List of butterflies of Nigeria

Location of Nigeria

This is a list of butterflies of Nigeria. About 1,319 species are known from Nigeria,[1] 50 of which are endemic.[2]

## Papilionidae[edit]

### Papilioninae[edit]

#### Papilionini[edit]

* Papilio antimachus Drury, 1782
* Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson, 1864
* Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758
* Papilio charopus Westwood, 1843
* Papilio chrapkowskoides nurettini Koçak, 1983
* Papilio sosia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
* Papilio cynorta Fabricius, 1793
* Papilio plagiatus Aurivillius, 1898
* Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
* Papilio phorcas phorcas Cramer, 1775
* Papilio phorcas congoanus Rothschild, 1896
* Papilio rex schultzei Aurivillius, 1904
* Papilio zenobia Fabricius, 1775
* Papilio cyproeofila cyproeofila Butler, 1868
* Papilio cyproeofila praecyola Suffert, 1904
* Papilio gallienus Distant, 1879
* Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]
* Papilio hesperus Westwood, 1843
* Papilio menestheus Drury, 1773

#### Leptocercini[edit]

* Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
* Graphium policenes policenes (Cramer, 1775)
* Graphium policenes telloi Hecq, 1999
* Graphium liponesco (Suffert, 1904)
* Graphium biokoensis (Gauthier, 1984)
* Graphium polistratus (Grose-Smith, 1889)
* 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 agamedes (Westwood, 1842)
* Graphium almansor escherichi (Gaede, 1915)
* Graphium ucalegon (Hewitson, 1865)
* Graphium simoni (Aurivillius, 1899)

## Pieridae[edit]

### Pseudopontiinae[edit]

* Pseudopontia paradoxa (Felder & Felder, 1869)

### Coliadinae[edit]

* Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
* Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898)
* Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876)
* Eurema floricola leonis (Butler, 1886)
* Eurema hapale (Mabille, 1882)
* Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
* Eurema senegalensis (Boisduval, 1836)
* Colias electo manengoubensis Darge, 1968

### Pierinae[edit]

* Colotis amata calais (Cramer, 1775)
* Colotis antevippe (Boisduval, 1836)
* Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829)
* Colotis celimene sudanicus (Aurivillius, 1905)
* Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829)
* Colotis daira stygia (Felder & Felder, 1865)
* Colotis danae eupompe (Klug, 1829)
* Colotis elgonensis glauningi (Schultze, 1909)
* Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836)
* Colotis halimede (Klug, 1829)
* Colotis ione (Godart, 1819)
* Colotis liagore (Klug, 1829)
* Colotis phisadia (Godart, 1819)
* Colotis protomedia (Klug, 1829)
* Colotis vesta amelia (Lucas, 1852)
* Colotis eris (Klug, 1829)
* Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823
* Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847)
* Pinacopterix eriphia tritogenia (Klug, 1829)
* Nepheronia argia (Fabricius, 1775)
* Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
* Nepheronia pharis (Boisduval, 1836)
* Nepheronia thalassina (Boisduval, 1836)
* Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, [1782])
* Leptosia hybrida Bernardi, 1952
* Leptosia marginea (Mabille, 1890)
* Leptosia medusa (Cramer, 1777)
* Leptosia nupta (Butler, 1873)
* Leptosia wigginsi pseudalcesta Bernardi, 1965

#### Pierini[edit]

* Appias epaphia (Cramer, [1779])
* Appias phaola (Doubleday, 1847)
* Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, [1865])
* Appias sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)
* Mylothris aburi Larsen & Collins, 2003
* Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888
* Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775)
* Mylothris eximia Hecq, 2005 (endemic)
* Mylothris flaviana Grose-Smith, 1898
* Mylothris hilara (Karsch, 1892)
* Mylothris jacksoni knutssoni Aurivillius, 1891
* Mylothris jaopura Karsch, 1893
* Mylothris knoopi Hecq, 2005 (endemic)
* Mylothris lucens Hecq, 2005 (endemic)
* Mylothris ochracea Aurivillius, 1895
* Mylothris rembina (Plötz, 1880)
* Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775)
* Mylothris rueppellii josi Larsen, 1986
* Mylothris schumanni Suffert, 1904
* Mylothris sjostedti Aurivillius, 1895
* Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895
* Mylothris primulina Butler, 1897 (endemic)
* Mylothris yulei bansoana Talbot, 1944
* Dixeia capricornus (Ward, 1871)
* Dixeia cebron (Ward, 1871)
* Dixeia doxo (Godart, 1819)
* Dixeia orbona (Geyer, [1837])
* Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
* Belenois calypso (Drury, 1773)
* Belenois creona (Cramer, [1776])
* Belenois gidica (Godart, 1819)
* Belenois hedyle (Cramer, 1777)
* Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
* Belenois subeida (Felder & Felder, 1865)
* Belenois theora (Doubleday, 1846)
* Belenois theuszi (Dewitz, 1889)
* Belenois zochalia connexiva (Joicey & Talbot, 1927)

## Lycaenidae[edit]

### Miletinae[edit]

#### Liphyrini[edit]

* Euliphyra hewitsoni Aurivillius, 1899
* Euliphyra mirifica Holland, 1890
* Euliphyra leucyania (Hewitson, 1874)
* Aslauga bella Bethune-Baker, 1913
* Aslauga camerunica Stempffer, 1969
* Aslauga ernesti (Karsch, 1895)
* Aslauga lamborni Bethune-Baker, 1914
* Aslauga marginalis Kirby, 1890
* Aslauga marshalli adamaoua Libert, 1994
* Aslauga vininga (Hewitson, 1875)

#### Miletini[edit]

* Megalopalpus angulosus Grünberg, 1910
* Megalopalpus metaleucus Karsch, 1893
* Megalopalpus simplex Röber, 1886
* Megalopalpus zymna (Westwood, 1851)
* Spalgis lemolea lemolea Druce, 1890
* Spalgis lemolea pilos Druce, 1890
* Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872)
* Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915
* Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996
* Lachnocnema reutlingeri Holland, 1892
* Lachnocnema luna Druce, 1910
* Lachnocnema magna Aurivillius, 1895
* Lachnocnema albimacula Libert, 1996
* Lachnocnema exiguus Holland, 1890
* Lachnocnema disrupta Talbot, 1935

