List of butterflies of Uganda

Location of Uganda

This is a partial list of butterflies of Uganda. About 1,235 species are known from Uganda,[1] 31 of which are endemic.[2]

## Papilionidae

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### Papilioninae

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#### Papilionini

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* Papilio antimachus parva Jackson, 1956
* Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson, 1864
* Papilio nireus nireus Linnaeus, 1758
* Papilio nireus lyaeus Doubleday, 1845
* Papilio nireus pseudonireus Felder & Felder, 1865
* Papilio charopus montuosus Joicey & Talbot, 1927
* Papilio chrapkowskoides chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952
* Papilio chrapkowskoides nurettini Koçak, 1983
* Papilio interjectana Vane-Wright, 1995
* Papilio sosia debilis Storace, 1951
* Papilio cynorta Fabricius, 1793
* Papilio plagiatus Aurivillius, 1898
* Papilio dardanus dardanus Brown, 1776
* Papilio dardanus meseres Carpenter, 1948
* Papilio phorcas congoanus Rothschild, 1896
* Papilio phorcas ruscoei Krüger, 1928
* Papilio rex mimeticus Rothschild, 1897
* Papilio zenobia Fabricius, 1775
* Papilio mechowi mechowi Dewitz, 1881
* Papilio mechowi whitnalli Neave, 1904
* Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]
* Papilio echerioides joiceyi Gabriel, 1945
* Papilio jacksoni jacksoni Sharpe, 1891
* Papilio jacksoni ruandana Le Cerf, 1924
* Papilio nobilis nobilis Rogenhofer, 1891
* Papilio nobilis crippsianus Stoneham, 1936
* Papilio hesperus Westwood, 1843
* Papilio lormieri neocrocea Koçak, 1983
* Papilio lormieri semlikana Le Cerf, 1924
* Papilio leucotaenia Rothschild, 1908
* Papilio mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891

#### Leptocercini

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* Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
* Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775)
* Graphium junodi (Trimen, 1893)
* Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873)
* Graphium gudenusi (Rebel, 1911)
* Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932)
* Graphium ridleyanus (White, 1843)
* Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
* Graphium latreillianus theorini (Aurivillius, 1881)
* Graphium philonoe whalleyi (Talbot, 1929)
* Graphium almansor escherichi (Gaede, 1915)
* Graphium almansor uganda (Lathy, 1906)
* Graphium ucalegon schoutedeni Berger, 1950

## Pieridae

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### Pseudopontiinae

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* Pseudopontia paradoxa (Felder & Felder, 1869)
* Pseudopontia gola Sáfián & Mitter, 2010

### Coliadinae

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* Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
* Eurema mandarinula (Holland, 1892)
* Eurema hapale (Mabille, 1882)
* Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
* Eurema senegalensis (Boisduval, 1836)
* Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
* Colias electo pseudohecate Berger, 1940

### Pierinae

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* Colotis antevippe zera (Lucas, 1852)
* Colotis aurigineus (Butler, 1883)
* Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829)
* Colotis auxo (Lucas, 1852)
* Colotis celimene (Lucas, 1852)
* Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829)
* Colotis danae pseudacaste (Butler, 1876)
* Colotis elgonensis elgonensis (Sharpe, 1891)
* Colotis elgonensis basilewskyi Berger, 1956
* Colotis euippe complexivus (Butler, 1886)
* Colotis evenina xantholeuca (Sharpe, 1904)
* Colotis halimede (Klug, 1829)
* Colotis hetaera ankolensis Stoneham, 1940
* Colotis hetaera aspasia (Ungemach, 1932)
* Colotis pallene (Hopffer, 1855)
* Colotis phisadia vagus d'Abrera, 1980
* Colotis protomedia (Klug, 1829)
* Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863)
* Colotis vesta hanningtoni (Butler, 1883)
* Colotis vesta princeps Talbot, 1939
* Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823
* Pinacopterix eriphia melanarge (Butler, 1886)
* Pinacopterix eriphia wittei Berger, 1940
* Nepheronia argia argia (Fabricius, 1775)
* Nepheronia argia argolisia (Stoneham, 1957)
* Nepheronia pharis pharis (Boisduval, 1836)
* Nepheronia pharis silvanus (Stoneham, 1957)
* Nepheronia thalassina sinalata (Suffert, 1904)
* Nepheronia thalassina verulanus (Ward, 1871)
* Leptosia alcesta inalcesta Bernardi, 1959
* Leptosia alcesta pseudonuptilla Bernardi, 1959
* Leptosia hybrida somereni Bernardi, 1959
* Leptosia marginea (Mabille, 1890)
* Leptosia nupta pseudonupta Bernardi, 1959
* Leptosia wigginsi (Dixey, 1915)

#### Pierini

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* Appias epaphia (Cramer, [1779])
* Appias phaola intermedia Dufrane, 1948
* Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, [1865])
* Appias sylvia nyasana (Butler, 1897)
* Pontia helice johnstonii (Crowley, 1887)
* Mylothris agathina richlora Suffert, 1904
* Mylothris alberici Dufrane, 1940
* Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888
* Mylothris bernice berenicides Holland, 1896
* Mylothris chloris clarissa Butler, 1888
* Mylothris citrina orientalis Talbot, 1946
* Mylothris continua Talbot, 1944
* Mylothris croceus Butler, 1896
* Mylothris hilara goma Berger, 1981
* Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891
* Mylothris kiwuensis rhodopoides Talbot, 1944
* Mylothris kiwuensis katera Berger, 1979
* Mylothris mafuga Berger, 1981
* Mylothris nubila somereni Talbot, 1946
* Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775)
* Mylothris ruandana Strand, 1909
* Mylothris rubricosta (Mabille, 1890)
* Mylothris rueppellii tirikensis Neave, 1904
* Mylothris schumanni uniformis Talbot, 1944
* Mylothris similis noel Talbot, 1944
* Mylothris sjostedti hecqui Berger, 1952
* Mylothris subsolana Hecq, 2001
* Mylothris yulei latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921
* Dixeia dixeyi (Neave, 1904)
* Dixeia doxo costata Talbot, 1943
* Dixeia orbona vidua (Butler, 1900)
* Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
* Belenois calypso minor Talbot, 1943
* Belenois calypso crawshayi Butler, 1894
* Belenois creona severina (Stoll, 1781)
* Belenois gidica abyssinica (Lucas, 1852)
* Belenois raffrayi extendens (Joicey & Talbot, 1927)
* Belenois rubrosignata kongwana Talbot, 1943
* Belenois solilucis loveni (Aurivillius, 1921)
* Belenois subeida subeida (Felder & Felder, 1865)
* Belenois subeida sylvander Grose-Smith, 1890
* Belenois sudanensis katalensis Berger, 1981
* Belenois theora laeta (Weymer, 1903)
* Belenois theuszi (Dewitz, 1889)
* Belenois thysa meldolae Butler, 1872
* Belenois victoria victoria Dixey, 1915
* Belenois victoria schoutedeni Berger, 1953
* Belenois zochalia agrippinides (Holland, 1896)

## Lycaenidae

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### Miletinae

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#### Liphyrini

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* Euliphyra leucyania (Hewitson, 1874)
* Aslauga karamoja (Libert, 1994) (endemic)
* Aslauga lamborni Bethune-Baker, 1914
* Aslauga marshalli Butler, 1899
* Aslauga pandora Druce, 1913
* Aslauga purpurascens Holland, 1890

#### Miletini

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* Megalopalpus metaleucus Karsch, 1893
* Megalopalpus simplex Röber, 1886
* Megalopalpus zymna (Westwood, 1851)
* Spalgis jacksoni Stempffer, 1967
* Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890
* Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Lachnocnema pseudobibulus Libert, 1996
* Lachnocnema sosia Libert, 1996
* Lachnocnema durbani Trimen & Bowker, 1887
* Lachnocnema abyssinica Libert, 1996
* Lachnocnema triangularis Libert, 1996
* Lachnocnema jacksoni Stempffer, 1967
* Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872)
* Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915
* Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996
* Lachnocnema reutlingeri perspicua Libert, 1996
* Lachnocnema luna Druce, 1910
* Lachnocnema brunea Libert, 1996
* Lachnocnema magna Aurivillius, 1895
* Lachnocnema exiguus Holland, 1890
* Lachnocnema disrupta Talbot, 1935

