# List of butterflies of Ethiopia

This is a list of butterflies of Ethiopia. About 376 species are known from Ethiopia, 33 of which are endemic.

## Papilionidae
### Papilioninae
#### Papilionini

* Papilio nireus pseudonireus Felder & Felder, 1865
* Papilio wilsoni Rothschild, 1926
* Papilio arnoldiana Vane-Wright, 1995
* Papilio dardanus antinorii Oberthür, 1883
* Papilio constantinus Ward, 1871
* Papilio rex abyssinicana Vane-Wright, 1995
* Papilio rex franciscae Carpenter, 1928
* Papilio echerioides leucospilus Rothschild, 1902
* Papilio echerioides oscari Rothschild, 1902
* Papilio microps Storace, 1952

#### Leptocercini

* Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
* Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873)
* Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932)
* Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
* Graphium philonoe whalleyi (Talbot, 1929)
* Graphium almansor birbiri (Ungemach, 1932)

## Pieridae
### Pseudopontiinae

* Pseudopontia mabira Mitter & Collins, 2010

### Coliadinae

* Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
* Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898)
* Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876)
* Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
* Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
* Colias electo meneliki Berger, 1940
* Colias electo pseudohecate Berger, 1940
* Colias marnoana Rogenhofer, 1884

### Pierinae

* Colotis antevippe zera (Lucas, 1852)
* Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829)
* Colotis celimene celimene (Lucas, 1852)
* Colotis celimene praeclarus (Butler, 1886)
* Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829)
* Colotis daira stygia (Felder & Felder, 1865)
* Colotis danae eupompe (Klug, 1829)
* Colotis danae pseudacaste (Butler, 1876)
* Colotis euippe exole (Reiche, 1850)
* Colotis evenina casta (Gerstaecker, 1871)
* Colotis halimede halimede (Klug, 1829)
* Colotis halimede restricta Talbot, 1939
* Colotis hetaera aspasia (Ungemach, 1932)
* Colotis hetaera lorti (Sharpe, 1896)
* Colotis liagore (Klug, 1829)
* Colotis phisadia phisadia (Godart, 1819)
* Colotis phisadia ocellatus (Butler, 1886)
* Colotis pleione heliocaustus (Butler, 1886)
* Colotis protomedia (Klug, 1829)
* Colotis rogersi (Dixey, 1915)
* Colotis ungemachi (Le Cerf, 1922)
* Colotis venosa (Staudinger, 1885)
* Colotis vesta (Reiche, 1850)
* Colotis vestalis castalis (Staudinger, 1884)
* Colotis agoye zephyrus (Marshall, 1897)
* Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823
* Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847)
* Pinacopterix eriphia melanarge (Butler, 1886)
* Pinacopterix eriphia tritogenia (Klug, 1829)
* Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
* Nepheronia thalassina sinalata (Suffert, 1904)
* Euchloe belemia abyssinica Riley, 1928
* Leptosia alcesta inalcesta Bernardi, 1959
* Leptosia alcesta pseudonuptilla Bernardi, 1959

#### Pierini

* Appias epaphia contracta (Butler, 1888)
* Appias phaola intermedia Dufrane, 1948
* Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, [1865])
* Appias sylvia abyssinica Talbot, 1932
* Pieris brassicoides Guérin-Méneville, 1848
* Pontia daplidice aethiops (de Joannis & Verity, 1913)
* Pontia distorta (Butler, 1886)
* Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829
* Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779)
* Mylothris erlangeri Pagenstecher, 1902
* Mylothris jacksoni nagichota Talbot, 1944
* Mylothris mortoni mortoni Blachier, 1912
* Mylothris mortoni balkis Ungemach, 1932
* Mylothris rubricosta (Mabille, 1890)
* Mylothris rueppellii (Koch, 1865)
* Mylothris sagala swaynei Butler, 1899
* Mylothris yulei amhara Ungemach, 1932
* Dixeia charina septentrionalis Bernardi, 1958
* Dixeia dixeyi (Neave, 1904)
* Dixeia doxo venatus (Butler, 1871)
* Dixeia orbona vidua (Butler, 1900)
* Dixeia pigea (Boisduval, 1836)
* Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
* Belenois creona creona (Cramer, [1776])
* Belenois creona boguensis (Felder & Felder, 1865)
* Belenois gidica abyssinica (Lucas, 1852)
* Belenois gidica hypoxantha (Ungemach, 1932)
* Belenois raffrayi (Oberthür, 1878)
* Belenois solilucis loveni (Aurivillius, 1921)
* Belenois subeida hailo (Ungemach, 1932)
* Belenois thysa tricolor Talbot, 1943
* Belenois zochalia galla (Ungemach, 1932)

