List of butterflies of the Central African Republic
# List of butterflies of the Central African Republic

This is a list of butterflies of the Central African Republic. About 597 species are known from the Central African Republic, 19 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 plagiatus Aurivillius, 1898
* Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
* Papilio phorcas congoanus Rothschild, 1896
* Papilio cyproeofila praecyola Suffert, 1904
* Papilio mechowi Dewitz, 1881
* Papilio mechowianus Dewitz, 1885

**Leptocercini**

* Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
* Graphium policenes telloi Hecq, 1999
* Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873)
* Graphium illyris girardeaui Guilbot & Plantrou, 1978
* 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 agamedes (Westwood, 1842)
* Graphium schubotzi (Schultze, 1913)
* Graphium abri Smith & Vane-Wright, 2001 (endemic)
* Graphium almansor escherichi (Gaede, 1915)
* Graphium auriger (Butler, 1876)
* Graphium hachei moebii (Suffert, 1904)
* Graphium ucalegon (Hewitson, 1865)
* Graphium simoni (Aurivillius, 1899)

## Pieridae

### Pseudopontiinae

* Pseudopontia paradoxa (Felder & Felder, 1869)

### Coliadinae

* Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
* Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
* Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)

### Pierinae

* Colotis celimene sudanicus (Aurivillius, 1905)
* Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Nepheronia pharis (Boisduval, 1836)
* Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, [1782])
* Leptosia bastini Hecq, 1997
* Leptosia hybrida Bernardi, 1952
* Leptosia marginea (Mabille, 1890)
* Leptosia wigginsi pseudalcesta Bernardi, 1965

**Pierini**

* Appias epaphia (Cramer, [1779])
* Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, [1865])
* Appias sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)
* Mylothris agathina richlora Suffert, 1904
* Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775)
* Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775)
* Dixeia doxo (Godart, 1819)
* Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
* Belenois calypso dentigera Butler, 1888
* Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
* Belenois subeida (Felder & Felder, 1865)
* Belenois sudanensis pseudodentigera Berger, 1981
* Belenois theora ratheo (Suffert, 1904)
* Belenois theuszi (Dewitz, 1889)

## Lycaenidae

### Miletinae

**Liphyrini**

* Euliphyra mirifica Holland, 1890
* Aslauga purpurascens Holland, 1890

**Miletini**

* Megalopalpus metaleucus Karsch, 1893
* Megalopalpus zymna (Westwood, 1851)
* Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872)
* Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915
* Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996

### Poritiinae

**Liptenini**

* Alaena subrubra Bethune-Baker, 1915
* Ptelina carnuta (Hewitson, 1873)
* Pentila pauli leopardina Schultze, 1923
* Telipna acraea nigrita Talbot, 1935
* Telipna albofasciata Aurivillius, 1910
* Telipna atrinervis Hulstaert, 1924
* Telipna hollandi exsuperia Hulstaert, 1924
* Telipna citrimaculata Schultze, 1916
* Telipna sanguinea (Plötz, 1880)
* Telipna consanguinea Rebel, 1914
* Telipna nyanza katangae Stempffer, 1961
* Telipna ruspinoides Schultze, 1923
* Ornipholidotos ugandae goodi Libert, 2000
* Ornipholidotos abriana Libert, 2005
* Ornipholidotos amieti Libert, 2005
* Ornipholidotos overlaeti fontainei Libert, 2005
* Ornipholidotos gemina fournierae Libert, 2005
* Ornipholidotos congoensis Stempffer, 1964
* Ornipholidotos nbeti Libert, 2005
* Ornipholidotos jax Collins & Larsen, 1998 (endemic)
* Ornipholidotos paradoxa centralis Libert, 2005
* Ornipholidotos mathildae uniformis Libert, 2005
* Mimacraea abriana Libert & Collins, 2000
* Mimeresia debora (Kirby, 1890)
* Liptena lloydi Collins & Larsen, 2008
* Liptena modesta (Kirby, 1890)
* Obania subvariegata (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890)
* Tetrarhanis ilala etoumbi (Stempffer, 1964)
* Tetrarhanis stempfferi (Berger, 1954)
* Falcuna synesia fusca Stempffer & Bennett, 1963
* Larinopoda lircaea (Hewitson, 1866)
* Eresiomera isca (Hewitson, 1873)
* Eresiomera nancy Collins & Larsen, 1998
* Eresiomera phillipi Collins & Larsen, 1998 (endemic)
* Citrinophila erastus (Hewitson, 1866)
* Argyrocheila undifera Staudinger, 1892

