This is a list of butterflies of Eswatini. About 312 species are known from Eswatini (formerly Swaziland),Swaziland at the African Butterfly Database none 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 Trimen, 1868 Papilio euphranor Trimen, 1868 Papilio ophidicephalus ayresi van Son, 1939
Leptocercini Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779) Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775) Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873) Graphium porthaon (Hewitson, 1865) Graphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779) Graphium morania (Angas, 1849) Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
Pieridae
Coliadinae Eurema brigitta (Stoll, ) Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898) 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 euippe omphale (Godart, 1819) Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836) Colotis evenina (Wallengren, 1857) Colotis ione (Godart, 1819) Colotis pallene (Hopffer, 1855) Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863) Colotis vesta argillaceus (Butler, 1877) Colotis eris (Klug, 1829) Colotis subfasciatus (Swainson, 1833) Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823 Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847) Pinacopterix eriphia (Godart, ) Nepheronia argia variegata Henning, 1994 Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836) Nepheronia thalassina sinalata (Suffert, 1904) Leptosia alcesta inalcesta Bernardi, 1959
Pierini Appias epaphia contracta (Butler, 1888) Appias sabina phoebe (Butler, 1901) Pontia helice (Linnaeus, 1764) Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779) Mylothris rueppellii haemus (Trimen, 1879) Dixeia charina (Boisduval, 1836) 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
Miletini Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793) Lachnocnema durbani Trimen & Bowker, 1887 Thestor basutus (Wallengren, 1857)
Poritiinae
Liptenini Alaena amazoula amazoula (Boisduval, 1847) Alaena amazoula ochroma Vári, 1976 Pentila tropicalis (Boisduval, 1847) Baliochila aslanga (Trimen, 1873) Cnodontes pallida (Trimen, 1898) Cnodontes penningtoni Bennett, 1954
Epitolini Durbania amakosa ayresi van Son, 1941 Deloneura millari Trimen, 1906
Aphnaeinae Chloroselas mazoensis (Trimen, 1898) Chloroselas pseudozeritis (Trimen, 1873) Crudaria leroma (Wallengren, 1857) Chrysoritis aethon (Trimen & Bowker, 1887) Cigaritis ella (Hewitson, 1865) Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850) Cigaritis natalensis (Westwood, 1851) Cigaritis phanes (Trimen, 1873) Axiocerses tjoane (Wallengren, 1857) Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881) Aloeides aranda (Wallengren, 1857) Aloeides henningi Tite & Dickson, 1973 Aloeides swanepoeli Tite & Dickson, 1973 Aloeides damarensis mashona Tite & Dickson, 1973 Aloeides molomo (Trimen, 1870) Aloeides taikosama (Wallengren, 1857) Aloeides dryas Tite & Dickson, 1968 Aphnaeus hutchinsonii Trimen & Bowker, 1887
Theclinae Myrina dermaptera (Wallengren, 1857) Myrina silenus ficedula Trimen, 1879 Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793) Hemiolaus caeculus (Hopffer, 1855) Leptomyrina hirundo (Wallengren, 1857) Leptomyrina gorgias (Stoll, 1790) Leptomyrina henningi Dickson, 1976 Iolaus alienus Trimen, 1898 Iolaus mimosae rhodosense (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959) Iolaus sidus Trimen, 1864 Iolaus pallene (Wallengren, 1857) Iolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1875 Iolaus silarus Druce, 1885 Stugeta bowkeri tearei Dickson, 1980 Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855) Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 Deudorix diocles Hewitson, 1869 Deudorix penningtoni van Son, 1949 Deudorix vansoni Pennington, 1948 Capys alphaeus extentus Quickelberge, 1979 Capys disjunctus Trimen, 1895
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) Anthene butleri livida (Trimen, 1881) Anthene definita (Butler, 1899) Anthene kersteni (Gerstaecker, 1871) Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874) Anthene millari (Trimen, 1893) Anthene minima (Trimen, 1893) Anthene otacilia (Trimen, 1868) Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876) Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936
