List of butterflies of the Republic of the Congo
# List of butterflies of the Republic of the Congo

This is a list of butterflies of the Republic of the Congo. About 892 species are known from the Republic of the Congo, 20 of which are endemic.

## Papilionidae

### Papilioninae

**Papilionini**

* Papilio antimachus Drury, 1782
* Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson, 1864
* Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758
* Papilio chrapkowskoides nurettini Koçak, 1983
* Papilio sosia pulchra Berger, 1950
* Papilio cynorta Fabricius, 1793
* Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
* Papilio phorcas congoanus Rothschild, 1896
* Papilio zenobia Fabricius, 1775
* Papilio filaprae Suffert, 1904
* Papilio gallienus Distant, 1879
* Papilio mechowi Dewitz, 1881
* Papilio hesperus Westwood, 1843

**Leptocercini**

* Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
* Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775)
* Graphium biokoensis (Gauthier, 1984)
* Graphium policenoides (Holland, 1892)
* Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873)
* Graphium illyris hamatus (Joicey & Talbot, 1918)
* Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932)
* Graphium ridleyanus (White, 1843)
* Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
* Graphium tynderaeus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Graphium latreillianus theorini (Aurivillius, 1881)
* Graphium adamastor (Boisduval, 1836)
* Graphium schubotzi (Schultze, 1913)
* Graphium almansor escherichi (Gaede, 1915)
* Graphium auriger (Butler, 1876)
* Graphium fulleri fulleri (Grose-Smith, 1883)
* Graphium fulleri boulleti (Le Cerf, 1912)
* Graphium ucalegonides (Staudinger, 1884)
* Graphium hachei hachei (Dewitz, 1881)
* Graphium hachei moebii (Suffert, 1904)
* Graphium aurivilliusi (Seeldrayers, 1896)
* Graphium ucalegon (Hewitson, 1865)
* Graphium simoni (Aurivillius, 1899)

## Pieridae

### Pseudopontiinae

* Pseudopontia paradoxa (Felder & Felder, 1869)

### Coliadinae

* Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
* Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876)
* Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
* Eurema senegalensis (Boisduval, 1836)
* Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)

### Pierinae

* Colotis celimene sudanicus (Aurivillius, 1905)
* Nepheronia argia (Fabricius, 1775)
* Nepheronia pharis (Boisduval, 1836)
* Nepheronia thalassina verulanus (Ward, 1871)
* Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, [1782])
* Leptosia hybrida Bernardi, 1952
* Leptosia marginea (Mabille, 1890)
* Leptosia nupta (Butler, 1873)

**Pierini**

* Appias epaphia (Cramer, [1779])
* Appias perlucens (Butler, 1898)
* Appias phaola (Doubleday, 1847)
* Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, [1865])
* Appias sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)
* Mylothris alcuana Grünberg, 1910
* Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888
* Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775)
* Mylothris continua maxima Berger, 1981
* Mylothris flaviana interposita Joicey & Talbot, 1921
* Mylothris hilara goma Berger, 1981
* Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775)
* Mylothris schumanni Suffert, 1904
* Dixeia capricornus falkensteinii (Dewitz, 1879)
* Dixeia cebron (Ward, 1871)
* Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
* Belenois calypso dentigera Butler, 1888
* Belenois sudanensis pseudodentigera Berger, 1981
* Belenois theuszi (Dewitz, 1889)

## Lycaenidae

### Miletinae

**Liphyrini**

* Euliphyra mirifica Holland, 1890
* Euliphyra leucyania (Hewitson, 1874)
* Aslauga confusa Libert, 1994
* Aslauga kallimoides Schultze, 1912
* Aslauga lamborni Bethune-Baker, 1914
* Aslauga pandora Druce, 1913
* Aslauga purpurascens Holland, 1890
* Aslauga vininga (Hewitson, 1875)

**Miletini**

* Megalopalpus metaleucus Karsch, 1893
* Megalopalpus zymna (Westwood, 1851)
* Lachnocnema triangularis Libert, 1996
* Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872)
* Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915
* Lachnocnema reutlingeri Holland, 1892
* Lachnocnema nigrocellularis Libert, 1996
* Lachnocnema luna Druce, 1910
* Lachnocnema jolyana Libert, 1996
* Lachnocnema magna Aurivillius, 1895
* Lachnocnema albimacula Libert, 1996
* Lachnocnema exiguus Holland, 1890
* Lachnocnema congoensis Libert, 1996 (endemic)