### Poritiinae

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#### Liptenini

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* Alaena caissa kagera Talbot, 1935
* Alaena subrubra Bethune-Baker, 1915
* Ptelina carnuta (Hewitson, 1873)
* Pentila alba Dewitz, 1886
* Pentila cloetensi albida Hawker-Smith, 1933
* Pentila cloetensi catauga Rebel, 1914
* Pentila glagoessa (Holland, 1893)
* Pentila inconspicua Druce, 1910
* Pentila pauli clarensis Neave, 1903
* Pentila tachyroides Dewitz, 1879
* Pentila umangiana connectens Hulstaert, 1924
* Liptenara hiendlmayri (Dewitz, 1887)
* Telipna sulpitia Hulstaert, 1924
* Telipna aurivillii jefferyi Jackson, 1969
* Telipna kayonza Jackson, 1969 (endemic)
* Telipna citrimaculata neavei Bethune-Baker, 1926
* Telipna citrimaculata victoriae Libert, 2005
* Telipna sheffieldi Bethune-Baker, 1926 (endemic)
* Telipna sanguinea depuncta Talbot, 1937
* Telipna consanguinea consanguinea Rebel, 1914
* Telipna consanguinea ugandae Behune-Baker, 1926
* Telipna nyanza nyanza Neave, 1904
* Telipna nyanza katangae Stempffer, 1961
* Ornipholidotos ugandae Stempffer, 1947
* Ornipholidotos teroensis Stempffer, 1957
* Ornipholidotos katangae reducta Libert, 2005
* Ornipholidotos amieti angulata Libert, 2005
* Ornipholidotos overlaeti intermedia Libert, 2005
* Ornipholidotos gemina fournierae Libert, 2005
* Ornipholidotos josianae Libert, 2005 (endemic)
* Ornipholidotos jacksoni Stempffer, 1961
* Ornipholidotos ntebi (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
* Ornipholidotos latimargo (Hawker-Smith, 1933)
* Ornipholidotos paradoxa orientis Libert, 2005
* Ornipholidotos peucetia (Hewitson, 1866)
* Mimacraea krausei krausei Dewitz, 1889
* Mimacraea krausei poultoni Neave, 1904
* Mimacraea landbecki Druce, 1910
* Mimacraea marshalli Trimen, 1898
* Mimacraea eltringhami Druce, 1912
* Mimeresia debora barnsi (Hawker-Smith, 1933)
* Mimeresia dinora discirubra (Talbot, 1937)
* Mimeresia drucei ugandae (Stempffer, 1954)
* Mimeresia favillacea griseata (Talbot, 1937)
* Mimeresia moreelsi purpurea (Hawker-Smith, 1933)
* Mimeresia neavei (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
* Mimeresia russulus unyoro Stempffer, 1961
* Liptena albomacula Hawker-Smith, 1933
* Liptena amabilis nyanzae Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998
* Liptena augusta Suffert, 1904
* Liptena batesana Bethune-Baker, 1926
* Liptena congoana Hawker-Smith, 1933
* Liptena despecta (Holland, 1890)
* Liptena eukrinoides Talbot, 1937
* Liptena flavicans aequatorialis Stempffer, 1956
* Liptena flavicans katera Stempffer, 1956
* Liptena hapale Talbot, 1935
* Liptena modesta (Kirby, 1890)
* Liptena nigromarginata Stempffer, 1961
* Liptena opaca ugandana Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974
* Liptena orubrum teroana Talbot, 1935
* Liptena praestans congoensis Schultze, 1923
* Liptena rubromacula jacksoni Carpenter, 1934
* Liptena turbata (Kirby, 1890)
* Liptena xanthostola xantha (Grose-Smith, 1901)
* Kakumia ideoides (Dewitz, 1887)
* Kakumia otlauga (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890)
* Tetrarhanis ilala (Riley, 1929)
* Tetrarhanis ilma daltoni (Poulton, 1929)
* Tetrarhanis ilma ugandae (Stempffer, 1964)
* Tetrarhanis stempfferi kigezi (Stempffer, 1956)
* Falcuna iturina Stempffer & Bennett, 1963
* Falcuna orientalis orientalis (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
* Falcuna orientalis bwamba Stempffer & Bennett, 1963
* Falcuna overlaeti Stempffer & Bennett, 1963
* Larinopoda lagyra (Hewitson, 1866)
* Larinopoda lircaea (Hewitson, 1866)
* Larinopoda tera (Hewitson, 1873)
* Micropentila bunyoro Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
* Micropentila cherereti Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
* Micropentila fontainei Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
* Micropentila jacksoni Talbot, 1937
* Micropentila katerae Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
* Micropentila mpigi Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
* Micropentila subplagata Bethune-Baker, 1915
* Micropentila ugandae Hawker-Smith, 1933
* Micropentila victoriae Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
* Pseuderesia eleaza katera Stempffer, 1961
* Pseuderesia mapongua (Holland, 1893)
* Eresina bergeri Stempffer, 1956
* Eresina bilinea Talbot, 1935
* Eresina conradti Stempffer, 1956
* Eresina crola Talbot, 1935
* Eresina fontainei Stempffer, 1956
* Eresina jacksoni Stempffer, 1961
* Eresina katera Stempffer, 1962
* Eresina masaka Stempffer, 1962
* Eresina rougeoti Stempffer, 1956
* Eresina toroensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
* Eresiomera magnimacula (Rebel, 1914)
* Eresiomera paradoxa orientalis (Stempffer, 1962)
* Eresiomera rougeoti (Stempffer, 1961)
* Eresiomera rutilo (Druce, 1910)
* Citrinophila erastus pallida Hawker-Smith, 1933
* Citrinophila tenera (Kirby, 1887)
* Citrinophila unipunctata Bethune-Baker, 1908
* Argyrocheila inundifera Hawker-Smith, 1933
* Argyrocheila ugandae Hawker-Smith, 1933

