List of butterflies of Nigeria

Location of Nigeria

This is a list of butterflies of Nigeria. About 1,319 species are known from Nigeria,[1] 50 of which are endemic.[2]

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

Papilionini

Leptocercini

Pieridae

Pseudopontiinae

Coliadinae

Pierinae

Pierini

Lycaenidae

Miletinae

Liphyrini

Miletini

Lipteninae

Liptenini

Epitolini

Theclinae

Aphnaeini

Theclini

Polyommatinae

Lycaenesthini

Polyommatini

Riodininae

Nemeobiini

Nymphalidae

Libytheinae

Danainae

Danaini

Satyrinae

Elymniini

Melanitini

Satyrini

Charaxinae

Charaxini

Euxanthini

Pallini

Apaturinae

Nymphalinae

Nymphalini

Cyrestinae

Cyrestini

Biblidinae

Biblidini

Epicaliini

Limenitinae

Limenitidini

Neptidini

Adoliadini

Heliconiinae

Acraeini

Argynnini

Vagrantini

Hesperiidae

Coeliadinae

Pyrginae

Celaenorrhinini

Tagiadini

Carcharodini

Hesperiinae

Aeromachini

Baorini

Heteropterinae

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