List of butterflies of Sudan and South Sudan

This is a list of butterflies of Sudan and South Sudan. About 341 species are known from the Sudans, 6 of which are endemic.

Papilionini

 * Papilio antimachus Drury, 1782
 * Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson, 1864
 * Papilio nireus lyaeus Doubleday, 1845
 * Papilio nireus pseudonireus Felder & Felder, 1865
 * Papilio plagiatus Aurivillius, 1898
 * Papilio phorcas sudanicola Storace, 1965
 * Papilio rex franciscae Carpenter, 1928
 * Papilio mechowi Dewitz, 1881
 * Papilio mechowianus Dewitz, 1885
 * Papilio echerioides joiceyi Gabriel, 1945
 * Papilio jacksoni imatonga Clifton & Collins, 1997
 * Papilio nobilis didingensis Carpenter, 1928
 * Papilio hesperus sudana Gabriel, 1945
 * Papilio lormieri Distant, 1874
 * Papilio mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891

Leptocercini

 * Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
 * Graphium policenes policenes (Cramer, 1775)
 * Graphium policenes telloi Hecq, 1999
 * Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873)
 * Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932)
 * Graphium ridleyanus (White, 1843)
 * Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Graphium philonoe whalleyi (Talbot, 1929)
 * Graphium almansor escherichi (Gaede, 1915)

Coliadinae

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

Pierinae

 * Colotis antevippe zera (Lucas, 1852)
 * Colotis aurigineus (Butler, 1883)
 * Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829)
 * Colotis celimene angusi Rothschild, 1921
 * Colotis celimene sudanicus (Aurivillius, 1905)
 * Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829)
 * Colotis daira stygia (Felder & Felder, 1865)
 * Colotis danae eupompe (Klug, 1829)
 * Colotis elgonensis basilewskyi Berger, 1956
 * Colotis ephyia (Klug, 1829)
 * Colotis euippe exole (Reiche, 1850)
 * Colotis halimede (Klug, 1829)
 * Colotis hetaera aspasia (Ungemach, 1932)
 * Colotis liagore (Klug, 1829)
 * Colotis phisadia (Godart, 1819)
 * Colotis pleione nilus Talbot, 1942
 * Colotis protomedia (Klug, 1829)
 * Colotis rogersi (Dixey, 1915)
 * Colotis ungemachi (Le Cerf, 1922)
 * Colotis vesta princeps Talbot, 1939
 * Colotis vesta velleda (Lucas, 1852)
 * Colotis vestalis castalis (Staudinger, 1884)
 * Colotis eris (Klug, 1829)
 * Calopieris eulimene (Klug, 1829)
 * Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823
 * Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Pinacopterix eriphia melanarge (Butler, 1886)
 * Pinacopterix eriphia tritogenia (Klug, 1829)
 * Nepheronia argia (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Nepheronia thalassina sinalata (Suffert, 1904)
 * Euchloe falloui (Allard, 1867)
 * Leptosia alcesta inalcesta Bernardi, 1959

Pierini

 * Appias epaphia contracta (Butler, 1888)
 * Appias phaola intermedia Dufrane, 1948
 * Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, [1865])
 * Appias sylvia sudanensis Talbot, 1932
 * Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829
 * Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779)
 * Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Mylothris jacksoni nagichota Talbot, 1944
 * Mylothris rubricosta (Mabille, 1890)
 * Mylothris rueppellii septentrionalis Carpenter, 1928
 * Mylothris schumanni uniformis Talbot, 1944
 * Dixeia dixeyi (Neave, 1904)
 * Dixeia doxo doxo (Godart, 1819)
 * Dixeia doxo venatus (Butler, 1871)
 * Dixeia orbona vidua (Butler, 1900)
 * Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Belenois creona (Cramer, [1776])
 * Belenois raffrayi (Oberthür, 1878)
 * Belenois solilucis loveni (Aurivillius, 1921)
 * Belenois subeida (Felder & Felder, 1865)
 * Belenois sudanensis (Talbot, 1929)
 * Belenois theora laeta (Weymer, 1903)
 * Belenois thysa meldolae Butler, 1872

Miletini

 * Megalopalpus zymna (Westwood, 1851)
 * Lachnocnema abyssinica Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872)
 * Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915
 * Lachnocnema reutlingeri perspicua Libert, 1996

