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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).

View lists of butterflies by eighth degree grid square

Eswatini's Butterflies by family, subfamily and tribe:

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

	Pieridae Pierinae Pierini	Whites
597	Afrodryas leda Autumn leaf vagrant Mlawula
632	Appias epaphia contracta Diverse Albatross White Mlawula
631	Appias sabina phoebe Sabine albatross white
609	Colotis annae annae Scarlet tip Malolotja Mlawula
611	Colotis antevippe gavisa Red tip Mlawula
610	Colotis auxo Sulphur orange tip Malolotja Mlawula
601	Colotis calais calais Topaz arab Malolotja
	Colotis euippe mediata Smoky orange tip
613	Colotis euippe omphale Smoky orange tip Malolotja Mlawula
617	Colotis evagore antigone Small orange tip Mlawula
612	Colotis evenina evenina Orange tip Mlawula
606	Colotis ione Bushveld purple tip Malolotja Mlawula
614	Colotis pallene Bushveld orange tip Mlawula
607	Colotis regina Queen purple tip Mlawula
603	Colotis vesta argillaceus Veined tip Malolotja Mlawula
596	Eronia cleodora cleodora Vine-leaf vagrant Malolotja Mlawula
	Nepheronia argia mhondana Large vagrant
598.2	Nepheronia argia variegata Large vagrant
599	Nepheronia buquetii buquetii Buquet's vagrant Mlawula
600	Nepheronia thalassina sinalata Cambridge vagrant
618	Teracolus eris eris Banded gold tip 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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