List of butterflies of Madagascar
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This is a list of butterflies of Madagascar. About 303 species are known from Madagascar,[1] a remarkable 210 of which are endemic.[2]
The following list is not exhaustive.
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini
- Papilio dardanus meriones Felder & Felder, 1865
- Papilio delalandei Godart, [1824]
- Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]
- Papilio erithonioides Grose-Smith, 1891
- Papilio grosesmithi Rothschild, 1926
- Papilio morondavana Grose-Smith, 1891
- Papilio oribazus Boisduval, 1836
- Papilio epiphorbas Boisduval, 1833
- Papilio mangoura Hewitson, 1875
Leptocercini
- Graphium evombar (Boisduval, 1836)
- Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873)
- Graphium endochus (Boisduval, 1836)
- Graphium cyrnus (Boisduval, 1836)
Troidini
- Pharmacophagus antenor (Drury, [1773])
Pieridae
Coliadinae
- Eurema brigitta pulchella (Boisduval, 1833)
- Eurema desjardinsii (Boisduval, 1833)
- Eurema floricola (Boisduval, 1833)
- Eurema hapale (Mabille, 1882)
- Catopsilia florella thauruma (Reakirt, 1866)
Pierinae
- Colotis amata crowleyi (Sharpe, 1898)
- Colotis evanthe (Boisduval, 1836)
- Colotis guenei (Mabille, 1877)
- Colotis mananhari (Ward, 1870)
- Colotis vestalis castalis (Staudinger, 1884)
- Colotis lucasi (Grandidier, 1867)
- Colotis zoe (Grandidier, 1867)
- Pinacopterix eriphia mabillei (Aurivillius, [1899])
- Nepheronia buquetii pauliani Bernardi, 1959
- Leptosia alcesta sylvicola (Boisduval, 1833)
- Leptosia nupta viettei Bernardi, 1959
Pierini
- Appias epaphia orbona (Boisduval, 1833)
- Appias sabina confusa (Butler, 1872)
- Mylothris phileris (Boisduval, 1833)
- Mylothris smithii (Mabille, 1879)
- Mylothris splendens Le Cerf, 1927
- Dixeia charina narena (Grose-Smith, 1898)
- Belenois antsianaka (Ward, 1870)
- Belenois aurota aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
- Belenois creona prorsus (Talbot, 1943)
- Belenois grandidieri (Mabille, 1878)
- Belenois helcida (Boisduval, 1833)
- Belenois mabella Grose-Smith, 1891
Lycaenidae
Miletinae
Miletini
- Spalgis tintinga (Boisduval, 1833)
- Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793)
Theclinae
Theclini
- Hypolycaena philippus ramonza (Saalmüller, 1878)
- Hemiolaus ceres (Hewitson, 1865)
- Hemiolaus cobaltina (Aurivillius, 1899)
- Hemiolaus maryra (Mabille, [1887])
- Leptomyrina phidias (Fabricius, 1793)
- Iolaus argentarius Butler, 1879
- Iolaus mermeros (Mabille, 1878)
- Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
- Deudorix batikeli (Boisduval, 1833)
- Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
- Deudorix renidens (Mabille, 1884)
- Deudorix wardii (Mabille, 1878)
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini
- Anthene princeps smithii (Mabille, 1877)
Polyommatini
- Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, [1824])
- Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855)
- Pseudonacaduba sichela reticulum (Mabille, 1877)
- Rysops scintilla (Mabille, 1877)
- Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Uranothauma artemenes (Mabille, 1880)
- Cacyreus darius (Mabille, 1877)
- Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Leptotes rabefaner (Mabille, 1877)
- Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
- Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877)
- Actizera atrigemmata (Butler, 1878)
- Actizera drucei (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
- Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
- Azanus sitalces (Mabille, 1900)
- Azanus soalalicus (Karsch, 1900)
- Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793)
- Eicochrysops pauliani Stempffer, 1950
- Eicochrysops sanguigutta (Mabille, 1879)
- Euchrysops decaryi Stempffer, 1947
- Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
- Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855)
- Freyeria minuscula (Aurivillius, 1909)
- Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
- Lepidochrysops azureus (Butler, 1879)
- Lepidochrysops caerulea Tite, 1961
- Lepidochrysops grandis Talbot, 1937
- Lepidochrysops leucon (Mabille, 1879)
- Lepidochrysops turlini Stempffer, 1971
Riodininae
Nemeobiini
- Saribia decaryi (Le Cerf, 1922)
- Saribia perroti Riley, 1932
- Saribia ochracea Riley, 1932
- Saribia tepahi (de Boisduval, 1833)
Nymphalidae
Libytheinae
- Libythea ancoata Grose-Smith, 1891
- Libythea tsiandava Grose-Smith, 1891
Danainae
Danaini
- Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
- Amauris nossima (Ward, 1870)
Satyrinae
Melanitini
- Gnophodes betsimena (Boisduval, 1833)
- Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
Satyrini
- Heteropsis drepana Westwood, [1850]
- Heteropsis vola (Ward, 1870)
- Heteropsis paradoxa (Mabille, 1880)
- Heteropsis ankoma (Mabille, 1878)
- Heteropsis mabillei (Butler, 1879)
- Heteropsis alaokola (Oberthür, 1916)
- Heteropsis masoura (Hewitson, 1875)
- Heteropsis antahala (Ward, 1872)
- Heteropsis narova (Mabille, 1877)
- Heteropsis erebina (Oberthür, 1916)
- Heteropsis anganavo (Ward, 1871)
- Heteropsis erebennis Oberthür, 1916
- Heteropsis passandava (Ward, 1871)
- Heteropsis difficilis (Mabille, 1880)
- Heteropsis obscura (Oberthür, 1916)
- Heteropsis wardii (Mabille, 1877)
- Heteropsis strato (Mabille, 1878)
- Heteropsis viettei Lees, 2003
- Heteropsis andravahana (Mabille, 1878)
- Heteropsis fuliginosa (Mabille, 1878)
- Heteropsis exocellata (Mabille, 1880)
- Heteropsis cowani (Butler, 1880)
- Heteropsis ankaratra (Ward, 1870)
- Heteropsis narcissus fraterna (Butler, 1868)
- Heteropsis bicristata (Mabille, 1878)
- Heteropsis parvidens (Mabille, 1880)
- Heteropsis avelona (Ward, 1870)
- Heteropsis uniformis (Oberthür, 1916)
- Heteropsis iboina (Ward, 1870)
- Heteropsis parva (Butler, 1879)
- Heteropsis subsimilis (Butler, 1879)
- Heteropsis pauper (Oberthür, 1916)
- Heteropsis ankova (Ward, 1870)
- Heteropsis turbata (Butler, 1880)
- Heteropsis pallida (Oberthür, 1916)
- Heteropsis andasibe Lees, 2003
- Heteropsis strigula (Mabille, 1877)
- Heteropsis maeva (Mabille, 1878)
- Heteropsis laeta (Oberthür, 1916)
- Heteropsis laetifica (Oberthür, 1916)
- Heteropsis undulans (Oberthür, 1916)
- Heteropsis anceps (Oberthür, 1916)
- Heteropsis angulifascia (Butler, 1879)
- Heteropsis turbans (Oberthür, 1916)
- Heteropsis sabas (Oberthür, 1923)
