An Adobe pdf version of the Eswatini Butterflies Checklist as at August 2013 is available here (click to view/download - approx 13 MB).

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Eswatini's Butterflies by family, subfamily and tribe:

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Papilionidae - Swallowtails
   Papilioninae  Leptocircini (7 species)
   Papilioninae  Papilionini (7 species)

Hesperiidae - Skippers
   Coeliadinae (5 species)
   Pyrginae  Tagiadini (6 species)
   Pyrginae  Celaenorrhinini (6 species)
   Pyrginae  Carcharodini (11 species)
   Heteropterinae (4 species)
   Hesperiinae  Incertae sedis (25 species)
   Hesperiinae  Baorini (16 species)

Nymphalidae - Milkweed butterflies
   Danainae  Danaini  Danaina (1 species)
   Danainae  Danaini  Amaurina (5 species)
   Libytheinae (1 species)
   Satyrinae  Melanitini (1 species)
   Satyrinae  Dirini (4 species)
   Satyrinae  Satyrini  Mycalesina (5 species)
   Satyrinae  Satyrini  Ypthimina (14 species)
   Charaxinae  Charaxini (18 species)
   Nymphalinae  Nymphalini (5 species)
   Nymphalinae  Kallimini (1 species)
   Nymphalinae  Junoniini (15 species)
   Biblidinae  Biblidini (4 species)
   Biblidinae  Epicaliini (3 species)
   Heliconiinae  Acraeini  Acraeina (19 species)
   Heliconiinae  Acraeini  Actinotina (8 species)
   Heliconiinae  Vagrantini (3 species)
   Heliconiinae  Incertae sedis (1 species)
   Limenitidinae  Neptini (8 species)
   Limenitidinae  Adoliadini  Bebearina (1 species)
   Limenitidinae  Chalingini (1 species)
   Limenitidinae  Incertae sedis (5 species)

Pieridae - Whites
   Coliadinae (6 species)
   Pierinae  Leptosiaini (1 species)
   Pierinae  Teracolini (1 species)
   Pierinae  Pierini  Appiadina (21 species)
   Pierinae  Pierini  Pierina (1 species)
   Pierinae  Pierini  Aporiina (11 species)

Lycaenidae - Blues and coppers
   Poritiinae  Pentilini (3 species)
   Poritiinae  Liptenini (6 species)
   Miletinae  Lachnocnemini (4 species)
   Aphnaeinae (23 species)
   Polyommatinae  Lycaenesthini (12 species)
   Polyommatinae  Polyommatini  Polyommatina (1 species)
   Polyommatinae  Polyommatini  Incertae sedis (52 species)
   Theclinae  Amblypodini (2 species)
   Theclinae  Iolaini (9 species)
   Theclinae  Hypolycaenini (7 species)
   Theclinae  Deudorigini (7 species)

378 species recorded or possibly found in Eswatini.

176 species recorded in Malolotja Nature Reserve
30 species recorded in Mantenga Nature Reserve
178 species recorded in Mlawula Nature Reserve