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Eswatini's Butterflies: Families, Subfamilies and Tribes

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:

For detailed information on each species, click on the species name.

 
Nymphalidae  Nymphalinae  Junoniini 

Nymphs and commodores
209 Hypolimnas anthedon wahlbergi
   Variable diadem
208 Hypolimnas deceptor deceptor
   Deceptive diadem
207 Hypolimnas misippus
   Common diadem
Malolotja Mlawula
225 Junonia hierta cebrene
   Yellow pansy
Malolotja Mantenga Mlawula
216 Junonia natalica natalica
   Brown commodore
Mlawula
226 Junonia oenone oenone
   Blue pansy
Malolotja Mlawula
227 Junonia orithya madagascariensis
   Eyed pansy
Malolotja Mlawula
217 Junonia terea elgiva
   Soldier pansy
Malolotja Mantenga Mlawula
223 Precis antilope
   Darker commodore
Mlawula
218 Precis archesia archesia
   Garden commodore
Malolotja
221 Precis ceryne ceryne
   Marsh commodore
Malolotja
224 Precis octavia sesamus
   Gaudy Commodore
Malolotja
219 Precis tugela tugela
   Dry-leaf or Eared commodore
Malolotja
211 Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa
   Clouded Mother-of-pearl
Mlawula
210 Protogoniomorpha parhassus
   Mother-of-pearl
Malolotja Mlawula
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Hesperiidae - Skippers
   Coeliadinae
   Hesperiinae  Baorini
   Hesperiinae  Incertae sedis
   Heteropterinae
   Pyrginae  Carcharodini
   Pyrginae  Celaenorrhinini
   Pyrginae  Tagiadini

Lycaenidae - Blues and coppers
   Aphnaeinae
   Miletinae  Lachnocnemini
   Polyommatinae  Lycaenesthini
   Polyommatinae  Polyommatini  Polyommatina
   Polyommatinae  Polyommatini  Incertae sedis
   Poritiinae  Liptenini
   Poritiinae  Pentilini
   Theclinae  Amblypodini
   Theclinae  Deudorigini
   Theclinae  Hypolycaenini
   Theclinae  Iolaini

Nymphalidae - Nymphs and commodores
   Biblidinae  Biblidini
   Biblidinae  Epicaliini
   Charaxinae  Charaxini
   Danainae  Danaini  Amaurina
   Danainae  Danaini  Danaina
   Heliconiinae  Acraeini  Actinotina
   Heliconiinae  Acraeini  Acraeina
   Heliconiinae  Incertae sedis
   Heliconiinae  Vagrantini
   Libytheinae
   Limenitidinae  Adoliadini  Bebearina
   Limenitidinae  Chalingini
   Limenitidinae  Incertae sedis
   Limenitidinae  Neptini
   Nymphalinae  Junoniini
   Nymphalinae  Kallimini
   Nymphalinae  Nymphalini
   Satyrinae  Dirini
   Satyrinae  Melanitini
   Satyrinae  Satyrini  Mycalesina
   Satyrinae  Satyrini  Ypthimina

Papilionidae - Swallowtails
   Papilioninae  Leptocircini
   Papilioninae  Papilionini

Pieridae - Whites
   Coliadinae
   Pierinae  Leptosiaini
   Pierinae  Pierini  Appiadina
   Pierinae  Pierini  Pierina
   Pierinae  Pierini  Aporiina
   Pierinae  Teracolini




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