List of butterflies of Tanzania

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Location of Tanzania

This is a list of butterflies of Tanzania. About 1,583 species are known from Tanzania,[1] 134 of which are endemic.[2]

Papilionidae[]

Papilioninae[]

Papilionini[]

  • Papilio nireus nireus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Papilio nireus lyaeus Doubleday, 1845
  • Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952
  • Papilio desmondi magdae Gifford, 1961
  • Papilio desmondi usambaraensis (Koçak, 1980)
  • Papilio hornimani hornimani Distant, 1879
  • Papilio hornimani mbulu Kielland, 1990
  • Papilio hornimani mwanihanae Kielland, 1987
  • Papilio sosia debilis Storace, 1951
  • Papilio thuraui thuraui Karsch, 1900
  • Papilio thuraui cyclopis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Papilio thuraui ngorongoro (Hancock, 1984)
  • Papilio ufipa Carcasson, 1961 (endemic)
  • Papilio cynorta Fabricius, 1793
  • Papilio dardanus meseres Carpenter, 1948
  • Papilio dardanus tibullus Kirby, 1880
  • Papilio constantinus constantinus Ward, 1871
  • Papilio constantinus mweruanus Joicey & Talbot, 1927
  • Papilio phorcas ansorgei Rothschild, 1896
  • Papilio phorcas congoanus Rothschild, 1896
  • Papilio phorcas nyikanus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Papilio phorcas tenuifasciatus Kielland, 1990
  • Papilio rex rex Oberthür, 1886
  • Papilio rex mimeticus Rothschild, 1897
  • Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]
  • Papilio echerioides ambangulu Clifton & Collins, 1997
  • Papilio echerioides homeyeri Plötz, 1880
  • Papilio echerioides joiceyi Gabriel, 1945
  • Papilio echerioides kiellandi Clifton & Collins, 1997
  • Papilio echerioides pseudowertheri Kielland, 1990
  • Papilio echerioides wertheri Karsch, 1898
  • Papilio fuelleborni fuelleborni Karsch, 1900
  • Papilio fuelleborni neocesa Kemal & Kocak, 2005
  • Papilio fuelleborni rydoni Kielland, 1987
  • Papilio fuelleborni sjoestedti Aurivillius, 1908
  • Papilio jacksoni kungwe Cottrell, 1963
  • Papilio nobilis nobilis Rogenhofer, 1891
  • Papilio nobilis crippsianus Stoneham, 1936
  • Papilio nobilis mpanda Kielland, 1990
  • Papilio hesperus Westwood, 1843
  • Papilio pelodurus vesper Le Cerf, 1924
  • Papilio lormieri semlikana Le Cerf, 1924
  • Papilio ophidicephalus ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878
  • Papilio ophidicephalus mkuwadzi Gifford, 1961
  • Papilio mackinnoni mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891
  • Papilio mackinnoni isokae (Hancock, 1984)
  • Papilio mackinnoni mpwapwana Kielland, 1990
  • Papilio mackinnoni reductofascia Kielland, 1990

Leptocercini[]

  • Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
  • Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775)
  • Graphium kirbyi (Hewitson, 1872)
  • Graphium junodi (Trimen, 1893)
  • Graphium polistratus (Grose-Smith, 1889)
  • Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873)
  • Graphium illyris hamatus (Joicey & Talbot, 1918)
  • Graphium porthaon porthaon (Hewitson, 1865)
  • Graphium porthaon tanganyikae Kielland, 1978
  • Graphium angolanus angolanus (Goeze, 1779)
  • Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932)
  • Graphium taboranus (Oberthür, 1886)
  • Graphium ridleyanus (White, 1843)
  • Graphium leonidas leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Graphium leonidas pelopidas (Oberthür, 1879)
  • Graphium tynderaeus (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Graphium latreillianus theorini (Aurivillius, 1881)
  • Graphium philonoe (Ward, 1873)
  • Graphium almansor uganda (Lathy, 1906)
  • Graphium kigoma Carcasson, 1964 (endemic)
  • Graphium ucalegon schoutedeni Berger, 1950

Pieridae[]

Coliadinae[]

  • Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
  • Eurema mandarinula (Holland, 1892)
  • Eurema floricola floricola (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Eurema floricola leonis (Butler, 1886)
  • Eurema hapale (Mabille, 1882)
  • Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
  • Eurema senegalensis (Boisduval, 1836)
  • Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Colias electo pseudohecate Berger, 1940

Pierinae[]

  • Colotis antevippe gavisa (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Colotis aurigineus (Butler, 1883)
  • Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829)
  • Colotis auxo (Lucas, 1852)
  • Colotis celimene (Lucas, 1852)
  • Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829)
  • Colotis daira jacksoni (Sharpe, 1890)
  • Colotis danae pseudacaste (Butler, 1876)
  • Colotis dissociatus (Butler, 1897)
  • Colotis elgonensis elgonensis (Sharpe, 1891)
  • Colotis elgonensis nobilis Carcasson, 1961
  • Colotis euippe complexivus (Butler, 1886)
  • Colotis euippe omphale (Godart, 1819)
  • Colotis eunoma flotowi (Suffert, 1904)
  • Colotis evenina casta (Gerstaecker, 1871)
  • Colotis evenina sipylus (Swinhoe, 1884)
  • Colotis evenina xantholeuca (Sharpe, 1904)
  • Colotis halimede australis Talbot, 1939
  • Colotis hetaera hetaera (Gerstaecker, 1871)
  • Colotis hetaera ankolensis Stoneham, 1940
  • Colotis hildebrandtii (Staudinger, 1884)
  • Colotis incretus (Butler, 1881)
  • Colotis ione (Godart, 1819)
  • Colotis pallene (Hopffer, 1855)
  • Colotis protomedia (Klug, 1829)
  • Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863)
  • Colotis venosa (Staudinger, 1885)
  • Colotis vesta catachrysops (Butler, 1878)
  • Colotis vesta hanningtoni (Butler, 1883)
  • Colotis vesta kagera Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998
  • Colotis vesta rhodesinus (Butler, 1894)
  • Colotis vestalis castalis (Staudinger, 1884)
  • Colotis subfasciatus ducissa (Dognin, 1891)
  • Eronia cleodora cleodora Hübner, 1823
  • Eronia cleodora dilatata Butler, 1888
  • Pinacopterix eriphia eriphia (Godart, [1819])
  • Pinacopterix eriphia melanarge (Butler, 1886)
  • Pinacopterix eriphia wittei Berger, 1940
  • Nepheronia argia argolisia (Stoneham, 1957)
  • Nepheronia argia mhondana (Suffert, 1904)
  • Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
  • Nepheronia pharis silvanus (Stoneham, 1957)
  • Nepheronia thalassina sinalata (Suffert, 1904)
  • Leptosia alcesta inalcesta Bernardi, 1959
  • Leptosia hybrida somereni Bernardi, 1959
  • Leptosia marginea (Mabille, 1890)
  • Leptosia nupta pseudonupta Bernardi, 1959
  • Leptosia wigginsi (Dixey, 1915)

Pierini[]

  • Appias epaphia contracta (Butler, 1888)
  • Appias lasti (Grose-Smith, 1889)
  • Appias phaola intermedia Dufrane, 1948
  • Appias phaola isokani (Grose-Smith, 1889)
  • Appias sabina sabina (Felder & Felder, [1865])
  • Appias sabina phoebe (Butler, 1901)
  • Appias sylvia nyasana (Butler, 1897)
  • Pieris brassicoides marghanita Hemming, 1941
  • Pontia distorta (Butler, 1886)
  • Pontia helice johnstonii (Crowley, 1887)
  • Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779)
  • Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888
  • Mylothris basalis Aurivillius, 1906
  • Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
  • Mylothris continua Talbot, 1944
  • Mylothris crawshayi bunduki Berger, 1980
  • Mylothris ertli Suffert, 1904 (endemic)
  • Mylothris flaviana interposita Joicey & Talbot, 1921
  • Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891
  • Mylothris kiellandi Berger, 1985 (endemic)
  • Mylothris kilimensis kilimensis Kielland, 1990
  • Mylothris kilimensis rondonis Kielland, 1990
  • Mylothris kiwuensis rhodopoides Talbot, 1944
  • Mylothris leonora Krüger, 1928 (endemic)
  • Mylothris pluviata Berger, 1980 (endemic)
  • Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Mylothris rubricosta rubricosta (Mabille, 1890)
  • Mylothris rubricosta attenuata Talbot, 1944
  • Mylothris rubricosta pulchra Berger, 1981
  • Mylothris rueppellii rhodesiana Riley, 1921
  • Mylothris rueppellii tirikensis Neave, 1904
  • Mylothris sagala sagala Grose-Smith, 1886
  • Mylothris sagala albissima Talbot, 1944
  • Mylothris sagala dentatus Butler, 1896
  • Mylothris sagala mahale Kielland, 1990
  • Mylothris sagala narcissus Butler, 1888
  • Mylothris sagala oldeanensis Kielland, 1990
  • Mylothris sagala seminigra d'Abrera, 1980
  • Mylothris schumanni uniformis Talbot, 1944
  • Mylothris similis similis Lathy, 1906
  • Mylothris similis dollmani Riley, 1921
  • Mylothris sjostedti hecqui Berger, 1952
  • Mylothris superbus Kielland, 1985 (endemic)
  • Mylothris talboti Berger, 1980 (endemic)
  • Mylothris yulei yulei Butler, 1897
  • Mylothris yulei latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921
  • Dixeia charina dagera (Suffert, 1904)
  • Dixeia charina liliana (Grose-Smith, 1889)
  • Dixeia dixeyi (Neave, 1904)
  • Dixeia doxo alberta (Grünberg, 1912)
  • Dixeia doxo costata Talbot, 1943
  • Dixeia orbona vidua (Butler, 1900)
  • Dixeia pigea (Boisduval, 1836)
  • Dixeia spilleri (Spiller, 1884)
  • Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Belenois calypso minor Talbot, 1943
  • Belenois calypso crawshayi Butler, 1894
  • Belenois creona severina (Stoll, 1781)
  • Belenois diminuta Butler, 1894
  • Belenois margaritacea intermedia Kielland, 1982
  • Belenois margaritacea plutonica (Joicey & Talbot, 1927)
  • Belenois raffrayi extendens (Joicey & Talbot, 1927)
  • Belenois raffrayi similis Kielland, 1978
  • Belenois rubrosignata kongwana Talbot, 1943
  • Belenois solilucis loveni (Aurivillius, 1921)
  • Belenois subeida sylvander Grose-Smith, 1890
  • Belenois sudanensis pseudodentigera Berger, 1981
  • Belenois theora laeta (Weymer, 1903)
  • Belenois thysa thysa (Hopffer, 1855)
  • Belenois thysa meldolae Butler, 1872
  • Belenois victoria schoutedeni Berger, 1953
  • Belenois welwitschii shaba Berger, 1981
  • Belenois zochalia agrippinides (Holland, 1896)

