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Butterflies and moths of Somalia: all 372 species on record (part 2 of 3)

GBIF holds records of 372 butterfly and moth species (order Lepidoptera) from Somalia, the largest insect group on record there.

Last checked 2026-11-13 169 sources Reading time: 11 min Part of Butterflies and moths of Somalia

Part 2 of 3 of Butterflies and moths of Somalia: all 372 species on record. Sources are listed on part 1.

This list is in 3 parts: 1 · 2 · 3

Full list (372 species)

Name Scientific name Family Red List Records in Somalia
Gavara caprai Gavara caprai Limacodidae NE 1
Gavara leucomera Gavara leucomera Limacodidae NE 1
Scotinochroa minor Scotinochroa minor Limacodidae NE 1
Black-striped Hairtail Anthene amarah Lycaenidae LC 1
Anthene opalina Anthene opalina Lycaenidae LC 1
Axiocerses argenteomaculata Axiocerses argenteomaculata Lycaenidae NE 1
Axiocerses jacksoni Axiocerses jacksoni Lycaenidae NE 2
Cesa waggae Cesa waggae Lycaenidae NE 11
Chrysozephyrus desgodinsi Chrysozephyrus desgodinsi Lycaenidae NE 1
Common Smoky Blue Euchrysops malathana Lycaenidae LC 3
Brown Grass Jewel Freyeria trochylus Lycaenidae LC 1
Common Hairstreak Hypolycaena philippus Lycaenidae LC 1
Long-tailed Blue Lampides boeticus Lycaenidae LC 1
Paraphnaeus hutchinsonii Paraphnaeus hutchinsonii Lycaenidae NE 1
Metarbela diodonta Metarbela diodonta Metarbelidae NE 2
Metarbela perstriata Metarbela perstriata Metarbelidae NE 1
Salagena eustrigata Salagena eustrigata Metarbelidae NE 2
Acontarache somaliensis Acontarache somaliensis Noctuidae NE 1
Acontia albovittata Acontia albovittata Noctuidae NE 2
Acontia berioi Acontia berioi Noctuidae NE 2
Acontia caeruleopicta Acontia caeruleopicta Noctuidae NE 2
Acontia chiaromontei Acontia chiaromontei Noctuidae NE 1
Acontia frici Acontia frici Noctuidae NE 2
Acontia mesoleuca Acontia mesoleuca Noctuidae NE 1
Acontia miogona Acontia miogona Noctuidae NE 2
Acontia pergratiosa Acontia pergratiosa Noctuidae NE 1
Aconzarba goateri Aconzarba goateri Noctuidae NE 2
Acrapex albertorum Acrapex albertorum Noctuidae NE 1
Acrobyla aulombardi Acrobyla aulombardi Noctuidae NE 1
Acroriesis ignifusa Acroriesis ignifusa Noctuidae NE 1
Aedia actinalis Aedia actinalis Noctuidae NE 1
Aedia cretacea Aedia cretacea Noctuidae NE 2
Aedia eurymelas Aedia eurymelas Noctuidae NE 2
Aedia pericyma Aedia pericyma Noctuidae NE 2
Aedia poliochroa Aedia poliochroa Noctuidae NE 2
Aedia pyramidalis Aedia pyramidalis Noctuidae NE 4
Aegleoides paolii Aegleoides paolii Noctuidae NE 1
Agrotis bialbifasciata Agrotis bialbifasciata Noctuidae NE 2
Heart and Dart Agrotis exclamationis Noctuidae NE 1
Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon Noctuidae NE 1
Agrotis negrottoi Agrotis negrottoi Noctuidae NE 1
Agrotis nicotrai Agrotis nicotrai Noctuidae NE 1
Agrotis pictifascia Agrotis pictifascia Noctuidae NE 1
Agrotis pictivaria Agrotis pictivaria Noctuidae NE 3
Athetis discopuncta Athetis discopuncta Noctuidae NE 1
Callhyccoda albiviridis Callhyccoda albiviridis Noctuidae NE 2
Callhyccoda viriditrina Callhyccoda viriditrina Noctuidae NE 2
Caradrina ectomelaena Caradrina ectomelaena Noctuidae NE 1
