List of butterflies of Senegal

This is a list of butterflies of Senegal. About 297 species are known from Senegal, one of which is endemic.

Papilionini

 * Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758
 * Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
 * Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]
 * Papilio menestheus Drury, 1773

Leptocercini

 * Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
 * Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932)
 * Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Graphium auriger (Butler, 1876)

Coliadinae

 * Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
 * Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898)
 * Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876)
 * Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
 * Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)

Pierinae

 * Colotis amata calais (Cramer, 1775)
 * Colotis antevippe (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829)
 * Colotis celimene sudanicus (Aurivillius, 1905)
 * Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829)
 * Colotis danae eupompe (Klug, 1829)
 * Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Colotis halimede (Klug, 1829)
 * Colotis ione (Godart, 1819)
 * Colotis liagore (Klug, 1829)
 * Colotis phisadia (Godart, 1819)
 * Colotis vesta amelia (Lucas, 1852)
 * Colotis eris (Klug, 1829)
 * Pinacopterix eriphia tritogenia (Klug, 1829)
 * Nepheronia argia (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Nepheronia thalassina (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, [1782])
 * Leptosia wigginsi pseudalcesta Bernardi, 1965

Pierini

 * Appias epaphia (Cramer, [1779])
 * Appias sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829
 * Mylothris aburi Larsen & Collins, 2003
 * Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Dixeia doxo (Godart, 1819)
 * Dixeia orbona (Geyer, [1837])
 * Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Belenois calypso (Drury, 1773)
 * Belenois creona (Cramer, [1776])
 * Belenois gidica (Godart, 1819)

Liphyrini

 * Euliphyra hewitsoni Aurivillius, 1899

Miletini

 * Spalgis lemolea lemolea Druce, 1890
 * Spalgis lemolea pilos Druce, 1890
 * Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872)
 * Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996

Liptenini

 * Pentila condamini Stempffer, 1963
 * Pentila pauli abri Collins & Larsen, 2001 (manuscript name)
 * Pentila preussi fayei Stempffer, 1963
 * Eresina maesseni Stempffer, 1956

Epitolini

 * Cephetola subcoerulea (Roche, 1954)

Aphnaeinae

 * Pseudaletis leonis (Staudinger, 1888)
 * Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850)
 * Cigaritis nilus (Hewitson, 1865)
 * Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836
 * Axiocerses harpax harpax (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Axiocerses harpax kadugli Talbot, 1935
 * Axiocerses amanga borealis Aurivillius, 1905
 * Aphnaeus brahami Lathy, 1903
 * Aphnaeus orcas (Drury, 1782)

Theclinae

 * Myrina silenus (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Myrina subornata Lathy, 1903
 * Dapidodigma hymen (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Hypolycaena condamini Stempffer, 1956
 * Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Iolaus eurisus helius (Fabricius, 1781)
 * Iolaus alienus bicaudatus Aurivillius, 1905
 * Iolaus iasis Hewitson, 1865
 * Iolaus scintillans Aurivillius, 1905
 * Iolaus sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905
 * Iolaus menas Druce, 1890
 * Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869
 * Iolaus ismenias (Klug, 1834)
 * Iolaus calisto (Westwood, 1851)
 * Stugeta marmoreus (Butler, 1866)
 * Pilodeudorix catori (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
 * Pilodeudorix caerulea (Druce, 1890)
 * Pilodeudorix diyllus occidentalis Libert, 2004
 * Pilodeudorix zela (Hewitson, 1869)
 * Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
 * Deudorix dinomenes diomedes Jackson, 1966
 * Deudorix galathea (Swainson, 1821)
 * Deudorix livia (Klug, 1834)
 * Deudorix lorisona abriana Libert, 2004
 * Deudorix odana Druce, 1887

Lycaenesthini

 * Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
 * Anthene crawshayi (Butler, 1899)
 * Anthene larydas (Cramer, 1780)
 * Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874)
 * Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894)
 * Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876)
 * Anthene sylvanus (Drury, 1773)
 * Anthene phoenicis (Karsch, 1893)