### Poritiinae[edit]

#### Liptenini[edit]

* Alaena exotica Collins & Larsen, 2005 (endemic)
* Ptelina carnuta (Hewitson, 1873)
* Pentila maculata (Kirby, 1887)
* Pentila camerunica Stempffer & Bennett, 1961
* Pentila glagoessa (Holland, 1893)
* Pentila hewitsoni hewitsoni (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1887)
* Pentila hewitsoni limbata (Holland, 1893)
* Pentila nigeriana Stempffer & Bennett, 1961 (endemic)
* Pentila occidentalium Aurivillius, 1899
* Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888
* Pentila petreia Hewitson, 1874
* Pentila picena catori Bethune-Baker, 1906
* Pentila picena cydaria (Grose-Smith, 1898)
* Pentila pseudorotha Stempffer & Bennett, 1961
* Pentila tachyroides Dewitz, 1879
* Pentila umangiana prodita Schultze, 1923
* Telipna acraea acraea (Westwood, [1851])
* Telipna acraea fervida (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890)
* Telipna rothi (Grose-Smith, 1898) (endemic)
* Telipna albofasciata Aurivillius, 1910
* Telipna cameroonensis Jackson, 1969
* Telipna rufilla (Grose-Smith, 1901) (endemic)
* Telipna sanguinea (Plötz, 1880)
* Telipna ruspinoides Schultze, 1923
* Ornipholidotos kirbyi (Aurivillius. 1895)
* Ornipholidotos maesseni Libert, 2005
* Ornipholidotos boormani Libert, 2005 (endemic)
* Ornipholidotos nigeriae Stempffer, 1964
* Ornipholidotos onitshae Stempffer, 1962
* Ornipholidotos nympha Libert, 2000
* Torbenia larseni (Stempffer, 1969)
* Torbenia wojtusiaki Libert, 2000
* Torbenia persimilis Libert, 2000
* Mimacraea charmian Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889
* Mimacraea darwinia Butler, 1872
* Mimacraea apicalis Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889
* Mimacraea maesseni Libert, 2000
* Mimacraea neurata Holland, 1895
* Mimeresia cellularis (Kirby, 1890)
* Mimeresia debora debora (Kirby, 1890)
* Mimeresia debora catori (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
* Mimeresia dinora (Kirby, 1890)
* Mimeresia drucei owerri Stempffer, 1961
* Mimeresia libentina (Hewitson, 1866)
* Liptena albicans Cator, 1904
* Liptena alluaudi Mabille, 1890
* Liptena augusta Suffert, 1904
* Liptena bassae Bethune-Baker, 1926 (endemic)
* Liptena bolivari Kheil, 1905
* Liptena catalina (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1887)
* Liptena decipiens (Kirby, 1890)
* Liptena despecta (Holland, 1890)
* Liptena eketi Bethune-Baker, 1926
* Liptena eukrinaria Bethune-Baker, 1926
* Liptena evanescens (Kirby, 1887)
* Liptena fatima (Kirby, 1890)
* Liptena ferrymani (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1891)
* Liptena flavicans oniens Talbot, 1935
* Liptena ilaro Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (endemic)
* Liptena modesta (Kirby, 1890)
* Liptena opaca (Kirby, 1890)
* Liptena orubrum (Holland, 1890)
* Liptena pearmani Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974
* Liptena priscilla Larsen, 1995 (endemic)
* Liptena rochei Stempffer, 1951
* Liptena sauberi Schultze, 1912
* Liptena septistrigata (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
* Liptena similis (Kirby, 1890)
* Liptena simplicia Möschler, 1887
* Liptena submacula Lathy, 1903
* Liptena titei Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974
* Liptena xanthostola (Holland, 1890)
* Obania subvariegata (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890)
* Obania tullia (Staudinger, 1892)
* Kakumia otlauga (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890)
* Tetrarhanis nubifera (Druce, 1910)
* Tetrarhanis ogojae (Stempffer, 1961)
* Tetrarhanis okwangwo Larsen, 1998
* Tetrarhanis onitshae (Stempffer, 1962) (endemic)
* Tetrarhanis simplex (Aurivillius, 1895)
* Tetrarhanis stempfferi (Berger, 1954)
* Tetrarhanis symplocus Clench, 1965
* Falcuna campimus (Holland, 1890)
* Falcuna gitte Bennett, 1969 (endemic)
* Falcuna libyssa (Hewitson, 1866)
* Larinopoda aspidos Druce, 1890
* Larinopoda lagyra (Hewitson, 1866)
* Larinopoda lircaea (Hewitson, 1866)
* Micropentila adelgitha (Hewitson, 1874)
* Micropentila adelgunda (Staudinger, 1892)
* Micropentila brunnea (Kirby, 1887)
* Micropentila dorothea Bethune-Baker, 1903
* Micropentila flavopunctata Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
* Micropentila fuscula (Grose-Smith, 1898)
* Micropentila nigeriana Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
* Micropentila ogojae Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
* Pseuderesia eleaza (Hewitson, 1873)
* Eresina fontainei Stempffer, 1956
* Eresina fusca (Cator, 1904)
* Eresina jacksoni Stempffer, 1961
* Eresina maesseni Stempffer, 1956
* Eresina pseudofusca Stempffer, 1961
* Eresina rougeoti Stempffer, 1956
* Eresina saundersi Stempffer, 1956
* Eresina schmitti Larsen, 2005 (endemic)
* Eresina theodori Stempffer, 1956
* Eresiomera bicolor (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890)
* Eresiomera cornesi (Stempffer, 1969) (endemic)
* Eresiomera isca isca (Hewitson, 1873)
* Eresiomera isca occidentalis Collins & Larsen, 1998
* Eresiomera nigeriana (Stempffer, 1962) (endemic)
* Citrinophila erastus (Hewitson, 1866)
* Citrinophila marginalis Kirby, 1887
* Citrinophila similis (Kirby, 1887)
* Citrinophila tenera (Kirby, 1887)
* Argyrocheila undifera Staudinger, 1892

#### Epitolini[edit]

* Toxochitona gerda (Kirby, 1890)
* Iridana exquisita (Grose-Smith, 1898)
* Iridana incredibilis (Staudinger, 1891)
* Iridana nigeriana Stempffer, 1964
* Iridana rougeoti Stempffer, 1964
* Teratoneura isabellae Dudgeon, 1909
* Epitola posthumus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Epitola urania Kirby, 1887
* Cerautola ceraunia (Hewitson, 1873)
* Cerautola crowleyi (Sharpe, 1890)
* Cerautola legeri Libert, 1999 (endemic)
* Cerautola miranda miranda (Staudinger, 1889)
* Cerautola miranda vidua (Talbot, 1935)
* Cerautola semibrunnea (Bethune-Baker, 1916)
* Geritola daveyi (Roche, 1954)
* Geritola frankdaveyi Libert, 1999 (endemic)
* Geritola gerina (Hewitson, 1878)
* Geritola goodii (Holland, 1890)
* Geritola virginea (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
* Stempfferia annae Libert, 1999
* Stempfferia boormani Libert, 1999 (endemic)
* Stempfferia carcina (Hewitson, 1873)
* Stempfferia cercene (Hewitson, 1873)
* Stempfferia cercenoides (Holland, 1890)
* Stempfferia congoana (Aurivillius, 1923)
* Stempfferia elissa (Grose-Smith, 1898)
* Stempfferia francisci Libert, 1999 (endemic)
* Stempfferia gordoni (Druce, 1903)
* Stempfferia ife Libert, 1999 (endemic)
* Stempfferia katherinae (Poulton, 1929) (endemic)
* Stempfferia kholifa (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
* Stempfferia marginata (Kirby, 1887)
* Stempfferia michelae michelae Libert, 1999
* Stempfferia michelae centralis Libert, 1999
* Stempfferia moyambina (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
* Stempfferia subtumescens Libert, 1999 (endemic)
* Stempfferia tumentia (Druce, 1910)
* Stempfferia uniformis (Kirby, 1887) (endemic)
* Stempfferia zelza (Hewitson, 1873)
* Cephetola cephena (Hewitson, 1873)
* Cephetola collinsi Libert & Larsen, 1999
* Cephetola mercedes (Suffert, 1904)
* Cephetola nigeriae (Jackson, 1962)
* Cephetola nigra (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
* Cephetola obscura (Hawker-Smith, 1933)
* Cephetola pinodes pinodes (Druce, 1890)
* Cephetola pinodes budduana (Talbot, 1937)
* Cephetola subcoerulea (Roche, 1954)
* Cephetola sublustris (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
* Tumerepedes flava Bethune-Baker, 1913 (endemic)
* Neaveia lamborni Druce, 1910
* Epitolina dispar (Kirby, 1887)
* Epitolina melissa (Druce, 1888)
* Epitolina collinsi Libert, 2000
* Epitolina catori Bethune-Baker, 1904
* Epitolina larseni Libert, 2000
* Hypophytala benitensis (Holland, 1890)
* Hypophytala henleyi (Kirby, 1890)
* Hypophytala hyettoides (Aurivillius, 1895)
* Hypophytala nigrescens (Jackson, 1964) (endemic)
* Hypophytala ultramarina Libert & Collins, 1999
* Phytala elais Westwood, 1851
* Aethiopana honorius honorius (Fabricius, 1793)
* Aethiopana honorius divisa (Butler, 1901)
* Hewitsonia bitjeana Bethune-Baker, 1915
* Hewitsonia beryllina Schultze, 1916
* Hewitsonia boisduvalii boisduvalii (Hewitson, 1869)
* Hewitsonia boisduvalii borealis Schultze, 1916
* Hewitsonia danane Stempffer, 1969
* Hewitsonia inexpectata Bouyer, 1997
* Hewitsonia kirbyi Dewitz, 1879
* Hewitsonia occidentalis Bouyer, 1997