- Strabena goudoti (Mabille, [1885])
- Strabena isoalensis Paulian, 1951
- Strabena martini Oberthür, 1916
- Strabena batesii (Felder & Felder, 1867)
- Strabena nepos Oberthür, 1916
- Strabena eros Viette, 1971
- Strabena germanus Oberthür, 1916
- Strabena affinis Oberthür, 1916
- Strabena consobrina Oberthür, 1916
- Strabena mandraka Paulian, 1951
- Strabena niveata (Butler, 1879)
- Strabena albivittula (Mabille, 1880)
- Strabena cachani Paulian, 1950
- Strabena excellens (Butler, 1885)
- Strabena triophthalma Mabille, [1885]
- Strabena ibitina (Ward, 1873)
- Strabena tsaratananae Paulian, 1951
- Strabena vinsoni (Guenée, 1865)
- Strabena rakoto (Ward, 1870)
- Strabena soror Oberthür, 1916
- Strabena perroti Oberthür, 1916
- Strabena modesta Oberthür, 1916
- Strabena modestissima Oberthür, 1916
- Strabena mabillei (Aurivillius, 1899)
- Strabena mopsus (Mabille, 1878)
- Strabena consors Oberthür, 1916
- Strabena impar Oberthür, 1916
- Strabena smithii Mabille, 1877
- Strabena andilabe Paulian, 1951
- Strabena daphne Viette, 1971
- Strabena dyscola Mabille, 1880
- Strabena sufferti (Aurivillius, 1899)
- Strabena tamatavae (Boisduval, 1833)
- Strabena zanjuka Mabille, [1885]
- Strabena perrieri Paulian, 1951
- Strabena andriana Mabille, [1885]
- Strabena argyrina Mabille, 1878
Charaxinae
Charaxini
- Charaxes analava Ward, 1872
- Charaxes antamboulou Lucas, 1872
- Charaxes cowani Butler, 1878
- Charaxes andara Ward, 1873
- Charaxes phraortes Doubleday, 1847
- Charaxes andranodorus andranodorus Mabille, 1884
- Charaxes andranodorus andrefana Viette, 1975
- Charaxes cacuthis Hewitson, 1863
- Charaxes zoolina betsimisaraka Lucas, 1872
Euxanthini
- Charaxes madagascariensis (Lucas, 1843)
Apaturinae
- Apaturopsis kilusa (Grose-Smith, 1891)
- Apaturopsis paulianii Viette, 1962
Nymphalinae
Nymphalini
- Vanessa hippomene madegassorum (Aurivillius, 1899)
- Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Junonia goudotii (Boisduval, 1833)
- Junonia hierta paris Trimen & Bowker, 1887
- Junonia oenone epiclelia (Boisduval, 1833)
- Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
- Junonia musa
- Junonia rhadama (Boisduval, 1833)
- Salamis anteva (Ward, 1870)
- Protogoniomorpha anacardii duprei (Vinson, 1863)
- Precis andremiaja (Boisduval, 1833)
- Precis eurodoce (Westwood, [1850])
- Hypolimnas anthedon drucei (Butler, 1874)
- Hypolimnas bolina jacintha (Drury, [1773])
- Hypolimnas deceptor deludens Grose-Smith, 1891
- Hypolimnas dexithea (Hewitson, 1863)
- Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
Cyrestinae
Cyrestini
- Cyrestis camillus elegans Boisduval, 1833
Biblidinae
Biblidini
- Byblia anvatara (Boisduval, 1833)
- Neptidopsis fulgurata (Boisduval, 1833)
- Eurytela dryope lineata Aurivillius, 1899
- Eurytela narinda Ward, 1872
Epicaliini
- Sevenia amazoula (Mabille, 1880)
- Sevenia howensis (Staudinger, 1886)
- Sevenia madagascariensis (Boisduval, 1833)
Limenitinae
Limenitidini
- Cymothoe lambertoni Oberthür, 1923
- Cymothoe dujardini Viette, 1971
- Pseudacraea imerina (Hewitson, 1865)
- Pseudacraea lucretia apaturoides (Felder & Felder, [1867])
- Pseudacraea peyrierasi Collins, 1991
Neptidini
- Neptis kikideli Boisduval, 1833