Lycaenidae[]

Miletinae[]

Liphyrini[]

  • Euliphyra leucyania (Hewitson, 1874)
  • Aslauga abri Collins & Libert, 1997 (endemic)
  • Aslauga bouyeri congdoni Libert & Collins, 1997
  • Aslauga latifurca Cottrell, 1981
  • Aslauga marshalli Butler, 1899
  • Aslauga orientalis Cottrell, 1981
  • Aslauga prouvosti Libert & Bouyer, 1997
  • Aslauga purpurascens Holland, 1890
  • Aslauga tanga Libert & Collins, 1997 (endemic)
  • Aslauga vininga kiellandi Libert, 1997

Miletini[]

Poritiinae[]

Liptenini[]

  • Alaena amazoula nyasana Hawker-Smith, 1933
  • Alaena bicolora Bethune-Baker, 1924 (endemic)
  • Alaena bjornstadi Kielland, 1993 (endemic)
  • Alaena caissa caissa Rebel & Rogenhofer, 1894
  • Alaena caissa kagera Talbot, 1935
  • Alaena dodomaensis Kielland, 1983
  • Alaena ferrulineata Hawker-Smith, 1933 (endemic)
  • Alaena interposita interposita Butler, 1883 (endemic)
  • Alaena interposita hauttecoeuri Oberthür, 1888 (endemic)
  • Alaena johanna Sharpe, 1890
  • Alaena kiellandi Carcasson, 1965 (endemic)
  • Alaena madibirensis Wichgraf, 1921 (endemic)
  • Alaena ngonga Jackson, 1966
  • Alaena nyassa nyassa Hewitson, 1877
  • Alaena nyassa major Oberthür, 1888
  • Alaena picata Sharpe, 1896
  • Alaena reticulata Butler, 1896
  • Alaena unimaculosa aurantiaca Butler, 1895
  • Ptelina carnuta (Hewitson, 1873)
  • Pentila alba Dewitz, 1886
  • Pentila cloetensi albida Hawker-Smith, 1933
  • Pentila inconspicua Druce, 1910
  • Pentila pauli alberta Hulstaert, 1924
  • Pentila pauli clarensis Neave, 1903
  • Pentila pauli dama (Suffert, 1904)
  • Pentila pauli nyassana Aurivillius, 1899
  • Pentila rogersi rogersi (Druce, 1907)
  • Pentila rogersi parapetreia Rebel, 1908
  • Pentila rondo Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
  • Pentila tachyroides Dewitz, 1879
  • Pentila tropicalis mombasae (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889)
  • Pentila umangiana connectens Hulstaert, 1924
  • Pentila umangiana mpanda Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998
  • Telipna sanguinea depuncta Talbot, 1937
  • Telipna kigoma Kielland, 1978 (endemic)
  • Telipna consanguinea ugandae Behune-Baker, 1926
  • 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 jacksoni Stempffer, 1961
  • Ornipholidotos ntebi (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
  • Ornipholidotos latimargo (Hawker-Smith, 1933)
  • Ornipholidotos tanganyikae Kielland, 1983 (endemic)
  • Ornipholidotos emarginata maxima Libert, 2005
  • Ornipholidotos paradoxa orientis Libert, 2005
  • Ornipholidotos nguru Kielland, 1987 (endemic)
  • Ornipholidotos peucetia peucetia (Hewitson, 1866)
  • Ornipholidotos peucetia peuceda (Grose-Smith, 1889)
  • Cooksonia neavei (Druce, 1912)
  • Mimacraea gelinia gelinia (Oberthür, 1893) (endemic)
  • Mimacraea gelinia nguru Kielland, 1986 (endemic)
  • Mimacraea krausei poultoni Neave, 1904
  • Mimacraea landbecki Druce, 1910
  • Mimacraea marginata Libert & Collins, 2000 (endemic)
  • Mimacraea marshalli marshalli Trimen, 1898
  • Mimacraea marshalli dohertyi Rothschild, 1901
  • Mimacraea eltringhami Druce, 1912
  • Mimacraea skoptoles Druce, 1907
  • Mimeresia dinora discirubra (Talbot, 1937)
  • Mimeresia neavei (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
  • Liptena amabilis nyanzae Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998
  • Liptena despecta (Holland, 1890)
  • Liptena eukrines Druce, 1905
  • Liptena eukrinoides Talbot, 1937
  • Liptena minziro Collins & Larsen, 2008
  • Liptena flavicans katera Stempffer, 1956
  • Liptena hapale Talbot, 1935
  • Liptena homeyeri Dewitz, 1884
  • Liptena kiellandi Congdon & Collins, 1998
  • 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)
  • Tetrarhanis ilma daltoni (Poulton, 1929)
  • Tetrarhanis ilma lathyi (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
  • Tetrarhanis ilma ugandae (Stempffer, 1964)
  • Falcuna orientalis (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
  • Larinopoda tera (Hewitson, 1873)
  • Micropentila bunyoro Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
  • Micropentila cherereti Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
  • Micropentila jacksoni Talbot, 1937
  • Micropentila katerae Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
  • Micropentila mpigi Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
  • 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 fontainei Stempffer, 1956
  • Eresina katera Stempffer, 1962
  • Eresina masaka Stempffer, 1962
  • Eresina rougeoti Stempffer, 1956
  • Eresiomera kiellandi Larsen, 1998 (endemic)
  • Eresiomera rougeoti (Stempffer, 1961)
  • Citrinophila erastus pallida Hawker-Smith, 1933
  • Citrinophila unipunctata Bethune-Baker, 1908
  • Argyrocheila inundifera Hawker-Smith, 1933
  • Argyrocheila ugandae Hawker-Smith, 1933
  • Teriomima subpunctata Kirby, 1887
  • Teriomima puella Kirby, 1887
  • Teriomima micra (Grose-Smith, 1898)
  • Teriomima parva parva Hawker-Smith, 1933
  • Teriomima parva beylissi Henning & Henning, 2004
  • Euthecta cooksoni subgrisea Henning & Henning, 2004
  • Euthecta cooksoni marginata Henning & Henning, 2004
  • Euthecta cordeiroi Henning & Henning, 2004 (endemic)
  • Baliochila neavei Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
  • Baliochila hildegarda (Kirby, 1887)
  • Baliochila dubiosa Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
  • Baliochila amanica Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
  • Baliochila latimarginata latimarginata (Hawker-Smith, 1933)
  • Baliochila latimarginata rondoensis Henning & Henning, 2004
  • Baliochila lipara Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
  • Baliochila congdoni Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
  • Baliochila warrengashi Collins & Larsen, 1996 (endemic)
  • Baliochila lequeuxi Kielland, 1994 (endemic)
  • Baliochila collinsi Henning & Henning, 2004 (endemic)
  • Baliochila megadentata Henning & Henning, 2004 (endemic)
  • Baliochila nguru Kielland, 1986 (endemic)
  • Baliochila citrina Henning & Henning, 2004 (endemic)
  • Baliochila abri Henning & Henning, 2004 (endemic)
  • Baliochila fragilis Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
  • Baliochila pseudofragilis Kielland, 1976 (endemic)
  • Baliochila stygia Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
  • Baliochila fusca Henning & Henning, 2004 (endemic)
  • Baliochila mwanihanae Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998 (endemic)
  • Baliochila pringlei Stempffer, 1967 (endemic)
  • Cnodontes vansomereni Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
  • Congdonia duplex Henning & Henning, 2004 (endemic)
  • Eresinopsides bichroma Strand, 1911
  • Eresinopsides bamptoni Henning & Henning, 2004 (endemic)

Epitolini[]

  • Toxochitona gerda (Kirby, 1890)
  • Iridana hypocala Eltringham, 1929
  • Iridana jacksoni Stempffer, 1964
  • Iridana katera Stempffer, 1964
  • Iridana marina Talbot, 1935
  • Iridana unyoro Stempffer, 1964
  • Teratoneura congoensis Stempffer, 1954
  • Cerautola ceraunia (Hewitson, 1873)
  • Cerautola crowleyi congdoni Libert & Collins, 1999
  • Cerautola miranda vidua (Talbot, 1935)
  • Cerautola semibrunnea bamptoni Libert & Collins, 1999
  • Geritola gerina (Hewitson, 1878)
  • Geritola goodii (Holland, 1890)
  • Geritola liana (Roche, 1954)
  • Geritola subargentea (Jackson, 1964)
  • Stempfferia cercene (Hewitson, 1873)
  • Stempfferia cercenoides (Holland, 1890)
  • Stempfferia insulana (Aurivillius, 1923)
  • Stempfferia mara (Talbot, 1935)
  • Cephetola cephena entebbeana (Bethune-Baker, 1926)
  • Cephetola eliasis (Kielland & Congdon, 1998)
  • Cephetola gerdae (Kielland & Libert, 1998) (endemic)
  • Cephetola izidori (Kielland & Congdon, 1998)
  • Cephetola kamengensis (Jackson, 1962)
  • Cephetola katerae (Jackson, 1962)
  • Cephetola kiellandi (Libert & Congdon, 1998)
  • Cephetola mariae Libert, 1999
  • Cephetola martini (Libert, 1998)
  • Cephetola mpangensis (Jackson, 1962)
  • Cephetola orientalis (Roche, 1954)
  • Cephetola peteri (Kielland & Congdon, 1998)
  • Cephetola pinodes budduana (Talbot, 1937)
  • Cephetola subgriseata (Jackson, 1964)
  • Cephetola sublustris (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
  • Cephetola tanzaniensis Libert, 1999 (endemic)
  • Cephetola vinalli (Talbot, 1935)
  • Cephetola viridana (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
  • Deloneura abri Congdon & Collins, 1998 (endemic)
  • Deloneura ochrascens littoralis Talbot, 1935
  • Deloneura subfusca Hawker-Smith, 1933
  • Neaveia lamborni orientalis Jackson, 1962
  • Epitolina dispar (Kirby, 1887)
  • Epitolina melissa (Druce, 1888)
  • Epitolina catori ugandae Jackson, 1962
  • Hypophytala benitensis minziro Libert & Collins, 1999
  • Hypophytala vansomereni (Jackson, 1964)
  • Hewitsonia inexpectata Bouyer, 1997
  • Hewitsonia kuehnei Collins & Larsen, 2008
  • Hewitsonia intermedia Jackson, 1962