#### Epitolini

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* Toxochitona ankole Stempffer, 1967 (endemic)
* Toxochitona gerda (Kirby, 1890)
* Toxochitona sankuru Stempffer, 1961
* Toxochitona vansomereni (Stempffer, 1954) (endemic)
* Iridana bwamba Stempffer, 1964 (endemic)
* Iridana hypocala Eltringham, 1929
* Iridana incredibilis (Staudinger, 1891)
* Iridana jacksoni Stempffer, 1964
* Iridana katera Stempffer, 1964
* Iridana marina Talbot, 1935
* Iridana obscura Stempffer, 1964 (endemic)
* Iridana perdita (Kirby, 1890)
* Iridana tororo Stempffer, 1964
* Iridana unyoro Stempffer, 1964
* Teratoneura congoensis Stempffer, 1954
* Epitola urania Kirby, 1887
* Epitola uranioides uranoides Libert, 1999
* Cerautola ceraunia (Hewitson, 1873)
* Cerautola crippsi (Stoneham, 1934)
* Cerautola crowleyi holochroma (Berger, 1981)
* Cerautola miranda vidua (Talbot, 1935)
* Cerautola semibrunnea (Bethune-Baker, 1916)
* Geritola cyanea (Jackson, 1964)
* Geritola dubia (Jackson, 1964)
* Geritola gerina (Hewitson, 1878)
* Geritola goodii (Holland, 1890)
* Geritola liana (Roche, 1954)
* Geritola zelica (Kirby, 1890)
* Geritola subargentea (Jackson, 1964)
* Stempfferia badura contrasta Libert, 1999
* Stempfferia carilla (Roche, 1954) (endemic)
* Stempfferia cercene (Hewitson, 1873)
* Stempfferia cercenoides (Holland, 1890)
* Stempfferia ciconia mongiro (Jackson, 1968)
* Stempfferia insulana (Aurivillius, 1923)
* Stempfferia mara (Talbot, 1935)
* Stempfferia marginata (Kirby, 1887)
* Stempfferia sylviae Libert, 1999
* Cephetola bwamba (Jackson, 1964) (endemic)
* Cephetola catuna catuna (Kirby, 1890)
* Cephetola catuna carpenteri (Bethune-Baker, 1922)
* Cephetola cephena entebbeana (Bethune-Baker, 1926)
* Cephetola dolorosa (Roche, 1954)
* Cephetola kamengensis (Jackson, 1962)
* Cephetola katerae (Jackson, 1962)
* Cephetola kiellandi (Libert & Congdon, 1998)
* Cephetola maculata (Hawker-Smith, 1926)
* Cephetola mariae Libert, 1999
* Cephetola martini (Libert, 1998)
* Cephetola mengoensis (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
* Cephetola mpangensis (Jackson, 1962)
* Cephetola nigra (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
* Cephetola orientalis (Roche, 1954)
* Cephetola pinodes budduana (Talbot, 1937)
* Cephetola subgriseata (Jackson, 1964)
* Cephetola sublustris (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
* Cephetola vinalli (Talbot, 1935)
* Cephetola viridana (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
* Deloneura ochrascens (Neave, 1904)
* Neaveia lamborni orientalis Jackson, 1962
* Epitolina dispar (Kirby, 1887)
* Epitolina melissa (Druce, 1888)
* Epitolina catori ugandae Jackson, 1962
* Hypophytala vansomereni (Jackson, 1964)
* Phytala elais ugandae Jackson, 1964
* Neoepitola barombiensis (Kirby, 1890)
* Aethiopana honorius (Fabricius, 1793)
* Hewitsonia inexpectata Bouyer, 1997
* Hewitsonia kuehnei Collins & Larsen, 2008
* Hewitsonia intermedia Jackson, 1962
* Hewitsonia ugandae Jackson, 1962
* Powellana cottoni Bethune-Baker, 1908

### Aphnaeinae

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* Pseudaletis agrippina Druce, 1888
* Pseudaletis busoga van Someren, 1939
* Pseudaletis antimachus (Staudinger, 1888)
* Lipaphnaeus aderna pan (Talbot, 1935)
* Lipaphnaeus leonina paradoxa (Schultze, 1908)
* Lipaphnaeus leonina loxura (Rebel, 1914)
* Chloroselas esmeralda Butler, 1886
* Chloroselas pseudozeritis umbrosa Jackson, 1966
* Cigaritis apelles (Oberthür, 1878)
* Cigaritis avriko (Karsch, 1893)
* Cigaritis brunnea (Jackson, 1966)
* Cigaritis crustaria (Holland, 1890)
* Cigaritis homeyeri (Dewitz, 1887)
* Cigaritis nilus (Hewitson, 1865)
* Cigaritis nyassae (Butler, 1884)
* Cigaritis tavetensis (Lathy, 1906)
* Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836
* Axiocerses harpax ugandana Clench, 1963
* Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881)
* Aphnaeus argyrocyclus Holland, 1890
* Aphnaeus chapini ugandae Stempffer, 1961
* Aphnaeus coronae Talbot, 1935
* Aphnaeus gilloni Stempffer, 1966
* Aphnaeus jacksoni Stempffer, 1954
* Aphnaeus jefferyi Hawker-Smith, 1928
* Aphnaeus nyanzae Stempffer, 1954 (endemic)
* Aphnaeus orcas (Drury, 1782)

### Theclinae

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* Myrina sharpei Bethune-Baker, 1906
* Myrina silenus (Fabricius, 1775)
* Myrina subornata Lathy, 1903
* Oxylides albata (Aurivillius, 1895)
* Oxylides feminina (Sharpe, 1904)
* Dapidodigma demeter nuptus Clench, 1961
* Hypolycaena antifaunus latimacula (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
* Hypolycaena dubia Aurivillius, 1895
* Hypolycaena hatita ugandae Sharpe, 1904
* Hypolycaena jacksoni Bethune-Baker, 1906
* Hypolycaena kadiskos Druce, 1890
* Hypolycaena lebona davenporti Larsen, 1997
* Hypolycaena liara Druce, 1890
* Hypolycaena obscura Stempffer, 1947
* Hypolycaena nigra Bethune-Baker, 1914
* Hypolycaena pachalica Butler, 1888
* Leptomyrina makala Bethune-Baker, 1908
* Leptomyrina gorgias cana Talbot, 1935
* Iolaus bolissus aurora Clench, 1964
* Iolaus alienus ugandae Stempffer, 1953
* Iolaus aurivillii Röber, 1900
* Iolaus bansana yalae (Riley, 1928)
* Iolaus bellina exquisita (Riley, 1928)
* Iolaus creta Hewitson, 1878
* Iolaus farquharsoni (Bethune-Baker, 1922)
* Iolaus fontainei (Stempffer, 1956)
* Iolaus hemicyanus Sharpe, 1904
* Iolaus iasis albomaculatus Sharpe, 1904
* Iolaus maesa (Hewitson, 1862)
* Iolaus mafugae (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
* Iolaus mimosae haemus (Talbot, 1935)
* Iolaus mongiro Stempffer, 1969 (endemic)
* Iolaus nasisii (Riley, 1928)
* Iolaus neavei katera Talbot, 1937
* Iolaus pollux albocaerulea (Riley, 1929)
* Iolaus pseudofrater Stempffer, 1962 (endemic)
* Iolaus pseudopollux Stempffer, 1962 (endemic)
* Iolaus scintillans Aurivillius, 1905
* Iolaus sibella (Druce, 1910)
* Iolaus sidus Trimen, 1864
* Iolaus stenogrammica (Riley, 1928)
* Iolaus tajoraca Walker, 1870
* Iolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1875
* Iolaus menas tatiana (d'Abrera, 1980)
* Iolaus henryi (Stempffer, 1961)
* Iolaus gabunica (Riley, 1928)
* Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869
* Iolaus jamesoni (Druce, 1891)
* Iolaus parasilanus divaricatus (Riley, 1928)
* Iolaus ismenias (Klug, 1834)
* Iolaus vansomereni (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958) (endemic)
* Iolaus poecilaon (Riley, 1928)
* Iolaus aequatorialis (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
* Iolaus cottrelli (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
* Iolaus crawshayi elgonae (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
* Iolaus crawshayi niloticus (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
* Iolaus iturensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
* Iolaus kayonza (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958) (endemic)
* Iolaus lalos kigezi (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
* Iolaus timon orientius Hulstaert, 1924
* Iolaus catori cottoni Bethune-Baker, 1908
* Stugeta marmoreus marmoreus (Butler, 1866)
* Stugeta marmoreus olalae Stoneham, 1934
* Pilodeudorix baginei (Collins & Larsen, 1991)
* Pilodeudorix ula (Karsch, 1895)
* Pilodeudorix virgata (Druce, 1891)
* Pilodeudorix anetia (Hulstaert, 1924)
* Pilodeudorix aruma pallidior Libert, 2004
* Pilodeudorix azurea (Stempffer, 1964)
* Pilodeudorix canescens (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
* Pilodeudorix infuscata (Stempffer, 1964)
* Pilodeudorix leonina indentata Libert, 2004
* Pilodeudorix mera mera (Hewitson, 1873
* Pilodeudorix mera kinumbensis (Dufrane, 1945)
* Pilodeudorix nyanzana (Stempffer, 1957)
* Pilodeudorix otraeda genuba (Hewitson, 1875)
* Pilodeudorix ankoleensis (Stempffer, 1953) (endemic)
* Pilodeudorix camerona katanga (Clench, 1965)
* Pilodeudorix congoana orientalis (Stempffer, 1957)
* Pilodeudorix kohli (Aurivillius, 1921)
* Pilodeudorix zela (Hewitson, 1869)
* Pilodeudorix zeloides (Butler, 1901)
* Pilodeudorix zelomina (Rebel, 1914)
* Pilodeudorix hugoi Libert, 2004
* Pilodeudorix deritas (Hewitson, 1874)
* Pilodeudorix fumata (Stempffer, 1954)
* Pilodeudorix pasteon (Druce, 1910)
* Pilodeudorix pseudoderitas (Stempffer, 1964)
* Pilodeudorix violetta (Aurivillius, 1897)
* Paradeudorix cobaltina (Stempffer, 1964)
* Paradeudorix ituri ugandae (Talbot, 1935)
* Paradeudorix marginata (Stempffer, 1962)
* Hypomyrina nomenia extensa Libert, 2004
* Hypomyrina mimetica Libert, 2004
* Hypomyrina fournierae Gabriel, 1939
* Deudorix caliginosa Lathy, 1903
* Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
* Deudorix dinomenes diomedes Jackson, 1966
* Deudorix diocles Hewitson, 1869
* Deudorix edwardsi Gabriel, 1939
* Deudorix jacksoni Talbot, 1935
* Deudorix kayonza Stempffer, 1956
* Deudorix livia (Klug, 1834)
* Deudorix lorisona lorisona (Hewitson, 1862)
* Deudorix lorisona baronica Ungemach, 1932
* Deudorix lorisona sesse Stempffer & Jackson, 1962
* Deudorix odana Druce, 1887
* Deudorix suk Stempffer, 1948
* Capys catharus rileyi Stempffer, 1967

