Afghanistan
Checklist of Endemic Swallowtail and Nymphalid Butterfly Species
This list of swallowtail and nymphalid butterfly species found exclusively in Afghanistan is based on the taxonomy used in Lepidoptera Mundi (2020). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
Jonko, C. (2020), Lepidoptera Mundi, https://lepidoptera.eu, accessed 12 January 2020. The current version of the website is at Lepidoptera Mundi
If additional species are recognized in the lists at Markku Savela or in recent taxonomic papers they are listed seperately following the main list.
Coenonympha
aeolus (Nymphalidae)
Coenonympha
amirica (Nymphalidae)
Coenonympha
mangeri (Nymphalidae) Afghani
Heath
Karanasa
haslundi (Nymphalidae)
Karanasa
naumanni (Nymphalidae)
Karanasa
pardesi (Nymphalidae)
Karanasa
pseudopamira (Nymphalidae)
Karanasa
voigti (Nymphalidae)
Lasiommata
hindukushica (Nymphalidae)
Melitaea
kuchi (Nymphalidae) Koh-i-Baba Fritillary
Pseudochazara
porphyritica (Nymphalidae)
Pseudochazara
watsoni (Nymphalidae)
The following species were not included in Lepidoptera Mundi:
Hyponephele
bala (Nymphalidae)
Hyponephele
baroglia
(Nymphalidae)
Hyponephele
difficilis
(Nymphalidae)
Hyponephele mussitans (Nymphalidae)
Hyponephele pagmani
(Nymphalidae)
Hyponephele
pseudomussitan
(Nymphalidae)
Hyponephele
susurran
(Nymphalidae)
Karanasa
naumanni
(Nymphalidae) 2017
Karanasa
pardesi (Nymphalidae) 2017
Karanasa
pseudopamira
(Nymphalidae) 2017
Melitaea
higginsi
(Nymphalidae)
Paralasa
afghana (Nymphalidae)
Paralasa
asura (Nymphalidae)
Paralasa
danorum (Nymphalidae)
Paralasa
howarthi
(Nymphalidae)
Paralasa
manioides
(Nymphalidae)
Paralasa
paghmanni
(Nymphalidae)
Paralasa shakti (Nymphalidae)
Satyrium hazarajatica (Nymphalidae) 2018
Satyrium skrylniki (Nymphalidae)