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Location of Benin
This is a list of
butterflies of
Benin. About 470 species are known from Benin,
[1] none of which are
endemic.
[2]
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
14 species
Papilionini
Leptocercini
Pieridae
43 species
Coliadinae
Pierinae
Pierini
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Appias epaphia (Cramer, [1779])
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Appias phaola (Doubleday, 1847)
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Appias sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)
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Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775)
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Dixeia capricornus (Ward, 1871)
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Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
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Belenois calypso (Drury, 1773)
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Belenois creona (Cramer, [1776])
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Belenois hedyle (Cramer, 1777)
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Belenois theora (Doubleday, 1846)
Lycaenidae
127 species
Miletinae
Miletini
Poritiinae
Liptenini
Aphnaeinae
Theclinae
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini
Polyommatini
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Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932
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Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
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Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782)
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Leptotes babaulti (Stempffer, 1935)
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Leptotes jeanneli (Stempffer, 1935)
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Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
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Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
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Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877)
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Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883)
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Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
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Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
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Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880)
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Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857)
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Azanus natalensis (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
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Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
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Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
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Lepidochrysops quassi (Karsh, 1895)
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Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Collins, 2001
Nymphalidae
177 species
Libytheinae
Danainae
Danaini
Satyrinae
Elymniini
Melanitini
Satyrini
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Bicyclus angulosa (Butler, 1868)
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Bicyclus campus (Karsch, 1893)
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Bicyclus dorothea (Cramer, 1779)
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Bicyclus ignobilis (Butler, 1870)
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Bicyclus milyas (Hewitson, 1864)
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Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850)
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Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
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Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868)
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Bicyclus xeneas occidentalis Condamin, 1965
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Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880
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Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)
Charaxinae
Charaxini
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Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
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Charaxes fulvescens senegala van Someren, 1975
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Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850
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Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926
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Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850
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Charaxes legeri Plantrou, 1978
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Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775)
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Charaxes brutus (Cramer, 1779)
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Charaxes numenes (Hewitson, 1859)
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Charaxes tiridates (Cramer, 1777)
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Charaxes imperialis Butler, 1874
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Charaxes etesipe (Godart, 1824)
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Charaxes achaemenes atlantica van Someren, 1970
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Charaxes anticlea (Drury, 1782)
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Charaxes virilis van Someren & Jackson, 1952
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Charaxes plantroui Minig, 1975
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Charaxes lactetinctus Karsch, 1892
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Charaxes nichetes leopardinus Plantrou, 1974
Euxanthini
Pallini
Nymphalinae
Nymphalini
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Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Junonia chorimene (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
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Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870
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Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
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Junonia sophia (Fabricius, 1793)
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Junonia terea (Drury, 1773)
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Junonia westermanni Westwood, 1870
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Junonia cymodoce (Cramer, 1777)
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Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793)
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Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
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Protogoniomorpha cytora (Doubleday, 1847)
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Precis ceryne ceruana Rothschild & Jordan, 190
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Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777)
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Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775)
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Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
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Hypolimnas salmacis (Drury, 1773)
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Catacroptera cloanthe ligata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Biblidinae
Biblidini
Epicaliini
Limenitinae
Limenitidini
Neptidini
Adoliadini
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Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)
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Aterica galene (Brown, 1776)
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Bebearia sophus (Fabricius, 1793)
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Euphaedra medon (Linnaeus, 1763)
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Euphaedra sarcoptera (Butler, 1871)
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Euphaedra themis (Hübner, 1807)
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Euphaedra janetta (Butler, 1871)
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Euphaedra ceres ceres (Fabricius, 1775)
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Euphaedra ceres lutescens Hecq, 1979
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Euphaedra phaethusa (Butler, 1866)
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Euphaedra edwardsii (van der Hoeven, 1845)
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Euphaedra harpalyce (Cramer, 1777)
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Euptera elabontas (Hewitson, 1871)
Heliconiinae
Acraeini
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Acraea camaena (Drury, 1773)
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Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
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Acraea zetes (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Acraea caecilia (Fabricius, 1781)
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Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
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Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
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Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
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Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
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Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
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Acraea translucida Eltringham, 1912
Vagrantini
Hesperiidae
109 species
Coeliadinae
Pyrginae
Celaenorrhinini
Carcharodini
Hesperiinae
Aeromachini
Baorini
See also
References
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