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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.

	Lycaenidae Aphnaeinae	Blues and coppers
406	Aloeides aranda Aranda copper Malolotja
400	Aloeides barbarae Barbara�s copper Malolotja
402	Aloeides damarensis mashona Damara Copper Malolotja
380	Aloeides dryas Transvaal copper Malolotja
407	Aloeides henningi Henning's copper
396	Aloeides molomo molomo Molomo copper Malolotja
403	Aloeides pierus Dull copper Malolotja
405	Aloeides swanepoeli Swanepoel's copper Malolotja
399	Aloeides taikosama Dusky copper Mlawula
404	Aloeides trimeni trimeni Trimen's copper
332	Aphnaeus hutchinsonii Hutchinson's highflier
349	Axiocerses amanga amanga Bush scarlet Malolotja Mlawula
	Axiocerses sp.
348	Axiocerses tjoane tjoane Eastern scarlet Malolotja Mlawula
347	Chloroselas mazoensis Purple gem
344	Chloroselas pseudozeritis pseudozeritis Brilliant gem
417	Chrysoritis aethon Lydenburg opal Malolotja
417.5	Chrysoritis phosphor borealis Scarce scarlet
338	Cigaritis ella Ella's bar Mlawula
335	Cigaritis mozambica Mozambique bar Malolotja
333	Cigaritis natalensis Natal bar Malolotja Mlawula
337	Cigaritis phanes Silvery bar
458	Crudaria leroma Silver spotted grey 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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