This is a list of butterflies of Mozambique. About 433 species are known from Mozambique,Mozambique at the African Butterfly Database three of which are endemic.Afrotropical Butterflies
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini Papilio nireus lyaeus Doubleday, 1845 Papilio dardanus cenea Stoll, 1790 Papilio constantinus Ward, 1871 Papilio demodocus Esper, Papilio echerioides chirindanus van Son, 1956 Papilio ophidicephalus chirinda van Son, 1939
Leptocercini Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779) Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775) Graphium junodi (Trimen, 1893) Graphium polistratus (Grose-Smith, 1889) Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873) Graphium porthaon (Hewitson, 1865) Graphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779) Graphium endochus (Boisduval, 1836) Graphium morania (Angas, 1849) Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793) Graphium philonoe (Ward, 1873)
Pieridae
Coliadinae Eurema brigitta (Stoll, ) Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898) Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876) Eurema hapale (Mabille, 1882) Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875) Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775) Colias electo (Linnaeus, 1763)
Pierinae Colotis amata calais (Cramer, 1775) Colotis antevippe gavisa (Wallengren, 1857) Colotis auxo (Lucas, 1852) Colotis celimene amina (Hewitson, 1866) Colotis danae annae (Wallengren, 1857) Colotis dissociatus (Butler, 1897) Colotis euippe omphale (Godart, 1819) Colotis eunoma (Hopffer, 1855) Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836) Colotis evenina evenina (Wallengren, 1857) Colotis evenina casta (Gerstaecker, 1871) Colotis ione (Godart, 1819) Colotis pallene (Hopffer, 1855) Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863) Colotis vesta argillaceus (Butler, 1877) Colotis vesta mutans (Butler, 1877) Colotis eris (Klug, 1829) Colotis subfasciatus (Swainson, 1833) Colotis agoye (Wallengren, 1857) Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823 Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847) Pinacopterix eriphia (Godart, ) Nepheronia argia mhondana (Suffert, 1904) Nepheronia argia variegata Henning, 1994 Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836) Leptosia alcesta inalcesta Bernardi, 1959
Pierini Appias epaphia contracta (Butler, 1888) Appias lasti (Grose-Smith, 1889) Appias sabina phoebe (Butler, 1901) Pontia helice (Linnaeus, 1764) Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779) Mylothris rubricosta (Mabille, 1890) Mylothris rueppellii haemus (Trimen, 1879) Mylothris rueppellii rhodesiana Riley, 1921 Mylothris sagala umtaliana d'Abrera, 1980 Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897 Dixeia charina charina (Boisduval, 1836) Dixeia charina simana (Hopffer, 1855) Dixeia doxo parva Talbot, 1943 Dixeia leucophanes Vári, 1976 Dixeia pigea (Boisduval, 1836) Dixeia spilleri (Spiller, 1884) Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793) Belenois creona severina (Stoll, 1781) Belenois gidica abyssinica (Lucas, 1852) Belenois thysa (Hopffer, 1855) Belenois zochalia (Boisduval, 1836)
Lycaenidae
Miletinae
Liphyrini Aslauga marshalli Butler, 1899
Miletini Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793) Lachnocnema durbani Trimen & Bowker, 1887 Lachnocnema brimoides Libert, 1996
Poritiinae
Liptenini Alaena nyassa Hewitson, 1877 Pentila swynnertoni Stempffer & Bennett, 1961 Pentila tropicalis fuscipunctata Henning & Henning, 1994 Ornipholidotos peucetia (Hewitson, 1866) Teriomima puella Kirby, 1887 Teriomima puellaris (Trimen, 1894) Teriomima williami Henning & Henning, 2004 (endemic) Teriomima parva Hawker-Smith, 1933 Euthecta cooksoni Bennett, 1954 Baliochila aslanga (Trimen, 1873) Baliochila barnesi Stempffer & Bennett, 1953 Baliochila neavei Stempffer & Bennett, 1953 Baliochila lipara Stempffer & Bennett, 1953 Cnodontes pallida (Trimen, 1898) Cnodontes penningtoni Bennett, 1954
Epitolini Cephetola australis Libert, 1999 (endemic) Deloneura millari dondoensis Pennington, 1953 Deloneura sheppardi Stevenson, 1934
