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Location of the Republic of the Congo
This is a list of
butterflies of the
Republic of the Congo. About 892 species are known from the Republic of the Congo,
[1] 20 of which are
endemic.
[2]
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini
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Papilio antimachus Drury, 1782
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Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson, 1864
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Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758
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Papilio chrapkowskoides nurettini Koçak, 1983
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Papilio sosia pulchra Berger, 1950
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Papilio cynorta Fabricius, 1793
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Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
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Papilio phorcas congoanus Rothschild, 1896
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Papilio zenobia Fabricius, 1775
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Papilio filaprae Suffert, 1904
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Papilio gallienus Distant, 1879
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Papilio mechowi Dewitz, 1881
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Papilio hesperus Westwood, 1843
Leptocercini
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Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
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Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775)
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Graphium biokoensis (Gauthier, 1984)
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Graphium policenoides (Holland, 1892)
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Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873)
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Graphium illyris hamatus (Joicey & Talbot, 1918)
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Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932)
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Graphium ridleyanus (White, 1843)
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Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
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Graphium tynderaeus (Fabricius, 1793)
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Graphium latreillianus theorini (Aurivillius, 1881)
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Graphium adamastor (Boisduval, 1836)
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Graphium schubotzi (Schultze, 1913)
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Graphium almansor escherichi (Gaede, 1915)
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Graphium auriger (Butler, 1876)
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Graphium fulleri fulleri (Grose-Smith, 1883)
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Graphium fulleri boulleti (Le Cerf, 1912)
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Graphium ucalegonides (Staudinger, 1884)
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Graphium hachei hachei (Dewitz, 1881)
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Graphium hachei moebii (Suffert, 1904)
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Graphium aurivilliusi (Seeldrayers, 1896)
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Graphium ucalegon (Hewitson, 1865)
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Graphium simoni (Aurivillius, 1899)
Pieridae
Pseudopontiinae
Coliadinae
Pierinae
Pierini
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Appias epaphia (Cramer, [1779])
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Appias perlucens (Butler, 1898)
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Appias phaola (Doubleday, 1847)
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Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, [1865])
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Appias sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)
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Mylothris alcuana Grünberg, 1910
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Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888
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Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775)
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Mylothris continua maxima Berger, 1981
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Mylothris flaviana interposita Joicey & Talbot, 1921
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Mylothris hilara goma Berger, 1981
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Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775)
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Mylothris schumanni Suffert, 1904
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Dixeia capricornus falkensteinii (Dewitz, 1879)
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Dixeia cebron (Ward, 1871)
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Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
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Belenois calypso dentigera Butler, 1888
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Belenois sudanensis pseudodentigera Berger, 1981
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Belenois theuszi (Dewitz, 1889)
Lycaenidae
Miletinae
Liphyrini
Miletini
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Megalopalpus metaleucus Karsch, 1893
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Megalopalpus zymna (Westwood, 1851)
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Lachnocnema triangularis Libert, 1996
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Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872)
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Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915
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Lachnocnema reutlingeri Holland, 1892
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Lachnocnema nigrocellularis Libert, 1996
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Lachnocnema luna Druce, 1910
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Lachnocnema jolyana Libert, 1996
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Lachnocnema magna Aurivillius, 1895
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Lachnocnema albimacula Libert, 1996
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Lachnocnema exiguus Holland, 1890
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Lachnocnema congoensis Libert, 1996 (endemic)
Poritiinae
Liptenini
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Ptelina carnuta (Hewitson, 1873)
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Pentila bitje Druce, 1910
