List of butterflies of Benin

This is a list of butterflies of Benin. About 470 species are known from Benin,[1] none of which are endemic.[2]

Location of Benin

Papilionidae edit

Papilioninae edit

14 species

Papilionini edit

Leptocercini edit

Pieridae edit

43 species

Coliadinae edit

Pierinae edit

Pierini edit

Lycaenidae edit

127 species

Miletinae edit

Miletini edit

Poritiinae edit

Liptenini edit

Aphnaeinae edit

Theclinae edit

Polyommatinae edit

Lycaenesthini edit

Polyommatini edit

Nymphalidae edit

177 species

Libytheinae edit

Danainae edit

Danaini edit

Satyrinae edit

Elymniini edit

Melanitini edit

Satyrini edit

Charaxinae edit

Charaxini edit

Euxanthini edit

Pallini edit

Nymphalinae edit

Nymphalini edit

Biblidinae edit

Biblidini edit

Epicaliini edit

Limenitinae edit

Limenitidini edit

Neptidini edit

Adoliadini edit

Heliconiinae edit

Acraeini edit

Vagrantini edit

Hesperiidae edit

109 species

Coeliadinae edit

Pyrginae edit

Celaenorrhinini edit

Carcharodini edit

Hesperiinae edit

Aeromachini edit

Baorini edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Atlas illustré des Rhopalocères du Bénin. Coache, A.; Rainon, B.; Sinzogan, A. (2017) 731pp. C.E.R.E.B.Publishers. ISBN 9782956266709
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies