix dinomenes Grose-Smith, 1887
 * Deudorix diocles Hewitson, 1869
 * Deudorix lorisona coffea Jackson, 1966

Lycaenesthini

 * Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
 * Anthene butleri livida (Trimen, 1881)
 * Anthene definita (Butler, 1899)
 * Anthene kersteni (Gerstaecker, 1871)
 * Anthene lasti (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894)
 * Anthene lemnos (Hewitson, 1878)
 * Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874)
 * Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894)
 * Anthene otacilia (Trimen, 1868)
 * Anthene sheppardi Stevenson, 1940

Polyommatini

 * Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, [1824])
 * Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Uranothauma antinorii felthami (Stevenson, 1934)
 * Uranothauma falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879)
 * Uranothauma nubifer (Trimen, 1895)
 * Uranothauma poggei (Dewitz, 1879)
 * Uranothauma vansomereni Stempffer, 1951
 * Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782)
 * Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898
 * Cacyreus tespis (Herbst, 1804)
 * Leptotes babaulti (Stempffer, 1935)
 * Leptotes pulchra (Murray, 1874)
 * Tuxentius calice (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Tuxentius melaena (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
 * Tarucus sybaris (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
 * Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883)
 * Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Brephidium metophis (Wallengren, 1860)
 * Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
 * Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880)
 * Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857)
 * 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)
 * Thermoniphas colorata (Ungemach, 1932)
 * Oboronia bueronica Karsch, 1895
 * Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
 * Lepidochrysops aethiopia (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
 * Lepidochrysops delicata (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
 * Lepidochrysops intermedia (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
 * Lepidochrysops kocak Seven, 1997
 * Lepidochrysops neavei (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
 * Lepidochrysops patricia (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
 * Lepidochrysops peculiaris hypoleucus (Butler, 1893)
 * Lepidochrysops plebeia (Butler, 1898)

Libytheinae

 * Libythea labdaca laius Trimen, 1879

Danaini

 * Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
 * Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847)
 * Amauris niavius dominicanus Trimen, 1879
 * Amauris albimaculata albimaculata Butler, 1875
 * Amauris albimaculata chirindana Talbot, 1941
 * Amauris echeria lobengula (Sharpe, 1890)
 * Amauris ochlea (Boisduval, 1847)

Melanitini

 * Gnophodes betsimena diversa (Butler, 1880)
 * Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Melanitis libya Distant, 1882

Satyrini

 * Bicyclus angulosa selousi (Trimen, 1895)
 * Bicyclus anynana (Butler, 1879)
 * Bicyclus campina (Aurivillius, 1901)
 * Bicyclus ena (Hewitson, 1877)
 * Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850)
 * Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873)
 * Heteropsis simonsii (Butler, 1877)
 * Ypthima antennata van Son, 1955
 * Ypthima condamini Kielland, 1982
 * Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883
 * Ypthima impura paupera Ungemach, 1932
 * Ypthima pupillaris Butler, 1888
 * Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)
 * Coenyra hebe (Trimen, 1862)
 * Physcaeneura panda (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Physcaeneura pione Godman, 1880
 * Pseudonympha cyclops van Son, 1955
 * Stygionympha wichgrafi lannini van Son, 1966

Charaxini

 * Charaxes varanes varanes (Cramer, 1777)
 * Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
 * Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824)
 * Charaxes protoclea azota (Hewitson, 1877)
 * Charaxes macclounii Butler, 1895
 * Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866
 * Charaxes castor flavifasciatus Butler, 1895
 * Charaxes brutus natalensis Staudinger, 1885
 * Charaxes pollux gazanus van Someren, 1967
 * Charaxes druceanus stevensoni van Someren, 1963
 * Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859
 * Charaxes cithaeron Felder & Felder, 1859
 * Charaxes violetta violetta Grose-Smith, 1885
 * Charaxes violetta melloni Fox, 1963
 * Charaxes etesipe tavetensis Rothschild, 1894
 * Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1867
 * Charaxes jahlusa argynnides Westwood, 1864
 * Charaxes baumanni whytei Butler, 1894
 * Charaxes chintechi van Someren, 1975
 * Charaxes pseudophaeus van Someren, 1975
 * Charaxes manica Trimen, 1894
 * Charaxes phaeus Hewitson, 1877
 * Charaxes guderiana (Dewitz, 1879)
 * Charaxes zoolina (Westwood, [1850])
 * Charaxes nichetes leoninus Butler, 1895

