List of butterflies of Equatorial Guinea explained

This is a list of butterflies of Equatorial Guinea. About 269 species or subspecies are known from Equatorial Guinea,^[1] 10 of which are endemic.^[2]

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

Papilionini

• Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758
• Papilio charopus Westwood, 1843
• Papilio cynorta Fabricius, 1793
• Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
• Papilio phorcas bardamu Canu, 1994
• Papilio phorcas congoanus Rothschild, 1896
• Papilio zenobia Fabricius, 1775
• Papilio fernandus Fruhstorfer, 1903
• Papilio filaprae musolanus (Hancock, 1988)
• Papilio hesperus hesperus Westwood, 1843
• Papilio hesperus feae Storace, 1963
• Papilio menestheus canui Gauthier, 1984

Leptocercini

• Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
• Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775)
• Graphium biokoensis (Gauthier, 1984)
• Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873)
• Graphium illyris flavisparsus (Fruhstorfer, 1903)
• Graphium illyris hamatus (Joicey & Talbot, 1918)
• Graphium ridleyanus (White, 1843)
• Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
• Graphium tynderaeus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Graphium latreillianus theorini (Aurivillius, 1881)
• Graphium auriger (Butler, 1876)
• Graphium fulleri boulleti (Le Cerf, 1912)
• Graphium ucalegon (Hewitson, 1865)

Pieridae

Pseudopontiinae

• Pseudopontia paradoxa (Felder & Felder, 1869)

Coliadinae

• Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
• 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)
• Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, [1782])
• Leptosia hybrida Bernardi, 1952

Pierini

• Appias epaphia (Cramer, [1779])
• Appias phaola (Doubleday, 1847)
• Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, [1865])
• Appias sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)
• Mylothris alcuana Grünberg, 1910
• Mylothris basalis Aurivillius, 1906
• Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775)
• Mylothris hilara furvus Bernardi, 1953
• Mylothris hilara goma Berger, 1981
• Mylothris jacksoni cederici Collins, 1997
• Mylothris rembina (Plötz, 1880)
• Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775)
• Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
• Belenois theuszi (Dewitz, 1889)

Lycaenidae

Miletinae

Liphyrini

• Aslauga vininga (Hewitson, 1875)

Miletini

• Megalopalpus angulosus Grünberg, 1910
• Megalopalpus zymna (Westwood, 1851)
• Lachnocnema reutlingeri Holland, 1892

Poritiinae

Liptenini

• Pentila maculata pardalena Druce, 1910
• Pentila bitje Druce, 1910
• Pentila cloetensi aspasia Grünberg, 1910
• Pentila occidentalium gabunica Stempffer & Bennett, 1961
• Telipna albofasciata Aurivillius, 1910
• Telipna atrinervis Hulstaert, 1924
• Telipna hollandi exsuperia Hulstaert, 1924
• Telipna sanguinea (Plötz, 1880)
• Ornipholidotos kirbyi (Aurivillius. 1895)
• Ornipholidotos ugandae biokoensis Libert, 2005
• Ornipholidotos tessmani Libert, 2005
• Ornipholidotos ayissii Libert, 2005
• Ornipholidotos annae Libert, 2005
• Ornipholidotos evoei Libert, 2005
• Ornipholidotos nbeti Libert, 2005
• Ornipholidotos perfragilis (Holland, 1890)
• Torbenia aurivilliusi (Stempffer, 1967)
• Mimeresia favillacea (Grünberg, 1910)
• Mimeresia libentina (Hewitson, 1866)
• Mimeresia moreelsi tessmanni (Grünberg, 1910)
• Liptena bolivari Kheil, 1905
• Liptena evanescens (Kirby, 1887)
• Liptena fatima (Kirby, 1890)
• Liptena intermedia Grünberg, 1910
• Liptena opaca (Kirby, 1890)
• Liptena subundularis (Staudinger, 1892)
• Liptena xanthostola (Holland, 1890)
• Tetrarhanis laminifer Clench, 1965
• Falcuna hollandi suffusa Stempffer & Bennett, 1963
• Falcuna libyssa cameroonica Stempffer & Bennett, 1963
• Falcuna synesia gabonensis Stempffer & Bennett, 1963
• Larinopoda lircaea (Hewitson, 1866)
• Larinopoda tera (Hewitson, 1873)
• Micropentila brunnea (Kirby, 1887)
• Pseuderesia eleaza (Hewitson, 1873)
• Eresina rougeoti Stempffer, 1956
• Eresiomera isca (Hewitson, 1873)
• Eresiomera phaeochiton (Grünberg, 1910)
• Eresiomera rougeoti (Stempffer, 1961)
• Citrinophila erastus (Hewitson, 1866)

