Research Article

Butterfly Abundance and Diversity in Different Habitat Types in the Usangu Area, Ruaha National Park

Table 2

The distribution and abundance of butterfly species in the four habitat types in Usangu area, Ruaha National Park.

Latin nameGrasslandMiombo woodlandRiverine forestVachellia/Commiphora woodlandTotalRA (%)

Hesperiidae
Borbo borbonica borbonica (Boisduval), 1833210030.15
Zenonia zeno (Trimen), 1864011020.10
Total (Hesperiidae)221050.25

Lycaenidae
Anthene lunulate (Trimen), 1894001010.05
Anthene princeps princeps (Butler), 1967100010.05
Axiocerses harpax ugandana (Clench), 1963021030.15
Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville), 1849100010.05
Euchrysops albistriatus severini (Hulstaert), 1924002020.10
Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval), 1833010010.05
Euchrysops subpallida (Bethune-Baker), 1923020020.10
Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus), 1767011020.10
Leptotes marginalis (Aurivillius), 1925152080.40
Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus), 1767100010.05
Pseudonacaduba sichela sichela (Wallengren), 1857010010.05
Tuxentius cretosus usemia (Neave), 1904010010.05
Tuxentius melaena melaena (Trimen), 1887010010.05
Zintha hintza hintza (Trimen), 1864101020.10
Zizeeria knysna (Trimen), 1862300030.15
Zizina anatanossa (Mabille), 187713440211.05
Total (Lycaenidae)2118120512.56

Nymphalidae
Acraea acrita (Hewitson), 1865021030.15
Acraea caecilian (Fabricius), 1781011020.10
Acraea caldarena caldarena (Hewitson), 1877144090.45
Acraea epaea epitellus (Staudinger), 1896004040.20
Acraea eponina eponina (Cramer), 1780021030.15
Acraea neobule neobule (Doubleday), 1847010010.05
Bicyclus anynana (Butler), 1879020020.10
Bicyclus campinus carcassoni (Condamin), 1963050050.25
Bicyclus campus (Karsch), 1893050050.25
Bicyclus ena (Hewitson), 187701100110.55
Bicyclus golo (Aurivillius), 1893010010.05
Bicyclus mollitia (Karsch), 1895021030.15
Bicyclus safitza safitza (Westwood), 1850059207864.31
Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson), 1877001010.05
Bicyclus sophrosyne sophrosyne (Plötz), 188002230251.25
Byblia anvatara acheloia (Wallengren), 18570650110.55
Byblia ilithyia (Drury), 1773021211432.16
Catacroptera cloanthe cloanthe (Stoll), 1781100010.05
Charaxes achaemenes achaemenes (Felder), 1970050270.35
Charaxes aubyni ecketti (van Someren), 1966010010.05
Charaxes bohemani (Felder), 1859020240.20
Charaxes cithaeron nairobicus (van Son), 1953010010.05
Charaxes guderiana rabaiensis (Poulton), 19290903120.60
Charaxes saturnus (Butler), 186601003130.65
Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille), 1876010010.05
Coenyropsis carcassoni (Kielland), 1976100010.05
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus), 175800120120.60
Dixeia orbona vidua (Butler), 1900000770.35
Eurytela dryope angulate (Aurivillius), 18980691160.80
Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius), 1775150194743.71
Hypolycaena buxtoni rogersi (Bethune-Baker), 1924010010.05
Junonia artaxia (Hewitson), 1864052070.35
Junonia hierta cebrene (Trimen), 187002780351.75
Junonia natalica natalica (Felder & Felder), 1860027100371.85
Junonia oenone oenone (Linnaeus), 17580930120.60
Junonia orithya madagascariensis (Guenée, 1865)024170.35
Junonia terea elgiva (Hewitson), 1864020020.10
Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus), 1767012030.15
Melanitis leda (Linnaeus), 1758013040.20
Neptis morosa (Overlaet), 195501710180.90
Neptis saclava marpessa (Hopffer), 1855010010.05
Pardopsis punctatissima (Boisduval) 183307880864.31
Precis antilope (Feisthamel), 185002780351.75
Precis octavia sesamus (Trimen), 1883060060.30
Precis pelarga actia (Distant), 1880001010.05
Ypthima granulosa (Butler), 1883010010.05
Total (Nymphalidae)44341523162131.13

Papilionidae
Papilio constantinus constatinus (Ward), 1871001010.05
Papilio demodocus demodocus (Esper), 1798100010.05
Total (Papilionidae)101020.100

Pieridae
Belenois aurota aurota (Fabricius), 179310517914531374237.19
Belenois calypso minor (Talbot), 1943110130.15
Belenois creona severina (Grose-Smith), 189081951331.65
Belenois subeida sylvander (Grose-Smith), 1890053080.40
Belenois zochalia agrippinides (Holland), 1896030030.15
Catopsilia florella (Fabricius), 1775020020.10
Colotis amatus amatus (Fabricius), 177518210211.05
Colotis antevippe zera (Lucas), 1891313210281.40
Colotis aurigineus (Butler), 1883001010.05
Colotis aurora (Cramer), 1780000220.10
Colotis celimene celimene (Lucas), 18523016100.50
Colotis daira jacksoni (Sharpe), 18909251619693.46
Colotis danae eupompe (Klug), 182934113211.05
Colotis eris eris (Klug), 183228010201.00
Colotis euippe complexivus (Butler), 1886261090.45
Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval), 18360523100.50
Colotis evenina xantholeuca (Sharpe), 1904421952864.31
Colotis hildebrandti (Staudinger), 1885010120.10
Colotis ione (Godart), 1819113050.25
Colotis regina (Trimen), 1863031040.20
Colotis rogersi (Dixey), 1915050270.35
Colotis venosus (Staudinger), 18851308120.60
Eurema brigitta brigitta (Stoll), 178002962371.85
Eurema floricola orientis (Butler), 188801172201.00
Eurema hapale (Mabille), 1882010010.05
Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler), 18750470110.55
Eurema regularis regularis (Butler), 187601810190.95
Nepheronia thalassina (Boisduval), 1836002020.10
Pinacopteryx eriphia melanarge (Butler), 188628627641256.27
Pontia helice johnstoni (Crowley), 1887100230.15
Total (Pieridae)189375251501131665.96
Total2178294175321995100