Polyommatini

 * Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, [1824])
 * Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932
 * Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Cacyreus virilis Stempffer, 1936
 * Leptotes babaulti (Stempffer, 1935)
 * Leptotes jeanneli (Stempffer, 1935)
 * Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Leptotes pulchra (Murray, 1874)
 * Tuxentius cretosus nodieri (Oberthür, 1883)
 * Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948
 * Tarucus rosacea (Austaut, 1885)
 * Tarucus theophrastus (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1942
 * Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
 * Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877)
 * Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
 * Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880)
 * Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Azanus natalensis (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
 * Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, 1782)
 * Azanus isis (Drury, 1773)
 * Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Euchrysops barkeri (Trimen, 1893)
 * Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Euchrysops nilotica (Aurivillius, 1904)
 * Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Euchrysops reducta Hulstaert, 1924
 * Euchrysops sahelianus Libert, 2001
 * Oboronia guessfeldti (Dewitz, 1879)
 * Chilades eleusis (Demaison, 1888)
 * Chilades serrula (Mabille, 1890) (endemic)
 * Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
 * Lepidochrysops polydialecta (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
 * Lepidochrysops synchrematiza (Bethune-Baker, [1923])

Danaini

 * Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777)
 * Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847)
 * Amauris damocles (Fabricius, 1793)

Elymniini

 * Elymniopsis bammakoo (Westwood, [1851])

Melanitini

 * Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Melanitis libya Distant, 1882

Satyrini

 * Bicyclus angulosa (Butler, 1868)
 * Bicyclus funebris (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
 * Bicyclus mandanes Hewitson, 1873
 * Bicyclus milyas (Hewitson, 1864)
 * Bicyclus pavonis (Butler, 1876)
 * Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850)
 * Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
 * Bicyclus taenias (Hewitson, 1877)
 * Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868)
 * Bicyclus zinebi (Butler, 1869)
 * Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)
 * Ypthima condamini nigeriae Kielland, 1982
 * Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880
 * Ypthima impura Elwes & Edwards, 1893
 * Ypthima vuattouxi Kielland, 1982
 * Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)

Charaxini

 * Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
 * Charaxes fulvescens senegala van Someren, 1975
 * Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824)
 * Charaxes protoclea Feisthamel, 1850
 * Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850
 * Charaxes cynthia Butler, 1866
 * Charaxes lucretius Cramer, [1775]
 * Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926
 * Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850
 * Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775)
 * Charaxes brutus (Cramer, 1779)
 * Charaxes numenes (Hewitson, 1859)
 * Charaxes tiridates (Cramer, 1777)
 * Charaxes zingha (Stoll, 1780)
 * Charaxes etesipe (Godart, 1824)
 * Charaxes achaemenes atlantica van Someren, 1970
 * Charaxes eupale (Drury, 1782)
 * Charaxes anticlea (Drury, 1782)
 * Charaxes etheocles (Cramer, 1777)
 * Charaxes viola Butler, 1866

Euxanthini

 * Charaxes eurinome (Cramer, 1775)

Pallini

 * Palla decius (Cramer, 1777)

Nymphalini

 * Antanartia delius (Drury, 1782)
 * Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Junonia chorimene (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
 * Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870
 * Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
 * Junonia sophia (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Junonia stygia (Aurivillius, 1894)
 * Junonia terea (Drury, 1773)
 * Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850)
 * Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777)
 * Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Hypolimnas anthedon (Doubleday, 1845)
 * Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Catacroptera cloanthe ligata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Cyrestini

 * Cyrestis camillus (Fabricius, 1781)

Biblidini

 * Byblia anvatara crameri Aurivillius, 1894
 * Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)

Limenitidini

 * Pseudacraea eurytus (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Pseudacraea lucretia (Cramer, [1775])
 * Pseudacraea warburgi Aurivillius, 1892

Neptidini

 * Neptis agouale Pierre-Baltus, 1978
 * Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955
 * Neptis najo Karsch, 1893
 * Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955
 * Neptis morosa Overlaet, 1955
 * Neptis nemetes Hewitson, 1868
 * Neptis nysiades Hewitson, 1868
 * Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955
 * Neptis trigonophora melicertula Strand, 1912