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Pentila christina Suffert, 1904
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Pentila cloetensi aspasia Grünberg, 1910
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Pentila fallax Bethune-Baker, 1915
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Pentila inconspicua Druce, 1910
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Pentila nero (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894) (endemic)
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Pentila pauli leopardina Schultze, 1923
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Pentila rotha Hewitson, 1873
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Pentila tachyroides Dewitz, 1879
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Pentila torrida (Kirby, 1887)
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Pentila umangiana prodita Schultze, 1923
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Liptenara hiendlmayri (Dewitz, 1887)
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Telipna aurivillii Rebel, 1914
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Telipna albofasciata Aurivillius, 1910
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Telipna ja Bethune-Baker, 1926
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Telipna cameroonensis Jackson, 1969
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Telipna cuypersi Libert, 2005
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Telipna atrinervis Hulstaert, 1924
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Telipna villiersi Stempffer, 1965
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Telipna acraeoides (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890)
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Telipna hollandi exsuperia Hulstaert, 1924
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Telipna citrimaculata Schultze, 1916
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Telipna transverstigma Druce, 1910
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Telipna sanguinea (Plötz, 1880)
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Telipna nyanza katangae Stempffer, 1961
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Telipna ruspinoides Schultze, 1923
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Ornipholidotos kirbyi (Aurivillius. 1895)
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Ornipholidotos ugandae goodi Libert, 2000
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Ornipholidotos bitjeensis Stempffer, 1957
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Ornipholidotos gabonensis Stempffer, 1947
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Ornipholidotos bakotae Stempffer, 1962
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Ornipholidotos etoumbi Stempffer, 1967
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Ornipholidotos katangae kelle Stempffer, 1967
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Ornipholidotos annae Libert, 2005
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Ornipholidotos amieti Libert, 2005
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Ornipholidotos dowsetti Collins & Larsen, 2000 (endemic)
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Ornipholidotos overlaeti fontainei Libert, 2005
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Ornipholidotos congoensis Stempffer, 1964
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Ornipholidotos likouala Stempffer, 1969 (endemic)
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Ornipholidotos jacksoni occidentalis Libert, 2005
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Ornipholidotos sylpha (Kirby, 1890)
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Ornipholidotos nbeti Libert, 2005
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Ornipholidotos henrii Libert, 2000
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Ornipholidotos tirza (Hewitson, 1873)
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Ornipholidotos nancy Collins & Larsen, 2000 (endemic)
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Ornipholidotos paradoxa (Druce, 1910)
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Ornipholidotos perfragilis (Holland, 1890)
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Torbenia aurivilliusi (Stempffer, 1967)
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Torbenia stempfferi cuypersi Libert, 2005
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Mimacraea abriana Libert & Collins, 2000
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Mimacraea apicalis gabonica Libert, 2000
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Mimacraea krausei Dewitz, 1889
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Mimacraea landbecki Druce, 1910
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Mimacraea neurata Holland, 1895
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Mimacraea fulvaria Aurivillius, 1895
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Mimeresia cellularis (Kirby, 1890)
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Mimeresia debora debora (Kirby, 1890)
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Mimeresia debora deborula (Aurivillius, 1899)
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Mimeresia drucei (Stempffer, 1954)
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Mimeresia moreelsi tessmanni (Grünberg, 1910)
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Mimeresia pseudocellularis Stempffer, 1968 (endemic)
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Mimeresia russulus (Druce, 1910)
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Liptena amabilis Schultze, 1923
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Liptena batesana Bethune-Baker, 1926
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Liptena congoana Hawker-Smith, 1933
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Liptena decipiens etoumbi Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974
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Liptena decipiens leucostola (Holland, 1890)
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Liptena durbania Bethune-Baker, 1915
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Liptena fatima (Kirby, 1890)
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Liptena flavicans praeusta Schultze, 1917
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Liptena inframacula Hawker-Smith, 1933
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Liptena modesta (Kirby, 1890)
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Liptena nigromarginata Stempffer, 1961
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Liptena ochrea Hawker-Smith, 1933
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Liptena opaca centralis Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974
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Liptena orubrum (Holland, 1890)
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Liptena ouesso ouesso Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974
