List of butterflies of Sierra Leone

Location of Sierra Leone

This is a list of butterflies of Sierra Leone. About 710 species are known from Sierra Leone,[1] four of which are endemic.[2]

## Papilionidae

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### Papilioninae

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#### Papilionini

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* Papilio antimachus Drury, 1782
* Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson, 1864
* Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758
* Papilio chrapkowskoides nurettini Koçak, 1983
* Papilio sosia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
* Papilio cynorta Fabricius, 1793
* Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
* Papilio phorcas Cramer, 1775
* Papilio zenobia Fabricius, 1775
* Papilio cyproeofila Butler, 1868
* Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]
* Papilio horribilis Butler, 1874
* Papilio menestheus Drury, 1773

#### Leptocercini

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* Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
* Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775)
* Graphium liponesco (Suffert, 1904)
* Graphium illyris (Hewitson, 1873)
* Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932)
* Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
* Graphium tynderaeus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Graphium latreillianus (Godart, 1819)
* Graphium adamastor (Boisduval, 1836)

## Pieridae

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### Pseudopontiinae

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* Pseudopontia paradoxa (Felder & Felder, 1869)

### Coliadinae

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* 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)
* Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)

### Pierinae

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* Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Nepheronia argia (Fabricius, 1775)
* Nepheronia pharis (Boisduval, 1836)
* Nepheronia thalassina (Boisduval, 1836)
* Leptosia hybrida Bernardi, 1952
* Leptosia marginea (Mabille, 1890)
* Leptosia medusa (Cramer, 1777)
* Leptosia wigginsi pseudalcesta Bernardi, 1965

#### Pierini

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* Appias epaphia (Cramer, [1779])
* Appias phaola (Doubleday, 1847)
* Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, [1865])
* Appias sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)
* Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775)
* Mylothris poppea (Cramer, 1777)
* Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775)
* Mylothris dimidiata Aurivillius, 1898
* Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
* Belenois calypso (Drury, 1773)
* Belenois creona (Cramer, [1776])
* Belenois hedyle ianthe (Doubleday, 1842)
* Belenois hedyle rhena (Doubleday, 1846)

## Lycaenidae

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### Miletinae

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#### Liphyrini

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* Euliphyra hewitsoni Aurivillius, 1899
* Euliphyra leucyania (Hewitson, 1874)
* Aslauga lamborni Bethune-Baker, 1914
* Aslauga marginalis Kirby, 1890

#### Miletini

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* Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872)

### Poritiinae

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#### Liptenini

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* Ptelina carnuta (Hewitson, 1873)
* Pentila abraxas (Westwood, 1851)
* Pentila condamini Stempffer, 1963
* Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888
* Pentila petreia Hewitson, 1874
* Pentila petreoides Bethune-Baker, 1915
* Pentila preussi Staudinger, 1888
* Telipna acraea (Westwood, [1851])
* Ornipholidotos tiassale Stempffer, 1969
* Ornipholidotos onitshae Stempffer, 1962
* Ornipholidotos issia Stempffer, 1969
* Ornipholidotos nympha Libert, 2000
* Torbenia wojtusiaki Libert, 2000
* Mimacraea darwinia Butler, 1872
* Mimacraea neurata Holland, 1895
* Mimeresia debora catori (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
* Mimeresia issia Stempffer, 1969
* Mimeresia libentina (Hewitson, 1866)
* Mimeresia moyambina (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
* Liptena albicans Cator, 1904
* Liptena catalina (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1887)
* Liptena helena (Druce, 1888)
* Liptena praestans (Grose-Smith, 1901)
* Liptena bia Larsen & Warren-Gash, 2008
* Liptena septistrigata (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
* Liptena similis (Kirby, 1890)
* Liptena simplicia Möschler, 1887
* Liptena submacula liberiana Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974
* Liptena xanthostola coomassiensis Hawker-Smith, 1933
* Kakumia otlauga (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890)
* Tetrarhanis baralingam (Larsen, 1998)
* Tetrarhanis diversa (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
* Falcuna campimus (Holland, 1890)
* Falcuna leonensis Stempffer & Bennett, 1963
* Larinopoda eurema (Plötz, 1880)
* Micropentila brunnea (Kirby, 1887)
* Micropentila dorothea Bethune-Baker, 1903
* Micropentila mabangi Bethune-Baker, 1904
* Pseuderesia eleaza (Hewitson, 1873)
* Eresina fontainei Stempffer, 1956
* Eresina fusca (Cator, 1904)
* Eresina jacksoni Stempffer, 1961
* Eresina maesseni Stempffer, 1956
* Eresina rougeoti Stempffer, 1956
* Eresina saundersi Stempffer, 1956
* Eresina theodori Stempffer, 1956
* Eresiomera bicolor (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890)
* Eresiomera isca occidentalis Collins & Larsen, 1998
* Eresiomera petersi (Stempffer & Bennett, 1956)
* Citrinophila erastus (Hewitson, 1866)
* Citrinophila marginalis Kirby, 1887
* Citrinophila similis (Kirby, 1887)
* Argyrocheila undifera Staudinger, 1892