Epitolini

• Geritola larae Collins & Libert, 1999
• Stempfferia gordoni (Druce, 1903)
• Cephetola subcoerulea (Roche, 1954)
• Epitolina dispar (Kirby, 1887)
• Epitolina melissa (Druce, 1888)
• Hypophytala hyettoides (Aurivillius, 1895)
• Hypophytala obscura (Schultze, 1916)

Theclinae

• Hypolycaena clenchi Larsen, 1997
• Hypolycaena liara Druce, 1890
• Iolaus eurisus vexillarius Clench, 1964
• Iolaus aethria Karsch, 1893
• Iolaus cytaeis Hewitson, 1875
• Iolaus frater kumboae (Bethune-Baker, 1926)
• Iolaus hemicyanus barbara Suffert, 1904
• Iolaus alcibiades Kirby, 1871
• Pilodeudorix catalla (Karsch, 1895)
• Paradeudorix cobaltina (Stempffer, 1964)
• Paradeudorix eleala (Hewitson, 1865)
• Paradeudorix ituri (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
• Deudorix caliginosa Lathy, 1903
• Deudorix lorisona (Hewitson, 1862)

Polyommatinae

Lycaenesthini

• Anthene mahota (Grose-Smith, 1887)
• Anthene scintillula (Holland, 1891)
• Cupidesthes thyrsis (Kirby, 1878)

Polyommatini

• Pseudonacaduba aethiops (Mabille, 1877)
• Oboronia ornata flava Holland, 1920
• Oboronia pseudopunctatus (Strand, 1912)

Nymphalidae

Libytheinae

• Libythea labdaca Westwood, 1851

Danainae

Danaini

• Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777)
• Tirumala formosa morgeni (Honrath, 1892)
• Amauris niavius (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Amauris tartarea Mabille, 1876
• Amauris echeria fernandina Schultze, 1914
• Amauris hyalites Butler, 1874
• Amauris inferna moka Talbot, 1940
• Amauris vashti (Butler, 1869)

Satyrinae

Melanitini

• Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849
• Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)

Satyrini

• Bicyclus buea (Strand, 1912)
• Bicyclus dorothea dorothea (Cramer, 1779)
• Bicyclus dorothea concolor Condamin & Fox, 1964
• Bicyclus feae (Aurivillius, 1910)
• Bicyclus hewitsoni (Doumet, 1861)
• Bicyclus howarthi Condamin, 1963
• Bicyclus italus (Hewitson, 1865)
• Bicyclus medontias (Hewitson, 1873)
• Bicyclus martius sanaos (Hewitson, 1866)
• Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
• Bicyclus smithi fernandina (Schultze, 1914)
• Bicyclus sealeae Collins & Larsen, 2008
• Bicyclus xeneas (Hewitson, 1866)
• Bicyclus xeneoides Condamin, 1961

Charaxinae

Charaxini

• Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
• Charaxes fulvescens marialuisae Canu, 1989
• Charaxes protoclea cedrici Canu, 1989
• Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850
• Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775)
• Charaxes brutus angustus Rothschild, 1900
• Charaxes pollux annamariae Turlin, 1998
• Charaxes eudoxus biokoensis Canu, 1989
• Charaxes numenes malabo Turlin, 1998
• Charaxes tiridates choveti Turlin, 1998
• Charaxes imperialis nathaliae Canu, 1989
• Charaxes cedreatis Hewitson, 1874
• Charaxes lycurgus bernardiana Plantrou, 1978
• Charaxes doubledayi Aurivillius, 1899
• Charaxes mycerina nausicaa Staudinger, 1891

Euxanthini

• Charaxes eurinome (Cramer, 1775)
• Charaxes trajanus (Ward, 1871)

Nymphalinae

• Kallimoides rumia jadyae (Fox, 1968)

Nymphalini

• Antanartia delius guineensis Howarth, 1966
• Vanessa dimorphica mortoni (Howarth, 1966)
• Junonia cymodoce lugens (Schultze, 1912)
• Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793)
• Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
• Hypolimnas anthedon (Doubleday, 1845)
• Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Hypolimnas salmacis insularis Schultze, 1920

Cyrestinae

Cyrestini

• Cyrestis camillus (Fabricius, 1781)

Biblidinae

Biblidini

• Neptidopsis ophione (Cramer, 1777)
• Eurytela alinda Mabille, 1893

Epicaliini

• Sevenia boisduvali omissa (Rothschild, 1918)

Limenitinae

Limenitidini

• Cymothoe capella (Ward, 1871)
• Cymothoe fumana balluca Fox & Howarth, 1968
• Cymothoe herminia (Grose-Smith, 1887)
• Cymothoe indamora canui Beaurain, 1985
• Cymothoe jodutta ciceronis (Ward, 1871)
• Cymothoe lucasii (Doumet, 1859)
• Cymothoe lurida sublurida Fruhstorfer, 1903
• Cymothoe oemilius fernandina Hall, 1929
• Cymothoe owassae Schultze, 1916

