List of butterflies of the Republic of the Congo

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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[]

  • Papilio antimachus Drury, 1782
  • Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson, 1864
  • Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Papilio chrapkowskoides nurettini Koçak, 1983
  • Papilio sosia pulchra Berger, 1950
  • Papilio cynorta Fabricius, 1793
  • Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
  • Papilio phorcas congoanus Rothschild, 1896
  • Papilio zenobia Fabricius, 1775
  • Papilio filaprae Suffert, 1904
  • Papilio gallienus Distant, 1879
  • Papilio mechowi Dewitz, 1881
  • Papilio hesperus Westwood, 1843

Leptocercini[]

  • Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
  • Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775)
  • Graphium biokoensis (Gauthier, 1984)
  • Graphium policenoides (Holland, 1892)
  • Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873)
  • Graphium illyris hamatus (Joicey & Talbot, 1918)
  • Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932)
  • Graphium ridleyanus (White, 1843)
  • Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Graphium tynderaeus (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Graphium latreillianus theorini (Aurivillius, 1881)
  • Graphium adamastor (Boisduval, 1836)
  • Graphium schubotzi (Schultze, 1913)
  • Graphium almansor escherichi (Gaede, 1915)
  • Graphium auriger (Butler, 1876)
  • Graphium fulleri fulleri (Grose-Smith, 1883)
  • Graphium fulleri boulleti (Le Cerf, 1912)
  • Graphium ucalegonides (Staudinger, 1884)
  • Graphium hachei hachei (Dewitz, 1881)
  • Graphium hachei moebii (Suffert, 1904)
  • Graphium aurivilliusi (Seeldrayers, 1896)
  • Graphium ucalegon (Hewitson, 1865)
  • Graphium simoni (Aurivillius, 1899)

Pieridae[]

Pseudopontiinae[]

  • Pseudopontia paradoxa (Felder & Felder, 1869)

Coliadinae[]

  • Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
  • Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876)
  • Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
  • Eurema senegalensis (Boisduval, 1836)
  • Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)

Pierinae[]

  • Colotis celimene sudanicus (Aurivillius, 1905)
  • Nepheronia argia (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Nepheronia pharis (Boisduval, 1836)
  • Nepheronia thalassina verulanus (Ward, 1871)
  • Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, [1782])
  • Leptosia hybrida Bernardi, 1952
  • Leptosia marginea (Mabille, 1890)
  • Leptosia nupta (Butler, 1873)

Pierini[]

  • Appias epaphia (Cramer, [1779])
  • Appias perlucens (Butler, 1898)
  • Appias phaola (Doubleday, 1847)
  • Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, [1865])
  • Appias sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Mylothris alcuana Grünberg, 1910
  • Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888
  • Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Mylothris continua maxima Berger, 1981
  • Mylothris flaviana interposita Joicey & Talbot, 1921
  • Mylothris hilara goma Berger, 1981
  • Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Mylothris schumanni Suffert, 1904
  • Dixeia capricornus falkensteinii (Dewitz, 1879)
  • Dixeia cebron (Ward, 1871)
  • Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Belenois calypso dentigera Butler, 1888
  • Belenois sudanensis pseudodentigera Berger, 1981
  • Belenois theuszi (Dewitz, 1889)

Lycaenidae[]

Miletinae[]

Liphyrini[]

  • Euliphyra mirifica Holland, 1890
  • Euliphyra leucyania (Hewitson, 1874)
  • Aslauga confusa Libert, 1994
  • Aslauga kallimoides Schultze, 1912
  • Aslauga lamborni Bethune-Baker, 1914
  • Aslauga pandora Druce, 1913
  • Aslauga purpurascens Holland, 1890
  • Aslauga vininga (Hewitson, 1875)

Miletini[]

  • Megalopalpus metaleucus Karsch, 1893
  • Megalopalpus zymna (Westwood, 1851)
  • Lachnocnema triangularis Libert, 1996
  • Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872)
  • Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915
  • Lachnocnema reutlingeri Holland, 1892
  • Lachnocnema nigrocellularis Libert, 1996
  • Lachnocnema luna Druce, 1910
  • Lachnocnema jolyana Libert, 1996
  • Lachnocnema magna Aurivillius, 1895
  • Lachnocnema albimacula Libert, 1996
  • Lachnocnema exiguus Holland, 1890
  • Lachnocnema congoensis Libert, 1996 (endemic)

Poritiinae[]

Liptenini[]

Epitolini[]

  • Toxochitona gerda (Kirby, 1890)
  • Toxochitona sankuru Stempffer, 1961
  • Iridana exquisita (Grose-Smith, 1898)
  • Epitola posthumus (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Epitola urania Kirby, 1887
  • Epitola uranioides uranoides Libert, 1999
  • Cerautola ceraunia (Hewitson, 1873)
  • Cerautola crowleyi leucographa Libert, 1999
  • Cerautola miranda vidua (Talbot, 1935)
  • Cerautola hewitsoni (Mabille, 1877)
  • Cerautola hewitsonioides (Hawker-Smith, 1933)
  • Geritola amieti Libert, 1999
  • Geritola dubia (Jackson, 1964)
  • Geritola gerina (Hewitson, 1878)
  • Geritola goodii (Holland, 1890)
  • Geritola larae Collins & Libert, 1999
  • Geritola mirifica (Jackson, 1964)
  • Geritola nitidica Libert & Collins, 1999
  • Stempfferia carcassoni Jackson, 1962
  • Stempfferia alba (Jackson, 1962)
  • Stempfferia annae Libert, 1999
  • Stempfferia badura (Kirby, 1890)
  • Stempfferia cercene (Hewitson, 1873)
  • Stempfferia cercenoides (Holland, 1890)
  • Stempfferia cinerea (Berger, 1981)
  • Stempfferia coerulea (Jackson, 1962)
  • Stempfferia congoana (Aurivillius, 1923)
  • Stempfferia flavoantennata (Roche, 1954)
  • Stempfferia gordoni (Druce, 1903)
  • Stempfferia insulana (Aurivillius, 1923)
  • Stempfferia iturina (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
  • Stempfferia magnifica (Jackson, 1964)
  • Stempfferia marginata (Kirby, 1887)
  • Stempfferia michelae centralis Libert, 1999
  • Stempfferia similis Libert, 1999
  • Stempfferia sylviae Libert, 1999
  • Stempfferia tumentia (Druce, 1910)
  • Stempfferia zelza (Hewitson, 1873)
  • Cephetola catuna (Kirby, 1890)
  • Cephetola cephena (Hewitson, 1873)
  • Cephetola ghesquierei (Roche, 1954)
  • Cephetola maculata (Hawker-Smith, 1926)
  • Cephetola nigeriae (Jackson, 1962)
  • Cephetola ouesso (Jackson, 1962)
  • Cephetola pinodes budduana (Talbot, 1937)
  • Cephetola sublustris (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
  • Cephetola vinalli (Talbot, 1935)
  • Cephetola viridana (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
  • Batelusia zebra Druce, 1910
  • Pseudoneaveia jacksoni Stempffer, 1964 (endemic)
  • Neaveia lamborni orientalis Jackson, 1962
  • Epitolina dispar (Kirby, 1887)
  • Epitolina melissa (Druce, 1888)
  • Epitolina collinsi Libert, 2000
  • Epitolina larseni Libert, 2000
  • Hypophytala benitensis (Holland, 1890)
  • Hypophytala henleyi (Kirby, 1890)
  • Hypophytala hyetta (Hewitson, 1873)
  • Hypophytala reducta (Aurivillius, 1923)
  • Hypophytala ultramarina Libert & Collins, 1999
  • Phytala elais Westwood, 1851
  • Neoepitola barombiensis (Kirby, 1890)
  • Aethiopana honorius (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Hewitsonia bitjeana Bethune-Baker, 1915
  • Hewitsonia beryllina Schultze, 1916
  • Hewitsonia boisduvalii (Hewitson, 1869)
  • Hewitsonia inexpectata Bouyer, 1997
  • Hewitsonia kirbyi Dewitz, 1879
  • Hewitsonia similis (Aurivillius, 1891)
  • Powellana cottoni Bethune-Baker, 1908

