Seychelles

Checklist of Endemic Swallowtail and Nymphalid Butterfly Species

This list of swallowtail and nymphalid butterfly species found exclusively in the Seychelles 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.

For checklists indicating butterflies endemic to the Seychelles see (Wikipedia) and (Afrotropical Butterflies WM). A list of endemic Lepidoptera is at (BHL).

Euploea mitra  (Nymphalidae) Seychelles Crow

Phalanta philiberti  (Nymphalidae) Seychelles Leopard