List of butterflies of Angola explained

This is a list of butterflies of Angola. About 510 species are known from Angola;^[1] 21 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 filaprae Suffert, 1904
• Papilio mechowi Dewitz, 1881
• Papilio mechowianus Dewitz, 1885
• Papilio echerioides homeyeri Plötz, 1880
• Papilio lormieri Distant, 1874
• Papilio chitondensis Bivar de Sousa & Fernandes, 1966
• Papilio mackinnoni benguellae Jordan, 1908

Leptocercini

• Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
• Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775)
• Graphium junodi (Trimen, 1893)
• Graphium porthaon (Hewitson, 1865)
• Graphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779)
• Graphium taboranus (Oberthür, 1886)
• Graphium schaffgotschi (Niepelt, 1927)
• Graphium ridleyanus (White, 1843)
• Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
• Graphium tynderaeus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Graphium latreillianus theorini (Aurivillius, 1881)
• Graphium almansor (Honrath, 1884)
• Graphium ucalegonides (Staudinger, 1884)
• Graphium poggianus (Honrath, 1884)
• Graphium hachei (Dewitz, 1881)
• Graphium ucalegon (Hewitson, 1865)

Pieridae

Pseudopontiinae

• Pseudopontia paradoxa (Felder & Felder, 1869)

Coliadinae

• Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876)
• Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
• Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
• Colias electo hecate Strecker, 1905

Pierinae

• Colotis antevippe gavisa (Wallengren, 1857)
• Colotis celimene pholoe (Wallengren, 1860)
• Colotis danae walkeri (Butler, 1884)
• Colotis doubledayi (Hopffer, 1862)
• Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863)
• Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823
• Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847)
• Pinacopterix eriphia (Godart, [1819])
• Nepheronia argia (Fabricius, 1775)
• Nepheronia pharis (Boisduval, 1836)
• Nepheronia thalassina verulanus (Ward, 1871)
• Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, [1782])
• Leptosia hybrida Bernardi, 1952
• Leptosia nupta (Butler, 1873)

Pierini

• Appias epaphia (Cramer, [1779])
• Appias perlucens (Butler, 1898)
• Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, [1865])
• Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779)
• Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888
• Mylothris elodina diva Berger, 1954
• Mylothris rembina (Plötz, 1880)
• Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775)
• Mylothris rueppellii rhodesiana Riley, 1921
• Mylothris spica gabela Berger, 1979
• Dixeia capricornus falkensteinii (Dewitz, 1879)
• Dixeia pigea (Boisduval, 1836)
• Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
• Belenois calypso dentigera Butler, 1888
• Belenois calypso crawshayi Butler, 1894
• Belenois rubrosignata (Weymer, 1901)
• Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
• Belenois theuszi (Dewitz, 1889)
• Belenois thysa meldolae Butler, 1872
• Belenois welwitschii Rogenhofer, 1890

Lycaenidae

Miletinae

Liphyrini

• Euliphyra mirifica Holland, 1890
• Aslauga marshalli Butler, 1899

Miletini

• Megalopalpus zymna (Westwood, 1851)
• Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Lachnocnema laches (Fabricius, 1793)
• Lachnocnema intermedia Libert, 1996
• Lachnocnema angolanus Libert, 1996
• Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872)
• Lachnocnema regularis Libert, 1996
• Lachnocnema bamptoni Libert, 1996

Poritiinae

Liptenini

• Alaena amazoula congoana Aurivillius, 1914
• Alaena rosei Vane-Wright, 1980
• Pentila amenaida Hewitson, 1873
• Pentila pauli benguellana Stempffer & Bennett, 1961
• Pentila tachyroides Dewitz, 1879
• Telipna albofasciata Aurivillius, 1910
• Telipna cuypersi Libert, 2005
• Telipna acraeoides (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890)
• Telipna sanguinea (Plötz, 1880)
• Telipna nyanza katangae Stempffer, 1961
• Ornipholidotos ugandae goodi Libert, 2000
• Ornipholidotos gabonensis Stempffer, 1947
• Ornipholidotos sylphida (Staudinger, 1892)
• Liptena homeyeri homeyeri Dewitz, 1884
• Liptena homeyeri straminea Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974
• Liptena undularis Hewitson, 1866
• Liptena xanthostola xantha (Grose-Smith, 1901)
• Tetrarhanis ilma (Hewitson, 1873)
• Falcuna hollandi (Aurivillius, 1899)
• Falcuna lacteata Stempffer & Bennett, 1963
• Falcuna libyssa angolensis Stempffer & Bennett, 1963
• Falcuna synesia (Hulstaert, 1924)
• Larinopoda lircaea (Hewitson, 1866)
• Larinopoda tera (Hewitson, 1873)
• Eresiomera osheba (Holland, 1890)
• Cnodontes vansomereni Stempffer & Bennett, 1953

