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
Leptocercini
Troidini
Pieridae
Coliadinae
Pierinae
- Colotis amata crowleyi <small>(Sharpe, 1898)</small>
- Colotis evanthe <small>(Boisduval, 1836)</small>
- Colotis guenei <small>(Mabille, 1877)</small>
- Colotis mananhari <small>(Ward, 1870)</small>
- Colotis vestalis castalis <small>(Staudinger, 1884)</small>
- Colotis lucasi <small>(Grandidier, 1867)</small>
- Colotis zoe <small>(Grandidier, 1867)</small>
- Pinacopterix eriphia mabillei <small>(Aurivillius, [1899])</small>
- Nepheronia buquetii pauliani <small>Bernardi, 1959</small>
- Leptosia alcesta sylvicola <small>(Boisduval, 1833)</small>
- Leptosia nupta viettei <small>Bernardi, 1959</small>
Pierini
- Appias epaphia orbona <small>(Boisduval, 1833)</small>
- Appias sabina confusa <small>(Butler, 1872)</small>
- Mylothris phileris <small>(Boisduval, 1833)</small>
- Mylothris smithii <small>(Mabille, 1879)</small>
- Mylothris splendens <small>Le Cerf, 1927</small>
- Dixeia charina narena <small>(Grose-Smith, 1898)</small>
- Belenois antsianaka <small>(Ward, 1870)</small>
- Belenois aurota aurota <small>(Fabricius, 1793)</small>
- Belenois creona prorsus <small>(Talbot, 1943)</small>
- Belenois grandidieri <small>(Mabille, 1878)</small>
- Belenois helcida <small>(Boisduval, 1833)</small>
- Belenois mabella <small>Grose-Smith, 1891</small>
Lycaenidae
Miletinae
Miletini
Theclinae
Theclini
- Hypolycaena philippus ramonza <small>(Saalmüller, 1878)</small>
- Hemiolaus ceres <small>(Hewitson, 1865)</small>
- Hemiolaus cobaltina <small>(Aurivillius, 1899)</small>
- Hemiolaus maryra <small>(Mabille, [1887])</small>
- Leptomyrina phidias <small>(Fabricius, 1793)</small>
- Iolaus argentarius <small>Butler, 1879</small>
- Iolaus mermeros <small>(Mabille, 1878)</small>
- Deudorix antalus <small>(Hopffer, 1855)</small>
- Deudorix batikeli <small>(Boisduval, 1833)</small>
- Deudorix dinochares <small>Grose-Smith, 1887</small>
- Deudorix renidens <small>(Mabille, 1884)</small>
- Deudorix wardii <small>(Mabille, 1878)</small>
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini
Polyommatini
- Cupidopsis cissus <small>(Godart, [1824])</small>
- Cupidopsis jobates <small>(Hopffer, 1855)</small>
- Pseudonacaduba sichela reticulum <small>(Mabille, 1877)</small>
- Rysops scintilla <small>(Mabille, 1877)</small>
- Lampides boeticus <small>(Linnaeus, 1767)</small>
- Uranothauma artemenes <small>(Mabille, 1880)</small>
- Cacyreus darius <small>(Mabille, 1877)</small>
- Leptotes pirithous <small>(Linnaeus, 1767)</small>
- Leptotes rabefaner <small>(Mabille, 1877)</small>
- Zizeeria knysna <small>(Trimen, 1862)</small>
- Zizina antanossa <small>(Mabille, 1877)</small>
- Actizera atrigemmata <small>(Butler, 1878)</small>
- Actizera drucei <small>(Bethune-Baker, 1906)</small>
- Zizula hylax <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small>
- Azanus sitalces <small>(Mabille, 1900)</small>
- Azanus soalalicus <small>(Karsch, 1900)</small>
- Eicochrysops hippocrates <small>(Fabricius, 1793)</small>
- Eicochrysops pauliani <small>Stempffer, 1950</small>
- Eicochrysops sanguigutta <small>(Mabille, 1879)</small>
- Euchrysops decaryi <small>Stempffer, 1947</small>
- Euchrysops malathana <small>(Boisduval, 1833)</small>
- Euchrysops osiris <small>(Hopffer, 1855)</small>
- Freyeria minuscula <small>(Aurivillius, 1909)</small>
- Freyeria trochylus <small>(Freyer, [1843])</small>
- Lepidochrysops azureus <small>(Butler, 1879)</small>
- Lepidochrysops caerulea <small>Tite, 1961</small>
- Lepidochrysops grandis <small>Talbot, 1937</small>
- Lepidochrysops leucon <small>(Mabille, 1879)</small>
- Lepidochrysops turlini <small>Stempffer, 1971</small>
Riodininae
Nemeobiini
Nymphalidae
Libytheinae
Danainae
Danaini
Satyrinae
Melanitini
Satyrini
- Heteropsis drepana <small>Westwood, [1850]</small>
- Heteropsis vola <small>(Ward, 1870)</small>
- Heteropsis paradoxa <small>(Mabille, 1880)</small>