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Liptena ouesso mayombe Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974
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Liptena perobscura Druce, 1910
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Liptena praestans congoensis Schultze, 1923
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Liptena turbata (Kirby, 1890)
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Liptena undularis Hewitson, 1866
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Liptena xanthostola (Holland, 1890)
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Obania tullia (Staudinger, 1892)
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Kakumia ferruginea (Schultze, 1923)
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Kakumia ideoides (Dewitz, 1887)
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Tetrarhanis ilala etoumbi (Stempffer, 1964)
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Tetrarhanis ilma (Hewitson, 1873)
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Tetrarhanis nubifera (Druce, 1910)
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Tetrarhanis okwangwo Larsen, 1998
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Tetrarhanis rougeoti (Stempffer, 1954)
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Tetrarhanis simplex (Aurivillius, 1895)
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Tetrarhanis souanke (Stempffer, 1962) (endemic)
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Tetrarhanis stempfferi (Berger, 1954)
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Falcuna hollandi nigricans Stempffer & Bennett, 1963
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Falcuna lybia (Staudinger, 1892)
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Falcuna margarita (Suffert, 1904)
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Falcuna synesia gabonensis Stempffer & Bennett, 1963
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Larinopoda lircaea (Hewitson, 1866)
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Larinopoda tera (Hewitson, 1873)
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Micropentila adelgitha (Hewitson, 1874)
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Micropentila alberta (Staudinger, 1892)
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Micropentila bakotae Stempffer & Bennett, 1965 (endemic)
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Micropentila brunnea centralis Bennett, 1966
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Micropentila cingulum Druce, 1910
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Micropentila flavopunctata Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
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Micropentila fulvula Hawker-Smith, 1933
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Micropentila gabunica Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
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Micropentila kelleana Stempffer & Bennett, 1965 (endemic)
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Micropentila ogojae Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
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Micropentila souanke Stempffer & Bennett, 1965 (endemic)
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Micropentila ugandae Hawker-Smith, 1933
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Pseuderesia eleaza (Hewitson, 1873)
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Eresina bergeri Stempffer, 1956
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Eresina likouala Stempffer, 1962 (endemic)
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Eresina rougeoti Stempffer, 1956
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Eresiomera campbelli Collins & Larsen, 1998
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Eresiomera clenchi (Stempffer, 1961)
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Eresiomera isca (Hewitson, 1873)
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Eresiomera magnimacula (Rebel, 1914)
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Eresiomera nancy Collins & Larsen, 1998
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Eresiomera osheba (Holland, 1890)
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Eresiomera ouesso (Stempffer, 1962)
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Eresiomera paradoxa (Schultze, 1917)
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Eresiomera phaeochiton (Grünberg, 1910)
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Eresiomera phillipi Collins & Larsen, 1998
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Eresiomera rougeoti (Stempffer, 1961)
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Eresiomera rutilo (Druce, 1910)
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Citrinophila erastus (Hewitson, 1866)
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Citrinophila tenera (Kirby, 1887)
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Citrinophila terias Joicey & Talbot, 1921
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Citrinophila unipunctata Bethune-Baker, 1908
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Argyrocheila undifera Staudinger, 1892
Epitolini
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Toxochitona gerda (Kirby, 1890)
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Toxochitona sankuru Stempffer, 1961
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Iridana exquisita (Grose-Smith, 1898)
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Epitola posthumus (Fabricius, 1793)
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Epitola urania Kirby, 1887
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Epitola uranioides uranoides Libert, 1999
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Cerautola ceraunia (Hewitson, 1873)
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Cerautola crowleyi leucographa Libert, 1999
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Cerautola miranda vidua (Talbot, 1935)
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Cerautola hewitsoni (Mabille, 1877)
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Cerautola hewitsonioides (Hawker-Smith, 1933)
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Geritola amieti Libert, 1999
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Geritola dubia (Jackson, 1964)
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Geritola gerina (Hewitson, 1878)
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Geritola goodii (Holland, 1890)
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Geritola larae Collins & Libert, 1999
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Geritola mirifica (Jackson, 1964)
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Geritola nitidica Libert & Collins, 1999
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Stempfferia carcassoni Jackson, 1962