### Poritiinae

**Liptenini**

* Ptelina carnuta (Hewitson, 1873)
* Pentila bitje Druce, 1910
* Pentila christina Suffert, 1904
* Pentila cloetensi aspasia Grünberg, 1910
* Pentila fallax Bethune-Baker, 1915
* Pentila inconspicua Druce, 1910
* Pentila nero (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894) (endemic)
* Pentila pauli leopardina Schultze, 1923
* Pentila rotha Hewitson, 1873
* Pentila tachyroides Dewitz, 1879
* Pentila torrida (Kirby, 1887)
* Pentila umangiana prodita Schultze, 1923
* Liptenara hiendlmayri (Dewitz, 1887)
* Telipna aurivillii Rebel, 1914
* Telipna albofasciata Aurivillius, 1910
* Telipna ja Bethune-Baker, 1926
* Telipna cameroonensis Jackson, 1969
* Telipna cuypersi Libert, 2005
* Telipna atrinervis Hulstaert, 1924
* Telipna villiersi Stempffer, 1965
* Telipna acraeoides (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890)
* Telipna hollandi exsuperia Hulstaert, 1924
* Telipna citrimaculata Schultze, 1916
* Telipna transverstigma Druce, 1910
* Telipna sanguinea (Plötz, 1880)
* Telipna nyanza katangae Stempffer, 1961
* Telipna ruspinoides Schultze, 1923
* Ornipholidotos kirbyi (Aurivillius. 1895)
* Ornipholidotos ugandae goodi Libert, 2000
* Ornipholidotos bitjeensis Stempffer, 1957
* Ornipholidotos gabonensis Stempffer, 1947
* Ornipholidotos bakotae Stempffer, 1962
* Ornipholidotos etoumbi Stempffer, 1967
* Ornipholidotos katangae kelle Stempffer, 1967
* Ornipholidotos annae Libert, 2005
* Ornipholidotos amieti Libert, 2005
* Ornipholidotos dowsetti Collins & Larsen, 2000 (endemic)
* Ornipholidotos overlaeti fontainei Libert, 2005
* Ornipholidotos congoensis Stempffer, 1964
* Ornipholidotos likouala Stempffer, 1969 (endemic)
* Ornipholidotos jacksoni occidentalis Libert, 2005
* Ornipholidotos sylpha (Kirby, 1890)
* Ornipholidotos nbeti Libert, 2005
* Ornipholidotos henrii Libert, 2000
* Ornipholidotos tirza (Hewitson, 1873)
* Ornipholidotos nancy Collins & Larsen, 2000 (endemic)
* Ornipholidotos paradoxa (Druce, 1910)
* Ornipholidotos perfragilis (Holland, 1890)
* Torbenia aurivilliusi (Stempffer, 1967)
* Torbenia stempfferi cuypersi Libert, 2005
* Mimacraea abriana Libert & Collins, 2000
* Mimacraea apicalis gabonica Libert, 2000
* Mimacraea krausei Dewitz, 1889
* Mimacraea landbecki Druce, 1910
* Mimacraea neurata Holland, 1895
* Mimacraea fulvaria Aurivillius, 1895
* Mimeresia cellularis (Kirby, 1890)
* Mimeresia debora debora (Kirby, 1890)
* Mimeresia debora deborula (Aurivillius, 1899)
* Mimeresia drucei (Stempffer, 1954)
* Mimeresia moreelsi tessmanni (Grünberg, 1910)
* Mimeresia pseudocellularis Stempffer, 1968 (endemic)
* Mimeresia russulus (Druce, 1910)
* Liptena amabilis Schultze, 1923
* Liptena batesana Bethune-Baker, 1926
* Liptena congoana Hawker-Smith, 1933
* Liptena decipiens etoumbi Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974
* Liptena decipiens leucostola (Holland, 1890)
* Liptena durbania Bethune-Baker, 1915
* Liptena fatima (Kirby, 1890)
* Liptena flavicans praeusta Schultze, 1917
* Liptena inframacula Hawker-Smith, 1933
* Liptena modesta (Kirby, 1890)
* Liptena nigromarginata Stempffer, 1961
* Liptena ochrea Hawker-Smith, 1933
* Liptena opaca centralis Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974
* Liptena orubrum (Holland, 1890)
* Liptena ouesso ouesso Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974
* Liptena ouesso mayombe Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974
* Liptena perobscura Druce, 1910
* Liptena praestans congoensis Schultze, 1923
* Liptena turbata (Kirby, 1890)
* Liptena undularis Hewitson, 1866
* Liptena xanthostola (Holland, 1890)
* Obania tullia (Staudinger, 1892)
* Kakumia ferruginea (Schultze, 1923)
* Kakumia ideoides (Dewitz, 1887)
* Tetrarhanis ilala etoumbi (Stempffer, 1964)
* Tetrarhanis ilma (Hewitson, 1873)
* Tetrarhanis nubifera (Druce, 1910)
* Tetrarhanis okwangwo Larsen, 1998
* Tetrarhanis rougeoti (Stempffer, 1954)
* Tetrarhanis simplex (Aurivillius, 1895)
* Tetrarhanis souanke (Stempffer, 1962) (endemic)
* Tetrarhanis stempfferi (Berger, 1954)
* Falcuna hollandi nigricans Stempffer & Bennett, 1963
* Falcuna lybia (Staudinger, 1892)
* Falcuna margarita (Suffert, 1904)
* Falcuna synesia gabonensis Stempffer & Bennett, 1963
* Larinopoda lircaea (Hewitson, 1866)
* Larinopoda tera (Hewitson, 1873)
* Micropentila adelgitha (Hewitson, 1874)
* Micropentila alberta (Staudinger, 1892)
* Micropentila bakotae Stempffer & Bennett, 1965 (endemic)
* Micropentila brunnea centralis Bennett, 1966
* Micropentila cingulum Druce, 1910
* Micropentila flavopunctata Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
* Micropentila fulvula Hawker-Smith, 1933
* Micropentila gabunica Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
* Micropentila kelleana Stempffer & Bennett, 1965 (endemic)
* Micropentila ogojae Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
* Micropentila souanke Stempffer & Bennett, 1965 (endemic)
* Micropentila ugandae Hawker-Smith, 1933
* Pseuderesia eleaza (Hewitson, 1873)
* Eresina bergeri Stempffer, 1956
* Eresina likouala Stempffer, 1962 (endemic)
* Eresina rougeoti Stempffer, 1956
* Eresiomera campbelli Collins & Larsen, 1998
* Eresiomera clenchi (Stempffer, 1961)
* Eresiomera isca (Hewitson, 1873)
* Eresiomera magnimacula (Rebel, 1914)
* Eresiomera nancy Collins & Larsen, 1998
* Eresiomera osheba (Holland, 1890)
* Eresiomera ouesso (Stempffer, 1962)
* Eresiomera paradoxa (Schultze, 1917)
* Eresiomera phaeochiton (Grünberg, 1910)
* Eresiomera phillipi Collins & Larsen, 1998
* Eresiomera rougeoti (Stempffer, 1961)
* Eresiomera rutilo (Druce, 1910)
* Citrinophila erastus (Hewitson, 1866)
* Citrinophila tenera (Kirby, 1887)
* Citrinophila terias Joicey & Talbot, 1921
* Citrinophila unipunctata Bethune-Baker, 1908
* Argyrocheila undifera Staudinger, 1892