Aphnaeinae[]

  • Pseudaletis agrippina Druce, 1888
  • Pseudaletis busoga van Someren, 1939
  • Pseudaletis antimachus (Staudinger, 1888)
  • Lipaphnaeus aderna pan (Talbot, 1935)
  • Lipaphnaeus aderna spindasoides (Aurivillius, 1916)
  • Lipaphnaeus eustorgia (Hulstaert, 1924)
  • Lipaphnaeus leonina paradoxa (Schultze, 1908)
  • Lipaphnaeus leonina loxura (Rebel, 1914)
  • Chloroselas azurea Butler, 1900
  • Chloroselas esmeralda Butler, 1886
  • Chloroselas minima Jackson, 1966
  • Chloroselas overlaeti Stempffer, 1956
  • Chloroselas pseudozeritis (Trimen, 1873)
  • Vansomerenia rogersi (Riley, 1932)
  • Crudaria leroma (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Cigaritis apelles (Oberthür, 1878)
  • Cigaritis brunnea (Jackson, 1966)
  • Cigaritis collinsi (Kielland, 1980) (endemic)
  • Cigaritis crustaria (Holland, 1890)
  • Cigaritis ella (Hewitson, 1865)
  • Cigaritis homeyeri (Dewitz, 1887)
  • Cigaritis nairobiensis (Sharpe, 1904)
  • Cigaritis nyassae (Butler, 1884)
  • Cigaritis tanganyikae (Kielland, 1990) (endemic)
  • Cigaritis tavetensis (Lathy, 1906)
  • Cigaritis trimeni (Neave, 1910)
  • Cigaritis victoriae (Butler, 1884)
  • Axiocerses harpax ugandana Clench, 1963
  • Axiocerses tjoane (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Axiocerses bambana Grose-Smith, 1900
  • Axiocerses coalescens Henning & Henning, 1996
  • Axiocerses styx Rebel, 1908 (endemic)
  • Axiocerses kiellandi Henning & Henning, 1996 (endemic)
  • Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881)
  • Axiocerses punicea (Grose-Smith, 1889)
  • Aloeides conradsi conradsi (Aurivillius, 1907)
  • Aloeides conradsi angoniensis Tite & Dickson, 1973
  • Aloeides conradsi talboti Tite & Dickson, 1973
  • Aloeides molomo kiellandi Carcasson, 1961
  • Aphnaeus argyrocyclus Holland, 1890
  • Aphnaeus erikssoni kiellandi Stempffer, 1972
  • Aphnaeus erikssoni rex Aurivillius, 1909
  • Aphnaeus hutchinsonii Trimen & Bowker, 1887
  • Aphnaeus jefferyi Hawker-Smith, 1928
  • Aphnaeus marshalli Neave, 1910
  • Aphnaeus orcas (Drury, 1782)

Theclinae[]

  • Myrina dermaptera nyassae Talbot, 1935
  • Myrina sharpei Bethune-Baker, 1906
  • Myrina silenus ficedula Trimen, 1879
  • Hypolycaena amanica Stempffer, 1951 (endemic)
  • Hypolycaena antifaunus latimacula (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
  • Hypolycaena auricostalis auricostalis (Butler, 1897)
  • Hypolycaena auricostalis frommi Strand, 1911
  • Hypolycaena buxtoni rogersi Bethune-Baker, 1924
  • Hypolycaena buxtoni spurcus Talbot, 1929
  • Hypolycaena hatita japhusa Riley, 1921
  • Hypolycaena hatita ugandae Sharpe, 1904
  • Hypolycaena kadiskos Druce, 1890
  • Hypolycaena lebona davenporti Larsen, 1997
  • Hypolycaena liara liara Druce, 1890
  • Hypolycaena liara plana Talbot, 1935
  • Hypolycaena obscura Stempffer, 1947
  • Hypolycaena nigra Bethune-Baker, 1914
  • Hypolycaena pachalica Butler, 1888
  • Hemiolaus caeculus caeculus (Hopffer, 1855)
  • Hemiolaus caeculus littoralis Stempffer, 1954
  • Hemiolaus caeculus vividus Pinhey, 1962
  • Leptomyrina gorgias sobrina Talbot, 1935
  • Iolaus alienus Trimen, 1898
  • Iolaus apatosa (Stempffer, 1952)
  • Iolaus bamptoni (Congdon & Collins, 1998) (endemic)
  • Iolaus bellina exquisita (Riley, 1928)
  • Iolaus congdoni (Kielland, 1985)
  • Iolaus diametra diametra (Karsch, 1895)
  • Iolaus diametra littoralis (Congdon & Collins, 1998)
  • Iolaus diametra zanzibarensis (Congdon & Collins, 1998)
  • Iolaus dubiosa (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
  • Iolaus farquharsoni (Bethune-Baker, 1922)
  • Iolaus fontainei (Stempffer, 1956)
  • Iolaus frater (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
  • Iolaus hemicyanus Sharpe, 1904
  • Iolaus jacksoni (Stempffer, 1950)
  • Iolaus mermis (Druce, 1896)
  • Iolaus mimosae rhodosense (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
  • Iolaus nasisii (Riley, 1928)
  • Iolaus neavei katera Talbot, 1937
  • Iolaus nolaensis amanica (Stempffer, 1951)
  • Iolaus sidus Trimen, 1864
  • Iolaus silanus silanus Grose-Smith, 1889
  • Iolaus silanus alticola (Stempffer, 1961)
  • Iolaus silanus rondo (Congdon & Collins, 1998)
  • Iolaus silanus zanzibarica (Congdon & Collins, 1998)
  • Iolaus stenogrammica (Riley, 1928)
  • Iolaus tajoraca ertli Aurivillius, 1916
  • Iolaus violacea (Riley, 1928)
  • Iolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1875
  • Iolaus henryi (Stempffer, 1961)
  • Iolaus jamesoni (Druce, 1891)
  • Iolaus parasilanus parasilanus Rebel, 1914
  • Iolaus parasilanus divaricatus (Riley, 1928)
  • Iolaus poecilaon (Riley, 1928)
  • Iolaus aequatorialis (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
  • Iolaus cottrelli (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
  • Iolaus crawshayi littoralis (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
  • Iolaus iturensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
  • Iolaus lalos (Druce, 1896)
  • Iolaus maritimus usambara (Stempffer, 1961)
  • Iolaus montana (Kielland, 1978) (endemic)
  • Iolaus ndolae (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
  • Iolaus pamae Heath, 1994
  • Iolaus silarus Druce, 1885
  • Iolaus timon orientius Hulstaert, 1924
  • Iolaus catori cottoni Bethune-Baker, 1908
  • Etesiolaus pinheyi (Kielland, 1986) (endemic)
  • Stugeta bowkeri maria Suffert, 1904
  • Stugeta bowkeri mombasae Butler, 1901
  • Stugeta bowkeri nyasana Talbot, 1935
  • Stugeta mimetica Aurivillius, 1916 (endemic)
  • Pilodeudorix mimeta angusta Libert, 2004
  • Pilodeudorix baginei (Collins & Larsen, 1991)
  • Pilodeudorix anetia (Hulstaert, 1924)
  • Pilodeudorix bemba (Neave, 1910)
  • Pilodeudorix canescens (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
  • Pilodeudorix infuscata (Stempffer, 1964)
  • Pilodeudorix kafuensis (Neave, 1910)
  • Pilodeudorix mera kinumbensis (Dufrane, 1945)
  • Pilodeudorix nyanzana (Stempffer, 1957)
  • Pilodeudorix otraeda genuba (Hewitson, 1875)
  • Pilodeudorix caerulea (Druce, 1890)
  • Pilodeudorix obscurata (Trimen, 1891)
  • Pilodeudorix camerona katanga (Clench, 1965)
  • Pilodeudorix congoana orientalis (Stempffer, 1957)
  • Pilodeudorix kohli (Aurivillius, 1921)
  • Pilodeudorix rodgersi Kielland, 1985 (endemic)
  • Pilodeudorix zela (Hewitson, 1869)
  • Pilodeudorix zeloides (Butler, 1901)
  • Pilodeudorix hugoi Libert, 2004
  • Pilodeudorix corruscans (Aurivillius, 1898)
  • Pilodeudorix kiellandi (Congdon & Collins, 1998)
  • Pilodeudorix violetta (Aurivillius, 1897)
  • Paradeudorix ituri ugandae (Talbot, 1935)
  • Paradeudorix marginata (Stempffer, 1962)
  • Hypomyrina nomenia extensa Libert, 2004
  • Deudorix caliginosa Lathy, 1903
  • Deudorix dariaves Hewitson, 1877
  • Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
  • Deudorix dinomenes dinomenes Grose-Smith, 1887
  • Deudorix dinomenes diomedes Jackson, 1966
  • Deudorix diocles Hewitson, 1869
  • Deudorix ecaudata Gifford, 1963
  • Deudorix jacksoni Talbot, 1935
  • Deudorix livia (Klug, 1834)
  • Deudorix lorisona lorisona (Hewitson, 1862)
  • Deudorix lorisona coffea Jackson, 1966
  • Deudorix lorisona baronica Ungemach, 1932
  • Deudorix montana (Kielland, 1985)
  • Deudorix mpanda (Kielland, 1990) (endemic)
  • Deudorix odana Druce, 1887
  • Deudorix penningtoni van Son, 1949
  • Deudorix ufipa Kielland, 1978
  • Deudorix vansomereni Stempffer, 1951
  • Capys brunneus Aurivillius, 1916
  • Capys catharus Riley, 1932
  • Capys connexivus Butler, 1897
  • Capys usambarae Congdon & Collins, 1998 (endemic)

Polyommatinae[]

Lycaenesthini[]