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Stempfferia alba (Jackson, 1962)
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Stempfferia annae Libert, 1999
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Stempfferia badura (Kirby, 1890)
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Stempfferia cercene (Hewitson, 1873)
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Stempfferia cercenoides (Holland, 1890)
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Stempfferia cinerea (Berger, 1981)
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Stempfferia coerulea (Jackson, 1962)
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Stempfferia congoana (Aurivillius, 1923)
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Stempfferia flavoantennata (Roche, 1954)
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Stempfferia gordoni (Druce, 1903)
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Stempfferia insulana (Aurivillius, 1923)
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Stempfferia iturina (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
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Stempfferia magnifica (Jackson, 1964)
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Stempfferia marginata (Kirby, 1887)
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Stempfferia michelae centralis Libert, 1999
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Stempfferia similis Libert, 1999
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Stempfferia sylviae Libert, 1999
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Stempfferia tumentia (Druce, 1910)
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Stempfferia zelza (Hewitson, 1873)
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Cephetola catuna (Kirby, 1890)
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Cephetola cephena (Hewitson, 1873)
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Cephetola ghesquierei (Roche, 1954)
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Cephetola maculata (Hawker-Smith, 1926)
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Cephetola nigeriae (Jackson, 1962)
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Cephetola ouesso (Jackson, 1962)
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Cephetola pinodes budduana (Talbot, 1937)
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Cephetola sublustris (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
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Cephetola vinalli (Talbot, 1935)
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Cephetola viridana (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
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Batelusia zebra Druce, 1910
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Pseudoneaveia jacksoni Stempffer, 1964 (endemic)
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Neaveia lamborni orientalis Jackson, 1962
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Epitolina dispar (Kirby, 1887)
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Epitolina melissa (Druce, 1888)
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Epitolina collinsi Libert, 2000
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Epitolina larseni Libert, 2000
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Hypophytala benitensis (Holland, 1890)
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Hypophytala henleyi (Kirby, 1890)
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Hypophytala hyetta (Hewitson, 1873)
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Hypophytala reducta (Aurivillius, 1923)
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Hypophytala ultramarina Libert & Collins, 1999
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Phytala elais Westwood, 1851
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Neoepitola barombiensis (Kirby, 1890)
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Aethiopana honorius (Fabricius, 1793)
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Hewitsonia bitjeana Bethune-Baker, 1915
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Hewitsonia beryllina Schultze, 1916
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Hewitsonia boisduvalii (Hewitson, 1869)
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Hewitsonia inexpectata Bouyer, 1997
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Hewitsonia kirbyi Dewitz, 1879
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Hewitsonia similis (Aurivillius, 1891)
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Powellana cottoni Bethune-Baker, 1908
Aphnaeinae
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Pseudaletis michelae Libert, 2007
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Pseudaletis antimachus (Staudinger, 1888)
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Pseudaletis batesi Druce, 1910
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Lipaphnaeus leonina (Druce, 1910)
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Cigaritis apuleia (Hulstaert, 1924)
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Cigaritis dufranei (Bouyer, 1991)
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Cigaritis homeyeri (Dewitz, 1887)
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Aphnaeus argyrocyclus Holland, 1890
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Aphnaeus asterius Plötz, 1880
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Aphnaeus chapini occidentalis Clench, 1963
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Aphnaeus orcas (Drury, 1782)
Theclinae
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Myrina silenus (Fabricius, 1775)
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Myrina subornata Lathy, 1903
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Oxylides albata (Aurivillius, 1895)
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Oxylides gloveri Hawker-Smith, 1929
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Syrmoptera bonifacei Stempffer, 1961
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Syrmoptera melanomitra Karsch, 1895
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Dapidodigma demeter Clench, 1961
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Hypolycaena antifaunus (Westwood, 1851)
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Hypolycaena clenchi Larsen, 1997
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Hypolycaena dubia Aurivillius, 1895
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Hypolycaena hatita Hewitson, 1865
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Hypolycaena kakumi Larsen, 1997
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Hypolycaena lebona (Hewitson, 1865)
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Hypolycaena naara Hewitson, 1873
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Hypolycaena nigra Bethune-Baker, 1914
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Iolaus bolissus Hewitson, 1873
