List of butterflies of Nigeria

This is a list of butterflies of Nigeria. About 1,319 species are known from Nigeria,[1] 50 of which are endemic.[2]

Location of Nigeria

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

Papilionini

Leptocercini

Pieridae

Pseudopontiinae

Coliadinae

Pierinae

Pierini

Lycaenidae

Miletinae

Liphyrini

Miletini

Poritiinae

Liptenini

Epitolini

Aphnaeinae

Theclinae

Polyommatinae

Lycaenesthini

Polyommatini

Riodinidae

Nemeobiinae

Nymphalidae

Libytheinae

Danainae

Danaini

Satyrinae

Elymniini

  • Elymniopsis bammakoo (Westwood, [1851])

Melanitini

Satyrini

Charaxinae

Charaxini

Euxanthini

  • Charaxes eurinome (Cramer, 1775)
  • Charaxes crossleyi (Ward, 1871)
  • Charaxes trajanus (Ward, 1871)

Pallini

Apaturinae

Nymphalinae

  • Kallimoides rumia jadyae (Fox, 1968)
  • Vanessula milca buechneri Dewitz, 1887

Nymphalini

Cyrestinae

Cyrestini

Biblidinae

Biblidini

Epicaliini

Limenitinae

Limenitidini

Neptidini

Adoliadini

Heliconiinae

Acraeini

Argynnini

Vagrantini

Hesperiidae

Coeliadinae

Pyrginae

Celaenorrhinini

Tagiadini

Carcharodini

Hesperiinae

Aeromachini

Baorini

Heteropterinae

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See also

References

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