**Epitolini**

* Toxochitona gerda (Kirby, 1890)
* Toxochitona sankuru Stempffer, 1961
* Iridana exquisita (Grose-Smith, 1898)
* Epitola posthumus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Epitola urania Kirby, 1887
* Epitola uranioides uranoides Libert, 1999
* Cerautola ceraunia (Hewitson, 1873)
* Cerautola crowleyi leucographa Libert, 1999
* Cerautola miranda vidua (Talbot, 1935)
* Cerautola hewitsoni (Mabille, 1877)
* Cerautola hewitsonioides (Hawker-Smith, 1933)
* Geritola amieti Libert, 1999
* Geritola dubia (Jackson, 1964)
* Geritola gerina (Hewitson, 1878)
* Geritola goodii (Holland, 1890)
* Geritola larae Collins & Libert, 1999
* Geritola mirifica (Jackson, 1964)
* Geritola nitidica Libert & Collins, 1999
* Stempfferia carcassoni Jackson, 1962
* Stempfferia alba (Jackson, 1962)
* Stempfferia annae Libert, 1999
* Stempfferia badura (Kirby, 1890)
* Stempfferia cercene (Hewitson, 1873)
* Stempfferia cercenoides (Holland, 1890)
* Stempfferia cinerea (Berger, 1981)
* Stempfferia coerulea (Jackson, 1962)
* Stempfferia congoana (Aurivillius, 1923)
* Stempfferia flavoantennata (Roche, 1954)
* Stempfferia gordoni (Druce, 1903)
* Stempfferia insulana (Aurivillius, 1923)
* Stempfferia iturina (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
* Stempfferia magnifica (Jackson, 1964)
* Stempfferia marginata (Kirby, 1887)
* Stempfferia michelae centralis Libert, 1999
* Stempfferia similis Libert, 1999
* Stempfferia sylviae Libert, 1999
* Stempfferia tumentia (Druce, 1910)
* Stempfferia zelza (Hewitson, 1873)
* Cephetola catuna (Kirby, 1890)
* Cephetola cephena (Hewitson, 1873)
* Cephetola ghesquierei (Roche, 1954)
* Cephetola maculata (Hawker-Smith, 1926)
* Cephetola nigeriae (Jackson, 1962)
* Cephetola ouesso (Jackson, 1962)
* Cephetola pinodes budduana (Talbot, 1937)
* Cephetola sublustris (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
* Cephetola vinalli (Talbot, 1935)
* Cephetola viridana (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
* Batelusia zebra Druce, 1910
* Pseudoneaveia jacksoni Stempffer, 1964 (endemic)
* Neaveia lamborni orientalis Jackson, 1962
* Epitolina dispar (Kirby, 1887)
* Epitolina melissa (Druce, 1888)
* Epitolina collinsi Libert, 2000
* Epitolina larseni Libert, 2000
* Hypophytala benitensis (Holland, 1890)
* Hypophytala henleyi (Kirby, 1890)
* Hypophytala hyetta (Hewitson, 1873)
* Hypophytala reducta (Aurivillius, 1923)
* Hypophytala ultramarina Libert & Collins, 1999
* Phytala elais Westwood, 1851
* Neoepitola barombiensis (Kirby, 1890)
* Aethiopana honorius (Fabricius, 1793)
* Hewitsonia bitjeana Bethune-Baker, 1915
* Hewitsonia beryllina Schultze, 1916
* Hewitsonia boisduvalii (Hewitson, 1869)
* Hewitsonia inexpectata Bouyer, 1997
* Hewitsonia kirbyi Dewitz, 1879
* Hewitsonia similis (Aurivillius, 1891)
* Powellana cottoni Bethune-Baker, 1908

### Aphnaeinae

* Pseudaletis michelae Libert, 2007
* Pseudaletis antimachus (Staudinger, 1888)
* Pseudaletis batesi Druce, 1910
* Lipaphnaeus leonina (Druce, 1910)
* Cigaritis apuleia (Hulstaert, 1924)
* Cigaritis dufranei (Bouyer, 1991)
* Cigaritis homeyeri (Dewitz, 1887)
* Aphnaeus argyrocyclus Holland, 1890
* Aphnaeus asterius Plötz, 1880
* Aphnaeus chapini occidentalis Clench, 1963
* Aphnaeus orcas (Drury, 1782)