Epitolini

• Epitola urania Kirby, 1887
• Cerautola ceraunia (Hewitson, 1873)
• Cerautola crowleyi leucographa Libert, 1999
• Cerautola miranda vidua (Talbot, 1935)
• Stempfferia cercene (Hewitson, 1873)
• Stempfferia michelae centralis Libert, 1999
• Deloneura barca (Grose-Smith, 1901)
• Epitolina dispar (Kirby, 1887)
• Epitolina melissa (Druce, 1888)
• Hypophytala hyetta (Hewitson, 1873)
• Hewitsonia kirbyi Dewitz, 1879

Aphnaeinae

• Pseudaletis agrippina Druce, 1888
• Cigaritis homeyeri (Dewitz, 1887)
• Cigaritis modestus (Trimen, 1891)
• Cigaritis trimeni congolanus (Dufrane, 1954)
• Zeritis krystyna d'Abrera, 1980
• Zeritis sorhagenii (Dewitz, 1879)
• Axiocerses tjoane (Wallengren, 1857)
• Axiocerses amanga amanga (Westwood, 1881)
• Axiocerses amanga baumi Weymer, 1901
• Aloeides angolensis Tite & Dickson, 1973
• Erikssonia acraeina Trimen, 1891
• Aphnaeus erikssoni Trimen, 1891
• Aphnaeus orcas (Drury, 1782)

Theclinae

• Myrina silenus (Fabricius, 1775)
• Dapidodigma demeter nuptus Clench, 1961
• Hypolycaena antifaunus (Westwood, 1851)
• Hypolycaena naara Hewitson, 1873
• Hemiolaus caeculus (Hopffer, 1855)
• Iolaus iasis Hewitson, 1865
• Iolaus violacea (Riley, 1928)
• Iolaus pallene (Wallengren, 1857)
• Iolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1875
• Iolaus parasilanus mabillei (Riley, 1928)
• Iolaus iturensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
• Iolaus timon (Fabricius, 1787)
• Stugeta bowkeri maria Suffert, 1904
• Pilodeudorix mera (Hewitson, 1873)
• Pilodeudorix deritas (Hewitson, 1874)
• Pilodeudorix pseudoderitas (Stempffer, 1964)
• Paradeudorix cobaltina (Stempffer, 1964)
• Paradeudorix petersi (Stempffer & Bennett, 1956)
• Deudorix nicephora Hulstaert, 1924
• Capys connexivus Butler, 1897

Polyommatinae

Lycaenesthini

• Anthene alberta (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
• Anthene contrastata mashuna (Stevenson, 1937)
• Anthene flavomaculatus (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893)
• Anthene lachares (Hewitson, 1878)
• Anthene ligures (Hewitson, 1874)
• Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874)
• Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894)
• Anthene nigropunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
• Anthene rubricinctus anadema (Druce, 1905)
• Anthene lyzanius (Hewitson, 1874)
• Anthene lusones (Hewitson, 1874)
• Anthene lacides (Hewitson, 1874)
• Anthene lucretilis (Hewitson, 1874)
• Cupidesthes vidua Talbot, 1929

Polyommatini

• Cupidopsis cissus extensa Libert, 2003
• Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855)
• Pseudonacaduba aethiops (Mabille, 1877)
• Uranothauma falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879)
• Uranothauma heritsia (Hewitson, 1876)
• Uranothauma poggei (Dewitz, 1879)
• Phlyaria cyara (Hewitson, 1876)
• Tuxentius calice (Hopffer, 1855)
• Tuxentius carana (Hewitson, 1876)
• Tuxentius margaritaceus (Sharpe, 1892)
• Tarucus sybaris linearis (Aurivillius, 1924)
• Zintha hintza krooni (Dickson, 1973)
• Azanus isis (Drury, 1773)
• Eicochrysops eicotrochilus Bethune-Baker, 1924
• Oboronia guessfeldti (Dewitz, 1879)
• Oboronia pseudopunctatus (Strand, 1912)
• Oboronia punctatus (Dewitz, 1879)
• Lepidochrysops ansorgei Tite, 1959
• Lepidochrysops chloauges (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
• Lepidochrysops flavisquamosa Tite, 1959
• Lepidochrysops fulvescens Tite, 1961
• Lepidochrysops glauca (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
• Lepidochrysops hawkeri (Talbot, 1929)
• Lepidochrysops loveni (Aurivillius, 1922)
• Lepidochrysops nacrescens Tite, 1961
• Lepidochrysops reichenowii (Dewitz, 1879)

