This is a list of butterflies of Sudan and South Sudan. About 341 species are known from the Sudans,African Butterfly Database 6 of which are endemic.Afrotropical Butterflies
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini Papilio antimachus Drury, 1782 Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson, 1864 Papilio nireus lyaeus Doubleday, 1845 Papilio nireus pseudonireus Felder & Felder, 1865 Papilio plagiatus Aurivillius, 1898 Papilio phorcas sudanicola Storace, 1965 Papilio rex franciscae Carpenter, 1928 Papilio mechowi Dewitz, 1881 Papilio mechowianus Dewitz, 1885 Papilio echerioides joiceyi Gabriel, 1945 Papilio jacksoni imatonga Clifton & Collins, 1997 Papilio nobilis didingensis Carpenter, 1928 Papilio hesperus sudana Gabriel, 1945 Papilio lormieri Distant, 1874 Papilio mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891
Leptocercini Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779) Graphium policenes policenes (Cramer, 1775) Graphium policenes telloi Hecq, 1999 Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873) Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932) Graphium ridleyanus (White, 1843) Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793) Graphium philonoe whalleyi (Talbot, 1929) Graphium almansor escherichi (Gaede, 1915)
Pieridae
Coliadinae Eurema brigitta (Stoll, ) Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875) Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775) Colias electo pseudohecate Berger, 1940 Colias marnoana Rogenhofer, 1884
Pierinae Colotis antevippe zera (Lucas, 1852) Colotis aurigineus (Butler, 1883) Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829) Colotis celimene angusi Rothschild, 1921 Colotis celimene sudanicus (Aurivillius, 1905) Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829) Colotis daira stygia (Felder & Felder, 1865) Colotis danae eupompe (Klug, 1829) Colotis elgonensis basilewskyi Berger, 1956 Colotis ephyia (Klug, 1829) Colotis euippe exole (Reiche, 1850) Colotis halimede (Klug, 1829) Colotis hetaera aspasia (Ungemach, 1932) Colotis liagore (Klug, 1829) Colotis phisadia (Godart, 1819) Colotis pleione nilus Talbot, 1942 Colotis protomedia (Klug, 1829) Colotis rogersi (Dixey, 1915) Colotis ungemachi (Le Cerf, 1922) Colotis vesta princeps Talbot, 1939 Colotis vesta velleda (Lucas, 1852) Colotis vestalis castalis (Staudinger, 1884) Colotis eris (Klug, 1829) Calopieris eulimene (Klug, 1829) Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823 Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847) Pinacopterix eriphia melanarge (Butler, 1886) Pinacopterix eriphia tritogenia (Klug, 1829) Nepheronia argia (Fabricius, 1775) Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836) Nepheronia thalassina sinalata (Suffert, 1904) Euchloe falloui (Allard, 1867) Leptosia alcesta inalcesta Bernardi, 1959
Pierini Appias epaphia contracta (Butler, 1888) Appias phaola intermedia Dufrane, 1948 Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, ) Appias sylvia sudanensis Talbot, 1932 Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829 Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779) Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775) Mylothris jacksoni nagichota Talbot, 1944 Mylothris rubricosta (Mabille, 1890) Mylothris rueppellii septentrionalis Carpenter, 1928 Mylothris schumanni uniformis Talbot, 1944 Dixeia dixeyi (Neave, 1904) Dixeia doxo doxo (Godart, 1819) Dixeia doxo venatus (Butler, 1871) Dixeia orbona vidua (Butler, 1900) Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793) Belenois creona (Cramer, ) Belenois raffrayi (Oberthür, 1878) Belenois solilucis loveni (Aurivillius, 1921) Belenois subeida (Felder & Felder, 1865) Belenois sudanensis (Talbot, 1929) Belenois theora laeta (Weymer, 1903) Belenois thysa meldolae Butler, 1872
Lycaenidae
Miletinae Miletini Megalopalpus zymna (Westwood, 1851) Lachnocnema abyssinica Libert, 1996 Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872) Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915 Lachnocnema reutlingeri perspicua Libert, 1996
Poritiinae