Chalenata mesonephele Chalenata mesonephele Noctuidae NE 1
Chionoxantha leucophaea Chionoxantha leucophaea Noctuidae NE 2
Constantiodes pyralina Constantiodes pyralina Noctuidae NE 2
Ctenoplusia fracta Ctenoplusia fracta Noctuidae NE 1
Deltote extranea Deltote extranea Noctuidae NE 2
Deltote incognita Deltote incognita Noctuidae NE 2
Ecthymia lemonia Ecthymia lemonia Noctuidae NE 1
Emmelia homonyma Emmelia homonyma Noctuidae NE 2
Emmelia karachiensis Emmelia karachiensis Noctuidae NE 2
Emmelia lanzai Emmelia lanzai Noctuidae NE 3
Emmelia mascheriniae Emmelia mascheriniae Noctuidae NE 2
Emmelia rigatoi Emmelia rigatoi Noctuidae NE 2
Enispa flavipars Enispa flavipars Noctuidae NE 2
Ethiopica ignecolora Ethiopica ignecolora Noctuidae NE 4
Ethiopica phaeocausta Ethiopica phaeocausta Noctuidae NE 2
Eublemma arenostrota Eublemma arenostrota Noctuidae NE 1
Eublemma daphoenoides Eublemma daphoenoides Noctuidae NE 2
Eublemma eremochroa Eublemma eremochroa Noctuidae NE 2
Eublemma galacteoides Eublemma galacteoides Noctuidae NE 1
Eublemma nigrifascia Eublemma nigrifascia Noctuidae NE 2
Eublemma ochricosta Eublemma ochricosta Noctuidae NE 1
Eublemma olmii Eublemma olmii Noctuidae NE 2
Eulocastra argyrostrota Eulocastra argyrostrota Noctuidae NE 2
Eulocastra tamsi Eulocastra tamsi Noctuidae NE 1
Euterpiodes bleptoides Euterpiodes bleptoides Noctuidae NE 1
Euterpiodes croceisticta Euterpiodes croceisticta Noctuidae NE 2
Euterpiodes pictimargo Euterpiodes pictimargo Noctuidae NE 1
Giubicolanta orientalis Giubicolanta orientalis Noctuidae NE 2
Hadjina plumbeogrisea Hadjina plumbeogrisea Noctuidae NE 2
Heliocheilus albivenata Heliocheilus albivenata Noctuidae NE 1
Heliocheilus perstriata Heliocheilus perstriata Noctuidae NE 1
Hemituerta nana Hemituerta nana Noctuidae NE 2
Heraclia thruppi Heraclia thruppi Noctuidae NE 1
Hoplotarache nubila Hoplotarache nubila Noctuidae NE 2
Leucania patrizii Leucania patrizii Noctuidae NE 1
Matopo heterochroa Matopo heterochroa Noctuidae NE 2
Microraphe fiorii Microraphe fiorii Noctuidae NE 1
Mimasura pseudopyralis Mimasura pseudopyralis Noctuidae NE 1
Mythimna negrottoi Mythimna negrottoi Noctuidae NE 2
Odontoretha featheri Odontoretha featheri Noctuidae NE 1
Oediconia negrottoi Oediconia negrottoi Noctuidae NE 1
Ozarba albomediovittata Ozarba albomediovittata Noctuidae NE 1
Ozarba aloisiisabaudiae Ozarba aloisiisabaudiae Noctuidae NE 1
Ozarba deficiens Ozarba deficiens Noctuidae NE 1
Ozarba duosigna Ozarba duosigna Noctuidae NE 2
Ozarba endoplaga Ozarba endoplaga Noctuidae NE 2
Ozarba endoscota Ozarba endoscota Noctuidae NE 2
Ozarba exolivacea Ozarba exolivacea Noctuidae NE 2
Ozarba hampsoni Ozarba hampsoni Noctuidae NE 2
Ozarba hemileuca Ozarba hemileuca Noctuidae NE 2
Ozarba hemipyra Ozarba hemipyra Noctuidae NE 1
Ozarba hemisarca Ozarba hemisarca Noctuidae NE 1
Ozarba melanographa Ozarba melanographa Noctuidae NE 1
Ozarba mesozonata Ozarba mesozonata Noctuidae NE 1
Ozarba negrottoi Ozarba negrottoi Noctuidae NE 3
Ozarba nicotrai Ozarba nicotrai Noctuidae NE 3
Ozarba pallescens Ozarba pallescens Noctuidae NE 2
Ozarba parvula Ozarba parvula Noctuidae NE 1