**Epitolini**

* Iridana rougeoti Stempffer, 1964
* Epitola urania Kirby, 1887
* Epitola uranioides uranoides Libert, 1999
* Cerautola ceraunia (Hewitson, 1873)
* Cerautola crowleyi leucographa Libert, 1999
* Cerautola miranda vidua (Talbot, 1935)
* Cerautola semibrunnea (Bethune-Baker, 1916)
* Cerautola hewitsoni (Mabille, 1877)
* Cerautola hewitsonioides (Hawker-Smith, 1933)
* Geritola cyanea (Jackson, 1964)
* Geritola dubia (Jackson, 1964)
* Geritola gerina (Hewitson, 1878)
* Geritola goodii (Holland, 1890)
* Geritola liana (Roche, 1954)
* Geritola virginea (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
* Geritola subargentea continua Libert, 1999
* Stempfferia annae Libert, 1999
* Stempfferia cercene (Hewitson, 1873)
* Stempfferia cercenoides (Holland, 1890)
* Stempfferia cinerea (Berger, 1981)
* Stempfferia coerulea pierri Libert, 1999
* Stempfferia congoana (Aurivillius, 1923)
* Stempfferia ginettae Libert, 1999
* Stempfferia gordoni (Druce, 1903)
* Stempfferia insulana (Aurivillius, 1923)
* Stempfferia marginata (Kirby, 1887)
* 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 chari Libert & Collins, 1999 (endemic)
* Cephetola eliasis epitolina Libert & Collins, 1999
* Cephetola ghesquierei (Roche, 1954)
* Cephetola godarti Libert & Collins, 1999 (endemic)
* Cephetola izidori (Kielland & Congdon, 1998)
* Cephetola karinae Bouyer & Libert, 1999 (endemic)
* Cephetola kiellandi (Libert & Congdon, 1998)
* Cephetola maculata (Hawker-Smith, 1926)
* Cephetola mariae Libert, 1999
* Cephetola orientalis (Roche, 1954)
* Cephetola oubanguensis Libert & Collins, 1999 (endemic)
* Cephetola ouesso (Jackson, 1962)
* Cephetola pinodes budduana (Talbot, 1937)
* Cephetola subgriseata (Jackson, 1964)
* Cephetola sublustris (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
* Cephetola vinalli (Talbot, 1935)
* Cephetola viridana (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
* Epitolina dispar (Kirby, 1887)
* Epitolina melissa (Druce, 1888)
* Epitolina collinsi Libert, 2000
* Epitolina catori ugandae Jackson, 1962
* Epitolina larseni Libert, 2000
* Hypophytala benitensis (Holland, 1890)
* Hypophytala henleyi (Kirby, 1890)
* Hypophytala hyetta latifascia Libert & Collins, 1999
* Hewitsonia boisduvalii (Hewitson, 1869)
* Hewitsonia inexpectata Bouyer, 1997

### Aphnaeinae

* Pseudaletis agrippina Druce, 1888
* Pseudaletis camarensis Collins & Libert, 2007
* Pseudaletis clymenus (Druce, 1885)
* Pseudaletis lusambo Stempffer, 1961
* Pseudaletis zebra Holland, 1891
* Pseudaletis rileyi Libert, 2007
* Pseudaletis antimachus (Staudinger, 1888)
* Pseudaletis batesi Druce, 1910
* Pseudaletis dolieri Collins & Libert, 2007
* Cigaritis crustaria (Holland, 1890)
* Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836
* Zeritis pulcherrima Aurivillius, 1923
* Axiocerses harpax ugandana Clench, 1963
* Aphnaeus argyrocyclus Holland, 1890
* Aphnaeus asterius Plötz, 1880
* Aphnaeus orcas (Drury, 1782)