  • Anthene afra (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
  • Anthene alberta (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
  • Anthene butleri stempfferi Storace, 1954
  • Anthene chirinda (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
  • Anthene contrastata mashuna (Stevenson, 1937)
  • Anthene crawshayi (Butler, 1899)
  • Anthene definita (Butler, 1899)
  • Anthene hobleyi ufipa Kielland, 1990
  • Anthene indefinita (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
  • Anthene irumu (Stempffer, 1948)
  • Anthene katera Talbot, 1937
  • Anthene kersteni (Gerstaecker, 1871)
  • Anthene lasti (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894)
  • Anthene lemnos loa (Strand, 1911)
  • Anthene leptala (Courvoisier, 1914) (endemic)
  • Anthene ligures (Hewitson, 1874)
  • Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874)
  • Anthene madibirensis (Wichgraf, 1921) (endemic)
  • Anthene minima (Trimen, 1893)
  • Anthene montana Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
  • Anthene mpanda Kielland, 1990
  • Anthene nigropunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
  • Anthene opalina Stempffer, 1946
  • Anthene otacilia (Trimen, 1868)
  • Anthene kikuyu (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
  • Anthene rubricinctus anadema (Druce, 1905)
  • Anthene rubricinctus jeanneli Stempffer, 1961
  • Anthene rubrimaculata rubrimaculata (Strand, 1909) (endemic)
  • Anthene rubrimaculata tukuyu Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
  • Anthene rubrimaculata zanzibarica Congdon & Collins, 1998 (endemic)
  • Anthene schoutedeni (Hulstaert, 1924)
  • Anthene sylvanus albicans (Grünberg, 1910)
  • Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936
  • Anthene ukerewensis (Strand, 1909) (endemic)
  • Anthene uzungwae Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
  • Anthene wilsoni (Talbot, 1935)
  • Anthene kalinzu (Stempffer, 1950)
  • 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 kimboza (Kielland, 1990)
  • Anthene lamias katerae (d'Abrera, 1980)
  • Anthene nigeriae (Aurivillius, 1905)
  • Anthene oculatus (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893)
  • Cupidesthes arescopa orientalis (Stempffer, 1962)
  • Cupidesthes eliasi Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998
  • Cupidesthes leonina (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
  • Cupidesthes ysobelae Jackson, 1966
  • Lycaena phlaeas abbottii (Holland, 1892)
  • Lycaena phlaeas ethiopica (Poulton, 1922)

Polyommatini[]

  • Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855)
  • Pseudonacaduba aethiops (Mabille, 1877)
  • Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Uranothauma antinorii felthami (Stevenson, 1934)
  • Uranothauma confusa Kielland, 1989
  • Uranothauma cordatus (Sharpe, 1892)
  • Uranothauma crawshayi Butler, 1895
  • Uranothauma cuneatum Tite, 1958
  • Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909
  • Uranothauma falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879)
  • Uranothauma heritsia chibonotana (Aurivillius, 1910)
  • Uranothauma heritsia intermedia (Tite, 1958)
  • Uranothauma heritsia virgo (Butler, 1896)
  • Uranothauma kilimensis Kielland, 1985 (endemic)
  • Uranothauma lukwangule Kielland, 1987 (endemic)
  • Uranothauma lunifer (Rebel, 1914)
  • Uranothauma nguru Kielland, 1985 (endemic)
  • Uranothauma nubifer (Trimen, 1895)
  • Uranothauma poggei (Dewitz, 1879)
  • Uranothauma uganda Kielland, 1980
  • Uranothauma usambarae Kielland, 1980 (endemic)
  • Uranothauma vansomereni Stempffer, 1951
  • Uranothauma williamsi Carcasson, 1961
  • Phlyaria cyara tenuimarginata (Grünberg, 1908)
  • Cacyreus audeoudi Stempffer, 1936
  • Cacyreus tespis (Herbst, 1804)
  • Cacyreus virilis Stempffer, 1936
  • Harpendyreus aequatorialis vulcanica (Joicey & Talbot, 1924)
  • Harpendyreus berger Stempffer, 1976 (endemic)
  • Harpendyreus boma (Bethune-Baker, 1926) (endemic)
  • Harpendyreus juno (Butler, 1897)
  • Harpendyreus major (Joicey & Talbot, 1924)
  • Harpendyreus marungensis marungensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1924)
  • Harpendyreus marungensis mangalisae Kielland, 1986
  • Harpendyreus meruana (Aurivillius, 1910) (endemic)
  • Leptotes brevidentatus (Tite, 1958)
  • Leptotes marginalis (Stempffer, 1944)
  • Tuxentius calice calice (Hopffer, 1855)
  • Tuxentius calice gregorii (Butler, 1894)
  • Tuxentius ertli (Aurivillius, 1907)
  • Tuxentius margaritaceus (Sharpe, 1892)
  • Tuxentius melaena (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
  • Tuxentius stempfferi (Kielland, 1976) (endemic)
  • Tarucus grammicus (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893)
  • Zintha hintza (Trimen, 1864)
  • Actizera stellata (Trimen, 1883)
  • Azanus isis (Drury, 1773)
  • Eicochrysops distractus (de Joannis & Verity, 1913)
  • Eicochrysops eicotrochilus Bethune-Baker, 1924
  • Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Eicochrysops masai (Bethune-Baker, 1905)
  • Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Eicochrysops rogersi Bethune-Baker, 1924
  • Euchrysops albistriata (Capronnier, 1889)
  • Euchrysops barkeri (Trimen, 1893)
  • Euchrysops crawshayi crawshayi (Butler, 1899)
  • Euchrysops crawshayi fontainei Stempffer, 1967
  • Euchrysops kabrosae rosieae Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998
  • Euchrysops mauensis Bethune-Baker, 1923
  • Euchrysops nandensis (Neave, 1904)
  • Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924
  • Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923
  • Thermoniphas distincta (Talbot, 1935)
  • Thermoniphas fontainei Stempffer, 1956
  • Thermoniphas colorata (Ungemach, 1932)
  • Thermoniphas plurilimbata Karsch, 1895
  • Oboronia bueronica Karsch, 1895
  • Oboronia ornata vestalis (Aurivillius, 1895)
  • Oboronia pseudopunctatus (Strand, 1912)
  • Oboronia punctatus (Dewitz, 1879)
  • Chilades naidina (Butler, 1886)
  • Lepidochrysops anerius kiellandi Stempffer, 1972
  • Lepidochrysops chala Kielland, 1980
  • Lepidochrysops chloauges (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
  • Lepidochrysops cinerea (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
  • Lepidochrysops cupreus (Neave, 1910)
  • Lepidochrysops desmondi Stempffer, 1951
  • Lepidochrysops dollmani (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
  • Lepidochrysops glauca (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
  • Lepidochrysops intermedia cottrelli Stempffer, 1954
  • Lepidochrysops inyangae (Pinhey, 1945)
  • Lepidochrysops jansei van Someren, 1957
  • Lepidochrysops kennethi Kielland, 1986 (endemic)
  • Lepidochrysops kilimanjarensis (Strand, 1909) (endemic)
  • Lepidochrysops koaena (Strand, 1911) (endemic)
  • Lepidochrysops kocak Seven, 1997
  • Lepidochrysops loveni (Aurivillius, 1922)
  • Lepidochrysops lukenia van Someren, 1957
  • Lepidochrysops mpanda Tite, 1961 (endemic)
  • Lepidochrysops neonegus (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
  • Lepidochrysops peculiaris peculiaris (Rogenhofer, 1891)
  • Lepidochrysops peculiaris hypoleucus (Butler, 1893)
  • Lepidochrysops plebeia proclus (Hulstaert, 1924)
  • Lepidochrysops solwezii (Bethune-Baker, [1923])

Riodinidae[]

Nemeobiinae[]

  • Abisara caeca Rebel, 1914
  • Abisara rutherfordii cyclops Riley, 1932
  • Abisara rogersi simulacris Riley, 1932
  • Abisara neavei neavei Riley, 1932
  • Abisara neavei congdoni Kielland, 1985
  • Abisara neavei mahale Kielland, 1978
  • Abisara delicata tanzania Kielland, 1986
  • Abisara delicata zanzibarica Collins, 1990

Nymphalidae[]

Libytheinae[]

  • Libythea labdaca labdaca Westwood, 1851
  • Libythea labdaca laius Trimen, 1879

Danainae[]

Danaini[]

  • Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777)
  • Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
  • Danaus dorippus (Klug, 1845)
  • Tirumala formosa formosa (Godman, 1880)
  • Tirumala formosa mercedonia (Karsch, 1894)
  • Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847)
  • Amauris niavius niavius (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Amauris niavius dominicanus Trimen, 1879
  • Amauris tartarea tartarea Mabille, 1876
  • Amauris tartarea damoclides Staudinger, 1896
  • Amauris tartarea tukuyuensis Kielland, 1990
  • Amauris albimaculata hanningtoni Butler, 1888
  • Amauris albimaculata interposita Talbot, 1940
  • Amauris albimaculata latifascia Talbot, 1940
  • Amauris albimaculata magnimacula Rebel, 1914
  • Amauris crawshayi crawshayi Butler, 1897
  • Amauris crawshayi oscarus Thurau, 1904
  • Amauris damocles makuyensis Carcasson, 1964
  • Amauris echeria meruensis Talbot, 1940
  • Amauris echeria serica Talbot, 1940
  • Amauris echeria terrena Talbot, 1940
  • Amauris ellioti altumi van Someren, 1936
  • Amauris ellioti junia (Le Cerf, 1920)
  • Amauris hecate (Butler, 1866)
  • Amauris hyalites Butler, 1874
  • Amauris inferna uganda Talbot, 1940
  • Amauris ochlea ochlea (Boisduval, 1847)
  • Amauris ochlea bumilleri Lanz, 1896
  • Amauris vashti (Butler, 1869)

Satyrinae[]

Elymniini[]

  • Elymniopsis bammakoo rattrayi (Sharpe, 1902)

Melanitini[]

  • Gnophodes betsimena diversa (Butler, 1880)
  • Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849
  • Gnophodes chelys (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Melanitis libya Distant, 1882
  • Aphysoneura pigmentaria pigmentaria Karsch, 1894
  • Aphysoneura pigmentaria kanga Kielland, 1989
  • Aphysoneura pigmentaria kiellandi Congdon & Collins, 1998
  • Aphysoneura pigmentaria mbulu Kielland, 1989
  • Aphysoneura pigmentaria obnubila Riley, 1923
  • Aphysoneura pigmentaria semilatilimba Kielland, 1989
  • Aphysoneura pigmentaria seminigra Kielland, 1985
  • Aphysoneura pigmentaria songeana Kielland, 1989
  • Aphysoneura pigmentaria uzungwa Kielland, 1989
  • Aphysoneura scapulifascia Joicey & Talbot, 1922