### Aphnaeinae[edit]

* Pseudaletis agrippina Druce, 1888
* Pseudaletis cornesi Collins & Libert, 2007 (endemic)
* Pseudaletis catori Bethune-Baker, 1926
* Pseudaletis clymenus (Druce, 1885)
* Pseudaletis zebra Holland, 1891
* Pseudaletis taeniata Libert, 2007
* Pseudaletis leonis (Staudinger, 1888)
* Pseudaletis antimachus (Staudinger, 1888)
* Lipaphnaeus aderna (Plötz, 1880)
* Lipaphnaeus leonina bitje (Druce, 1910)
* Lipaphnaeus leonina ivoirensis Stempffer, 1966
* Cigaritis avriko (Karsch, 1893)
* Cigaritis buchanani (Rothschild, 1921)
* Cigaritis crustaria (Holland, 1890)
* Cigaritis menelas (Druce, 1907)
* Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850)
* Cigaritis nilus (Hewitson, 1865)
* Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836
* Axiocerses harpax (Fabricius, 1775)
* Axiocerses callaghani Henning & Henning, 1996
* Axiocerses amanga borealis Aurivillius, 1905
* Aphnaeus argyrocyclus Holland, 1890
* Aphnaeus asterius Plötz, 1880
* Aphnaeus brahami Lathy, 1903
* Aphnaeus orcas (Drury, 1782)

### Theclinae[edit]

* Myrina silenus (Fabricius, 1775)
* Myrina subornata Lathy, 1903
* Oxylides albata (Aurivillius, 1895)
* Oxylides faunus faunus (Drury, 1773)
* Oxylides faunus camerunica Libert, 2004
* Syrmoptera amasa (Hewitson, 1869)
* Syrmoptera bonifacei Stempffer, 1961
* Dapidodigma demeter Clench, 1961
* Dapidodigma hymen (Fabricius, 1775)
* Hypolycaena anara Larsen, 1986
* Hypolycaena antifaunus (Westwood, 1851)
* Hypolycaena coerulea Aurivillius, 1895
* Hypolycaena dubia Aurivillius, 1895
* Hypolycaena hatita Hewitson, 1865
* Hypolycaena kadiskos Druce, 1890
* Hypolycaena kakumi Larsen, 1997
* Hypolycaena lebona (Hewitson, 1865)
* Hypolycaena liara Druce, 1890
* Hypolycaena nigra Bethune-Baker, 1914
* Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Hypolycaena scintillans Stempffer, 1957
* Iolaus eurisus (Cramer, 1779)
* Iolaus aethria Karsch, 1893
* Iolaus agnes Aurivillius, 1898
* Iolaus alienus bicaudatus Aurivillius, 1905
* Iolaus aurivillii Röber, 1900
* Iolaus bellina (Plötz, 1880)
* Iolaus coelestis Bethune-Baker, 1926
* Iolaus creta Hewitson, 1878
* Iolaus cytaeis Hewitson, 1875
* Iolaus farquharsoni (Bethune-Baker, 1922)
* Iolaus adorabilis Collins & Larsen, 2008
* Iolaus fontainei (Stempffer, 1956)
* Iolaus frater kumboae (Bethune-Baker, 1926)
* Iolaus gemmarius (Druce, 1910)
* Iolaus iasis Hewitson, 1865
* Iolaus laon Hewitson, 1878
* Iolaus longicauda (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
* Iolaus maesa (Hewitson, 1862)
* Iolaus neavei (Druce, 1910)
* Iolaus normani (Larsen, 1986)
* Iolaus pollux Aurivillius, 1895
* Iolaus sappirus (Druce, 1902)
* Iolaus scintillans Aurivillius, 1905
* Iolaus sciophilus (Schultze, 1916)
* Iolaus sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905
* Iolaus menas Druce, 1890
* Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869
* Iolaus parasilanus maesseni (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
* Iolaus ismenias (Klug, 1834)
* Iolaus newporti Larsen, 1994 (endemic)
* Iolaus alcibiades Kirby, 1871
* Iolaus paneperata Druce, 1890
* Iolaus lukabas Druce, 1890
* Iolaus calisto (Westwood, 1851)
* Iolaus laonides Aurivillius, 1898
* Iolaus poecilaon (Riley, 1928)
* Iolaus ofere Collins & Larsen,2008
* Iolaus timon (Fabricius, 1787)
* Iolaus catori Bethune-Baker, 1904
* Stugeta marmoreus (Butler, 1866)
* Pilodeudorix mimeta mimeta (Karsch, 1895)
* Pilodeudorix mimeta oreas Libert, 2004
* Pilodeudorix ula (Karsch, 1895)
* Pilodeudorix virgata (Druce, 1891)
* Pilodeudorix anetia (Hulstaert, 1924)
* Pilodeudorix angelita schultzei (Aurivillius, 1907)
* Pilodeudorix aruma aruma (Hewitson, 1873)
* Pilodeudorix aruma nigeriana Libert, 2004
* Pilodeudorix catori (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
* Pilodeudorix infuscata (Stempffer, 1964)
* Pilodeudorix leonina dimitris (d'Abrera, 1980)
* Pilodeudorix mera (Hewitson, 1873
* Pilodeudorix otraeda genuba (Hewitson, 1875)
* Pilodeudorix caerulea (Druce, 1890)
* Pilodeudorix camerona (Plötz, 1880)
* Pilodeudorix congoana (Aurivillius, 1923)
* Pilodeudorix diyllus (Hewitson, 1878)
* Pilodeudorix zela (Hewitson, 1869)
* Pilodeudorix aucta (Karsch, 1895)
* Pilodeudorix hugoi Libert, 2004
* Pilodeudorix catalla (Karsch, 1895)
* Pilodeudorix deritas (Hewitson, 1874)
* Pilodeudorix pseudoderitas (Stempffer, 1964)
* Pilodeudorix violetta (Aurivillius, 1897)
* Paradeudorix boormani (Larsen, 1996) (endemic)
* Paradeudorix cobaltina (Stempffer, 1964)
* Paradeudorix eleala eleala (Hewitson, 1865)
* Paradeudorix eleala viridis (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 antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
* Deudorix caliginosa Lathy, 1903
* Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
* Deudorix dinomenes diomedes Jackson, 1966
* Deudorix galathea (Swainson, 1821)
* Deudorix lorisona (Hewitson, 1862)
* Deudorix odana Druce, 1887
* Capys stuarti Collins & Larsen, 2000 (endemic)

### Polyommatinae[edit]

#### Lycaenesthini[edit]

* Anthene afra (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
* Anthene crawshayi (Butler, 1899)
* Anthene definita (Butler, 1899)
* Anthene emkopoti Larsen & Collins, 1998
* Anthene flavomaculatus (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893)
* Anthene irumu (Stempffer, 1948)
* Anthene juba (Fabricius, 1787)
* 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 lunulata (Trimen, 1894)
* Anthene lychnides (Hewitson, 1878)
* Anthene lysicles (Hewitson, 1874)
* Anthene mahota (Grose-Smith, 1887)
* Anthene kikuyu (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876)
* Anthene rubricinctus (Holland, 1891)
* Anthene scintillula scintillula (Holland, 1891)
* Anthene scintillula aurea (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Anthene sylvanus (Drury, 1773)
* Anthene versatilis bitje (Druce, 1910)
* Anthene lamprocles (Hewitson, 1878)
* Anthene lyzanius (Hewitson, 1874)
* Anthene chryseostictus (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Anthene fulvus Stempffer, 1962
* Anthene lusones (Hewitson, 1874)
* Anthene staudingeri (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894)
* Anthene africana (Bethune-Baker, 1926)
* Anthene coerulea (Aurivillius, 1895)
* Anthene fasciatus (Aurivillius, 1895)
* Anthene hades (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Anthene inconspicua (Druce, 1910)
* Anthene lacides (Hewitson, 1874)
* Anthene lamias (Hewitson, 1878)
* Anthene lucretilis (Hewitson, 1874)
* Anthene marshalli (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
* Anthene nigeriae (Aurivillius, 1905)
* Anthene obscura (Druce, 1910)
* Anthene phoenicis (Karsch, 1893)
* Anthene rufoplagata (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Cupidesthes arescopa Bethune-Baker, 1910
* Cupidesthes leonina (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
* Cupidesthes lithas (Druce, 1890)
* Cupidesthes mimetica (Druce, 1910)
* Cupidesthes paralithas Bethune-Baker, 1926
* Cupidesthes robusta Aurivillius, 1895