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Iolaus agnes Aurivillius, 1898
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Iolaus aurivillii Röber, 1900
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Iolaus bellina exquisita (Riley, 1928)
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Iolaus coelestis Bethune-Baker, 1926
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Iolaus creta Hewitson, 1878
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Iolaus cytaeis Hewitson, 1875
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Iolaus fontainei (Stempffer, 1956)
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Iolaus frater (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
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Iolaus hemicyanus barnsi (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
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Iolaus kelle Stempffer, 1967 (endemic)
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Iolaus maesa (Hewitson, 1862)
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Iolaus neavei (Druce, 1910)
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Iolaus nolaensis (Stempffer, 1951)
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Iolaus pollux Aurivillius, 1895
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Iolaus sappirus (Druce, 1902)
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Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869
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Iolaus parasilanus (Riley, 1928)
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Iolaus alcibiades Kirby, 1871
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Iolaus paneperata Druce, 1890
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Iolaus poecilaon (Riley, 1928)
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Iolaus caesareus cleopatrae Collins & Larsen, 2000
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Iolaus timon (Fabricius, 1787)
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Pilodeudorix mimeta (Karsch, 1895)
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Pilodeudorix ula (Karsch, 1895)
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Pilodeudorix virgata (Druce, 1891)
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Pilodeudorix anetia (Hulstaert, 1924)
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Pilodeudorix angelita (Suffert, 1904)
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Pilodeudorix aruma (Hewitson, 1873)
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Pilodeudorix azurea (Stempffer, 1964)
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Pilodeudorix infuscata (Stempffer, 1964)
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Pilodeudorix leonina indentata Libert, 2004
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Pilodeudorix mera (Hewitson, 1873)
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Pilodeudorix otraeda genuba (Hewitson, 1875)
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Pilodeudorix camerona (Plötz, 1880)
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Pilodeudorix congoana (Aurivillius, 1923)
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Pilodeudorix kohli (Aurivillius, 1921)
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Pilodeudorix zela (Hewitson, 1869)
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Pilodeudorix hugoi Libert, 2004
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Pilodeudorix deritas (Hewitson, 1874)
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Pilodeudorix kiellandi (Congdon & Collins, 1998)
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Pilodeudorix pseudoderitas (Stempffer, 1964)
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Pilodeudorix violetta (Aurivillius, 1897)
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Paradeudorix cobaltina (Stempffer, 1964)
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Paradeudorix ituri (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
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Paradeudorix marginata (Stempffer, 1962)
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Paradeudorix moyambina (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
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Paradeudorix petersi (Stempffer & Bennett, 1956)
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Hypomyrina mimetica Libert, 2004
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Hypomyrina fournierae Gabriel, 1939
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Deudorix caliginosa Lathy, 1903
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Deudorix kayonza Stempffer, 1956
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Deudorix lorisona (Hewitson, 1862)
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Deudorix odana Druce, 1887
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini
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Anthene afra (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
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Anthene bipuncta (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
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Anthene kampala (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
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Anthene lachares (Hewitson, 1878)
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Anthene larydas (Cramer, 1780)
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Anthene leptines (Hewitson, 1874)
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Anthene ligures (Hewitson, 1874)
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Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874)
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Anthene locuples (Grose-Smith, 1898)
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Anthene lysicles (Hewitson, 1874)
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Anthene mahota (Grose-Smith, 1887)
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Anthene makala (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
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Anthene ngoko Stempffer, 1962
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Anthene pyroptera (Aurivillius, 1895)
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Anthene rubricinctus (Holland, 1891)
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Anthene scintillula (Holland, 1891)
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Anthene sylvanus (Drury, 1773)
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Anthene xanthopoecilus (Holland, 1893)
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Anthene zenkeri (Karsch, 1895)
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Anthene lamprocles (Hewitson, 1878)
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Anthene lyzanius (Hewitson, 1874)
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Anthene quadricaudata (Bethune-Baker, 1926)