### Theclinae

* Oxylides albata (Aurivillius, 1895)
* Syrmoptera caritas Libert, 2004 (endemic)
* Hypolycaena antifaunus (Westwood, 1851)
* Hypolycaena dubia Aurivillius, 1895
* Hypolycaena lebona (Hewitson, 1865)
* Hypolycaena nigra Bethune-Baker, 1914
* Iolaus fontainei (Stempffer, 1956)
* Iolaus icipe Collins & Larsen, 1998
* Iolaus calisto (Westwood, 1851)
* Iolaus catori Bethune-Baker, 1904
* Iolaus kyabobo Larsen, 1996
* Pilodeudorix mimeta (Karsch, 1895)
* Pilodeudorix ula (Karsch, 1895)
* Pilodeudorix virgata (Druce, 1891)
* Pilodeudorix angelita (Suffert, 1904)
* Pilodeudorix aruma aruma (Hewitson, 1873)
* Pilodeudorix aruma pallidior Libert, 2004
* Pilodeudorix leonina indentata Libert, 2004
* Pilodeudorix otraeda genuba (Hewitson, 1875)
* Pilodeudorix camerona (Plötz, 1880)
* Pilodeudorix congoana (Aurivillius, 1923)
* Pilodeudorix zela (Hewitson, 1869)
* Pilodeudorix hugoi Libert, 2004
* Pilodeudorix corruscans (Aurivillius, 1898)
* Pilodeudorix deritas (Hewitson, 1874)
* Pilodeudorix violetta (Aurivillius, 1897)
* Paradeudorix cobaltina (Stempffer, 1964)
* Paradeudorix ituri (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
* Paradeudorix marginata (Stempffer, 1962)
* Paradeudorix petersi (Stempffer & Bennett, 1956)
* Hypomyrina mimetica Libert, 2004
* Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
* Deudorix dinomenes diomedes Jackson, 1966
* Deudorix kayonza Stempffer, 1956
* Deudorix lorisona (Hewitson, 1862)
* Deudorix odana Druce, 1887

### Polyommatinae

**Lycaenesthini**

* Anthene irumu (Stempffer, 1948)
* Anthene lachares lachares (Hewitson, 1878)
* Anthene lachares toroensis Stempffer, 1947
* Anthene larydas (Cramer, 1780)
* Anthene leptines (Hewitson, 1874)
* Anthene locuples (Grose-Smith, 1898)
* Anthene lysicles (Hewitson, 1874)
* Anthene scintillula (Holland, 1891)
* Anthene starki Larsen, 2005
* Anthene sylvanus (Drury, 1773)
* Anthene lamprocles (Hewitson, 1878)
* Anthene lusones (Hewitson, 1874)
* Anthene rufoplagata (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Cupidesthes robusta Aurivillius, 1895

**Polyommatini**

* Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932
* Uranothauma falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879)
* Phlyaria cyara (Hewitson, 1876)
* Tuxentius carana (Hewitson, 1876)
* Euchrysops cyclopteris (Butler, 1876)
* Euchrysops reducta Hulstaert, 1924
* Euchrysops sagba Libert, 1993
* Thermoniphas fumosa Stempffer, 1952
* Thermoniphas togara (Plötz, 1880)
* Oboronia guessfeldti (Dewitz, 1879)
* Oboronia punctatus (Dewitz, 1879)
* Lepidochrysops parsimon (Fabricius, 1775)

## Nymphalidae

### Danainae

**Danaini**

* Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777)
* Amauris niavius (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Amauris hecate (Butler, 1866)
* Amauris vashti (Butler, 1869)

### Satyrinae

**Elymniini**

* Elymniopsis bammakoo (Westwood, [1851])

**Melanitini**

* Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849
* Gnophodes chelys (Fabricius, 1793)
* Melanitis ansorgei Rothschild, 1904