Aphnaeinae[]

  • Pseudaletis michelae Libert, 2007
  • Pseudaletis antimachus (Staudinger, 1888)
  • Pseudaletis batesi Druce, 1910
  • Lipaphnaeus leonina (Druce, 1910)
  • Cigaritis apuleia (Hulstaert, 1924)
  • Cigaritis dufranei (Bouyer, 1991)
  • Cigaritis homeyeri (Dewitz, 1887)
  • Aphnaeus argyrocyclus Holland, 1890
  • Aphnaeus asterius Plötz, 1880
  • Aphnaeus chapini occidentalis Clench, 1963
  • Aphnaeus orcas (Drury, 1782)

Theclinae[]

  • Myrina silenus (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Myrina subornata Lathy, 1903
  • Oxylides albata (Aurivillius, 1895)
  • Oxylides gloveri Hawker-Smith, 1929
  • Syrmoptera bonifacei Stempffer, 1961
  • Syrmoptera melanomitra Karsch, 1895
  • Dapidodigma demeter Clench, 1961
  • Hypolycaena antifaunus (Westwood, 1851)
  • Hypolycaena clenchi Larsen, 1997
  • Hypolycaena dubia Aurivillius, 1895
  • Hypolycaena hatita Hewitson, 1865
  • Hypolycaena kakumi Larsen, 1997
  • Hypolycaena lebona (Hewitson, 1865)
  • Hypolycaena naara Hewitson, 1873
  • Hypolycaena nigra Bethune-Baker, 1914
  • Iolaus bolissus Hewitson, 1873
  • Iolaus agnes Aurivillius, 1898
  • Iolaus aurivillii Röber, 1900
  • Iolaus bellina exquisita (Riley, 1928)
  • Iolaus coelestis Bethune-Baker, 1926
  • Iolaus creta Hewitson, 1878
  • Iolaus cytaeis Hewitson, 1875
  • Iolaus fontainei (Stempffer, 1956)
  • Iolaus frater (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
  • Iolaus hemicyanus barnsi (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
  • Iolaus kelle Stempffer, 1967 (endemic)
  • Iolaus maesa (Hewitson, 1862)
  • Iolaus neavei (Druce, 1910)
  • Iolaus nolaensis (Stempffer, 1951)
  • Iolaus pollux Aurivillius, 1895
  • Iolaus sappirus (Druce, 1902)
  • Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869
  • Iolaus parasilanus (Riley, 1928)
  • Iolaus alcibiades Kirby, 1871
  • Iolaus paneperata Druce, 1890
  • Iolaus poecilaon (Riley, 1928)
  • Iolaus caesareus cleopatrae Collins & Larsen, 2000
  • Iolaus timon (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Pilodeudorix mimeta (Karsch, 1895)
  • Pilodeudorix ula (Karsch, 1895)
  • Pilodeudorix virgata (Druce, 1891)
  • Pilodeudorix anetia (Hulstaert, 1924)
  • Pilodeudorix angelita (Suffert, 1904)
  • Pilodeudorix aruma (Hewitson, 1873)
  • Pilodeudorix azurea (Stempffer, 1964)
  • Pilodeudorix infuscata (Stempffer, 1964)
  • Pilodeudorix leonina indentata Libert, 2004
  • Pilodeudorix mera (Hewitson, 1873)
  • Pilodeudorix otraeda genuba (Hewitson, 1875)
  • Pilodeudorix camerona (Plötz, 1880)
  • Pilodeudorix congoana (Aurivillius, 1923)
  • Pilodeudorix kohli (Aurivillius, 1921)
  • Pilodeudorix zela (Hewitson, 1869)
  • Pilodeudorix hugoi Libert, 2004
  • Pilodeudorix deritas (Hewitson, 1874)
  • Pilodeudorix kiellandi (Congdon & Collins, 1998)
  • Pilodeudorix pseudoderitas (Stempffer, 1964)
  • Pilodeudorix violetta (Aurivillius, 1897)
  • Paradeudorix cobaltina (Stempffer, 1964)
  • Paradeudorix ituri (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
  • Paradeudorix marginata (Stempffer, 1962)
  • Paradeudorix moyambina (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
  • Paradeudorix petersi (Stempffer & Bennett, 1956)
  • Hypomyrina mimetica Libert, 2004
  • Hypomyrina fournierae Gabriel, 1939
  • Deudorix caliginosa Lathy, 1903
  • Deudorix kayonza Stempffer, 1956
  • Deudorix lorisona (Hewitson, 1862)
  • Deudorix odana Druce, 1887