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Anthene chryseostictus (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
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Anthene likouala Stempffer, 1962
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Anthene lusones (Hewitson, 1874)
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Anthene lacides (Hewitson, 1874)
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Anthene lamias (Hewitson, 1878)
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Anthene lucretilis (Hewitson, 1874)
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Anthene rufoplagata (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
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Cupidesthes arescopa Bethune-Baker, 1910
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Cupidesthes caerulea Jackson, 1966
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Cupidesthes cuprifascia Joicey & Talbot, 1921
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Cupidesthes leonina (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
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Cupidesthes mimetica (Druce, 1910)
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Cupidesthes robusta Aurivillius, 1895
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Cupidesthes thyrsis (Kirby, 1878)
Polyommatini
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Cupidopsis cissus extensa Libert, 2003
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Uranothauma falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879)
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Uranothauma heritsia (Hewitson, 1876)
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Phlyaria cyara (Hewitson, 1876)
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Cacyreus audeoudi Stempffer, 1936
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Tuxentius carana (Hewitson, 1876)
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Azanus isis (Drury, 1773)
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Thermoniphas alberici (Dufrane, 1945)
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Thermoniphas fontainei Stempffer, 1956
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Thermoniphas fumosa Stempffer, 1952
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Thermoniphas plurilimbata Karsch, 1895
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Thermoniphas togara (Plötz, 1880)
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Oboronia guessfeldti (Dewitz, 1879)
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Oboronia ornata vestalis (Aurivillius, 1895)
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Oboronia pseudopunctatus (Strand, 1912)
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Oboronia punctatus (Dewitz, 1879)
Riodinidae
Nemeobiinae
Nymphalidae
Danainae
Danaini
Satyrinae
Elymniini
Melanitini
Satyrini
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Bicyclus alboplaga (Rebel, 1914)
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Bicyclus auricruda fulgidus Fox, 1963
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Bicyclus ephorus bergeri Condamin, 1965
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Bicyclus evadne elionias (Hewitson, 1866)
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Bicyclus golo (Aurivillius, 1893)
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Bicyclus hewitsoni (Doumet, 1861)
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Bicyclus iccius (Hewitson, 1865)
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Bicyclus ignobilis eurini Condamin & Fox, 1963
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Bicyclus italus (Hewitson, 1865)
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Bicyclus mandanes Hewitson, 1873
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Bicyclus medontias (Hewitson, 1873)
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Bicyclus nobilis (Aurivillius, 1893)
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Bicyclus rhacotis (Hewitson, 1866)
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Bicyclus martius sanaos (Hewitson, 1866)
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Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
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Bicyclus sciathis (Hewitson, 1866)
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Bicyclus sophrosyne (Plötz, 1880)
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Bicyclus sweadneri Fox, 1963
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Bicyclus technatis (Hewitson, 1877)
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Bicyclus trilophus (Rebel, 1914)
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Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868)
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Bicyclus xeneas (Hewitson, 1866)
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Bicyclus xeneoides Condamin, 1961
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Hallelesis asochis congoensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
-
Heteropsis peitho (Plötz, 1880)
-
Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880
-
Ypthima impura Elwes & Edwards, 1893
-
Ypthima pulchra Overlaet, 1954
-
Ypthima pupillaris Butler, 1888
Charaxinae
Charaxini
-
Charaxes fulvescens (Aurivillius, 1891)
-
Charaxes protoclea protonothodes van Someren, 1971
-
Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850
-
Charaxes cynthia kinduana Le Cerf, 1923
-
Charaxes lucretius intermedius van Someren, 1971
-
Charaxes lactetinctus Karsch, 1892
-
Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775)
-
Charaxes brutus angustus Rothschild, 1900
-
Charaxes pollux (Cramer, 1775)
-
Charaxes druceanus brazza Turlin, 1987
-
Charaxes eudoxus mechowi Rothschild, 1900
-
Charaxes richelmanni Röber, 1936
-
Charaxes numenes aequatorialis van Someren, 1972
-
Charaxes tiridates tiridatinus Röber, 1936
-
Charaxes bipunctatus ugandensis van Someren, 1972
-
Charaxes mixtus Rothschild, 1894
-
Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859
-
Charaxes smaragdalis smaragdalis Butler, 1866
-
Charaxes smaragdalis leopoldi Ghesquiére, 1933
-
Charaxes imperialis dargei Collins, 1989
-
Charaxes ameliae Doumet, 1861
-
Charaxes pythodoris occidens van Someren, 1963
-
Charaxes hadrianus Ward, 1871
-
Charaxes nobilis Druce, 1873
-
Charaxes superbus Schultze, 1909
-
Charaxes lydiae Holland, 1917
-
Charaxes acraeoides Druce, 1908
-
Charaxes fournierae Le Moult, 1930
-
Charaxes zingha (Stoll, 1780)
-
Charaxes etesipe (Godart, 1824)
-
Charaxes penricei dealbata van Someren, 1966
-
Charaxes eupale latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921
-
Charaxes subornatus Schultze, 1916
-
Charaxes anticlea proadusta van Someren, 1971
-
Charaxes thysi Capronnier, 1889
-
Charaxes hildebrandti (Dewitz, 1879)
-
Charaxes virilis van Someren & Jackson, 1952
-
Charaxes catachrous van Someren & Jackson, 1952
-
Charaxes etheocles ochracea van Someren & Jackson, 1957
-