### Polyommatinae

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#### Lycaenesthini

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* Anthene afra (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Anthene alberta (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Anthene butleri (Oberthür, 1880)
* Anthene contrastata mashuna (Stevenson, 1937)
* Anthene contrastata turkana Stempffer, 1936
* Anthene crawshayi crawshayi (Butler, 1899)
* Anthene crawshayi minuta (Bethune-Baker, 1916)
* Anthene definita (Butler, 1899)
* Anthene hobleyi elgonensis (Aurivillius, 1925)
* Anthene hobleyi kigezi Stempffer, 1961
* Anthene hodsoni (Talbot, 1935)
* Anthene indefinita (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Anthene irumu (Stempffer, 1948)
* Anthene ituria (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Anthene kampala (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Anthene katera Talbot, 1937
* Anthene kersteni (Gerstaecker, 1871)
* Anthene lachares toroensis Stempffer, 1947
* Anthene larydas (Cramer, 1780)
* Anthene ligures (Hewitson, 1874)
* Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874)
* Anthene kikuyu (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Anthene rubricinctus jeanneli Stempffer, 1961
* Anthene ruwenzoricus (Grünberg, 1911)
* Anthene schoutedeni (Hulstaert, 1924)
* Anthene scintillula (Holland, 1891)
* Anthene sylvanus albicans (Grünberg, 1910)
* Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936
* Anthene wilsoni (Talbot, 1935)
* Anthene zenkeri (Karsch, 1895)
* Anthene kalinzu (Stempffer, 1950)
* Anthene quadricaudata (Bethune-Baker, 1926)
* Anthene chryseostictus (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Anthene gemmifera (Neave, 1910)
* Anthene lusones (Hewitson, 1874)
* Anthene staudingeri (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894)
* Anthene hades (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Anthene inconspicua (Druce, 1910)
* Anthene kamilila (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Anthene lamias katerae (d'Abrera, 1980)
* Anthene lucretilis albipicta (Talbot, 1935)
* Anthene nigeriae (Aurivillius, 1905)
* Anthene rufoplagata (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
* Cupidesthes arescopa orientalis (Stempffer, 1962)
* Cupidesthes eliasi Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998
* Cupidesthes leonina (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
* Cupidesthes lithas (Druce, 1890)
* Cupidesthes ysobelae Jackson, 1966
* Lycaena phlaeas ethiopica (Poulton, 1922)

#### Polyommatini

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* Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855)
* Pseudonacaduba aethiops (Mabille, 1877)
* Uranothauma antinorii felthami (Stevenson, 1934)
* Uranothauma cordatus (Sharpe, 1892)
* Uranothauma cuneatum Tite, 1958
* Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909
* Uranothauma falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879)
* Uranothauma heritsia intermedia (Tite, 1958)
* Uranothauma lunifer (Rebel, 1914)
* Uranothauma poggei (Dewitz, 1879)
* Phlyaria cyara tenuimarginata (Grünberg, 1908)
* Cacyreus audeoudi Stempffer, 1936
* Cacyreus tespis (Herbst, 1804)
* Cacyreus virilis Stempffer, 1936
* Harpendyreus marungensis wollastoni (Bethune-Baker, 1926)
* Harpendyreus reginaldi Heron, 1909
* Leptotes marginalis (Stempffer, 1944)
* Tuxentius cretosus usemia (Neave, 1904)
* Tuxentius margaritaceus (Sharpe, 1892)
* Tarucus balkanicus (Freyer, 1843)
* Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948
* Tarucus rosacea (Austaut, 1885)
* Tarucus theophrastus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1942
* Actizera stellata (Trimen, 1883)
* Azanus isis (Drury, 1773)
* Azanus natalensis (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
* Eicochrysops distractus (de Joannis & Verity, 1913)
* Eicochrysops masai (Bethune-Baker, 1905)
* Eicochrysops messapus nandiana (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
* Euchrysops alberta (Butler, 1901)
* Euchrysops albistriata (Capronnier, 1889)
* Euchrysops barkeri (Trimen, 1893)
* Euchrysops brunneus Bethune-Baker, 1923
* Euchrysops crawshayi (Butler, 1899)
* Euchrysops kabrosae (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
* Euchrysops nilotica (Aurivillius, 1904)
* Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855)
* Euchrysops reducta Hulstaert, 1924
* Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924
* Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923
* Thermoniphas alberici (Dufrane, 1945)
* Thermoniphas albocaerulea Stempffer, 1956 (endemic)
* Thermoniphas caerulea Stempffer, 1956 (endemic)
* Thermoniphas distincta (Talbot, 1935)
* Thermoniphas fumosa Stempffer, 1952
* Thermoniphas plurilimbata plurilimbata Karsch, 1895
* Thermoniphas plurilimbata rutshurensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
* Thermoniphas togara togara (Plötz, 1880)
* Thermoniphas togara bugalla Stempffer & Jackson, 1962
* Thermoniphas kigezi Stempffer, 1956 (endemic)
* Oboronia albicosta (Gaede, 1916)
* Oboronia guessfeldti (Dewitz, 1879)
* Oboronia ornata vestalis (Aurivillius, 1895)
* Oboronia pseudopunctatus (Strand, 1912)
* Oboronia punctatus (Dewitz, 1879)
* Chilades naidina (Butler, 1886)
* Lepidochrysops budama van Someren, 1957 (endemic)
* Lepidochrysops jacksoni van Someren, 1957 (endemic)
* Lepidochrysops labwor van Someren, 1957 (endemic)
* Lepidochrysops loveni (Aurivillius, 1922)
* Lepidochrysops neonegus borealis van Someren, 1957
* Lepidochrysops polydialecta (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
* Lepidochrysops pterou (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
* Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Collins, 2001

## Riodinidae

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### Nemeobiinae

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* Abisara caeca Rebel, 1914
* Abisara rutherfordii cyclops Riley, 1932
* Abisara rogersi simulacris Riley, 1932
* Abisara neavei Riley, 1932

## 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 chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777)
* Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
* Danaus dorippus (Klug, 1845)
* Tirumala formosa mercedonia (Karsch, 1894)
* Amauris niavius niavius (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Amauris niavius aethiops Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
* Amauris tartarea Mabille, 1876
* Amauris albimaculata magnimacula Rebel, 1914
* Amauris crawshayi oscarus Thurau, 1904
* Amauris echeria jacksoni Sharpe, 1892
* Amauris echeria mongallensis Carpenter, 1928
* Amauris echeria terrena Talbot, 1940
* Amauris ellioti ellioti Butler, 1895
* Amauris ellioti ansorgei Sharpe, 1896
* Amauris hecate (Butler, 1866)
* Amauris inferna grogani Sharpe, 1901
* Amauris inferna uganda Talbot, 1940