#### Polyommatini[edit]

* Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, [1824])
* Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932
* Pseudonacaduba aethiops (Mabille, 1877)
* Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857)
* Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
* Uranothauma antinorii bamendanus Libert, 1993
* Uranothauma falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879)
* Uranothauma frederikkae Libert, 1993
* Uranothauma heritsia (Hewitson, 1876)
* Uranothauma nubifer (Trimen, 1895)
* Phlyaria cyara cyara (Hewitson, 1876)
* Phlyaria cyara stactalla Karsch, 1895
* Cacyreus audeoudi Stempffer, 1936
* Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782)
* Cacyreus virilis Stempffer, 1936
* Leptotes babaulti (Stempffer, 1935)
* Leptotes brevidentatus (Tite, 1958)
* Leptotes jeanneli (Stempffer, 1935)
* Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
* Leptotes pulchra (Murray, 1874)
* Tuxentius carana carana (Hewitson, 1876)
* Tuxentius carana kontu (Karsch, 1893)
* Tuxentius cretosus nodieri (Oberthür, 1883)
* Tuxentius margaritaceus (Sharpe, 1892)
* Tarucus kiki Larsen, 1976
* Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948
* Tarucus rosacea (Austaut, 1885)
* Tarucus theophrastus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1942
* Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
* Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877)
* Actizera lucida (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 dudgeoni Riley, 1929
* Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793)
* Euchrysops alberta (Butler, 1901)
* Euchrysops albistriata greenwoodi d'Abrera, 1980
* Euchrysops banyo Libert, 2001
* Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
* Euchrysops nilotica (Aurivillius, 1904)
* Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855)
* Euchrysops reducta Hulstaert, 1924
* Euchrysops sagba Libert, 1993
* Euchrysops sahelianus Libert, 2001
* Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923
* Thermoniphas alberici (Dufrane, 1945)
* Thermoniphas fumosa Stempffer, 1952
* Thermoniphas micylus (Cramer, 1780)
* Thermoniphas togara (Plötz, 1880)
* Oboronia guessfeldti (Dewitz, 1879)
* Oboronia ornata (Mabille, 1890)
* Oboronia pseudopunctatus (Strand, 1912)
* Oboronia punctatus (Dewitz, 1879)
* Chilades eleusis (Demaison, 1888)
* Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
* Lepidochrysops dunni Larsen & Collins, 2003 (endemic)
* Lepidochrysops parsimon (Fabricius, 1775)
* Lepidochrysops polydialecta (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
* Lepidochrysops quassi (Karsh, 1895)
* Lepidochrysops ringa Tite, 1959
* Lepidochrysops vera Tite, 1961 (endemic)
* Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Collins, 2001

## Riodinidae[edit]

### Nemeobiinae[edit]

* Abisara tantalus caerulea Carpenter & Jackson, 1950
* Abisara intermedia Aurivillius, 1895
* Abisara talantus Aurivillius, 1891
* Abisara rutherfordii Hewitson, 1874
* Abisara gerontes (Fabricius, 1781)
* Abisara rogersi Druce, 1878
* Abisara cameroonensis Callaghan, 2003
* Abisara neavei latifasciata Riley, 1932

## Nymphalidae[edit]

### Libytheinae[edit]

* Libythea labdaca Westwood, 1851

### Danainae[edit]

#### Danaini[edit]

* Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777)
* Tirumala formosa morgeni (Honrath, 1892)
* Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847)
* Amauris niavius (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Amauris tartarea Mabille, 1876
* Amauris crawshayi camerunica Joicey & Talbot, 1925
* Amauris damocles (Fabricius, 1793)
* Amauris echeria occidentalis Schmidt, 1921
* Amauris hecate (Butler, 1866)
* Amauris vashti (Butler, 1869)

### Satyrinae[edit]

#### Elymniini[edit]

* Elymniopsis bammakoo (Westwood, [1851])

#### Melanitini[edit]

* Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849
* Gnophodes chelys (Fabricius, 1793)
* Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Melanitis libya Distant, 1882
* Aphysoneura scapulifascia occidentalis Joicey & Talbot, 1924

#### Satyrini[edit]

* Bicyclus analis (Aurivillius, 1895)
* Bicyclus angulosa (Butler, 1868)
* Bicyclus anisops (Karsch, 1892)
* Bicyclus auricruda fulgidus Fox, 1963
* Bicyclus buea (Strand, 1912)
* Bicyclus campus (Karsch, 1893)
* Bicyclus dorothea (Cramer, 1779)
* Bicyclus ephorus Weymer, 1892
* Bicyclus evadne elionias (Hewitson, 1866)
* Bicyclus golo (Aurivillius, 1893)
* Bicyclus graueri choveti Libert, 1996
* Bicyclus hewitsoni (Doumet, 1861)
* Bicyclus hyperanthus (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
* Bicyclus iccius (Hewitson, 1865)
* Bicyclus ignobilis ignobilis (Butler, 1870)
* Bicyclus ignobilis eurini Condamin & Fox, 1963
* Bicyclus istaris (Plötz, 1880)
* Bicyclus italus (Hewitson, 1865)
* Bicyclus madetes (Hewitson, 1874)
* Bicyclus mandanes Hewitson, 1873
* Bicyclus medontias (Hewitson, 1873)
* Bicyclus milyas (Hewitson, 1864)
* Bicyclus nobilis (Aurivillius, 1893)
* Bicyclus pavonis (Butler, 1876)
* Bicyclus procora (Karsch, 1893)
* Bicyclus rhacotis (Hewitson, 1866)
* Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850)
* Bicyclus sambulos (Hewitson, 1877)
* Bicyclus martius sanaos (Hewitson, 1866)
* Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
* Bicyclus sangmelinae Condamin, 1963
* Bicyclus saussurei camerunia (Strand, 1914)
* Bicyclus sciathis (Hewitson, 1866)
* Bicyclus smithi (Aurivillius, 1899)
* Bicyclus sophrosyne (Plötz, 1880)
* Bicyclus sweadneri Fox, 1963
* Bicyclus sylvicolus Condamin, 1965
* Bicyclus taenias (Hewitson, 1877)
* Bicyclus technatis (Hewitson, 1877)
* Bicyclus trilophus jacksoni Condamin, 1961
* Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868)
* Bicyclus xeneas xeneas (Hewitson, 1866)
* Bicyclus xeneas occidentalis Condamin, 1965
* Bicyclus xeneoides Condamin, 1961
* Hallelesis asochis (Hewitson, 1866)
* Heteropsis peitho (Plötz, 1880)
* Ypthima albida occidentalis Bartel, 1905
* Ypthima antennata cornesi Kielland, 1982
* Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)
* Ypthima condamini nigeriae Kielland, 1982
* Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880
* Ypthima impura Elwes & Edwards, 1893
* Ypthima pulchra Overlaet, 1954
* Ypthima pupillaris Butler, 1888
* Ypthima vuattouxi Kielland, 1982
* Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)

