This is a list of butterflies of the Comoro Islands. About 88 species are known from the Comoros,The Comoros at the African Butterfly Database 19 of which are endemic.Endemic butterflies of the Comoros at Afrotropical Butterflies
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.
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini Papilio aristophontes Oberthür, 1897 (endemic) Papilio dardanus humbloti Oberthür, 1888 Papilio demodocus Esper, 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)
Pieridae
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)
Lycaenidae
Theclinae
Theclini Hypolycaena philippus ramonza (Saalmüller, 1878) Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855) Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
Polyommatinae
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)
Nymphalidae
Danainae
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
Satyrinae
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)
Charaxinae
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)
Nymphalinae
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)
Biblidinae
Biblidini Byblia anvatara (Boisduval, 1833) Eurytela dryope lineata Aurivillius, 1899
Limenitinae
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)
Heliconiinae
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)
Hesperiidae
Coeliadinae Coeliades forestan (Stoll, ) Coeliades ramanatek comorana Evans, 1937
Pyrginae
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
Hesperiinae
Aeromachini Artitropa erinnys comorarum Oberthür, 1916
Baorini Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798) Borbo fatuellus dolens (Mabille, 1898) Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)
See also List of moths of the Comoros Wildlife of the Comoros
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