### Theclinae

* Myrina silenus (Fabricius, 1775)
* Myrina subornata Lathy, 1903
* Oxylides albata (Aurivillius, 1895)
* Oxylides gloveri Hawker-Smith, 1929
* Syrmoptera bonifacei Stempffer, 1961
* Syrmoptera melanomitra Karsch, 1895
* Dapidodigma demeter Clench, 1961
* Hypolycaena antifaunus (Westwood, 1851)
* Hypolycaena clenchi Larsen, 1997
* Hypolycaena dubia Aurivillius, 1895
* Hypolycaena hatita Hewitson, 1865
* Hypolycaena kakumi Larsen, 1997
* Hypolycaena lebona (Hewitson, 1865)
* Hypolycaena naara Hewitson, 1873
* Hypolycaena nigra Bethune-Baker, 1914
* Iolaus bolissus Hewitson, 1873
* Iolaus agnes Aurivillius, 1898
* Iolaus aurivillii Röber, 1900
* Iolaus bellina exquisita (Riley, 1928)
* Iolaus coelestis Bethune-Baker, 1926
* Iolaus creta Hewitson, 1878
* Iolaus cytaeis Hewitson, 1875
* Iolaus fontainei (Stempffer, 1956)
* Iolaus frater (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
* Iolaus hemicyanus barnsi (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
* Iolaus kelle Stempffer, 1967 (endemic)
* Iolaus maesa (Hewitson, 1862)
* Iolaus neavei (Druce, 1910)
* Iolaus nolaensis (Stempffer, 1951)
* Iolaus pollux Aurivillius, 1895
* Iolaus sappirus (Druce, 1902)
* Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869
* Iolaus parasilanus (Riley, 1928)
* Iolaus alcibiades Kirby, 1871
* Iolaus paneperata Druce, 1890
* Iolaus poecilaon (Riley, 1928)
* Iolaus caesareus cleopatrae Collins & Larsen, 2000
* Iolaus timon (Fabricius, 1787)
* Pilodeudorix mimeta (Karsch, 1895)
* Pilodeudorix ula (Karsch, 1895)
* Pilodeudorix virgata (Druce, 1891)
* Pilodeudorix anetia (Hulstaert, 1924)
* Pilodeudorix angelita (Suffert, 1904)
* Pilodeudorix aruma (Hewitson, 1873)
* Pilodeudorix azurea (Stempffer, 1964)
* Pilodeudorix infuscata (Stempffer, 1964)
* Pilodeudorix leonina indentata Libert, 2004
* Pilodeudorix mera (Hewitson, 1873)
* Pilodeudorix otraeda genuba (Hewitson, 1875)
* Pilodeudorix camerona (Plötz, 1880)
* Pilodeudorix congoana (Aurivillius, 1923)
* Pilodeudorix kohli (Aurivillius, 1921)
* Pilodeudorix zela (Hewitson, 1869)
* Pilodeudorix hugoi Libert, 2004
* Pilodeudorix deritas (Hewitson, 1874)
* Pilodeudorix kiellandi (Congdon & Collins, 1998)
* Pilodeudorix pseudoderitas (Stempffer, 1964)
* Pilodeudorix violetta (Aurivillius, 1897)
* Paradeudorix cobaltina (Stempffer, 1964)
* Paradeudorix ituri (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
* Paradeudorix marginata (Stempffer, 1962)
* Paradeudorix moyambina (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
* Paradeudorix petersi (Stempffer & Bennett, 1956)
* Hypomyrina mimetica Libert, 2004
* Hypomyrina fournierae Gabriel, 1939
* Deudorix caliginosa Lathy, 1903
* Deudorix kayonza Stempffer, 1956
* Deudorix lorisona (Hewitson, 1862)
* Deudorix odana Druce, 1887

### Polyommatinae

**Lycaenesthini**

* Anthene afra (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Anthene bipuncta (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
* Anthene kampala (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Anthene lachares (Hewitson, 1878)
* Anthene larydas (Cramer, 1780)
* Anthene leptines (Hewitson, 1874)
* Anthene ligures (Hewitson, 1874)
* Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874)
* Anthene locuples (Grose-Smith, 1898)
* Anthene lysicles (Hewitson, 1874)
* Anthene mahota (Grose-Smith, 1887)
* Anthene makala (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Anthene ngoko Stempffer, 1962
* Anthene pyroptera (Aurivillius, 1895)
* Anthene rubricinctus (Holland, 1891)
* Anthene scintillula (Holland, 1891)
* Anthene sylvanus (Drury, 1773)
* Anthene xanthopoecilus (Holland, 1893)
* Anthene zenkeri (Karsch, 1895)
* Anthene lamprocles (Hewitson, 1878)
* Anthene lyzanius (Hewitson, 1874)
* Anthene quadricaudata (Bethune-Baker, 1926)
* Anthene chryseostictus (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Anthene likouala Stempffer, 1962
* Anthene lusones (Hewitson, 1874)
* Anthene lacides (Hewitson, 1874)
* Anthene lamias (Hewitson, 1878)
* Anthene lucretilis (Hewitson, 1874)
* Anthene rufoplagata (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Cupidesthes arescopa Bethune-Baker, 1910
* Cupidesthes caerulea Jackson, 1966
* Cupidesthes cuprifascia Joicey & Talbot, 1921
* Cupidesthes leonina (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
* Cupidesthes mimetica (Druce, 1910)
* Cupidesthes robusta Aurivillius, 1895
* Cupidesthes thyrsis (Kirby, 1878)

**Polyommatini**

* Cupidopsis cissus extensa Libert, 2003
* Uranothauma falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879)
* Uranothauma heritsia (Hewitson, 1876)
* Phlyaria cyara (Hewitson, 1876)
* Cacyreus audeoudi Stempffer, 1936
* Tuxentius carana (Hewitson, 1876)
* Azanus isis (Drury, 1773)
* Thermoniphas alberici (Dufrane, 1945)
* Thermoniphas fontainei Stempffer, 1956
* Thermoniphas fumosa Stempffer, 1952
* Thermoniphas plurilimbata Karsch, 1895
* Thermoniphas togara (Plötz, 1880)
* Oboronia guessfeldti (Dewitz, 1879)
* Oboronia ornata vestalis (Aurivillius, 1895)
* Oboronia pseudopunctatus (Strand, 1912)
* Oboronia punctatus (Dewitz, 1879)

## Riodinidae

### Nemeobiinae

* Abisara tantalus caerulea Carpenter & Jackson, 1950
* Abisara caeca semicaeca Riley, 1932
* Abisara rutherfordii herwigii Dewitz, 1887
* Abisara gerontes gabunica Riley, 1932

## Nymphalidae

### Danainae

**Danaini**

* Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777)
* Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
* Amauris niavius (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Amauris tartarea Mabille, 1876
* Amauris vashti (Butler, 1869)

### Satyrinae

**Elymniini**

* Elymniopsis bammakoo (Westwood, [1851])

**Melanitini**

* Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849
* Gnophodes chelys (Fabricius, 1793)

