title: List of butterflies of Madagascar
text: # List of butterflies of Madagascar
  
  This is a list of butterflies of Madagascar. About 303 species are known from Madagascar, a remarkable 210 of which are endemic.
  
  The following list is not exhaustive.
  
  ## Papilionidae
  
  ### Papilioninae
  
  **Papilionini**
  
  * Papilio dardanus meriones Felder & Felder, 1865
  * Papilio delalandei Godart, [1824]
  * Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]
  * Papilio erithonioides Grose-Smith, 1891
  * Papilio grosesmithi Rothschild, 1926
  * Papilio morondavana Grose-Smith, 1891
  * Papilio oribazus Boisduval, 1836
  * Papilio epiphorbas Boisduval, 1833
  * Papilio mangoura Hewitson, 1875
  
  **Leptocercini**
  
  * Graphium evombar (Boisduval, 1836)
  * Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873)
  * Graphium endochus (Boisduval, 1836)
  * Graphium cyrnus (Boisduval, 1836)
  
  **Troidini**
  
  * Pharmacophagus antenor (Drury, [1773])
  
  ## Pieridae
  
  ### Coliadinae
  
  * Eurema brigitta pulchella (Boisduval, 1833)
  * Eurema desjardinsii (Boisduval, 1833)
  * Eurema floricola (Boisduval, 1833)
  * Eurema hapale (Mabille, 1882)
  * Catopsilia florella thauruma (Reakirt, 1866)
  
  ### Pierinae
  
  * Colotis amata crowleyi (Sharpe, 1898)
  * Colotis evanthe (Boisduval, 1836)
  * Colotis guenei (Mabille, 1877)
  * Colotis mananhari (Ward, 1870)
  * Colotis vestalis castalis (Staudinger, 1884)
  * Colotis lucasi (Grandidier, 1867)
  * Colotis zoe (Grandidier, 1867)
  * Pinacopterix eriphia mabillei (Aurivillius, [1899])
  * Nepheronia buquetii pauliani Bernardi, 1959
  * Leptosia alcesta sylvicola (Boisduval, 1833)
  * Leptosia nupta viettei Bernardi, 1959
  
  **Pierini**
  
  * Appias epaphia orbona (Boisduval, 1833)
  * Appias sabina confusa (Butler, 1872)
  * Mylothris phileris (Boisduval, 1833)
  * Mylothris smithii (Mabille, 1879)
  * Mylothris splendens Le Cerf, 1927
  * Dixeia charina narena (Grose-Smith, 1898)
  * Belenois antsianaka (Ward, 1870)
  * Belenois aurota aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
  * Belenois creona prorsus (Talbot, 1943)
  * Belenois grandidieri (Mabille, 1878)
  * Belenois helcida (Boisduval, 1833)
  * Belenois mabella Grose-Smith, 1891
  
  ## Lycaenidae
  
  ### Miletinae
  
  **Miletini**
  
  * Spalgis tintinga (Boisduval, 1833)
  * Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793)
  
  ### Theclinae
  
  **Theclini**
  
  * Hypolycaena philippus ramonza (Saalmüller, 1878)
  * Hemiolaus ceres (Hewitson, 1865)
  * Hemiolaus cobaltina (Aurivillius, 1899)
  * Hemiolaus maryra (Mabille, [1887])
  * Leptomyrina phidias (Fabricius, 1793)
  * Iolaus argentarius Butler, 1879
  * Iolaus mermeros (Mabille, 1878)
  * Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
  * Deudorix batikeli (Boisduval, 1833)
  * Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
  * Deudorix renidens (Mabille, 1884)
  * Deudorix wardii (Mabille, 1878)
  
  ### Polyommatinae
  
  **Lycaenesthini**
  
  * Anthene princeps smithii (Mabille, 1877)
  