Liptenini

 * Alaena subrubra Bethune-Baker, 1915
 * Pentila pauli multiplagata Bethune-Baker, 1908
 * Pentila umangiana connectens Hulstaert, 1924
 * Telipna sulpitia Hulstaert, 1924
 * Telipna albofasciata laplumei Devos, 1917
 * Ornipholidotos overlaeti intermedia Libert, 2005
 * Ornipholidotos latimargo (Hawker-Smith, 1933)
 * Mimacraea krausei karschioides Carpenter & Jackson, 1950
 * Liptena ferrymani (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1891)
 * Liptena xanthostola xantha (Grose-Smith, 1901)
 * Tetrarhanis ilala (Riley, 1929)
 * Larinopoda lircaea (Hewitson, 1866)

Epitolini

 * Stempfferia cercenoides (Holland, 1890)
 * Cephetola dolorosa (Roche, 1954)
 * Phytala elais ugandae Jackson, 1964

Aphnaeinae

 * Pseudaletis agrippina Druce, 1888
 * Chloroselas tamaniba (Walker, 1870)
 * Chloroselas taposana Riley, 1932
 * Cigaritis acamas bellatrix (Butler, 1886)
 * Cigaritis nilus (Hewitson, 1865)
 * Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836
 * Zeritis pulcherrima Aurivillius, 1923
 * Axiocerses harpax kadugli Talbot, 1935
 * Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881)
 * Aphnaeus coronae Talbot, 1935

Theclinae

 * Myrina silenus (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Myrina subornata nuba Talbot, 1935
 * Dapidodigma demeter sudsudana d'Abrera, 1980
 * Hypolycaena liara Druce, 1890
 * Hypolycaena obscura Stempffer, 1947
 * Leptomyrina sudanica Stempffer, 1964
 * Iolaus alienus ugandae Stempffer, 1953
 * Iolaus scintillans Aurivillius, 1905
 * Iolaus sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905
 * Iolaus pallene (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Iolaus menas Druce, 1890
 * Iolaus ismenias (Klug, 1834)
 * Stugeta marmoreus (Butler, 1866)
 * Paradeudorix ituri ugandae (Talbot, 1935)
 * Hypomyrina mimetica Libert, 2004
 * Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
 * Deudorix dinomenes diomedes Jackson, 1966
 * Deudorix livia (Klug, 1834)
 * Deudorix lorisona baronica Ungemach, 1932
 * Capys bamptoni Henning & Henning, 1988

Lycaenesthini

 * Anthene butleri (Oberthür, 1880)
 * Anthene crawshayi minuta (Bethune-Baker, 1916)
 * Anthene hodsoni (Talbot, 1935)
 * Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894)
 * Anthene wilsoni (Talbot, 1935)
 * Anthene lusones (Hewitson, 1874)
 * Anthene nigeriae (Aurivillius, 1905)

Polyommatini

 * Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932
 * Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909
 * Uranothauma heritsia intermedia (Tite, 1958)
 * Leptotes marginalis (Stempffer, 1944)
 * Tuxentius margaritaceus (Sharpe, 1892)
 * Tarucus balkanicus (Freyer, 1843)
 * Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948
 * Tarucus rosacea (Austaut, 1885)
 * Tarucus theophrastus (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1942
 * Zizeeria karsandra (Moore, 1865)
 * Actizera stellata (Trimen, 1883)
 * Euchrysops alberta (Butler, 1901)
 * Euchrysops albistriata (Capronnier, 1889)
 * Euchrysops crawshayi (Butler, 1899)
 * Euchrysops cyclopteris (Butler, 1876)
 * Euchrysops nilotica (Aurivillius, 1904)
 * Chilades eleusis (Demaison, 1888)
 * Lepidochrysops albilinea Tite, 1959
 * Lepidochrysops negus wau (Wichgraf, 1921)
 * Lepidochrysops nigrita Tite, 1959
 * Lepidochrysops polydialecta (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
 * Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Collins, 2001

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 tartarea Mabille, 1876
 * Amauris albimaculata sudanica Talbot, 1940
 * Amauris echeria mongallensis Carpenter, 1928
 * Amauris echeria steckeri Kheil, 1890
 * Amauris hecate (Butler, 1866)