**Satyrini**

* Bicyclus alboplaga (Rebel, 1914)
* Bicyclus auricruda fulgidus Fox, 1963
* Bicyclus ephorus bergeri Condamin, 1965
* Bicyclus evadne elionias (Hewitson, 1866)
* Bicyclus golo (Aurivillius, 1893)
* Bicyclus hewitsoni (Doumet, 1861)
* Bicyclus iccius (Hewitson, 1865)
* Bicyclus ignobilis eurini Condamin & Fox, 1963
* Bicyclus italus (Hewitson, 1865)
* Bicyclus mandanes Hewitson, 1873
* Bicyclus medontias (Hewitson, 1873)
* Bicyclus nobilis (Aurivillius, 1893)
* Bicyclus rhacotis (Hewitson, 1866)
* Bicyclus martius sanaos (Hewitson, 1866)
* Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
* Bicyclus sciathis (Hewitson, 1866)
* Bicyclus sophrosyne (Plötz, 1880)
* Bicyclus sweadneri Fox, 1963
* Bicyclus technatis (Hewitson, 1877)
* Bicyclus trilophus (Rebel, 1914)
* Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868)
* Bicyclus xeneas (Hewitson, 1866)
* Bicyclus xeneoides Condamin, 1961
* Hallelesis asochis congoensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
* Heteropsis peitho (Plötz, 1880)
* Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880
* Ypthima impura Elwes & Edwards, 1893
* Ypthima pulchra Overlaet, 1954
* Ypthima pupillaris Butler, 1888

### Charaxinae

**Charaxini**

* Charaxes fulvescens (Aurivillius, 1891)
* Charaxes protoclea protonothodes van Someren, 1971
* Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850
* Charaxes cynthia kinduana Le Cerf, 1923
* Charaxes lucretius intermedius van Someren, 1971
* Charaxes lactetinctus Karsch, 1892
* Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775)
* Charaxes brutus angustus Rothschild, 1900
* Charaxes pollux (Cramer, 1775)
* Charaxes druceanus brazza Turlin, 1987
* Charaxes eudoxus mechowi Rothschild, 1900
* Charaxes richelmanni Röber, 1936
* Charaxes numenes aequatorialis van Someren, 1972
* Charaxes tiridates tiridatinus Röber, 1936
* Charaxes bipunctatus ugandensis van Someren, 1972
* Charaxes mixtus Rothschild, 1894
* Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859
* Charaxes smaragdalis smaragdalis Butler, 1866
* Charaxes smaragdalis leopoldi Ghesquiére, 1933
* Charaxes imperialis dargei Collins, 1989
* Charaxes ameliae Doumet, 1861
* Charaxes pythodoris occidens van Someren, 1963
* Charaxes hadrianus Ward, 1871
* Charaxes nobilis Druce, 1873
* Charaxes superbus Schultze, 1909
* Charaxes lydiae Holland, 1917
* Charaxes acraeoides Druce, 1908
* Charaxes fournierae Le Moult, 1930
* Charaxes zingha (Stoll, 1780)
* Charaxes etesipe (Godart, 1824)
* Charaxes penricei dealbata van Someren, 1966
* Charaxes eupale latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921
* Charaxes subornatus Schultze, 1916
* Charaxes anticlea proadusta van Someren, 1971
* Charaxes thysi Capronnier, 1889
* Charaxes hildebrandti (Dewitz, 1879)
* Charaxes virilis van Someren & Jackson, 1952
* Charaxes catachrous van Someren & Jackson, 1952
* Charaxes etheocles ochracea van Someren & Jackson, 1957
* Charaxes cedreatis Hewitson, 1874
* Charaxes subrubidus van Someren, 1972
* Charaxes viola picta van Someren & Jackson, 1952
* Charaxes pleione congoensis Plantrou, 1989
* Charaxes paphianus Ward, 1871
* Charaxes kahldeni Homeyer & Dewitz, 1882
* Charaxes nichetes Grose-Smith, 1883
* Charaxes lycurgus bernardiana Plantrou, 1978
* Charaxes zelica rougeoti Plantrou, 1978
* Charaxes porthos Grose-Smith, 1883
* Charaxes doubledayi Aurivillius, 1899
* Charaxes mycerina nausicaa Staudinger, 1891
* Charaxes galleyanus Darge & Minig, 1984 (endemic)
* Charaxes matakall Darge, 1985
* Charaxes teissieri Darge & Minig, 1984 (endemic)

**Euxanthini**

* Charaxes crossleyi (Ward, 1871)
* Charaxes trajanus (Ward, 1871)

**Pallini**

* Palla publius centralis van Someren, 1975
* Palla ussheri dobelli (Hall, 1919)
* Palla decius (Cramer, 1777)
* Palla violinitens coniger (Butler, 1896)

### Nymphalinae

* Kallimoides rumia jadyae (Fox, 1968)
* Vanessula milca buechneri Dewitz, 1887

**Nymphalini**

* Antanartia delius (Drury, 1782)
* Junonia stygia (Aurivillius, 1894)
* Junonia gregorii Butler, 1896
* Junonia terea (Drury, 1773)
* Junonia westermanni Westwood, 1870
* Junonia cymodoce lugens (Schultze, 1912)
* Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793)
* Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
* Protogoniomorpha temora (Felder & Felder, 1867)
* Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847)
* Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777)
* Precis sinuata Plötz, 1880
* Hypolimnas anthedon (Doubleday, 1845)
* Hypolimnas dinarcha (Hewitson, 1865)
* Hypolimnas mechowi (Dewitz, 1884)
* Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
* Hypolimnas monteironis (Druce, 1874)
* Hypolimnas salmacis (Drury, 1773)

### Cyrestinae

**Cyrestini**

* Cyrestis camillus (Fabricius, 1781)

### Biblidinae

**Biblidini**

* Mesoxantha ethosea ethoseoides Rebel, 1914
* Ariadne actisanes (Hewitson, 1875)
* Ariadne albifascia (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
* Ariadne enotrea suffusa (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
* Neptidopsis ophione (Cramer, 1777)
* Eurytela alinda Mabille, 1893