Satyrini[]

  • Bicyclus angulosa selousi (Trimen, 1895)
  • Bicyclus anynana (Butler, 1879)
  • Bicyclus auricruda fulgidus Fox, 1963
  • Bicyclus buea (Strand, 1912)
  • Bicyclus campina campina (Aurivillius, 1901)
  • Bicyclus campina ocelligera (Strand, 1910)
  • Bicyclus campus (Karsch, 1893)
  • Bicyclus cooksoni (Druce, 1905)
  • Bicyclus cottrelli (van Son, 1952)
  • Bicyclus danckelmani (Rogenhofer, 1891) (endemic)
  • Bicyclus pareensis Collins & Kielland, 2008
  • 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 ignobilis acutus Condamin, 1965
  • Bicyclus istaris (Plötz, 1880)
  • Bicyclus jefferyi Fox, 1963
  • Bicyclus kenia (Rogenhofer, 1891)
  • Bicyclus kiellandi Condamin, 1986 (endemic)
  • Bicyclus mahale Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998 (endemic)
  • Bicyclus mandanes Hewitson, 1873
  • Bicyclus mesogena ugandae (Riley, 1926)
  • Bicyclus mollitia (Karsch, 1895)
  • Bicyclus nachtetis Condamin, 1965
  • Bicyclus rhacotis (Hewitson, 1866)
  • Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850)
  • Bicyclus sambulos sambulos (Hewitson, 1877)
  • Bicyclus sambulos cyaneus Condamin, 1961
  • Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
  • Bicyclus saussurei angustus Condamin, 1970
  • Bicyclus sebetus (Hewitson, 1877)
  • Bicyclus similis Condamin, 1963 (endemic)
  • Bicyclus simulacris simulacris Kielland, 1990
  • Bicyclus simulacris septentrionalis Kielland, 1990
  • Bicyclus smithi (Aurivillius, 1899)
  • Bicyclus sophrosyne (Plötz, 1880)
  • Bicyclus tanzanicus Condamin, 1986 (endemic)
  • Bicyclus trilophus jacksoni Condamin, 1961
  • Bicyclus uzungwensis uzungwensis Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
  • Bicyclus uzungwensis granti Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
  • Bicyclus vansoni Condamin, 1965
  • Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868)
  • Bicyclus xeneoides Condamin, 1961
  • Heteropsis elisi tanzanica (Kielland, 1994)
  • Heteropsis elisi uluguru (Kielland, 1990)
  • Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873)
  • Heteropsis phaea (Karsch, 1894)
  • Heteropsis simonsii (Butler, 1877)
  • Heteropsis teratia (Karsch, 1894)
  • Heteropsis ubenica ubenica (Thurau, 1903)
  • Heteropsis ubenica mahale (Kielland, 1994)
  • Heteropsis ubenica ugandica (Kielland, 1994)
  • Heteropsis ubenica uzungwa (Kielland, 1994)
  • Heteropsis peitho gigas (Libert, 2006)
  • Ypthima albida Butler, 1888
  • Ypthima antennata van Son, 1955
  • Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)
  • Ypthima condamini Kielland, 1982
  • Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880
  • Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883
  • Ypthima pupillaris obscurata Kielland, 1982
  • Ypthima recta Overlaet, 1955
  • Ypthima rhodesiana Carcasson, 1961
  • Ypthima simplicia Butler, 1876
  • Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)
  • Mashuna upemba (Overlaet, 1955)
  • Neocoenyra cooksoni Druce, 1907
  • Neocoenyra duplex Butler, 1886
  • Neocoenyra fuligo Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
  • Neocoenyra fulleborni Thurau, 1903 (endemic)
  • Neocoenyra heckmanni heckmanni Thurau, 1903 (endemic)
  • Neocoenyra heckmanni kennethi Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
  • Neocoenyra heckmanni mangalisa Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
  • Neocoenyra heckmanni mbinga Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
  • Neocoenyra heckmanni uzungwae Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
  • Neocoenyra jordani jordani Rebel, 1906 (endemic)
  • Neocoenyra jordani septentrionalis Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
  • Neocoenyra kivuensis Seydel, 1929
  • Neocoenyra masaica Carcasson, 1958
  • Neocoenyra paralellopupillata (Karsch, 1897) (endemic)
  • Neocoenyra petersi Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
  • Neocoenyra pinheyi Carcasson, 1961 (endemic)
  • Neocoenyra ypthimoides Butler, 1894
  • Coenyropsis bera (Hewitson, 1877)
  • Coenyropsis carcassoni Kielland, 1976
  • Physcaeneura jacksoni Carcasson, 1961 (endemic)
  • Physcaeneura leda (Gerstaecker, 1871)
  • Physcaeneura pione Godman, 1880
  • Physcaeneura robertsi Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
  • Neita orbipalus orbipalus Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
  • Neita orbipalus congdoni Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
  • Neita victoriae (Aurivillius, 1899)

Charaxinae[]

Charaxini[]

  • Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
  • Charaxes fulvescens monitor Rothschild, 1900
  • Charaxes acuminatus acuminatus Thurau, 1903
  • Charaxes acuminatus kigezia van Someren, 1963
  • Charaxes acuminatus rondonis Kielland, 1987
  • Charaxes acuminatus teitensis van Someren, 1963
  • Charaxes acuminatus usambarensis van Someren, 1963
  • Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824)
  • Charaxes protoclea azota (Hewitson, 1877)
  • Charaxes protoclea catenaria Rousseau-Decelle, 1934
  • Charaxes protoclea nothodes Jordan, 1911
  • Charaxes macclounii Butler, 1895
  • Charaxes lasti lasti Grose-Smith, 1889
  • Charaxes lasti kimbozae Kielland, 1984
  • Charaxes lasti magomberae Kielland, 1984
  • Charaxes cynthia mukuyu van Someren, 1969
  • Charaxes cynthia parvicaudatus Lathy, 1925
  • Charaxes lucretius maximus van Someren, 1971
  • Charaxes jasius harrisoni Sharpe, 1904
  • Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866
  • Charaxes hansali baringana Rothschild, 1905
  • Charaxes castor castor (Cramer, 1775)
  • Charaxes castor arthuri van Someren, 1971
  • Charaxes castor flavifasciatus Butler, 1895
  • Charaxes brutus alcyone Stoneham, 1943
  • Charaxes brutus angustus Rothschild, 1900
  • Charaxes brutus natalensis Staudinger, 1885
  • Charaxes brutus roberti Turlin, 1987
  • Charaxes ansorgei kilimanjarica van Someren, 1967
  • Charaxes ansorgei kungwensis van Someren, 1967
  • Charaxes ansorgei levicki Poulton, 1933
  • Charaxes ansorgei loita Plantrou, 1982
  • Charaxes ansorgei rydoni van Someren, 1967
  • Charaxes ansorgei simoni Turlin, 1987
  • Charaxes ansorgei ufipa Kielland, 1978
  • Charaxes pollux pollux (Cramer, 1775)
  • Charaxes pollux geminus Rothschild, 1900
  • Charaxes pollux maua van Someren, 1967
  • Charaxes pollux mira Ackery, 1995
  • Charaxes pollux piersoni Collins, 1990
  • Charaxes druceanus praestans Turlin, 1989
  • Charaxes druceanus proximans Joicey & Talbot, 1922
  • Charaxes druceanus septentrionalis Lathy, 1925
  • Charaxes druceanus teita van Someren, 1939
  • Charaxes eudoxus katerae Carpenter, 1937
  • Charaxes eudoxus mechowi Rothschild, 1900
  • Charaxes eudoxus raffaellae Plantrou, 1982
  • Charaxes lucyae lucyae van Someren, 1975 (endemic)
  • Charaxes lucyae gabriellae Turlin & Chovet, 1987 (endemic)
  • Charaxes lucyae mwanihanae Kielland, 1982 (endemic)
  • Charaxes richelmanni scheveni Ackery, 1995
  • Charaxes numenes aequatorialis van Someren, 1972
  • Charaxes tiridates tiridatinus Röber, 1936
  • Charaxes bipunctatus ugandensis van Someren, 1972
  • Charaxes mixtus tanzanicus Kielland, 1988
  • Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859
  • Charaxes smaragdalis homonymus Bryk, 1939
  • Charaxes smaragdalis kagera van Someren, 1964
  • Charaxes smaragdalis kigoma van Someren, 1964
  • Charaxes xiphares brevicaudatus Schultze, 1914
  • Charaxes xiphares kiellandi Plantrou, 1976
  • Charaxes xiphares kilimensis van Someren, 1972
  • Charaxes xiphares maudei Joicey & Talbot, 1918
  • Charaxes xiphares nguru Collins, 1989
  • Charaxes xiphares sitebi Plantrou, 1981
  • Charaxes xiphares walwandi Collins, 1989
  • Charaxes cithaeron cithaeron Felder & Felder, 1859
  • Charaxes cithaeron joanae van Someren, 1964
  • Charaxes cithaeron kennethi Poulton, 1926
  • Charaxes violetta maritima van Someren, 1966
  • Charaxes violetta melloni Fox, 1963
  • Charaxes imperialis graziellae Turlin, 1989
  • Charaxes imperialis lisomboensis van Someren, 1975
  • Charaxes ameliae amelina Joicey & Talbot, 1925
  • Charaxes ameliae victoriae van Someren, 1972
  • Charaxes pythodoris pythodoris Hewitson, 1873
  • Charaxes pythodoris nesaea Grose-Smith, 1889
  • Charaxes pythodoris pallida van Someren, 1963
  • Charaxes zingha (Stoll, 1780)
  • Charaxes etesipe etesipe (Godart, 1824)
  • Charaxes etesipe pemba van Someren, 1966
  • Charaxes etesipe shaba Berger, 1981
  • Charaxes etesipe tavetensis Rothschild, 1894
  • Charaxes penricei penricei Rothschild, 1900
  • Charaxes penricei tanganyikae van Someren, 1966
  • Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1867
  • Charaxes jahlusa argynnides Westwood, 1864
  • Charaxes jahlusa kenyensis Joicey & Talbot, 1925
  • Charaxes jahlusa kigomaensis van Someren, 1975
  • Charaxes jahlusa mafiae Turlin & Lequeux, 1992
  • Charaxes jahlusa rwandensis Plantrou, 1976
  • Charaxes eupale latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921
  • Charaxes eupale veneris White & Grant, 1989
  • Charaxes dilutus dilutus Rothschild, 1898
  • Charaxes dilutus amanica Collins, 1990
  • Charaxes anticlea adusta Rothschild, 1900
  • Charaxes baumanni baumanni Rogenhofer, 1891
  • Charaxes baumanni granti Turlin, 1989
  • Charaxes baumanni interposita van Someren, 1971
  • Charaxes baumanni tenuis van Someren, 1971
  • Charaxes baumanni whytei Butler, 1894
  • Charaxes blanda Rothschild, 1897
  • Charaxes catachrous van Someren & Jackson, 1952
  • Charaxes etheocles carpenteri van Someren & Jackson, 1957
  • Charaxes margaretae Rydon, 1980
  • Charaxes chintechi van Someren, 1975
  • Charaxes howarthi Minig, 1976
  • Charaxes phaeus Hewitson, 1877
  • Charaxes fionae Henning, 1977
  • Charaxes kirki Butler, 1881
  • Charaxes berkeleyi berkeleyi van Someren & Jackson, 1957
  • Charaxes berkeleyi marci Congdon & Collins, 1998
  • Charaxes aubyni aubyni van Someren & Jackson, 1952
  • Charaxes aubyni australis van Someren & Jackson, 1957
  • Charaxes contrarius van Someren, 1969
  • Charaxes pembanus Jordan, 1925 (endemic)
  • Charaxes usambarae usambarae van Someren & Jackson, 1952 (endemic)
  • Charaxes usambarae maridadi Collins, 1987 (endemic)
  • Charaxes guderiana (Dewitz, 1879)
  • Charaxes pleione bebra Rothschild, 1900
  • Charaxes zoolina zoolina (Westwood, [1850])
  • Charaxes zoolina mafugensis Jackson, 1956
  • Charaxes nichetes leoninus Butler, 1895
  • Charaxes nichetes pantherinus Rousseau-Decelle, 1934
  • Charaxes lycurgus bernardiana Plantrou, 1978
  • Charaxes zelica toyoshimai Carcasson, 1964
  • Charaxes porthos dummeri Joicey & Talbot, 1922
  • Charaxes doubledayi Aurivillius, 1899
  • Charaxes gerdae Rydon, 1989
  • Charaxes phenix phenix Turlin & Lequeux, 1993 (endemic)
  • Charaxes phenix daniellae White, 1996 (endemic)
  • Charaxes prettejohni Collins, 1990 (endemic)
  • Charaxes chunguensis White & Grant, 1986 (endemic)
  • Charaxes grahamei van Someren, 19696 (endemic)
  • Charaxes mccleeryi van Someren, 1972 (endemic)