#### Epitolini

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* Iridana incredibilis (Staudinger, 1891)
* Iridana rougeoti Stempffer, 1964
* Teratoneura isabellae Dudgeon, 1909
* Epitola posthumus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Epitola urania Kirby, 1887
* Epitola uranioides occidentalis Libert, 1999
* Cerautola ceraunia (Hewitson, 1873)
* Cerautola crowleyi (Sharpe, 1890)
* Cerautola miranda (Staudinger, 1889)
* Geritola albomaculata (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
* Geritola virginea (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
* Stempfferia baoule Libert, 1999
* Stempfferia cercene (Hewitson, 1873)
* Stempfferia ciconia (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1892)
* Stempfferia dorothea (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
* Stempfferia kholifa (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
* Stempfferia leonina (Staudinger, 1888)
* Stempfferia michelae Libert, 1999
* Stempfferia moyambina (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
* Stempfferia staudingeri (Kirby, 1890)
* Cephetola cephena (Hewitson, 1873)
* Cephetola nigra (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
* Cephetola obscura (Hawker-Smith, 1933)
* Cephetola pinodes (Druce, 1890)
* Cephetola subcoerulea (Roche, 1954)
* Cephetola sublustris (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
* Neaveia lamborni Druce, 1910
* Epitolina dispar (Kirby, 1887)
* Epitolina melissa (Druce, 1888)
* Epitolina collinsi Libert, 2000
* Epitolina catori Bethune-Baker, 1904
* Hypophytala hyettina (Aurivillius, 1897)
* Hypophytala hyettoides (Aurivillius, 1895)
* Phytala elais catori Bethune-Baker, 1903
* Aethiopana honorius divisa (Butler, 1901)
* Hewitsonia boisduvalii (Hewitson, 1869)
* Hewitsonia inexpectata Bouyer, 1997
* Hewitsonia occidentalis Bouyer, 1997

### Aphnaeinae

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* Pseudaletis zebra subangulata Talbot, 1935
* Pseudaletis leonis (Staudinger, 1888)
* Pseudaletis antimachus (Staudinger, 1888)
* Lipaphnaeus aderna (Plötz, 1880)
* Lipaphnaeus leonina (Sharpe, 1890)
* Cigaritis avriko (Karsch, 1893)
* Cigaritis iza (Hewitson, 1865)
* Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850)
* Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836
* Axiocerses harpax (Fabricius, 1775)
* Aphnaeus asterius Plötz, 1880
* Aphnaeus jefferyi Hawker-Smith, 1928
* Aphnaeus orcas (Drury, 1782)