Liptenini Alaena subrubra Bethune-Baker, 1915 Pentila pauli multiplagata Bethune-Baker, 1908 Pentila umangiana connectens Hulstaert, 1924 Telipna sulpitia Hulstaert, 1924 Telipna albofasciata laplumei Devos, 1917 Ornipholidotos overlaeti intermedia Libert, 2005 Ornipholidotos latimargo (Hawker-Smith, 1933) Mimacraea krausei karschioides Carpenter & Jackson, 1950 Liptena ferrymani (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1891) Liptena xanthostola xantha (Grose-Smith, 1901) Tetrarhanis ilala (Riley, 1929) Larinopoda lircaea (Hewitson, 1866)
Epitolini Stempfferia cercenoides (Holland, 1890) Cephetola dolorosa (Roche, 1954) Phytala elais ugandae Jackson, 1964
Aphnaeinae Pseudaletis agrippina Druce, 1888 Chloroselas tamaniba (Walker, 1870) Chloroselas taposana Riley, 1932 Cigaritis acamas bellatrix (Butler, 1886) Cigaritis nilus (Hewitson, 1865) Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836 Zeritis pulcherrima Aurivillius, 1923 Axiocerses harpax kadugli Talbot, 1935 Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881) Aphnaeus coronae Talbot, 1935
Theclinae Myrina silenus (Fabricius, 1775) Myrina subornata nuba Talbot, 1935 Dapidodigma demeter sudsudana d'Abrera, 1980 Hypolycaena liara Druce, 1890 Hypolycaena obscura Stempffer, 1947 Leptomyrina sudanica Stempffer, 1964 Iolaus alienus ugandae Stempffer, 1953 Iolaus scintillans Aurivillius, 1905 Iolaus sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905 Iolaus pallene (Wallengren, 1857) Iolaus menas Druce, 1890 Iolaus ismenias (Klug, 1834) Stugeta marmoreus (Butler, 1866) Paradeudorix ituri ugandae (Talbot, 1935) Hypomyrina mimetica Libert, 2004 Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 Deudorix dinomenes diomedes Jackson, 1966 Deudorix livia (Klug, 1834) Deudorix lorisona baronica Ungemach, 1932 Capys bamptoni Henning & Henning, 1988
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini Anthene butleri (Oberthür, 1880) Anthene crawshayi minuta (Bethune-Baker, 1916) Anthene hodsoni (Talbot, 1935) Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894) Anthene wilsoni (Talbot, 1935) Anthene lusones (Hewitson, 1874) Anthene nigeriae (Aurivillius, 1905)
Polyommatini Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932 Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909 Uranothauma heritsia intermedia (Tite, 1958) Leptotes marginalis (Stempffer, 1944) Tuxentius margaritaceus (Sharpe, 1892) Tarucus balkanicus (Freyer, 1843) Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948 Tarucus rosacea (Austaut, 1885) Tarucus theophrastus (Fabricius, 1793) Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1942 Zizeeria karsandra (Moore, 1865) Actizera stellata (Trimen, 1883) Euchrysops alberta (Butler, 1901) Euchrysops albistriata (Capronnier, 1889) Euchrysops crawshayi (Butler, 1899) Euchrysops cyclopteris (Butler, 1876) Euchrysops nilotica (Aurivillius, 1904) Chilades eleusis (Demaison, 1888) Lepidochrysops albilinea Tite, 1959 Lepidochrysops negus wau (Wichgraf, 1921) Lepidochrysops nigrita Tite, 1959 Lepidochrysops polydialecta (Bethune-Baker, ) Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Collins, 2001
Nymphalidae
Danainae
Danaini Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777) Danaus dorippus (Klug, 1845) Tirumala formosa neumanni (Rothschild, 1902) Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847) Amauris niavius aethiops Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Amauris tartarea Mabille, 1876 Amauris albimaculata sudanica Talbot, 1940 Amauris echeria mongallensis Carpenter, 1928 Amauris echeria steckeri Kheil, 1890 Amauris hecate (Butler, 1866)
Satyrinae
Melanitini Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849 Melanitis libya Distant, 1882
Satyrini Bicyclus angulosa (Butler, 1868) Bicyclus campus (Karsch, 1893) Bicyclus istaris (Plötz, 1880) Bicyclus kenia (Rogenhofer, 1891) Bicyclus milyas (Hewitson, 1864) Bicyclus pavonis (Butler, 1876) Bicyclus martius sanaos (Hewitson, 1866) Bicyclus saussurei angustus Condamin, 1970 Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873) Ypthima albida Butler, 1888 Ypthima antennata van Son, 1955 Ypthima condamini Kielland, 1982 Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880 Ypthima pupillaris Butler, 1888 Ypthima simplicia Butler, 1876 Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)
Charaxinae