Riodinidae

Nemeobiinae

• Abisara tantalus caerulea Carpenter & Jackson, 1950
• Abisara intermedia Aurivillius, 1895
• Abisara caeca semicaeca Riley, 1932
• Abisara dewitzi Aurivillius, 1898
• Abisara rogersi Druce, 1878

Nymphalidae

Libytheinae

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

Danainae

Danaini

• Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
• Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847)
• Amauris niavius (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Amauris crawshayi angola Bethune-Baker, 1914
• Amauris dannfelti Aurivillius, 1891
• Amauris hecate (Butler, 1866)
• Amauris hyalites Butler, 1874

Satyrinae

Elymniini

• Elymniopsis bammakoo (Westwood, [1851])

Melanitini

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

Satyrini

• Bicyclus angulosa selousi (Trimen, 1895)
• Bicyclus anynana centralis Condamin, 1968
• Bicyclus buea (Strand, 1912)
• Bicyclus campus (Karsch, 1893)
• Bicyclus cottrelli (van Son, 1952)
• Bicyclus dorothea (Cramer, 1779)
• Bicyclus iccius (Hewitson, 1865)
• Bicyclus istaris (Plötz, 1880)
• Bicyclus lamani (Aurivillius, 1900)
• Bicyclus mandanes Hewitson, 1873
• Bicyclus moyses Condamin & Fox, 1964
• Bicyclus nachtetis Condamin, 1965
• Bicyclus martius sanaos (Hewitson, 1866)
• Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
• Bicyclus saussurei (Dewitz, 1879)
• Bicyclus sebetus (Hewitson, 1877)
• Bicyclus smithi (Aurivillius, 1899)
• Bicyclus suffusa (Riley, 1921)
• Bicyclus technatis (Hewitson, 1877)
• Bicyclus vansoni Condamin, 1965
• Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868)
• Hallelesis asochis congoensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
• Heteropsis angolensis (Kielland, 1994)
• Heteropsis centralis (Aurivillius, 1903)
• Heteropsis eliasis (Hewitson, 1866)
• Heteropsis ochracea (Lathy, 1906)
• Heteropsis phaea (Karsch, 1894)
• Ypthima asterope hereroica van Son, 1955
• Ypthima condamini Kielland, 1982
• Ypthima congoana Overlaet, 1955
• Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880
• Ypthima impura Elwes & Edwards, 1893
• Ypthima praestans Overlaet, 1954
• Ypthima pulchra Overlaet, 1954
• Ypthima recta Overlaet, 1955
• Mashuna upemba (Overlaet, 1955)
• Neocoenyra cooksoni Druce, 1907