## Lycaenidae
### Miletinae
#### Miletini

* Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890
* Lachnocnema abyssinica Libert, 1996
* Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872)
* Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915

### Poritiinae
#### Liptenini

* Alaena johanna Sharpe, 1890
* Pentila pauli ras Talbot, 1935

### Aphnaeinae

* Chloroselas esmeralda Butler, 1886
* Chloroselas pseudozeritis (Trimen, 1873)
* Cigaritis avriko (Karsch, 1893)
* Cigaritis somalina (Butler, 1886)
* Axiocerses harpax kadugli Talbot, 1935
* Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881)
* Axiocerses maureli Dufrane, 1954
* Axiocerses argenteomaculata Pagenstecher, 1902
* Axiocerses jacksoni Stempffer, 1948

### Theclinae

* Myrina silenus nzoiae d'Abrera, 1980
* Hypolycaena ogadenensis Stempffer, 1946
* Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Leptomyrina boschi Strand, 1911
* Iolaus diametra (Karsch, 1895)
* Iolaus glaucus Butler, 1886
* Iolaus jacksoni (Stempffer, 1950)
* Iolaus mimosae berbera (Bethune-Baker, 1924)
* Iolaus tajoraca Walker, 1870
* Iolaus sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905
* Iolaus menas Druce, 1890
* Iolaus ismenias piaggiae Oberthür, 1883
* Iolaus crawshayi maureli Dufrane, 1954
* Stugeta bowkeri ethiopica Stempffer & Bennett, 1958
* Pilodeudorix obscurata (Trimen, 1891)
* Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
* Deudorix lorisona baronica Ungemach, 1932

### Polyommatinae
#### Lycaenesthini

* Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
* Anthene aurobrunnea (Ungemach, 1932)
* Anthene butleri butleri (Oberthür, 1880)
* Anthene butleri galla Stempffer, 1947
* Anthene collinsi d'Abrera, 1980
* Anthene contrastata (Ungemach, 1932)
* Anthene crawshayi minuta (Bethune-Baker, 1916)
* Anthene definita nigrocaudata (Pagenstecher, 1902)
* Anthene hodsoni (Talbot, 1935)
* Anthene indefinita (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Anthene janna Gabriel, 1949
* Anthene kersteni (Gerstaecker, 1871)
* Anthene opalina Stempffer, 1946
* Anthene otacilia dulcis (Pagenstecher, 1902)
* Anthene pitmani Stempffer, 1936
* Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876)
* Anthene rothschildi (Aurivillius, 1922)
* Anthene saddacus (Talbot, 1935)
* Anthene schoutedeni (Hulstaert, 1924)
* Anthene suquala (Pagenstecher, 1902)
* Anthene wilsoni (Talbot, 1935)
* Anthene gemmifera (Neave, 1910)
* Lycaena phlaeas pseudophlaeas (Lucas, 1866)

#### Polyommatini

* Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932
* Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
* Uranothauma antinorii (Oberthür, 1883)
* Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909
* Uranothauma nubifer distinctesignatus (Strand, 1911)
* Cacyreus ethiopicus Tite, 1961
* Cacyreus tespis ghimirra Talbot, 1935
* Tuxentius cretosus (Butler, 1876)
* Tuxentius kaffana (Talbot, 1935)
* Tuxentius melaena (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
* Tarucus grammicus (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893)
* Tarucus rosacea (Austaut, 1885)
* Tarucus theophrastus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1942
* Zintha hintza resplendens (Butler, 1876)
* Actizera stellata (Trimen, 1883)
* Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
* Azanus natalensis (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
* Azanus isis (Drury, 1773)
* Eicochrysops antoto (Strand, 1911)
* Eicochrysops distractus (de Joannis & Verity, 1913)
* Eicochrysops masai (Bethune-Baker, 1905)
* Eicochrysops meryamae Rougeot, 1983
* Eicochrysops messapus sebagadis (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
* Euchrysops abyssinica (Aurivillius, 1922)
* Euchrysops albistriata (Capronnier, 1889)
* Euchrysops brunneus Bethune-Baker, 1923
* Euchrysops cyclopteris (Butler, 1876)
* Euchrysops mauensis abyssiniae Storace, 1950
* Euchrysops nandensis (Neave, 1904)
* Euchrysops nilotica (Aurivillius, 1904)
* Euchrysops reducta Hulstaert, 1924
* Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924
* Thermoniphas colorata (Ungemach, 1932)
* Chilades elicola (Strand, 1911)
* Chilades naidina (Butler, 1886)
* Lepidochrysops lunulifer (Ungemach, 1932)
* Lepidochrysops fumosa (Butler, 1886)
* Lepidochrysops guichardi Gabriel, 1949
* Lepidochrysops loveni abyssiniensis (Strand, 1911)
* Lepidochrysops loveni oculus (Ungemach, 1932)
* Lepidochrysops negus (Felder & Felder, [1865])
* Lepidochrysops pterou lilacina (Ungemach, 1932)
* Lepidochrysops subvariegata Talbot, 1935