  **Polyommatini**
  
  * Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, [1824])
  * Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855)
  * Pseudonacaduba sichela reticulum (Mabille, 1877)
  * Rysops scintilla (Mabille, 1877)
  * Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
  * Uranothauma artemenes (Mabille, 1880)
  * Cacyreus darius (Mabille, 1877)
  * Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
  * Leptotes rabefaner (Mabille, 1877)
  * Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
  * Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877)
  * Actizera atrigemmata (Butler, 1878)
  * Actizera drucei (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
  * Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
  * Azanus sitalces (Mabille, 1900)
  * Azanus soalalicus (Karsch, 1900)
  * Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793)
  * Eicochrysops pauliani Stempffer, 1950
  * Eicochrysops sanguigutta (Mabille, 1879)
  * Euchrysops decaryi Stempffer, 1947
  * Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
  * Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855)
  * Freyeria minuscula (Aurivillius, 1909)
  * Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
  * Lepidochrysops azureus (Butler, 1879)
  * Lepidochrysops caerulea Tite, 1961
  * Lepidochrysops grandis Talbot, 1937
  * Lepidochrysops leucon (Mabille, 1879)
  * Lepidochrysops turlini Stempffer, 1971
  
  ### Riodininae
  
  **Nemeobiini**
  
  * Saribia decaryi (Le Cerf, 1922)
  * Saribia perroti Riley, 1932
  * Saribia ochracea Riley, 1932
  * Saribia tepahi (de Boisduval, 1833)
  
  ## Nymphalidae
  
  ### Libytheinae
  
  * Libythea ancoata Grose-Smith, 1891
  * Libythea tsiandava Grose-Smith, 1891
  
  ### Danainae
  
  **Danaini**
  
  * Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
  * Amauris nossima (Ward, 1870)
  
  ### Satyrinae
  
  **Melanitini**
  
  * Gnophodes betsimena (Boisduval, 1833)
  * Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
  
  **Satyrini**
  
  * Heteropsis drepana Westwood, [1850]
  * Heteropsis vola (Ward, 1870)
  * Heteropsis paradoxa (Mabille, 1880)
  * Heteropsis ankoma (Mabille, 1878)
  * Heteropsis mabillei (Butler, 1879)
  * Heteropsis alaokola (Oberthür, 1916)
  * Heteropsis masoura (Hewitson, 1875)
  * Heteropsis antahala (Ward, 1872)
  * Heteropsis narova (Mabille, 1877)
  * Heteropsis erebina (Oberthür, 1916)
  * Heteropsis anganavo (Ward, 1871)
  * Heteropsis erebennis Oberthür, 1916
  * Heteropsis passandava (Ward, 1871)
  * Heteropsis difficilis (Mabille, 1880)
  * Heteropsis obscura (Oberthür, 1916)
  * Heteropsis wardii (Mabille, 1877)
  * Heteropsis strato (Mabille, 1878)
  * Heteropsis viettei Lees, 2003
  * Heteropsis andravahana (Mabille, 1878)
  * Heteropsis fuliginosa (Mabille, 1878)
  * Heteropsis exocellata (Mabille, 1880)
  * Heteropsis cowani (Butler, 1880)
  * Heteropsis ankaratra (Ward, 1870)
  * Heteropsis narcissus fraterna (Butler, 1868)
  * Heteropsis bicristata (Mabille, 1878)
  * Heteropsis parvidens (Mabille, 1880)
  * Heteropsis avelona (Ward, 1870)
  * Heteropsis uniformis (Oberthür, 1916)
  * Heteropsis iboina (Ward, 1870)
  * Heteropsis parva (Butler, 1879)
  * Heteropsis subsimilis (Butler, 1879)
  * Heteropsis pauper (Oberthür, 1916)
  * Heteropsis ankova (Ward, 1870)
  * Heteropsis turbata (Butler, 1880)
  * Heteropsis pallida (Oberthür, 1916)
  * Heteropsis andasibe Lees, 2003
  * Heteropsis strigula (Mabille, 1877)
  * Heteropsis maeva (Mabille, 1878)
  * Heteropsis laeta (Oberthür, 1916)
  * Heteropsis laetifica (Oberthür, 1916)
  * Heteropsis undulans (Oberthür, 1916)
  * Heteropsis anceps (Oberthür, 1916)
  * Heteropsis angulifascia (Butler, 1879)
  * Heteropsis turbans (Oberthür, 1916)
  * Heteropsis sabas (Oberthür, 1923)
  * Strabena goudoti (Mabille, [1885])
  * Strabena isoalensis Paulian, 1951
  * Strabena martini Oberthür, 1916
  * Strabena batesii (Felder & Felder, 1867)
  * Strabena nepos Oberthür, 1916
  * Strabena eros Viette, 1971
  * Strabena germanus Oberthür, 1916
  * Strabena affinis Oberthür, 1916
  * Strabena consobrina Oberthür, 1916
  * Strabena mandraka Paulian, 1951
  * Strabena niveata (Butler, 1879)
  * Strabena albivittula (Mabille, 1880)
  * Strabena cachani Paulian, 1950
  * Strabena excellens (Butler, 1885)
  * Strabena triophthalma Mabille, [1885]
  * Strabena ibitina (Ward, 1873)
  * Strabena tsaratananae Paulian, 1951
  * Strabena vinsoni (Guenée, 1865)
  * Strabena rakoto (Ward, 1870)
  * Strabena soror Oberthür, 1916
  * Strabena perroti Oberthür, 1916
  * Strabena modesta Oberthür, 1916
  * Strabena modestissima Oberthür, 1916
  * Strabena mabillei (Aurivillius, 1899)
  * Strabena mopsus (Mabille, 1878)
  * Strabena consors Oberthür, 1916
  * Strabena impar Oberthür, 1916
  * Strabena smithii Mabille, 1877
  * Strabena andilabe Paulian, 1951
  * Strabena daphne Viette, 1971
  * Strabena dyscola Mabille, 1880
  * Strabena sufferti (Aurivillius, 1899)
  * Strabena tamatavae (Boisduval, 1833)
  * Strabena zanjuka Mabille, [1885]
  * Strabena perrieri Paulian, 1951
  * Strabena andriana Mabille, [1885]
  * Strabena argyrina Mabille, 1878
  
