List of butterflies of Rwanda

Location of Rwanda

This is a list of butterflies of Rwanda . About 176 species are known from Rwanda, ^[1] three of which are endemic. ^[2]

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

Papilionini

• Papilio charopus montuosus Joicey & Talbot, 1927
• Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952
• Papilio rex mimeticus Rothschild, 1897
• Papilio echerioides joiceyi Gabriel, 1945
• Papilio jacksoni ruandana Le Cerf, 1924
• Papilio leucotaenia Rothschild, 1908
• Papilio mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891

Leptocercini

• Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
• Graphium gudenusi (Rebel, 1911)
• Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932)
• Graphium ridleyanus (White, 1843)
• Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
• Graphium almansor uganda (Lathy, 1906)

Pieridae

Coliadinae

• Eurema mandarinula (Holland, 1892)
• Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876)
• Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
• Colias electo pseudohecate Berger, 1940

Pierinae

• Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829)
• Colotis auxo (Lucas, 1852)
• Colotis elgonensis basilewskyi Berger, 1956
• Colotis vesta kagera Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998
• Pinacopterix eriphia wittei Berger, 1940
• Leptosia nupta pseudonupta Bernardi, 1959

Pierini

• Pontia helice johnstonii (Crowley, 1887)
• Mylothris alberici Dufrane, 1940
• Mylothris bernice berenicides Holland, 1896
• Mylothris croceus Butler, 1896
• Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891
• Mylothris kiwuensis kiwuensis Grünberg, 1910
• Mylothris kiwuensis rhodopoides Talbot, 1944
• Mylothris polychroma Berger, 1981
• Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775)
• Mylothris ruandana Strand, 1909
• Mylothris rubricosta (Mabille, 1890)
• Mylothris sagala mayenceae Berger, 1987
• Belenois calypso crawshayi Butler, 1894
• Belenois raffrayi extendens (Joicey & Talbot, 1927)
• Belenois victoria schoutedeni Berger, 1953

Lycaenidae

Miletinae

Liphyrini

• Aslauga purpurascens Holland, 1890

Miletini

• Lachnocnema laches (Fabricius, 1793)
• Lachnocnema durbani Trimen & Bowker, 1887
• Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915

Poritiinae

Liptenini

• Ornipholidotos peucetia (Hewitson, 1866)

Theclinae

• Oxylides albata (Aurivillius, 1895)
• Hypolycaena jacksoni Bethune-Baker, 1906
• Pilodeudorix mera kinumbensis (Dufrane, 1945)
• Pilodeudorix zelomina (Rebel, 1914)

Polyommatinae

Lycaenesthini

• Anthene afra (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
• Anthene contrastata mashuna (Stevenson, 1937)
• Anthene hobleyi kigezi Stempffer, 1961
• Anthene schoutedeni (Hulstaert, 1924)

Polyommatini

• Uranothauma lunifer (Rebel, 1914)
• Cacyreus tespis (Herbst, 1804)
• Harpendyreus argenteostriata Stempffer, 1961
• Harpendyreus kisaba (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
• Harpendyreus major (Joicey & Talbot, 1924)
• Harpendyreus marungensis wollastoni (Bethune-Baker, 1926)
• Harpendyreus reginaldi Heron, 1909
• Leptotes marginalis (Stempffer, 1944)
• Euchrysops crawshayi fontainei Stempffer, 1967
• Euchrysops mauensis Bethune-Baker, 1923
• Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923
• Thermoniphas distincta (Talbot, 1935)
• Thermoniphas plurilimbata rutshurensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
• Lepidochrysops loveni kivuensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)

Riodinidae

Nemeobiinae

• Abisara rutherfordii cyclops Riley, 1932
• Abisara neavei Riley, 1932

Nymphalidae

Danainae

Danaini

• Tirumala formosa mercedonia (Karsch, 1894)
• Amauris albimaculata magnimacula Rebel, 1914
• Amauris crawshayi oscarus Thurau, 1904
• Amauris echeria terrena Talbot, 1940
• Amauris ellioti Butler, 1895

Satyrinae

Melanitini

• Gnophodes grogani Sharpe, 1901
• Aphysoneura scapulifascia Joicey & Talbot, 1922

Satyrini

• Bicyclus aurivillii (Butler, 1896)
• Bicyclus dentata (Sharpe, 1898)
• Bicyclus jefferyi Fox, 1963
• Bicyclus matuta (Karsch, 1894)
• Bicyclus persimilis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
• Bicyclus saussurei angustus Condamin, 1970
• Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873)
• Heteropsis ubenica ugandica (Kielland, 1994)
• Ypthima albida Butler, 1888
• Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883
• Ypthima recta Overlaet, 1955
• Neocoenyra duplex Butler, 1886