### Theclinae

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* Myrina silenus (Fabricius, 1775)
* Myrina subornata Lathy, 1903
* Oxylides faunus (Drury, 1773)
* Dapidodigma hymen (Fabricius, 1775)
* Hypolycaena antifaunus (Westwood, 1851)
* Hypolycaena clenchi Larsen, 1997
* Hypolycaena dubia Aurivillius, 1895
* Hypolycaena hatita Hewitson, 1865
* Hypolycaena lebona (Hewitson, 1865)
* Hypolycaena nigra Bethune-Baker, 1914
* Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Hypolycaena scintillans Stempffer, 1957
* Iolaus eurisus (Cramer, 1779)
* Iolaus aethria Karsch, 1893
* Iolaus bellina (Plötz, 1880)
* Iolaus leonis (Riley, 1928)
* Iolaus maesa (Hewitson, 1862)
* Iolaus moyambina (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
* Iolaus sappirus (Druce, 1902)
* Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869
* Iolaus alcibiades Kirby, 1871
* Iolaus paneperata Druce, 1890
* Iolaus lukabas Druce, 1890
* Iolaus calisto (Westwood, 1851)
* Iolaus laonides Aurivillius, 1898
* Iolaus timon (Fabricius, 1787)
* Iolaus catori Bethune-Baker, 1904
* Stugeta occidentalis Stempffer & Bennett, 1958 (endemic)
* Pilodeudorix virgata (Druce, 1891)
* Pilodeudorix catori (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
* Pilodeudorix leonina (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
* Pilodeudorix otraeda (Hewitson, 1863)
* Pilodeudorix caerulea (Druce, 1890)
* Pilodeudorix camerona (Plötz, 1880)
* Pilodeudorix diyllus (Hewitson, 1878)
* Pilodeudorix zela (Hewitson, 1869)
* Pilodeudorix aurivilliusi (Stempffer, 1954)
* Pilodeudorix kiellandi (Congdon & Collins, 1998)
* Pilodeudorix violetta (Aurivillius, 1897)
* Paradeudorix eleala viridis (Stempffer, 1964)
* Paradeudorix moyambina (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
* Paradeudorix petersi (Stempffer & Bennett, 1956)
* Hypomyrina mimetica Libert, 2004
* Hypomyrina fournierae Gabriel, 1939
* Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
* Deudorix dinomenes diomedes Jackson, 1966
* Deudorix galathea (Swainson, 1821)
* Deudorix kayonza Stempffer, 1956
* Deudorix lorisona (Hewitson, 1862)
* Deudorix odana Druce, 1887

### Polyommatinae

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#### Lycaenesthini

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* Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
* Anthene crawshayi (Butler, 1899)
* Anthene irumu (Stempffer, 1948)
* Anthene juba (Fabricius, 1787)
* Anthene lachares (Hewitson, 1878)
* Anthene larydas (Cramer, 1780)
* Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874)
* Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894)
* Anthene lysicles (Hewitson, 1874)
* Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876)
* Anthene radiata (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Anthene rubricinctus (Holland, 1891)
* Anthene schoutedeni (Hulstaert, 1924)
* Anthene scintillula aurea (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Anthene sylvanus (Drury, 1773)
* Anthene lyzanius (Hewitson, 1874)
* Anthene chryseostictus (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Anthene gemmifera (Neave, 1910)
* Anthene lusones fulvimacula (Mabille, 1890)
* Anthene staudingeri (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894)
* Anthene fasciatus (Aurivillius, 1895)
* Anthene hades (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Anthene lamias (Hewitson, 1878)
* Anthene lucretilis (Hewitson, 1874)
* Anthene marshalli (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
* Anthene nigeriae (Aurivillius, 1905)
* Anthene phoenicis (Karsch, 1893)
* Anthene rufoplagata (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Cupidesthes leonina (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
* Cupidesthes lithas (Druce, 1890)
* Cupidesthes pungusei Collins & Larsen, 2005
* Cupidesthes salvatoris Belcastro & Larsen, 2005 (endemic)