Ozarba pluristriata Ozarba pluristriata Noctuidae NE 2
Ozarba scorpio Ozarba scorpio Noctuidae NE 1
Ozarba semiluctuosa Ozarba semiluctuosa Noctuidae NE 2
Ozarba semitorrida Ozarba semitorrida Noctuidae NE 3
Ozarba stephaniae Ozarba stephaniae Noctuidae NE 2
Ozarba strigipennis Ozarba strigipennis Noctuidae NE 1
Pachycoa olivacea Pachycoa olivacea Noctuidae NE 1
Scotogramma quercii Scotogramma quercii Noctuidae NE 3
Sesamia cretica Sesamia cretica Noctuidae NE 3
Somalibrya minuta Somalibrya minuta Noctuidae NE 1
Teucocranon microcallia Teucocranon microcallia Noctuidae NE 2
Thalatha melanostrota Thalatha melanostrota Noctuidae NE 1
Toana nigrilineata Toana nigrilineata Noctuidae NE 2
Tuerta pastocyana Tuerta pastocyana Noctuidae NE 1
Cattle Eye Moth Arcyophora longivalvis Nolidae NE 2
Cream Drab Xanthodes albago Nolidae NE 1
Antheua grisea Antheua grisea Notodontidae NE 1
Parasimesia menelik Parasimesia menelik Notodontidae NE 2
Scrancia discomma Scrancia discomma Notodontidae NE 1
Simesia olmii Simesia olmii Notodontidae NE 2
Acraea chilo Acraea chilo Nymphalidae NE 3
Dancing Acraea Acraea neobule Nymphalidae LC 11
African Joker Byblia anvatara Nymphalidae LC 2
Joker Byblia ilithyia Nymphalidae LC 3
White Barred Charaxes Charaxes brutus Nymphalidae LC 3
Cream-banded Charaxes Charaxes hansalii Nymphalidae NE 1
Common Pearl Charaxes Charaxes varanes Nymphalidae LC 2
Club-tailed Charaxes Charaxes zoolina Nymphalidae LC 1
African Monarch Danaus chrysippus Nymphalidae LC 10
Mimic Hypolimnas misippus Nymphalidae LC 2
Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta Nymphalidae LC 2
Blue-spot Pansy Junonia oenone Nymphalidae LC 4
Blue Argus Junonia orithya Nymphalidae LC 1
Neocoenyra duplex Neocoenyra duplex Nymphalidae NE 1
Polka Dot Pardopsis punctatissima Nymphalidae LC 1
Dancing Acraea Telchinia serena Nymphalidae LC 5
African Ringlet Ypthima asterope Nymphalidae LC 1
Angola White Lady Graphium angolanus Papilionidae LC 3
Flying Handkerchief Papilio dardanus Papilionidae LC 5
Christmas Butterfly Papilio demodocus Papilionidae LC 3
Papilio microps Papilio microps Papilionidae NE 1
African Caper White Belenois aurota Pieridae LC 1
African Emigrant Catopsilia florella Pieridae LC 18
Small Salmon Arab Colotis amata Pieridae NE 8
Large Orange Tip Colotis antevippe Pieridae LC 2
Plain Orange-tip Colotis aurora Pieridae NE 7
Lilac Tip Colotis celimene Pieridae LC 1
Golden Arab Colotis chrysonome Pieridae NE 2
Black-marked Orange Tip Colotis daira Pieridae NE 11
Banded Scarlet Tip Colotis danae Pieridae NE 17
Banded Gold Tip Colotis eris Pieridae LC 2
Round Winged Orange Tip Colotis euippe Pieridae LC 2
Desert Orange Tip Colotis evagore Pieridae LC 8
Colotis evarne Colotis evarne Pieridae NE 4
Dappled White Colotis halimede Pieridae NE 3
Bushveld Purple Tip Colotis ione Pieridae LC 10
Bushveld Orange Tip Colotis pallene Pieridae LC 1
Blue Spotted Arab Colotis phisadia Pieridae NE 2
Orange Patch White Colotis pleione Pieridae NE 2
Yellow Splendor Colotis protomedia Pieridae LC 11
Veined Golden Arab Colotis vesta Pieridae LC 8
White Arab Colotis vestalis Pieridae NE 2
Buquet's Vagrant Nepheronia buquetii Pieridae LC 6

