Guenée; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1880) was a French lawyer and entomologist.

Achille Guenée was born in Chartres and died in Châteaudun.

He was educated in Chartres, where he showed a very early interest in butterflies and was encouraged and taught by François de Villiers (1790–1847).

During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, Châteaudun was burned by the Prussians but Guénée's collections remained intact.

Also co-author, with Jean Baptiste Boisduval, of Histoire naturelle des Insectes.