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butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

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. About 28 species are known from Réunion, three of which are endemic.Endemic butterflies of Réunion at Afrotropical Butterflies
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Papilionidae

Papilioninae

Papilionini

*'' Papilio demodocus'' Esper, 798/small> *''

Papilio phorbanta ''Papilio phorbanta'', also known as the small Réunion swallowtail (or papillon la pâture in French), is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is thought to be endemic to Réunion but may also be present on the Seychelles, bu ...

'' Linnaeus, 1771 (endemic)

Pieridae

Coliadinae

*'' Eurema floricola ceres'' (Butler, 1886) *'' Eurema brigitta pulchella'' (Boisduval, 1833) *''

Catopsilia florella ''Catopsilia florella'', the African migrant, African emigrant, or common vagrant, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in Africa (including Madagascar), Arabia (United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman) and the Canary Islands. Li ...

'' (Fabricius, 1775) *''

Catopsilia thauruma ''Catopsilia thauruma'', the Madagascar migrant, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Indian Ocean on Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion. The habitat consists of forest margins and anthropogenic environments. The larvae fee ...

'' (Reakirt, 1866)

Lycaenidae

Miletinae

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Spalgis tintinga ''Spalgis tintinga'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagasc ...

'' (Boisduval, 1833)

Theclinae

Theclini

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Deudorix antalus ''Deudorix antalus'', the brown playboy, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Africa (including Madagascar) and south-west Arabia. The wingspan is 22–34 mm for males and 22–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing y ...

'' (Hopffer, 1855)

Polyommatinae

Polyommatini

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Luthrodes pandava ''Luthrodes pandava'' (formerly ''Chilades pandava''), the plains Cupid or cycad blue, is a species of Lycaenidae, lycaenid butterfly found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, United Arab Emirates, Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, J ...

'' (Horsfield, 1829) *'' Cacyreus darius'' (Mabille, 1877) *''

Cacyreus marshalli The geranium bronze or ''brun des pélargoniums'' in French (''Cacyreus marshalli''), is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The geranium bronze butterfly is native to South Africa. The butterfly was first introduced to Europe in the late ...

'' Butler, 1897 *''

Lampides boeticus ''Lampides boeticus'', the pea blue, or long-tailed blue, is a small butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or gossamer-winged family. Etymology The Latin species name ''boeticus'' refers to Baetica, a province of the Roman Empire in the Iber ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1767) *''

Leptomyrina phidias ''Leptomyrina phidias'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Madagascar and Réunion Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian O ...

'' (Fabricius, 1793) *''

Leptotes pirithous ''Leptotes pirithous'', the Lang's short-tailed blue or common zebra blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. Description ''Leptotes pirithous'' is a small butterfly with a wingspan of 21–29 mm in males and 24–30 mm in female ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1767) *''

Zizeeria knysna ''Zizeeria knysna'', the dark grass blue or African grass blue, is a species of blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) found in Africa, on Cyprus and the Iberian Peninsula. Sometimes mistakenly called ''Zizeeria lysimon'' (Hübner), that species name is i ...

'' (Trimen, 1862) *'' Zizina antanossa'' (Mabille, 1877) *''

Zizula hylax ''Zizula hylax'', 'the ''Tiny grass blue is a species of blue butterfly. Description Male upperside: dull violet blue, which changes to a brighter tint of violet in certain lights. Forewing: the costa very narrowly, the termen much more broadly ...

'' (Fabricius, 1775)

Nymphalidae

Danainae

Danaini

*'' Danaus plexippus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Danaus chrysippus orientis'' (Aurivillius, 1909) *'' Euploea goudotii'' Boisduval, 1833 (endemic)

Satyrinae

Melanitini

*'' Melanitis leda'' (Linnaeus, 1758)

Satyrini

*'' Heteropsis narcissus narcissus'' (Fabricius, 1798) *'' Heteropsis narcissus borbonica'' (Oberthür, 1916)

Nymphalinae

Nymphalini

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Antanartia borbonica ''Antanartia borbonica'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Mauritius and La Réunion. Records for Madagascar are in error. Adults are on wing from September to May but it is commonest in February and March. The larvae fe ...

'' (Oberthür, 1879) *'' Vanessa cardui'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Junonia rhadama'' (Boisduval, 1833) *'' Salamis augustina'' Boisduval, 1833 *''

Hypolimnas misippus ''Hypolimnas misippus'', the Danaid eggfly, mimic, or diadem, is a widespread species of nymphalid butterfly. It is well known for polymorphism and mimicry. Males are blackish with distinctive white spots that are fringed in blue. Females are i ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1764)

Limenitinae

Neptidini

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Neptis dumetorum ''Neptis dumetorum'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Réunion in the Indian Ocean. Host plants Known host plants of this butterfly are: '' Acalypha wilkesiana'', '' Trochetia granulata'', '' Sida carpinifolia'' (Malvac ...

'' Boisduval, 1833 (endemic)

Heliconiinae

Vagrantini

*'' Phalanta phalantha aethiopica'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Hesperiidae

Coeliadinae

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Coeliades ernesti ''Coeliades ernesti'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. This species originates from Madagascar but was also introduced to Réunion and Mauritius (1980). Their habitat consists of forests, secondary forests and anthropogenic areas. They ...

'' (Grandidier, 1867) * ''

Coeliades forestan ''Coeliades forestan'', the striped policeman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Transkei to Zimbabwe and to Botswana. It is also present on Madagascar and Mauritius. The wingspan is 45–55 mm for males and 55–64 ...

'' (Stoll,

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Pyrginae

Tagiadini

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Eagris sabadius ''Eagris sabadius'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and on Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, the Seychelles and the Comoro Islands. The habitat consists of montane forests ...

'' (Gray, 1832)

Hesperiinae

Baorini

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Borbo borbonica ''Borbo borbonica'', the borbo skipper, Zeller's skipper or olive haired swift, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found along the southern coasts of the Mediterranean Sea, but mainly in Syria, Arabia, Africa, Mauritius and Réunion. ...

'' (Boisduval, 1833) *'' Parnara naso bigutta'' Evans, 1937

References

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