Euxanthini[]

  • Charaxes crossleyi ansorgei (Rothschild, 1903)
  • Charaxes crossleyi magnifica (Rebel, 1914)
  • Charaxes wakefieldi (Ward, 1873)
  • Charaxes tiberius (Grose-Smith, 1889)

Pallini[]

  • Palla publius kigoma van Someren, 1975
  • Palla ussheri interposita Joicey & Talbot, 1925

Apaturinae[]

  • Apaturopsis cleochares cleochares (Hewitson, 1873)
  • Apaturopsis cleochares schultzei Schmidt, 1921

Nymphalinae[]

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

Nymphalini[]

  • Antanartia delius (Drury, 1782)
  • Antanartia schaeneia dubia Howarth, 1966
  • Vanessa dimorphica (Howarth, 1966)
  • Vanessa abyssinica jacksoni Howarth, 1966
  • Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Junonia artaxia Hewitson, 1864
  • Junonia chorimene (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
  • Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870
  • Junonia natalica (Felder & Felder, 1860)
  • Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
  • Junonia sophia infracta Butler, 1888
  • Junonia gregorii Butler, 1896
  • Junonia terea elgiva Hewitson, 1864
  • Junonia terea tereoides (Butler, 1901)
  • Junonia touhilimasa Vuillot, 1892
  • Junonia westermanni splendens (Schmidt, 1921)
  • Junonia westermanni suffusa (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
  • Junonia ansorgei (Rothschild, 1899)
  • Junonia cymodoce lugens (Schultze, 1912)
  • Salamis cacta cacta (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Salamis cacta amaniensis Vosseler, 1907
  • Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa (Trimen, 1881)
  • Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
  • Protogoniomorpha temora temora (Felder & Felder, 1867)
  • Protogoniomorpha temora virescens (Suffert, 1904)
  • Precis actia Distant, 1880
  • Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850)
  • Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847)
  • Precis cuama (Hewitson, 1864)
  • Precis limnoria taveta Rogenhofer, 1891
  • Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Precis rauana (Grose-Smith, 1898)
  • Precis sinuata sinuata Plötz, 1880
  • Precis sinuata hecqui Berger, 1981
  • Precis tugela aurorina (Butler, 1894)
  • Precis tugela pyriformis (Butler, 1896)
  • Hypolimnas antevorta (Distant, 1880) (endemic)
  • Hypolimnas anthedon anthedon (Doubleday, 1845)
  • Hypolimnas anthedon wahlbergi (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Hypolimnas deceptor (Trimen, 1873)
  • Hypolimnas dinarcha grandis Rothschild, 1918
  • Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
  • Hypolimnas monteironis major Rothschild, 1918
  • Hypolimnas salmacis magnifica Rothschild, 1918
  • Hypolimnas usambara (Ward, 1872)
  • Catacroptera cloanthe (Stoll, 1781)

Cyrestinae[]

Cyrestini[]

  • Cyrestis camillus camillus (Fabricius, 1781)
  • Cyrestis camillus sublineata Lathy, 1901

Biblidinae[]

Biblidini[]

  • Byblia anvatara acheloia (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Byblia anvatara crameri Aurivillius, 1894
  • Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)
  • Mesoxantha ethosea reducta Rothschild, 1918
  • Ariadne enotrea archeri Carcasson, 1958
  • Ariadne enotrea suffusa (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
  • Ariadne pagenstecheri (Suffert, 1904)
  • Neptidopsis fulgurata platyptera Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Neptidopsis ophione nucleata Grünberg, 1911
  • Eurytela dryope angulata Aurivillius, 1899
  • Eurytela hiarbas hiarbas (Drury, 1782)
  • Eurytela hiarbas lita Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Epicaliini[]

  • Sevenia amulia benguelae (Chapman, 1872)
  • Sevenia boisduvali boisduvali (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Sevenia boisduvali omissa (Rothschild, 1918)
  • Sevenia dubiosa (Strand, 1911)
  • Sevenia garega (Karsch, 1892)
  • Sevenia morantii (Trimen, 1881)
  • Sevenia natalensis (Boisduval, 1847)
  • Sevenia occidentalium (Mabille, 1876)
  • Sevenia pechueli rhodesiana (Rothschild, 1918)
  • Sevenia pseudotrimeni (Kielland, 1985) (endemic)
  • Sevenia rosa (Hewitson, 1877)
  • Sevenia umbrina (Karsch, 1892)

Limenitinae[]

Limenitidini[]

  • Harma theobene blassi (Weymer, 1892)
  • Harma theobene superna (Fox, 1968)
  • Cymothoe amaniensis Rydon, 1980 (endemic)
  • Cymothoe aurivillii aurivillii Staudinger, 1899 (endemic)
  • Cymothoe aurivillii handeni Rydon, 1996 (endemic)
  • Cymothoe aurivillii latifasciata Rydon, 1996 (endemic)
  • Cymothoe aurivillii nguru Rydon, 1996 (endemic)
  • Cymothoe aurivillii tenuifasciae Rydon, 1996 (endemic)
  • Cymothoe caenis (Drury, 1773)
  • Cymothoe collinsi Rydon, 1980 (endemic)
  • Cymothoe coranus coranus Grose-Smith, 1889
  • Cymothoe coranus kiellandi Beaurain, 1988
  • Cymothoe cottrelli cottrelli Rydon, 1980
  • Cymothoe cottrelli njombe Rydon, 1996
  • Cymothoe confusa Aurivillius, 1887
  • Cymothoe herminia johnstoni (Butler, 1902)
  • Cymothoe hobarti hobarti Butler, 1900
  • Cymothoe hobarti lactanganyikae Collins, 1990
  • Cymothoe lurida azumai Carcasson, 1964
  • Cymothoe lurida butleri Grünberg, 1908
  • Cymothoe magambae magambae Rydon, 1980 (endemic)
  • Cymothoe magambae pareensis Rydon, 1996 (endemic)
  • Pseudoneptis bugandensis Stoneham, 1935
  • Pseudacraea boisduvalii boisduvalii (Doubleday, 1845)
  • Pseudacraea boisduvalii pemba Kielland, 1990
  • Pseudacraea boisduvalii trimenii Butler, 1874
  • Pseudacraea deludens amaurina Neustetter, 1928
  • Pseudacraea deludens morogoro Kielland, 1990
  • Pseudacraea deludens reducta Kielland, 1990
  • Pseudacraea deludens tanganyikae Kielland, 1990
  • Pseudacraea dolomena usagarae Staudinger, 1891
  • Pseudacraea eurytus eurytus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Pseudacraea eurytus conradti Oberthür, 1893
  • Pseudacraea lucretia expansa (Butler, 1878)
  • Pseudacraea poggei (Dewitz, 1879)
  • Pseudacraea semire (Cramer, 1779)

Neptidini[]

  • Neptis agouale agouale Pierre-Baltus, 1978
  • Neptis agouale parallela Collins & Larsen, 1996
  • Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955
  • Neptis aurivillii aurivillii Schultze, 1913
  • Neptis aurivillii ufipa Kielland, 1990
  • Neptis carcassoni Van Son, 1959
  • Neptis carpenteri d'Abrera, 1980
  • Neptis clarei Neave, 1904
  • Neptis conspicua Neave, 1904
  • Neptis constantiae Carcasson, 1961
  • Neptis angusta Condamin, 1966
  • Neptis exaleuca suffusa Rothschild, 1918
  • Neptis goochii Trimen, 1879
  • Neptis gratiosa Overlaet, 1955
  • Neptis incongrua incongrua Butler, 1896
  • Neptis incongrua isidoro Kielland, 1985
  • Neptis incongrua nguru Kielland, 1987
  • Neptis jordani Neave, 1910
  • Neptis kikuyuensis Jackson, 1951
  • Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955
  • Neptis livingstonei Suffert, 1904 (endemic)
  • Neptis metella (Doubleday, 1848)
  • Neptis morosa Overlaet, 1955
  • Neptis nemetes margueriteae Fox, 1968
  • Neptis nicobule Holland, 1892
  • Neptis nicoteles Hewitson, 1874
  • Neptis nina Staudinger, 1896
  • Neptis occidentalis Rothschild, 1918
  • Neptis ochracea ochracea Neave, 1904
  • Neptis ochracea reductata Larsen, 1995
  • Neptis ochracea uluguru Kielland, 1985
  • Neptis penningtoni van Son, 1977
  • Neptis puella Aurivillius, 1894
  • Neptis rogersi Eltringham, 1921
  • Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955
  • Neptis strigata kakamega Collins & Larsen, 1996
  • Neptis trigonophora trigonophora Butler, 1878
  • Neptis trigonophora melicertula Strand, 1912