Euxanthini

 * Charaxes wakefieldi (Ward, 1873)

Apaturinae

 * Apaturopsis cleochares schultzei Schmidt, 1921

Nymphalini

 * Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Junonia artaxia Hewitson, 1864
 * Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870
 * Junonia natalica (Felder & Felder, 1860)
 * Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
 * Junonia terea elgiva Hewitson, 1864
 * Salamis cacta eileenae Henning & Joannou, 1994
 * Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa (Trimen, 1881)
 * Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
 * Precis actia Distant, 1880
 * Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Precis cuama (Hewitson, 1864)
 * Precis octavia sesamus Trimen, 1883
 * Precis sinuata Plötz, 1880
 * Hypolimnas anthedon wahlbergi (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Hypolimnas deceptor (Trimen, 1873)
 * Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)

Cyrestini

 * Cyrestis camillus sublineata Lathy, 1901

Biblidini

 * Byblia anvatara acheloia (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)
 * Mesoxantha ethosea reducta Rothschild, 1918
 * Neptidopsis fulgurata platyptera Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
 * Neptidopsis ophione nucleata Grünberg, 1911
 * Eurytela dryope angulata Aurivillius, 1899
 * Eurytela hiarbas lita Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Epicaliini

 * Sevenia boisduvali (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Sevenia garega (Karsch, 1892)
 * Sevenia morantii (Trimen, 1881)
 * Sevenia natalensis (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Sevenia rosa (Hewitson, 1877)

Limenitidini

 * Cymothoe coranus Grose-Smith, 1889
 * Cymothoe vumbui Bethune-Baker, 1926
 * Pseudacraea boisduvalii trimenii Butler, 1874
 * Pseudacraea lucretia expansa (Butler, 1878)

Neptidini

 * Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955
 * Neptis carcassoni Van Son, 1959
 * Neptis goochii Trimen, 1879
 * Neptis gratiosa Overlaet, 1955
 * Neptis jordani Neave, 1910
 * Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955
 * Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955
 * Neptis penningtoni van Son, 1977
 * Neptis saclava marpessa Hopffer, 1855
 * Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955
 * Neptis swynnertoni Trimen, 1912
 * Neptis trigonophora Butler, 1878

Adoliadini

 * Euryphura concordia (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Pseudargynnis hegemone (Godart, 1819)
 * Aterica galene theophane Hopffer, 1855
 * Bebearia orientis malawiensis Holmes, 2001
 * Euphaedra orientalis Rothschild, 1898
 * Euphaedra neophron (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Euptera kinugnana (Grose-Smith, 1889)

Acraeini

 * Acraea cerasa Hewitson, 1861
 * Acraea acara Hewitson, 1865
 * Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865
 * Acraea boopis Wichgraf, 1914
 * Acraea cuva Grose-Smith, 1889
 * Acraea insignis gorongozae van Son, 1963
 * Acraea machequena Grose-Smith, 1887
 * Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
 * Acraea rabbaiae rabbaiae Ward, 1873
 * Acraea rabbaiae perlucida Henning & Henning, 1996
 * Acraea satis Ward, 1871
 * Acraea acrita Hewitson, 1865
 * Acraea asema Hewitson, 1877
 * Acraea dondoensis Stevenson, 1934 (endemic)
 * Acraea egina areca Mabille, 1889
 * Acraea nohara Boisduval, 1847
 * Acraea petraea 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 acerata Hewitson, 1874
 * Acraea cabira Hopffer, 1855
 * Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
 * Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Acraea esebria Hewitson, 1861
 * Acraea johnstoni Godman, 1885
 * Acraea burni Butler, 1896
 * Acraea pentapolis epidica Oberthür, 1893
 * Acraea pharsalus pharsaloides Holland, 1892
 * Acraea rahira Boisduval, 1833
 * Acraea conradti Oberthür, 1893
 * Acraea igola Trimen & Bowker, 1889
 * Pardopsis punctatissima (Boisduval, 1833)