Polyommatini Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, ) Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857) Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) Uranothauma nubifer (Trimen, 1895) Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782) Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 Cacyreus tespis (Herbst, 1804) Cacyreus virilis Stempffer, 1936 Harpendyreus noquasa (Trimen & Bowker, 1887) Leptotes brevidentatus (Tite, 1958) Leptotes jeanneli (Stempffer, 1935) Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767) Leptotes pulchra (Murray, 1874) Tuxentius melaena (Trimen & Bowker, 1887) Tarucus bowkeri transvaalensis Quickelberge, 1972 Tarucus sybaris (Hopffer, 1855) Zintha hintza (Trimen, 1864) Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862) Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877) Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883) Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775) Oraidium barberae (Trimen, 1868) Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880) Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857) Azanus natalensis (Trimen & Bowker, 1887) Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, 1782) 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) Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 Orachrysops lacrimosa (Bethune-Baker, 1923) Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, ) Lepidochrysops glauca (Trimen & Bowker, 1887) Lepidochrysops ignota (Trimen & Bowker, 1887) Lepidochrysops irvingi (Swanepoel, 1948) Lepidochrysops patricia (Trimen & Bowker, 1887) Lepidochrysops plebeia (Butler, 1898) Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965
Nymphalidae
Libytheinae Libythea labdaca laius Trimen, 1879
Danainae
Danaini Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909) Amauris niavius dominicanus Trimen, 1879 Amauris albimaculata Butler, 1875 Amauris echeria (Stoll, 1790) Amauris ochlea (Boisduval, 1847)
Satyrinae
Melanitini Aeropetes tulbaghia (Linnaeus, 1764) Paralethe dendrophilus junodi (van Son, 1935) Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
Satyrini Bicyclus anynana (Butler, 1879) Bicyclus ena (Hewitson, 1877) Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850) Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873) Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832) Ypthima impura paupera Ungemach, 1932 Coenyra hebe (Trimen, 1862) Physcaeneura panda (Boisduval, 1847) Neita neita (Wallengren, 1875) Cassionympha cassius (Godart, 1824) Pseudonympha poetula Trimen, 1891 Stygionympha wichgrafi van Son, 1955 Dingana angusta Henning & Henning, 1996
Charaxinae
Charaxini Charaxes varanes (Cramer, 1777) Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824) Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866 Charaxes castor flavifasciatus Butler, 1895 Charaxes brutus natalensis Staudinger, 1885 Charaxes druceanus moerens Jordan, 1936 Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859 Charaxes xiphares draconis Jordan, 1936 Charaxes cithaeron Felder & Felder, 1859 Charaxes etesipe tavetensis Rothschild, 1894 Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1867 Charaxes jahlusa argynnides Westwood, 1864 Charaxes ethalion (Boisduval, 1847) Charaxes phaeus Hewitson, 1877 Charaxes vansoni van Someren, 1975 Charaxes zoolina (Westwood, )
Euxanthini Charaxes wakefieldi (Ward, 1873)
Nymphalinae
Nymphalini Vanessa hippomene (Hübner, ) Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870 Junonia natalica (Felder & Felder, 1860) Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758) Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865 Junonia terea elgiva Hewitson, 1864 Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa (Trimen, 1881) Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782) Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850) Precis archesia (Cramer, 1779) Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847) Precis octavia sesamus Trimen, 1883 Precis tugela Trimen, 1879 Hypolimnas anthedon wahlbergi (Wallengren, 1857) Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) Catacroptera cloanthe (Stoll, 1781)
Biblidinae
