This is a list of butterflies of Yemen. About 117 species are known from Yemen.Yemen at the African Butterfly Database
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini Papilio saharae rathjensi Warnecke, 1932 Papilio demodocus demodocus Esper, Papilio demodocus bennetti Dixey, 1898
Pieridae
Coliadinae Eurema brigitta (Stoll, ) Colias marnoana Rogenhofer, 1884
Pierinae Colotis antevippe zera (Lucas, 1852) Colotis daira (Klug, 1829) Colotis ephyia (Klug, 1829) Colotis euippe exole (Reiche, 1850) Colotis evagore evagore (Klug, 1829) Colotis evagore niveus (Butler, 1881) Colotis protomedia (Klug, 1829) Colotis ungemachi (Le Cerf, 1922) Colotis eris contractus Gabriel, 1954 Calopieris eulimene (Klug, 1829) Nepheronia buquetii buchanani (Rothschild, 1921)
Pierini Mylothris arabicus Gabriel, 1954 Belenois anomala (Butler, 1881) Belenois creona leucogyne Butler, 1885
Lycaenidae
Aphnaeinae Chloroselas arabica (Riley, 1932) Chloroselas esmeralda bilqis Larsen, 1983 Cigaritis scotti (Gabriel, 1954) Cigaritis somalina (Butler, 1886) Axiocerses harpax kadugli Talbot, 1935
Theclinae Myrina silenus nzoiae d'Abrera, 1980 Hypolycaena pachalica Butler, 1888 Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793) Iolaus glaucus Butler, 1886 Iolaus nursei Butler, 1896 Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855) Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 Deudorix livia (Klug, 1834)
Lycaeninae Lycaena phlaeas shima Gabriel, 1954
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) Anthene arora Larsen, 1983 Anthene butleri arabicus Gabriel, 1954 Anthene contrastata (Ungemach, 1932)
Polyommatini Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) Cacyreus niebuhri Larsen, 1982 Cacyreus virilis Stempffer, 1936 Leptotes babaulti (Stempffer, 1935) Leptotes brevidentatus (Tite, 1958) Leptotes jeanneli (Stempffer, 1935) Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767) Leptotes socotranus (Ogilvie-Grant, 1899) Tuxentius gabrieli Balint, 1999 Tarucus grammicus (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893) Tarucus quadratus Ogilvie-Grant, 1899 Tarucus rosacea (Austaut, 1885) Tarucus theophrastus (Fabricius, 1793) Zizeeria karsandra (Moore, 1865) Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877) Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883) Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775) Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880) Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857) Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, 1782) Eicochrysops distractus (de Joannis & Verity, 1913) Euchrysops lois (Butler, 1886) Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833) Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855) Euchrysops philbyi Gabriel, 1954 Chilades parrhasius (Fabricius, 1793) Lepidochrysops arabicus Gabriel, 1954 Lepidochrysops forsskali Larsen, 1982 Lepidochrysops haveni Larsen, 1983
Nymphalidae
Danainae
Danaini Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777)
Satyrinae
Melanitini Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
Satyrini Lasiommata felix (Warnecke, 1929) Bicyclus anynana socotrana (Butler, 1881) Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832) Hipparchia tewfiki (Wiltshire, 1949)
Charaxinae
Charaxini Charaxes varanes bertrami Riley, 1931 Charaxes varanes torbeni Turlin, 1999 Charaxes balfouri Butler, 1881 Charaxes velox Ogilvie-Grant, 1899 Charaxes hansali yemeni Turlin, 1998 Charaxes bernstorffi Rydon, 1982
Nymphalinae
Nymphalini Junonia chorimene (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870 Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758) Junonia orithya here Lang, 1884 Protogoniomorpha anacardii (Trimen, 1881) Precis limnoria (Klug, 1845) Hypolimnas bolina jacintha (Drury, ) Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) Melitaea deserticola scotti Higgins, 1941
Biblidinae
Biblidini Byblia anvatara acheloia (Wallengren, 1857) Byblia anvatara boydi Dixey, 1898 Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773) Eurytela dryope brittoni Gabriel, 1954
Limenitinae
Neptidini Neptis serena annah Larsen, 1982
Adoliadini Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)
Heliconiinae
Acraeini Acraea chilo yemensis Le Doux, 1931 Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 Acraea doubledayi azvaki d'Abrera, 1980 Acraea encedon rathjensi Le Doux, 1933 Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
Vagrantini Phalanta phalantha granti (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Hesperiidae
Coeliadinae Coeliades anchises jucunda (Butler, 1881)
Pyrginae
Celaenorrhinini Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870)
Tagiadini Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857
Carcharodini Spialia colotes semiconfluens de Jong, 1978 Spialia diomus (Hopffer, 1855) Spialia doris (Walker, 1870) Spialia mafa higginsi Evans, 1937 Spialia mangana (Rebel, 1899) Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764) Spialia zebra bifida (Higgins, 1924) Carcharodus alceae wissmanni Warnecke, 1934 Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)
Hesperiinae
Baorini Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855) Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884) Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824) Gegenes nostrodamus (Fabricius, 1793) Gegenes pumilio pumilio (Hoffmansegg, 1804) Gegenes pumilio monochroa (Rebel, 1907)
See also List of moths of Yemen Wildlife of Yemen
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