Charaxes cedreatis Hewitson, 1874
-
Charaxes subrubidus van Someren, 1972
-
Charaxes viola picta van Someren & Jackson, 1952
-
Charaxes pleione congoensis Plantrou, 1989
-
Charaxes paphianus Ward, 1871
-
Charaxes kahldeni Homeyer & Dewitz, 1882
-
Charaxes nichetes Grose-Smith, 1883
-
Charaxes lycurgus bernardiana Plantrou, 1978
-
Charaxes zelica rougeoti Plantrou, 1978
-
Charaxes porthos Grose-Smith, 1883
-
Charaxes doubledayi Aurivillius, 1899
-
Charaxes mycerina nausicaa Staudinger, 1891
-
Charaxes galleyanus Darge & Minig, 1984 (endemic)
-
Charaxes matakall Darge, 1985
-
Charaxes teissieri Darge & Minig, 1984 (endemic)
Euxanthini
Pallini
Nymphalinae
Nymphalini
-
Antanartia delius (Drury, 1782)
-
Junonia stygia (Aurivillius, 1894)
-
Junonia gregorii Butler, 1896
-
Junonia terea (Drury, 1773)
-
Junonia westermanni Westwood, 1870
-
Junonia cymodoce lugens (Schultze, 1912)
-
Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793)
-
Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
-
Protogoniomorpha temora (Felder & Felder, 1867)
-
Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847)
-
Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777)
-
Precis sinuata Plötz, 1880
-
Hypolimnas anthedon (Doubleday, 1845)
-
Hypolimnas dinarcha (Hewitson, 1865)
-
Hypolimnas mechowi (Dewitz, 1884)
-
Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
-
Hypolimnas monteironis (Druce, 1874)
-
Hypolimnas salmacis (Drury, 1773)
Cyrestinae
Cyrestini
Biblidinae
Biblidini
Epicaliini
Limenitinae
Limenitidini
-
Cymothoe altisidora (Hewitson, 1869)
-
Cymothoe anitorgis (Hewitson, 1874)
-
Cymothoe aramis aramis (Hewitson, 1865)
-
Cymothoe aramis schoutedeni Overlaet, 1952
-
Cymothoe arcuata Overlaet, 1945
-
Cymothoe beckeri (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1858)
-
Cymothoe caenis (Drury, 1773)
-
Cymothoe capella (Ward, 1871)
-
Cymothoe caprina Aurivillius, 1897
-
Cymothoe coccinata (Hewitson, 1874)
-
Cymothoe distincta Overlaet, 1944
-
Cymothoe confusa Aurivillius, 1887
-
Cymothoe eris Aurivillius, 1896
-
Cymothoe excelsa Neustetter, 1912
-
Cymothoe fontainei debauchei Overlaet, 1952
-
Cymothoe fumana balluca Fox & Howarth, 1968
-
Cymothoe fumana villiersi Fox, 1968
-
Cymothoe haynae diphyia Karsch, 1894
-
Cymothoe heliada (Hewitson, 1874)
-
Cymothoe herminia (Grose-Smith, 1887)
-
Cymothoe hesiodotus Staudinger, 1890
-
Cymothoe hyarbita hyarbita (Hewitson, 1866)
-
Cymothoe hyarbita hyarbitina Aurivillius, 1897
-
Cymothoe indamora (Hewitson, 1866)
-
Cymothoe jodutta ciceronis (Ward, 1871)
-
Cymothoe lucasii binotorum Darge, 1985
-
Cymothoe lucasii minigorum Darge, 1985
-
Cymothoe lurida hesione Weymer, 1907
-
Cymothoe lurida tristis Overlaet, 1952
-
Cymothoe oemilius (Doumet, 1859)
-
Cymothoe orphnina suavis Schultze, 1913
-
Cymothoe reinholdi (Plötz, 1880)
-
Cymothoe sangaris (Godart, 1824)
-
Pseudoneptis bugandensis ianthe Hemming, 1964
-
Pseudacraea boisduvalii (Doubleday, 1845)
-
Pseudacraea clarkii Butler & Rothschild, 1892
-
Pseudacraea dolomena (Hewitson, 1865)
-
Pseudacraea rubrobasalis Aurivillius, 1903
-
Pseudacraea eurytus (Linnaeus, 1758)
-
Pseudacraea kuenowii gottbergi Dewitz, 1884
-
Pseudacraea lucretia protracta (Butler, 1874)
-
Pseudacraea semire (Cramer, 1779)
-
Pseudacraea warburgi Aurivillius, 1892
Neptidini
-
Neptis agouale Pierre-Baltus, 1978
-
Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955
-
Neptis continuata Holland, 1892
-
Neptis jamesoni Godman & Salvin, 1890
-
Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955
-
Neptis lermanni Aurivillius, 1896
-
Neptis liberti Pierre & Pierre-Baltus, 1998
-
Neptis melicerta (Drury, 1773)
-
Neptis metanira Holland, 1892
-
Neptis mixophyes Holland, 1892
-
Neptis morosa Overlaet, 1955
-
Neptis nebrodes Hewitson, 1874
-
Neptis nicobule Holland, 1892
-
Neptis nicomedes Hewitson, 1874
-
Neptis nicoteles Hewitson, 1874
-
Neptis nysiades Hewitson, 1868
-
Neptis seeldrayersi Aurivillius, 1895
-
Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955
-
Neptis strigata Aurivillius, 1894
-
Neptis trigonophora melicertula Strand, 1912
-
Neptis troundi Pierre-Baltus, 1978
Adoliadini
-
Catuna angustatum (Felder & Felder, 1867)
-
Catuna oberthueri Karsch, 1894
-
Euryphura athymoides Berger, 1981
-
Euryphura chalcis (Felder & Felder, 1860)
-
Euryphura plautilla (Hewitson, 1865)
-
Euryphura porphyrion grassei Bernardi, 1965
-
Euryphurana nobilis (Staudinger, 1891)
-
Pseudargynnis hegemone (Godart, 1819)
-
Aterica galene extensa Heron, 1909
-
Cynandra opis bernardii Lagnel, 1967
-
Euriphene splendida Collins & Larsen, 1997 (endemic)
-
Euriphene abasa (Hewitson, 1866)
-
Euriphene amicia (Hewitson, 1871)
-
Euriphene atossa (Hewitson, 1865)
-
Euriphene atropurpurea (Aurivillius, 1894)
-
Euriphene atrovirens (Mabille, 1878)
-
Euriphene barombina (Aurivillius, 1894)
-
Euriphene gambiae gabonica Bernardi, 1966
-
Euriphene glaucopis (Gaede, 1916)
-
Euriphene grosesmithi (Staudinger, 1891)
-
Euriphene incerta (Aurivillius, 1912)
-
Euriphene karschi (Aurivillius, 1894)
-
Euriphene milnei (Hewitson, 1865)
-
Euriphene mundula (Grünberg, 1910)
-
Euriphene pinkieana Bernardi, 1975
-
Euriphene lysandra (Stoll, 1790)
-
Euriphene melanops (Aurivillius, 1897)
-
Bebearia tentyris seeldrayersi (Aurivillius, 1899)
-
Bebearia carshena (Hewitson, 1871)
-
Bebearia absolon (Fabricius, 1793)
-
Bebearia micans (Aurivillius, 1899)
-
Bebearia zonara (Butler, 1871)
-
Bebearia mandinga (Felder & Felder, 1860)
-
Bebearia oxione squalida (Talbot, 1928)
-
Bebearia abesa (Hewitson, 1869)
-
Bebearia partita (Aurivillius, 1895)
-
Bebearia barce maculata (Aurivillius, 1912)
-
Bebearia mardania (Fabricius, 1793)
-
Bebearia cocalioides Hecq, 1988
-
Bebearia guineensis (Felder & Felder, 1867)
-
Bebearia cocalia katera (van Someren, 1939)
-
Bebearia paludicola Holmes, 2001
-
Bebearia sophus (Fabricius, 1793)
-
Bebearia staudingeri (Aurivillius, 1893)
-
Bebearia plistonax (Hewitson, 1874)
-
Bebearia elpinice (Hewitson, 1869)
-
Bebearia congolensis (Capronnier, 1889)
-
Bebearia phranza phranza (Hewitson, 1865)
-
Bebearia phranza fuscara Hecq, 1989
-
Bebearia laetitia (Plötz, 1880)
-
Bebearia flaminia (Staudinger, 1891)
-
Bebearia nivaria (Ward, 1871)
-
Bebearia phantasia concolor Hecq, 1988
-
Bebearia maledicta (Strand, 1912)
-
Bebearia tessmanni kwiluensis Hecq, 1989
-
Bebearia cutteri cognata (Grünberg, 1910)
-
Bebearia eliensis (Hewitson, 1866)
-
Bebearia barombina (Staudinger, 1896)
-
Bebearia octogramma (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889)
-
Bebearia chloeropis (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
-
Bebearia cinaethon (Hewitson, 1874)
-
Bebearia intermedia (Bartel, 1905)
-
Euphaedra lupercoides Rothschild, 1918
-
Euphaedra medon celestis Hecq, 1986
-
Euphaedra ombrophila Hecq, 1981 (endemic)
-
Euphaedra clio Hecq, 1981
-
Euphaedra zaddachii elephantina Staudinger, 1891
-
Euphaedra mbamou Hecq, 1987
-
Euphaedra hewitsoni Hecq, 1974
-
Euphaedra lata Hecq, 1980
-
Euphaedra hollandi Hecq, 1974
-
Euphaedra diffusa Gaede, 1916
-
Euphaedra imitans Holland, 1893
-