**Satyrini**

* Bicyclus alboplaga (Rebel, 1914)
* Bicyclus angulosa (Butler, 1868)
* Bicyclus auricruda fulgidus Fox, 1963
* Bicyclus dubia (Aurivillius, 1893)
* Bicyclus ephorus bergeri Condamin, 1965
* Bicyclus golo (Aurivillius, 1893)
* Bicyclus hewitsoni (Doumet, 1861)
* Bicyclus ignobilis eurini Condamin & Fox, 1963
* Bicyclus italus (Hewitson, 1865)
* Bicyclus mandanes Hewitson, 1873
* Bicyclus medontias (Hewitson, 1873)
* Bicyclus mollitia (Karsch, 1895)
* Bicyclus pavonis (Butler, 1876)
* Bicyclus sambulos (Hewitson, 1877)
* Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
* Bicyclus sangmelinae Condamin, 1963
* Bicyclus sebetus (Hewitson, 1877)
* Bicyclus sophrosyne (Plötz, 1880)
* Bicyclus sweadneri Fox, 1963
* Bicyclus taenias (Hewitson, 1877)
* Bicyclus trilophus jacksoni Condamin, 1961
* Hallelesis asochis congoensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
* Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880

### Charaxinae

**Charaxini**

* Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
* Charaxes fulvescens fulvescens (Aurivillius, 1891)
* Charaxes fulvescens monitor Rothschild, 1900
* 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 jasius brunnescens Poulton, 1926
* Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850
* Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775)
* Charaxes octavus Minig, 1972 (endemic)
* Charaxes brutus angustus Rothschild, 1900
* Charaxes pollux (Cramer, 1775)
* Charaxes eudoxus mechowi Rothschild, 1900
* Charaxes richelmanni Röber, 1936
* Charaxes numenes aequatorialis van Someren, 1972
* Charaxes fuscus (Charaxes × fuscus) Plantrou, 1967 (endemic) - a natural hybrid between Charaxes numenes × probably Charaxes cynthia
* Charaxes tiridates tiridatinus Röber, 1936
* Charaxes bipunctatus ugandensis van Someren, 1972
* Charaxes mixtus Rothschild, 1894
* Charaxes smaragdalis Butler, 1866
* Charaxes imperialis albipuncta Joicey & Talbot, 1920
* Charaxes ameliae Doumet, 1861
* Charaxes pythodoris occidens van Someren, 1963
* Charaxes hadrianus Ward, 1871
* Charaxes lecerfi Lathy, 192
* Charaxes nobilis Druce, 1873
* Charaxes superbus Schultze, 1909
* Charaxes acraeoides Druce, 1908
* Charaxes fournierae Le Moult, 1930
* Charaxes zingha (Stoll, 1780)
* Charaxes etesipe (Godart, 1824)
* Charaxes achaemenes monticola van Someren, 1970
* Charaxes eupale latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921
* Charaxes subornatus Schultze, 1916
* Charaxes anticlea proadusta van Someren, 1971
* Charaxes hildebrandti (Dewitz, 1879)
* Charaxes virilis van Someren & Jackson, 1952
* Charaxes catachrous van Someren & Jackson, 1952
* Charaxes etheocles ochracea van Someren & Jackson, 1957
* Charaxes bocqueti oubanguiensis Minig, 1975
* Charaxes cedreatis Hewitson, 1874
* Charaxes viola picta van Someren & Jackson, 1952
* Charaxes kheili Staudinger, 1896
* 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 bernardii Minig, 1978 (endemic)

**Euxanthini**

* Charaxes eurinome ansellica (Butler, 1870)
* Charaxes crossleyi (Ward, 1871)
* Charaxes trajanus (Ward, 1871)

**Pallini**

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

### Apaturinae

* Apaturopsis cleochares (Hewitson, 1873)

### Nymphalinae

* Kallimoides rumia jadyae (Fox, 1968)

**Nymphalini**

* Junonia stygia (Aurivillius, 1894)
* Junonia westermanni Westwood, 1870
* Junonia cymodoce lugens (Schultze, 1912)
* Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793)
* Protogoniomorpha anacardii (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
* Protogoniomorpha temora (Felder & Felder, 1867)
* Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847)
* Precis coelestina Dewitz, 1879
* Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777)
* Precis sinuata Plötz, 1880
* Hypolimnas anthedon (Doubleday, 1845)
* Hypolimnas dinarcha (Hewitson, 1865)
* Hypolimnas macarthuri Neidhoefer, 1972 (endemic)
* Hypolimnas mechowi (Dewitz, 1884)
* Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)

### Cyrestinae

**Cyrestini**

* Cyrestis camillus (Fabricius, 1781)

