List of butterflies of Zambia
# List of butterflies of Zambia

This is a list of butterflies of Zambia. About 900 species are known from Zambia, 27 of which are endemic.

## Papilionidae

### Papilioninae

**Papilionini**

* Papilio nireus nireus Linnaeus, 1758
* Papilio nireus lyaeus Doubleday, 1845
* Papilio desmondi usambaraensis (Koçak, 1980)
* Papilio thuraui occidua Storace, 1951
* Papilio dardanus dardanus Brown, 1776
* Papilio dardanus tibullus Kirby, 1880
* Papilio constantinus constantinus Ward, 1871
* Papilio constantinus mweruanus Joicey & Talbot, 1927
* Papilio phorcas congoanus Rothschild, 1896
* Papilio phorcas nyikanus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
* Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]
* Papilio echerioides homeyeri Plötz, 1880
* Papilio jacksoni nyika Cottrell, 1963
* Papilio pelodurus vesper Le Cerf, 1924
* Papilio ophidicephalus ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878
* Papilio ophidicephalus cottrelli van Son, 1966
* Papilio ophidicephalus mkuwadzi Gifford, 1961
* Papilio mackinnoni isokae (Hancock, 1984)
* Papilio mackinnoni theodori Riley, 1921

**Leptocercini**

* Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
* Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775)
* Graphium porthaon (Hewitson, 1865)
* Graphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779)
* Graphium taboranus (Oberthür, 1886)
* Graphium schaffgotschi (Niepelt, 1927)
* Graphium ridleyanus (White, 1843)
* Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
* Graphium poggianus (Honrath, 1884)
* Graphium deliae Libert & Collins, 2007

## Pieridae

### Pseudopontiinae

* Pseudopontia paradoxa (Felder & Felder, 1869)

### Coliadinae

* Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
* Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898)
* Eurema mandarinula (Holland, 1892)
* Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876)
* Eurema floricola leonis (Butler, 1886)
* Eurema hapale (Mabille, 1882)
* Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
* Eurema senegalensis (Boisduval, 1836)
* Eurema upembana (Berger, 1981)
* Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
* Colias electo electo (Linnaeus, 1763)
* Colias electo hecate Strecker, 1905

### Pierinae

* Colotis amata calais (Cramer, 1775)
* Colotis antevippe gavisa (Wallengren, 1857)
* Colotis aurigineus (Butler, 1883)
* Colotis celimene amina (Hewitson, 1866)
* Colotis danae annae (Wallengren, 1857)
* Colotis dissociatus (Butler, 1897)
* Colotis euippe mediata Talbot, 1939
* Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836)
* Colotis evenina casta (Gerstaecker, 1871)
* Colotis hildebrandtii (Staudinger, 1884)
* Colotis incretus (Butler, 1881)
* Colotis ione (Godart, 1819)
* Colotis pallene (Hopffer, 1855)
* Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863)
* Colotis vesta mutans (Butler, 1877)
* Colotis vesta rhodesinus (Butler, 1894)
* Colotis eris (Klug, 1829)
* Colotis subfasciatus ducissa (Dognin, 1891)
* Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823
* Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847)
* Pinacopterix eriphia (Godart, [1819])
* Nepheronia argia argolisia (Stoneham, 1957)
* Nepheronia argia mhondana (Suffert, 1904)
* Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
* Nepheronia thalassina sinalata (Suffert, 1904)
* Nepheronia thalassina verulanus (Ward, 1871)
* Leptosia alcesta inalcesta Bernardi, 1959
* Leptosia hybrida somereni Bernardi, 1959
* Leptosia nupta pseudonupta Bernardi, 1959

**Pierini**

* Appias epaphia contracta (Butler, 1888)
* Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, [1865])
* Appias sylvia nyasana (Butler, 1897)
* Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779)
* Mylothris alcuana shaba Berger, 1981
* Mylothris bernice overlaeti Berger, 1981
* Mylothris crawshayi Butler, 1896
* Mylothris mavunda Hancock & Heath, 1985 (endemic)
* Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775)
* Mylothris rubricosta (Mabille, 1890)
* Mylothris rueppellii rhodesiana Riley, 1921
* Mylothris sagala albissima Talbot, 1944
* Mylothris sagala dentatus Butler, 1896
* Mylothris schumanni zairiensis Berger, 1981
* Mylothris similis dollmani Riley, 1921
* Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897
* Dixeia doxo parva Talbot, 1943
* Dixeia leucophanes Vári, 1976
* Dixeia pigea (Boisduval, 1836)
* Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
* Belenois calypso crawshayi Butler, 1894
* Belenois creona severina (Stoll, 1781)
* Belenois diminuta Butler, 1894
* Belenois gidica abyssinica (Lucas, 1852)
* Belenois rubrosignata (Weymer, 1901)
* Belenois thysa (Hopffer, 1855)
* Belenois welwitschii welwitschii Rogenhofer, 1890
* Belenois welwitschii shaba Berger, 1981
* Belenois zochalia agrippinides (Holland, 1896)

## Lycaenidae

### Miletinae

**Liphyrini**

* Aslauga latifurca Cottrell, 1981
* Aslauga marshalli Butler, 1899
* Aslauga orientalis Cottrell, 1981
* Aslauga purpurascens Holland, 1890
* slauga vininga kiellandi Libert, 1997

**Miletini**

* Megalopalpus zymna (Westwood, 1851)
* Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890
* Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Lachnocnema durbani Trimen & Bowker, 1887
* Lachnocnema intermedia Libert, 1996
* Lachnocnema regularis Libert, 1996
* Lachnocnema brimoides Libert, 1996
* Lachnocnema disrupta Talbot, 1935