Charaxinae

Charaxini

• Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
• Charaxes protoclea protonothodes van Someren, 1971
• Charaxes boueti carvalhoi Bivar de Sousa, 1983
• Charaxes macclounii Butler, 1895
• Charaxes lucretius saldanhai Bivar de Sousa, 1983
• Charaxes jasius brunnescens Poulton, 1926
• Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866
• Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775)
• Charaxes brutus angustus Rothschild, 1900
• Charaxes brutus natalensis Staudinger, 1885
• Charaxes pollux (Cramer, 1775)
• Charaxes druceanus proximans Joicey & Talbot, 1922
• Charaxes eudoxus mechowi Rothschild, 1900
• Charaxes numenes aequatorialis van Someren, 1972
• Charaxes tiridates tiridatinus Röber, 1936
• Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859
• Charaxes smaragdalis leopoldi Ghesquiére, 1933
• Charaxes pythodoris Hewitson, 1873
• Charaxes zingha (Stoll, 1780)
• Charaxes etesipe (Godart, 1824)
• Charaxes penricei penricei Rothschild, 1900
• Charaxes penricei dealbata van Someren, 1966
• Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1867
• Charaxes jahlusa argynnides Westwood, 1864
• Charaxes eupale latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921
• Charaxes dilutus Rothschild, 1898
• Charaxes anticlea proadusta van Someren, 1971
• Charaxes hildebrandti (Dewitz, 1879)
• Charaxes etheocles ochracea van Someren & Jackson, 1957
• Charaxes cedreatis Hewitson, 1874
• Charaxes howarthi Minig, 1976
• Charaxes fulgurata Aurivillius, 1899
• Charaxes loandae van Someren, 1969
• Charaxes brainei van Son, 1966
• Charaxes guderiana (Dewitz, 1879)
• Charaxes pleione congoensis Plantrou, 1989
• Charaxes paphianus Ward, 1871
• Charaxes kahldeni Homeyer & Dewitz, 1882
• Charaxes zoolina ehmckei Homeyer & Dewitz, 1882
• Charaxes nichetes Grose-Smith, 1883
• Charaxes lycurgus bernardiana Plantrou, 1978
• Charaxes zelica rougeoti Plantrou, 1978

Euxanthini

• Charaxes eurinome ansellica (Butler, 1870)
• Charaxes trajanus (Ward, 1871)

Pallini

• Palla decius (Cramer, 1777)
• Palla violinitens coniger (Butler, 1896)

Apaturinae

• Apaturopsis cleochares (Hewitson, 1873)

Nymphalinae

Nymphalini

• Antanartia delius (Drury, 1782)
• Junonia artaxia Hewitson, 1864
• Junonia natalica angolensis (Rothschild, 1918)
• Junonia sophia infracta Butler, 1888
• Junonia stygia (Aurivillius, 1894)
• Junonia terea elgiva Hewitson, 1864
• Junonia cymodoce lugens (Schultze, 1912)
• Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793)
• Protogoniomorpha anacardii ansorgei (Rothschild, 1904)
• Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
• Protogoniomorpha temora (Felder & Felder, 1867)
• Precis actia Distant, 1880
• Precis archesia (Cramer, 1779)
• Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847)
• Precis coelestina Dewitz, 1879
• Precis octavia sesamus Trimen, 1883
• Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775)
• Hypolimnas anthedon (Doubleday, 1845)
• Hypolimnas dinarcha (Hewitson, 1865)
• Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Hypolimnas monteironis (Druce, 1874)
• Hypolimnas salmacis (Drury, 1773)

Cyrestinae

Cyrestini

• Cyrestis camillus (Fabricius, 1781)

Biblidinae

Biblidini

• Byblia anvatara crameri Aurivillius, 1894
• Mesoxantha ethosea ethoseoides Rebel, 1914
• Ariadne enotrea archeri Carcasson, 1958
• Neptidopsis ophione nucleata Grünberg, 1911
• Eurytela dryope angulata Aurivillius, 1899
• Eurytela hiarbas (Drury, 1782)

Epicaliini

• Sevenia amulia intermedia (Carcasson, 1961)
• Sevenia amulia benguelae (Chapman, 1872)
• Sevenia consors (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
• Sevenia occidentalium penricei (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
• Sevenia pechueli (Dewitz, 1879)
• Sevenia trimeni (Aurivillius, 1899)

Limenitinae

Limenitidini

• Harma theobene superna (Fox, 1968)
• Cymothoe beckeri (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1858)
• Cymothoe caenis (Drury, 1773)
• Cymothoe excelsa deltoides Overlaet, 1944
• Cymothoe hypatha (Hewitson, 1866)
• Cymothoe lurida hesione Weymer, 1907
• Cymothoe sangaris (Godart, 1824)
• Pseudoneptis bugandensis ianthe Hemming, 1964
• Pseudacraea boisduvalii (Doubleday, 1845)
• Pseudacraea dolomena (Hewitson, 1865)
• Pseudacraea eurytus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pseudacraea kuenowii gottbergi Dewitz, 1884
• Pseudacraea lucretia protracta (Butler, 1874)
• Pseudacraea poggei (Dewitz, 1879)
• Pseudacraea semire (Cramer, 1779)