Polyommatinae[]

Lycaenesthini[]

  • Anthene afra (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
  • Anthene bipuncta (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
  • Anthene kampala (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
  • Anthene lachares (Hewitson, 1878)
  • Anthene larydas (Cramer, 1780)
  • Anthene leptines (Hewitson, 1874)
  • Anthene ligures (Hewitson, 1874)
  • Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874)
  • Anthene locuples (Grose-Smith, 1898)
  • Anthene lysicles (Hewitson, 1874)
  • Anthene mahota (Grose-Smith, 1887)
  • Anthene makala (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
  • Anthene ngoko Stempffer, 1962
  • Anthene pyroptera (Aurivillius, 1895)
  • Anthene rubricinctus (Holland, 1891)
  • Anthene scintillula (Holland, 1891)
  • Anthene sylvanus (Drury, 1773)
  • Anthene xanthopoecilus (Holland, 1893)
  • Anthene zenkeri (Karsch, 1895)
  • Anthene lamprocles (Hewitson, 1878)
  • Anthene lyzanius (Hewitson, 1874)
  • Anthene quadricaudata (Bethune-Baker, 1926)
  • Anthene chryseostictus (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
  • Anthene likouala Stempffer, 1962
  • Anthene lusones (Hewitson, 1874)
  • Anthene lacides (Hewitson, 1874)
  • Anthene lamias (Hewitson, 1878)
  • Anthene lucretilis (Hewitson, 1874)
  • Anthene rufoplagata (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
  • Cupidesthes arescopa Bethune-Baker, 1910
  • Cupidesthes caerulea Jackson, 1966
  • Cupidesthes cuprifascia Joicey & Talbot, 1921
  • Cupidesthes leonina (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
  • Cupidesthes mimetica (Druce, 1910)
  • Cupidesthes robusta Aurivillius, 1895
  • Cupidesthes thyrsis (Kirby, 1878)

Polyommatini[]

  • Cupidopsis cissus extensa Libert, 2003
  • Uranothauma falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879)
  • Uranothauma heritsia (Hewitson, 1876)
  • Phlyaria cyara (Hewitson, 1876)
  • Cacyreus audeoudi Stempffer, 1936
  • Tuxentius carana (Hewitson, 1876)
  • Azanus isis (Drury, 1773)
  • Thermoniphas alberici (Dufrane, 1945)
  • Thermoniphas fontainei Stempffer, 1956
  • Thermoniphas fumosa Stempffer, 1952
  • Thermoniphas plurilimbata Karsch, 1895
  • Thermoniphas togara (Plötz, 1880)
  • Oboronia guessfeldti (Dewitz, 1879)
  • Oboronia ornata vestalis (Aurivillius, 1895)
  • Oboronia pseudopunctatus (Strand, 1912)
  • Oboronia punctatus (Dewitz, 1879)

Riodinidae[]

Nemeobiinae[]