- Heteropsis ankoma <small>(Mabille, 1878)</small>
- Heteropsis mabillei <small>(Butler, 1879)</small>
- Heteropsis alaokola <small>(Oberthür, 1916)</small>
- Heteropsis masoura <small>(Hewitson, 1875)</small>
- Heteropsis antahala <small>(Ward, 1872)</small>
- Heteropsis narova <small>(Mabille, 1877)</small>
- Heteropsis erebina <small>(Oberthür, 1916)</small>
- Heteropsis anganavo <small>(Ward, 1871)</small>
- Heteropsis erebennis <small>Oberthür, 1916</small>
- Heteropsis passandava <small>(Ward, 1871)</small>
- Heteropsis difficilis <small>(Mabille, 1880)</small>
- Heteropsis obscura <small>(Oberthür, 1916)</small>
- Heteropsis wardii <small>(Mabille, 1877)</small>
- Heteropsis strato <small>(Mabille, 1878)</small>
- Heteropsis viettei <small>Lees, 2003</small>
- Heteropsis andravahana <small>(Mabille, 1878)</small>
- Heteropsis fuliginosa <small>(Mabille, 1878)</small>
- Heteropsis exocellata <small>(Mabille, 1880)</small>
- Heteropsis cowani <small>(Butler, 1880)</small>
- Heteropsis ankaratra <small>(Ward, 1870)</small>
- Heteropsis narcissus fraterna <small>(Butler, 1868)</small>
- Heteropsis bicristata <small>(Mabille, 1878)</small>
- Heteropsis parvidens <small>(Mabille, 1880)</small>
- Heteropsis avelona <small>(Ward, 1870)</small>
- Heteropsis uniformis <small>(Oberthür, 1916)</small>
- Heteropsis iboina <small>(Ward, 1870)</small>
- Heteropsis parva <small>(Butler, 1879)</small>
- Heteropsis subsimilis <small>(Butler, 1879)</small>
- Heteropsis pauper <small>(Oberthür, 1916)</small>
- Heteropsis ankova <small>(Ward, 1870)</small>
- Heteropsis turbata <small>(Butler, 1880)</small>
- Heteropsis pallida <small>(Oberthür, 1916)</small>
- Heteropsis andasibe <small>Lees, 2003</small>
- Heteropsis strigula <small>(Mabille, 1877)</small>
- Heteropsis maeva <small>(Mabille, 1878)</small>
- Heteropsis laeta <small>(Oberthür, 1916)</small>
- Heteropsis laetifica <small>(Oberthür, 1916)</small>
- Heteropsis undulans <small>(Oberthür, 1916)</small>
- Heteropsis anceps <small>(Oberthür, 1916)</small>
- Heteropsis angulifascia <small>(Butler, 1879)</small>
- Heteropsis turbans <small>(Oberthür, 1916)</small>
- Heteropsis sabas <small>(Oberthür, 1923)</small>
- Strabena goudoti <small>(Mabille, [1885])</small>
- Strabena isoalensis <small>Paulian, 1951</small>
- Strabena martini <small>Oberthür, 1916</small>
- Strabena batesii <small>(Felder & Felder, 1867)</small>
- Strabena nepos <small>Oberthür, 1916</small>
- Strabena eros <small>Viette, 1971</small>
- Strabena germanus <small>Oberthür, 1916</small>
- Strabena affinis <small>Oberthür, 1916</small>
- Strabena consobrina <small>Oberthür, 1916</small>
- Strabena mandraka <small>Paulian, 1951</small>
- Strabena niveata <small>(Butler, 1879)</small>
- Strabena albivittula <small>(Mabille, 1880)</small>
- Strabena cachani <small>Paulian, 1950</small>
- Strabena excellens <small>(Butler, 1885)</small>
- Strabena triophthalma <small>Mabille, [1885]</small>
- Strabena ibitina <small>(Ward, 1873)</small>
- Strabena tsaratananae <small>Paulian, 1951</small>
- Strabena vinsoni <small>(Guenée, 1865)</small>
- Strabena rakoto <small>(Ward, 1870)</small>
- Strabena soror <small>Oberthür, 1916</small>
- Strabena perroti <small>Oberthür, 1916</small>
- Strabena modesta <small>Oberthür, 1916</small>
- Strabena modestissima <small>Oberthür, 1916</small>
- Strabena mabillei <small>(Aurivillius, 1899)</small>
- Strabena mopsus <small>(Mabille, 1878)</small>
- Strabena consors <small>Oberthür, 1916</small>
- Strabena impar <small>Oberthür, 1916</small>
- Strabena smithii <small>Mabille, 1877</small>
- Strabena andilabe <small>Paulian, 1951</small>
- Strabena daphne <small>Viette, 1971</small>
- Strabena dyscola <small>Mabille, 1880</small>
- Strabena sufferti <small>(Aurivillius, 1899)</small>
- Strabena tamatavae <small>(Boisduval, 1833)</small>
- Strabena zanjuka <small>Mabille, [1885]</small>
- Strabena perrieri <small>Paulian, 1951</small>