**Epicaliini**

* Sevenia amulia amulia (Cramer, 1777)
* Sevenia amulia benguelae (Chapman, 1872)
* Sevenia boisduvali omissa (Rothschild, 1918)
* Sevenia consors (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
* Sevenia morantii (Trimen, 1881)
* Sevenia occidentalium (Mabille, 1876)
* Sevenia pechueli sangbae (Hecq & Peeters, 1992)

### Limenitinae

**Limenitidini**

* Cymothoe altisidora (Hewitson, 1869)
* Cymothoe anitorgis (Hewitson, 1874)
* Cymothoe aramis aramis (Hewitson, 1865)
* Cymothoe aramis schoutedeni Overlaet, 1952
* Cymothoe arcuata Overlaet, 1945
* Cymothoe beckeri (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1858)
* Cymothoe caenis (Drury, 1773)
* Cymothoe capella (Ward, 1871)
* Cymothoe caprina Aurivillius, 1897
* Cymothoe coccinata (Hewitson, 1874)
* Cymothoe distincta Overlaet, 1944
* Cymothoe confusa Aurivillius, 1887
* Cymothoe eris Aurivillius, 1896
* Cymothoe excelsa Neustetter, 1912
* Cymothoe fontainei debauchei Overlaet, 1952
* Cymothoe fumana balluca Fox & Howarth, 1968
* Cymothoe fumana villiersi Fox, 1968
* Cymothoe haynae diphyia Karsch, 1894
* Cymothoe heliada (Hewitson, 1874)
* Cymothoe herminia (Grose-Smith, 1887)
* Cymothoe hesiodotus Staudinger, 1890
* Cymothoe hyarbita hyarbita (Hewitson, 1866)
* Cymothoe hyarbita hyarbitina Aurivillius, 1897
* Cymothoe indamora (Hewitson, 1866)
* Cymothoe jodutta ciceronis (Ward, 1871)
* Cymothoe lucasii binotorum Darge, 1985
* Cymothoe lucasii minigorum Darge, 1985
* Cymothoe lurida hesione Weymer, 1907
* Cymothoe lurida tristis Overlaet, 1952
* Cymothoe oemilius (Doumet, 1859)
* Cymothoe orphnina suavis Schultze, 1913
* Cymothoe reinholdi (Plötz, 1880)
* Cymothoe sangaris (Godart, 1824)
* Pseudoneptis bugandensis ianthe Hemming, 1964
* Pseudacraea boisduvalii (Doubleday, 1845)
* Pseudacraea clarkii Butler & Rothschild, 1892
* Pseudacraea dolomena (Hewitson, 1865)
* Pseudacraea rubrobasalis Aurivillius, 1903
* Pseudacraea eurytus (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Pseudacraea kuenowii gottbergi Dewitz, 1884
* Pseudacraea lucretia protracta (Butler, 1874)
* Pseudacraea semire (Cramer, 1779)
* Pseudacraea warburgi Aurivillius, 1892

**Neptidini**

* Neptis agouale Pierre-Baltus, 1978
* Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955
* Neptis continuata Holland, 1892
* Neptis jamesoni Godman & Salvin, 1890
* Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955
* Neptis lermanni Aurivillius, 1896
* Neptis liberti Pierre & Pierre-Baltus, 1998
* Neptis melicerta (Drury, 1773)
* Neptis metanira Holland, 1892
* Neptis mixophyes Holland, 1892
* Neptis morosa Overlaet, 1955
* Neptis nebrodes Hewitson, 1874
* Neptis nicobule Holland, 1892
* Neptis nicomedes Hewitson, 1874
* Neptis nicoteles Hewitson, 1874
* Neptis nysiades Hewitson, 1868
* Neptis seeldrayersi Aurivillius, 1895
* Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955
* Neptis strigata Aurivillius, 1894
* Neptis trigonophora melicertula Strand, 1912
* Neptis troundi Pierre-Baltus, 1978