### Satyrinae

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#### Elymniini

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* Elymniopsis bammakoo rattrayi (Sharpe, 1902)

#### Melanitini

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* Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849
* Gnophodes chelys (Fabricius, 1793)
* Gnophodes grogani Sharpe, 1901
* Melanitis ansorgei Rothschild, 1904
* Melanitis libya Distant, 1882
* Aphysoneura pigmentaria pringlei (Sharpe, 1894)
* Aphysoneura scapulifascia kigeziae Kielland, 1989

#### Satyrini

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* Bicyclus alboplaga (Rebel, 1914)
* Bicyclus analis (Aurivillius, 1895)
* Bicyclus angulosa (Butler, 1868)
* Bicyclus anynana centralis Condamin, 1968
* Bicyclus auricruda fulgidus Fox, 1963
* Bicyclus aurivillii (Butler, 1896)
* Bicyclus buea (Strand, 1912)
* Bicyclus campus (Karsch, 1893)
* Bicyclus dentata (Sharpe, 1898)
* Bicyclus dubia (Aurivillius, 1893)
* Bicyclus ena (Hewitson, 1877)
* Bicyclus golo (Aurivillius, 1893)
* Bicyclus graueri (Rebel, 1914)
* Bicyclus hyperanthus (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
* Bicyclus iccius (Hewitson, 1865)
* Bicyclus ignobilis acutus Condamin, 1965
* Bicyclus istaris (Plötz, 1880)
* Bicyclus jefferyi Fox, 1963
* Bicyclus kenia (Rogenhofer, 1891)
* Bicyclus mandanes Hewitson, 1873
* Bicyclus matuta (Karsch, 1894)
* Bicyclus mesogena ugandae (Riley, 1926)
* Bicyclus milyas (Hewitson, 1864)
* Bicyclus mollitia (Karsch, 1895)
* Bicyclus nachtetis Condamin, 1965
* Bicyclus neustetteri (Rebel, 1914)
* Bicyclus pavonis (Butler, 1876)
* Bicyclus persimilis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
* Bicyclus procora (Karsch, 1893)
* Bicyclus rhacotis (Hewitson, 1866)
* Bicyclus sambulos cyaneus Condamin, 1961
* Bicyclus martius sanaos (Hewitson, 1866)
* Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
* Bicyclus saussurei angustus Condamin, 1970
* Bicyclus sebetus (Hewitson, 1877)
* Bicyclus smithi (Aurivillius, 1899)
* Bicyclus sophrosyne (Plötz, 1880)
* Bicyclus trilophus jacksoni Condamin, 1961
* Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868)
* Bicyclus xeneoides Condamin, 1961
* Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873)
* Heteropsis phaea (Karsch, 1894)
* Heteropsis teratia (Karsch, 1894)
* Heteropsis ubenica ugandica (Kielland, 1994)
* Heteropsis peitho reducta (Libert, 2006)
* Ypthima albida Butler, 1888
* Ypthima antennata van Son, 1955
* Ypthima condamini Kielland, 1982
* Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880
* Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883
* Ypthima pupillaris Butler, 1888
* Ypthima recta Overlaet, 1955
* Neocoenyra duplex Butler, 1886
* Neocoenyra fulleborni Thurau, 1903

### Charaxinae

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#### Charaxini

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* Charaxes fulvescens monitor Rothschild, 1900
* Charaxes acuminatus kigezia van Someren, 1963
* Charaxes protoclea nothodes Jordan, 1911
* Charaxes boueti rectans Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
* Charaxes cynthia kinduana Le Cerf, 1923
* Charaxes cynthia parvicaudatus Lathy, 1925
* Charaxes lucretius maximus van Someren, 1971
* Charaxes lactetinctus Karsch, 1892
* Charaxes saturnus Butler, 1865
* Charaxes epijasius
* Charaxes hansali baringana Rothschild, 1905
* Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775)
* Charaxes brutus angustus Rothschild, 1900
* Charaxes ansorgei ansorgei Rothschild, 1897
* Charaxes ansorgei ruandana Talbot, 1932
* Charaxes pollux (Cramer, 1775)
* Charaxes druceanus obscura Rebel, 1914
* Charaxes druceanus septentrionalis Lathy, 1925
* Charaxes eudoxus cabacus Jordan, 1925
* Charaxes eudoxus katerae Carpenter, 1937
* Charaxes eudoxus mechowi Rothschild, 1900
* Charaxes numenes aequatorialis van Someren, 1972
* Charaxes tiridates tiridatinus Röber, 1936
* Charaxes bipunctatus ugandensis van Someren, 1972
* Charaxes smaragdalis caerulea Jackson, 1951
* Charaxes smaragdalis elgonae van Someren, 1964
* Charaxes smaragdalis metu van Someren, 1964
* Charaxes smaragdalis toro van Someren, 1964
* Charaxes xiphares burgessi van Son, 1953
* Charaxes imperialis ugandicus van Someren, 1972
* Charaxes ameliae victoriae van Someren, 1972
* Charaxes pythodoris Hewitson, 1873
* Charaxes hadrianus Ward, 1871
* Charaxes nobilis Druce, 1873
* Charaxes fournierae kigeziensis Howarth, 1969
* Charaxes zingha (Stoll, 1780)
* Charaxes etesipe etesipe (Godart, 1824)
* Charaxes etesipe hercules Turlin & Lequeux, 2002
* Charaxes achaemenes monticola van Someren, 1970
* Charaxes jahlusa ganalensis Carpenter, 1937
* Charaxes eupale latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921
* Charaxes subornatus minor Joicey & Talbot, 1921
* Charaxes dilutus ngonga van Someren, 1974
* Charaxes montis Jackson, 1956
* Charaxes anticlea adusta Rothschild, 1900
* Charaxes baumanni bwamba van Someren, 1971
* Charaxes baumanni didingensis van Someren, 1971
* Charaxes baumanni interposita van Someren, 1971
* Charaxes opinatus Heron, 1909
* Charaxes hildebrandti hildebrandti (Dewitz, 1879)
* Charaxes hildebrandti katangensis Talbot, 1928
* Charaxes virilis lenis Henning, 1989
* Charaxes catachrous van Someren & Jackson, 1952
* Charaxes etheocles carpenteri van Someren & Jackson, 1957
* Charaxes ethalion nyanzae van Someren, 1967
* Charaxes mafuga van Someren, 1969
* Charaxes cedreatis Hewitson, 1874
* Charaxes phaeus Hewitson, 1877
* Charaxes viola picta van Someren & Jackson, 1952
* Charaxes kirki suk Carpenter & Jackson, 1950
* Charaxes pleione bebra Rothschild, 1900
* Charaxes paphianus subpallida Joicey & Talbot, 1925
* Charaxes kahldeni Homeyer & Dewitz, 1882
* Charaxes zoolina zoolina (Westwood, [1850])
* Charaxes zoolina mafugensis Jackson, 1956
* Charaxes nichetes nichetes Grose-Smith, 1883
* Charaxes nichetes ssese Turlin & Lequeux, 2002
* Charaxes lycurgus bernardiana Plantrou, 1978
* Charaxes zelica depuncta Joicey & Talbot, 1921
* Charaxes porthos dummeri Joicey & Talbot, 1922
* Charaxes schiltzei Bouyer, 1991

#### Euxanthini

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* Euxanthe eurinome ansellica (Butler, 1870)
* Euxanthe eurinome birbirica Ungemach, 1932
* Euxanthe crossleyi ansorgei (Rothschild, 1903)
* Euxanthe crossleyi magnifica (Rebel, 1914)
* Euxanthe trajanus vansomereni (Poulton, 1929)

#### Pallini

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* Palla ussheri interposita Joicey & Talbot, 1925
* Palla violinitens bwamba van Someren, 1975

### Apaturinae

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* Apaturopsis cleochares (Hewitson, 1873)

### Nymphalinae

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* Kallimoides rumia rattrayi (Sharpe, 1904)
* Vanessula milca latifasciata Joicey & Talbot, 1928