  ### Charaxinae
  
  **Charaxini**
  
  * Charaxes analava Ward, 1872
  * Charaxes antamboulou Lucas, 1872
  * Charaxes cowani Butler, 1878
  * Charaxes andara Ward, 1873
  * Charaxes phraortes Doubleday, 1847
  * Charaxes andranodorus andranodorus Mabille, 1884
  * Charaxes andranodorus andrefana Viette, 1975
  * Charaxes cacuthis Hewitson, 1863
  * Charaxes zoolina betsimisaraka Lucas, 1872
  
  **Euxanthini**
  
  * Charaxes madagascariensis (Lucas, 1843)
  
  ### Apaturinae
  
  * Apaturopsis kilusa (Grose-Smith, 1891)
  * Apaturopsis paulianii Viette, 1962
  
  ### Nymphalinae
  
  **Nymphalini**
  
  * Vanessa hippomene madegassorum (Aurivillius, 1899)
  * Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
  * Junonia goudotii (Boisduval, 1833)
  * Junonia hierta paris Trimen & Bowker, 1887
  * Junonia oenone epiclelia (Boisduval, 1833)
  * Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
  * Junonia musa
  * Junonia rhadama (Boisduval, 1833)
  * Salamis anteva (Ward, 1870)
  * Protogoniomorpha anacardii duprei (Vinson, 1863)
  * Precis andremiaja (Boisduval, 1833)
  * Precis eurodoce (Westwood, [1850])
  * Hypolimnas anthedon drucei (Butler, 1874)
  * Hypolimnas bolina jacintha (Drury, [1773])
  * Hypolimnas deceptor deludens Grose-Smith, 1891
  * Hypolimnas dexithea (Hewitson, 1863)
  * Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
  
  ### Cyrestinae
  
  **Cyrestini**
  
  * Cyrestis camillus elegans Boisduval, 1833
  
  ### Biblidinae
  
  **Biblidini**
  
  * Byblia anvatara (Boisduval, 1833)
  * Neptidopsis fulgurata (Boisduval, 1833)
  * Eurytela dryope lineata Aurivillius, 1899
  * Eurytela narinda Ward, 1872
  
  **Epicaliini**
  
  * Sevenia amazoula (Mabille, 1880)
  * Sevenia howensis (Staudinger, 1886)
  * Sevenia madagascariensis (Boisduval, 1833)
  
  ### Limenitinae
  
  **Limenitidini**
  
  * Cymothoe lambertoni Oberthür, 1923
  * Cymothoe dujardini Viette, 1971
  * Pseudacraea imerina (Hewitson, 1865)
  * Pseudacraea lucretia apaturoides (Felder & Felder, [1867])
  * Pseudacraea peyrierasi Collins, 1991
  
  **Neptidini**
  
  * Neptis kikideli Boisduval, 1833
  * Neptis saclava Boisduval, 1833
  * Neptis sextilla Mabille, 1882
  