### Biblidinae

**Biblidini**

* Mesoxantha ethosea ethoseoides Rebel, 1914
* Ariadne albifascia (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
* Ariadne enotrea suffusa (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
* Ariadne pagenstecheri (Suffert, 1904)
* Eurytela alinda Mabille, 1893

**Epicaliini**

* Sevenia boisduvali omissa (Rothschild, 1918)
* Sevenia garega (Karsch, 1892)
* Sevenia pechueli sangbae (Hecq & Peeters, 1992)

### Limenitinae

**Limenitidini**

* Cymothoe aramis (Hewitson, 1865)
* Cymothoe beckeri theodosia Staudinger, 1890
* Cymothoe caenis (Drury, 1773)
* Cymothoe capella (Ward, 1871)
* Cymothoe colmanti Aurivillius, 1898
* Cymothoe confusa Aurivillius, 1887
* Cymothoe excelsa Neustetter, 1912
* Cymothoe fumana balluca Fox & Howarth, 1968
* Cymothoe haynae diphyia Karsch, 1894
* Cymothoe herminia (Grose-Smith, 1887)
* Cymothoe hesiodotus Staudinger, 1890
* Cymothoe hobarti candidata Overlaet, 1954
* Cymothoe hypatha (Hewitson, 1866)
* Cymothoe indamora (Hewitson, 1866)
* Cymothoe jodutta ciceronis (Ward, 1871)
* Cymothoe lucasii binotorum Darge, 1985
* Cymothoe lurida hesione Weymer, 1907
* Cymothoe oemilius (Doumet, 1859)
* Cymothoe reginaeelisabethae belgarum Overlaet, 1952
* Cymothoe reinholdi vitalis Rebel, 1914
* Cymothoe weymeri Suffert, 1904
* Cymothoe zenkeri Richelmann, 1913
* Pseudoneptis bugandensis ianthe Hemming, 1964
* Pseudacraea boisduvalii (Doubleday, 1845)
* Pseudacraea dolomena (Hewitson, 1865)
* Pseudacraea eurytus (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Pseudacraea lucretia protracta (Butler, 1874)
* Pseudacraea semire (Cramer, 1779)

**Neptidini**

* Neptis jamesoni Godman & Salvin, 1890
* Neptis morosa Overlaet, 1955
* Neptis nicobule Holland, 1892
* Neptis nicomedes Hewitson, 1874
* Neptis strigata Aurivillius, 1894
* Neptis trigonophora melicertula Strand, 1912