Charaxini Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876) Charaxes fulvescens monitor Rothschild, 1900 Charaxes boueti rectans Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Charaxes cynthia kinduana Le Cerf, 1923 Charaxes lactetinctus ungemachi Le Cerf, 1927 Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926 Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850 Charaxes hansali baringana Rothschild, 1905 Charaxes brutus angustus Rothschild, 1900 Charaxes julius somalicus Rothschild, 1900 Charaxes ansorgei kinyeti Plantrou, 1989 Charaxes pollux (Cramer, 1775) Charaxes druceanus vivianae Plantrou, 1982 Charaxes eudoxus imatongensis Plantrou, 1982 Charaxes eudoxus mechowi Rothschild, 1900 Charaxes numenes aequatorialis van Someren, 1972 Charaxes tiridates tiridatinus Röber, 1936 Charaxes bipunctatus ugandensis van Someren, 1972 Charaxes smaragdalis gobyae Plantrou, 1989 Charaxes etesipe (Godart, 1824) Charaxes achaemenes monticola van Someren, 1970 Charaxes jahlusa ganalensis Carpenter, 1937 Charaxes eupale latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921 Charaxes dilutus ngonga van Someren, 1974 Charaxes baumanni didingensis van Someren, 1971 Charaxes etheocles carpenteri van Someren & Jackson, 1957 Charaxes cedreatis Hewitson, 1874 Charaxes viola picta van Someren & Jackson, 1952 Charaxes paphianus subpallida Joicey & Talbot, 1925 Charaxes kahldeni Homeyer & Dewitz, 1882 Charaxes zoolina (Westwood, ) Charaxes lycurgus bernardiana Plantrou, 1978 Charaxes zelica depuncta Joicey & Talbot, 1921 Charaxes amandae Rydon, 1989
Euxanthini Charaxes crossleyi ansorgei (Rothschild, 1903)
Apaturinae Apaturopsis cleochares (Hewitson, 1873)
Nymphalinae
Nymphalini
Vanessa dimorphica (Howarth, 1966) Junonia chorimene (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) Junonia terea tereoides (Butler, 1901) Junonia westermanni Westwood, 1870 Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782) Protogoniomorpha temora (Felder & Felder, 1867) Precis archesia ugandensis (McLeod, 1980) Precis coelestina Dewitz, 1879 Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777) Precis tugela aurorina (Butler, 1894) Hypolimnas anthedon (Doubleday, 1845) Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Mallika jacksoni (Sharpe, 1896)
Biblidinae
Biblidini Byblia anvatara acheloia (Wallengren, 1857) Mesoxantha ethosea reducta Rothschild, 1918 Neptidopsis ophione nucleata Grünberg, 1911
Limenitinae
Limenitidini Pseudoneptis bugandensis Stoneham, 1935 Pseudacraea acholica Riley, 1932 Pseudacraea boisduvalii (Doubleday, 1845) Pseudacraea eurytus (Linnaeus, 1758) Pseudacraea lucretia protracta (Butler, 1874)
Neptidini Neptis metella (Doubleday, 1848) Neptis nemetes nemetes Hewitson, 1868 Neptis nemetes margueriteae Fox, 1968 Neptis occidentalis Rothschild, 1918
Adoliadini Catuna crithea (Drury, 1773) Pseudargynnis hegemone (Godart, 1819) Euphaedra medon fraudata van Someren, 1935 Euphaedra neumanni Rothschild, 1902 Euphaedra harpalyce sudanensis Talbot, 1929
Heliconiinae
Acraeini Acraea chilo Godman, 1880 Acraea insignis Distant, 1880 Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 Acraea pseudolycia astrigera Butler, 1899 Acraea quirina (Fabricius, 1781) Acraea zetes (Linnaeus, 1758) Acraea abdera Hewitson, 1852 Acraea cepheus (Linnaeus, 1758) Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775) Acraea guluensis Le Doux, 1932 Acraea caecilia (Fabricius, 1781) Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877 Acraea doubledayi Guérin-Méneville, 1849 Acraea marnois Rogenhofer, 1890 Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852 Acraea sykesi Sharpe, 1902 Acraea aganice orientalis (Ungemach, 1932) Acraea epaea paragea (Grose-Smith, 1900) Acraea epiprotea (Butler, 1874) Acraea macarista (Sharpe, 1906) Acraea poggei nelsoni Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1892 Acraea pseuderyta Godman & Salvin, 1890 Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874 Acraea bonasia (Fabricius, 1775) Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976 Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775) Acraea esebria Hewitson, 1861 Acraea jodutta (Fabricius, 1793) Acraea johnstoni Godman, 1885 Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819 Acraea pharsalus pharsalus Ward, 1871 Acraea pharsalus rhodina Rothschild, 1902 Acraea oreas Sharpe, 1891
Argynnini Issoria hanningtoni imatonga (Riley, 1932)
Vagrantini Lachnoptera anticlia (Hübner, 1819) Phalanta eurytis eurytis (Doubleday, 1847) Phalanta eurytis microps (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Hesperiidae
Coeliadinae Coeliades forestan (Stoll, )