#### Polyommatini

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* Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, [1824])
* Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857)
* Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
* Uranothauma belcastroi Larsen, 1997
* Uranothauma falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879)
* Phlyaria cyara stactalla Karsch, 1895
* Cacyreus audeoudi Stempffer, 1936
* Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782)
* Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
* Tuxentius carana kontu (Karsch, 1893)
* Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
* Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880)
* Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857)
* Azanus isis (Drury, 1773)
* Eicochrysops dudgeoni Riley, 1929
* Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793)
* Euchrysops albistriata greenwoodi d'Abrera, 1980
* Euchrysops barkeri (Trimen, 1893)
* Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
* Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855)
* Euchrysops sahelianus Libert, 2001
* Thermoniphas micylus (Cramer, 1780)
* Oboronia guessfeldti (Dewitz, 1879)
* Oboronia ornata (Mabille, 1890)
* Lepidochrysops parsimon (Fabricius, 1775)
* Lepidochrysops synchrematiza (Bethune-Baker, [1923])

## Riodinidae

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### Nemeobiinae

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* Abisara gerontes (Fabricius, 1781)

## Nymphalidae

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### Libytheinae

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* Libythea labdaca Westwood, 1851

### Danainae

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#### Danaini

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* Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777)
* Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847)
* Amauris niavius (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Amauris tartarea Mabille, 1876
* Amauris damocles (Fabricius, 1793)
* Amauris hecate (Butler, 1866)

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#### Elymniini

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* Elymniopsis bammakoo (Westwood, [1851])

#### Melanitini

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* Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849
* Gnophodes chelys (Fabricius, 1793)
* Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Melanitis libya Distant, 1882

#### Satyrini

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* Bicyclus abnormis (Dudgeon, 1909)
* Bicyclus angulosa (Butler, 1868)
* Bicyclus dekeyseri (Condamin, 1958)
* Bicyclus dorothea (Cramer, 1779)
* Bicyclus ephorus Weymer, 1892
* Bicyclus evadne (Cramer, 1779)
* Bicyclus funebris (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
* Bicyclus ignobilis (Butler, 1870)
* Bicyclus istaris (Plötz, 1880)
* Bicyclus madetes (Hewitson, 1874)
* Bicyclus mandanes Hewitson, 1873
* Bicyclus milyas (Hewitson, 1864)
* Bicyclus nobilis (Aurivillius, 1893)
* Bicyclus procora (Karsch, 1893)
* Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850)
* Bicyclus sambulos unicolor Condamin, 1971
* Bicyclus martius (Fabricius, 1793)
* Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
* Bicyclus sangmelinae Condamin, 1963
* Bicyclus taenias (Hewitson, 1877)
* Bicyclus trilophus jacksoni Condamin, 1961
* Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868)
* Bicyclus xeneas occidentalis Condamin, 1965
* Bicyclus zinebi (Butler, 1869)
* Hallelesis halyma (Fabricius, 1793)
* Heteropsis elisi (Karsch, 1893)
* Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880
* Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)

### Charaxinae

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#### Charaxini

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* Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
* Charaxes fulvescens senegala van Someren, 1975
* Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824)
* Charaxes protoclea Feisthamel, 1850
* Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850
* Charaxes cynthia Butler, 1866
* Charaxes lucretius Cramer, [1775]
* Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926
* Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850
* Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775)
* Charaxes brutus (Cramer, 1779)
* Charaxes pollux (Cramer, 1775)
* Charaxes eudoxus (Drury, 1782)
* Charaxes numenes (Hewitson, 1859)
* Charaxes tiridates (Cramer, 1777)
* Charaxes smaragdalis butleri Rothschild, 1900
* Charaxes imperialis Butler, 1874
* Charaxes ameliae doumeti Henning, 1989
* Charaxes pythodoris davidi Plantrou, 1973
* Charaxes hadrianus Ward, 1871
* Charaxes zingha (Stoll, 1780)
* Charaxes etesipe (Godart, 1824)
* Charaxes eupale (Drury, 1782)
* Charaxes anticlea (Drury, 1782)
* Charaxes hildebrandti gillesi Plantrou, 1973
* Charaxes virilis van Someren & Jackson, 1952
* Charaxes etheocles (Cramer, 1777)
* Charaxes plantroui Minig, 1975
* Charaxes angelae Minig, 1975
* Charaxes viola Butler, 1866
* Charaxes pleione (Godart, 1824)
* Charaxes paphianus falcata (Butler, 1872)
* Charaxes nichetes bouchei Plantrou, 1974
* Charaxes lycurgus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Charaxes zelica Butler, 1869
* Charaxes porthos gallayi van Someren, 1968
* Charaxes doubledayi Aurivillius, 1899
* Charaxes mycerina (Godart, 1824)
* Charaxes carteri Butler, 1881