### Poritiinae

**Liptenini**

* Alaena amazoula nyasana Hawker-Smith, 1933
* Alaena nyassa marmorata Hawker-Smith, 1933
* Alaena reticulata Butler, 1896
* Alaena unimaculosa aurantiaca Butler, 1895
* Pentila pauli elisabetha Hulstaert, 1924
* Pentila pauli nyassana Aurivillius, 1899
* Pentila pauli obsoleta Hawker-Smith, 1933
* Pentila umangiana meridionalis Berger, 1981
* Telipna nyanza katangae Stempffer, 1961
* Ornipholidotos katangae Stempffer, 1947
* Ornipholidotos overlaeti Stempffer, 1947
* Ornipholidotos peucetia (Hewitson, 1866)
* Cooksonia neavei rhodesiae Pinhey, 1962
* Mimacraea marshalli Trimen, 1898
* Mimacraea skoptoles Druce, 1907
* Liptena eukrines Druce, 1905
* Liptena homeyeri Dewitz, 1884
* Liptena lualaba Berger, 1981
* Liptena praestans congoensis Schultze, 1923
* Liptena xanthostola xantha (Grose-Smith, 1901)
* Eresina bilinea Talbot, 1935
* Eresina katangana Stempffer, 1956
* Eresina toroensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
* Citrinophila terias Joicey & Talbot, 1921
* Argyrocheila bitje Bethune-Baker, 1915
* Teriomima puella Kirby, 1887
* Teriomima puellaris (Trimen, 1894)
* Baliochila hildegarda (Kirby, 1887)
* Cnodontes pallida (Trimen, 1898)
* Cnodontes vansomereni Stempffer & Bennett, 1953

**Epitolini**

* Toxochitona sankuru Stempffer, 1961
* Teratoneura congoensis Stempffer, 1954
* Cerautola crowleyi congdoni Libert & Collins, 1999
* Cerautola fisheri Libert & Collins, 1999 (endemic)
* Cerautola miranda vidua (Talbot, 1935)
* Stempfferia ginettae meridionalis Libert, 1999
* Cephetola izidori zambeziae Libert & Collins, 1999
* Cephetola katerae (Jackson, 1962)
* Cephetola viridana (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
* Deloneura subfusca Hawker-Smith, 1933
* Hewitsonia kirbyi Dewitz, 1879

### Aphnaeinae

* Pseudaletis mazanguli Neave, 1910
* Lipaphnaeus eustorgia (Hulstaert, 1924)
* Lipaphnaeus leonina bitje (Druce, 1910)
* Lipaphnaeus leonina loxura (Rebel, 1914)
* Chloroselas mazoensis (Trimen, 1898)
* Chloroselas overlaeti Stempffer, 1956
* Chloroselas pseudozeritis (Trimen, 1873)
* Crudaria leroma (Wallengren, 1857)
* Cigaritis brunnea (Jackson, 1966)
* Cigaritis cynica (Riley, 1921)
* Cigaritis ella (Hewitson, 1865)
* Cigaritis homeyeri (Dewitz, 1887)
* Cigaritis modestus heathi (d'Abrera, 1980)
* Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850)
* Cigaritis natalensis (Westwood, 1851)
* Cigaritis overlaeti (Bouyer, 1998)
* Cigaritis phanes (Trimen, 1873)
* Cigaritis pinheyi (Heath, 1983) (endemic)
* Cigaritis trimeni (Neave, 1910)
* Zeritis fontainei Stempffer, 1956
* Zeritis sorhagenii (Dewitz, 1879)
* Axiocerses tjoane tjoane (Wallengren, 1857)
* Axiocerses tjoane rubescens Henning & Henning, 1996
* Axiocerses bambana orichalcea Henning & Henning, 1996
* Axiocerses nyika Quickelberge, 1984
* Axiocerses heathi Henning & Henning, 1996 (endemic)
* Axiocerses melanica melanica Henning & Henning, 1996 (endemic)
* Axiocerses melanica aurata Henning & Henning, 1996 (endemic)
* Axiocerses coalescens Henning & Henning, 1996
* Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881)
* Aloeides damarensis mashona Tite & Dickson, 1973
* Aloeides conradsi angoniensis Tite & Dickson, 1973
* Aloeides molomo mumbuensis Riley, 1921
* Aloeides griseus Riley, 1921 (endemic)
* Erikssonia acraeina Trimen, 1891
* Erikssonia alaponoxa Henning & Henning, 2001 (endemic)
* Aphnaeus affinis Riley, 1921
* Aphnaeus erikssoni erikssoni Trimen, 1891
* Aphnaeus erikssoni rex Aurivillius, 1909
* Aphnaeus flavescens Stempffer, 1954
* Aphnaeus marshalli Neave, 1910
* Aphnaeus orcas (Drury, 1782)
* Aphnaeus questiauxi Aurivillius, 1903

