Butterfly Diversity and Abundance in the Middle Afromontane Area of Northwestern Ethiopia

Table 3

List of butterfly species recorded in the study area.

Common name	Species name	Genus	Subfamily	Family
Forest leopard	Phalanta eurytis	Lachnoptera	Heliconiinae	Nymphalidae
Brown veined white	Belenois aurota	Belenois	Pierinae	Pieridae
Autumn leaf vagrant	Eronia leda	Eronia	Pierinae	Pieridae
Soldier pansy	Junonia terea elgiva	Junonia	Nymphalinae	Nymphalidae
Raffray's white	Belenois raffrayi	Belenois	Pierinae	Pieridae
Common dotted border	Mylothris agathina	Mylothris	Pierinae	Pieridae
Green veined emperor	Charaxes candiope	Charaxes	Charaxinae	Nymphalidae
Marieps emperor	Charaxes marieps	Charaxes	Charaxinae	Nymphalidae
Green banded swallowtail	Papilio nireus lyaeus	Papilio	Papilioninae	Papilionidae
Mocker swallowtail	Papilio dardanus	Papilio	Papilioninae	Papilionidae
Painted lady	Vanessa cardui	Vanessa	Nymphalinae	Nymphalidae