Aphnaeinae Lipaphnaeus aderna spindasoides (Aurivillius, 1916) Chloroselas pseudozeritis (Trimen, 1873) Crudaria leroma (Wallengren, 1857) Cigaritis apelles (Oberthür, 1878) Cigaritis ella (Hewitson, 1865) Cigaritis homeyeri (Dewitz, 1887) Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850) Cigaritis natalensis (Westwood, 1851) Cigaritis nyassae (Butler, 1884) Cigaritis phanes (Trimen, 1873) Cigaritis victoriae (Butler, 1884) Axiocerses tjoane (Wallengren, 1857) Axiocerses coalescens Henning & Henning, 1996 Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881) Axiocerses punicea cruenta (Trimen, 1894) Aloeides aranda (Wallengren, 1857) Aloeides damarensis mashona Tite & Dickson, 1973 Aloeides taikosama (Wallengren, 1857) Aphnaeus erikssoni rex Aurivillius, 1909 Aphnaeus hutchinsonii Trimen & Bowker, 1887
Theclinae Myrina dermaptera (Wallengren, 1857) Myrina silenus ficedula Trimen, 1879 Hypolycaena buxtoni Hewitson, 1874 Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793) Hypolycaena tearei Henning, 1981 Hemiolaus caeculus (Hopffer, 1855) Leptomyrina hirundo (Wallengren, 1857) Leptomyrina gorgias sobrina Talbot, 1935 Iolaus alienus Trimen, 1898 Iolaus bakeri (Riley, 1928) Iolaus mimosae rhodosense (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959) Iolaus sidus Trimen, 1864 Iolaus violacea (Riley, 1928) Iolaus pallene (Wallengren, 1857) Iolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1875 Iolaus lalos (Druce, 1896) Iolaus silarus Druce, 1885 Iolaus poultoni (Riley, 1928) Stugeta bowkeri tearei Dickson, 1980 Pilodeudorix obscurata (Trimen, 1891) Pilodeudorix zeloides (Butler, 1901) Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855) Deudorix caliginosa Lathy, 1903 Deudorix dariaves Hewitson, 1877 Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 Deudorix dinomenes Grose-Smith, 1887 Deudorix diocles Hewitson, 1869 Deudorix lorisona coffea Jackson, 1966
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) Anthene butleri livida (Trimen, 1881) Anthene definita (Butler, 1899) Anthene kersteni (Gerstaecker, 1871) Anthene lasti (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894) Anthene lemnos (Hewitson, 1878) Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874) Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894) Anthene otacilia (Trimen, 1868) Anthene sheppardi Stevenson, 1940
Polyommatini Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, ) Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) Uranothauma antinorii felthami (Stevenson, 1934) Uranothauma falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879) Uranothauma nubifer (Trimen, 1895) Uranothauma poggei (Dewitz, 1879) Uranothauma vansomereni Stempffer, 1951 Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782) Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 Cacyreus tespis (Herbst, 1804) Leptotes babaulti (Stempffer, 1935) Leptotes pulchra (Murray, 1874) Tuxentius calice (Hopffer, 1855) Tuxentius melaena (Trimen & Bowker, 1887) Tarucus sybaris (Hopffer, 1855) Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862) Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883) Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775) Brephidium metophis (Wallengren, 1860) Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880) Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857) Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793) Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena (Wallengren, 1857) Euchrysops barkeri (Trimen, 1893) Euchrysops dolorosa (Trimen & Bowker, 1887) Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833) Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855) Thermoniphas colorata (Ungemach, 1932) Oboronia bueronica Karsch, 1895 Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, ) Lepidochrysops aethiopia (Bethune-Baker, ) Lepidochrysops delicata (Bethune-Baker, ) Lepidochrysops intermedia (Bethune-Baker, ) Lepidochrysops kocak Seven, 1997 Lepidochrysops neavei (Bethune-Baker, ) Lepidochrysops patricia (Trimen & Bowker, 1887) Lepidochrysops peculiaris hypoleucus (Butler, 1893) Lepidochrysops plebeia (Butler, 1898)
Nymphalidae
Libytheinae Libythea labdaca laius Trimen, 1879
Danainae
Danaini Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909) Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847) Amauris niavius dominicanus Trimen, 1879 Amauris albimaculata albimaculata Butler, 1875 Amauris albimaculata chirindana Talbot, 1941 Amauris echeria lobengula (Sharpe, 1890) Amauris ochlea (Boisduval, 1847)
Satyrinae
Melanitini Gnophodes betsimena diversa (Butler, 1880) Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758) Melanitis libya Distant, 1882
