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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  Incertae sedis 

Skippers
744 Acleros mackenii
   Macken's dart
Malolotja
Acleros ploetzi
   Ploetz's dart
747 Andronymus neander neander
   Common dart
Mlawula
665 Apallaga mokeezi separata
   Christmas forester
Malolotja
753 Artitropa erinnys erinnys
   Bush night-fighter
720 Astictopterus inornatus
   Modest sylph
683 Caprona pillaana
   Ragged skipper
Mlawula
754 Fresna nyassae
   Variegated acraea hopper
Mlawula
727 Kedestes barberae barberae
   Barber's ranger
Malolotja
736 Kedestes callicles
   Pale ranger
Mlawula
734 Kedestes macomo
   Macomo ranger
Malolotja Mlawula
723 Kedestes mohozutza
   Fulvous ranger
Malolotja
726 Kedestes nerva nerva
   Scarce ranger
730 Kedestes wallengrenii wallengrenii
   Wallengren's ranger
Malolotja
685 Leucochitonea levubu
   White-cloaked skipper
Mlawula
742 Parosmodes morantii morantii
   Morant's orange
Mlawula
756 Platylesches ayresii
   Peppered hopper
Malolotja
758 Platylesches galesa
   White-tail hopper
Malolotja
760 Platylesches moritili
   Honey hopper
Malolotja
757 Platylesches neba
   Flower-girl hopper
762 Platylesches picanini
   Banded hopper
659 Pyrrhiades anchises anchises
   One-pip policeman
716 Tsitana tsita
   Dismal sylph
Malolotja
764 Zenonia zeno
   Orange-spotted hopper
751 Zophopetes dysmephila
   Palm-tree night-fighter
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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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