#### Nymphalini

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* Antanartia delius (Drury, 1782)
* Antanartia schaeneia dubia Howarth, 1966
* Vanessa dimorphica (Howarth, 1966)
* Vanessa abyssinica vansomereni Howarth, 1966
* Junonia chorimene (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
* Junonia schmiedeli (Fiedler, 1920)
* Junonia sophia infracta Butler, 1888
* Junonia gregorii Butler, 1896
* Junonia terea tereoides (Butler, 1901)
* Junonia westermanni suffusa (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
* Junonia ansorgei (Rothschild, 1899)
* Junonia cymodoce lugens (Schultze, 1912)
* Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793)
* Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
* Protogoniomorpha temora (Felder & Felder, 1867)
* Precis actia Distant, 1880
* Precis archesia ugandensis (McLeod, 1980)
* Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847)
* Precis coelestina Dewitz, 1879
* Precis milonia wintgensi Strand, 1909
* Precis octavia sesamus Trimen, 1883
* Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775)
* Precis rauana rauana (Grose-Smith, 1898)
* Precis rauana silvicola Schultz, 1916
* Precis sinuata hecqui Berger, 1981
* Precis tugela pyriformis (Butler, 1896)
* Hypolimnas bartelotti Grose-Smith, 1890
* Hypolimnas dinarcha grandis Rothschild, 1918
* Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
* Hypolimnas monteironis major Rothschild, 1918
* Hypolimnas salmacis salmacis (Drury, 1773)
* Hypolimnas salmacis magnifica Rothschild, 1918
* Mallika jacksoni (Sharpe, 1896)

### 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 reducta Rothschild, 1918
* Ariadne albifascia (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
* Ariadne enotrea suffusa (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
* Ariadne pagenstecheri (Suffert, 1904)
* Neptidopsis ophione nucleata Grünberg, 1911
* Eurytela dryope angulata Aurivillius, 1899
* Eurytela hiarbas (Drury, 1782)

#### Epicaliini

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

### Limenitinae

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#### Limenitidini

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* Harma theobene superna (Fox, 1968)
* Cymothoe beckeri theodosia Staudinger, 1890
* Cymothoe caenis (Drury, 1773)
* Cymothoe distincta kivuensis Overlaet, 1952
* Cymothoe confusa Aurivillius, 1887
* Cymothoe haynae diphyia Karsch, 1894
* Cymothoe herminia johnstoni (Butler, 1902)
* Cymothoe hobarti Butler, 1900
* Cymothoe indamora amorinda van Someren, 1939
* Cymothoe jodutta mostinckxi Overlaet, 1952
* Cymothoe lurida butleri Grünberg, 1908
* Cymothoe lurida tristis Overlaet, 1952
* Cymothoe ochreata Grose-Smith, 1890
* Cymothoe reginaeelisabethae Holland, 1920
* Kumothales inexpectata Overlaet, 1940
* Pseudoneptis bugandensis bugandensis Stoneham, 1935
* Pseudoneptis bugandensis ianthe Hemming, 1964
* Pseudacraea boisduvalii (Doubleday, 1845)
* Pseudacraea clarkii Butler & Rothschild, 1892
* Pseudacraea deludens echerioides Talbot, 1941
* Pseudacraea deludens terrena Jackson, 1956
* Pseudacraea dolomena albostriata Lathy, 1906
* Pseudacraea dolomena elgonensis Jackson, 1951
* Pseudacraea dolomena kayonza Jackson, 1956
* Pseudacraea rubrobasalis Aurivillius, 1903
* Pseudacraea eurytus (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Pseudacraea kuenowii burgessi Jackson, 1951
* Pseudacraea kuenowii hypoxantha Jordan, 1911
* Pseudacraea kuenowii kigezi Jackson, 1956
* Pseudacraea lucretia protracta (Butler, 1874)
* Pseudacraea semire (Cramer, 1779)
* Pseudacraea warburgi Aurivillius, 1892

#### Neptidini

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* Neptis agouale parallela Collins & Larsen, 1996
* Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955
* Neptis carpenteri d'Abrera, 1980
* Neptis clarei Neave, 1904
* Neptis conspicua Neave, 1904
* Neptis constantiae Carcasson, 1961
* Neptis angusta Condamin, 1966
* Neptis continuata Holland, 1892
* Neptis exaleuca suffusa Rothschild, 1918
* Neptis jordani Neave, 1910
* Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955
* Neptis lugubris Rebel, 1914
* Neptis melicerta (Drury, 1773)
* Neptis metanira Holland, 1892
* Neptis metella metella (Doubleday, 1848)
* Neptis metella flavimacula Jackson, 1951
* Neptis morosa Overlaet, 1955
* Neptis nemetes nemetes Hewitson, 1868
* Neptis nemetes margueriteae Fox, 1968
* Neptis nicobule Holland, 1892
* Neptis nicomedes Hewitson, 1874
* Neptis quintilla Mabille, 1890
* Neptis nicoteles Hewitson, 1874
* Neptis occidentalis Rothschild, 1918
* Neptis ochracea ochracea Neave, 1904
* Neptis ochracea ochreata Gaede, 1915
* Neptis poultoni Eltringham, 1921
* Neptis puella Aurivillius, 1894
* Neptis seeldrayersi Aurivillius, 1895
* Neptis strigata kakamega Collins & Larsen, 1996
* Neptis trigonophora melicertula Strand, 1912
* Neptis woodwardi Sharpe, 1899

#### Adoliadini

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* Catuna angustatum (Felder & Felder, 1867)
* Catuna crithea (Drury, 1773)
* Euryphura chalcis (Felder & Felder, 1860)
* Euryphura isuka Stoneham, 1935
* Euryphura plautilla (Hewitson, 1865)
* Pseudargynnis hegemone (Godart, 1819)
* Aterica galene extensa Heron, 1909
* Cynandra opis bernardii Lagnel, 1967
* Euriphene amaranta (Karsch, 1894)
* Euriphene atossa australis d'Abrera, 1980
* Euriphene barombina (Aurivillius, 1894)
* Euriphene butleri (Aurivillius, 1904)
* Euriphene conjungens chalybeata (Talbot, 1937)
* Euriphene excelsior (Rebel, 1911)
* Euriphene jacksoni (Talbot, 1937)
* Euriphene obsoleta (Grünberg, 1908)
* Euriphene ribensis (Ward, 1871)
* Euriphene saphirina (Karsch, 1894)
* Euriphene tadema nigropunctata (Aurivillius, 1901)
* Euriphene doriclea (Drury, 1782)
* Bebearia carshena (Hewitson, 1871)
* Bebearia absolon entebbiae (Lathy, 1906)
* Bebearia zonara (Butler, 1871)
* Bebearia mandinga beni Hecq, 1990
* Bebearia oxione squalida (Talbot, 1928)
* Bebearia abesa pandera Hecq, 1988
* Bebearia partita (Aurivillius, 1895)
* Bebearia barce maculata (Aurivillius, 1912)
* Bebearia cocalia badiana (Rbel, 1914)
* Bebearia cocalia katera (van Someren, 1939)
* Bebearia sophus audeoudi (Riley, 1936)
* Bebearia plistonax (Hewitson, 1874)
* Bebearia brunhilda brunhilda (Kirby, 1889)
* Bebearia brunhilda iturina (Karsch, 1894)
* Bebearia laetitioides (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
* Bebearia laetitia (Plötz, 1880)
* Bebearia flaminia (Staudinger, 1891)
* Bebearia phantasiella simulata (van Someren, 1939)
* Bebearia aurora kayonza (Jackson, 1956)
* Bebearia chloeropis (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
* Euphaedra medon fraudata van Someren, 1935
* Euphaedra medon inaequabilis Thurau, 1904
* Euphaedra zaddachii crawshayi Butler, 1895
* Euphaedra christyi Sharpe, 1904 (endemic)
* Euphaedra hewitsoni angusta Hecq, 1974
* Euphaedra hollandi Hecq, 1974
* Euphaedra diffusa Gaede, 1916
* Euphaedra caerulescens Grose-Smith, 1890
* Euphaedra imitans Holland, 1893
* Euphaedra eberti hamus Berger, 1940
* Euphaedra viridicaerulea nitidula van Someren, 1935
* Euphaedra uganda Aurivillius, 1895
* Euphaedra preussi Staudinger, 1891
* Euphaedra vicina Hecq, 1984
* Euphaedra procera Hecq, 1984
* Euphaedra margueriteae Hecq, 1978
* Euphaedra olivacea Grünberg, 1908 (endemic)
* Euphaedra paradoxa Neave, 1904
* Euphaedra eleus (Drury, 1782)
* Euphaedra alacris Hecq, 1978
* Euphaedra rattrayi Sharpe, 1904
* Euphaedra edwardsii (van der Hoeven, 1845)
* Euphaedra ruspina (Hewitson, 1865)
* Euphaedra harpalyce spatiosa (Mabille, 1876)
* Euphaedra harpalyce sudanensis Talbot, 1929
* Euphaedra rex Stoneham, 1935
* Euptera elabontas mweruensis Neave, 1910
* Euptera hirundo hirundo Staudinger, 1891
* Euptera hirundo lufirensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
* Euptera pluto primitiva Hancock, 1984
* Pseudathyma cyrili Chovet, 2002
* Pseudathyma neptidina Karsch, 1894
* Pseudathyma nzoia van Someren, 1939
* Pseudathyma plutonica Butler, 1902

