List of butterflies of Seychelles
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This is a list of butterflies of Seychelles. About 25 species are known from Seychelles,[1] three of which are endemic.[2]
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini
- Papilio phorbanta nana Oberthür, 1879
Pieridae
Coliadinae
- Eurema brigitta pulchella (Boisduval, 1833)
- Eurema floricola aldabrensis Bernardi, 1969
- Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
Pierinae
- Colotis evanthides (Holland, 1896)
Pierini
- Belenois aldabrensis (Holland, 1896) (endemic)
- Belenois grandidieri (Mabille, 1878)
Lycaenidae
Theclinae
Theclini
- Hypolycaena philippus ramonza (Saalmüller, 1878)
Polyommatinae
Polyommatini
- Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
- Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
Nymphalidae
Danainae
Danaini
- Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
- Amauris niavius dominicanus Trimen, 1879
- Euploea mitra Moore, 1858 (endemic)
Satyrinae
Melanitini
- Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nymphalinae
Nymphalini
- Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870
- Junonia oenone epiclelia (Boisduval, 1833)
- Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
- Junonia rhadama (Boisduval, 1833)
- Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
Heliconiinae
Acraeini
- Acraea neobule legrandi Carcasson, 1964
Vagrantini
- Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
- Phalanta philiberti (de Joannis, 1893) (endemic)
Hesperiidae
Pyrginae
Tagiadini
- Eagris sabadius aldabranus Fryer, 1912
- Eagris sabadius maheta Evans, 1937
Hesperiinae
Baorini
- Borbo borbonica morella (de Joannis, 1893)
- Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)