title: Liste des papillons du Bénin
text: # Liste des papillons du Bénin
  
  La liste des papillons du Bénin recense environ 470 espèces connues dont aucune n'est endémique.
  
  ## Papilionidae
  
  ### Papilioninae
  
  14 espèces
  
  **Papilionini**
  
  * Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758
  * Papilio chrapkowskoides nurettini Koçak, 1983
  * Papilio sosia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  * Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
  * Papilio phorcas Cramer, 1775
  * Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]
  
  **Leptocercini**
  
  * Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
  * Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775)
  * Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932)
  * Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
  * Graphium adamastor (Boisduval, 1836)
  * Graphium agamedes (Westwood, 1842)
  
  ## Pieridae
  
  43 espèces
  
  ### Coliadinae
  
  * Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
  * Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898)
  * Eurema hapale (Mabille, 1882)
  * Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
  * Eurema senegalensis (Boisduval, 1836)
  * Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
  
  ### Pierinae
  
  * Colotis antevippe (Boisduval, 1836)
  * Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829)
  * Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758)
  * Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836)
  * Nepheronia pharis (Boisduval, 1836)
  * Nepheronia thalassina (Boisduval, 1836)
  * Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, [1782])
  * Leptosia marginea (Mabille, 1890)
  * Leptosia wigginsi pseudalcesta Bernardi, 1965
  
  **Pierini**
  
  * Appias epaphia (Cramer, [1779])
  * Appias phaola (Doubleday, 1847)
  * Appias sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)
  * Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775)
  * Dixeia capricornus (Ward, 1871)
  * Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
  * Belenois calypso (Drury, 1773)
  * Belenois creona (Cramer, [1776])
  * Belenois hedyle (Cramer, 1777)
  * Belenois theora (Doubleday, 1846)
  
  ## Lycaenidae
  
  127 espèces
  
  ### Miletinae
  
  **Miletini**
  
  * Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996
  
  ### Poritiinae
  
  **Liptenini**
  
  * Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888
  * Pentila petreia Hewitson, 1874
  * Mimeresia libentina (Hewitson, 1866)
  * Liptena septistrigata (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
  * Tetrarhanis symplocus Clench, 1965
  * Pseuderesia eleaza (Hewitson, 1873)
  * Citrinophila similis (Kirby, 1887)
  
  ### Aphnaeinae
  
  * Lipaphnaeus leonina ivoirensis Stempffer, 1966
  * Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850)
  * Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836
  * Axiocerses harpax (Fabricius, 1775)
  * Aphnaeus brahami Lathy, 1903
  
  ### Theclinae
  
  * Myrina silenus (Fabricius, 1775)
  * Dapidodigma demeter (Clench, 1961)
  * Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
  * Pilodeudorix catalla (Karsch, 1895)
  * Paradeudorix eleala viridis (Stempffer, 1964)
  * Hypomyrina mimetica Libert, 2004
  * Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
  * Deudorix dinomenes diomedes Jackson, 1966
  * Deudorix odana Druce, 1887
  
  ### Polyommatinae
  
  **Lycaenesthini**
  
  * Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
  * Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874)
  * Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894)
  * Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876)
  * Anthene starki Larsen, 2005
  * Anthene sylvanus (Drury, 1773)
  * Anthene hades (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
  
  **Polyommatini**
  
  * Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932
  * Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
  * Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782)
  * Leptotes babaulti (Stempffer, 1935)
  * Leptotes jeanneli (Stempffer, 1935)
  * Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
  * Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
  * Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877)
  * Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883)
  * Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
  * Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
  * Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880)
  * Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857)
  * Azanus natalensis (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
  * Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
  * Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
  * Lepidochrysops quassi (Karsh, 1895)
  * Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Collins, 2001
  
  ## Nymphalidae
  
  177 espèces
  
  ### Libytheinae
  
  * Libythea labdaca Westwood, 1851
  
  ### Danainae
  
  **Danaini**
  
  * Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  * Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777)
  * Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847)
  * Amauris niavius (Linnaeus, 1758)
  * Amauris tartarea Mabille, 1876
  * Amauris crawshayi camerunica Joicey & Talbot, 1925
  * Amauris damocles (Fabricius, 1793)
  * Amauris hecate (Butler, 1866)
  
  ### Satyrinae
  
  **Elymniini**
  
  * Elymniopsis bammakoo (Westwood, [1851])
  
  **Melanitini**
  
  * Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849
  * Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
  
  **Satyrini**
  
  * Bicyclus angulosa (Butler, 1868)
  * Bicyclus campus (Karsch, 1893)
  * Bicyclus dorothea (Cramer, 1779)
  * Bicyclus ignobilis (Butler, 1870)
  * Bicyclus milyas (Hewitson, 1864)
  * Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850)
  * Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
  * Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868)
  * Bicyclus xeneas occidentalis Condamin, 1965
  * Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880
  * Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)
  
