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List of butterflies of Benin

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Location of Benin

This is a list of butterflies of Benin. About 470 species are known from Benin,[1] none of which are endemic.[2]

Papilionidae

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Papilioninae

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14 species

Papilionini

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Leptocercini

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Pieridae

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43 species

Coliadinae

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Pierinae

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Pierini

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Lycaenidae

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127 species

Miletinae

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Miletini

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Poritiinae

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Liptenini

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Aphnaeinae

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Theclinae

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Polyommatinae

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Lycaenesthini

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Polyommatini

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Nymphalidae

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177 species

Libytheinae

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Danainae

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Danaini

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Satyrinae

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Elymniini

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Melanitini

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Satyrini

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Charaxinae

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Charaxini

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Euxanthini

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Pallini

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Nymphalinae

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Nymphalini

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Biblidinae

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Biblidini

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Epicaliini

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Limenitinae

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Limenitidini

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Neptidini

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Adoliadini

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Heliconiinae

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Acraeini

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Vagrantini

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Hesperiidae

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109 species

Coeliadinae

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Pyrginae

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Celaenorrhinini

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Carcharodini

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Hesperiinae

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Aeromachini

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Baorini

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Atlas illustré des Rhopalocères du Bénin. Coache, A.; Rainon, B.; Sinzogan, A. (2017) 731pp. C.E.R.E.B.Publishers. ISBN 9782956266709
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies