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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  Satyrinae  Satyrini 

Browns
45 Cassionympha cassius
   Rainforest brown
Malolotja
40 Coenyra hebe
   Zulu shadefly
Mlawula
50 Neita extensa
   Savanna brown
47 Neita neita
   Neita Brown
Malolotja
43 Physcaeneura panda
   Dark-webbed ringlet
Mlawula
59 Pseudonympha magoides
   False silver-bottom brown
54 Pseudonympha poetula
   Drakensberg brown
71.1 Stygionympha curlei
   Curle's hillside brown
71.2 Stygionympha scotina scotina
   Eastern hillside brown
71 Stygionympha wichgrafi wichgrafi
   Wichgraf's hillside brown
Malolotja
Stygionympha wichgrafi williami
   Wichgraf's hillside brown
81 Ypthima asterope asterope
   African ringlet
Malolotja Mlawula
79 Ypthima granulosa
   Granular ringlet
Mlawula
77 Ypthima impura paupera
   Impure ringlet
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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