List of butterflies of Namibia
This is a list of butterflies of Namibia. About 224 species are known from Namibia, six of which are endemic.
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini
- Papilio nireus lyaeus Doubleday, 1845
- Papilio demodocus Esper,
Leptocercini
Pieridae
Coliadinae
Pierinae
- Colotis amata williami Henning & Henning, 1994
- Colotis antevippe gavisa
- Colotis celimene pholoe
- Colotis danae annae
- Colotis danae walkeri
- Colotis doubledayi
- Colotis euippe omphale
- Colotis evagore antigone
- Colotis evenina
- Colotis ione
- Colotis lais
- Colotis pallene
- Colotis regina
- Colotis vesta mutans
- Colotis eris
- Colotis subfasciatus
- Colotis agoye agoye
- Colotis agoye bowkeri
- Eronia leda
- Pinacopterix eriphia
- Nepheronia buquetii
- ''Nepheronia thalassina sinalata''
Pierini
- Appias sylvia nyasana
- Pontia helice
- Mylothris agathina
- Belenois aurota
- Belenois creona severina
- ''Belenois gidica abyssinica''
Lycaenidae
Miletinae
Miletini
- Lachnocnema bibulus
- Lachnocnema durbani Trimen & Bowker, 1887
- Thestor protumnus aridus van Son, 1941
Poritiinae
Liptenini
Aphnaeinae
- Chrysoritis chrysantas
- Trimenia macmasteri mijburghi Dickson, 1980
- Trimenia wykehami
- Cigaritis ella
- Cigaritis homeyeri
- Cigaritis modestus
- Cigaritis mozambica
- Cigaritis namaquus
- Cigaritis natalensis
- Cigaritis phanes
- Axiocerses tjoane
- Axiocerses amanga amanga
- Axiocerses amanga baumi Weymer, 1901
- Aloeides aranda
- Aloeides namibiensis Henning & Henning, 1994
- Aloeides damarensis
- Aloeides molomo krooni Tite & Dickson, 1973
- Aloeides taikosama
- Aloeides simplex
- Aloeides tearei Henning & Henning, 1982
- Aloeides nollothi Tite & Dickson, 1977
- Aloeides argenteus Henning & Henning, 1994
- Aphnaeus erikssoni Trimen, 1891
- Tylopaedia sardonyx sardonyx
- Tylopaedia sardonyx cerita Henning & Henning, 1998
- Phasis clavum Murray, 1935
Theclinae
- Myrina silenus ficedula Trimen, 1879
- Myrina silenus suzannae Larsen & Plowes, 1991
- Hypolycaena philippus
- Hemiolaus caeculus tsodiloensis
- Leptomyrina henningi Dickson, 1976
- Leptomyrina lara
- Iolaus alienus sophiae Henning & Henning, 1991
- Iolaus mimosae pamelae
- Iolaus nasisii
- Iolaus obscurus Aurivillius, 1923
- Iolaus silarus brainei Henning & Henning, 1984
- Stugeta bowkeri tearei Dickson, 1980
- Stugeta subinfuscata Grünberg, 1910
- Pilodeudorix obscurata
- Deudorix antalus
- Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini
Polyommatini
- Cupidopsis cissus
- Cupidopsis jobates
- Pseudonacaduba sichela
- Lampides boeticus
- Cacyreus dicksoni Pennington, 1962
- Cacyreus lingeus
- Leptotes pirithous
- Leptotes pulchra
- Tuxentius calice
- Tuxentius melaena
- Tarucus sybaris linearis
- Zintha hintza krooni
- Zizeeria knysna
- Actizera lucida
- Zizula hylax
- Brephidium metophis
- Azanus jesous
- Azanus ubaldus
- Eicochrysops hippocrates
- Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena
- Euchrysops barkeri
- Euchrysops dolorosa
- Euchrysops malathana
- Euchrysops osiris
- Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923
- Freyeria trochylus
- Lepidochrysops michellae Henning & Henning, 1983
- Lepidochrysops patricia
- Lepidochrysops plebeia
- ''Lepidochrysops vansoni''
Nymphalidae
Danainae
Danaini
Satyrinae
Melanitini
- ''Melanitis leda''
Satyrini
- Heteropsis perspicua
- Heteropsis simonsii
- Ypthima asterope asterope
- Ypthima asterope hereroica van Son, 1955
- Coenyropsis natalii
- Physcaeneura panda
- Stygionympha robertsoni
- ''Stygionympha irrorata''
Charaxinae
Charaxini
- Charaxes varanes vologeses
- Charaxes candiope
- Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866
- Charaxes brutus natalensis Staudinger, 1885
- Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859
- Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1867
- Charaxes brainei van Son, 1966
- Charaxes guderiana
- ''Charaxes zoolina''
Nymphalinae
Nymphalini
- Vanessa cardui
- Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870
- Junonia natalica
- Junonia oenone
- Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
- Protogoniomorpha parhassus
- Precis antilope
- Precis octavia sesamus Trimen, 1883
- ''Hypolimnas misippus''
Biblidinae
Biblidini
Epicaliini
Limenitinae
Limenitidini
Neptidini
- Neptis jordani Neave, 1910
Adoliadini
Heliconiinae
Acraeini
- Acraea acara acara Hewitson, 1865
- Acraea acara melanophanes Le Cerf, 1927
- Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865
- Acraea brainei Henning, 1986
- Acraea hypoleuca Trimen, 1898
- Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
- Acraea trimeni Aurivillius, 1899
- Acraea zetes
- Acraea acrita ambigua Trimen, 1891
- Acraea atolmis Westwood, 1881
- Acraea nohara Boisduval, 1847
- Acraea atergatis Westwood, 1881
- Acraea axina Westwood, 1881
- Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877
- Acraea ella Eltringham, 1911
- Acraea lygus Druce, 1875
- Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847
- Acraea stenobea Wallengren, 1860
- Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
- Acraea encedon
- Acraea serena
- Acraea esebria Hewitson, 1861
- Acraea burni Butler, 1896
- Acraea rahira Boisduval, 1833
Vagrantini
Hesperiidae
Coeliadinae
Pyrginae
Celaenorrhinini
- Eretis melania Mabille, 1891
- Sarangesa gaerdesi gaerdesi Evans, 1949
- Sarangesa gaerdesi smithae Vári, 1976
- Sarangesa phidyle
- Sarangesa seineri Strand, 1909
- Alenia namaqua Vári, 1974
Tagiadini
- Caprona cassualalla Bethune-Baker, 1911
- Abantis paradisea
- Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855
- ''Abantis zambesiaca''
Carcharodini
- Spialia colotes transvaaliae
- Spialia delagoae
- Spialia depauperata australis de Jong, 1978
- Spialia diomus ferax
- Spialia mafa
- Spialia nanus
- Spialia secessus
- Spialia spio
- ''Gomalia elma''
Hesperiinae
Aeromachini
- Kedestes callicles
- Kedestes lepenula
- Kedestes monostichus Hancock & Gardiner, 1982
- Kedestes sublineata Pennington, 1953
- Andronymus neander
- Zophopetes dysmephila
- Platylesches neba
- Platylesches shona Evans, 1937
- Platylesches tina Evans, 1937
Baorini
- Pelopidas mathias
- Pelopidas thrax
- Borbo borbonica
- Borbo fallax
- Borbo fatuellus
- Borbo gemella
- Gegenes niso
- ''Gegenes pumilio gambica''