Euphaedra aureola Kirby, 1889
-
Euphaedra splendens Hecq, 1992
-
Euphaedra campaspe (Felder & Felder, 1867)
-
Euphaedra congo Hecq, 1985
-
Euphaedra adonina spectacularis Hecq, 1997
-
Euphaedra piriformis Hecq, 1982
-
Euphaedra ceres electra Hecq, 1983
-
Euphaedra sarita (Sharpe, 1891)
-
Euphaedra grilloti Hecq, 1983
-
Euphaedra rezia (Hewitson, 1866)
-
Euphaedra jacksoni Hecq, 1980
-
Euphaedra demeter Hecq, 1983
-
Euphaedra subprotea Hecq, 1986
-
Euphaedra fascinata Hecq, 1984
-
Euphaedra eleus (Drury, 1782)
-
Euphaedra simplex Hecq, 1978
-
Euphaedra asteria Hecq, 1993 (endemic)
-
Euphaedra edwardsii (van der Hoeven, 1845)
-
Euphaedra ruspina (Hewitson, 1865)
-
Euphaedra losinga wardi (Druce, 1874)
-
Euphaedra mambili Hecq, 2001
-
Euptera choveti Amiet & Collins, 1998
-
Euptera crowleyi centralis Libert, 1995
-
Euptera elabontas (Hewitson, 1871)
-
Euptera falsathyma Schultze, 1916
-
Euptera mimetica Collins & Amiet, 1998
-
Euptera mocquerysi Staudinger, 1893
-
Euptera pluto (Ward, 1873)
-
Pseudathyma callina (Grose-Smith, 1898)
-
Pseudathyma cyrili Chovet, 2002
-
Pseudathyma martini Collins, 2002
-
Pseudathyma michelae Libert, 2002
-
Pseudathyma neptidina Karsch, 1894
Heliconiinae
Acraeini
-
Acraea admatha Hewitson, 1865
-
Acraea camaena (Drury, 1773)
-
Acraea endoscota Le Doux, 1928
-
Acraea leucographa Ribbe, 1889
-
Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
-
Acraea quirina (Fabricius, 1781)
-
Acraea cepheus (Linnaeus, 1758)
-
Acraea abdera Hewitson, 1852
-
Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775)
-
Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
-
Acraea rogersi Hewitson, 1873
-
Acraea consanguinea (Aurivillius, 1899)
-
Acraea elongata (Butler, 1874)
-
Acraea epaea (Cramer, 1779)
-
Acraea epiprotea (Butler, 1874)
-
Acraea excisa (Butler, 1874)
-
Acraea tellus (Aurivillius, 1893)
-
Acraea vestalis stavelia (Suffert, 1904)
-
Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
-
Acraea alciope Hewitson, 1852
-
Acraea aurivillii Staudinger, 1896
-
Acraea circeis (Drury, 1782)
-
Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
-
Acraea jodutta (Fabricius, 1793)
-
Acraea oberthueri Butler, 1895
-
Acraea peneleos pelasgius Grose-Smith, 1900
-
Acraea vesperalis Grose-Smith, 1890
-
Acraea penelope Staudinger, 1896
-
Acraea perenna Doubleday, 1847
-
Acraea odzalae Collins, 1997 (endemic)
Vagrantini
Hesperiidae
Coeliadinae
Pyrginae
Celaenorrhinini
-
Loxolexis holocausta (Mabille, 1891)
-
Celaenorrhinus aureus Collins & Larsen, 2005 (endemic)
-
Celaenorrhinus beni Bethune-Baker, 1908
-
Celaenorrhinus boadicea (Hewitson, 1877)
-
Celaenorrhinus chrysoglossa (Mabille, 1891)
-
Celaenorrhinus homeyeri (Plötz, 1880)
-
Celaenorrhinus illustris (Mabille, 1891)
-
Celaenorrhinus illustroides Miller, 1971
-
Celaenorrhinus meditrina (Hewitson, 1877)
-
Celaenorrhinus nigropunctata Bethune-Baker, 1908
-
Celaenorrhinus ovalis Evans, 1937
-
Celaenorrhinus rutilans (Mabille, 1877)
-
Sarangesa majorella (Mabille, 1891)
-
Sarangesa tertullianus (Fabricius, 1793)
-
Sarangesa thecla (Plötz, 1879)
Tagiadini
-
Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)
-
Eagris decastigma fuscosa (Holland, 1893)
-
Eagris lucetia (Hewitson, 1875)
-
Eagris subalbida aurivillii (Neustetter, 1927)
-
Eagris tetrastigma (Mabille, 1891)
-
Calleagris lacteus (Mabille, 1877)
-
Calleagris landbecki (Druce, 1910)
-
Procampta rara Holland, 1892
-
Abantis contigua Evans, 1937
-
Abantis efulensis Holland, 1896
-
Abantis ja Druce, 1909
-
Abantis leucogaster (Mabille, 1890)
-
Abantis lucretia etoumbiensis Miller, 1971
-
Abantis rubra Holland, 1920
Carcharodini
Hesperiinae
Aeromachini
-
Astictopterus abjecta (Snellen, 1872)
-
Kedestes brunneostriga (Plötz, 1884)
-
Gorgyra afikpo Druce, 1909
-
Gorgyra bina Evans, 1937
-
Gorgyra diversata Evans, 1937
-
Gorgyra kalinzu Evans, 1949
-
Gorgyra minima Holland, 1896
-
Gorgyra mocquerysii Holland, 1896
-
Gorgyra rubescens Holland, 1896
-
Gorgyra sara Evans, 1937
-
Gyrogra subnotata (Holland, 1894)
-
Teniorhinus ignita (Mabille, 1877)
-
Teniorhinus watsoni Holland, 1892
-
Ceratrichia argyrosticta (Plötz, 1879)
-
Ceratrichia aurea Druce, 1910
-
Ceratrichia clara medea Evans, 1937
-
Ceratrichia flava Hewitson, 1878
-
Ceratrichia phocion camerona Miller, 1971
-
Ceratrichia semlikensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
-
Ceratrichia wollastoni Heron, 1909
-
Pardaleodes bule Holland, 1896
-
Pardaleodes edipus (Stoll, 1781)
-
Pardaleodes incerta murcia (Plötz, 1883)
-
Pardaleodes sator pusiella Mabille, 1877
-
Pardaleodes tibullus (Fabricius, 1793)
-
Pardaleodes xanthopeplus Holland, 1892
-
Xanthodisca astrape (Holland, 1892)
-
Rhabdomantis galatia (Hewitson, 1868)
-
Rhabdomantis sosia (Mabille, 1891)
-
Osmodes adosus (Mabille, 1890)
-
Osmodes banghaasii Holland, 1896
-
Osmodes costatus Aurivillius, 1896
-
Osmodes distincta Holland, 1896
-
Osmodes hollandi Evans, 1937
-
Osmodes lux Holland, 1892
-
Osmodes omar Swinhoe, 1916
-
Osmodes thora (Plötz, 1884)
-
Osphantes ogowena (Mabille, 1891)
-
Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1890
-
Semalea arela (Mabille, 1891)
-
Semalea pulvina (Plötz, 1879)
-
Semalea sextilis (Plötz, 1886)
-
Hypoleucis ophiusa (Hewitson, 1866)
-
Hypoleucis tripunctata truda Evans, 1937
-
Meza cybeutes (Holland, 1894)
-
Meza elba (Evans, 1937)
-
Meza indusiata (Mabille, 1891)
-
Meza mabea (Holland, 1894)
-
Paronymus xanthias (Mabille, 1891)
-
Paronymus xanthioides (Holland, 1892)
-
Andronymus caesar (Fabricius, 1793)
-
Andronymus evander (Mabille, 1890)
-
Andronymus gander Evans, 1947
-
Andronymus helles Evans, 1937
-
Andronymus hero Evans, 1937
-
Andronymus marcus Usher, 1980
-
Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
-
Gamia buchholzi (Plötz, 1879)
-
Gamia shelleyi (Sharpe, 1890)
-
Artitropa cama Evans, 1937
-
Artitropa comus (Stoll, 1782)
-
Artitropa reducta Aurivillius, 1925
-
Mopala orma (Plötz, 1879)
-
Gretna cylinda (Hewitson, 1876)
-
Gretna lacida (Hewitson, 1876)
-
Gretna waga (Plötz, 1886)
-
Gretna zaremba (Plötz, 1884)
-
Pteroteinon caenira (Hewitson, 1867)
-
Pteroteinon capronnieri (Plötz, 1879)
-
Pteroteinon ceucaenira (Druce, 1910)
-
Pteroteinon concaenira Belcastro & Larsen, 1996
-
Pteroteinon iricolor (Holland, 1890)
-
Pteroteinon laterculus (Holland, 1890)
-
Pteroteinon laufella (Hewitson, 1868)
-
Pteroteinon pruna Evans, 1937
-
Leona binoevatus (Mabille, 1891)
-
Leona leonora (Plötz, 1879)
-
Leona meloui (Riley, 1926)
-
Caenides kangvensis Holland, 1896
-
Caenides xychus (Mabille, 1891)
-
Caenides benga (Holland, 1891)
-
Caenides dacela (Hewitson, 1876)
-
Caenides hidaroides Aurivillius, 1896
-
Caenides dacena (Hewitson, 1876)
-
Monza alberti (Holland, 1896)
-
Monza cretacea (Snellen, 1872)
-
Melphina malthina (Hewitson, 1876)
-
Melphina statirides (Holland, 1896)
-
Melphina tarace (Mabille, 1891)
-
Melphina unistriga (Holland, 1893)
-
Fresna carlo Evans, 1937
-
Fresna cojo (Karsch, 1893)
-
Fresna netopha (Hewitson, 1878)
-
Platylesches affinissima Strand, 1921
Baorini
See also
References
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