Adoliadini[]

  • Catuna angustatum (Felder & Felder, 1867)
  • Catuna crithea (Drury, 1773)
  • Catuna oberthueri Karsch, 1894
  • Catuna sikorana Rogenhofer, 1889
  • Euryphura achlys (Hopffer, 1855)
  • Euryphura chalcis chalcis (Felder & Felder, 1860)
  • Euryphura chalcis kiellandi Hecq, 1990
  • Euryphura concordia (Hopffer, 1855)
  • Pseudargynnis hegemone (Godart, 1819)
  • Aterica galene extensa Heron, 1909
  • Aterica galene theophane Hopffer, 1855
  • Cynandra opis bernardii Lagnel, 1967
  • Euriphene conjungens kiellandi Hecq, 1994
  • Euriphene iris (Aurivillius, 1903)
  • Euriphene obsoleta munene Hecq, 1994
  • Euriphene ribensis (Ward, 1871)
  • Euriphene saphirina saphirina (Karsch, 1894)
  • Euriphene saphirina itanii (Carcasson, 1964)
  • Euriphene saphirina memoria Hecq, 1994
  • Euriphene tadema nigropunctata (Aurivillius, 1901)
  • Bebearia carshena (Hewitson, 1871)
  • Bebearia absolon entebbiae (Lathy, 1906)
  • Bebearia cocalia badiana (Rbel, 1914)
  • Bebearia cocalia katera (van Someren, 1939)
  • Bebearia orientis orientis (Karsch, 1895)
  • Bebearia orientis insularis Kielland, 1985
  • Bebearia sophus audeoudi (Riley, 1936)
  • Bebearia sophus ochreata (Carcasson, 1961)
  • Bebearia plistonax (Hewitson, 1874)
  • Bebearia phantasiella simulata (van Someren, 1939)
  • Bebearia chriemhilda (Staudinger, 1896)
  • Bebearia kiellandi Hecq, 1993 (endemic)
  • Euphaedra medon innotata Holland, 1920
  • Euphaedra medon neustetteri Niepelt, 1915
  • Euphaedra zaddachii crawshayi Butler, 1895
  • Euphaedra hollandi Hecq, 1974
  • Euphaedra diffusa Gaede, 1916
  • Euphaedra phosphor Joicey & Talbot, 1921
  • Euphaedra uganda minzuru Hecq, 1992
  • Euphaedra paradoxa Neave, 1904
  • Euphaedra alacris Hecq, 1978
  • Euphaedra cooksoni Druce, 1905
  • Euphaedra confina Hecq, 1992 (endemic)
  • Euphaedra castanoides Hecq, 1985
  • Euphaedra orientalis Rothschild, 1898
  • Euphaedra ruspina (Hewitson, 1865)
  • Euphaedra harpalyce spatiosa (Mabille, 1876)
  • Euphaedra neophron neophron (Hopffer, 1855)
  • Euphaedra neophron littoralis Talbot, 1929
  • Euphaedra neophron violaceae (Butler, 1888)
  • Euphaedra neophron kiellandi Hecq, 1985
  • Euphaedra neophron rydoni Howarth, 1969
  • Euptera elabontas elabontas (Hewitson, 1871)
  • Euptera elabontas mweruensis Neave, 1910
  • Euptera hirundo lufirensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
  • Euptera kinugnana (Grose-Smith, 1889)
  • Pseudathyma cyrili Chovet, 2002
  • Pseudathyma lucretioides rondo Kielland, 1987
  • Pseudathyma plutonica plutonica Butler, 1902
  • Pseudathyma plutonica expansa Kielland, 1978
  • Pseudathyma uluguru uluguru Kielland, 1985 (endemic)
  • Pseudathyma uluguru abriana Collins, 2002 (endemic)

Heliconiinae[]

Acraeini[]

  • Acraea cerasa cerasa Hewitson, 1861
  • Acraea cerasa cerita Sharpe, 1906
  • Acraea cerasa kiellandi Carcasson, 1964
  • Acraea acara Hewitson, 1865
  • Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865
  • Acraea boopis ama Pierre, 1979
  • Acraea chilo Godman, 1880
  • Acraea cuva Grose-Smith, 1889
  • Acraea endoscota Le Doux, 1928
  • Acraea hamata Joicey & Talbot, 1922
  • Acraea insignis Distant, 1880
  • Acraea kappa Pierre, 1979 (endemic)
  • Acraea leucographa Ribbe, 1889
  • Acraea machequena Grose-Smith, 1887
  • Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
  • Acraea pseudolycia astrigera Butler, 1899
  • Acraea punctimarginea Pinhey, 1956 (endemic)
  • Acraea quirina quirina (Fabricius, 1781)
  • Acraea quirina rosa Eltringham, 1912
  • Acraea rabbaiae Ward, 1873
  • Acraea satis Ward, 1871
  • Acraea zonata Hewitson, 1877
  • Acraea acrita Hewitson, 1865
  • Acraea asema Hewitson, 1877
  • Acraea bergeriana Pierre, 1979 (endemic)
  • Acraea chaeribula Oberthür, 1893
  • Acraea egina areca Mabille, 1889
  • Acraea egina pembanus Kielland, 1990
  • Acraea guillemei Oberthür, 1893
  • Acraea manca Thurau, 1904 (endemic)
  • Acraea periphanes Oberthür, 1893
  • Acraea petraea Boisduval, 1847
  • Acraea pudorina Staudinger, 1885
  • Acraea punctellata Eltringham, 1912
  • Acraea rohlfsi Suffert, 1904 (endemic)
  • Acraea utengulensis Thurau, 1903
  • Acraea asboloplintha Karsch, 1894
  • Acraea braesia Godman, 1885
  • Acraea caecilia caecilia (Fabricius, 1781)
  • Acraea caecilia pudora Aurivillius, 1910
  • Acraea caldarena caldarena Hewitson, 1877
  • Acraea caldarena neluska Oberthür, 1878
  • Acraea equatorialis equatorialis Neave, 1904
  • Acraea equatorialis anaemia Eltringham, 1912
  • Acraea leucopyga Aurivillius, 1904
  • Acraea lygus Druce, 1875
  • Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847
  • Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
  • Acraea pudorella Aurivillius, 1899
  • Acraea stenobea Wallengren, 1860
  • Acraea sykesi Sharpe, 1902
  • Acraea kia Pierre, 1990 (endemic)
  • Acraea adrasta Weymer, 1892
  • Acraea aganice montana (Butler, 1888)
  • Acraea aganice nicega (Suffert, 1904)
  • Acraea alcinoe camerunica (Aurivillius, 1893)
  • Acraea consanguinea albicolor (Karsch, 1895)
  • Acraea epaea epaea (Cramer, 1779)
  • Acraea epaea epitellus Staudinger, 1896
  • Acraea epaea melina (Thurau, 1903)
  • Acraea epaea paragea (Grose-Smith, 1900)
  • Acraea epiprotea (Butler, 1874)
  • Acraea macarista (Sharpe, 1906)
  • Acraea poggei poggei Dewitz, 1879
  • Acraea poggei nelsoni Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1892
  • Acraea quadricolor quadricolor (Rogenhofer, 1891)
  • Acraea quadricolor itumbana (Jordan, 1910)
  • Acraea quadricolor latifasciata (Sharpe, 1892)
  • Acraea quadricolor leptis (Jordan, 1910)
  • Acraea quadricolor mahale (Kielland, 1990)
  • Acraea quadricolor morogoro (Carpenter & Jackson, 1950)
  • Acraea quadricolor uluguru (Kielland, 1990)
  • Acraea scalivittata scalivittata (Butler, 1896)
  • Acraea scalivittata kiellandianus Koçak, 1996
  • Acraea tellus eumelis (Jordan, 1910)
  • Acraea umbra macarioides (Aurivillius, 1893)
  • Acraea vestalis congoensis (Le Doux, 1937)
  • Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
  • Acraea acuta Howarth, 1969
  • Acraea ngorongoro Kielland, 1990
  • Acraea nigromaculata Kielland, 1990
  • Acraea rubrobasalis Kielland, 1990
  • Acraea alciopoides Joicey & Talbot, 1921
  • Acraea alicia alicia (Sharpe, 1890)
  • Acraea alicia mbulu Kielland, 1990
  • Acraea alicia uzungwae Kielland, 1990
  • Acraea althoffi neavei Poulton, 1924
  • Acraea amicitiae Heron, 1909
  • Acraea aurivillii Staudinger, 1896
  • Acraea baxteri baxteri Sharpe, 1902
  • Acraea baxteri oldeani Kielland, 1990
  • Acraea baxteri subsquamia Thurau, 1903
  • Acraea bonasia (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Acraea cabira Hopffer, 1855
  • Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
  • Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Acraea esebria Hewitson, 1861
  • Acraea excelsior Sharpe, 1891
  • Acraea goetzei Thurau, 1903
  • Acraea humilis Sharpe, 1897
  • Acraea iturina Grose-Smith, 1890
  • Acraea johnstoni Godman, 1885
  • Acraea kalinzu Carpenter, 1936
  • Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
  • Acraea oberthueri Butler, 1895
  • Acraea orestia orestia Hewitson, 1874
  • Acraea orestia sambar Stoneham, 1943
  • Acraea pentapolis epidica Oberthür, 1893
  • Acraea pharsalus pharsalus Ward, 1871
  • Acraea pharsalus pharsaloides Holland, 1892
  • Acraea sotikensis Sharpe, 1892
  • Acraea ventura ventura Hewitson, 1877
  • Acraea ventura ochrascens Sharpe, 1902
  • Acraea viviana Staudinger, 1896
  • Acraea vuilloti Mabille, 1889 (endemic)
  • Acraea bomba Grose-Smith, 1889
  • Acraea lusinga Overlaet, 1955
  • Acraea rahira rahira Boisduval, 1833
  • Acraea rahira mufindi Kielland, 1990
  • Acraea aubyni Eltringham, 1912
  • Acraea cinerea Neave, 1904
  • Acraea conradti Oberthür, 1893
  • Acraea igola Trimen & Bowker, 1889
  • Acraea ntebiae ntebiae Sharpe, 1897
  • Acraea ntebiae kigoma Kielland, 1978
  • Acraea oreas Sharpe, 1891
  • Acraea orinata Oberthür, 1893
  • Acraea parrhasia orientis Aurivillius, 1904
  • Acraea penelope Staudinger, 1896
  • Acraea perenna thesprio Oberthür, 1893
  • Acraea quirinalis Grose-Smith, 1900
  • Acraea semivitrea Aurivillius, 1895
  • Acraea kuekenthali Le Doux, 1922
  • Acraea lyci Pierre, 2006 (endemic)

