37 Butterflies described in 1883

Actizera lucida, the rayed blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from eastern and southern Africa to Kenya. It is also found on Madagascar. In South Africa it is widespread from the West Cape to the Orange Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, the Limpopo Province and the North West Province.

Actizera stellata, the red-clover blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, Ethiopia, southern Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Zaire, Tanzania and northern Malawi. In South Africa it is found in the East Cape and the southern part of the Orange Free State.

Arhopala birmana, the Burmese bushblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm.

Arhopala opalina, the opal oakblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Assam, Burma, Thailand, the Malay Peninsula and Java.

Arnetta vindhiana, the Vindhyan bob, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is native to India.

Bibasis anadi, the plain orange awlet, is a species of hesperid butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia. The butterfly has been reassigned by Vane-Wright and de Jong (2003) to the genus Burara and is considered by them Burara anadi.

Bibasis harisa, the orange awlet, is a species of hesperid found in Asia. The butterfly was reassigned to genus Burara by Vane-Wright and de Jong (2003) and is considered by them to be Burara harisa.

Borbo impar, the yellow swift, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from the Northern Territory of Australia and Indonesia to the Solomons

Caltoris canaraica, the Kanara swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.

Charaxes nichetes, the Manx charaxes or water charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Chad, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Angola. The habitat consists of forests, low altitude woodland savanna and Brachystegia woodland.

Charaxes porthos, the Porthos untailed charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of lowland evergreen forests and drier forests.

Chersonesia peraka is an Indomalayan butterfly of the family Nymphalidae (Cyrestinae). It is found in the Indomalayan realm from Burma to Malaysia and on to Java, Bali, Borneo, Sumatra and Nias.

Chonala masoni, the Chumbi wall, is a species of satyrine butterfly found in Bhutan, China and north-eastern India.

Colotis aurigineus, the African golden Arab, veined gold or double-banded orange, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in southern Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, northeastern Zaire, Malawi and northwest Zambia.

Durbaniopsis saga, the Boland rocksitter, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa in a wide area in the inland of the Western Cape and Northern Cape mountains, from the Nieuwoudtville mountains south to the Cederberg, Koue Bokkeveld, the Hex River and the Hawequas mountains. It is also present on low altitudes from Lambert's Bay inland to Het Kruis.

Elymnias obnubila is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Lionel de Nicéville and George Frederick Leycester Marshall in 1883. It is endemic to Burma in the Indomalayan realm.

Elymnias pealii, or Phallic palmfly, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by James Wood-Mason in 1883. It is endemic to Assam in the Indomalayan realm.

Graphium fulleri is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Chad.

Idea stolli, the common tree nymph, is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in South East Asia. There are twelve Idea species, of which five occur in West Malaysia.

Kanetisa is a monotypic butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. Its single species, Kanetisa digna is found in India. It is recognized by the large white band across the wings.

Kedestes wallengrenii, Wallengren's ranger or Wallengren's skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal, Zimbabwe and from Mozambique to Kenya. The habitat consists of grassland and woodland.

The Manado yellow tiger is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Oerane microthyrus is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae and the only species in the genus Oerane. It was described by Paul Mabille in 1883. It is found in the Indomalayan realm. The larva feeds on Daemonorops oblongus.

Papilio diophantus is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Sumatra.

Papilio inopinatus is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Romang, Babar, Damar and Tanimbar.

Parnassius imperator is a high-altitude butterfly which is found in western China and north-east India. It is a member of the generally white, high-elevation genus Parnassius, known as snow Apollos, of the family Papilionidae, known as swallowtails.

Polygonia gigantea, the giant comma, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western and central China.

Polyura moori, the Malayan nawab, is a butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the rajahs and nawabs group of the brush-footed butterflies.

Charaxes (Polyura) nepenthes is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Henley Grose-Smith in 1883. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.

Potanthus serina, the large dart, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found on the Andamans, as well as in southern Burma, Singapore and the Philippines. The habitat consists of grassy areas and mangrove areas.

Tajuria jehana, the plains blue royal, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia.

Tarucus bowkeri, or Bowker's blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, from the Northern Cape, south to fynbos in the West Cape and east to the Amathole Mountains in the Eastern Cape.

Thestor brachycerus, the Knysna skolly, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa.

Vanessa braziliensis, the Brazilian painted lady, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.

Ypthima granulosa, the granular ringlet, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Mozambique and eastern Africa, south to extreme northern South Africa.

Ypthima tabella is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in South India, described by Marshall and De Nicéville in 1883. Some experts still consider this as a subspecies of Ypthima philomela, baby fivering.

Zinaspa todara, the silver streaked acacia blue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in South Asia.