Melanitini

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

Satyrini

 * Bicyclus angulosa (Butler, 1868)
 * Bicyclus campus (Karsch, 1893)
 * Bicyclus istaris (Plötz, 1880)
 * Bicyclus kenia (Rogenhofer, 1891)
 * Bicyclus milyas (Hewitson, 1864)
 * Bicyclus pavonis (Butler, 1876)
 * Bicyclus martius sanaos (Hewitson, 1866)
 * Bicyclus saussurei angustus Condamin, 1970
 * Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873)
 * Ypthima albida Butler, 1888
 * Ypthima antennata van Son, 1955
 * Ypthima condamini Kielland, 1982
 * Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880
 * Ypthima pupillaris Butler, 1888
 * Ypthima simplicia Butler, 1876
 * Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)

Charaxini

 * Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
 * Charaxes fulvescens monitor Rothschild, 1900
 * Charaxes boueti rectans Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
 * Charaxes cynthia kinduana Le Cerf, 1923
 * Charaxes lactetinctus ungemachi Le Cerf, 1927
 * Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926
 * Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850
 * Charaxes hansali baringana Rothschild, 1905
 * Charaxes brutus angustus Rothschild, 1900
 * Charaxes julius somalicus Rothschild, 1900
 * Charaxes ansorgei kinyeti Plantrou, 1989
 * Charaxes pollux (Cramer, 1775)
 * Charaxes druceanus vivianae Plantrou, 1982
 * Charaxes eudoxus imatongensis Plantrou, 1982
 * Charaxes eudoxus mechowi Rothschild, 1900
 * Charaxes numenes aequatorialis van Someren, 1972
 * Charaxes tiridates tiridatinus Röber, 1936
 * Charaxes bipunctatus ugandensis van Someren, 1972
 * Charaxes smaragdalis gobyae Plantrou, 1989
 * Charaxes etesipe (Godart, 1824)
 * Charaxes achaemenes monticola van Someren, 1970
 * Charaxes jahlusa ganalensis Carpenter, 1937
 * Charaxes eupale latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921
 * Charaxes dilutus ngonga van Someren, 1974
 * Charaxes baumanni didingensis van Someren, 1971
 * Charaxes etheocles carpenteri van Someren & Jackson, 1957
 * Charaxes cedreatis Hewitson, 1874
 * Charaxes viola picta van Someren & Jackson, 1952
 * Charaxes paphianus subpallida Joicey & Talbot, 1925
 * Charaxes kahldeni Homeyer & Dewitz, 1882
 * Charaxes zoolina (Westwood, [1850])
 * Charaxes lycurgus bernardiana Plantrou, 1978
 * Charaxes zelica depuncta Joicey & Talbot, 1921
 * Charaxes amandae Rydon, 1989

Euxanthini

 * Charaxes crossleyi ansorgei (Rothschild, 1903)

Apaturinae

 * Apaturopsis cleochares (Hewitson, 1873)

Nymphalini

 * Vanessa dimorphica (Howarth, 1966)
 * Junonia chorimene (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
 * Junonia terea tereoides (Butler, 1901)
 * Junonia westermanni Westwood, 1870
 * Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
 * Protogoniomorpha temora (Felder & Felder, 1867)
 * Precis archesia ugandensis (McLeod, 1980)
 * Precis coelestina Dewitz, 1879
 * Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777)
 * Precis tugela aurorina (Butler, 1894)
 * Hypolimnas anthedon (Doubleday, 1845)
 * Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
 * Mallika jacksoni (Sharpe, 1896)

Biblidini

 * Byblia anvatara acheloia (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Mesoxantha ethosea reducta Rothschild, 1918
 * Neptidopsis ophione nucleata Grünberg, 1911

Limenitidini

 * Pseudoneptis bugandensis Stoneham, 1935
 * Pseudacraea acholica Riley, 1932
 * Pseudacraea boisduvalii (Doubleday, 1845)
 * Pseudacraea eurytus (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Pseudacraea lucretia protracta (Butler, 1874)

Neptidini

 * Neptis metella (Doubleday, 1848)
 * Neptis nemetes nemetes Hewitson, 1868
 * Neptis nemetes margueriteae Fox, 1968
 * Neptis occidentalis Rothschild, 1918

