List of butterflies of Namibia

This is a list of butterflies of Namibia. About 224 species are known from Namibia, six of which are endemic.

Papilionini

 * Papilio nireus lyaeus Doubleday, 1845
 * Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]

Leptocercini

 * Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
 * Graphium porthaon (Hewitson, 1865)
 * Graphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779)
 * Graphium schaffgotschi (Niepelt, 1927)

Coliadinae

 * Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
 * Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
 * Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Colias electo (Linnaeus, 1763)

Pierinae

 * Colotis amata williami Henning & Henning, 1994
 * Colotis antevippe gavisa (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Colotis celimene pholoe (Wallengren, 1860)
 * Colotis danae annae (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Colotis danae walkeri (Butler, 1884)
 * Colotis doubledayi (Hopffer, 1862)
 * Colotis euippe omphale (Godart, 1819)
 * Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Colotis evenina (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Colotis ione (Godart, 1819)
 * Colotis lais (Butler, 1876)
 * Colotis pallene (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863)
 * Colotis vesta mutans (Butler, 1877)
 * Colotis eris (Klug, 1829)
 * Colotis subfasciatus (Swainson, 1833)
 * Colotis agoye agoye (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Colotis agoye bowkeri (Trimen, 1883)
 * Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Pinacopterix eriphia (Godart, [1819])
 * Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Nepheronia thalassina sinalata (Suffert, 1904)

Pierini

 * Appias sylvia nyasana (Butler, 1897)
 * Pontia helice (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779)
 * Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Belenois creona severina (Stoll, 1781)
 * Belenois gidica abyssinica (Lucas, 1852)

Miletini

 * Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Lachnocnema durbani Trimen & Bowker, 1887
 * Thestor protumnus aridus van Son, 1941

Liptenini

 * Alaena amazoula congoana Aurivillius, 1914
 * Alaena brainei Vári, 1976 (endemic)
 * Cnodontes pallida (Trimen, 1898)

Aphnaeinae

 * Chrysoritis chrysantas (Trimen, 1868)
 * Trimenia macmasteri mijburghi Dickson, 1980
 * Trimenia wykehami (Dickson, 1969)
 * Cigaritis ella (Hewitson, 1865)
 * Cigaritis homeyeri (Dewitz, 1887)
 * Cigaritis modestus (Trimen, 1891)
 * Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850)
 * Cigaritis namaquus (Trimen, 1874)
 * Cigaritis natalensis (Westwood, 1851)
 * Cigaritis phanes (Trimen, 1873)
 * Axiocerses tjoane (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Axiocerses amanga amanga (Westwood, 1881)
 * Axiocerses amanga baumi Weymer, 1901
 * Aloeides aranda (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Aloeides namibiensis Henning & Henning, 1994
 * Aloeides damarensis (Trimen, 1891)
 * Aloeides molomo krooni Tite & Dickson, 1973
 * Aloeides taikosama (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Aloeides simplex (Trimen, 1893)
 * Aloeides tearei Henning & Henning, 1982
 * Aloeides nollothi Tite & Dickson, 1977
 * Aloeides argenteus Henning & Henning, 1994
 * Aphnaeus erikssoni Trimen, 1891
 * Tylopaedia sardonyx sardonyx (Trimen, 1868)
 * Tylopaedia sardonyx cerita Henning & Henning, 1998
 * Phasis clavum Murray, 1935

Theclinae

 * Myrina silenus ficedula Trimen, 1879
 * Myrina silenus suzannae Larsen & Plowes, 1991
 * Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Hemiolaus caeculus tsodiloensis (Pinhey, 1969)
 * Leptomyrina henningi Dickson, 1976
 * Leptomyrina lara (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Iolaus alienus sophiae Henning & Henning, 1991
 * Iolaus mimosae pamelae (Dickson, 1976)
 * Iolaus nasisii (Riley, 1928)
 * Iolaus obscurus Aurivillius, 1923 (endemic)
 * Iolaus silarus brainei Henning & Henning, 1984
 * Stugeta bowkeri tearei Dickson, 1980
 * Stugeta subinfuscata Grünberg, 1910
 * Pilodeudorix obscurata (Trimen, 1891)
 * Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887

Lycaenesthini

 * Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
 * Anthene contrastata mashuna (Stevenson, 1937)
 * Anthene otacilia (Trimen, 1868)

