This is a list of butterflies of Burundi. About 150 species are known from Burundi, none of which are endemic.
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini
- Papilio charopus montuosus Joicey & Talbot, 1927
- Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952
- Papilio rex mimeticus Rothschild, 1897
- Papilio jacksoni ruandana Le Cerf, 1924
- Papilio leucotaenia Rothschild, 1908
- Papilio mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891
Leptocercini
- Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
- Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775)
- Graphium biokoensis (Gauthier, 1984)
- Graphium gudenusi (Rebel, 1911)
- Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932)
- Graphium ridleyanus (White, 1843)
- Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
- Graphium almansor uganda (Lathy, 1906)
Pieridae
Coliadinae
- Eurema mandarinula (Holland, 1892)
- Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876)
- Eurema floricola leonis (Butler, 1886)
- Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
- Colias electo pseudohecate Berger, 1940
Pierinae
- Colotis auxo (Lucas, 1852)
- Colotis incretus (Butler, 1881)
Pierini
- Pontia helice johnstonii (Crowley, 1887)
- Mylothris bernice berenicides Holland, 1896
- Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891
- Mylothris polychroma Berger, 1981
- Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775)
- Mylothris ruandana Strand, 1909
- Mylothris rubricosta (Mabille, 1890)
- Mylothris schumanni uniformis Talbot, 1944
- Mylothris sjostedti hecqui Berger, 1952
- Belenois calypso crawshayi Butler, 1894
- Belenois raffrayi extendens (Joicey & Talbot, 1927)
Lycaenidae
Miletinae
Liphyrini
- Aslauga marshalli Butler, 1899
- Aslauga purpurascens Holland, 1890
Miletini
- Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793)
- Lachnocnema laches (Fabricius, 1793)
- Lachnocnema riftensis Libert, 1996
- Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915
Poritiinae
Liptenini
- Baliochila neavei Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
Theclinae
- Hypolycaena jacksoni Bethune-Baker, 1906
- Pilodeudorix congoana (Aurivillius, 1923)
- Pilodeudorix zelomina (Rebel, 1914)
- Deudorix lorisona baronica Ungemach, 1932
- Capys catharus Riley, 1932
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini
- Anthene afra (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
- Anthene contrastata mashuna (Stevenson, 1937)
- Anthene hobleyi kigezi Stempffer, 1961
- Anthene indefinita (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
- Anthene schoutedeni (Hulstaert, 1924)
Polyommatini
- Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909
- Uranothauma nubifer (Trimen, 1895)
- Cacyreus tespis (Herbst, 1804)
- Cacyreus virilis Stempffer, 1936
- Harpendyreus major (Joicey & Talbot, 1924)
- Leptotes marginalis (Stempffer, 1944)
- Euchrysops crawshayi fontainei Stempffer, 1967
- Euchrysops mauensis Bethune-Baker, 1923
- Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923
- Thermoniphas distincta (Talbot, 1935)
- Thermoniphas plurilimbata rutshurensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
Riodinidae
Nemeobiinae
- Abisara neavei Riley, 1932
Nymphalidae
Danainae
Danaini
- Tirumala formosa mercedonia (Karsch, 1894)
- Amauris albimaculata magnimacula Rebel, 1914
- Amauris crawshayi oscarus Thurau, 1904
- Amauris echeria terrena Talbot, 1940
- Amauris ellioti Butler, 1895
Satyrinae
Melanitini
- Gnophodes grogani Sharpe, 1901
- Aphysoneura scapulifascia Joicey & Talbot, 1922
Satyrini
- Bicyclus auricruda fulgidus Fox, 1963
- Bicyclus aurivillii (Butler, 1896)
- Bicyclus dentata (Sharpe, 1898)