### Charaxinae[edit]

#### Charaxini[edit]

* Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
* Charaxes fulvescens fulvescens (Aurivillius, 1891)
* Charaxes fulvescens senegala van Someren, 1975
* Charaxes obudoensis van Someren, 1969
* Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824)
* Charaxes protoclea protoclea Feisthamel, 1850
* Charaxes protoclea protonothodes van Someren, 1971
* Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850
* Charaxes cynthia cynthia Butler, 1866
* Charaxes cynthia kinduana Le Cerf, 1923
* Charaxes lucretius lucretius Cramer, [1775]
* Charaxes lucretius intermedius van Someren, 1971
* Charaxes lactetinctus Karsch, 1892
* Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926
* Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850
* Charaxes legeri Plantrou, 1978
* Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775)
* Charaxes brutus brutus (Cramer, 1779)
* Charaxes brutus angustus Rothschild, 1900
* Charaxes pollux (Cramer, 1775)
* Charaxes tectonis Jordan, 1937
* Charaxes eudoxus eudoxus (Drury, 1782)
* Charaxes eudoxus boersmana Plantrou, 1980
* Charaxes eudoxus mechowi Rothschild, 1900
* Charaxes numenes numenes (Hewitson, 1859)
* Charaxes numenes aequatorialis van Someren, 1972
* Charaxes tiridates tiridates (Cramer, 1777)
* Charaxes tiridates tiridatinus Röber, 1936
* Charaxes bipunctatus Rothschild, 1894
* Charaxes smaragdalis Butler, 1866
* Charaxes imperialis albipuncta Joicey & Talbot, 1920
* Charaxes ameliae ameliae Doumet, 1861
* Charaxes ameliae doumeti Henning, 1989
* Charaxes pythodoris knoopae Plantrou, 1982
* Charaxes pythodoris occidens van Someren, 1963
* Charaxes hadrianus Ward, 1871
* Charaxes lecerfi Lathy, 192
* Charaxes nobilis nobilis Druce, 1873
* Charaxes nobilis claudei le Moult, 1933
* Charaxes superbus Schultze, 1909
* Charaxes zingha (Stoll, 1780)
* Charaxes etesipe (Godart, 1824)
* Charaxes achaemenes monticola van Someren, 1970
* Charaxes eupale eupale (Drury, 1782)
* Charaxes eupale latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921
* Charaxes subornatus subornatus Schultze, 1916
* Charaxes subornatus couilloudi Plantrou, 1976
* Charaxes anticlea anticlea (Drury, 1782)
* Charaxes anticlea proadusta van Someren, 1971
* Charaxes hildebrandti hildebrandti (Dewitz, 1879)
* Charaxes hildebrandti gillesi Plantrou, 1973
* Charaxes virilis van Someren & Jackson, 1952
* Charaxes chevroti Collins & Larsen, 2005 (endemic)
* Charaxes catachrous van Someren & Jackson, 1952
* Charaxes etheocles etheocles (Cramer, 1777)
* Charaxes etheocles ochracea van Someren & Jackson, 1957
* Charaxes bocqueti oubanguiensis Minig, 1975
* Charaxes viola viola Butler, 1866
* Charaxes viola picta van Someren & Jackson, 1952
* Charaxes northcotti Rothschild, 1899
* Charaxes pleione pleione (Godart, 1824)
* Charaxes pleione congoensis Plantrou, 1989
* Charaxes paphianus paphianus Ward, 1871
* Charaxes paphianus falcata (Butler, 1872)
* Charaxes nichetes nichetes Grose-Smith, 1883
* Charaxes nichetes bouchei Plantrou, 1974
* Charaxes nichetes leopardinus Plantrou, 1974
* Charaxes lycurgus lycurgus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Charaxes lycurgus bernardiana Plantrou, 1978
* Charaxes zelica zelica Butler, 1869
* Charaxes zelica rougeoti Plantrou, 1978
* Charaxes porthos porthos Grose-Smith, 1883
* Charaxes porthos gallayi van Someren, 1968
* Charaxes doubledayi Aurivillius, 1899
* Charaxes mycerina mycerina (Godart, 1824)
* Charaxes mycerina nausicaa Staudinger, 1891

#### Euxanthini[edit]

* Charaxes eurinome (Cramer, 1775)
* Charaxes crossleyi (Ward, 1871)
* Charaxes trajanus (Ward, 1871)

#### Pallini[edit]

* Palla publius Staudinger, 1892
* Palla ussheri (Butler, 1870)
* Palla decius (Cramer, 1777)
* Palla violinitens violinitens (Crowley, 1890)
* Palla violinitens coniger (Butler, 1896)

### Apaturinae[edit]

* Apaturopsis cleochares (Hewitson, 1873)

### Nymphalinae[edit]

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

#### Nymphalini[edit]

* Antanartia delius (Drury, 1782)
* Vanessa dimorphica mortoni (Howarth, 1966)
* Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Junonia chorimene (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
* Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870
* Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
* Junonia sophia (Fabricius, 1793)
* Junonia stygia (Aurivillius, 1894)
* Junonia gregorii Butler, 1896
* Junonia terea (Drury, 1773)
* Junonia westermanni Westwood, 1870
* Junonia cymodoce (Cramer, 1777)
* Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793)
* Protogoniomorpha anacardii (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
* Protogoniomorpha temora (Felder & Felder, 1867)
* Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850)
* Precis ceryne ceruana Rothschild & Jordan, 190
* Precis coelestina Dewitz, 1879
* Precis frobeniusi Strand, 1909
* Precis milonia Felder & Felder, 1867
* Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777)
* Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775)
* Precis rauana silvicola Schultz, 1916
* Precis sinuata Plötz, 1880
* Hypolimnas anthedon (Doubleday, 1845)
* Hypolimnas chapmani (Hewitson, 1873)
* Hypolimnas dinarcha (Hewitson, 1865)
* Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
* Hypolimnas monteironis (Druce, 1874)
* Hypolimnas salmacis (Drury, 1773)
* Catacroptera cloanthe ligata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

### Cyrestinae[edit]

#### Cyrestini[edit]

* Cyrestis camillus (Fabricius, 1781)

### Biblidinae[edit]

#### Biblidini[edit]

* Byblia anvatara crameri Aurivillius, 1894
* Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)
* Mesoxantha ethosea ethoseoides Rebel, 1914
* Ariadne actisanes (Hewitson, 1875)
* Ariadne albifascia (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
* Ariadne enotrea (Cramer, 1779)
* Ariadne pagenstecheri (Suffert, 1904)
* Neptidopsis ophione (Cramer, 1777)
* Eurytela alinda Mabille, 1893
* Eurytela dryope (Cramer, [1775])
* Eurytela hiarbas (Drury, 1782)

#### Epicaliini[edit]

* Sevenia amulia (Cramer, 1777)
* Sevenia boisduvali omissa (Rothschild, 1918)
* Sevenia garega (Karsch, 1892)
* Sevenia occidentalium (Mabille, 1876)
* Sevenia pechueli sangbae (Hecq & Peeters, 1992)
* Sevenia umbrina (Karsch, 1892)