  ### Charaxinae
  
  **Charaxini**
  
  * Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
  * Charaxes fulvescens senegala van Someren, 1975
  * Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850
  * Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926
  * Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850
  * Charaxes legeri Plantrou, 1978
  * Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775)
  * Charaxes brutus (Cramer, 1779)
  * Charaxes numenes (Hewitson, 1859)
  * Charaxes tiridates (Cramer, 1777)
  * Charaxes imperialis Butler, 1874
  * Charaxes etesipe (Godart, 1824)
  * Charaxes achaemenes atlantica van Someren, 1970
  * Charaxes anticlea (Drury, 1782)
  * Charaxes virilis van Someren & Jackson, 1952
  * Charaxes plantroui Modèle:Proper name, 1975
  * Charaxes lactetinctus Karsch, 1892
  * Charaxes nichetes leopardinus Plantrou, 1974
  
  **Euxanthini**
  
  * Charaxes eurinome (Cramer, 1775)
  
  **Pallini**
  
  * Palla violinitens (Crowley, 1890)
  
  ### Nymphalinae
  
  **Nymphalini**
  
  * Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
  * Junonia chorimene (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
  * Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870
  * Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
  * Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
  * Junonia sophia (Fabricius, 1793)
  * Junonia terea (Drury, 1773)
  * Junonia westermanni Westwood, 1870
  * Junonia cymodoce (Cramer, 1777)
  * Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793)
  * Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
  * Protogoniomorpha cytora (Doubleday, 1847)
  * Precis ceryne ceruana Rothschild & Jordan, 190
  * Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777)
  * Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775)
  * Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
  * Hypolimnas salmacis (Drury, 1773)
  * Catacroptera cloanthe ligata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  
  ### Biblidinae
  
  **Biblidini**
  
  * Byblia anvatara crameri Aurivillius, 1894
  * Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)
  * Ariadne enotrea (Cramer, 1779)
  * Neptidopsis ophione (Cramer, 1777)
  * Eurytela dryope (Cramer, [1775])
  
  **Epicaliini**
  
  * Sevenia umbrina (Karsch, 1892)
  
  ### Limenitinae
  
  **Limenitidini**
  
  * Pseudoneptis bugandensis ianthe Hemming, 1964
  * Pseudacraea lucretia (Cramer, [1775])
  
  **Neptidini**
  
  * Neptis metella (Doubleday, 1848)
  * Neptis morosa Overlaet, 1955
  * Neptis troundi Pierre-Baltus, 1978
  
  **Adoliadini**
  
  * Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)
  * Aterica galene (Brown, 1776)
  * Bebearia sophus (Fabricius, 1793)
  * Euphaedra medon (Linnaeus, 1763)
  * Euphaedra sarcoptera (Butler, 1871)
  * Euphaedra themis (Hübner, 1807)
  * Euphaedra janetta (Butler, 1871)
  * Euphaedra ceres ceres (Fabricius, 1775)
  * Euphaedra ceres lutescens Hecq, 1979
  * Euphaedra phaethusa (Butler, 1866)
  * Euphaedra edwardsii (van der Hoeven, 1845)
  * Euphaedra harpalyce (Cramer, 1777)
  * Euptera elabontas (Hewitson, 1871)
  
  ### Heliconiinae
  
  **Acraeini**
  
  * Acraea camaena (Drury, 1773)
  * Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
  * Acraea zetes (Linnaeus, 1758)
  * Acraea caecilia (Fabricius, 1781)
  * Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
  * Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
  * Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
  * Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
  * Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
  * Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
  * Acraea translucida Eltringham, 1912
  
  **Vagrantini**
  
  * Phalanta eurytis (Doubleday, 1847)
  * Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
  
  ## Hesperiidae
  
  109 espèces
  
  ### Coeliadinae
  
  * Coeliades chalybe (Westwood, 1852)
  * Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
  * Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)
  
  ### Pyrginae
  
  **Celaenorrhinini**
  
  * Eretis lugens (Rogenhofer, 1891)
  * Sarangesa bouvieri (Mabille, 1877)
  
  **Carcharodini**
  
  * Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764)
  * Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)
  
  ### Hesperiinae
  
  **Aeromachini**
  
  * Pardaleodes edipus (Stoll, 1781)
  * Pardaleodes incerta murcia (Plötz, 1883)
  * Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
  * Zophopetes cerymica (Hewitson, 1867)
  * Monza cretacea (Snellen, 1872)
  
  **Baorini**
  
  * Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
  