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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.

 
Hesperiidae  Hesperiinae  Baorini 

Skippers
780 Afrogegenes hottentota
   Marsh hottentot skipper
780 Afrogegenes letterstedti
   Common hottentot
Malolotja Mantenga Mlawula
780 Afrogegenes ocra
   Orange hottentot
Malolotja Mantenga Mlawula
780 Afrogegenes sp.
   Hottentot
Malolotja Mantenga Mlawula
775 Borbo borbonica borbonica
   Olive-haired swift
Malolotja
771 Borbo detecta
   Rusty swift
Malolotja Mlawula
769 Borbo fallax
   False swift
Malolotja Mlawula
768 Borbo fatuella fatuella
   Long-horned swift
Malolotja Mlawula
776 Borbo gemella
   Twin swift
Mlawula
777 Borbo holtzi
   Variable swift
Borbo lugens
   Lesser horned swift
781 Gegenes hottentota
   Marsh hottentot skipper
779 Gegenes pumilio gambica
   Dark hottentot
Mlawula
778 Parnara monasi
   Water watchman
Malolotja Mlawula
765 Pelopidas mathias
   Black-banded swift
Mlawula
766 Pelopidas thrax inconspicua
   White-banded swift
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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