List of butterflies of Ghana

Location of Ghana

This is a list of butterflies of Ghana. About 860 species are known from Ghana, but only 23 are endemic.

Nymphalidae

Apaturinae

  • Apaturopsis cleochares

Biblidinae

  • Ariadne albifascia
  • Ariadne enotrea
  • Byblia anvatara
  • Byblia ilithyia
  • Eurytela dryope
  • Eurytela hiarbas
  • Mesoxanthia ethosea
  • Nepidopsis ophione
  • Sevenia boisduvali
  • Sevenia occidentalium
  • Sevenia umbrina

Charaxinae

Cyrestinae

Danainae

Libytheinae

Limenitidinae

Heliconiinae

Nymphalinae

Satyrinae

Hesperiidae

Coeliadinae

Hesperiinae

Pyrginae

Lycaenidae

Poritiinae

Miletinae

Polyommatinae

Theclinae

Aphnaeinae

Pieridae

Coliadinae

Pierinae

Pseudopontiinae

Riodinidae

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

See also

References

  • Butterflies of Ghana
  • The Butterflies Of Ghana And Their Implications For Conservation And Sustainable Use
  • Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plates
  • Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Text (in German)
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