### Theclinae

* Myrina dermaptera nyassae Talbot, 1935
* Myrina silenus silenus (Fabricius, 1775)
* Myrina silenus ficedula Trimen, 1879
* Oxylides feminina (Sharpe, 1904)
* Dapidodigma demeter nuptus Clench, 1961
* Hypolycaena antifaunus (Westwood, 1851)
* Hypolycaena auricostalis (Butler, 1897)
* Hypolycaena buxtoni spurcus Talbot, 1929
* Hypolycaena hatita japhusa Riley, 1921
* Hypolycaena liara plana Talbot, 1935
* Hypolycaena pachalica Butler, 1888
* Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Hemiolaus caeculus caeculus (Hopffer, 1855)
* Hemiolaus caeculus vividus Pinhey, 1962
* Leptomyrina hirundo (Wallengren, 1857)
* Leptomyrina gorgias sobrina Talbot, 1935
* Leptomyrina handmani Gifford, 1965
* Iolaus bolissus Hewitson, 1873
* Iolaus alienus Trimen, 1898
* Iolaus aurivillii Röber, 1900
* Iolaus australis Stevenson, 1937
* Iolaus bakeri (Riley, 1928)
* Iolaus coelestis Bethune-Baker, 1926
* Iolaus congdoni (Kielland, 1985)
* Iolaus cytaeis caerulea (Riley, 1928)
* Iolaus dubiosa (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
* Iolaus farquharsoni (Bethune-Baker, 1922)
* Iolaus flavilinea (Riley, 1928)
* Iolaus helenae Henning & Henning, 1989 (endemic)
* Iolaus mimosae rhodosense (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
* Iolaus nasisii (Riley, 1928)
* Iolaus nolaensis amanica (Stempffer, 1951)
* Iolaus penningtoni (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
* Iolaus pollux albocaerulea (Riley, 1929)
* Iolaus sibella (Druce, 1910)
* Iolaus sidus Trimen, 1864
* Iolaus stenogrammica (Riley, 1928)
* Iolaus violacea (Riley, 1928)
* Iolaus pallene (Wallengren, 1857)
* Iolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1875
* Iolaus gabunica (Riley, 1928)
* Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869
* Iolaus poecilaon fisheri Heath, 1983
* Iolaus aequatorialis (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
* Iolaus cottrelli (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
* Iolaus dianae Heath, 1983 (endemic)
* Iolaus ndolae (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
* Iolaus pamae Heath, 1994
* Iolaus silarus Druce, 1885
* Iolaus stewarti Heath, 1985 (endemic)
* Iolaus catori cottoni Bethune-Baker, 1908
* Stugeta bowkeri maria Suffert, 1904
* Stugeta bowkeri tearei Dickson, 1980
* Pilodeudorix mimeta (Karsch, 1895)
* Pilodeudorix anetia (Hulstaert, 1924)
* Pilodeudorix bemba (Neave, 1910) (endemic)
* Pilodeudorix kafuensis (Neave, 1910)
* Pilodeudorix mera (Hewitson, 1873)
* Pilodeudorix otraeda genuba (Hewitson, 1875)
* Pilodeudorix obscurata (Trimen, 1891)
* Pilodeudorix camerona katanga (Clench, 1965)
* Pilodeudorix congoana orientalis (Stempffer, 1957)
* Pilodeudorix zela (Hewitson, 1869)
* Pilodeudorix zeloides (Butler, 1901)
* Pilodeudorix zelomina (Rebel, 1914)
* Hypomyrina nomenia extensa Libert, 2004
* Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
* Deudorix badhami Carcasson, 1961
* Deudorix caliginosa Lathy, 1903
* Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
* Deudorix dinomenes Grose-Smith, 1887
* Deudorix diocles Hewitson, 1869
* Deudorix jacksoni Talbot, 1935
* Deudorix kayonza Stempffer, 1956
* Deudorix lorisona coffea Jackson, 1966
* Deudorix magda Gifford, 1963
* Deudorix ufipa Kielland, 1978
* Capys brunneus heathi Henning & Henning, 1988
* Capys catharus Riley, 1932
* Capys connexivus connexivus Butler, 1897
* Capys connexivus gardineri Henning & Henning, 1988

### Lycaeninae

* Lycaena phlaeas abbottii (Holland, 1892)

### Polyommatinae

**Lycaenesthini**

* Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
* Anthene arnoldi (N. Jones, 1918)
* Anthene butleri livida (Trimen, 1881)
* Anthene contrastata mashuna (Stevenson, 1937)
* Anthene crawshayi (Butler, 1899)
* Anthene definita (Butler, 1899)
* Anthene irumu (Stempffer, 1948)
* Anthene kersteni (Gerstaecker, 1871)
* Anthene lemnos (Hewitson, 1878)
* Anthene ligures (Hewitson, 1874)
* Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874)
* Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894)
* Anthene mpanda Kielland, 1990
* Anthene nigropunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Anthene otacilia (Trimen, 1868)
* Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876)
* Anthene rhodesiana Stempffer, 1962
* Anthene rubricinctus anadema (Druce, 1905)
* Anthene wilsoni (Talbot, 1935)
* Anthene gemmifera (Neave, 1910)
* Anthene nigeriae (Aurivillius, 1905)
* Cupidesthes arescopa (Stempffer, 1962)
* Cupidesthes vidua Talbot, 1929