#### Euxanthini

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* Charaxes eurinome (Cramer, 1775)

#### Pallini

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

### Apaturinae

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* Apaturopsis cleochares (Hewitson, 1873)

### Nymphalinae

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* Kallimoides rumia (Doubleday, 1849)
* Vanessula milca (Hewitson, 1873)

#### Nymphalini

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* Antanartia delius (Drury, 1782)
* 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 terea (Drury, 1773)
* Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793)
* Protogoniomorpha anacardii (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
* Protogoniomorpha cytora (Doubleday, 1847)
* Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850)
* Precis coelestina Dewitz, 1879
* Precis frobeniusi Strand, 1909
* Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777)
* Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775)
* Precis sinuata Plötz, 1880
* Hypolimnas anthedon (Doubleday, 1845)
* Hypolimnas dinarcha (Hewitson, 1865)
* Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
* Hypolimnas salmacis (Drury, 1773)
* Catacroptera cloanthe ligata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

### Cyrestinae

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#### Cyrestini

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* Cyrestis camillus (Fabricius, 1781)

### Biblidinae

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#### Biblidini

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* Byblia anvatara crameri Aurivillius, 1894
* Mesoxantha ethosea (Drury, 1782)
* Ariadne albifascia (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
* Ariadne enotrea (Cramer, 1779)
* Neptidopsis ophione (Cramer, 1777)
* Eurytela dryope (Cramer, [1775])
* Eurytela hiarbas (Drury, 1782)

#### Epicaliini

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* Sevenia boisduvali omissa (Rothschild, 1918)
* Sevenia occidentalium (Mabille, 1876)
* Sevenia umbrina (Karsch, 1892)

### Limenitinae

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#### Limenitidini

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* Harma theobene Doubleday, 1848
* Cymothoe adela Staudinger, 1890
* Cymothoe althea (Cramer, 1776)
* Cymothoe caenis (Drury, 1773)
* Cymothoe egesta (Cramer, 1775)
* Cymothoe euthalioides albomarginata Neustetter, 1921
* Cymothoe fumana (Westwood, 1850)
* Cymothoe hartigi Belcastro, 1990
* Cymothoe herminia gongoa Fox, 1965
* Cymothoe jodutta (Westwood, 1850)
* Cymothoe mabillei Overlaet, 1944
* Cymothoe sangaris (Godart, 1824)
* Pseudoneptis bugandensis ianthe Hemming, 1964
* Pseudacraea boisduvalii (Doubleday, 1845)
* Pseudacraea eurytus (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Pseudacraea hostilia (Drury, 1782)
* Pseudacraea lucretia (Cramer, [1775])
* Pseudacraea semire (Cramer, 1779)
* Pseudacraea warburgi Aurivillius, 1892

#### Neptidini

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* Neptis agouale Pierre-Baltus, 1978
* Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955
* Neptis conspicua Neave, 1904
* Neptis loma Condamin, 1971
* Neptis continuata Holland, 1892
* Neptis najo Karsch, 1893
* Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955
* Neptis melicerta (Drury, 1773)
* 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 quintilla Mabille, 1890
* Neptis nicoteles Hewitson, 1874
* Neptis nysiades Hewitson, 1868
* Neptis paula Staudinger, 1896
* Neptis puella Aurivillius, 1894
* Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955
* Neptis trigonophora melicertula Strand, 1912
* Neptis troundi Pierre-Baltus, 1978

