List of butterflies of Rwanda

This is a list of butterflies of Rwanda. About 176 species are known from Rwanda, three of which are endemic.

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

Papilionini

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

Leptocercini

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

Pieridae

Coliadinae

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

Pierinae

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

Pierini

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

Lycaenidae

Miletinae

Liphyrini

• Aslauga purpurascens <small>Holland, 1890</small>

Miletini

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

Poritiinae

Liptenini

• Ornipholidotos peucetia <small>(Hewitson, 1866)</small>

Theclinae

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

Polyommatinae

Lycaenesthini

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

Polyommatini

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

Riodinidae

Nemeobiinae

• Abisara rutherfordii <small>cyclops Riley, 1932</small>
• Abisara neavei <small>Riley, 1932</small>

Nymphalidae

Danainae

Danaini

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

Satyrinae

Melanitini

• Gnophodes grogani <small>Sharpe, 1901</small>
• Aphysoneura scapulifascia <small>Joicey & Talbot, 1922</small>

Satyrini

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

Charaxinae

Charaxini

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

Euxanthini

• Charaxes crossleyi ansorgei <small>(Rothschild, 1903)</small>

Nymphalinae

• Kallimoides rumia rattrayi <small>(Sharpe, 1904)</small>

Nymphalini

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

Biblidinae

Biblidini

• Ariadne pagenstecheri <small>(Suffert, 1904)</small>

Limenitinae

Limenitidini

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

Neptidini

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

Adoliadini

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

Heliconiinae

Acraeini

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

Argynnini

• Issoria baumanni excelsior <small>(Butler, 1896)</small>

Vagrantini

• Phalanta phalantha aethiopica <small>(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)</small>

Hesperiidae

Coeliadinae

• Coeliades forestan <small>(Stoll, [1782])</small>
• Coeliades pisistratus <small>(Fabricius, 1793)</small>

Pyrginae

Tagiadini

• Eagris subalbida aurivillii <small>(Neustetter, 1927)</small>

Hesperiinae

Aeromachini

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

Baorini

• Zenonia crasta <small>Evans, 1937</small>

Heteropterinae

• Metisella abdeli <small>(Krüger, 1928)</small>
• Metisella alticola <small>(Aurivillius, 1925)</small>

See also

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

References

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