- Strabena andriana <small>Mabille, [1885]</small>
- Strabena argyrina <small>Mabille, 1878</small>
Charaxinae
Charaxini
Euxanthini
Apaturinae
Nymphalinae
Nymphalini
- Vanessa hippomene madegassorum <small>(Aurivillius, 1899)</small>
- Vanessa cardui <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Junonia goudotii <small>(Boisduval, 1833)</small>
- Junonia hierta paris <small>Trimen & Bowker, 1887</small>
- Junonia oenone epiclelia <small>(Boisduval, 1833)</small>
- Junonia orithya madagascariensis <small>Guenée, 1865</small>
- Junonia musa
- Junonia rhadama <small>(Boisduval, 1833)</small>
- Salamis anteva <small>(Ward, 1870)</small>
- Protogoniomorpha anacardii duprei <small>(Vinson, 1863)</small>
- Precis andremiaja <small>(Boisduval, 1833)</small>
- Precis eurodoce <small>(Westwood, [1850])</small>
- Hypolimnas anthedon drucei <small>(Butler, 1874)</small>
- Hypolimnas bolina jacintha <small>(Drury, [1773])</small>
- Hypolimnas deceptor deludens <small>Grose-Smith, 1891</small>
- Hypolimnas dexithea <small>(Hewitson, 1863)</small>
- Hypolimnas misippus <small>(Linnaeus, 1764)</small>
Cyrestinae
Cyrestini
Biblidinae
Biblidini
Epicaliini
Limenitinae
Limenitidini
Neptidini
Adoliadini
Heliconiinae
Acraeini
- Acraea dammii <small>van Vollenhoven, 1869</small>
- Acraea hova <small>Boisduval, 1833</small>
- Acraea igati <small>Boisduval, 1833</small>
- Acraea mahela <small>Boisduval, 1833</small>
- Acraea ranavalona <small>Boisduval, 1833</small>
- Acraea turna <small>Mabille, 1877</small>
- Acraea encedon <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Acraea serena <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small>
- Acraea fornax <small>Butler, 1879</small>
- Acraea lia <small>Mabille, 1879</small>
- Acraea masamba <small>Ward, 1872</small>
- Acraea siliana <small>Oberthür, 1916</small>
- Acraea silia <small>Mabille, [1885]</small>
- Acraea obeira <small>Hewitson, 1863</small>
- Acraea sambavae <small>Ward, 1873</small>
- Acraea strattipocles <small>Oberthür, 1893</small>
- Acraea zitja <small>Boisduval, 1833</small>
- Acraea calida <small>Butler, 1878</small>
- Pardopsis punctatissima <small>(Boisduval, 1833)</small>
Vagrantini
Hesperiidae
Coeliadinae
Pyrginae
Celaenorrhinini
Tagiadini
Hesperiinae
Aeromachini
- Fulda australis <small>Viette, 1956</small>
- Fulda bernieri <small>(Boisduval, 1833)</small>
- Fulda coroller <small>(Boisduval, 1833)</small>
- Fulda gatiana <small>(Oberthür, 1923)</small>
- Fulda imorina <small>Evans, 1937</small>
- Fulda lucida <small>Evans, 1937</small>
- Fulda pauliani <small>Evans, 1952</small>
- Fulda rhadama <small>(Boisduval, 1833)</small>
- Arnetta ellipsis <small>(Saalmüller, 1884)</small>
- Arnetta fito <small>Evans, 1937</small>
- Arnetta hyposticta <small>(Mabille, 1898)</small>
- Xanthodisca ariel <small>(Mabille, 1878)</small>
- Acleros leucopyga <small>(Mabille, 1877)</small>
- Malaza carmides <small>(Hewitson, 1868)</small>
- Malaza empyreus <small>(Mabille, 1878)</small>
- Malaza fastuosus <small>(Mabille, 1884)</small>
- Perrotia albiplaga <small>Oberthür, 1916</small>
- Perrotia eximia <small>(Oberthür, 1923)</small>
- Perrotia gillias <small>(Mabille, 1878)</small>
- Perrotia kingdoni <small>(Butler, 1879)</small>
- Perrotia malchus <small>(Mabille, 1879)</small>
- Perrotia flora <small>(Oberthür, 1923)</small>
- Perrotia howa <small>(Mabille, 1876)</small>
- Perrotia ismael <small>(Oberthür, 1916)</small>
- Perrotia ochracea <small>(Evans, 1937)</small>
- Perrotia paroechus <small>(Mabille, [1887])</small>
- Perrotia silvestralis <small>(Viette, 1956)</small>
- Perrotia sylvia <small>(Evans, 1937)</small>
- Perrotia varians <small>(Oberthür, 1916)</small>
- Ploetzia amygdalis <small>(Mabille, 1877)</small>
- Artitropa alaotrana <small>Oberthür, 1916</small>
- Artitropa boseae <small>(Saalmüller, 1880)</small>
- Artitropa hollandi <small>Oberthür, 1916</small>
Baorini
Heteropterinae
See also
References