### Limenitinae[edit]

#### Limenitidini[edit]

* Harma theobene theobene Doubleday, 1848
* Harma theobene superna (Fox, 1968)
* Cymothoe althea bobi Collins & Larsen, 2000
* Cymothoe anitorgis (Hewitson, 1874)
* Cymothoe aramis (Hewitson, 1865)
* Cymothoe beckeri (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1858)
* Cymothoe caenis (Drury, 1773)
* Cymothoe capella (Ward, 1871)
* Cymothoe coccinata (Hewitson, 1874)
* Cymothoe consanguis Aurivillius, 1896
* Cymothoe egesta (Cramer, 1775)
* Cymothoe confusa Aurivillius, 1887
* Cymothoe euthalioides euthalioides Kirby, 1889
* Cymothoe euthalioides albomarginata Neustetter, 1921
* Cymothoe excelsa Neustetter, 1912
* Cymothoe fumana balluca Fox & Howarth, 1968
* Cymothoe haimodia (Grose-Smith, 1887)
* Cymothoe harmilla (Hewitson, 1874)
* Cymothoe heliada (Hewitson, 1874)
* Cymothoe herminia (Grose-Smith, 1887)
* Cymothoe hesiodina Schultze, 1908
* Cymothoe hesiodotus nigeriensis Overlaet, 1952
* Cymothoe hyarbita (Hewitson, 1866)
* Cymothoe hypatha hypatha (Hewitson, 1866)
* Cymothoe hypatha okomu Hecq & Larsen, 1997
* Cymothoe indamora (Hewitson, 1866)
* Cymothoe jodutta ciceronis (Ward, 1871)
* Cymothoe lucasii binotorum Darge, 1985
* Cymothoe lurida hesione Weymer, 1907
* Cymothoe oemilius (Doumet, 1859)
* Cymothoe ogova (Plötz, 1880)
* Cymothoe orphnina suavis Schultze, 1913
* Cymothoe preussi Staudinger, 1890
* Cymothoe reinholdi (Plötz, 1880)
* Cymothoe sangaris (Godart, 1824)
* Cymothoe weymeri Suffert, 1904
* Cymothoe zenkeri Richelmann, 1913
* Pseudoneptis bugandensis ianthe Hemming, 1964
* Pseudacraea annakae Knoop, 1988
* 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 (Cramer, [1775])
* Pseudacraea semire (Cramer, 1779)
* Pseudacraea warburgi Aurivillius, 1892

#### Neptidini[edit]

* Neptis agouale Pierre-Baltus, 1978
* Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955
* Neptis biafra Ward, 1871
* Neptis camarensis Schultze, 1920
* Neptis carlsbergi Collins & Larsen, 2005 (endemic)
* Neptis claude Collins & Larsen, 2005
* Neptis conspicua Neave, 1904
* Neptis constantiae kaumba Condamin, 1966
* Neptis loma Condamin, 1971
* Neptis continuata Holland, 1892
* Neptis jamesoni Godman & Salvin, 1890
* Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955
* Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955
* Neptis liberti Pierre & Pierre-Baltus, 1998
* Neptis melicerta (Drury, 1773)
* Neptis metanira Holland, 1892
* Neptis metella (Doubleday, 1848)
* Neptis mixophyes Holland, 1892
* Neptis morosa Overlaet, 1955
* Neptis nebrodes Hewitson, 1874
* Neptis nemetes Hewitson, 1868
* Neptis nicobule Holland, 1892
* Neptis nicomedes Hewitson, 1874
* Neptis quintilla Mabille, 1890
* Neptis nicoteles Hewitson, 1874
* Neptis nysiades Hewitson, 1868
* Neptis occidentalis batesii Hall, 1930
* Neptis ochracea mildbraedi Gaede, 1915
* Neptis paula Staudinger, 1896
* Neptis puella Aurivillius, 1894
* Neptis saclava marpessa Hopffer, 1855
* Neptis seeldrayersi Aurivillius, 1895
* Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955
* Neptis strigata Aurivillius, 1894
* Neptis trigonophora melicertula Strand, 1912
* Neptis troundi Pierre-Baltus, 1978

#### Adoliadini[edit]

* Catuna angustatum (Felder & Felder, 1867)
* Catuna crithea (Drury, 1773)
* Catuna oberthueri Karsch, 1894
* Euryphura chalcis (Felder & Felder, 1860)
* Euryphura isuka Stoneham, 1935
* Euryphura plautilla (Hewitson, 1865)
* Euryphura porphyrion (Ward, 1871)
* Euryphura togoensis Suffert, 1904
* Euryphurana nobilis (Staudinger, 1891)
* Harmilla elegans Aurivillius, 1892
* Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)
* Pseudargynnis hegemone (Godart, 1819)
* Aterica galene (Brown, 1776)
* Cynandra opis (Drury, 1773)
* Euriphene anaxibia Hecq, 1997
* Euriphene abasa (Hewitson, 1866)
* Euriphene amicia (Hewitson, 1871)
* Euriphene ampedusa (Hewitson, 1866)
* Euriphene aridatha (Hewitson, 1866)
* Euriphene atossa (Hewitson, 1865)
* Euriphene atropurpurea (Aurivillius, 1894)
* Euriphene atrovirens (Mabille, 1878)
* Euriphene barombina (Aurivillius, 1894)
* Euriphene coerulea Boisduval, 1847
* Euriphene duseni legeriana Hecq, 1987
* Euriphene ernestibaumanni (Karsch, 1895)
* Euriphene gambiae gabonica Bernardi, 1966
* Euriphene glaucopis (Gaede, 1916)
* Euriphene goniogramma (Karsch, 1894)
* Euriphene grosesmithi (Staudinger, 1891)
* Euriphene incerta (Aurivillius, 1912)
* Euriphene karschi (Aurivillius, 1894)
* Euriphene kiki Bernardi & Larsen, 1980 (endemic)
* Euriphene milnei (Hewitson, 1865)
* Euriphene mundula (Grünberg, 1910)
* Euriphene obani Wojtusiak & Knoop, 1994
* Euriphene obtusangula (Aurivillius, 1912)
* Euriphene pavo (Howarth, 1959)
* Euriphene plagiata (Aurivillius, 1897)
* Euriphene bernaudi Hecq, 1994
* Euriphene tadema (Hewitson, 1866)
* Euriphene doriclea (Drury, 1782)
* Euriphene lysandra (Stoll, 1790)
* Euriphene paralysandra d'Abrera, 2004 (endemic)
* Bebearia denticula Hecq, 2000 (endemic)
* Bebearia lucayensis Hecq, 1996
* Bebearia tentyris (Hewitson, 1866)
* Bebearia carshena (Hewitson, 1871)
* Bebearia absolon (Fabricius, 1793)
* Bebearia micans (Aurivillius, 1899)
* Bebearia zonara (Butler, 1871)
* Bebearia mandinga (Felder & Felder, 1860)
* Bebearia oxione (Hewitson, 1866)
* Bebearia abesa (Hewitson, 1869)
* Bebearia barce maculata (Aurivillius, 1912)
* Bebearia comus (Ward, 1871)
* Bebearia mardania (Fabricius, 1793)
* Bebearia cocalioides hecqi Holmes, 2001
* Bebearia guineensis (Felder & Felder, 1867)
* Bebearia cocalia continentalis Hecq, 1988
* Bebearia cocalia katera (van Someren, 1939)
* Bebearia paludicola Holmes, 2001
* Bebearia sophus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Bebearia staudingeri okomu Collins & Larsen, 2008
* Bebearia plistonax (Hewitson, 1874)
* Bebearia elpinice (Hewitson, 1869)
* Bebearia occitana Hecq, 1989
* Bebearia phranza (Hewitson, 1865)
* Bebearia laetitia (Plötz, 1880)
* Bebearia flaminia flaminia (Staudinger, 1891)
* Bebearia flaminia leventisi Hecq & Larsen, 1997
* Bebearia maximiana (Staudinger, 1891)
* Bebearia omo Larsen & Warren, 2005
* Bebearia nivaria (Ward, 1871)
* Bebearia phantasia (Hewitson, 1865)
* Bebearia phantasina (Staudinger, 1891)
* Bebearia phantasiella (Staudinger, 1891)
* Bebearia demetra (Godart, 1824)
* Bebearia maledicta (Strand, 1912)
* Bebearia tessmanni innocuoides Hecq, 2000
* Bebearia cutteri (Hewitson, 1865)
* Bebearia innocua (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889)
* Bebearia eliensis scrutata Hecq, 1989
* Bebearia barombina (Staudinger, 1896)
* Bebearia octogramma (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889)
* Bebearia fontaineana vinula Hecq, 1987
* Euphaedra luperca (Hewitson, 1864)
* Euphaedra fucora Hecq, 1979
* Euphaedra imperialis gabonica Rothschild, 1918
* Euphaedra imperialis hecqui Darge, 1974
* Euphaedra medon (Linnaeus, 1763)
* Euphaedra athena Hecq & Joly, 2003 (endemic)
* Euphaedra extensa Hecq, 1981
* Euphaedra zaddachii elephantina Staudinger, 1891
* Euphaedra xypete (Hewitson, 1865)
* Euphaedra hewitsoni sumptuosa Hecq, 1974
* Euphaedra acuta Hecq, 1977
* Euphaedra diffusa diffusa Gaede, 1916
* Euphaedra diffusa albocoerulea Hecq, 1976
* Euphaedra mirabilis Hecq, 1980
* Euphaedra crossei Sharpe, 1902
* Euphaedra imitans Holland, 1893
* Euphaedra cyparissa aurata Carpenter, 1895
* Euphaedra sarcoptera (Butler, 1871)
* Euphaedra themis (Hübner, 1807)
* Euphaedra permixtum diva Hecq, 1982
* Euphaedra aureola nitens Hecq, 1997
* Euphaedra exerrata Hecq, 1982
* Euphaedra janetta (Butler, 1871)
* Euphaedra splendens Hecq, 1992
* Euphaedra justicia Staudinger, 1886
* Euphaedra adonina (Hewitson, 1865)
* Euphaedra controversa Hecq, 1997
* Euphaedra ceres lutescens Hecq, 1979
* Euphaedra phaethusa (Butler, 1866)
* Euphaedra viridicaerulea Bartel, 1905
* Euphaedra ravola (Hewitson, 1866)
* Euphaedra margaritifera Schultze, 1920
* Euphaedra preussiana protea Hecq, 1983
* Euphaedra rezia (Hewitson, 1866)
* Euphaedra proserpina Hecq, 1983
* Euphaedra nigrocilia Lathy, 1903 (endemic)
* Euphaedra wojtusiaki Hecq, 1993 (endemic)
* Euphaedra luteolucens Hecq, 1995 (endemic)
* Euphaedra knoopiana Hecq, 1995 (endemic)
* Euphaedra dargeana Hecq, 1980
* Euphaedra demeter Hecq, 1983
* Euphaedra velutina Hecq, 1997
* Euphaedra densamacula Hecq, 1997
* Euphaedra compacta Hecq, 1997
* Euphaedra vicina longiqua Hecq, 1984
* Euphaedra eleus (Drury, 1782)
* Euphaedra simplex Hecq, 1978
* Euphaedra ferruginea Staudinger, 1886
* Euphaedra semipreussiana Hecq, 1993
* Euphaedra castanoides gashaka Hecq, 1996
* Euphaedra edwardsii (van der Hoeven, 1845)
* Euphaedra ruspina (Hewitson, 1865)
* Euphaedra harpalyce harpalyce (Cramer, 1777)
* Euphaedra harpalyce evanescens Hecq, 1995
* Euphaedra losinga losinga (Hewitson, 1864)
* Euphaedra losinga wardi (Druce, 1874)
* Euphaedra losinga knoopi Hecq, 1988
* Euphaedra viridirupta Hecq, 2007
* Euphaedra larseni Hecq, 2005 (endemic)
* Euphaedra mambili Hecq, 2001
* Euptera amieti Collins & Libert, 1998
* Euptera crowleyi (Kirby, 1889)
* Euptera elabontas (Hewitson, 1871)
* Euptera hirundo Staudinger, 1891
* Euptera knoopi Libert & Chovet, 1998 (endemic)
* Euptera mimetica Collins & Amiet, 1998
* Euptera neptunus Joicey & Talbot, 1924
* Euptera nigeriensis Chovet, 1998 (endemic)
* Euptera pluto (Ward, 1873)
* Euptera zowa Fox, 1965
* Pseudathyma callina (Grose-Smith, 1898)
* Pseudathyma falcata Jackson, 1969
* Pseudathyma legeri Larsen & Boorman, 1995 (endemic)
* Pseudathyma martini Collins, 2002
* Pseudathyma plutonica sibyllina (Staudinger, 1890)