Neptidini

• Neptis mixophyes Holland, 1892
• Neptis nemetes margueriteae Fox, 1968

Adoliadini

• Catuna crithea (Drury, 1773)
• Euriphene atossa angusta Hecq, 1994
• Euriphene canui Hecq, 1987
• Euriphene incerta biokensis Hecq, 1994
• Euriphene mundula (Grünberg, 1910)
• Euriphene tadema (Hewitson, 1866)
• Euriphene lysandra (Stoll, 1790)
• Bebearia zonara (Butler, 1871)
• Bebearia barce maculata (Aurivillius, 1912)
• Bebearia comus (Ward, 1871)
• Bebearia paludicola Holmes, 2001
• Bebearia staudingeri (Aurivillius, 1893)
• Bebearia flaminia (Staudinger, 1891)
• Bebearia tessmanni (Grünberg, 1910)
• Bebearia cinaethon (Hewitson, 1874)
• Bebearia oremansi Hecq, 1994
• Euphaedra medon fernanda Hecq, 1981
• Euphaedra extensa Hecq, 1981
• Euphaedra hewitsoni disclara Hecq, 1991
• Euphaedra brevis Hecq, 1977
• Euphaedra alava Hecq, 2000
• Euphaedra canui Hecq, 1987
• Euphaedra janetta insularis Schultze, 1920
• Euphaedra splendens Hecq, 1992
• Euphaedra harpalyce vana Hecq, 1991
• Euphaedra losinga wardi (Druce, 1874)
• Euphaedra temeraria Hecq, 2007
• Euphaedra vulnerata Schultze, 1916
• Euptera elabontas canui Collins, 1995

Heliconiinae

Acraeini

• Acraea kraka Aurivillius, 1893
• Acraea admatha Hewitson, 1865
• Acraea camaena (Drury, 1773)
• Acraea eugenia ochreata Grünberg, 1910
• Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
• Acraea annobona d'Abrera, 1980
• Acraea abdera Hewitson, 1852
• Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775)
• Acraea alcinoe camerunica (Aurivillius, 1893)
• Acraea epaea insulana Ackery, 1995
• Acraea excisa (Butler, 1874)
• Acraea macarista latefasciata (Suffert, 1904)
• Acraea tellus (Aurivillius, 1893)
• Acraea alciope Hewitson, 1852
• Acraea bonasia (Fabricius, 1775)
• Acraea circeis (Drury, 1782)
• Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
• Acraea jodutta (Fabricius, 1793)
• Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
• Acraea oberthueri Butler, 1895
• Acraea orestia Hewitson, 1874
• Acraea peneleos Ward, 1871
• Acraea pharsalus pharsalus Ward, 1871
• Acraea pharsalus carmen Pyrcz, 1991
• Acraea orina Hewitson, 1874
• Acraea parrhasia limonata Eltringham, 1912

Vagrantini

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

Hesperiidae

Coeliadinae

• Coeliades chalybe (Westwood, 1852)
• Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
• Coeliades hanno (Plötz, 1879)
• Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)

Pyrginae

Celaenorrhinini

• Celaenorrhinus illustris (Mabille, 1891)
• Celaenorrhinus meditrina (Hewitson, 1877)
• Celaenorrhinus pooanus Aurivillius, 1910
• Celaenorrhinus rutilans (Mabille, 1877)

Tagiadini

• Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)

Hesperiinae

Aeromachini

• Gorgyra sara Evans, 1937
• Ceratrichia clara medea Evans, 1937
• Ceratrichia flava flava Hewitson, 1878
• Ceratrichia flava fernanda Evans, 1937
• Ceratrichia nothus makomensis Strand, 1913
• Ceratrichia phocion camerona Miller, 1971
• Pardaleodes bule Holland, 1896
• Pardaleodes edipus (Stoll, 1781)
• Xanthodisca astrape (Holland, 1892)
• Xanthodisca vibius (Hewitson, 1878)
• Osmodes lux Holland, 1892
• Caenides soritia (Hewitson, 1876)
• Caenides dacela (Hewitson, 1876)
• Caenides dacena (Hewitson, 1876)
• Melphina statirides (Holland, 1896)

Baorini

• Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855)

See also

• Geography of Equatorial Guinea
• Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests
• Cross-Sanaga-Bioko coastal forests
• Mount Cameroon and Bioko montane forests
• São Tomé, Príncipe, and Annobón moist lowland forests

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=28 African Butterfly Database
2. http://atbutterflies.com/eqguinea.htm Afrotropical Butterflies