**Polyommatini**

* Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, [1824])
* Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855)
* Pseudonacaduba aethiops (Mabille, 1877)
* Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857)
* Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
* Uranothauma crawshayi Butler, 1895
* Uranothauma cuneatum Tite, 1958
* Uranothauma falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879)
* Uranothauma heritsia virgo (Butler, 1896)
* Uranothauma nubifer (Trimen, 1895)
* Uranothauma poggei (Dewitz, 1879)
* Uranothauma vansomereni Stempffer, 1951
* Uranothauma williamsi Carcasson, 1961
* Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782)
* Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898
* Cacyreus tespis (Herbst, 1804)
* Cacyreus virilis Stempffer, 1936
* Harpendyreus hazelae Stempffer, 1973
* Harpendyreus juno (Butler, 1897)
* Harpendyreus major (Joicey & Talbot, 1924)
* Leptotes babaulti (Stempffer, 1935)
* Leptotes brevidentatus (Tite, 1958)
* Leptotes jeanneli (Stempffer, 1935)
* Leptotes marginalis (Stempffer, 1944)
* Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
* Leptotes pulchra (Murray, 1874)
* Tuxentius calice (Hopffer, 1855)
* Tuxentius ertli (Aurivillius, 1907)
* Tuxentius melaena (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
* Tarucus sybaris (Hopffer, 1855)
* Zintha hintza (Trimen, 1864)
* Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
* Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877)
* Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883)
* Actizera stellata (Trimen, 1883)
* Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
* Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
* Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880)
* Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857)
* Azanus natalensis (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
* Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, 1782)
* Azanus isis (Drury, 1773)
* Eicochrysops eicotrochilus Bethune-Baker, 1924
* Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793)
* Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena (Wallengren, 1857)
* Eicochrysops pinheyi Heath, 1985 (endemic)
* Euchrysops albistriata (Capronnier, 1889)
* Euchrysops barkeri (Trimen, 1893)
* Euchrysops katangae Bethune-Baker, 1923
* Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
* Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855)
* Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923
* Euchrysops unigemmata (Butler, 1895)
* Thermoniphas distincta (Talbot, 1935)
* Thermoniphas fontainei Stempffer, 1956
* Thermoniphas colorata (Ungemach, 1932)
* Oboronia albicosta (Gaede, 1916)
* Oboronia guessfeldti (Dewitz, 1879)
* Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
* Lepidochrysops aethiopia (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
* Lepidochrysops anerius (Hulstaert, 1924)
* Lepidochrysops ansorgei Tite, 1959
* Lepidochrysops auratus Quickelberge, 1979
* Lepidochrysops carsoni (Butler, 1901) (endemic)
* Lepidochrysops chala Kielland, 1980
* Lepidochrysops chalceus Quickelberge, 1979
* Lepidochrysops chloauges (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
* Lepidochrysops cinerea (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
* Lepidochrysops cupreus (Neave, 1910)
* Lepidochrysops desmondi Stempffer, 1951
* Lepidochrysops dollmani (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
* Lepidochrysops erici Gardiner, 2003 (endemic)
* Lepidochrysops evae Gardiner, 2003 (endemic)
* Lepidochrysops glauca (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
* Lepidochrysops handmani Quickelberge, 1980
* Lepidochrysops heathi Gardiner, 1998 (endemic)
* Lepidochrysops intermedia cottrelli Stempffer, 1954
* Lepidochrysops kocak Seven, 1997
* Lepidochrysops longifalces Tite, 1961
* Lepidochrysops loveni (Aurivillius, 1922)
* Lepidochrysops michaeli Gardiner, 2003 (endemic)
* Lepidochrysops miniata Gardiner, 2004 (endemic)
* Lepidochrysops nyika Tite, 1961
* Lepidochrysops pampolis (Druce, 1905)
* Lepidochrysops peculiaris hypoleucus (Butler, 1893)
* Lepidochrysops plebeia (Butler, 1898)
* Lepidochrysops rhodesensae (Bethune-Baker, [1923]) (endemic)
* Lepidochrysops skotios (Druce, 1905)
* Lepidochrysops solwezii (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
* Lepidochrysops stormsi (Robbe, 1892)
* Lepidochrysops yvonnae Gardiner, 2004 (endemic)

## Riodinidae

### Nemeobiinae

* Abisara dewitzi Aurivillius, 1898
* Abisara rogersi Druce, 1878
* Abisara neavei dollmani Riley, 1932

## Nymphalidae

### Libytheinae

* Libythea labdaca laius Trimen, 1879

### Danainae

**Danaini**

* Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
* Tirumala formosa (Godman, 1880)
* Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847)
* Amauris niavius niavius (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Amauris niavius dominicanus Trimen, 1879
* Amauris tartarea tartarea Mabille, 1876
* Amauris tartarea damoclides Staudinger, 1896
* Amauris albimaculata latifascia Talbot, 1940
* Amauris crawshayi simulator Talbot, 1926
* Amauris dannfelti restricta Talbot, 1940
* Amauris echeria katangae Neave, 1910
* Amauris echeria serica Talbot, 1940
* Amauris ellioti junia (Le Cerf, 1920)
* Amauris hyalites Butler, 1874
* Amauris ochlea bumilleri Lanz, 1896

### Satyrinae

**Melanitini**

* Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849
* Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Melanitis libya Distant, 1882
* Aphysoneura pigmentaria latilimba Le Cerf, 1919

**Satyrini**

* Bicyclus angulosa selousi (Trimen, 1895)
* Bicyclus anynana anynana (Butler, 1879)
* Bicyclus anynana centralis Condamin, 1968
* Bicyclus campina (Aurivillius, 1901)
* Bicyclus cooksoni (Druce, 1905)
* Bicyclus cottrelli (van Son, 1952)
* Bicyclus dubia (Aurivillius, 1893)
* Bicyclus ena (Hewitson, 1877)
* Bicyclus jefferyi Fox, 1963
* Bicyclus mandanes Hewitson, 1873
* Bicyclus mesogena (Karsch, 1894)
* Bicyclus moyses Condamin & Fox, 1964
* Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850)
* Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
* Bicyclus saussurei (Dewitz, 1879)
* Bicyclus sebetus (Hewitson, 1877)
* Bicyclus simulacris Kielland, 1990
* Bicyclus sophrosyne overlaeti Condamin, 1965
* Bicyclus suffusa (Riley, 1921)
* Bicyclus trilophus (Rebel, 1914)
* Bicyclus vansoni Condamin, 1965
* Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868)
* Heteropsis centralis (Aurivillius, 1903)
* Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873)
* Heteropsis phaea (Karsch, 1894)
* Heteropsis simonsii (Butler, 1877)
* Heteropsis teratia (Karsch, 1894)
* Heteropsis ubenica (Thurau, 1903)
* Ypthima antennata van Son, 1955
* Ypthima condamini Kielland, 1982
* Ypthima congoana Overlaet, 1955
* Ypthima diplommata Overlaet, 1954
* Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883
* Ypthima impura paupera Ungemach, 1932
* Ypthima praestans Overlaet, 1954
* Ypthima pulchra Overlaet, 1954
* Ypthima pupillaris Butler, 1888
* Ypthima recta Overlaet, 1955
* Ypthima rhodesiana Carcasson, 1961
* Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)
* Neocoenyra cooksoni Druce, 1907
* Neocoenyra kivuensis Seydel, 1929
* Neocoenyra ypthimoides Butler, 1894
* Coenyropsis bera (Hewitson, 1877)
* Physcaeneura pione Godman, 1880
* Neita extensa (Butler, 1898)