## Nymphalidae
### Libytheinae

* Libythea labdaca laius Trimen, 1879

### 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 albimaculata sudanica Talbot, 1940
* Amauris echeria abessinica Schmidt, 1921
* Amauris echeria steckeri Kheil, 1890
* Amauris hecate stictica Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
* Amauris ochlea darius Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
* Amauris ochleides Staudinger, 1896

### Satyrinae
#### Melanitini

* Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849
* Melanitis libya Distant, 1882

#### Satyrini

* Lasiommata maderakal (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
* Bicyclus angulosa (Butler, 1868)
* Bicyclus anynana (Butler, 1879)
* Bicyclus campus (Karsch, 1893)
* Bicyclus milyas (Hewitson, 1864)
* Bicyclus pavonis (Butler, 1876)
* Bicyclus safitza safitza (Westwood, 1850)
* Bicyclus safitza aethiops (Rothschild & Jordan, 1905)
* Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
* Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868)
* Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873)
* Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)
* Ypthima condamini Kielland, 1982
* Ypthima impura paupera Ungemach, 1932
* Ypthima jacksoni Kielland, 1982
* Ypthima pupillaris obscurata Kielland, 1982
* Ypthima simplicia Butler, 1876
* Ypthima yatta Kielland, 1982
* Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)
* Neocoenyra duplex Butler, 1886

### Charaxinae
#### Charaxini

* Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
* Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824)
* Charaxes boueti rectans Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
* Charaxes lactetinctus ungemachi Le Cerf, 1927
* Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926
* Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850
* Charaxes jasius pagenstecheri Poulton, 1926
* Charaxes hansali hansali Felder, 1867
* Charaxes hansali baringana Rothschild, 1905
* Charaxes hansali kulalae van Someren, 1975
* Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775)
* Charaxes junius junius Oberthür, 1880
* Charaxes julius somalicus Rothschild, 1900
* Charaxes phoebus Butler, 1866
* Charaxes numenes neumanni Rothschild, 1902
* Charaxes tiridates marginatus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
* Charaxes pythodoris Hewitson, 1873
* Charaxes etesipe abyssinicus Rothschild, 1900
* Charaxes achaemenes monticola van Someren, 1970
* Charaxes jahlusa ganalensis Carpenter, 1937
* Charaxes etheocles carpenteri van Someren & Jackson, 1957
* Charaxes galawadiwosi Plantrou & Rougeot, 1979
* Charaxes chanleri Holland, 1896
* Charaxes kirki daria Rothschild, 1903
* Charaxes figini van Someren, 1969
* Charaxes larseni Rydon, 1982
* Charaxes sidamo Plantrou & Rougeot, 1979
* Charaxes zoolina (Westwood, [1850])

#### Euxanthini

* Charaxes eurinome birbirica Ungemach, 1932

### Nymphalinae
#### Nymphalini

* Antanartia schaeneia diluta Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
* Vanessa dimorphica dimorphica (Howarth, 1966)
* Vanessa dimorphica aethiopica (Howarth, 1966)
* Vanessa abyssinica (Felder & Felder, 1867)
* Junonia chorimene (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
* Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Junonia sophia infracta Butler, 1888
* Junonia terea fumata (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
* Junonia westermanni Westwood, 1870
* Junonia ansorgei (Rothschild, 1899)
* Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793)
* Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa (Trimen, 1881)
* Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
* Protogoniomorpha temora (Felder & Felder, 1867)
* Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847)
* Precis coelestina Dewitz, 1879
* Precis limnoria limnoria (Klug, 1845)
* Precis limnoria taveta Rogenhofer, 1891
* Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777)
* Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775)
* Precis tugela aurorina (Butler, 1894)
* Hypolimnas anthedon wahlbergi (Wallengren, 1857)
* Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
* Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
* Melitaea abyssinica Oberthür, 1909

### Cyrestinae
#### Cyrestini

* Cyrestis camillus (Fabricius, 1781)

### Biblidinae
#### Biblidini

* Byblia anvatara acheloia (Wallengren, 1857)
* Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)
* Neptidopsis ophione nucleata Grünberg, 1911
* Eurytela dryope angulata Aurivillius, 1899
* Eurytela hiarbas abyssinica Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

#### Epicaliini

* Sevenia boisduvali kaffana (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
* Sevenia garega (Karsch, 1892)
* Sevenia occidentalium (Mabille, 1876)
* Sevenia umbrina (Karsch, 1892)