  **Adoliadini**
  
  * Aterica rabena Boisduval, 1833
  * Euptera kinugnana insularis Collins, 1995
  
  ### Heliconiinae
  
  **Acraeini**
  
  * Acraea dammii van Vollenhoven, 1869
  * Acraea hova Boisduval, 1833
  * Acraea igati Boisduval, 1833
  * Acraea mahela Boisduval, 1833
  * Acraea ranavalona Boisduval, 1833
  * Acraea turna Mabille, 1877
  * Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
  * Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
  * Acraea fornax Butler, 1879
  * Acraea lia Mabille, 1879
  * Acraea masamba Ward, 1872
  * Acraea siliana Oberthür, 1916
  * Acraea silia Mabille, [1885]
  * Acraea obeira Hewitson, 1863
  * Acraea sambavae Ward, 1873
  * Acraea strattipocles Oberthür, 1893
  * Acraea zitja Boisduval, 1833
  * Acraea calida Butler, 1878
  * Pardopsis punctatissima (Boisduval, 1833)
  
  **Vagrantini**
  
  * Smerina manoro (Ward, 1871)
  * Phalanta madagascariensis (Mabille, 1887)
  * Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
  
  ## Hesperiidae
  
  ### Coeliadinae
  
  * Coeliades ernesti (Grandidier, 1867)
  * Coeliades fervida (Butler, 1880)
  * Coeliades fidia Evans, 1937
  * Coeliades forestan arbogastes (Guenée, 1863)
  * Coeliades rama Evans, 1937
  * Coeliades ramanatek (Boisduval, 1833)
  
  ### Pyrginae
  
  **Celaenorrhinini**
  
  * Celaenorrhinus ambra Evans, 1937
  * Celaenorrhinus humbloti (Mabille, 1884)
  
  **Tagiadini**
  
  * Tagiades insularis Mabille, 1876
  * Tagiades samborana Grose-Smith, 1891
  * Eagris nottoana smithii (Mabille, [1887])
  * Eagris sabadius andracne (Boisduval, 1833)
  
  ### Hesperiinae
  
  **Aeromachini**
  
  * Fulda australis Viette, 1956
  * Fulda bernieri (Boisduval, 1833)
  * Fulda coroller (Boisduval, 1833)
  * Fulda gatiana (Oberthür, 1923)
  * Fulda imorina Evans, 1937
  * Fulda lucida Evans, 1937
  * Fulda pauliani Evans, 1952
  * Fulda rhadama (Boisduval, 1833)
  * Arnetta ellipsis (Saalmüller, 1884)
  * Arnetta fito Evans, 1937
  * Arnetta hyposticta (Mabille, 1898)
  * Xanthodisca ariel (Mabille, 1878)
  * Acleros leucopyga (Mabille, 1877)
  * Malaza carmides (Hewitson, 1868)
  * Malaza empyreus (Mabille, 1878)
  * Malaza fastuosus (Mabille, 1884)
  * Perrotia albiplaga Oberthür, 1916
  * Perrotia eximia (Oberthür, 1923)
  * Perrotia gillias (Mabille, 1878)
  * Perrotia kingdoni (Butler, 1879)
  * Perrotia malchus (Mabille, 1879)
  * Perrotia flora (Oberthür, 1923)
  * Perrotia howa (Mabille, 1876)
  * Perrotia ismael (Oberthür, 1916)
  * Perrotia ochracea (Evans, 1937)
  * Perrotia paroechus (Mabille, [1887])
  * Perrotia silvestralis (Viette, 1956)
  * Perrotia sylvia (Evans, 1937)
  * Perrotia varians (Oberthür, 1916)
  * Ploetzia amygdalis (Mabille, 1877)
  * Artitropa alaotrana Oberthür, 1916
  * Artitropa boseae (Saalmüller, 1880)
  * Artitropa hollandi Oberthür, 1916
  
  **Baorini**
  
  * Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
  * Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
  * Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)
  * Borbo havei (Boisduval, 1833)
  * Borbo ratek (Boisduval, 1833)
  * Parnara naso poutieri (Boisduval, 1833)
  
  ### Heteropterinae
  
  * Hovala amena (Grose-Smith, 1891)
  * Hovala arota Evans, 1937
  * Hovala dispar (Mabille, 1877)
  * Hovala pardalina (Butler, 1879)
  * Hovala saclavus (Mabille, 1891)
  