### Charaxinae

**Charaxini**

* Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
* Charaxes fulvescens monitor Rothschild, 1900
* Charaxes acuminatus cottrelli van Someren, 1963
* Charaxes acuminatus nyika van Someren, 1963
* Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824)
* Charaxes protoclea azota (Hewitson, 1877)
* Charaxes protoclea catenaria Rousseau-Decelle, 1934
* Charaxes macclounii Butler, 1895
* Charaxes cynthia sabulosus Talbot, 1928
* Charaxes lucretius intermedius van Someren, 1971
* Charaxes lucretius schofieldi Plantrou, 1989
* Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866
* Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775)
* Charaxes brutus angustus Rothschild, 1900
* Charaxes brutus natalensis Staudinger, 1885
* Charaxes ansorgei levicki Poulton, 1933
* Charaxes pollux pollux (Cramer, 1775)
* Charaxes pollux geminus Rothschild, 1900
* Charaxes druceanus proximans Joicey & Talbot, 1922
* Charaxes eudoxus mechowi Rothschild, 1900
* Charaxes eudoxus mitchelli Plantrou & Howarth, 1977
* Charaxes eudoxus zambiae van Someren, 1970
* Charaxes numenes aequatorialis van Someren, 1972
* Charaxes tiridates tiridatinus Röber, 1936
* Charaxes murphyi Collins, 1989
* Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859
* Charaxes xiphares ludovici Rousseau-Decelle, 1933
* Charaxes cithaeron joanae van Someren, 1964
* Charaxes imperialis lisomboensis van Someren, 1975
* Charaxes ameliae amelina Joicey & Talbot, 1925
* Charaxes pythodoris pythodoris Hewitson, 1873
* Charaxes pythodoris sumbuensis Henning, 1982
* Charaxes penricei Rothschild, 1900
* Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1867
* Charaxes jahlusa argynnides Westwood, 1864
* Charaxes eupale veneris White & Grant, 1989
* Charaxes dilutus Rothschild, 1898
* Charaxes anticlea proadusta van Someren, 1971
* Charaxes baumanni selousi Trimen, 1894
* Charaxes baumanni whytei Butler, 1894
* Charaxes hildebrandti katangensis Talbot, 1928
* Charaxes catachrous van Someren & Jackson, 1952
* Charaxes etheocles carpenteri van Someren & Jackson, 1957
* Charaxes margaretae Rydon, 1980
* Charaxes cedreatis Hewitson, 1874
* Charaxes chintechi van Someren, 1975
* Charaxes manica Trimen, 1894
* Charaxes howarthi Minig, 1976
* Charaxes fulgurata Aurivillius, 1899
* Charaxes phaeus Hewitson, 1877
* Charaxes fionae Henning, 1977
* Charaxes variata van Someren, 1969 (endemic)
* Charaxes diversiforma van Someren & Jackson, 1957
* Charaxes williami Henning, 2002 (endemic)
* Charaxes aubyni australis van Someren & Jackson, 1957
* Charaxes gallagheri van Son, 1962
* Charaxes guderiana (Dewitz, 1879)
* Charaxes zoolina (Westwood, [1850])
* Charaxes nichetes pantherinus Rousseau-Decelle, 1934

**Euxanthini**

* Charaxes crossleyi (Ward, 1871)
* Charaxes wakefieldi (Ward, 1873)

**Pallini**

* Palla ussheri interposita Joicey & Talbot, 1925

### Nymphalinae

* Vanessula milca latifasciata Joicey & Talbot, 1928

**Nymphalini**

* Antanartia schaeneia dubia Howarth, 1966
* Vanessa dimorphica (Howarth, 1966)
* Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Junonia artaxia Hewitson, 1864
* Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870
* Junonia natalica (Felder & Felder, 1860)
* Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
* Junonia sophia infracta Butler, 1888
* Junonia terea elgiva Hewitson, 1864
* Junonia touhilimasa Vuillot, 1892
* Junonia ansorgei (Rothschild, 1899)
* Junonia cymodoce lugens (Schultze, 1912)
* Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa (Trimen, 1881)
* Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
* Precis actia Distant, 1880
* Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850)
* Precis archesia (Cramer, 1779)
* Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847)
* Precis cuama (Hewitson, 1864)
* Precis octavia sesamus Trimen, 1883
* Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775)
* Precis rauana (Grose-Smith, 1898)
* Precis sinuata Plötz, 1880
* Precis tugela pyriformis (Butler, 1896)
* Hypolimnas anthedon anthedon (Doubleday, 1845)
* Hypolimnas anthedon wahlbergi (Wallengren, 1857)
* Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
* Catacroptera cloanthe (Stoll, 1781)