Charaxinae

Charaxini

• Charaxes fulvescens monitor Rothschild, 1900
• Charaxes acuminatus kigezia van Someren, 1963
• Charaxes alticola Grünberg, 1911
• Charaxes lucretius maximus van Someren, 1971
• Charaxes hansali baringana Rothschild, 1905
• Charaxes ansorgei ruandana Talbot, 1932
• Charaxes pollux (Cramer, 1775)
• Charaxes druceanus obscura Rebel, 1914
• Charaxes druceanus proximans Joicey & Talbot, 1922
• Charaxes eudoxus lequeuxi Plantrou, 1982
• Charaxes tiridates tiridatinus Röber, 1936
• Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859
• Charaxes xiphares burgessi van Son, 1953
• Charaxes imperialis werneri Turlin, 1989
• Charaxes fournierae vandenberghei Collins, 1982
• Charaxes etesipe (Godart, 1824)
• Charaxes jahlusa rwandensis Plantrou, 1976
• Charaxes eupale latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921
• Charaxes montis Jackson, 1956
• Charaxes opinatus Heron, 1909
• Charaxes turlini Minig & Plantrou, 1978
• Charaxes mafuga van Someren, 1969
• Charaxes guderiana (Dewitz, 1879)
• Charaxes pleione delvauxi Turlin, 1987
• Charaxes zoolina mafugensis Jackson, 1956
• Charaxes schiltzei Bouyer, 1991

Euxanthini

• Charaxes crossleyi ansorgei (Rothschild, 1903)

Nymphalinae

• Kallimoides rumia rattrayi (Sharpe, 1904)

Nymphalini

• Antanartia schaeneia dubia Howarth, 1966
• Vanessa dimorphica (Howarth, 1966)
• Vanessa abyssinica vansomereni (Howarth, 1966)
• Junonia sophia infracta Butler, 1888
• Junonia westermanni suffusa (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
• Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793)
• Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
• Precis actia Distant, 1880
• Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847)
• Precis milonia wintgensi Strand, 1909
• Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775)
• Precis sinuata hecqui Berger, 1981
• Precis tugela pyriformis (Butler, 1896)
• Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)

Biblidinae

Biblidini

• Ariadne pagenstecheri (Suffert, 1904)

Limenitinae

Limenitidini

• Cymothoe collarti werneri Beaurain, 1984
• Kumothales inexpectata Overlaet, 1940
• Pseudacraea deludens rwandaensis Hecq, 1991

Neptidini

• Neptis agouale parallela Collins & Larsen, 1996
• Neptis jordani Neave, 1910
• Neptis marci Collins & Larsen, 1998 (endemic)
• Neptis strigata kakamega Collins & Larsen, 1996

Adoliadini

• Catuna angustatum (Felder & Felder, 1867)
• Euriphene excelsior (Rebel, 1911)
• Euriphene saphirina (Karsch, 1894)
• Bebearia sophus monforti Hecq, 1990
• Bebearia dowsetti Hecq, 1990 (endemic)
• Euphaedra zaddachii crawshayi Butler, 1895
• Euphaedra barnsi Joicey & Talbot, 1922
• Euphaedra margueriteae Hecq, 1978
• Euphaedra harpalyce dowsetti Hecq, 1990

Heliconiinae

Acraeini

• Acraea eltringhami Joicey & Talbot, 1921
• Acraea endoscota Le Doux, 1928
• Acraea hamata Joicey & Talbot, 1922
• Acraea turlini Pierre, 1979 (endemic)
• Acraea asboloplintha Karsch, 1894
• Acraea persanguinea (Rebel, 1914)
• Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
• Acraea alciope Hewitson, 1852
• Acraea amicitiae Heron, 1909
• Acraea bonasia (Fabricius, 1775)
• Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
• Acraea goetzei Thurau, 1903
• Acraea toruna Grose-Smith, 1900
• Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
• Acraea rangatana bettiana Joicey & Talbot, 1921
• Acraea uvui Grose-Smith, 1890
• Acraea ventura ochrascens Sharpe, 1902
• Acraea cinerea Neave, 1904
• Acraea oreas Sharpe, 1891
• Acraea orinata Oberthür, 1893

Argynnini

• Issoria baumanni excelsior (Butler, 1896)

Vagrantini

• Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Hesperiidae

Coeliadinae

• Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
• Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)

Pyrginae

Tagiadini

• Eagris subalbida aurivillii (Neustetter, 1927)

Hesperiinae

Aeromachini

• Acleros mackenii olaus (Plötz, 1884)
• Chondrolepis niveicornis (Plötz, 1883)
• Fresna netopha (Hewitson, 1878)
• Pardaleodes fan (Holland, 1894)
• Platylesches robustus Neave, 1910

Baorini

• Zenonia crasta Evans, 1937

Heteropterinae

• Metisella abdeli (Krüger, 1928)
• Metisella alticola (Aurivillius, 1925)

See also

• List of birds of Rwanda
• List of mammals of Rwanda
• List of moths of Rwanda

References

1. Rwanda at the African Butterfly Database
2. Endemic butterflies of Rwanda at Afrotropical Butterflies

• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plates
• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Text (in German)