Neptidini

• Neptis gratiosa Overlaet, 1955
• Neptis jordani Neave, 1910
• Neptis melicerta (Drury, 1773)
• Neptis morosa Overlaet, 1955
• Neptis nebrodes Hewitson, 1874
• Neptis nemetes margueriteae Fox, 1968
• Neptis nicomedes Hewitson, 1874
• Neptis quintilla Mabille, 1890
• Neptis nicoteles Hewitson, 1874
• Neptis nysiades Hewitson, 1868

Adoliadini

• Catuna crithea (Drury, 1773)
• Euryphura concordia (Hopffer, 1855)
• Pseudargynnis hegemone (Godart, 1819)
• Aterica galene extensa Heron, 1909
• Cynandra opis bernardii Lagnel, 1967
• Euriphene barombina (Aurivillius, 1894)
• Euriphene gambiae gabonica Bernardi, 1966
• Euriphene iris (Aurivillius, 1903)
• Euriphene plagiata (Aurivillius, 1897)
• Euriphene saphirina trioculata (Talbot, 1927)
• Bebearia oxione squalida (Talbot, 1928)
• Bebearia guineensis (Felder & Felder, 1867)
• Bebearia cocalia katera (van Someren, 1939)
• Bebearia sophus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Bebearia plistonax (Hewitson, 1874)
• Bebearia hassoni Hecq, 1998
• Euphaedra medon celestis Hecq, 1986
• Euphaedra zaddachii Dewitz, 1879
• Euphaedra morini Hecq, 1983
• Euphaedra permixtum (Butler, 1873)
• Euphaedra fontainei Hecq, 1977
• Euphaedra preussi Staudinger, 1891
• Euphaedra eleus (Drury, 1782)
• Euphaedra coprates (Druce, 1875)
• Euphaedra ruspina (Hewitson, 1865)
• Euphaedra harpalyce spatiosa (Mabille, 1876)
• Euphaedra losinga wardi (Druce, 1874)
• Euptera mocquerysi Staudinger, 1893

Heliconiinae

Acraeini

• Acraea admatha Hewitson, 1865
• Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865
• Acraea camaena (Drury, 1773)
• Acraea endoscota Le Doux, 1928
• Acraea eugenia Karsch, 1893
• Acraea leucographa Ribbe, 1889
• Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
• Acraea pseudolycia pseudolycia Butler, 1874
• Acraea pseudolycia astrigera Butler, 1899
• Acraea quirina (Fabricius, 1781)
• Acraea zetes (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Acraea acrita ambigua Trimen, 1891
• Acraea asema Hewitson, 1877
• Acraea atolmis Westwood, 1881
• Acraea bailundensis Wichgraf, 1918
• Acraea bellona Weymer, 1908
• Acraea cepheus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Acraea diogenes Suffert, 1904
• Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775)
• Acraea guillemei Oberthür, 1893
• Acraea lapidorum Pierre, 1988
• Acraea omrora Trimen, 1894
• Acraea onerata Trimen, 1891
• Acraea periphanes Oberthür, 1893
• Acraea violarum Boisduval, 1847
• Acraea atergatis Westwood, 1881
• Acraea buettneri Rogenhofer, 1890
• Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877
• Acraea ella Eltringham, 1911
• Acraea lygus Druce, 1875
• Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
• Acraea pudorella Aurivillius, 1899
• Acraea rogersi Hewitson, 1873
• Acraea consanguinea (Aurivillius, 1899)
• Acraea epaea (Cramer, 1779)
• Acraea leopoldina (Aurivillius, 1895)
• Acraea poggei Dewitz, 1879
• Acraea pseuderyta Godman & Salvin, 1890
• Acraea umbra macarioides (Aurivillius, 1893)
• Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
• Acraea bonasia (Fabricius, 1775)
• Acraea circeis (Drury, 1782)
• Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
• Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
• Acraea esebria Hewitson, 1861
• Acraea jodutta (Fabricius, 1793)
• Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
• Acraea orestia Hewitson, 1874
• Acraea peneleos pelasgius Grose-Smith, 1900
• Acraea pentapolis Ward, 1871
• Acraea pharsalus Ward, 1871
• Acraea karschi Aurivillius, 1899
• Acraea uvui balina Karsch, 1892
• Acraea ventura Hewitson, 1877
• Acraea viviana Staudinger, 1896
• Acraea mirifica Lathy, 1906
• Acraea rahira Boisduval, 1833
• Acraea speciosa Wichgraf, 1909
• Acraea oreas angolanus Lathy, 1906
• Acraea parrhasia servona Godart, 1819
• Acraea perenna Doubleday, 1847