### Limenitinae
#### Limenitidini

* Pseudacraea boisduvalii sayonis Ungemach, 1932
* Pseudacraea eurytus mimoras Ungemach, 1932
* Pseudacraea lucretia walensensis (Sharpe, 1896)

#### Neptidini

* Neptis agouale parallela Collins & Larsen, 1996
* Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955
* Neptis saclava marpessa Hopffer, 1855
* Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955

#### Adoliadini

* Aterica galene incisa Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
* Euphaedra medon abouna Ungemach, 1932
* Euphaedra caerulescens submarginalis Hecq, 1997
* Euphaedra sarita abyssinica Rothschild, 1902
* Euphaedra neumanni Rothschild, 1902
* Euphaedra castanoides deficiens Hecq, 1997

### Heliconiinae
#### Acraeini

* Acraea chilo Godman, 1880
* Acraea endoscota Le Doux, 1928
* Acraea insignis Distant, 1880
* Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
* Acraea oscari Rothschild, 1902
* Acraea pseudolycia astrigera Butler, 1899
* Acraea quirina rosa Eltringham, 1912
* Acraea sidamona Rothschild & Jordan, 1905
* Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775)
* Acraea braesia Godman, 1885
* Acraea caecilia (Fabricius, 1781)
* Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877
* Acraea doubledayi Guérin-Méneville, 1849
* Acraea mirabilis Butler, 1886
* Acraea miranda Riley, 1920
* Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855
* Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
* Acraea zoumi Pierre, 1995
* Acraea aganice orientalis (Ungemach, 1932)
* Acraea alcinoe nado (Ungemach, 1932)
* Acraea epaea homochroa (Rothschild & Jordan, 1905)
* Acraea poggei ras (Ungemach, 1932)
* Acraea aurivillii schecana Rothschild & Jordan, 1905
* Acraea bonasia banka Eltringham, 1912
* Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
* Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
* Acraea iturina kakana Eltringham, 1911
* Acraea jodutta aethiops Rothschild & Jordan, 1905
* Acraea johnstoni Godman, 1885
* Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
* Acraea necoda Hewitson, 1861
* Acraea peneleos gelonica Rothschild & Jordan, 1905
* Acraea pharsalus rhodina Rothschild, 1902
* Acraea rangatana maji Carpenter, 1935
* Acraea sotikensis Sharpe, 1892
* Acraea ventura ochrascens Sharpe, 1902
* Acraea guichardi Gabriel, 1949
* Acraea cinerea Neave, 1904
* Acraea orinata Oberthür, 1893
* Acraea parrhasia servona Godart, 1819
* Acraea perenna kaffana Rothschild, 1902
* Acraea safie safie Felder & Felder, 1865
* Acraea safie antinorii Oberthür, 1880
* Acraea ungemachi Le Cerf, 1927

#### Argynnini

* Argynnis hyperbius neumanni Rothschild, 1902

#### Vagrantini

* Phalanta eurytis eurytis (Doubleday, 1847)
* Phalanta eurytis microps (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
* Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

## Hesperiidae
### Coeliadinae

* Coeliades anchises (Gerstaecker, 1871)
* Coeliades chalybe immaculata Carpenter, 1935
* Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
* Coeliades keithloa menelik (Ungemach, 1932)
* Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)

### Pyrginae
#### Celaenorrhinini

* Eretis lugens (Rogenhofer, 1891)
* Eretis mixta Evans, 1937
* Sarangesa laelius (Mabille, 1877)
* Sarangesa lucidella helena Evans, 1947
* Sarangesa motozi (Wallengren, 1857)
* Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870)

#### Tagiadini

* Eagris denuba obliterata Carpenter, 1928
* Eagris nottoana (Wallengren, 1857)
* Caprona adelica Karsch, 1892
* Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857
* Leucochitonea hindei Druce, 1903
* Abantis meneliki Berger, 1979

#### Carcharodini

* Spialia colotes semiconfluens de Jong, 1978
* Spialia mafa higginsi Evans, 1937
* Spialia mangana (Rebel, 1899)
* Spialia zebra bifida (Higgins, 1924)

### Hesperiinae
#### Aeromachini

* Prosopalpus debilis (Plötz, 1879)
* Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)
* Acleros mackenii instabilis Mabille, 1890
* Chondrolepis niveicornis pseudonero Berger, 1984
* Zophopetes dysmephila (Trimen, 1868)
* Artitropa reducta Aurivillius, 1925

#### Baorini

* Zenonia zeno (Trimen, 1864)
* Borbo perobscura (Druce, 1912)
* Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824)

### Heteropterinae

* Metisella formosus mittoni Carcasson, 1961
* Metisella tsadicus (Aurivillius, 1905)