List of butterflies of Swaziland

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This is a list of butterflies of Swaziland . About 312 species are known from Swaziland, [1] none of which are endemic. [2]

Endemism ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location or habitat

Endemism is the ecological state of a species being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation, country or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. The extreme opposite of endemism is cosmopolitan distribution. An alternative term for a species that is endemic is precinctive, which applies to species that are restricted to a defined geographical area.

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Papilionidae

Papilioninae

Papilionini

<i>Papilio nireus</i> species of insect

Papilio nireus, the green-banded swallowtail, narrow-banded blue swallowtail, or African blue-banded swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa.

<i>Papilio dardanus</i> species of insect

Papilio dardanus, the African swallowtail, mocker swallowtail or flying handkerchief, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. The species is broadly distributed throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. The British entomologist E. B. Poulton described it as "the most interesting butterfly in the world".

<i>Papilio constantinus</i> butterfly found in Subsaharan Africa

Papilio constantinus, the Constantine's swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Leptocercini

<i>Graphium antheus</i> species of insect

Graphium antheus, the large or larger striped swordtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails), found in tropical and sub-Saharan Africa.

<i>Graphium policenes</i> species of insect

Graphium policenes, the common swordtail or small striped swordtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in tropical Africa.

Graphium colonna, the black swordtail or mamba swordtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Africa.

Pieridae

Coliadinae

<i>Eurema brigitta</i> species of insect

Eurema brigitta, the small grass yellow or broad-bordered grass yellow, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites. It is found in India, other parts of Asia, Australia and Africa.

<i>Eurema desjardinsii</i> species of insect

Eurema desjardinsii, the angled grass yellow, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae, found in Africa.

<i>Eurema hecabe</i> species of insect

Eurema hecabe, the common grass yellow, is a small pierid butterfly species found in Asia, Africa and Australia. They are found flying close to the ground and are found in open grass and scrub habitats. It is simply known as "the grass yellow" in parts of its range; the general term otherwise refers to the entire genus Eurema.

Pierinae

<i>Colotis amata</i> species of insect

Colotis amata, the small salmon Arab, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites. It is found in Africa and Asia.

<i>Colotis antevippe</i> species of insect

Colotis antevippe, the red tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.

<i>Colotis auxo</i> species of insect

Colotis auxo, the yellow orange tip or sulphur orange tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in southern Africa and is named after the Keiskamma River.

Pierini

<i>Appias epaphia</i> Species of butterfly

Appias epaphia, the diverse white or African albatross, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in Africa, south of the Sahara. The habitat consists of forests and heavy woodland.

<i>Appias sabina</i> Species of butterfly

Appias sabina, the Sabine albatross or albatross white, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in Africa. The habitat consists of forests.

<i>Pontia helice</i> species of insect

Pontia helice, the meadow white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in southern Africa.

Lycaenidae

Miletinae

Miletini

Lipteninae

Liptenini

Epitolini

Theclinae

Aphnaeini

Theclini

Polyommatinae

Lycaenesthini

Polyommatini

Nymphalidae

Libytheinae

Danainae

Danaini

Satyrinae

Melanitini

Satyrini

Charaxinae

Charaxini

Euxanthini

Nymphalinae

Nymphalini

Biblidinae

Biblidini

Epicaliini

Limenitinae

Limenitidini

Neptidini

Adoliadini

Heliconiinae

Acraeini

Vagrantini

Hesperiidae

Coeliadinae

Pyrginae

Celaenorrhinini

Tagiadini

Carcharodini

Hesperiinae

Aeromachini

Baorini

Heteropterinae

See also

References

  1. ↑ Swaziland at the African Butterfly Database
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies
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