- Source: List of butterflies of the Comoros
This is a list of butterflies of the Comoro Islands. About 88 species are known from the Comoros, 19 of which are endemic.
This is a list of butterfly species which have been recorded on the Comoros and on Mayotte, which is geographically part of the Comoro Islands.
Papilionidae
= Papilioninae
=Papilionini
Papilio aristophontes Oberthür, 1897 (endemic)
Papilio dardanus humbloti Oberthür, 1888
Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]
Papilio epiphorbas guyonnaudi Turlin & Guilbot, 1990
Papilio epiphorbas praedicta Turlin & Guilbot, 1990
Leptocercini
Graphium evombar viossati Collins, 1997
Graphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779)
Graphium levassori (Oberthür, 1886) (endemic)
Pieridae
= Coliadinae
=Eurema brigitta pulchella (Boisduval, 1833)
Eurema desjardinsii (Boisduval, 1833)
Eurema floricola anjuana (Butler, 1879)
Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
= Pierinae
=Colotis euippe omphale (Godart, 1819)
Colotis evanthe (Boisduval, 1836)
Colotis evanthides (Holland, 1896)
Pierini
Appias epaphia contracta (Butler, 1888)
Appias sabina comorensis Talbot, 1943
Mylothris humbloti (Oberthür, 1888) (endemic)
Mylothris ngaziya (Oberthür, 1888) (endemic)
Belenois creona elisa (van Vollenhoven, 1869)
Lycaenidae
= Theclinae
=Theclini
Hypolycaena philippus ramonza (Saalmüller, 1878)
Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
= Polyommatinae
=Polyommatini
Cacyreus darius (Mabille, 1877)
Leptotes casca (Tite, 1958) (endemic)
Leptotes mayottensis (Tite, 1958) (endemic)
Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877)
Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883)
Azanus sitalces mayotti d'Abrera, 1980
Eicochrysops damiri Turlin, 1995 (endemic)
Eicochrysops sanguigutta (Mabille, 1879)
Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855)
Nymphalidae
= Danainae
=Danaini
Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
Danaus dorippus (Klug, 1845)
Amauris comorana Oberthür, 1897 (endemic)
Amauris nossima (Ward, 1870)
Amauris ochlea affinis Aurivillius, 1911
Amauris ochlea moya Turlin, 1994
= Satyrinae
=Melanitini
Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
Satyrini
Bicyclus anynana (Butler, 1879)
Heteropsis comorana comorana (Oberthür, 1916) (endemic)
Heteropsis comorana subrufa (Turlin, 1994) (endemic)
Heteropsis narcissus fraterna (Butler, 1868)
Heteropsis narcissus comorensis (Oberthür, 1916)
Heteropsis narcissus salimi (Turlin, 1994)
Heteropsis narcissus mayottensis (Oberthür, 1916)
= Charaxinae
=Charaxini
Charaxes saperanus Poulton, 1926 (endemic)
Charaxes castor comoranus Rothschild, 1903
Charaxes paradoxa Lathy, 1925 (endemic)
Charaxes nicati Canu, 1991 (endemic)
Charaxes viossati Canu, 1991 (endemic)
= Nymphalinae
=Nymphalini
Junonia goudotii (Boisduval, 1833)
Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
Junonia rhadama (Boisduval, 1833)
Salamis humbloti Turlin, 1994 (endemic)
Hypolimnas anthedon drucei (Butler, 1874)
Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
Vanessa dimorphica comoroica (Howarth, 1966)
= Biblidinae
=Biblidini
Byblia anvatara (Boisduval, 1833)
Eurytela dryope lineata Aurivillius, 1899
= Limenitinae
=Limenitidini
Pseudacraea imerina anjouana Collins, 1991
Pseudacraea lucretia comorana Oberthür, 1890
Pseudacraea lucretia karthalae Collins, 1991
Neptidini
Neptis comorarum comorarum Oberthür, 1890 (endemic)
Neptis comorarum legrandi Turlin, 1994 (endemic)
Neptis cormilloti Turlin, 1994 (endemic)
Neptis mayottensis Oberthür, 1890 (endemic)
= Heliconiinae
=Acraeini
Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
Acraea dammii van Vollenhoven, 1869
Acraea igati Boisduval, 1833
Acraea ranavalona Boisduval, 1833
Acraea lia Mabille, 1879
Acraea esebria Hewitson, 1861
Acraea masaris masaris Oberthür, 1893 (endemic)
Acraea masaris jodina Pierre, 1992 (endemic)
Acraea comor Pierre, 1992 (endemic)
Vagrantini
Phalanta eurytis (Doubleday, 1847)
Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Hesperiidae
= Coeliadinae
=Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
Coeliades ramanatek comorana Evans, 1937
= Pyrginae
=Tagiadini
Tagiades insularis grandis Evans, 1937
Tagiades insularis mayotta Evans, 1937
Tagiades samborana rana Evans, 1937
Eagris sabadius comorana Evans, 1937
Eagris sabadius isabella Turlin, 1995
= Hesperiinae
=Aeromachini
Artitropa erinnys comorarum Oberthür, 1916
Baorini
Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
Borbo fatuellus dolens (Mabille, 1898)
Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)
See also
List of moths of the Comoros
Wildlife of the Comoros
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- List of butterflies of the Comoros
- Comoro friar
- List of butterflies of the Gambia
- List of butterflies of Eswatini
- List of butterflies of Nigeria
- List of butterflies of Sudan and South Sudan
- List of butterflies of Tanzania
- List of butterflies of Ivory Coast
- List of butterflies of Réunion
- List of butterflies of Guinea
