This is a list of butterflies of Réunion. About 28 species are known from Réunion,[1] three of which are endemic.[2]
Papilionidae
editPapilioninae
editPapilionini
edit- Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]
- Papilio phorbanta Linnaeus, 1771 (endemic)
Pieridae
editColiadinae
edit- Eurema floricola ceres (Butler, 1886)
- Eurema brigitta pulchella (Boisduval, 1833)
- Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
- Catopsilia thauruma (Reakirt, 1866)
Lycaenidae
editMiletinae
edit- Spalgis tintinga (Boisduval, 1833)
Theclinae
editTheclini
edit- Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
Polyommatinae
editPolyommatini
edit- Luthrodes pandava (Horsfield, 1829)
- Cacyreus darius (Mabille, 1877)
- Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1897
- Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Leptomyrina phidias (Fabricius, 1793)
- Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
- Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877)
- Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
Nymphalidae
editDanainae
editDanaini
edit- Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
- Euploea goudotii Boisduval, 1833 (endemic)
Satyrinae
editMelanitini
edit- Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
Satyrini
edit- Heteropsis narcissus narcissus (Fabricius, 1798)
- Heteropsis narcissus borbonica (Oberthür, 1916)
Nymphalinae
editNymphalini
edit- Antanartia borbonica (Oberthür, 1879)
- Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Junonia rhadama (Boisduval, 1833)
- Salamis augustina Boisduval, 1833
- Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
Limenitinae
editNeptidini
edit- Neptis dumetorum Boisduval, 1833 (endemic)
Heliconiinae
editVagrantini
edit- Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Hesperiidae
editCoeliadinae
edit- Coeliades ernesti (Grandidier, 1867)
- Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
Pyrginae
editTagiadini
edit- Eagris sabadius (Gray, 1832)
Hesperiinae
editBaorini
edit- Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
- Parnara naso bigutta Evans, 1937