- Bicyclus jefferyi Fox, 1963
- Bicyclus matuta (Karsch, 1894)
- Bicyclus persimilis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
- Bicyclus saussurei angustus Condamin, 1970
- Bicyclus sebetus (Hewitson, 1877)
- Bicyclus vansoni Condamin, 1965
- Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873)
- Heteropsis ubenica ugandica (Kielland, 1994)
- Ypthima albida Butler, 1888
- Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883
- Ypthima recta Overlaet, 1955
- Neocoenyra kivuensis Seydel, 1929
Charaxinae
Charaxini
- Charaxes fulvescens monitor Rothschild, 1900
- Charaxes acuminatus kigezia van Someren, 1963
- Charaxes macclounii Butler, 1895
- Charaxes alticola Grünberg, 1911
- Charaxes lucretius maximus van Someren, 1971
- Charaxes ansorgei ruandana Talbot, 1932
- Charaxes pollux (Cramer, 1775)
- Charaxes druceanus obscura Rebel, 1914
- Charaxes druceanus proximans Joicey & Talbot, 1922
- Charaxes eudoxus lequeuxi Plantrou, 1982
- Charaxes eudoxus raffaellae Plantrou, 1982
- Charaxes tiridates tiridatinus Röber, 1936
- Charaxes xiphares burgessi van Son, 1953
- Charaxes montis Jackson, 1956
- Charaxes opinatus Heron, 1909
- Charaxes mafuga van Someren, 1969
- Charaxes zoolina mafugensis Jackson, 1956
- Charaxes schiltzei Bouyer, 1991
- Charaxes crossleyi ansorgei (Rothschild, 1903)
Nymphalinae
- Kallimoides rumia rattrayi (Sharpe, 1904)
Nymphalini
- Vanessa dimorphica (Howarth, 1966)
- Junonia artaxia Hewitson, 1864
- Junonia natalica angolensis (Rothschild, 1918)
- Junonia sophia infracta Butler, 1888
- Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
- Precis actia Distant, 1880
- Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847)
- Precis milonia wintgensi Strand, 1909
- Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775)
- Precis sinuata Plötz, 1880
- Precis tugela pyriformis (Butler, 1896)
- Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
Biblidinae
Biblidini
- Ariadne pagenstecheri (Suffert, 1904)
Limenitinae
Neptidini
- Neptis jordani Neave, 1910
- Neptis morosa Overlaet, 1955
Adoliadini
- Pseudargynnis hegemone (Godart, 1819)
- Euriphene excelsior (Rebel, 1911)
- Euriphene saphirina (Karsch, 1894)
- Euphaedra zaddachii crawshayi Butler, 1895
- Euphaedra diffusa Gaede, 1916
- Euphaedra phosphor Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Heliconiinae
Acraeini
- Acraea eltringhami Joicey & Talbot, 1921
- Acraea asboloplintha Karsch, 1894
- Acraea alcinoe camerunica (Aurivillius, 1893)
- Acraea persanguinea (Rebel, 1914)
- Acraea quadricolor latifasciata (Sharpe, 1892)
- Acraea alicia (Sharpe, 1890)
- Acraea amicitiae Heron, 1909
- Acraea aurivillii Staudinger, 1896
- Acraea bonasia (Fabricius, 1775)
- Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
- Acraea goetzei Thurau, 1903
- Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
- Acraea rangatana bettiana Joicey & Talbot, 1921
- Acraea ventura ochrascens Sharpe, 1902
- Acraea oreas Sharpe, 1891
Argynnini
- Issoria baumanni baumanni (Rebel & Rogenhofer, 1894)
- Issoria baumanni excelsior (Butler, 1896)
Vagrantini
- Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Hesperiidae
Coeliadinae
- Coeliades forestan (Stoll, )
- Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)
Pyrginae
Celaenorrhinini
- Eretis lugens (Rogenhofer, 1891)
Hesperiinae
Aeromachini
- Acleros mackenii olaus (Plötz, 1884)
- Fresna netopha (Hewitson, 1878)
- Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857)
Baorini
- Brusa allardi Berger, 1967
- Zenonia crasta Evans, 1937
Heteropterinae
- Metisella abdeli (Krüger, 1928)
See also
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 (in German)
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