**Adoliadini**

* Catuna angustatum (Felder & Felder, 1867)
* Catuna oberthueri Karsch, 1894
* Euryphura athymoides Berger, 1981
* Euryphura chalcis (Felder & Felder, 1860)
* Euryphura plautilla (Hewitson, 1865)
* Euryphurana nobilis (Staudinger, 1891)
* Cynandra opis bernardii Lagnel, 1967
* Euriphene hecqui Collins & Larsen, 1997
* Euriphene atossa (Hewitson, 1865)
* Euriphene barombina (Aurivillius, 1894)
* Euriphene grosesmithi (Staudinger, 1891)
* Euriphene schultzei (Aurivillius, 1909)
* Euriphene doriclea (Drury, 1782)
* 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 cocalioides Hecq, 1988
* Bebearia paludicola Holmes, 2001
* Bebearia sophus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Bebearia staudingeri carensis Collins & Larsen, 2008
* Bebearia plistonax (Hewitson, 1874)
* Bebearia phranza fuscara Hecq, 1989
* Bebearia laetitia vesta Hecq, 1989
* Bebearia flaminia (Staudinger, 1891)
* Bebearia denticula Hecq, 2000
* Bebearia demetra obsolescens (Talbot, 1928)
* Bebearia tessmanni (Grünberg, 1910)
* Bebearia cutteri camiadei Hecq, 2002
* Bebearia eliensis (Hewitson, 1866)
* Bebearia barombina (Staudinger, 1896)
* Bebearia aurora wilverthi (Aurivillius, 1898)
* Bebearia braytoni (Sharpe, 1907)
* Bebearia chloeropis (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
* Bebearia makala (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
* Bebearia peetersi Hecq, 1994
* Bebearia pulchella Hecq, 2006 (endemic)
* Bebearia raeveli Hecq, 1989
* Euphaedra rubrocostata (Aurivillius, 1897)
* Euphaedra lupercoides Rothschild, 1918
* Euphaedra clio Hecq, 1981
* Euphaedra zaddachii elephantina Staudinger, 1891
* Euphaedra hewitsoni bipuncta Hecq, 1974
* Euphaedra hollandi Hecq, 1974
* Euphaedra caerulescens caerulescens Grose-Smith, 1890
* Euphaedra caerulescens caliginosa Hecq, 2004
* Euphaedra camiadei Hecq, 2004 (endemic)
* Euphaedra cyparissa aurata Carpenter, 1895
* Euphaedra cyparissa nominalina Pyrcz & Knoop, 2013
* Euphaedra eberti Aurivillius, 1896
* Euphaedra janetta campaspoides Hecq, 1985
* Euphaedra janetta remota Hecq, 1991
* Euphaedra campaspe (Felder & Felder, 1867)
* Euphaedra sarita (Sharpe, 1891)
* Euphaedra viridicaerulea inanoides Holland, 1920
* Euphaedra preussi Staudinger, 1891
* Euphaedra procera Hecq, 1984
* Euphaedra albofasciata Berger, 1981
* Euphaedra mayumbensis Hecq, 1984
* Euphaedra fascinata Hecq, 1984
* Euphaedra miranda Hecq, 1984
* Euphaedra simplex Hecq, 1978
* Euphaedra hybrida Hecq, 1978
* Euphaedra subferruginea Guillaumin, 1976
* Euphaedra sangbae Hecq, 1996 (endemic)
* Euphaedra edwardsii (van der Hoeven, 1845)
* Euphaedra ruspina (Hewitson, 1865)
* Euphaedra harpalyce spatiosa (Mabille, 1876)
* Euphaedra losinga losinga (Hewitson, 1864)
* Euphaedra losinga wardi (Druce, 1874)
* Euptera choveti Amiet & Collins, 1998
* Euptera collinsi Chovet & Libert, 1998 (endemic)
* Euptera crowleyi centralis Libert, 1995
* Euptera ducarmei Collins, 1998
* Euptera falsathyma Schultze, 1916
* Euptera pluto (Ward, 1873)
* Euptera schultzei Libert & Chovet, 1998
* Euptera semirufa Joicey & Talbot, 1921
* Pseudathyma callina (Grose-Smith, 1898)
* Pseudathyma cyrili Chovet, 2002
* Pseudathyma endjami Libert, 2002
* Pseudathyma michelae Libert, 2002

### Heliconiinae

**Acraeini**

* Acraea endoscota Le Doux, 1928
* Acraea leucographa Ribbe, 1889
* Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
* Acraea quirina (Fabricius, 1781)
* Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775)
* Acraea sykesi Sharpe, 1902
* Acraea alciope Hewitson, 1852
* Acraea althoffi rubrofasciata Aurivillius, 1895
* Acraea aurivillii Staudinger, 1896
* Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
* Acraea jodutta (Fabricius, 1793)
* Acraea orestia Hewitson, 1874
* Acraea pelopeia Staudinger, 1896
* Acraea vesperalis Grose-Smith, 1890
* Acraea orinata Oberthür, 1893
* Acraea peetersi Pierre, 1992 (endemic)
* Acraea atatis Pierre, 2004 (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 pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)

### Pyrginae

**Celaenorrhinini**

* Celaenorrhinus chrysoglossa (Mabille, 1891)
* Celaenorrhinus illustris (Mabille, 1891)
* Celaenorrhinus meditrina (Hewitson, 1877)
* Celaenorrhinus ovalis Evans, 1937
* Celaenorrhinus rutilans (Mabille, 1877)
* Eretis lugens (Rogenhofer, 1891)
* Sarangesa brigida sanaga Miller, 1964
* Sarangesa majorella (Mabille, 1891)
* Sarangesa thecla (Plötz, 1879)