This list is in 3 parts: 1 · 2 · 3

Sources

  1. Gavara caprai · gbif.org
  2. Gavara leucomera · gbif.org
  3. Scotinochroa minor · gbif.org
  4. Black-striped Hairtail · gbif.org
  5. Anthene opalina · gbif.org
  6. Axiocerses argenteomaculata · gbif.org
  7. Axiocerses jacksoni · gbif.org
  8. Cesa waggae · gbif.org
  9. Chrysozephyrus desgodinsi · gbif.org
  10. Common Smoky Blue · gbif.org
  11. Brown Grass Jewel · gbif.org
  12. Common Hairstreak · gbif.org
  13. Long-tailed Blue · gbif.org
  14. Paraphnaeus hutchinsonii · gbif.org
  15. Metarbela diodonta · gbif.org
  16. Metarbela perstriata · gbif.org
  17. Salagena eustrigata · gbif.org
  18. Acontarache somaliensis · gbif.org
  19. Acontia albovittata · gbif.org
  20. Acontia berioi · gbif.org
  21. Acontia caeruleopicta · gbif.org
  22. Acontia chiaromontei · gbif.org
  23. Acontia frici · gbif.org
  24. Acontia mesoleuca · gbif.org
  25. Acontia miogona · gbif.org
  26. Acontia pergratiosa · gbif.org
  27. Aconzarba goateri · gbif.org
  28. Acrapex albertorum · gbif.org
  29. Acrobyla aulombardi · gbif.org
  30. Acroriesis ignifusa · gbif.org
  31. Aedia actinalis · gbif.org
  32. Aedia cretacea · gbif.org
  33. Aedia eurymelas · gbif.org
  34. Aedia pericyma · gbif.org
  35. Aedia poliochroa · gbif.org
  36. Aedia pyramidalis · gbif.org
  37. Aegleoides paolii · gbif.org
  38. Agrotis bialbifasciata · gbif.org
  39. Heart and Dart · gbif.org
  40. Dark Sword-grass · gbif.org
  41. Agrotis negrottoi · gbif.org
  42. Agrotis nicotrai · gbif.org
  43. Agrotis pictifascia · gbif.org
  44. Agrotis pictivaria · gbif.org
  45. Athetis discopuncta · gbif.org
  46. Callhyccoda albiviridis · gbif.org
  47. Callhyccoda viriditrina · gbif.org
  48. Caradrina ectomelaena · gbif.org
  49. Chalenata mesonephele · gbif.org
  50. Chionoxantha leucophaea · gbif.org
  51. Constantiodes pyralina · gbif.org
  52. Ctenoplusia fracta · gbif.org
  53. Deltote extranea · gbif.org
  54. Deltote incognita · gbif.org
  55. Ecthymia lemonia · gbif.org
  56. Emmelia homonyma · gbif.org
  57. Emmelia karachiensis · gbif.org
  58. Emmelia lanzai · gbif.org
  59. Emmelia mascheriniae · gbif.org
  60. Emmelia rigatoi · gbif.org
  61. Enispa flavipars · gbif.org
  62. Ethiopica ignecolora · gbif.org
  63. Ethiopica phaeocausta · gbif.org
  64. Eublemma arenostrota · gbif.org
  65. Eublemma daphoenoides · gbif.org
  66. Eublemma eremochroa · gbif.org
  67. Eublemma galacteoides · gbif.org
  68. Eublemma nigrifascia · gbif.org
  69. Eublemma ochricosta · gbif.org
  70. Eublemma olmii · gbif.org
  71. Eulocastra argyrostrota · gbif.org
  72. Eulocastra tamsi · gbif.org
  73. Euterpiodes bleptoides · gbif.org
  74. Euterpiodes croceisticta · gbif.org
  75. Euterpiodes pictimargo · gbif.org
  76. Giubicolanta orientalis · gbif.org
  77. Hadjina plumbeogrisea · gbif.org
  78. Heliocheilus albivenata · gbif.org
  79. Heliocheilus perstriata · gbif.org
  80. Hemituerta nana · gbif.org
  81. Heraclia thruppi · gbif.org
  82. Hoplotarache nubila · gbif.org
  83. Leucania patrizii · gbif.org
