35 Butterflies described in 1888

Amathusia ochraceofusca , the pale-haired palmking, is a butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm It belongs to the Satyrinae, a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies.

Amathusia perakana, the perak palmking, is a butterfly found in Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo and the Natuna Islands. It belongs to the Satyrinae, a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies.

Amathusia schoenbergi , the scalling palmking, is a butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm It belongs to the Satyrinae, a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies.

Amblypodia annetta is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Otto Staudinger in 1888. It is found in the Australasian realm.

The angled tiger is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

Antipodia chaostola, the chaostola skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia along the coast of Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania.

Arhopala argentea, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1888. It is found in the Indomalayan realm where it is found in Celebes and the Philippines.

Boloria iphigenia is an east Palearctic butterfly in the family Nymphalidae (Heliconiinae). It is found in Japan, east Amur, Ussuri and northeast China

Carterocephalus dieckmanni is a small butterfly found in the East Palearctic that belongs to the skippers family.

Colias chlorocoma is a butterfly in the family Pieridae found in Transcaucasia, Turkey and Iran.

Colias marcopolo, the Marco Polo's colias, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae found in the Pamir Mountains the Hindu Kush and Afghanistan.

Euphydryas editha taylori, the Whulge checkerspot or Taylor's checkerspot, is a butterfly native to an area of the northwestern United States and Vancouver Island.

Euploea asyllus is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands. Subspecies E. a. gerion Godman & Salvin, 1888 is found on Malaita.

Hesperilla crypsargyra, the silvered skipper or silver hedge-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.

Katreus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It consists of only one species, Katreus johnstonii, the giant scarce sprite, which is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of primary, undisturbed forests.

Lasaia sula, the blue metalmark, is a species of butterfly in the family Riodinidae that is native to North America. It ranges from the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States south to Honduras and inhabits subtropical forests, forest edges, and agricultural areas.

Liptena helena, the red-spot false dots, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1888. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana. The habitat consists of forests.

Lohora ophthalmica is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in north-eastern Sulawesi.

Mylothris asphodelus is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania and possibly Angola. The habitat consists of lowland forests.

Mylothris ngaziya is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found on the Comoros.

Mynes woodfordi is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in and around the Solomon Islands and Bougainville. It was described by Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin in 1888 and named after British naturalist Charles Morris Woodford, later Resident Commissioner of the Solomon Islands. The subspecies M. w. shannoni is named after Ray Shannon, who collected the type specimen in Malaita on the Solomons during his military service in 1944.

Oeneis magna is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Ludwig Carl Friedrich Graeser in 1888. It is found from the Altai Mountains to southern Siberia and the Russian Far East, Mongolia, northern China and Korea. The habitat consists of sparse woodlands and mountain tundras.

Papilio ptolychus is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found on Guadalcanal and Florida Island.

Pentila pauli, the Paul's buff, Paul's pentila or spotted pentila, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of deciduous woodland and forest margins.

Pentila preussi, the ochreous red pentila, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast. Their habitat consists primarily of drier forests.

Charaxes (Polyura) epigenes is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin in 1888. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.

Pseudaletis agrippina, the Agrippina's fantasy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1888. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania. Its habitat consists of forests.

Pseudaletis antimachus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.

Pseudaletis leonis, the West African fantasy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and western Nigeria. The habitat consists of forests.

Quedara basiflava, the yellow-base flitter or golden flitter, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae and is endemic to India's Western Ghats.

Spialia zebra, the zebra grizzled skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Pakistan, India, Yemen, Oman, Ethiopia, southern Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and north-western Tanzania.

Stempfferia leonina, the western scalloped epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Togo. The habitat consists of forests.

Tisiphone helena, the Helena brown or northern sword-grass brown, is a nymphalid butterfly. It is endemic to tropical northern Queensland.

Ypthima albida, the silver ringlet or silvery ringlet, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Tanzania. Its habitat consists of wet grasslands and forest clearings and margins in submontane and montane areas.

Ypthima striata, the Nilgiri jewel fourring or striated fivering, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in south India.