Checklist of Madagascan Nymphalidae species

Niklas Wahlberg

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The list below is based on the following work:

Lees, D., Kremen, C. and Raharitsimba, H. 2003 (pp. 762-793 in The Natural History of Madagascar, edited by S. M. Goodman and J. P. Benstead).

The 155 species of Nymphalidae found on the island of Madagascar are:

Libytheinae

Libythea tsiandava Grose-Smith, 1891
Libythea ancoata Grose-Smith, 1891

Danainae

Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Amaura nossima (Ward, 1870)

Charaxinae

Euxanthe madagascariensis (Lucas, 1843)
Charaxes andranodorus Mabille, 1884
Charaxes phraortes Doubleday, 1847
Charaxes andara Ward, 1873
Charaxes cacuthis Hewitson, 1863
Charaxes cowani Butler, 1878
Charaxes antamboulou Lucas, 1872
Charaxes analava Ward, 1872
Charaxes zoolina (Westwood, 1850)

Satyrinae

Gnophodes betsimena (Boisduval, 1833)
Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
Heteropsis vola (Ward, 1870)
Heteropsis fuliginosa (Mabille, 1878)
Heteropsis exocellata (Mabille, 1880)
Heteropsis cowani (Butler, 1880)
Heteropsis ankaratra (Ward, 1870)
Heteropsis narcissus (Fabricius, 1798)
Heteropsis fraterna (Butler, 1868)
Heteropsis paradoxa (Mabille, 1880)
Heteropsis drepana Westwood, 1850
Heteropsis ankoma (Mabille, 1878)
Heteropsis mabillei (Butler, 1879)
Heteropsis alaokola (Oberthür, 1916)
Heteropsis masoura (Hewitson, 1875)
Heteropsis antahala (Ward, 1872)
Heteropsis narova (Mabille, 1877)
Heteropsis erebina (Oberthür, 1916)
Heteropsis anganavo (Ward, 1871)
Heteropsis erebennis (Oberthür, 1916)
Heteropsis passandava (Ward, 1871)
Heteropsis difficilis (Mabille, 1880)
Heteropsis obscura (Oberthür, 1916)
Heteropsis wardii (Mabille, 1877)
Heteropsis strato (Mabille, 1878)
Heteropsis viettei Lees, 2003
Heteropsis andravahana (Mabille, 1878)
Heteropsis bicristata (Mabille, 1878)
Heteropsis parvidens (Mabille, 1880)
Heteropsis avelona (Ward, 1870)
Heteropsis uniformis (oberthür, 1916)
Heteropsis ibiona (Ward, 1870)
Heteropsis parva (Butler, 1879)
Heteropsis subsimilis (Butler, 1879)
Heteropsis pauper (Oberthür, 1916)
Heteropsis ankova (Ward, 1870)
Heteropsis turbata (Butler, 1880)
Heteropsis pallida (Oberthür, 1916)
Heteropsis andasibe Lees, 2003
Heteropsis strigula (Mabille, 1877)
Heteropsis maeva (Mabille, 1878)
Heteropsis laeta (Oberthür, 1916)
Heteropsis laetifica (Oberthür, 1916)
Heteropsis undulans (Oberthür, 1916)
Heteropsis anceps (Oberthür, 1916)
Heteropsis angulifascia (Butler, 1879)
Heteropsis turbans (Oberthür, 1916)
Heteropsis sabas (Oberthür, 1916)
Strabena goudoti (Mabille, 1885)
Strabena isoalensis Paulian, 1951
Strabena martini Oberthür, 1916
Strabena batesii (Felder & Felder, 1867)
Strabena nepos Oberthür, 1916
Strabena eros Viette, 1971
Strabena germanus Oberthür, 1916
Strabena affinis Oberthür, 1916
Strabena consobrina Oberthür, 1916
Strabena mandraka Paulian, 1951
Strabena niveata (Butler, 1879)
Strabena albivittula (Mabille, 1880)
Strabena cachani Paulian, 1950
Strabena excellens (Butler, 1885)
Strabena triophthalma Mabille, 1885
Strabena ibitina (Ward, 1873)
Strabena tsaratananae Paulian, 1951
Strabena vinsoni (Guenée, 1865)
Strabena rakoto (Ward, 1870)
Strabena soror Oberthür, 1916
Strabena perroti Oberthür, 1916
Strabena modesta Oberthür, 1916
Strabena modestissima Oberthür, 1916
Strabena mabillei (Aurivillius, 1898)
Strabena mopsus (Mabille, 1878)
Strabena consors Oberthür, 1916
Strabena impar Oberthür, 1916
Strabena smithii Mabille, 1877
Strabena andilabe Paulian, 1951
Strabena daphne Viette, 1971
Strabena dyscola Mabille, 1880
Strabena sufferti (Aurivillius, 1898)
Strabena tamatave (Boisduval, 1833)
Strabena zanjuka Mabille, 1885
Strabena perrieri Paulian, 1951
Strabena andriana Mabille, 1885
Strabena argyrina Mabille, 1878

Heliconiinae

Pardopsis punctatissima (Boisduval, 1833)
Acraea turna Mabille, 1877
Acraea ranavalona Boisduval, 1833
Acraea hova Boisduval, 1833
Acraea mahela Boisduval, 1833
Acraea igati Boisduval, 1833
Acraea dammii van Vollenhoven, 1869
Acraea strattipocles Oberthür, 1893
Acraea masamba Ward, 1872
Acraea siliana Oberthür, 1893
Acraea silia Mabille, 1885
Acraea sambavae Ward, 1873
Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
Acraea eponina (Cramer, 1780)
Acraea fornax Butler, 1879
Acraea lia Mabille, 1879
Acraea zitja Boisduval, 1833
Acraea calidaButler, 1878
Acraea obeira Hewitson, 1863
Smerina manoro (Ward, 1871)
Phalanta madagascariensis (Mabille, 1887)
Phalanta phalantha (Drury, 1773)

Limenitidinae

Neptis kikideli Boisduval, 1833
Neptis saclava Boisduval, 1833
Cymothoe lambretoni Oberthür, 1923
Cymothoe dujardini Viette, 1971
Pseudacraea imerina (Hewitson, 1865)
Pseudacraea lucretia (Cramer, 1775)
Pseudacraea peyrierasi Collins, 1991
Euptera kinugnana (Grose-Smith, 1889)
Aterica rabena Boisduval, 1833

Biblidinae

Sevenia amazoula (Mabille, 1880)
Sevenia howensis (Staudinger, 1886)
Sevenia madagascarensis (Boisduval, 1833)
Neptidopsis fulgurata (Boisduval, 1833)
Byblia anvatara (Boisduval, 1833)
Eurytela dryope (Cramer, 1775)
Eurytela narinda Ward, 1872

Cyrestinae

Cyrestis camillus (Fabricius, 1781)

Apaturinae

Apaturopsis kilusa (Grose-Smith, 1891)
Apaturopsis paulianii Viette, 1962

Nymphalinae

Antanartia hippomene (Hübner, 1823)
Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hypolimnas anthedon (Doubleday, 1845)
Hypolimnas bolina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hypolimnas deceptor (Trimen, 1873)
Hypolimnas dexithea (Hewitson, 1863)
Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
Precis andremiaja (Boisduval, 1833)
Precis eurodoce (Westwood, 1850)
Salamis anteva (Ward, 1870)
Protogoniomorpha anacardii (Linnaeus, 1758)
Junonia goudottii (Boisduval, 1833)
Junonia hierta (Fabricius, 1798)
Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
Junonia orithya (Linnaeus, 1758)
Junonia rhadama (Boisduval, 1833)