Vagrantini

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

Hesperiidae

Coeliadinae

• Coeliades bixana Evans, 1940
• Coeliades chalybe (Westwood, 1852)
• Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
• Coeliades hanno (Plötz, 1879)
• Coeliades libeon (Druce, 1875)
• Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Pyrrhochalcia iphis (Drury, 1773)

Pyrginae

Celaenorrhinini

• Loxolexis hollandi (Druce, 1909)
• Celaenorrhinus homeyeri (Plötz, 1880)
• Eretis herewardi rotundimacula Evans, 1937
• Eretis lugens (Rogenhofer, 1891)
• Eretis melania Mabille, 1891
• Sarangesa bouvieri (Mabille, 1877)
• Sarangesa motozi (Wallengren, 1857)
• Sarangesa pandaensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
• Sarangesa seineri Strand, 1909

Tagiadini

• Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)
• Eagris hereus (Druce, 1875)
• Eagris lucetia (Hewitson, 1875)
• Eagris tigris liberti Collins & Larsen, 2005
• Calleagris hollandi (Butler, 1897)
• Calleagris jamesoni ansorgei Evans, 1951
• Caprona cassualalla Bethune-Baker, 1911
• Abantis contigua Evans, 1937
• Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855
• Abantis vidua Weymer, 1901

Carcharodini

• Spialia colotes (Druce, 1875)
• Spialia delagoae (Trimen, 1898)
• Spialia ploetzi (Aurivillius, 1891)
• Spialia secessus (Trimen, 1891)

Hesperiinae

Aeromachini

• Astictopterus abjecta (Snellen, 1872)
• Kedestes brunneostriga (Plötz, 1884)
• Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)
• Kedestes lema Neave, 1910
• Kedestes nerva paola Plötz, 1884
• Kedestes protensa Butler, 1901
• Gorgyra diversata Evans, 1937
• Gorgyra mocquerysii Holland, 1896
• Teniorhinus harona (Westwood, 1881)
• Ceratrichia punctata Holland, 1896
• Pardaleodes incerta (Snellen, 1872)
• Pardaleodes sator pusiella Mabille, 1877
• Pardaleodes tibullus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Acada biseriata (Mabille, 1893)
• Osmodes thora (Plötz, 1884)
• Parosmodes lentiginosa (Holland, 1896)
• Parosmodes morantii (Trimen, 1873)
• Meza cybeutes (Holland, 1894)
• Meza indusiata (Mabille, 1891)
• Meza meza (Hewitson, 1877)
• Paronymus budonga (Evans, 1938)
• Andronymus caesar (Fabricius, 1793)
• Andronymus helles Evans, 1937
• Andronymus hero Evans, 1937
• Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
• Chondrolepis niveicornis (Plötz, 1883)
• Zophopetes cerymica (Hewitson, 1867)
• Gretna cylinda (Hewitson, 1876)
• Pteroteinon laufella (Hewitson, 1868)
• Leona maracanda (Hewitson, 1876)
• Caenides dacela (Hewitson, 1876)
• Monza cretacea (Snellen, 1872)
• Fresna nyassae (Hewitson, 1878)
• Platylesches batangae (Holland, 1894)

Baorini

• Brusa allardi Berger, 1967
• Borbo fanta (Evans, 1937)
• Borbo holtzi (Plötz, 1883)
• Borbo micans (Holland, 1896)

Heteropterinae

• Metisella angolana (Karsch, 1896)
• Metisella meninx (Trimen, 1873)
• Lepella lepeletier (Latreille, 1824)

See also

• Geography of Angola
• Angolan Scarp savanna and woodlands, the steep coastal escarpment.
• Angolan montane forest-grassland mosaic, the inland slopes of the central highlands which are covered in grassland and contain the remaining patches of mountain woodland;
• Angolan miombo woodlands, much of the large inland plain, indeed most of central Angola.
• Angolan mopane woodlands, an area in the south, mostly comprising Cunene Province and extending across the border into neighbouring Namibia.

References

• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plates
• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Text (in German)

Notes and References

1. http://abdb-africa.org/alienPORT.al?shopid=afrobut&language_code=en&ewtarget0=0c&ewcateg0=15&oid=20 African Butterfly Database
2. http://atbutterflies.com/angola.htm Afrotropical Butterflies