- Neptis saclava Boisduval, 1833
- Neptis sextilla Mabille, 1882
Adoliadini
- Aterica rabena Boisduval, 1833
- Euptera kinugnana insularis Collins, 1995
Heliconiinae
Acraeini
- Acraea dammii van Vollenhoven, 1869
- Acraea hova Boisduval, 1833
- Acraea igati Boisduval, 1833
- Acraea mahela Boisduval, 1833
- Acraea ranavalona Boisduval, 1833
- Acraea turna Mabille, 1877
- Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
- Acraea fornax Butler, 1879
- Acraea lia Mabille, 1879
- Acraea masamba Ward, 1872
- Acraea siliana Oberthür, 1916
- Acraea silia Mabille, [1885]
- Acraea obeira Hewitson, 1863
- Acraea sambavae Ward, 1873
- Acraea strattipocles Oberthür, 1893
- Acraea zitja Boisduval, 1833
- Acraea calida Butler, 1878
- Pardopsis punctatissima (Boisduval, 1833)
Vagrantini
- Smerina manoro (Ward, 1871)
- Phalanta madagascariensis (Mabille, 1887)
- Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Hesperiidae
Coeliadinae
- Coeliades ernesti (Grandidier, 1867)
- Coeliades fervida (Butler, 1880)
- Coeliades fidia Evans, 1937
- Coeliades forestan arbogastes (Guenée, 1863)
- Coeliades rama Evans, 1937
- Coeliades ramanatek (Boisduval, 1833)
Pyrginae
Celaenorrhinini
- Celaenorrhinus ambra Evans, 1937
- Celaenorrhinus humbloti (Mabille, 1884)
Tagiadini
- Tagiades insularis Mabille, 1876
- Tagiades samborana Grose-Smith, 1891
- Eagris nottoana smithii (Mabille, [1887])
- Eagris sabadius andracne (Boisduval, 1833)
Hesperiinae
Aeromachini
- Fulda australis Viette, 1956
- Fulda bernieri (Boisduval, 1833)
- Fulda coroller (Boisduval, 1833)
- Fulda gatiana (Oberthür, 1923)
- Fulda imorina Evans, 1937
- Fulda lucida Evans, 1937
- Fulda pauliani Evans, 1952
- Fulda rhadama (Boisduval, 1833)
- Arnetta ellipsis (Saalmüller, 1884)
- Arnetta fito Evans, 1937
- Arnetta hyposticta (Mabille, 1898)
- Xanthodisca ariel (Mabille, 1878)
- Acleros leucopyga (Mabille, 1877)
- Malaza carmides (Hewitson, 1868)
- Malaza empyreus (Mabille, 1878)
- Malaza fastuosus (Mabille, 1884)
- Perrotia albiplaga Oberthür, 1916
- Perrotia eximia (Oberthür, 1923)
- Perrotia gillias (Mabille, 1878)
- Perrotia kingdoni (Butler, 1879)
- Perrotia malchus (Mabille, 1879)
- Perrotia flora (Oberthür, 1923)
- Perrotia howa (Mabille, 1876)
- Perrotia ismael (Oberthür, 1916)
- Perrotia ochracea (Evans, 1937)
- Perrotia paroechus (Mabille, [1887])
- Perrotia silvestralis (Viette, 1956)
- Perrotia sylvia (Evans, 1937)
- Perrotia varians (Oberthür, 1916)
- Ploetzia amygdalis (Mabille, 1877)
- Artitropa alaotrana Oberthür, 1916
- Artitropa boseae (Saalmüller, 1880)
- Artitropa hollandi Oberthür, 1916
Baorini
- Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
- Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
- Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)
- Borbo havei (Boisduval, 1833)
- Borbo ratek (Boisduval, 1833)
- Parnara naso poutieri (Boisduval, 1833)
Heteropterinae
- Hovala amena (Grose-Smith, 1891)
- Hovala arota Evans, 1937
- Hovala dispar (Mabille, 1877)
- Hovala pardalina (Butler, 1879)
- Hovala saclavus (Mabille, 1891)
See also
References
- 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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