  84. Matopo heterochroa · gbif.org
  85. Microraphe fiorii · gbif.org
  86. Mimasura pseudopyralis · gbif.org
  87. Mythimna negrottoi · gbif.org
  88. Odontoretha featheri · gbif.org
  89. Oediconia negrottoi · gbif.org
  90. Ozarba albomediovittata · gbif.org
  91. Ozarba aloisiisabaudiae · gbif.org
  92. Ozarba deficiens · gbif.org
  93. Ozarba duosigna · gbif.org
  94. Ozarba endoplaga · gbif.org
  95. Ozarba endoscota · gbif.org
  96. Ozarba exolivacea · gbif.org
  97. Ozarba hampsoni · gbif.org
  98. Ozarba hemileuca · gbif.org
  99. Ozarba hemipyra · gbif.org
  100. Ozarba hemisarca · gbif.org
  101. Ozarba melanographa · gbif.org
  102. Ozarba mesozonata · gbif.org
  103. Ozarba negrottoi · gbif.org
  104. Ozarba nicotrai · gbif.org
  105. Ozarba pallescens · gbif.org
  106. Ozarba parvula · gbif.org
  107. Ozarba pluristriata · gbif.org
  108. Ozarba scorpio · gbif.org
  109. Ozarba semiluctuosa · gbif.org
  110. Ozarba semitorrida · gbif.org
  111. Ozarba stephaniae · gbif.org
  112. Ozarba strigipennis · gbif.org
  113. Pachycoa olivacea · gbif.org
  114. Scotogramma quercii · gbif.org
  115. Sesamia cretica · gbif.org
  116. Somalibrya minuta · gbif.org
  117. Teucocranon microcallia · gbif.org
  118. Thalatha melanostrota · gbif.org
  119. Toana nigrilineata · gbif.org
  120. Tuerta pastocyana · gbif.org
  121. Cattle Eye Moth · gbif.org
  122. Cream Drab · gbif.org
  123. Antheua grisea · gbif.org
  124. Parasimesia menelik · gbif.org
  125. Scrancia discomma · gbif.org
  126. Simesia olmii · gbif.org
  127. Acraea chilo · gbif.org
  128. Dancing Acraea · gbif.org
  129. African Joker · gbif.org
  130. Joker · gbif.org
  131. White Barred Charaxes · gbif.org
  132. Cream-banded Charaxes · gbif.org
  133. Common Pearl Charaxes · gbif.org
  134. Club-tailed Charaxes · gbif.org
  135. African Monarch · gbif.org
  136. Mimic · gbif.org
  137. Yellow Pansy · gbif.org
  138. Blue-spot Pansy · gbif.org
  139. Blue Argus · gbif.org
  140. Neocoenyra duplex · gbif.org
  141. Polka Dot · gbif.org
  142. Dancing Acraea · gbif.org
  143. African Ringlet · gbif.org
  144. Angola White Lady · gbif.org
  145. Flying Handkerchief · gbif.org
  146. Christmas Butterfly · gbif.org
  147. Papilio microps · gbif.org
  148. African Caper White · gbif.org
  149. African Emigrant · gbif.org
  150. Small Salmon Arab · gbif.org
  151. Large Orange Tip · gbif.org
  152. Plain Orange-tip · gbif.org
  153. Lilac Tip · gbif.org
  154. Golden Arab · gbif.org
  155. Black-marked Orange Tip · gbif.org
  156. Banded Scarlet Tip · gbif.org
  157. Banded Gold Tip · gbif.org
  158. Round Winged Orange Tip · gbif.org
  159. Desert Orange Tip · gbif.org
  160. Colotis evarne · gbif.org
  161. Dappled White · gbif.org
  162. Bushveld Purple Tip · gbif.org
  163. Bushveld Orange Tip · gbif.org
  164. Blue Spotted Arab · gbif.org
  165. Orange Patch White · gbif.org
  166. Yellow Splendor · gbif.org
  167. Veined Golden Arab · gbif.org
  168. White Arab · gbif.org
  169. Buquet's Vagrant · gbif.org

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