Adoliadini

 * Catuna crithea (Drury, 1773)
 * Pseudargynnis hegemone (Godart, 1819)
 * Euphaedra medon fraudata van Someren, 1935
 * Euphaedra neumanni Rothschild, 1902
 * Euphaedra harpalyce sudanensis Talbot, 1929

Acraeini

 * Acraea chilo Godman, 1880
 * Acraea insignis Distant, 1880
 * Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
 * Acraea pseudolycia astrigera Butler, 1899
 * Acraea quirina (Fabricius, 1781)
 * Acraea zetes (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Acraea abdera Hewitson, 1852
 * Acraea cepheus (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775)
 * Acraea guluensis Le Doux, 1932
 * Acraea caecilia (Fabricius, 1781)
 * Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877
 * Acraea doubledayi Guérin-Méneville, 1849
 * Acraea marnois Rogenhofer, 1890
 * Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
 * Acraea sykesi Sharpe, 1902
 * Acraea aganice orientalis (Ungemach, 1932)
 * Acraea epaea paragea (Grose-Smith, 1900)
 * Acraea epiprotea (Butler, 1874)
 * Acraea macarista (Sharpe, 1906)
 * Acraea poggei nelsoni Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1892
 * Acraea pseuderyta Godman & Salvin, 1890
 * Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
 * Acraea bonasia (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
 * Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Acraea esebria Hewitson, 1861
 * Acraea jodutta (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Acraea johnstoni Godman, 1885
 * Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
 * Acraea pharsalus pharsalus Ward, 1871
 * Acraea pharsalus rhodina Rothschild, 1902
 * Acraea oreas Sharpe, 1891

Argynnini

 * Issoria hanningtoni imatonga (Riley, 1932)

Vagrantini

 * Lachnoptera anticlia (Hübner, 1819)
 * Phalanta eurytis eurytis (Doubleday, 1847)
 * Phalanta eurytis microps (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
 * Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Coeliadinae

 * Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
 * Coeliades keithloa menelik (Ungemach, 1932)
 * Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)

Celaenorrhinini

 * Celaenorrhinus proxima (Mabille, 1877)
 * Eretis lugens (Rogenhofer, 1891)
 * Eretis melania Mabille, 1891
 * Eretis mixta Evans, 1937
 * Sarangesa aza Evans, 1951
 * Sarangesa brigida sanaga Miller, 1964
 * Sarangesa laelius (Mabille, 1877)
 * Sarangesa lucidella (Mabille, 1891)
 * Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870)

Tagiadini

 * Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)
 * Eagris decastigma purpura Evans, 1937
 * Eagris denuba obliterata Carpenter, 1928
 * Eagris lucetia (Hewitson, 1875)
 * Eagris tigris liberti Collins & Larsen, 2005
 * Caprona adelica Karsch, 1892
 * Netrobalane canopus (Trimen, 1864)
 * Abantis bismarcki Karsch, 1892

Carcharodini

 * Spialia doris (Walker, 1870)
 * Spialia zebra bifida (Higgins, 1924)

Aeromachini

 * Prosopalpus styla Evans, 1937
 * Kedestes protensa Butler, 1901
 * Kedestes rogersi Druce, 1907
 * Gorgyra aretina (Hewitson, 1878)
 * Pardaleodes incerta (Snellen, 1872)
 * Pardaleodes sator pusiella Mabille, 1877
 * Pardaleodes tibullus (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Osmodes thora (Plötz, 1884)
 * Acleros mackenii olaus (Plötz, 1884)
 * Andronymus caesar philander (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Chondrolepis niveicornis (Plötz, 1883)
 * Zophopetes dysmephila (Trimen, 1868)
 * Gretna cylinda (Hewitson, 1876)
 * Caenides dacena (Hewitson, 1876)
 * Fresna nyassae (Hewitson, 1878)

Baorini

 * Borbo fallax (Gaede, 1916)
 * Borbo perobscura (Druce, 1912)
 * Gegenes nostrodamus (Fabricius, 1793)

Heteropterinae

 * Metisella quadrisignatus (Butler, 1894)
 * Metisella tsadicus (Aurivillius, 1905)
 * Lepella lepeletier (Latreille, 1824)