Vagrantini

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

Coeliadinae

 * Coeliades anchises (Gerstaecker, 1871)
 * Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
 * Coeliades libeon (Druce, 1875)
 * Coeliades lorenzo Evans, 1947
 * Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)

Celaenorrhinini

 * Celaenorrhinus bettoni Butler, 1902
 * Celaenorrhinus mokeezi separata (Strand, 1911)
 * Eretis djaelaelae (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Eretis melania Mabille, 1891
 * Eretis umbra nox (Neave, 1910)
 * Sarangesa maculata (Mabille, 1891)
 * Sarangesa motozi (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870)
 * Sarangesa ruona Evans, 1937
 * Sarangesa seineri Strand, 1909

Tagiadini

 * Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)
 * Eagris nottoana (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Calleagris jamesoni (Sharpe, 1890)
 * Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857
 * Netrobalane canopus (Trimen, 1864)
 * Leucochitonea levubu Wallengren, 1857
 * Abantis bamptoni Collins & Larsen, 1994
 * Abantis paradisea (Butler, 1870)
 * Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855
 * Abantis venosa Trimen & Bowker, 1889
 * Abantis zambesiaca (Westwood, 1874)

Carcharodini

 * Spialia asterodia (Trimen, 1864)
 * Spialia colotes transvaaliae (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
 * Spialia confusa Evans, 1937
 * Spialia delagoae (Trimen, 1898)
 * Spialia depauperata depauperata (Strand, 1911)
 * Spialia depauperata australis de Jong, 1978
 * Spialia diomus ferax (Wallengren, 1863)
 * Spialia dromus (Plötz, 1884)
 * Spialia mafa (Trimen, 1870)
 * Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)

Aeromachini

 * Astictopterus stellata mineni (Trimen, 1894)
 * Ampittia capenas (Hewitson, 1868)
 * Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)
 * Kedestes macomo (Trimen, 1862)
 * Kedestes mohozutza (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Kedestes wallengrenii (Trimen, 1883)
 * Gorgyra johnstoni (Butler, 1894)
 * Gorgyra subflavidus Holland, 1896
 * Teniorhinus harona (Westwood, 1881)
 * Teniorhinus herilus (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Acada biseriata (Mabille, 1893)
 * Parosmodes morantii (Trimen, 1873)
 * Acleros mackenii (Trimen, 1868)
 * Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1890
 * Semalea arela (Mabille, 1891)
 * Semalea pulvina (Plötz, 1879)
 * Andronymus caesar philander (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
 * Moltena fiara (Butler, 1870)
 * Chondrolepis niveicornis (Plötz, 1883)
 * Zophopetes dysmephila (Trimen, 1868)
 * Artitropa erinnys (Trimen, 1862)
 * Artitropa reducta Aurivillius, 1925
 * Fresna nyassae (Hewitson, 1878)
 * Platylesches affinissima Strand, 1921
 * Platylesches ayresii (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
 * Platylesches galesa (Hewitson, 1877)
 * Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Platylesches neba (Hewitson, 1877)
 * Platylesches picanini (Holland, 1894)
 * Platylesches robustus Neave, 1910
 * Platylesches shona Evans, 1937

Baorini

 * Zenonia zeno (Trimen, 1864)
 * Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
 * Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)
 * Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Borbo chagwa (Evans, 1937)
 * Borbo detecta (Trimen, 1893)
 * Borbo fallax (Gaede, 1916)
 * Borbo fanta (Evans, 1937)
 * Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Borbo ferruginea dondo Evans, 1956
 * Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)
 * Borbo holtzi (Plötz, 1883)
 * Borbo lugens (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Borbo micans (Holland, 1896)
 * Parnara monasi (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
 * Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824)
 * Gegenes niso (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878)

Heteropterinae

 * Metisella abdeli (Krüger, 1928)
 * Metisella aegipan inyanga Evans, 1956
 * Metisella metis paris Evans, 1937
 * Metisella willemi (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Tsitana tsita (Trimen, 1870)