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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,
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, ) 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, ) Leptosia marginea (Mabille, 1890) Leptosia wigginsi pseudalcesta Bernardi, 1965
Pierini Appias epaphia (Cramer, ) 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, ) 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, ) 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, )
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 , 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, )
Epicaliini Sevenia umbrina (Karsch, 1892)
Limenitinae
Limenitidini Pseudoneptis bugandensis ianthe Hemming, 1964 Pseudacraea lucretia (Cramer, )
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, ) 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)
Voir aussi Géographie du Bénin Mosaïque de forêt-savane guinéenne Liste des mammifères du Bénin
Notes et références
Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Assiettes Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Texte (en allemand)
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