  • Abisara tantalus caerulea Carpenter & Jackson, 1950
  • Abisara caeca semicaeca Riley, 1932
  • Abisara rutherfordii herwigii Dewitz, 1887
  • Abisara gerontes gabunica Riley, 1932

Nymphalidae[]

Danainae[]

Danaini[]

  • Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777)
  • Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
  • Amauris niavius (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Amauris tartarea Mabille, 1876
  • Amauris vashti (Butler, 1869)

Satyrinae[]

Elymniini[]

  • Elymniopsis bammakoo (Westwood, [1851])

Melanitini[]

  • Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849
  • Gnophodes chelys (Fabricius, 1793)

Satyrini[]

  • Bicyclus alboplaga (Rebel, 1914)
  • Bicyclus auricruda fulgidus Fox, 1963
  • Bicyclus ephorus bergeri Condamin, 1965
  • Bicyclus evadne elionias (Hewitson, 1866)
  • Bicyclus golo (Aurivillius, 1893)
  • Bicyclus hewitsoni (Doumet, 1861)
  • Bicyclus iccius (Hewitson, 1865)
  • Bicyclus ignobilis eurini Condamin & Fox, 1963
  • Bicyclus italus (Hewitson, 1865)
  • Bicyclus mandanes Hewitson, 1873
  • Bicyclus medontias (Hewitson, 1873)
  • Bicyclus nobilis (Aurivillius, 1893)
  • Bicyclus rhacotis (Hewitson, 1866)
  • Bicyclus martius sanaos (Hewitson, 1866)
  • Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
  • Bicyclus sciathis (Hewitson, 1866)
  • Bicyclus sophrosyne (Plötz, 1880)
  • Bicyclus sweadneri Fox, 1963
  • Bicyclus technatis (Hewitson, 1877)
  • Bicyclus trilophus (Rebel, 1914)
  • Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868)
  • Bicyclus xeneas (Hewitson, 1866)
  • Bicyclus xeneoides Condamin, 1961
  • 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[]

  • Charaxes crossleyi (Ward, 1871)
  • Charaxes trajanus (Ward, 1871)

Pallini[]

  • Palla publius centralis van Someren, 1975
  • Palla ussheri dobelli (Hall, 1919)
  • Palla decius (Cramer, 1777)
  • Palla violinitens coniger (Butler, 1896)

Nymphalinae[]

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

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[]

  • Cyrestis camillus (Fabricius, 1781)

Biblidinae[]

Biblidini[]

  • Mesoxantha ethosea ethoseoides Rebel, 1914
  • Ariadne actisanes (Hewitson, 1875)
  • Ariadne albifascia (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
  • Ariadne enotrea suffusa (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
  • Neptidopsis ophione (Cramer, 1777)
  • Eurytela alinda Mabille, 1893

Epicaliini[]

  • Sevenia amulia amulia (Cramer, 1777)
  • Sevenia amulia benguelae (Chapman, 1872)
  • Sevenia boisduvali omissa (Rothschild, 1918)
  • Sevenia consors (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
  • Sevenia morantii (Trimen, 1881)
  • Sevenia occidentalium (Mabille, 1876)
  • Sevenia pechueli sangbae (Hecq & Peeters, 1992)

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[]

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

Hesperiidae[]

Coeliadinae[]

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

Pyrginae[]

Celaenorrhinini[]

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[]

  • Spialia ploetzi (Aurivillius, 1891)

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[]

  • Borbo binga (Evans, 1937)
  • Borbo fallax (Gaede, 1916)
  • Borbo holtzi (Plötz, 1883)
  • Borbo perobscura (Druce, 1912)

See also[]

  • List of moths of the Republic of the Congo
  • Congolian forests
  • Forest-savanna mosaic
  • Albertine Rift montane forests
  • List of ecoregions in the Republic of the Congo
  • Geography of the Republic of the Congo

References[]

  1. ^ The Republic of the Congo at the African Butterfly Database
  2. ^ "Enedemic butterflies of the Republic of the Congo at Afrotropical Butterflies". Archived from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
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