Polyommatini

 * Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, [1824])
 * Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Cacyreus dicksoni Pennington, 1962
 * Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782)
 * Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Leptotes pulchra (Murray, 1874)
 * Tuxentius calice (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Tuxentius melaena (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
 * Tarucus sybaris linearis (Aurivillius, 1924)
 * Zintha hintza krooni (Dickson, 1973)
 * Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
 * Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883)
 * Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Brephidium metophis (Wallengren, 1860)
 * Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
 * 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
 * Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
 * Lepidochrysops michellae Henning & Henning, 1983 (endemic)
 * Lepidochrysops patricia (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
 * Lepidochrysops plebeia (Butler, 1898)
 * Lepidochrysops vansoni (Swanepoel, 1949)

Danaini

 * Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
 * Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847)
 * Amauris niavius (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Amauris tartarea Mabille, 1876

Melanitini

 * Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)

Satyrini

 * Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873)
 * Heteropsis simonsii (Butler, 1877)
 * Ypthima asterope asterope (Klug, 1832)
 * Ypthima asterope hereroica van Son, 1955
 * Coenyropsis natalii (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Physcaeneura panda (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Stygionympha robertsoni (Riley, 1932)
 * Stygionympha irrorata (Trimen, 1873)

Charaxini

 * Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
 * Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824)
 * Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866
 * Charaxes brutus natalensis Staudinger, 1885
 * Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859
 * Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1867
 * Charaxes brainei van Son, 1966
 * Charaxes guderiana (Dewitz, 1879)
 * Charaxes zoolina (Westwood, [1850])

Nymphalini

 * Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870
 * Junonia natalica (Felder & Felder, 1860)
 * Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
 * Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
 * Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850)
 * Precis octavia sesamus Trimen, 1883
 * Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)

Biblidini

 * Byblia anvatara acheloia (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)

Epicaliini

 * Sevenia amulia benguelae (Chapman, 1872)
 * Sevenia pechueli (Dewitz, 1879)
 * Sevenia rosa (Hewitson, 1877)
 * Sevenia trimeni (Aurivillius, 1899)

Limenitidini

 * Pseudacraea poggei (Dewitz, 1879)

Neptidini

 * Neptis jordani Neave, 1910

Adoliadini

 * Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)

Acraeini

 * Acraea acara acara Hewitson, 1865
 * Acraea acara melanophanes Le Cerf, 1927
 * Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865
 * Acraea brainei Henning, 1986 (endemic)
 * Acraea hypoleuca Trimen, 1898 (endemic)
 * Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
 * Acraea trimeni Aurivillius, 1899
 * Acraea zetes (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Acraea acrita ambigua Trimen, 1891
 * Acraea atolmis Westwood, 1881
 * Acraea nohara Boisduval, 1847
 * Acraea atergatis Westwood, 1881
 * Acraea axina Westwood, 1881
 * Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877
 * Acraea ella Eltringham, 1911
 * Acraea lygus Druce, 1875
 * Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847
 * Acraea stenobea Wallengren, 1860
 * Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
 * Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Acraea esebria Hewitson, 1861
 * Acraea burni Butler, 1896
 * Acraea rahira Boisduval, 1833

Vagrantini

 * Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Coeliadinae

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

Celaenorrhinini

 * Eretis melania Mabille, 1891
 * Sarangesa gaerdesi gaerdesi Evans, 1949
 * Sarangesa gaerdesi smithae Vári, 1976
 * Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870)
 * Sarangesa seineri Strand, 1909
 * Alenia namaqua Vári, 1974

Tagiadini

 * Caprona cassualalla Bethune-Baker, 1911
 * Abantis paradisea (Butler, 1870)
 * Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855
 * Abantis zambesiaca (Westwood, 1874)

Carcharodini

 * Spialia colotes transvaaliae (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
 * Spialia delagoae (Trimen, 1898)
 * Spialia depauperata australis de Jong, 1978
 * Spialia diomus ferax (Wallengren, 1863)
 * Spialia mafa (Trimen, 1870)
 * Spialia nanus (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
 * Spialia secessus (Trimen, 1891)
 * Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)

Aeromachini

 * Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)
 * Kedestes lepenula (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Kedestes monostichus Hancock & Gardiner, 1982
 * Kedestes sublineata Pennington, 1953 (endemic)
 * Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
 * Zophopetes dysmephila (Trimen, 1868)
 * Platylesches neba (Hewitson, 1877)
 * Platylesches shona Evans, 1937
 * Platylesches tina Evans, 1937

Baorini

 * Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
 * Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)
 * Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Borbo fallax (Gaede, 1916)
 * Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)
 * Gegenes niso (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878)

Heteropterinae

 * Metisella willemi (Wallengren, 1857)