### Heliconiinae

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#### Acraeini

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* Acraea cerasa cerita Sharpe, 1906
* Acraea kraka pallida Carpenter, 1932
* Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865
* Acraea eltringhami Joicey & Talbot, 1921
* Acraea endoscota Le Doux, 1928
* Acraea eugenia Karsch, 1893
* Acraea hamata Joicey & Talbot, 1922
* Acraea insignis Distant, 1880
* Acraea leucographa Ribbe, 1889
* Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
* Acraea quirina (Fabricius, 1781)
* Acraea zetes (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Acraea rudolfi Eltringham, 1929
* Acraea abdera Hewitson, 1852
* Acraea acrita Hewitson, 1865
* Acraea cepheus (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775)
* Acraea guluensis Le Doux, 1932
* Acraea asboloplintha Karsch, 1894
* Acraea braesia Godman, 1885
* Acraea caecilia (Fabricius, 1781)
* Acraea doubledayi Guérin-Méneville, 1849
* Acraea equatorialis Neave, 1904
* Acraea leucopyga Aurivillius, 1904
* Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847
* Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
* Acraea rogersi lankesteri Carpenter, 1941
* Acraea sykesi Sharpe, 1902
* Acraea aganice orientalis (Ungemach, 1932)
* Acraea aganice ugandae (van Someren, 1936)
* Acraea alcinoe camerunica (Aurivillius, 1893)
* Acraea consanguinea albicolor (Karsch, 1895)
* Acraea epaea angustifasciata (d'Abrera, 1980)
* Acraea epaea lutosa (Suffert, 1904)
* Acraea epaea paragea (Grose-Smith, 1900)
* Acraea formosa (Butler, 1874)
* Acraea macarista (Sharpe, 1906)
* Acraea obliqua elgonense (Poulton, 1927)
* Acraea obliqua kivuensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1927)
* Acraea persanguinea (Rebel, 1914)
* Acraea poggei nelsoni Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1892
* Acraea pseuderyta Godman & Salvin, 1890
* Acraea quadricolor latifasciata (Sharpe, 1892)
* Acraea tellus eumelis (Jordan, 1910)
* Acraea tellus schubotzi (Grünberg, 1911)
* Acraea umbra hemileuca (Jordan, 1914)
* Acraea alciope Hewitson, 1852
* Acraea alciopoides Joicey & Talbot, 1921
* Acraea alicia (Sharpe, 1890)
* Acraea althoffi neavei Poulton, 1924
* Acraea althoffi rubrofasciata Aurivillius, 1895
* Acraea amicitiae Heron, 1909
* Acraea ansorgei Grose-Smith, 1898
* Acraea aurivillii Staudinger, 1896
* Acraea baxteri philos Le Cerf, 1933
* Acraea bonasia (Fabricius, 1775)
* Acraea burgessi Jackson, 1956
* Acraea cabira Hopffer, 1855
* Acraea disjuncta disjuncta Grose-Smith, 1898
* Acraea disjuncta kigeziensis Jackson, 1956
* Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
* Acraea goetzei Thurau, 1903
* Acraea grosvenori Eltringham, 1912
* Acraea humilis Sharpe, 1897
* Acraea iturina Grose-Smith, 1890
* Acraea jodutta (Fabricius, 1793)
* Acraea johnstoni Godman, 1885
* Acraea toruna Grose-Smith, 1900
* Acraea kalinzu Carpenter, 1936
* Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
* Acraea orestia Hewitson, 1874
* Acraea peneleos pelasgius Grose-Smith, 1900
* Acraea pentapolis Ward, 1871
* Acraea pharsalus Ward, 1871
* Acraea rangatana bettiana Joicey & Talbot, 1921
* Acraea sotikensis Sharpe, 1892
* Acraea uvui Grose-Smith, 1890
* Acraea ventura ochrascens Sharpe, 1902
* Acraea vesperalis Grose-Smith, 1890
* Acraea viviana Staudinger, 1896
* Acraea anacreontica Grose-Smith, 1898
* Acraea wigginsi Neave, 1904
* Acraea cinerea Neave, 1904
* Acraea melanoxantha Sharpe, 1891
* Acraea ntebiae Sharpe, 1897
* Acraea oreas Sharpe, 1891
* Acraea orinata Oberthür, 1893
* Acraea parrhasia servona Godart, 1819
* Acraea penelope Staudinger, 1896
* Acraea perenna Doubleday, 1847
* Acraea quirinalis Grose-Smith, 1900
* Acraea semivitrea Aurivillius, 1895
* Acraea simulata Le Doux, 1923 (endemic)
* Acraea bergeri Gaede, 1915 (endemic)

#### Argynnini

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* Issoria baumanni excelsior (Butler, 1896)

#### Vagrantini

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

## Hesperiidae

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### Coeliadinae

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* Coeliades anchises (Gerstaecker, 1871)
* Coeliades chalybe (Westwood, 1852)
* Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
* Coeliades hanno (Plötz, 1879)
* Coeliades keithloa menelik (Ungemach, 1932)
* Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)

### Pyrginae

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#### Celaenorrhinini

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* Celaenorrhinus bettoni Butler, 1902
* Celaenorrhinus boadicea howarthi Berger, 1976
* Celaenorrhinus homeyeri (Plötz, 1880)
* Celaenorrhinus illustris daroa Evans, 1937
* Celaenorrhinus intermixtus evansi Berger, 1975
* Celaenorrhinus kivuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
* Celaenorrhinus macrostictus Holland, 1893
* Celaenorrhinus meditrina (Hewitson, 1877)
* Celaenorrhinus nigropunctata Bethune-Baker, 1908
* Celaenorrhinus ovalis Evans, 1937
* Celaenorrhinus perlustris Rebel, 1914
* Celaenorrhinus proxima (Mabille, 1877)
* Celaenorrhinus toro Evans, 1937 (endemic)
* Eretis buamba Evans, 1937
* Eretis camerona Evans, 1937
* Eretis herewardi Riley, 1921
* Eretis lugens (Rogenhofer, 1891)
* Eretis melania Mabille, 1891
* Eretis mitiana Evans, 1937
* Eretis umbra maculifera Mabille & Boullet, 1916
* Eretis vaga Evans, 1937
* Sarangesa astrigera Butler, 1894
* Sarangesa bouvieri (Mabille, 1877)
* Sarangesa brigida atra Evans, 1937
* Sarangesa brigida sanaga Miller, 1964
* Sarangesa haplopa Swinhoe, 1907
* Sarangesa laelius (Mabille, 1877)
* Sarangesa maculata (Mabille, 1891)
* Sarangesa tertullianus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Sarangesa thecla mabira Evans, 1956