#### Adoliadini

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* Catuna angustatum (Felder & Felder, 1867)
* Catuna crithea (Drury, 1773)
* Catuna niji Fox, 1965
* Catuna oberthueri Karsch, 1894
* Euryphura chalcis (Felder & Felder, 1860)
* Euryphura togoensis Suffert, 1904
* Euryphurana nobilis (Staudinger, 1891)
* Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)
* Aterica galene (Brown, 1776)
* Cynandra opis (Drury, 1773)
* Euriphene amicia gola Fox, 1965
* Euriphene aridatha (Hewitson, 1866)
* Euriphene taigola Sáfián & Warren-Gash, 2009
* Euriphene aridatha feronia (Staudinger, 1891)
* Euriphene atossa (Hewitson, 1865)
* Euriphene coerulea Boisduval, 1847
* Euriphene gambiae vera Hecq, 2002
* Euriphene incerta (Aurivillius, 1912)
* Euriphene leonis (Aurivillius, 1899)
* Euriphene lomaensis Belcastro, 1986
* Euriphene simplex (Staudinger, 1891)
* Euriphene veronica (Stoll, 1780)
* Euriphene doriclea (Drury, 1782)
* Bebearia osyris (Schultze, 1920)
* Bebearia carshena (Hewitson, 1871)
* Bebearia absolon (Fabricius, 1793)
* Bebearia zonara (Butler, 1871)
* Bebearia mandinga (Felder & Felder, 1860)
* Bebearia oxione (Hewitson, 1866)
* Bebearia abesa (Hewitson, 1869)
* Bebearia barce (Doubleday, 1847)
* Bebearia mardania (Fabricius, 1793)
* Bebearia cocalia (Fabricius, 1793)
* Bebearia paludicola blandi Holmes, 2001
* Bebearia senegalensis (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1858)
* Bebearia sophus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Bebearia arcadius (Fabricius, 1793)
* Bebearia laetitia (Plötz, 1880)
* Bebearia phantasina (Staudinger, 1891)
* Bebearia demetra (Godart, 1824)
* Bebearia maledicta (Strand, 1912)
* Bebearia cutteri harleyi (Fox, 1968)
* Euphaedra medon pholus (van der Hoeven, 1840)
* Euphaedra gausape (Butler, 1866)
* Euphaedra judith Weymer, 1892
* Euphaedra melpomene Hecq, 1981
* Euphaedra hastiri polymnie Hecq, 1981
* Euphaedra xypete (Hewitson, 1865)
* Euphaedra diffusa albocoerulea Hecq, 1976
* Euphaedra crockeri (Butler, 1869)
* Euphaedra eusemoides (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889)
* Euphaedra cyparissa (Cramer, 1775)
* Euphaedra sarcoptera (Butler, 1871)
* Euphaedra themis (Hübner, 1807)
* Euphaedra dubreka Collins & Larsen, 2005
* Euphaedra laboureana laboureana de Toulgëot, 1957
* Euphaedra laboureana eburnensis Hecq, 1979
* Euphaedra minuta Hecq, 1982
* Euphaedra laguerrei Hecq, 1979
* Euphaedra janetta (Butler, 1871)
* Euphaedra vetusta (Butler, 1871)
* Euphaedra aberrans Staudinger, 1891
* Euphaedra ceres (Fabricius, 1775)
* Euphaedra afzelii (Felder & Felder, 1867) (endemic)
* Euphaedra inanum (Butler, 1873)
* Euphaedra phaethusa aurea Hecq, 1983
* Euphaedra villiersi Condamin, 1964
* Euphaedra francina (Godart, 1824)
* Euphaedra eleus (Drury, 1782)
* Euphaedra zampa (Westwood, 1850)
* Euphaedra edwardsii (van der Hoeven, 1845)
* Euphaedra perseis (Drury, 1773)
* Euphaedra harpalyce (Cramer, 1777)
* Euphaedra eupalus (Fabricius, 1781)
* Euphaedra normalis Staudinger, 1891
* Euptera dorothea Bethune-Baker, 1904
* Euptera zowa Fox, 1965
* Pseudathyma neptidina Karsch, 1894
* Pseudathyma plutonica sibyllina (Staudinger, 1890)

