This is a list of butterflies of Niger. About 54 species are known from Niger,Niger at the African Butterfly Database none of which are endemic.Afrotropical Butterflies
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini Papilio demodocus Esper,
Leptocercini Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932)
Pieridae
Coliadinae Eurema brigitta (Stoll, ) Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875) Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
Pierinae Colotis amata calais (Cramer, 1775) Colotis antevippe (Boisduval, 1836) Colotis celimene angusi Rothschild, 1921 Colotis celimene sudanicus (Aurivillius, 1905) Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829) Colotis danae eupompe (Klug, 1829) Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836) Colotis halimede (Klug, 1829) Colotis liagore (Klug, 1829) Colotis phisadia (Godart, 1819) Pinacopterix eriphia tritogenia (Klug, 1829) Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
Pierini Appias epaphia (Cramer, ) Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829 Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793) Belenois creona (Cramer, ) Belenois gidica (Godart, 1819)
Lycaenidae
Aphnaeinae Cigaritis nilus (Hewitson, 1865) Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836 Axiocerses amanga borealis Aurivillius, 1905
Theclinae Iolaus alienus bicaudatus Aurivillius, 1905 Iolaus sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876)
Polyommatini Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767) Leptotes pulchra (Murray, 1874) Tarucus balkanicus (Freyer, 1843) Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948 Tarucus rosacea (Austaut, 1885) Tarucus theophrastus (Fabricius, 1793) Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862) Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, 1782) Euchrysops nilotica (Aurivillius, 1904) Chilades eleusis (Demaison, 1888) Lepidochrysops polydialecta (Bethune-Baker, )
Nymphalidae
Danainae
Danaini Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777)
Satyrinae
Melanitini Melanitis libya Distant, 1882
Satyrini Ypthima condamini nigeriae Kielland, 1982
Charaxinae
Charaxini Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926 Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850 Charaxes legeri Plantrou, 1978
Nymphalinae
Nymphalini Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758) Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865 Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
Limenitinae
Adoliadini Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)
Heliconiinae
Acraeini Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
Hesperiidae
Coeliadinae Coeliades forestan (Stoll, )
Pyrginae
Celaenorrhinini Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870)
Carcharodini Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764)
Hesperiinae
Aeromachini Platylesches chamaeleon (Mabille, 1891)
See also List of moths of Niger Wildlife of Niger
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