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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  Charaxinae  Charaxini 

Charaxes
152 Charaxes achaemenes achaemenes
   Bushveld charaxes
Malolotja Mantenga Mlawula
139 Charaxes brutus natalensis
   White-barred charaxes
Malolotja Mlawula
133 Charaxes candiope
   Green-veined charaxes
Mlawula
138 Charaxes castor flavifasciatus
   Giant charaxes
Malolotja Mlawula
145 Charaxes cithaeron cithaeron
   Blue-spotted charaxes
141 Charaxes druceanus moerens
   Silver barred charaxes
Malolotja
149 Charaxes etesipe tavetensis
   Scarce forest charaxes
Mlawula
155 Charaxes ethalion ethalion
   Coast charaxes
Malolotja
Charaxes jahlusa argynnides
   Pearl-spotted charaxes
147 Charaxes jahlusa rex
   Pearl-spotted charaxes
Mlawula
159 Charaxes phaeus
   Demon charaxes
Mlawula
137 Charaxes saturnus saturnus
   Foxy charaxes
Malolotja Mlawula
160 Charaxes vansoni
   Van Son's charaxes
131 Charaxes varanes varanes
   Pearl charaxes
Malolotja Mlawula
Charaxes varanes vologeses
   Pearl charaxes
167 Charaxes wakefieldi
   Forest queen
142 Charaxes xiphares draconis
   Forest king charaxes
Malolotja
146 Charaxes zoolina zoolina
   Club-tailed charaxes
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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