### Cyrestinae

**Cyrestini**

* Cyrestis camillus (Fabricius, 1781)

### Biblidinae

**Biblidini**

* Byblia anvatara acheloia (Wallengren, 1857)
* Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)
* Neptidopsis ophione nucleata Grünberg, 1911
* Eurytela dryope angulata Aurivillius, 1899
* Eurytela hiarbas lita Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

**Epicaliini**

* Sevenia amulia intermedia (Carcasson, 1961)
* Sevenia amulia benguelae (Chapman, 1872)
* Sevenia boisduvali (Wallengren, 1857)
* Sevenia consors (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
* Sevenia dubiosa (Strand, 1911)
* Sevenia garega (Karsch, 1892)
* Sevenia occidentalium (Mabille, 1876)
* Sevenia pechueli rhodesiana (Rothschild, 1918)
* Sevenia rosa (Hewitson, 1877)
* Sevenia trimeni (Aurivillius, 1899)
* Sevenia umbrina (Karsch, 1892)

### Limenitinae

**Limenitidini**

* Harma theobene superna (Fox, 1968)
* Cymothoe caenis (Drury, 1773)
* Cymothoe cottrelli Rydon, 1980
* Cymothoe confusa Aurivillius, 1887
* Cymothoe herminia katshokwe Overlaet, 1940
* Cymothoe lurida azumai Carcasson, 1964
* Cymothoe sangaris luluana Overlaet, 1945
* Pseudoneptis bugandensis ianthe Hemming, 1964
* Pseudacraea boisduvalii boisduvalii (Doubleday, 1845)
* Pseudacraea boisduvalii trimenii Butler, 1874
* Pseudacraea deludens amaurina Neustetter, 1928
* Pseudacraea dolomena (Hewitson, 1865)
* Pseudacraea eurytus eurytus (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Pseudacraea eurytus conradti Oberthür, 1893
* Pseudacraea kuenowii Dewitz, 1879
* Pseudacraea lucretia expansa (Butler, 1878)
* Pseudacraea lucretia protracta (Butler, 1874)
* Pseudacraea poggei (Dewitz, 1879)
* Pseudacraea semire (Cramer, 1779)

**Neptidini**

* Neptis agouale Pierre-Baltus, 1978
* Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955
* Neptis aurivillii Schultze, 1913
* Neptis carcassoni Van Son, 1959
* Neptis conspicua Neave, 1904
* Neptis goochii Trimen, 1879
* Neptis gratiosa Overlaet, 1955
* Neptis incongrua Butler, 1896
* Neptis jordani Neave, 1910
* Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955
* Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955
* Neptis nemetes nemetes Hewitson, 1868
* Neptis nemetes margueriteae Fox, 1968
* Neptis nicoteles Hewitson, 1874
* Neptis nina Staudinger, 1896
* Neptis nysiades Hewitson, 1868
* Neptis penningtoni van Son, 1977
* Neptis puella Aurivillius, 1894
* Neptis saclava marpessa Hopffer, 1855
* Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955
* Neptis trigonophora melicertula Strand, 1912

**Adoliadini**

* Catuna crithea (Drury, 1773)
* Euryphura achlys (Hopffer, 1855)
* Euryphura chalcis (Felder & Felder, 1860)
* Euryphura concordia (Hopffer, 1855)
* Euryphurana nobilis viridis (Hancock, 1990)
* Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)
* Pseudargynnis hegemone (Godart, 1819)
* Aterica galene extensa Heron, 1909
* Euriphene incerta theodota (Hulstaert, 1924)
* Euriphene iris (Aurivillius, 1903)
* Euriphene pallidior (Hulstaert, 1924)
* Euriphene saphirina trioculata (Talbot, 1927)
* Bebearia cocalia katera (van Someren, 1939)
* Bebearia orientis (Karsch, 1895)
* Bebearia plistonax (Hewitson, 1874)
* Bebearia aurora theia Hecq, 1989
* Bebearia schoutedeni (Overlaet, 1954)
* Euphaedra medon neustetteri Niepelt, 1915
* Euphaedra zaddachii crawshayi Butler, 1895
* Euphaedra herberti katanga Hecq, 1980
* Euphaedra overlaeti Hulstaert, 1926
* Euphaedra simplex Hecq, 1978
* Euphaedra cooksoni Druce, 1905
* Euphaedra katangensis Talbot, 1927
* Euphaedra nigrobasalis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
* Euphaedra ruspina (Hewitson, 1865)
* Euphaedra harpalyce serena Talbot, 1928
* Euphaedra neophron (Hopffer, 1855)
* Euptera freyja Hancock, 1984
* Euptera hirundo lufirensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
* Euptera pluto primitiva Hancock, 1984
* Pseudathyma callina (Grose-Smith, 1898)

