List of butterflies of the Comoros

This is a list of butterflies of the Comoro Islands. About 88 species are known from the Comoros, 19 of which are endemic.

This is a list of butterfly species which have been recorded on the Comoros and on Mayotte, which is geographically part of the Comoro Islands.

Papilionini

 * Papilio aristophontes Oberthür, 1897 (endemic)
 * Papilio dardanus humbloti Oberthür, 1888
 * Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]
 * Papilio epiphorbas guyonnaudi Turlin & Guilbot, 1990
 * Papilio epiphorbas praedicta Turlin & Guilbot, 1990

Leptocercini

 * Graphium evombar viossati Collins, 1997
 * Graphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779)
 * Graphium levassori (Oberthür, 1886) (endemic)

Coliadinae

 * Eurema brigitta pulchella (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Eurema desjardinsii (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Eurema floricola anjuana (Butler, 1879)
 * Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
 * Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)

Pierinae

 * Colotis euippe omphale (Godart, 1819)
 * Colotis evanthe (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Colotis evanthides (Holland, 1896)

Pierini

 * Appias epaphia contracta (Butler, 1888)
 * Appias sabina comorensis Talbot, 1943
 * Mylothris humbloti (Oberthür, 1888) (endemic)
 * Mylothris ngaziya (Oberthür, 1888) (endemic)
 * Belenois creona elisa (van Vollenhoven, 1869)

Theclini

 * Hypolycaena philippus ramonza (Saalmüller, 1878)
 * Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887

Polyommatini

 * Cacyreus darius (Mabille, 1877)
 * Leptotes casca (Tite, 1958) (endemic)
 * Leptotes mayottensis (Tite, 1958) (endemic)
 * Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877)
 * Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883)
 * Azanus sitalces mayotti d'Abrera, 1980
 * Eicochrysops damiri Turlin, 1995 (endemic)
 * Eicochrysops sanguigutta (Mabille, 1879)
 * Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855)

Danaini

 * Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
 * Danaus dorippus (Klug, 1845)
 * Amauris comorana Oberthür, 1897 (endemic)
 * Amauris nossima (Ward, 1870)
 * Amauris ochlea affinis Aurivillius, 1911
 * Amauris ochlea moya Turlin, 1994

Melanitini

 * Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)

Satyrini

 * Bicyclus anynana (Butler, 1879)
 * Heteropsis comorana comorana (Oberthür, 1916) (endemic)
 * Heteropsis comorana subrufa (Turlin, 1994) (endemic)
 * Heteropsis narcissus fraterna (Butler, 1868)
 * Heteropsis narcissus comorensis (Oberthür, 1916)
 * Heteropsis narcissus salimi (Turlin, 1994)
 * Heteropsis narcissus mayottensis (Oberthür, 1916)

Charaxini

 * Charaxes saperanus Poulton, 1926 (endemic)
 * Charaxes castor comoranus Rothschild, 1903
 * Charaxes paradoxa Lathy, 1925 (endemic)
 * Charaxes nicati Canu, 1991 (endemic)
 * Charaxes viossati Canu, 1991 (endemic)

Nymphalini

 * Junonia goudotii (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Junonia rhadama (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Salamis humbloti Turlin, 1994 (endemic)
 * Hypolimnas anthedon drucei (Butler, 1874)
 * Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Vanessa dimorphica comoroica (Howarth, 1966)

Biblidini

 * Byblia anvatara (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Eurytela dryope lineata Aurivillius, 1899

Limenitidini

 * Pseudacraea imerina anjouana Collins, 1991
 * Pseudacraea lucretia comorana Oberthür, 1890
 * Pseudacraea lucretia karthalae Collins, 1991

Neptidini

 * Neptis comorarum comorarum Oberthür, 1890 (endemic)
 * Neptis comorarum legrandi Turlin, 1994 (endemic)
 * Neptis cormilloti Turlin, 1994 (endemic)
 * Neptis mayottensis Oberthür, 1890 (endemic)

Acraeini

 * Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Acraea dammii van Vollenhoven, 1869
 * Acraea igati Boisduval, 1833
 * Acraea ranavalona Boisduval, 1833
 * Acraea lia Mabille, 1879
 * Acraea esebria Hewitson, 1861
 * Acraea masaris masaris Oberthür, 1893 (endemic)
 * Acraea masaris jodina Pierre, 1992 (endemic)
 * Acraea comor Pierre, 1992 (endemic)

Vagrantini

 * Phalanta eurytis (Doubleday, 1847)
 * Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Coeliadinae

 * Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
 * Coeliades ramanatek comorana Evans, 1937

Tagiadini

 * Tagiades insularis grandis Evans, 1937
 * Tagiades insularis mayotta Evans, 1937
 * Tagiades samborana rana Evans, 1937
 * Eagris sabadius comorana Evans, 1937
 * Eagris sabadius isabella Turlin, 1995

Aeromachini

 * Artitropa erinnys comorarum Oberthür, 1916

Baorini

 * Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
 * Borbo fatuellus dolens (Mabille, 1898)
 * Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)