### Heliconiinae[edit]

#### Acraeini[edit]

* Acraea kraka Aurivillius, 1893
* Acraea admatha Hewitson, 1865
* Acraea camaena (Drury, 1773)
* Acraea endoscota Le Doux, 1928
* Acraea eugenia Karsch, 1893
* Acraea leucographa Ribbe, 1889
* Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
* Acraea quirina (Fabricius, 1781)
* Acraea zetes (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Acraea abdera abdera Hewitson, 1852
* Acraea abdera eginopsis Aurivillius, 1899
* Acraea cepheus (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775)
* Acraea caecilia (Fabricius, 1781)
* Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
* Acraea rogersi Hewitson, 1873
* Acraea sykesi Sharpe, 1902
* Acraea alcinoe Felder & Felder, 1865
* Acraea consanguinea (Aurivillius, 1893)
* Acraea elongata (Butler, 1874)
* Acraea epaea (Cramer, 1779)
* Acraea epiprotea (Butler, 1874)
* Acraea excisa (Butler, 1874)
* Acraea obliqua (Aurivillius, 1913)
* Acraea tellus (Aurivillius, 1893)
* Acraea umbra (Drury, 1782)
* Acraea vestalis Felder & Felder, 1865
* Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
* Acraea actinotina (Lathy, 1903) (endemic)
* Acraea alciope Hewitson, 1852
* Acraea pseudepaea Dudgeon, 1909
* Acraea aurivillii Staudinger, 1896
* Acraea bonasia (Fabricius, 1775)
* Acraea circeis (Drury, 1782)
* Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
* Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
* Acraea iturina Grose-Smith, 1890
* Acraea jodutta (Fabricius, 1793)
* Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
* Acraea oberthueri Butler, 1895
* Acraea orestia Hewitson, 1874
* Acraea peneleos Ward, 1871
* Acraea polis Pierre, 1999
* Acraea pharsalus Ward, 1871
* Acraea karschi Aurivillius, 1899
* Acraea uvui balina Karsch, 1892
* Acraea vesperalis Grose-Smith, 1890
* Acraea viviana Staudinger, 1896
* Acraea kaduna Pierre, 1993 (endemic)
* Acraea alticola Schultze, 1923
* Acraea oreas oboti Collins & Larsen, 2000
* Acraea orina Hewitson, 1874
* Acraea parrhasia parrhasia (Fabricius, 1793)
* Acraea parrhasia servona Godart, 1819
* Acraea penelope Staudinger, 1896
* Acraea translucida Eltringham, 1912
* Acraea perenna Doubleday, 1847

#### Argynnini[edit]

* Issoria baumanni excelsior (Butler, 1896)

#### Vagrantini[edit]

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

## Hesperiidae[edit]

### Coeliadinae[edit]

* Coeliades bixana Evans, 1940
* Coeliades chalybe (Westwood, 1852)
* Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
* Coeliades hanno (Plötz, 1879)
* Coeliades libeon (Druce, 1875)
* Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Pyrrhochalcia iphis (Drury, 1773)

### Pyrginae[edit]

#### Celaenorrhinini[edit]

* Loxolexis dimidia (Holland, 1896)
* Loxolexis hollandi (Druce, 1909)
* Loxolexis holocausta (Mabille, 1891)
* Katreus johnstoni (Butler, 1888)
* Celaenorrhinus bettoni Butler, 1902
* Celaenorrhinus boadicea (Hewitson, 1877)
* Celaenorrhinus chrysoglossa (Mabille, 1891)
* Celaenorrhinus galenus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Celaenorrhinus illustris (Mabille, 1891)
* Celaenorrhinus meditrina (Hewitson, 1877)
* Celaenorrhinus ovalis Evans, 1937
* Celaenorrhinus perlustris mona Evans, 1937
* Celaenorrhinus plagiatus Berger, 1976
* Celaenorrhinus pooanus Aurivillius, 1910
* Celaenorrhinus proxima maesseni Berger, 1976
* Celaenorrhinus rutilans (Mabille, 1877)
* Eretis lugens (Rogenhofer, 1891)
* Eretis melania Mabille, 1891
* Eretis plistonicus (Plötz, 1879)
* Sarangesa bouvieri (Mabille, 1877)
* Sarangesa brigida (Plötz, 1879)
* Sarangesa laelius (Mabille, 1877)
* Sarangesa majorella (Mabille, 1891)
* Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870)
* Sarangesa tertullianus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Sarangesa thecla (Plötz, 1879)