### Heliconiinae

**Acraeini**

* Acraea cerasa cerita Sharpe, 1906
* Acraea acara Hewitson, 1865
* Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865
* Acraea insignis Distant, 1880
* Acraea leucographa Ribbe, 1889
* Acraea machequena Grose-Smith, 1887
* Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
* Acraea pseudolycia pseudolycia Butler, 1874
* Acraea pseudolycia astrigera Butler, 1899
* Acraea zetes (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Acraea acrita ambigua Trimen, 1891
* Acraea asema Hewitson, 1877
* Acraea atolmis Westwood, 1881
* Acraea cepheus (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Acraea chaeribula Oberthür, 1893
* Acraea chambezi Neave, 1910
* Acraea diogenes Suffert, 1904
* Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775)
* Acraea eltringhamiana Le Doux, 1932
* Acraea guillemei Oberthür, 1893
* Acraea lofua Eltringham, 1911 (endemic)
* Acraea mansya Eltringham, 1911
* Acraea omrora umbraetae Pierre, 1988
* Acraea periphanes Oberthür, 1893
* Acraea utengulensis Thurau, 1903
* Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881
* Acraea atergatis Westwood, 1881
* Acraea axina Westwood, 1881
* Acraea buettneri Rogenhofer, 1890
* Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877
* Acraea intermediodes Ackery, 1995
* Acraea leucopyga Aurivillius, 1904
* Acraea lygus Druce, 1875
* Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847
* Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855
* Acraea pudorella Aurivillius, 1899
* Acraea rhodesiana Wichgraf, 1909
* Acraea aganice nicega (Suffert, 1904)
* Acraea consanguinea intermedia (Aurivillius, 1899)
* Acraea epaea (Cramer, 1779)
* Acraea macarista (Sharpe, 1906)
* Acraea poggei Dewitz, 1879
* Acraea scalivittata (Butler, 1896)
* Acraea umbra macarioides (Aurivillius, 1893)
* Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
* Acraea acuta Howarth, 1969
* Acraea alciope Hewitson, 1852
* Acraea alicia (Sharpe, 1890)
* Acraea aurivillii Staudinger, 1896
* Acraea baxteri Sharpe, 1902
* Acraea bonasia (Fabricius, 1775)
* Acraea cabira Hopffer, 1855
* Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
* Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
* Acraea esebria Hewitson, 1861
* Acraea goetzei Thurau, 1903
* Acraea jodutta (Fabricius, 1793)
* Acraea johnstoni Godman, 1885
* Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
* Acraea burni Butler, 1896
* Acraea peneleos pelasgius Grose-Smith, 1900
* Acraea pharsalus Ward, 1871
* Acraea sotikensis Sharpe, 1892
* Acraea ventura Hewitson, 1877
* Acraea bomba Grose-Smith, 1889
* Acraea induna Trimen, 1895
* Acraea lusinga Overlaet, 1955
* Acraea mirifica Lathy, 1906
* Acraea parei orangica (Henning & Henning, 1996)
* Acraea rahira Boisduval, 1833
* Acraea speciosa Wichgraf, 1909
* Acraea cinerea Neave, 1904
* Acraea ntebiae dewitzi Carcasson, 1981
* Acraea oreas angolanus Lathy, 1906
* Acraea parrhasia servona Godart, 1819
* Acraea perenna Doubleday, 1847
* Pardopsis punctatissima (Boisduval, 1833)

**Argynnini**

* Issoria smaragdifera smaragdifera (Butler, 1895)
* Issoria smaragdifera reducta Carcasson, 1961
* Issoria baumanni katangae (Neave, 1910)

**Vagrantini**

* Lachnoptera anticlia (Hübner, 1819)
* Lachnoptera ayresii Trimen, 1879
* Phalanta eurytis (Doubleday, 1847)
* Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

## Hesperiidae

### Coeliadinae

* Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
* Coeliades hanno (Plötz, 1879)
* Coeliades libeon (Druce, 1875)
* Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Coeliades sejuncta (Mabille & Vuillot, 1891)

### Pyrginae

**Celaenorrhinini**

* Loxolexis hollandi (Druce, 1909)
* Loxolexis holocausta (Mabille, 1891)
* Celaenorrhinus bettoni Butler, 1902
* Celaenorrhinus boadicea (Hewitson, 1877)
* Celaenorrhinus handmani Collins & Congdon, 1998
* Celaenorrhinus homeyeri (Plötz, 1880)
* Eretis djaelaelae (Wallengren, 1857)
* Eretis herewardi Riley, 1921
* Eretis lugens (Rogenhofer, 1891)
* Eretis melania Mabille, 1891
* Eretis umbra nox (Neave, 1910)
* Eretis vaga Evans, 1937
* Sarangesa astrigera Butler, 1894
* Sarangesa brigida sanaga Miller, 1964
* Sarangesa laelius (Mabille, 1877)
* Sarangesa lucidella (Mabille, 1891)
* Sarangesa maculata (Mabille, 1891)
* Sarangesa maxima Neave, 1910
* Sarangesa motozi (Wallengren, 1857)
* Sarangesa pandaensis deningi Evans, 1956
* Sarangesa penningtoni Evans, 1951 (endemic)
* Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870)
* Sarangesa seineri Strand, 1909

**Tagiadini**

* Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)
* Eagris decastigma purpura Evans, 1937
* Eagris lucetia (Hewitson, 1875)
* Eagris nottoana (Wallengren, 1857)
* Eagris sabadius ochreana Lathy, 1901
* Calleagris hollandi (Butler, 1897)
* Calleagris jamesoni (Sharpe, 1890)
* Calleagris lacteus (Mabille, 1877)
* Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857
* Netrobalane canopus (Trimen, 1864)
* Leucochitonea levubu Wallengren, 1857
* Abantis bamptoni Collins & Larsen, 1994
* Abantis contigua Evans, 1937
* Abantis lucretia lofu Neave, 1910
* Abantis paradisea (Butler, 1870)
* Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855
* Abantis venosa Trimen & Bowker, 1889
* Abantis vidua Weymer, 1901
* Abantis zambesiaca (Westwood, 1874)

**Carcharodini**

* Spialia colotes transvaaliae (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
* Spialia confusa Evans, 1937
* Spialia delagoae (Trimen, 1898)
* Spialia depauperata (Strand, 1911)
* Spialia diomus ferax (Wallengren, 1863)
* Spialia dromus (Plötz, 1884)
* Spialia mafa (Trimen, 1870)
* Spialia secessus (Trimen, 1891)
* Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764)
* Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)