Biblidini Byblia anvatara acheloia (Wallengren, 1857) Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773) Eurytela dryope angulata Aurivillius, 1899 Eurytela hiarbas angustata Aurivillius, 1894
Epicaliini Sevenia boisduvali (Wallengren, 1857) Sevenia morantii (Trimen, 1881) Sevenia natalensis (Boisduval, 1847)
Limenitinae
Limenitidini Cymothoe alcimeda marieps Rydon, 1994 Cymothoe coranus Grose-Smith, 1889 Pseudacraea boisduvalii trimenii Butler, 1874 Pseudacraea lucretia tarquinea (Trimen, 1868)
Neptidini Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955 Neptis saclava marpessa Hopffer, 1855
Adoliadini Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)
Heliconiinae
Acraeini Acraea cerasa Hewitson, 1861 Acraea acara Hewitson, 1865 Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865 Acraea boopis Wichgraf, 1914 Acraea horta (Linnaeus, 1764) Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 Acraea rabbaiae perlucida Henning & Henning, 1996 Acraea satis Ward, 1871 Acraea nohara Boisduval, 1847 Acraea violarum Boisduval, 1847 Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881 Acraea axina Westwood, 1881 Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877 Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 Acraea aganice Hewitson, 1852 Acraea cabira Hopffer, 1855 Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758) Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775) Acraea esebria Hewitson, 1861 Acraea burni Butler, 1896 Acraea anacreon Trimen, 1868 Pardopsis punctatissima (Boisduval, 1833)
Vagrantini Lachnoptera ayresii Trimen, 1879 Phalanta eurytis (Doubleday, 1847) Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Hesperiidae
Coeliadinae Coeliades forestan (Stoll, ) Coeliades libeon (Druce, 1875) Coeliades lorenzo Evans, 1947 Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)
Pyrginae
Celaenorrhinini Celaenorrhinus mokeezi separata (Strand, 1911) Eretis djaelaelae (Wallengren, 1857) Eretis umbra (Trimen, 1862) Sarangesa motozi (Wallengren, 1857) Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870) Sarangesa seineri durbana Evans, 1937
Tagiadini Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781) Eagris nottoana (Wallengren, 1857) Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857 Netrobalane canopus (Trimen, 1864) Leucochitonea levubu Wallengren, 1857 Abantis paradisea (Butler, 1870) Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855 Abantis venosa Trimen & Bowker, 1889
Carcharodini Spialia asterodia (Trimen, 1864) Spialia colotes transvaaliae (Trimen & Bowker, 1889) Spialia confusa Evans, 1937 Spialia delagoae (Trimen, 1898) Spialia depauperata australis de Jong, 1978 Spialia diomus ferax (Wallengren, 1863) Spialia dromus (Plötz, 1884) Spialia mafa (Trimen, 1870) Spialia secessus (Trimen, 1891) Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764) Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)
Hesperiinae
Aeromachini Kedestes barberae (Trimen, 1873) Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868) Kedestes macomo (Trimen, 1862) Kedestes mohozutza (Wallengren, 1857) Kedestes wallengrenii (Trimen, 1883) Parosmodes morantii (Trimen, 1873) Acleros mackenii (Trimen, 1868) Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884) Zophopetes dysmephila (Trimen, 1868) Artitropa erinnys (Trimen, 1862) Fresna nyassae (Hewitson, 1878) Platylesches ayresii (Trimen & Bowker, 1889) Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857) Platylesches neba (Hewitson, 1877) Platylesches robustus Neave, 1910
Baorini Zenonia zeno (Trimen, 1864) Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798) Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821) Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833) Borbo detecta (Trimen, 1893) Borbo fallax (Gaede, 1916) Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855) Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884) Borbo holtzi (Plötz, 1883) Parnara monasi (Trimen & Bowker, 1889) Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824) Gegenes niso (Linnaeus, 1764) Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878)
Heteropterinae Metisella abdeli (Krüger, 1928) Metisella metis paris Evans, 1937 Tsitana tsita (Trimen, 1870)
See also List of moths of Eswatini Wildlife of Eswatini
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