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

Lycaenidae

127 species

Miletinae

Miletini

Poritiinae

Liptenini

Aphnaeinae

Theclinae

Polyommatinae

Lycaenesthini

Polyommatini

Nymphalidae

177 species

Libytheinae

Danainae

Danaini

Satyrinae

Elymniini

Melanitini

Satyrini

Charaxinae

Charaxini

Euxanthini

Pallini

Nymphalinae

Nymphalini

Biblidinae

Biblidini

Epicaliini

Limenitinae

Limenitidini

Neptidini

Adoliadini

Heliconiinae

Acraeini

Vagrantini

Hesperiidae

109 species

Coeliadinae

Pyrginae

Celaenorrhinini

Carcharodini

Hesperiinae

Aeromachini

Baorini

See also

References

  1. Atlas illustré des Rhopalocères du Bénin. Coache, A.; Rainon, B.; Sinzogan, A. (2017) 731pp. C.E.R.E.B.Publishers. ISBN 9782956266709
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies
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