Adoliadini

 * Euryphura chalcis (Felder & Felder, 1860)
 * Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Aterica galene (Brown, 1776)
 * Euriphene ampedusa (Hewitson, 1866)
 * Euriphene gambiae Feisthamel, 1850
 * Bebearia senegalensis (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1858)
 * Bebearia sophus phreone (Feisthamel, 1850)
 * Bebearia phantasina ultima Hecq, 1990
 * Euphaedra medon pholus (van der Hoeven, 1840)
 * Euphaedra hastiri Hecq, 1981
 * Euphaedra laguerrei Hecq, 1979
 * Euphaedra villiersi Condamin, 1964

Acraeini

 * Acraea camaena (Drury, 1773)
 * Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
 * Acraea quirina (Fabricius, 1781)
 * Acraea zetes (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775)
 * Acraea caecilia (Fabricius, 1781)
 * Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
 * Acraea epaea (Cramer, 1779)
 * Acraea macaria (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Acraea vestalis Felder & Felder, 1865
 * Acraea bonasia (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
 * Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Acraea perenna Doubleday, 1847

Vagrantini

 * Lachnoptera anticlia (Hübner, 1819)
 * Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Coeliadinae

 * Coeliades aeschylus (Plötz, 1884)
 * Coeliades chalybe (Westwood, 1852)
 * Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
 * Coeliades hanno (Plötz, 1879)

Celaenorrhinini

 * Celaenorrhinus galenus (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Eretis lugens (Rogenhofer, 1891)
 * Sarangesa laelius (Mabille, 1877)
 * Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870)

Tagiadini

 * Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)
 * Eagris denuba (Plötz, 1879)
 * Caprona adelica Karsch, 1892
 * Abantis nigeriana Butler, 1901
 * Abantis pseudonigeriana Usher, 1984

Carcharodini

 * Spialia diomus (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Spialia dromus (Plötz, 1884)
 * Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)

Aeromachini

 * Astictopterus abjecta (Snellen, 1872)
 * Prosopalpus debilis (Plötz, 1879)
 * Prosopalpus styla Evans, 1937
 * Gorgyra afikpo Druce, 1909
 * Pardaleodes edipus (Stoll, 1781)
 * Pardaleodes incerta murcia (Plötz, 1883)
 * Xanthodisca rega (Mabille, 1890)
 * Parosmodes morantii axis Evans, 1937
 * Acleros mackenii olaus (Plötz, 1884)
 * Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1890
 * Semalea arela (Mabille, 1891)
 * Semalea pulvina (Plötz, 1879)
 * Hypoleucis ophiusa (Hewitson, 1866)
 * Meza indusiata (Mabille, 1891)
 * Meza leucophaea (Holland, 1894)
 * Meza meza (Hewitson, 1877)
 * Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
 * Zophopetes cerymica (Hewitson, 1867)
 * Zophopetes quaternata (Mabille, 1876)
 * Artitropa comus (Stoll, 1782)
 * Gretna waga (Plötz, 1886)
 * Leona halma Evans, 1937
 * Caenides dacela (Hewitson, 1876)
 * Monza alberti (Holland, 1896)
 * Fresna cojo (Karsch, 1893)
 * Platylesches affinissima Strand, 1921
 * Platylesches batangae (Holland, 1894)
 * Platylesches chamaeleon (Mabille, 1891)
 * Platylesches galesa (Hewitson, 1877)
 * Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Platylesches picanini (Holland, 1894)
 * Platylesches rossii Belcastro, 1986

Baorini

 * Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
 * Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)
 * Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)
 * Borbo holtzi (Plötz, 1883)
 * Borbo perobscura (Druce, 1912)
 * Parnara monasi (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
 * Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824)
 * Gegenes niso brevicornis (Plötz, 1884)
 * Gegenes nostrodamus (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878)