### Hesperiinae

**Aeromachini**

* Astictopterus abjecta (Snellen, 1872)
* Astictopterus punctulata (Butler, 1895)
* Astictopterus stellata mineni (Trimen, 1894)
* Prosopalpus debilis (Plötz, 1879)
* Prosopalpus styla Evans, 1937
* Ampittia capenas blanda Evans, 1947
* Kedestes barberae (Trimen, 1873)
* Kedestes brunneostriga (Plötz, 1884)
* Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)
* Kedestes heathi Hancock & Gardiner, 1982 (endemic)
* Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910
* Kedestes lema linka Evans, 1956
* Kedestes malua Neave, 1910 (endemic)
* Kedestes michaeli Gardiner & Hancock, 1982
* Kedestes mohozutza (Wallengren, 1857)
* Kedestes nerva paola Plötz, 1884
* Kedestes protensa Butler, 1901
* Kedestes pinheyi Hancock & Gardiner, 1982 (endemic)
* Kedestes straeleni Evans, 1956
* Kedestes wallengrenii (Trimen, 1883)
* Gorgyra aretina (Hewitson, 1878)
* Gorgyra bibulus Riley, 1929
* Gorgyra diva Evans, 1937
* Gorgyra johnstoni (Butler, 1894)
* Gorgyra kalinzu Evans, 1949
* Gorgyra mocquerysii Holland, 1896
* Teniorhinus harona (Westwood, 1881)
* Teniorhinus herilus (Hopffer, 1855)
* Teniorhinus ignita (Mabille, 1877)
* Ceratrichia semilutea Mabille, 1891
* Ceratrichia semlikensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
* Pardaleodes fan (Holland, 1894)
* Pardaleodes incerta (Snellen, 1872)
* Xanthodisca vibius (Hewitson, 1878)
* Acada biseriata (Mabille, 1893)
* Parosmodes morantii (Trimen, 1873)
* Paracleros biguttulus (Mabille, 1890)
* Osphantes ogowena lulua Evans, 1956
* Acleros mackenii (Trimen, 1868)
* Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1890
* Semalea arela (Mabille, 1891)
* Semalea atrio (Mabille, 1891)
* Semalea pulvina (Plötz, 1879)
* Semalea sextilis (Plötz, 1886)
* Hypoleucis ophiusa ophir Evans, 1937
* Meza larea (Neave, 1910)
* Meza gardineri Collins & Larsen, 2008
* Paronymus nevea (Druce, 1910)
* Paronymus xanthias kiellandi Congdon & Collins, 1998
* Andronymus caesar philander (Hopffer, 1855)
* Andronymus fenestrella Bethune-Baker, 1908
* Andronymus hero Evans, 1937
* Andronymus marina Evans, 1937
* Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
* Chondrolepis niveicornis (Plötz, 1883)
* Chondrolepis telisignata (Butler, 1896)
* Zophopetes cerymica (Hewitson, 1867)
* Zophopetes dysmephila (Trimen, 1868)
* Gamia shelleyi (Sharpe, 1890)
* Artitropa cama Evans, 1937
* Artitropa comus (Stoll, 1782)
* Artitropa milleri Riley, 1925
* Artitropa reducta Aurivillius, 1925
* Gretna balenge (Holland, 1891)
* Gretna carmen capra Evans, 1937
* Pteroteinon caenira (Hewitson, 1867)
* Pteroteinon concaenira Belcastro & Larsen, 1996
* Leona maracanda (Hewitson, 1876)
* Leona leonora dux Evans, 1937
* Leona halma Evans, 1937
* Caenides dacela (Hewitson, 1876)
* Monza punctata (Aurivillius, 1910)
* Fresna cojo (Karsch, 1893)
* Fresna netopha (Hewitson, 1878)
* Fresna nyassae (Hewitson, 1878)
* Platylesches affinissima Strand, 1921
* Platylesches batangae (Holland, 1894)
* Platylesches chamaeleon (Mabille, 1891)
* Platylesches galesa (Hewitson, 1877)
* Platylesches lamba Neave, 1910
* Platylesches langa Evans, 1937
* Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857)
* Platylesches heathi Collins & Larsen, 2008
* Platylesches neba (Hewitson, 1877)
* Platylesches picanini (Holland, 1894)
* Platylesches robustus Neave, 1910
* Platylesches shona Evans, 1937
* Platylesches tina Evans, 1937
* Platylesches hassani Collins & Larsen, 2008

**Baorini**

* Brusa allardi Berger, 1967
* Brusa saxicola (Neave, 1910)
* Zenonia anax Evans, 1937
* Zenonia zeno (Trimen, 1864)
* Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
* Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)
* Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
* Borbo detecta (Trimen, 1893)
* Borbo fallax (Gaede, 1916)
* Borbo fanta (Evans, 1937)
* Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855)
* Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)
* Borbo holtzi (Plötz, 1883)
* Borbo micans (Holland, 1896)
* Borbo perobscura (Druce, 1912)
* Borbo sirena (Evans, 1937)
* Parnara monasi (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
* Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824)
* Gegenes niso brevicornis (Plötz, 1884)
* Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878)

### Heteropterinae

* Metisella abdeli (Krüger, 1928)
* Metisella angolana (Karsch, 1896)
* Metisella carsoni (Butler, 1898)
* Metisella formosus linda Evans, 1937
* Metisella kambove (Neave, 1910)
* Metisella midas (Butler, 1894)
* Metisella trisignatus tanga Evans, 1937
* Metisella willemi (Wallengren, 1857)
* Tsitana wallacei (Neave, 1910)
* Lepella lepeletier (Latreille, 1824)