#### Tagiadini

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* Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)
* Eagris decastigma purpura Evans, 1937
* Eagris lucetia (Hewitson, 1875)
* Eagris nottoana (Wallengren, 1857)
* Eagris sabadius astoria Holland, 1896
* Eagris subalbida aurivillii (Neustetter, 1927)
* Eagris tetrastigma (Mabille, 1891)
* Eagris tigris tigris Evans, 1937
* Eagris tigris kayonza Evans, 1956
* Calleagris hollandi (Butler, 1897)
* Calleagris lacteus (Mabille, 1877)
* Procampta rara Holland, 1892
* Caprona adelica Karsch, 1892
* Netrobalane canopus (Trimen, 1864)
* Abantis bismarcki Karsch, 1892
* Abantis contigua Evans, 1937
* Abantis efulensis Holland, 1896
* Abantis leucogaster iruma Evans, 1951
* Abantis lucretia etoumbiensis Miller, 1971
* Abantis paradisea (Butler, 1870)

#### Carcharodini

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* Spialia colotes semiconfluens de Jong, 1978
* Spialia colotes transvaaliae (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
* Spialia delagoae (Trimen, 1898)
* Spialia depauperata (Strand, 1911)
* Spialia mangana (Rebel, 1899)
* Spialia ploetzi (Aurivillius, 1891)
* Spialia wrefordi Evans, 1951
* Spialia zebra bifida (Higgins, 1924)

### Hesperiinae

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#### Aeromachini

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* Astictopterus punctulata (Butler, 1895)
* Prosopalpus saga Evans, 1937
* Prosopalpus styla Evans, 1937
* Kedestes brunneostriga (Plötz, 1884)
* Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)
* Kedestes mohozutza (Wallengren, 1857)
* Kedestes protensa Butler, 1901
* Kedestes rogersi Druce, 1907
* Kedestes wallengrenii (Trimen, 1883)
* Gorgyra afikpo Druce, 1909
* Gorgyra aretina (Hewitson, 1878)
* Gorgyra bibulus Riley, 1929
* Gorgyra bina Evans, 1937
* Gorgyra diversata Evans, 1937
* Gorgyra kalinzu Evans, 1949
* Gorgyra minima Holland, 1896
* Gorgyra mocquerysii Holland, 1896
* Gorgyra pali Evans, 1937
* Teniorhinus ignita (Mabille, 1877)
* Teniorhinus niger (Druce, 1910)
* Ceratrichia argyrosticta enta Evans, 1947
* Ceratrichia aurea Druce, 1910
* Ceratrichia brunnea Bethune-Baker, 1906
* Ceratrichia clara medea Evans, 1937
* Ceratrichia hollandi Bethune-Baker, 1908
* Ceratrichia mabirensis Riley, 1925
* Ceratrichia semilutea Mabille, 1891
* Ceratrichia semlikensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
* Ceratrichia wollastoni Heron, 1909
* Pardaleodes bule Holland, 1896
* Pardaleodes fan (Holland, 1894)
* Pardaleodes incerta (Snellen, 1872)
* Pardaleodes sator pusiella Mabille, 1877
* Pardaleodes tibullus torensis Bethune-Baker, 1906
* Xanthodisca astrape (Holland, 1892)
* Xanthodisca vibius (Hewitson, 1878)
* Rhabdomantis galatia (Hewitson, 1868)
* 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 lux Holland, 1892
* Osmodes minchini Evans, 1937 (endemic)
* Osmodes omar Swinhoe, 1916
* Osmodes thora (Plötz, 1884)
* Parosmodes morantii axis Evans, 1937
* Parosmodes onza Evans, 1956 (endemic)
* Paracleros biguttulus (Mabille, 1890)
* Paracleros sangoanus (Carcasson, 1964)
* Acleros mackenii instabilis Mabille, 1890
* Acleros neavei Evans, 1937
* Acleros nigrapex Strand, 1913
* Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1890
* Semalea arela (Mabille, 1891)
* Semalea pulvina (Plötz, 1879)
* Semalea sextilis (Plötz, 1886)
* Hypoleucis ophiusa ophir Evans, 1937
* Hypoleucis sophia Evans, 1937
* Hypoleucis tripunctata Mabille, 1891
* Meza cybeutes (Holland, 1894)
* Meza indusiata (Mabille, 1891)
* Meza meza (Hewitson, 1877)
* Paronymus budonga (Evans, 1938)
* Paronymus xanthias kiellandi Congdon & Collins, 1998
* Andronymus caesar philander (Hopffer, 1855)
* Andronymus fenestrella Bethune-Baker, 1908
* Andronymus gander Evans, 1947
* Andronymus helles Evans, 1937
* Andronymus marina Evans, 1937
* Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
* Chondrolepis cynthia Evans, 1936
* Chondrolepis leggei (Heron, 1909)
* Chondrolepis niveicornis (Plötz, 1883)
* Zophopetes ganda Evans, 1937
* Zophopetes nobilior (Holland, 1896)
* Gamia buchholzi (Plötz, 1879)
* Gamia shelleyi (Sharpe, 1890)
* Artitropa milleri Riley, 1925
* Artitropa reducta Aurivillius, 1925
* Mopala orma (Plötz, 1879)
* Gretna balenge (Holland, 1891)
* Gretna bugoma Evans, 1947 (endemic)
* Gretna carmen Evans, 1937
* Gretna cylinda (Hewitson, 1876)
* Gretna waga (Plötz, 1886)
* Gretna zaremba jacksoni Evans, 1937
* Pteroteinon caenira (Hewitson, 1867)
* Pteroteinon capronnieri (Plötz, 1879)
* Pteroteinon ceucaenira (Druce, 1910)
* Pteroteinon concaenira Belcastro & Larsen, 1996
* Pteroteinon pruna Evans, 1937
* Leona leonora (Plötz, 1879)
* Leona halma Evans, 1937
* Leona lissa lima Evans, 1937
* Leona luehderi luehderi (Plötz, 1879)
* Leona luehderi laura Evans, 1937
* Caenides kangvensis Holland, 1896
* Caenides xychus (Mabille, 1891)
* Caenides dacela (Hewitson, 1876)
* Caenides dacena (Hewitson, 1876)
* Monza alberti (Holland, 1896)
* Monza cretacea (Snellen, 1872)
* Monza punctata crola Evans, 1937
* Melphina flavina Lindsey & Miller, 1965
* Melphina noctula (Druce, 1909)
* Melphina unistriga (Holland, 1893)
* Fresna carlo Evans, 1937
* Fresna cojo (Karsch, 1893)
* Fresna netopha (Hewitson, 1878)
* Fresna nyassae (Hewitson, 1878)
* Platylesches fosta Evans, 1937
* Platylesches galesa (Hewitson, 1877)
* Platylesches lamba Neave, 1910
* Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857)
* Platylesches panga Evans, 1937
* Platylesches picanini (Holland, 1894)
* Platylesches rasta anka Evans, 1937
* Platylesches tina Evans, 1937

#### Baorini

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* Zenonia crasta Evans, 1937
* Borbo chagwa (Evans, 1937)
* Borbo fallax (Gaede, 1916)
* Borbo kaka (Evans, 1938)
* Borbo lugens (Hopffer, 1855)
* Borbo perobscura (Druce, 1912)
* Borbo sirena (Evans, 1937)

### Heteropterinae

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* Metisella abdeli abdeli (Krüger, 1928)
* Metisella abdeli elgona Evans, 1938
* Metisella alticola (Aurivillius, 1925)
* Metisella formosus nyanza Evans, 1937
* Metisella medea Evans, 1937
* Metisella midas (Butler, 1894)
* Metisella tsadicus (Aurivillius, 1905)
* Metisella willemi (Wallengren, 1857)
* Lepella lepeletier (Latreille, 1824)

## See also

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* List of moths of Uganda
* Wildlife of Uganda

## References

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1. ^ Uganda at the African Butterfly Database
2. ^ Endemic butterflies of Uganda 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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