### Heliconiinae

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#### Acraeini

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* Acraea camaena (Drury, 1773)
* Acraea endoscota Le Doux, 1928
* Acraea quirina (Fabricius, 1781)
* Acraea zetes (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Acraea abdera eginopsis Aurivillius, 1899
* Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775)
* Acraea caecilia (Fabricius, 1781)
* Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
* Acraea rogersi Hewitson, 1873
* Acraea alcinoe Felder & Felder, 1865
* Acraea consanguinea sartina (Jordan, 1910)
* Acraea macaria (Fabricius, 1793)
* Acraea umbra (Drury, 1782)
* Acraea vestalis Felder & Felder, 1865
* Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
* Acraea alciope Hewitson, 1852
* Acraea aurivillii Staudinger, 1896
* Acraea bonasia (Fabricius, 1775)
* Acraea circeis (Drury, 1782)
* Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
* Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
* Acraea jodutta (Fabricius, 1793)
* Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
* Acraea peneleos Ward, 1871
* Acraea polis Pierre, 1999
* Acraea pharsalus Ward, 1871
* Acraea vesperalis Grose-Smith, 1890
* Acraea parrhasia (Fabricius, 1793)
* Acraea perenna Doubleday, 1847

#### Vagrantini

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

## Hesperiidae

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### Coeliadinae

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* Coeliades aeschylus (Plötz, 1884)
* 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

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#### Celaenorrhinini

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* Loxolexis holocausta (Mabille, 1891)
* Katreus johnstoni (Butler, 1888)
* Celaenorrhinus galenus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Celaenorrhinus leona Berger, 1975
* Celaenorrhinus meditrina (Hewitson, 1877)
* Celaenorrhinus ovalis Evans, 1937
* Celaenorrhinus plagiatus Berger, 1976
* Celaenorrhinus proxima maesseni Berger, 1976
* Celaenorrhinus rutilans (Mabille, 1877)
* Eretis lugens (Rogenhofer, 1891)
* Eretis melania Mabille, 1891
* Sarangesa bouvieri (Mabille, 1877)
* Sarangesa brigida (Plötz, 1879)
* Sarangesa majorella (Mabille, 1891)
* Sarangesa tertullianus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Sarangesa thecla (Plötz, 1879)
* Sarangesa tricerata (Mabille, 1891)

#### Tagiadini

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* Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)
* Eagris decastigma Mabille, 1891
* Eagris denuba (Plötz, 1879)
* Eagris hereus quaterna (Mabille, 1890)
* Eagris tetrastigma subolivescens (Holland, 1892)
* Calleagris lacteus dannatti (Ehrmann, 1893)
* Calleagris landbecki (Druce, 1910)
* Procampta rara Holland, 1892
* Netrobalane canopus (Trimen, 1864)
* Abantis elegantula (Mabille, 1890)
* Abantis leucogaster (Mabille, 1890)
* Abantis lucretia Druce, 1909
* Abantis pseudonigeriana Usher, 1984

#### Carcharodini

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* Spialia dromus (Plötz, 1884)
* Spialia ploetzi occidentalis de Jong, 1977
* Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764)
* Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)