**Adoliadini**

* Catuna angustatum (Felder & Felder, 1867)
* Catuna oberthueri Karsch, 1894
* Euryphura athymoides Berger, 1981
* Euryphura chalcis (Felder & Felder, 1860)
* Euryphura plautilla (Hewitson, 1865)
* Euryphura porphyrion grassei Bernardi, 1965
* Euryphurana nobilis (Staudinger, 1891)
* Pseudargynnis hegemone (Godart, 1819)
* Aterica galene extensa Heron, 1909
* Cynandra opis bernardii Lagnel, 1967
* Euriphene splendida Collins & Larsen, 1997 (endemic)
* Euriphene abasa (Hewitson, 1866)
* Euriphene amicia (Hewitson, 1871)
* Euriphene atossa (Hewitson, 1865)
* Euriphene atropurpurea (Aurivillius, 1894)
* Euriphene atrovirens (Mabille, 1878)
* Euriphene barombina (Aurivillius, 1894)
* Euriphene gambiae gabonica Bernardi, 1966
* Euriphene glaucopis (Gaede, 1916)
* Euriphene grosesmithi (Staudinger, 1891)
* Euriphene incerta (Aurivillius, 1912)
* Euriphene karschi (Aurivillius, 1894)
* Euriphene milnei (Hewitson, 1865)
* Euriphene mundula (Grünberg, 1910)
* Euriphene pinkieana Bernardi, 1975
* Euriphene lysandra (Stoll, 1790)
* Euriphene melanops (Aurivillius, 1897)
* Bebearia tentyris seeldrayersi (Aurivillius, 1899)
* Bebearia carshena (Hewitson, 1871)
* Bebearia absolon (Fabricius, 1793)
* Bebearia micans (Aurivillius, 1899)
* Bebearia zonara (Butler, 1871)
* Bebearia mandinga (Felder & Felder, 1860)
* Bebearia oxione squalida (Talbot, 1928)
* Bebearia abesa (Hewitson, 1869)
* Bebearia partita (Aurivillius, 1895)
* Bebearia barce maculata (Aurivillius, 1912)
* Bebearia mardania (Fabricius, 1793)
* Bebearia cocalioides Hecq, 1988
* Bebearia guineensis (Felder & Felder, 1867)
* Bebearia cocalia katera (van Someren, 1939)
* Bebearia paludicola Holmes, 2001
* Bebearia sophus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Bebearia staudingeri (Aurivillius, 1893)
* Bebearia plistonax (Hewitson, 1874)
* Bebearia elpinice (Hewitson, 1869)
* Bebearia congolensis (Capronnier, 1889)
* Bebearia phranza phranza (Hewitson, 1865)
* Bebearia phranza fuscara Hecq, 1989
* Bebearia laetitia (Plötz, 1880)
* Bebearia flaminia (Staudinger, 1891)
* Bebearia nivaria (Ward, 1871)
* Bebearia phantasia concolor Hecq, 1988
* Bebearia maledicta (Strand, 1912)
* Bebearia tessmanni kwiluensis Hecq, 1989
* Bebearia cutteri cognata (Grünberg, 1910)
* Bebearia eliensis (Hewitson, 1866)
* Bebearia barombina (Staudinger, 1896)
* Bebearia octogramma (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889)
* Bebearia chloeropis (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
* Bebearia cinaethon (Hewitson, 1874)
* Bebearia intermedia (Bartel, 1905)
* Euphaedra lupercoides Rothschild, 1918
* Euphaedra medon celestis Hecq, 1986
* Euphaedra ombrophila Hecq, 1981 (endemic)
* Euphaedra clio Hecq, 1981
* Euphaedra zaddachii elephantina Staudinger, 1891
* Euphaedra mbamou Hecq, 1987
* Euphaedra hewitsoni Hecq, 1974
* Euphaedra lata Hecq, 1980
* Euphaedra hollandi Hecq, 1974
* Euphaedra diffusa Gaede, 1916
* Euphaedra imitans Holland, 1893
* Euphaedra aureola Kirby, 1889
* Euphaedra splendens Hecq, 1992
* Euphaedra campaspe (Felder & Felder, 1867)
* Euphaedra congo Hecq, 1985
* Euphaedra adonina spectacularis Hecq, 1997
* Euphaedra piriformis Hecq, 1982
* Euphaedra ceres electra Hecq, 1983
* Euphaedra sarita (Sharpe, 1891)
* Euphaedra grilloti Hecq, 1983
* Euphaedra rezia (Hewitson, 1866)
* Euphaedra jacksoni Hecq, 1980
* Euphaedra demeter Hecq, 1983
* Euphaedra subprotea Hecq, 1986
* Euphaedra fascinata Hecq, 1984
* Euphaedra eleus (Drury, 1782)
* Euphaedra simplex Hecq, 1978
* Euphaedra asteria Hecq, 1993 (endemic)
* Euphaedra edwardsii (van der Hoeven, 1845)
* Euphaedra ruspina (Hewitson, 1865)
* Euphaedra losinga wardi (Druce, 1874)
* Euphaedra mambili Hecq, 2001
* Euptera choveti Amiet & Collins, 1998
* Euptera crowleyi centralis Libert, 1995
* Euptera elabontas (Hewitson, 1871)
* Euptera falsathyma Schultze, 1916
* Euptera mimetica Collins & Amiet, 1998
* Euptera mocquerysi Staudinger, 1893
* Euptera pluto (Ward, 1873)
* Pseudathyma callina (Grose-Smith, 1898)
* Pseudathyma cyrili Chovet, 2002
* Pseudathyma martini Collins, 2002
* Pseudathyma michelae Libert, 2002
* Pseudathyma neptidina Karsch, 1894

### Heliconiinae

**Acraeini**

* Acraea admatha Hewitson, 1865
* Acraea camaena (Drury, 1773)
* Acraea endoscota Le Doux, 1928
* Acraea leucographa Ribbe, 1889
* Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
* Acraea quirina (Fabricius, 1781)
* Acraea cepheus (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Acraea abdera Hewitson, 1852
* Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775)
* Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
* Acraea rogersi Hewitson, 1873
* Acraea consanguinea (Aurivillius, 1899)
* Acraea elongata (Butler, 1874)
* Acraea epaea (Cramer, 1779)
* Acraea epiprotea (Butler, 1874)
* Acraea excisa (Butler, 1874)
* Acraea tellus (Aurivillius, 1893)
* Acraea vestalis stavelia (Suffert, 1904)
* Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
* Acraea alciope Hewitson, 1852
* Acraea aurivillii Staudinger, 1896
* Acraea circeis (Drury, 1782)
* Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
* Acraea jodutta (Fabricius, 1793)
* Acraea oberthueri Butler, 1895
* Acraea peneleos pelasgius Grose-Smith, 1900
* Acraea vesperalis Grose-Smith, 1890
* Acraea penelope Staudinger, 1896
* Acraea perenna Doubleday, 1847
* Acraea odzalae Collins, 1997 (endemic)

**Vagrantini**

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

## Hesperiidae

### Coeliadinae

* Coeliades bixana Evans, 1940
* Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
* Coeliades hanno (Plötz, 1879)
* Coeliades libeon (Druce, 1875)
* Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Pyrrhochalcia iphis (Drury, 1773)

### Pyrginae

**Celaenorrhinini**

* Loxolexis holocausta (Mabille, 1891)
* Celaenorrhinus aureus Collins & Larsen, 2005 (endemic)
* Celaenorrhinus beni Bethune-Baker, 1908
* Celaenorrhinus boadicea (Hewitson, 1877)
* Celaenorrhinus chrysoglossa (Mabille, 1891)
* Celaenorrhinus homeyeri (Plötz, 1880)
* Celaenorrhinus illustris (Mabille, 1891)
* Celaenorrhinus illustroides Miller, 1971
* Celaenorrhinus meditrina (Hewitson, 1877)
* Celaenorrhinus nigropunctata Bethune-Baker, 1908
* Celaenorrhinus ovalis Evans, 1937
* Celaenorrhinus rutilans (Mabille, 1877)
* Sarangesa majorella (Mabille, 1891)
* Sarangesa tertullianus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Sarangesa thecla (Plötz, 1879)