#### Tagiadini[edit]

* Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)
* Eagris decastigma decastigma Mabille, 1891
* Eagris decastigma fuscosa (Holland, 1893)
* Eagris denuba (Plötz, 1879)
* Eagris hereus quaterna (Mabille, 1890)
* Eagris subalbida (Holland, 1893)
* Eagris tetrastigma tetrastigma (Mabille, 1891)
* Eagris tetrastigma subolivescens (Holland, 1892)
* Eagris tigris liberti Collins & Larsen, 2005
* Calleagris lacteus lacteus (Mabille, 1877)
* Calleagris lacteus dannatti (Ehrmann, 1893)
* Calleagris landbecki (Druce, 1910)
* Procampta rara Holland, 1892
* Caprona adelica Karsch, 1892
* Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857
* Netrobalane canopus (Trimen, 1864)
* Abantis bismarcki Karsch, 1892
* Abantis elegantula (Mabille, 1890)
* Abantis leucogaster (Mabille, 1890)
* Abantis lucretia Druce, 1909
* Abantis nigeriana Butler, 1901
* Abantis paradisea (Butler, 1870)
* Abantis pseudonigeriana Usher, 1984
* Abantis rubra Holland, 1920

#### Carcharodini[edit]

* Spialia diomus (Hopffer, 1855)
* Spialia dromus (Plötz, 1884)
* Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764)
* Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)

### Hesperiinae[edit]

#### Aeromachini[edit]

* Astictopterus abjecta (Snellen, 1872)
* Prosopalpus debilis (Plötz, 1879)
* Prosopalpus styla Evans, 1937
* Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)
* Kedestes protensa Butler, 1901
* Gorgyra aburae (Plötz, 1879)
* Gorgyra afikpo Druce, 1909
* Gorgyra aretina (Hewitson, 1878)
* Gorgyra bina Evans, 1937
* Gorgyra warreni Collins & Larsen, 2008
* Gorgyra bule Miller, 1964
* Gorgyra diversata Evans, 1937
* Gorgyra heterochrus (Mabille, 1890)
* Gorgyra kalinzu Evans, 1949
* Gorgyra minima Holland, 1896
* Gorgyra mocquerysii Holland, 1896
* Gorgyra pali Evans, 1937
* Gorgyra rubescens Holland, 1896
* Gorgyra sara Evans, 1937
* Gorgyra sola Evans, 1937
* Gorgyra subfacatus (Mabille, 1890)
* Gyrogra subnotata (Holland, 1894)
* Teniorhinus ignita (Mabille, 1877)
* Teniorhinus watsoni Holland, 1892
* Ceratrichia argyrosticta (Plötz, 1879)
* Ceratrichia clara Evans, 1937
* Ceratrichia flava Hewitson, 1878
* Ceratrichia lewisi Collins & Larsen, 2000 (endemic)
* Ceratrichia nothus enantia (Karsch, 1893)
* Ceratrichia nothus makomensis Strand, 1913
* Ceratrichia phocion (Fabricius, 1781)
* Ceratrichia semilutea Mabille, 1891
* Pardaleodes edipus (Stoll, 1781)
* Pardaleodes fan (Holland, 1894)
* Pardaleodes incerta murcia (Plötz, 1883)
* Pardaleodes sator (Westwood, 1852)
* Pardaleodes tibullus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Pardaleodes xanthopeplus Holland, 1892
* Xanthodisca astrape (Holland, 1892)
* Xanthodisca rega (Mabille, 1890)
* Acada annulifer (Holland, 1892)
* Rhabdomantis galatia (Hewitson, 1868)
* Rhabdomantis sosia (Mabille, 1891)
* Osmodes adon (Mabille, 1890)
* Osmodes adonia Evans, 1937
* Osmodes adosus (Mabille, 1890)
* Osmodes costatus Aurivillius, 1896
* Osmodes distincta Holland, 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)
* Parosmodes morantii axis Evans, 1937
* Paracleros biguttulus (Mabille, 1890)
* Paracleros maesseni Berger, 1978
* Paracleros substrigata (Holland, 1893)
* Osphantes ogowena (Mabille, 1891)
* Acleros mackenii olaus (Plötz, 1884)
* Acleros nigrapex Strand, 1913
* Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1890
* Semalea arela (Mabille, 1891)
* Semalea atrio (Mabille, 1891)
* Semalea kola Evans, 1937
* Semalea pulvina (Plötz, 1879)
* Semalea sextilis (Plötz, 1886)
* Hypoleucis sophia Evans, 1937
* Hypoleucis tripunctata truda Evans, 1937
* Meza banda (Evans, 1937)
* Meza cybeutes cybeutes (Holland, 1894)
* Meza cybeutes volta Miller, 1971
* Meza elba (Evans, 1937)
* Meza indusiata (Mabille, 1891)
* Meza leucophaea (Holland, 1894)
* Meza mabillei (Holland, 1893)
* Meza meza (Hewitson, 1877)
* Paronymus budonga (Evans, 1938)
* Paronymus nevea (Druce, 1910)
* 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 neander (Plötz, 1884)
* Chondrolepis nero Evans, 1937
* Chondrolepis niveicornis (Plötz, 1883)
* Zophopetes cerymica (Hewitson, 1867)
* Zophopetes ganda Evans, 1937
* Gamia buchholzi (Plötz, 1879)
* Gamia shelleyi (Sharpe, 1890)
* Artitropa comus (Stoll, 1782)
* Mopala orma (Plötz, 1879)
* Gretna balenge (Holland, 1891)
* 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 maracanda (Hewitson, 1876)
* Leona lena Evans, 1937
* Leona leonora (Plötz, 1879)
* Leona meloui (Riley, 1926)
* Leona halma Evans, 1937
* Leona lissa Evans, 1937
* Leona luehderi (Plötz, 1879)
* Caenides soritia (Hewitson, 1876)
* Caenides kangvensis Holland, 1896
* Caenides benga (Holland, 1891)
* Caenides otilia Belcastro, 1990
* Caenides dacenilla Aurivillius, 1925
* Caenides dacela (Hewitson, 1876)
* Caenides hidaroides Aurivillius, 1896
* Caenides dacena (Hewitson, 1876)
* Monza alberti (Holland, 1896)
* Monza cretacea (Snellen, 1872)
* Melphina flavina Lindsey & Miller, 1965
* Melphina malthina (Hewitson, 1876)
* Melphina melphis (Holland, 1893)
* Melphina noctula (Druce, 1909)
* Melphina statira (Mabille, 1891)
* Melphina tarace (Mabille, 1891)
* Melphina unistriga (Holland, 1893)
* Fresna carlo Evans, 1937
* 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 iva Evans, 1937
* Platylesches langa Evans, 1937
* Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857)
* Platylesches picanini (Holland, 1894)

#### Baorini[edit]

* Zenonia zeno (Trimen, 1864)
* Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
* Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)
* Borbo binga (Evans, 1937)
* Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
* 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)
* Parnara monasi (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
* Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824)
* Gegenes niso brevicornis (Plötz, 1884)
* Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878)

### Heteropterinae[edit]

* Metisella kambove gamma de Jong
* Metisella kumbona Evans, 1937
* Metisella medea Evans, 1937
* Metisella midas malda Evans, 1937
* Metisella tsadicus (Aurivillius, 1905)
* Lepella lepeletier (Latreille, 1824)

## See also[edit]

* List of moths of Nigeria
* Wildlife of Nigeria

## References[edit]

1. ^ Nigeria at the African Butterfly Database
2. ^ Endemic butterflies of Nigeria at Afrotropical Butterflies

* Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plates
* Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Text (in German)

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