### Hesperiinae

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#### Aeromachini

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* Astictopterus abjecta (Snellen, 1872)
* Astictopterus anomoeus (Plötz, 1879)
* Prosopalpus debilis (Plötz, 1879)
* Prosopalpus styla Evans, 1937
* Kedestes protensa Butler, 1901
* Gorgyra aburae (Plötz, 1879)
* Gorgyra afikpo Druce, 1909
* Gorgyra aretina (Hewitson, 1878)
* Gorgyra bina Evans, 1937
* Gorgyra diversata Evans, 1937
* Gorgyra heterochrus (Mabille, 1890)
* Gorgyra minima Holland, 1896
* Gorgyra mocquerysii Holland, 1896
* Gorgyra pali Evans, 1937
* 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 crowleyi Riley, 1925
* Ceratrichia nothus (Fabricius, 1787)
* Ceratrichia phocion (Fabricius, 1781)
* Ceratrichia semilutea Mabille, 1891
* Pardaleodes edipus (Stoll, 1781)
* Pardaleodes incerta murcia (Plötz, 1883)
* Pardaleodes sator (Westwood, 1852)
* Pardaleodes tibullus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Xanthodisca astrape (Holland, 1892)
* Xanthodisca rega (Mabille, 1890)
* Rhabdomantis galatia (Hewitson, 1868)
* Rhabdomantis sosia (Mabille, 1891)
* Osmodes adon (Mabille, 1890)
* Osmodes adosus (Mabille, 1890)
* Osmodes costatus Aurivillius, 1896
* Osmodes distincta Holland, 1896
* Osmodes laronia (Hewitson, 1868)
* Osmodes lindseyi occidentalis Miller, 1971
* Osmodes lux Holland, 1892
* Osmodes omar Swinhoe, 1916
* Osmodes thora (Plötz, 1884)
* Parosmodes lentiginosa (Holland, 1896)
* Paracleros biguttulus (Mabille, 1890)
* Osphantes ogowena (Mabille, 1891)
* Acleros mackenii olaus (Plötz, 1884)
* Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1890
* Semalea arela (Mabille, 1891)
* Semalea atrio (Mabille, 1891)
* Semalea pulvina (Plötz, 1879)
* Semalea sextilis (Plötz, 1886)
* Hypoleucis tripunctata Mabille, 1891
* Meza cybeutes volta Miller, 1971
* Meza elba (Evans, 1937)
* Meza indusiata (Mabille, 1891)
* Meza leucophaea (Holland, 1894)
* Meza mabea (Holland, 1894)
* Meza mabillei (Holland, 1893)
* Meza meza (Hewitson, 1877)
* Paronymus budonga (Evans, 1938)
* 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 cerymica (Hewitson, 1867)
* Gamia buchholzi (Plötz, 1879)
* Artitropa comus (Stoll, 1782)
* Gretna balenge zowa Lindsey & Miller, 1965
* Gretna cylinda (Hewitson, 1876)
* Gretna lacida (Hewitson, 1876)
* Gretna waga (Plötz, 1886)
* Pteroteinon caenira (Hewitson, 1867)
* 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 leonora (Plötz, 1879)
* Leona meloui (Riley, 1926)
* Leona luehderi (Plötz, 1879)
* Caenides soritia (Hewitson, 1876)
* Caenides xychus (Mabille, 1891)
* 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 maximiliani Belcastro & Larsen, 2005
* Melphina melphis (Holland, 1893)
* Melphina statira (Mabille, 1891)
* Melphina statirides (Holland, 1896)
* 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 moritili (Wallengren, 1857)
* Platylesches picanini (Holland, 1894)
* Platylesches rossii Belcastro, 1986

#### Baorini

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* Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
* Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)
* 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 liana (Evans, 1937) (endemic)
* Borbo micans (Holland, 1896)
* Borbo perobscura (Druce, 1912)
* Parnara monasi (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
* Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824)
* Gegenes niso brevicornis (Plötz, 1884)

## See also

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* List of moths of Sierra Leone
* Wildlife of Sierra Leone

## References

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1. ^ Sierra Leone at the African Butterfly Database
2. ^ Enemic butterflies of Sierra Leone at Afrotropical Butterflies

* Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plates
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