**Tagiadini**

* Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)
* Eagris decastigma fuscosa (Holland, 1893)
* Eagris lucetia (Hewitson, 1875)
* Eagris subalbida aurivillii (Neustetter, 1927)
* Eagris tetrastigma (Mabille, 1891)
* Calleagris lacteus (Mabille, 1877)
* Calleagris landbecki (Druce, 1910)
* Procampta rara Holland, 1892
* Abantis contigua Evans, 1937
* Abantis efulensis Holland, 1896
* Abantis ja Druce, 1909
* Abantis leucogaster (Mabille, 1890)
* Abantis lucretia etoumbiensis Miller, 1971
* Abantis rubra Holland, 1920

**Carcharodini**

* Spialia ploetzi (Aurivillius, 1891)

### Hesperiinae

**Aeromachini**

* Astictopterus abjecta (Snellen, 1872)
* Kedestes brunneostriga (Plötz, 1884)
* Gorgyra afikpo Druce, 1909
* Gorgyra bina Evans, 1937
* Gorgyra diversata Evans, 1937
* Gorgyra kalinzu Evans, 1949
* Gorgyra minima Holland, 1896
* Gorgyra mocquerysii Holland, 1896
* Gorgyra rubescens Holland, 1896
* Gorgyra sara Evans, 1937
* Gyrogra subnotata (Holland, 1894)
* Teniorhinus ignita (Mabille, 1877)
* Teniorhinus watsoni Holland, 1892
* Ceratrichia argyrosticta (Plötz, 1879)
* Ceratrichia aurea Druce, 1910
* Ceratrichia clara medea Evans, 1937
* Ceratrichia flava Hewitson, 1878
* Ceratrichia phocion camerona Miller, 1971
* Ceratrichia semlikensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
* Ceratrichia wollastoni Heron, 1909
* Pardaleodes bule Holland, 1896
* Pardaleodes edipus (Stoll, 1781)
* Pardaleodes incerta murcia (Plötz, 1883)
* Pardaleodes sator pusiella Mabille, 1877
* Pardaleodes tibullus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Pardaleodes xanthopeplus Holland, 1892
* Xanthodisca astrape (Holland, 1892)
* Rhabdomantis galatia (Hewitson, 1868)
* Rhabdomantis sosia (Mabille, 1891)
* Osmodes adosus (Mabille, 1890)
* Osmodes banghaasii Holland, 1896
* Osmodes costatus Aurivillius, 1896
* Osmodes distincta Holland, 1896
* Osmodes hollandi Evans, 1937
* Osmodes lux Holland, 1892
* Osmodes omar Swinhoe, 1916
* Osmodes thora (Plötz, 1884)
* Osphantes ogowena (Mabille, 1891)
* Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1890
* Semalea arela (Mabille, 1891)
* Semalea pulvina (Plötz, 1879)
* Semalea sextilis (Plötz, 1886)
* Hypoleucis ophiusa (Hewitson, 1866)
* Hypoleucis tripunctata truda Evans, 1937
* Meza cybeutes (Holland, 1894)
* Meza elba (Evans, 1937)
* Meza indusiata (Mabille, 1891)
* Meza mabea (Holland, 1894)
* Paronymus xanthias (Mabille, 1891)
* Paronymus xanthioides (Holland, 1892)
* Andronymus caesar (Fabricius, 1793)
* Andronymus evander (Mabille, 1890)
* Andronymus gander Evans, 1947
* Andronymus helles Evans, 1937
* Andronymus hero Evans, 1937
* Andronymus marcus Usher, 1980
* Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
* Gamia buchholzi (Plötz, 1879)
* Gamia shelleyi (Sharpe, 1890)
* Artitropa cama Evans, 1937
* Artitropa comus (Stoll, 1782)
* Artitropa reducta Aurivillius, 1925
* Mopala orma (Plötz, 1879)
* Gretna cylinda (Hewitson, 1876)
* Gretna lacida (Hewitson, 1876)
* Gretna waga (Plötz, 1886)
* Gretna zaremba (Plötz, 1884)
* Pteroteinon caenira (Hewitson, 1867)
* Pteroteinon capronnieri (Plötz, 1879)
* Pteroteinon ceucaenira (Druce, 1910)
* Pteroteinon concaenira Belcastro & Larsen, 1996
* Pteroteinon iricolor (Holland, 1890)
* Pteroteinon laterculus (Holland, 1890)
* Pteroteinon laufella (Hewitson, 1868)
* Pteroteinon pruna Evans, 1937
* Leona binoevatus (Mabille, 1891)
* Leona leonora (Plötz, 1879)
* Leona meloui (Riley, 1926)
* Caenides kangvensis Holland, 1896
* Caenides xychus (Mabille, 1891)
* Caenides benga (Holland, 1891)
* Caenides dacela (Hewitson, 1876)
* Caenides hidaroides Aurivillius, 1896
* Caenides dacena (Hewitson, 1876)
* Monza alberti (Holland, 1896)
* Monza cretacea (Snellen, 1872)
* Melphina malthina (Hewitson, 1876)
* Melphina statirides (Holland, 1896)
* Melphina tarace (Mabille, 1891)
* Melphina unistriga (Holland, 1893)
* Fresna carlo Evans, 1937
* Fresna cojo (Karsch, 1893)
* Fresna netopha (Hewitson, 1878)
* Platylesches affinissima Strand, 1921

**Baorini**

* Borbo binga (Evans, 1937)
* Borbo fallax (Gaede, 1916)
* Borbo holtzi (Plötz, 1883)
* Borbo perobscura (Druce, 1912)