**Tagiadini**

* Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)
* Eagris hereus (Druce, 1875)
* Eagris subalbida aurivillii (Neustetter, 1927)
* Eagris tetrastigma (Mabille, 1891)
* Eagris tigris liberti Collins & Larsen, 2005
* Calleagris lacteus (Mabille, 1877)
* Calleagris landbecki (Druce, 1910)
* Procampta rara Holland, 1892
* Abantis ja Druce, 1909
* Abantis leucogaster (Mabille, 1890)
* Abantis rubra Holland, 1920

### Hesperiinae

**Aeromachini**

* Gorgyra afikpo Druce, 1909
* Gorgyra aretina (Hewitson, 1878)
* Gorgyra bule Miller, 1964
* Gorgyra diversata Evans, 1937
* Gorgyra heterochrus (Mabille, 1890)
* Gorgyra kalinzu Evans, 1949
* Gorgyra mocquerysii Holland, 1896
* Gorgyra pali Evans, 1937
* Gorgyra rubescens Holland, 1896
* Gorgyra sara Evans, 1937
* Teniorhinus ignita (Mabille, 1877)
* Ceratrichia argyrosticta (Plötz, 1879)
* Ceratrichia flava Hewitson, 1878
* Ceratrichia nothus yakoli Collins & Larsen, 2003
* Ceratrichia semilutea Mabille, 1891
* Ceratrichia semlikensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
* Pardaleodes edipus (Stoll, 1781)
* 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 adonia Evans, 1937
* Osmodes banghaasii Holland, 1896
* Osmodes costatus Aurivillius, 1896
* Osmodes hollandi Evans, 1937
* Osmodes laronia (Hewitson, 1868)
* Osmodes lindseyi Miller, 1964
* Osmodes lux Holland, 1892
* Osmodes omar Swinhoe, 1916
* Osmodes thora (Plötz, 1884)
* Parosmodes lentiginosa (Holland, 1896)
* Paracleros substrigata (Holland, 1893)
* Osphantes ogowena (Mabille, 1891)
* Acleros mackenii olaus (Plötz, 1884)
* Acleros nigrapex Strand, 1913
* Semalea arela (Mabille, 1891)
* Semalea atrio (Mabille, 1891)
* Semalea sextilis (Plötz, 1886)
* Hypoleucis sophia Evans, 1937
* Meza banda (Evans, 1937)
* Meza cybeutes (Holland, 1894)
* Meza mabea (Holland, 1894)
* Paronymus budonga (Evans, 1938)
* Paronymus nevea (Druce, 1910)
* Paronymus xanthias (Mabille, 1891)
* Andronymus caesar (Fabricius, 1793)
* Andronymus evander (Mabille, 1890)
* Andronymus helles Evans, 1937
* Andronymus hero Evans, 1937
* Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
* Zophopetes ganda Evans, 1937
* Gamia abri Miller & Collins, 1997 (endemic)
* Gamia buchholzi (Plötz, 1879)
* Mopala orma (Plötz, 1879)
* Gretna balenge (Holland, 1891)
* Gretna carmen Evans, 1937
* Gretna cylinda (Hewitson, 1876)
* Gretna zaremba (Plötz, 1884)
* Pteroteinon caenira (Hewitson, 1867)
* Pteroteinon capronnieri (Plötz, 1879)
* Pteroteinon concaenira Belcastro & Larsen, 1996
* Leona binoevatus (Mabille, 1891)
* Leona lota Evans, 1937
* Leona stoehri (Karsch, 1893)
* Leona halma Evans, 1937
* Leona lissa Evans, 1937
* Caenides xychus (Mabille, 1891)
* Caenides dacela (Hewitson, 1876)
* Caenides hidaroides Aurivillius, 1896
* Caenides dacena (Hewitson, 1876)
* Monza alberti (Holland, 1896)
* Melphina noctula (Druce, 1909)
* Melphina tarace (Mabille, 1891)
* Melphina unistriga (Holland, 1893)
* Fresna carlo Evans, 1937
* Fresna cojo (Karsch, 1893)
* Fresna netopha (Hewitson, 1878)
* Platylesches chamaeleon (Mabille, 1891)

**Baorini**

* Borbo perobscura (Druce, 1912)

### Heteropterinae

* Metisella tsadicus (Aurivillius, 1905)