Argynnini[]

  • Issoria smaragdifera reducta Carcasson, 1961
  • Issoria baumanni katangae (Neave, 1910)
  • Issoria baumanni orientalis Kielland, 1990
  • Issoria hanningtoni (Elwes, 1889)

Vagrantini[]

  • Lachnoptera anticlia (Hübner, 1819)
  • Lachnoptera ayresii Trimen, 1879
  • Phalanta eurytis (Doubleday, 1847)
  • Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Hesperiidae[]

Coeliadinae[]

  • Coeliades anchises (Gerstaecker, 1871)
  • Coeliades chalybe (Westwood, 1852)
  • Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
  • Coeliades hanno (Plötz, 1879)
  • Coeliades keithloa kenya Evans, 1937
  • Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Coeliades sejuncta (Mabille & Vuillot, 1891)

Pyrginae[]

Celaenorrhinini[]

Tagiadini[]

  • Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)
  • Eagris decastigma purpura Evans, 1937
  • Eagris lucetia (Hewitson, 1875)
  • Eagris nottoana (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Eagris sabadius astoria Holland, 1896
  • Eagris sabadius ochreana Lathy, 1901
  • Calleagris hollandi (Butler, 1897)
  • Calleagris jamesoni jamesoni (Sharpe, 1890)
  • Calleagris jamesoni jacksoni Evans, 1951
  • Calleagris lacteus (Mabille, 1877)
  • Netrobalane canopus (Trimen, 1864)
  • Leucochitonea amneris (Rebel & Rogenhofer, 1894) (endemic)
  • Abantis arctomarginata Lathy, 1901
  • Abantis bamptoni Collins & Larsen, 1994
  • Abantis leucogaster iruma Evans, 1951
  • Abantis paradisea (Butler, 1870)
  • Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855
  • Abantis venosa Trimen & Bowker, 1889
  • Abantis zambesiaca (Westwood, 1874)

Carcharodini[]

  • Spialia colotes transvaaliae (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
  • Spialia confusa confusa Evans, 1937
  • Spialia confusa obscura Evans, 1937
  • Spialia depauperata (Strand, 1911)
  • Spialia mafa higginsi Evans, 1937
  • Spialia ploetzi (Aurivillius, 1891)
  • Spialia secessus (Trimen, 1891)
  • Spialia zebra bifida (Higgins, 1924)

Hesperiinae[]

Aeromachini[]

  • Astictopterus bruno (Evans, 1937) (endemic)
  • Astictopterus punctulata (Butler, 1895)
  • Astictopterus stellata amania Evans, 1947
  • Astictopterus stellata mineni (Trimen, 1894)
  • Astictopterus tura Evans, 1951 (endemic)
  • Prosopalpus debilis (Plötz, 1879)
  • Prosopalpus saga Evans, 1937
  • Prosopalpus styla Evans, 1937
  • Ampittia capenas (Hewitson, 1868)
  • Ampittia parva Aurivillius, 1925 (endemic)
  • Ampittia kilombero Larsen & Congdon, 2012
  • Kedestes barberae (Trimen, 1873)
  • Kedestes brunneostriga (Plötz, 1884)
  • Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)
  • Kedestes mohozutza (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Kedestes nerva paola Plötz, 1884
  • Kedestes protensa Butler, 1901
  • Kedestes rogersi Druce, 1907
  • Kedestes wallengrenii (Trimen, 1883)
  • Kedestes fenestratus (Butler, 1894)
  • Gorgyra afikpo Druce, 1909
  • Gorgyra aretina (Hewitson, 1878)
  • Gorgyra bibulus Riley, 1929
  • Gorgyra bina Evans, 1937
  • Gorgyra diva Evans, 1937
  • Gorgyra johnstoni (Butler, 1894)
  • Gorgyra kalinzu Evans, 1949
  • Gorgyra mocquerysii Holland, 1896
  • Gorgyra vosseleri Grünberg, 1907 (endemic)
  • Gorgyra subflavidus Holland, 1896
  • Teniorhinus harona (Westwood, 1881)
  • Teniorhinus herilus (Hopffer, 1855)
  • Teniorhinus ignita (Mabille, 1877)
  • Ceratrichia bonga Evans, 1947 (endemic)
  • 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 incerta (Snellen, 1872)
  • Pardaleodes sator pusiella Mabille, 1877
  • Ankola fan (Holland, 1894)
  • Xanthodisca vibius (Hewitson, 1878)
  • Acada biseriata (Mabille, 1893)
  • Osmodes adon (Mabille, 1890)
  • Osmodes adonia Evans, 1937
  • Osmodes adosus (Mabille, 1890)
  • Osmodes banghaasii Holland, 1896
  • Osmodes costatus Aurivillius, 1896
  • Osmodes distincta Holland, 1896
  • Osmodes hollandi Evans, 1937
  • Osmodes omar Swinhoe, 1916
  • Osmodes thora (Plötz, 1884)
  • Parosmodes morantii morantii (Trimen, 1873)
  • Parosmodes morantii axis Evans, 1937
  • Paracleros biguttulus (Mabille, 1890)
  • Paracleros sangoanus (Carcasson, 1964)
  • Paracleros substrigata (Holland, 1893)
  • 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
  • Meza cybeutes (Holland, 1894)
  • Meza larea (Neave, 1910)
  • Paronymus budonga (Evans, 1938)
  • Paronymus xanthias kiellandi Congdon & Collins, 1998
  • Andronymus bjornstadi Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998 (endemic)
  • Andronymus caesar philander (Hopffer, 1855)
  • Andronymus gander Evans, 1947
  • Andronymus hero Evans, 1937
  • Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
  • Chondrolepis niveicornis (Plötz, 1883)
  • Chondrolepis obscurior de Jong, 1986 (endemic)
  • Chondrolepis uluguru Larsen & Congdon, 2012
  • Chondrolepis similis de Jong, 1986 (endemic)
  • Chondrolepis telisignata (Butler, 1896)
  • Chondrolepis uluguru T.B. Larsen & Congdon, 2012
  • Zophopetes ganda Evans, 1937
  • Zophopetes nobilior (Holland, 1896)
  • Gamia buchholzi (Plötz, 1879)
  • Gamia shelleyi (Sharpe, 1890)
  • Artitropa erinnys ehlersi Karsch, 1896
  • Artitropa milleri Riley, 1925
  • Artitropa reducta Aurivillius, 1925
  • Artitropa usambarae Congdon, Kielland, & Collins, 1998 (endemic)
  • Gretna balenge (Holland, 1891)
  • Gretna carmen carmen Evans, 1937
  • Gretna carmen capra Evans, 1937
  • Gretna cylinda (Hewitson, 1876)
  • Pteroteinon capronnieri (Plötz, 1879)
  • Pteroteinon ceucaenira (Druce, 1910)
  • Pteroteinon concaenira Belcastro & Larsen, 1996
  • Leona leonora leonora (Plötz, 1879)
  • Leona leonora dux Evans, 1937
  • Leona halma Evans, 1937
  • Leona luehderi laura Evans, 1937
  • Caenides kangvensis Holland, 1896
  • Caenides dacela (Hewitson, 1876)
  • Caenides hidaroides Aurivillius, 1896
  • Caenides dacena (Hewitson, 1876)
  • Monza alberti (Holland, 1896)
  • Monza cretacea (Snellen, 1872)
  • Monza punctata punctata (Aurivillius, 1910)
  • Monza punctata crola Evans, 1937
  • Melphina tarace (Mabille, 1891)
  • Fresna cojo (Karsch, 1893)
  • Fresna netopha (Hewitson, 1878)
  • Fresna nyassae (Hewitson, 1878)
  • Platylesches affinissima Strand, 1921
  • Platylesches fosta Evans, 1937
  • Platylesches galesa (Hewitson, 1877)
  • Platylesches langa Evans, 1937
  • Platylesches larseni Kielland, 1992 (endemic)
  • Platylesches panga Evans, 1937
  • Platylesches picanini (Holland, 1894)
  • Platylesches rasta Evans, 1937
  • Platylesches robustus Neave, 1910

Baorini[]

  • Brusa saxicola (Neave, 1910)
  • Zenonia anax Evans, 1937
  • Borbo chagwa (Evans, 1937)
  • Borbo fallax (Gaede, 1916)
  • Borbo fanta (Evans, 1937)
  • Borbo ferruginea (Aurivillius, 1925)
  • Borbo holtzi (Plötz, 1883)
  • Borbo lugens (Hopffer, 1855)
  • Borbo perobscura (Druce, 1912)
  • Borbo sirena (Evans, 1937)

Heteropterinae[]

  • Metisella abdeli (Krüger, 1928)
  • Metisella carsoni (Butler, 1898)
  • Metisella congdoni de Jong & Kielland, 1983 (endemic)
  • Metisella decipiens (Butler, 1896)
  • Metisella formosus linda Evans, 1937
  • Metisella formosus nyanza Evans, 1937
  • Metisella kambove (Neave, 1910)
  • Metisella medea medea Evans, 1937
  • Metisella medea nyika Evans, 1937
  • Metisella midas (Butler, 1894)
  • Metisella perexcellens marunga Evans, 1937
  • Metisella perexcellens sitebi Kielland, 1982
  • Metisella quadrisignatus (Butler, 1894)
  • Metisella trisignatus tanga Evans, 1937
  • Metisella willemi (Wallengren, 1857)
  • Tsitana wallacei (Neave, 1910)
  • Lepella lepeletier (Latreille, 1824)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Tanzania at the African Butterfly Database
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies". Archived from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
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