Satyrini Bicyclus angulosa selousi (Trimen, 1895) Bicyclus anynana (Butler, 1879) Bicyclus campina (Aurivillius, 1901) Bicyclus ena (Hewitson, 1877) Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850) Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873) Heteropsis simonsii (Butler, 1877) Ypthima antennata van Son, 1955 Ypthima condamini Kielland, 1982 Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883 Ypthima impura paupera Ungemach, 1932 Ypthima pupillaris Butler, 1888 Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865) Coenyra hebe (Trimen, 1862) Physcaeneura panda (Boisduval, 1847) Physcaeneura pione Godman, 1880 Pseudonympha cyclops van Son, 1955 Stygionympha wichgrafi lannini van Son, 1966
Charaxinae
Charaxini Charaxes varanes varanes (Cramer, 1777) Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876) Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824) Charaxes protoclea azota (Hewitson, 1877) Charaxes macclounii Butler, 1895 Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866 Charaxes castor flavifasciatus Butler, 1895 Charaxes brutus natalensis Staudinger, 1885 Charaxes pollux gazanus van Someren, 1967 Charaxes druceanus stevensoni van Someren, 1963 Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859 Charaxes cithaeron Felder & Felder, 1859 Charaxes violetta violetta Grose-Smith, 1885 Charaxes violetta melloni Fox, 1963 Charaxes etesipe tavetensis Rothschild, 1894 Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1867 Charaxes jahlusa argynnides Westwood, 1864 Charaxes baumanni whytei Butler, 1894 Charaxes chintechi van Someren, 1975 Charaxes pseudophaeus van Someren, 1975 Charaxes manica Trimen, 1894 Charaxes phaeus Hewitson, 1877 Charaxes guderiana (Dewitz, 1879) Charaxes zoolina (Westwood, ) Charaxes nichetes leoninus Butler, 1895
Euxanthini Charaxes wakefieldi (Ward, 1873)
Apaturinae Apaturopsis cleochares schultzei Schmidt, 1921
Nymphalinae
Nymphalini Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) Junonia artaxia Hewitson, 1864 Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870 Junonia natalica (Felder & Felder, 1860) Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758) Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865 Junonia terea elgiva Hewitson, 1864 Salamis cacta eileenae Henning & Joannou, 1994 Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa (Trimen, 1881) Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782) Precis actia Distant, 1880 Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847) Precis cuama (Hewitson, 1864) Precis octavia sesamus Trimen, 1883 Precis sinuata Plötz, 1880 Hypolimnas anthedon wahlbergi (Wallengren, 1857) Hypolimnas deceptor (Trimen, 1873) Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
Cyrestinae
Cyrestini Cyrestis camillus sublineata Lathy, 1901
Biblidinae
Biblidini Byblia anvatara acheloia (Wallengren, 1857) Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773) Mesoxantha ethosea reducta Rothschild, 1918 Neptidopsis fulgurata platyptera Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Neptidopsis ophione nucleata Grünberg, 1911 Eurytela dryope angulata Aurivillius, 1899 Eurytela hiarbas lita Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Epicaliini Sevenia boisduvali (Wallengren, 1857) Sevenia garega (Karsch, 1892) Sevenia morantii (Trimen, 1881) Sevenia natalensis (Boisduval, 1847) Sevenia rosa (Hewitson, 1877)
Limenitinae
Limenitidini Cymothoe coranus Grose-Smith, 1889 Cymothoe vumbui Bethune-Baker, 1926 Pseudacraea boisduvalii trimenii Butler, 1874 Pseudacraea lucretia expansa (Butler, 1878)
Neptidini Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955 Neptis carcassoni Van Son, 1959 Neptis goochii Trimen, 1879 Neptis gratiosa Overlaet, 1955 Neptis jordani Neave, 1910 Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955 Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955 Neptis penningtoni van Son, 1977 Neptis saclava marpessa Hopffer, 1855 Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955 Neptis swynnertoni Trimen, 1912 Neptis trigonophora Butler, 1878
Adoliadini Euryphura concordia (Hopffer, 1855) Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775) Pseudargynnis hegemone (Godart, 1819) Aterica galene theophane Hopffer, 1855 Bebearia orientis malawiensis Holmes, 2001 Euphaedra orientalis Rothschild, 1898 Euphaedra neophron (Hopffer, 1855) Euptera kinugnana (Grose-Smith, 1889)
Heliconiinae
Acraeini Acraea cerasa Hewitson, 1861 Acraea acara Hewitson, 1865 Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865 Acraea boopis Wichgraf, 1914 Acraea cuva Grose-Smith, 1889 Acraea insignis gorongozae van Son, 1963