List of butterflies of Nigeria explained

This is a list of butterflies of Nigeria. About 1,319 species are known from Nigeria,^[1] 50 of which are endemic.^[2]

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

Papilionini

• Papilio antimachus Drury, 1782
• Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson, 1864
• Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758
• Papilio charopus Westwood, 1843
• Papilio chrapkowskoides nurettini Koçak, 1983
• Papilio sosia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
• Papilio cynorta Fabricius, 1793
• Papilio plagiatus Aurivillius, 1898
• Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
• Papilio phorcas phorcas Cramer, 1775
• Papilio phorcas congoanus Rothschild, 1896
• Papilio rex schultzei Aurivillius, 1904
• Papilio zenobia Fabricius, 1775
• Papilio cyproeofila cyproeofila Butler, 1868
• Papilio cyproeofila praecyola Suffert, 1904
• Papilio gallienus Distant, 1879
• Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]
• Papilio hesperus Westwood, 1843
• Papilio menestheus Drury, 1773

Leptocercini

• Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
• Graphium policenes policenes (Cramer, 1775)
• Graphium policenes telloi Hecq, 1999
• Graphium liponesco (Suffert, 1904)
• Graphium biokoensis (Gauthier, 1984)
• Graphium polistratus (Grose-Smith, 1889)
• 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 agamedes (Westwood, 1842)
• Graphium almansor escherichi (Gaede, 1915)
• Graphium ucalegon (Hewitson, 1865)
• Graphium simoni (Aurivillius, 1899)

Pieridae

Pseudopontiinae

• Pseudopontia paradoxa (Felder & Felder, 1869)

Coliadinae

• Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
• Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898)
• Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876)
• Eurema floricola leonis (Butler, 1886)
• Eurema hapale (Mabille, 1882)
• Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
• Eurema senegalensis (Boisduval, 1836)
• Colias electo manengoubensis Darge, 1968

Pierinae

• Colotis amata calais (Cramer, 1775)
• Colotis antevippe (Boisduval, 1836)
• Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829)
• Colotis celimene sudanicus (Aurivillius, 1905)
• Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829)
• Colotis daira stygia (Felder & Felder, 1865)
• Colotis danae eupompe (Klug, 1829)
• Colotis elgonensis glauningi (Schultze, 1909)
• Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836)
• Colotis halimede (Klug, 1829)
• Colotis ione (Godart, 1819)
• Colotis liagore (Klug, 1829)
• Colotis phisadia (Godart, 1819)
• Colotis protomedia (Klug, 1829)
• Colotis vesta amelia (Lucas, 1852)
• Colotis eris (Klug, 1829)
• Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823
• Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847)
• Pinacopterix eriphia tritogenia (Klug, 1829)
• Nepheronia argia (Fabricius, 1775)
• Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
• Nepheronia pharis (Boisduval, 1836)
• Nepheronia thalassina (Boisduval, 1836)
• Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, [1782])
• Leptosia hybrida Bernardi, 1952
• Leptosia marginea (Mabille, 1890)
• Leptosia medusa (Cramer, 1777)
• Leptosia nupta (Butler, 1873)
• Leptosia wigginsi pseudalcesta Bernardi, 1965

Pierini

• Appias epaphia (Cramer, [1779])
• Appias phaola (Doubleday, 1847)
• Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, [1865])
• Appias sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)
• Mylothris aburi Larsen & Collins, 2003
• Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888
• Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775)
• Mylothris eximia Hecq, 2005 (endemic)
• Mylothris flaviana Grose-Smith, 1898
• Mylothris hilara (Karsch, 1892)
• Mylothris jacksoni knutssoni Aurivillius, 1891
• Mylothris jaopura Karsch, 1893
• Mylothris knoopi Hecq, 2005 (endemic)
• Mylothris lucens Hecq, 2005 (endemic)
• Mylothris ochracea Aurivillius, 1895
• Mylothris rembina (Plötz, 1880)
• Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775)
• Mylothris rueppellii josi Larsen, 1986
• Mylothris schumanni Suffert, 1904
• Mylothris sjostedti Aurivillius, 1895
• Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895
• Mylothris primulina Butler, 1897 (endemic)
• Mylothris yulei bansoana Talbot, 1944
• Dixeia capricornus (Ward, 1871)
• Dixeia cebron (Ward, 1871)
• Dixeia doxo (Godart, 1819)
• Dixeia orbona (Geyer, [1837])
• Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
• Belenois calypso (Drury, 1773)
• Belenois creona (Cramer, [1776])
• Belenois gidica (Godart, 1819)
• Belenois hedyle (Cramer, 1777)
• Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
• Belenois subeida (Felder & Felder, 1865)
• Belenois theora (Doubleday, 1846)
• Belenois theuszi (Dewitz, 1889)
• Belenois zochalia connexiva (Joicey & Talbot, 1927)

Lycaenidae

Miletinae

Liphyrini

• Euliphyra hewitsoni Aurivillius, 1899
• Euliphyra mirifica Holland, 1890
• Euliphyra leucyania (Hewitson, 1874)
• Aslauga bella Bethune-Baker, 1913
• Aslauga camerunica Stempffer, 1969
• Aslauga ernesti (Karsch, 1895)
• Aslauga lamborni Bethune-Baker, 1914
• Aslauga marginalis Kirby, 1890
• Aslauga marshalli adamaoua Libert, 1994
• Aslauga vininga (Hewitson, 1875)

Miletini

• Megalopalpus angulosus Grünberg, 1910
• Megalopalpus metaleucus Karsch, 1893
• Megalopalpus simplex Röber, 1886
• Megalopalpus zymna (Westwood, 1851)
• Spalgis lemolea lemolea Druce, 1890
• Spalgis lemolea pilos Druce, 1890
• Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872)
• Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915
• Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996
• Lachnocnema reutlingeri Holland, 1892
• Lachnocnema luna Druce, 1910
• Lachnocnema magna Aurivillius, 1895
• Lachnocnema albimacula Libert, 1996
• Lachnocnema exiguus Holland, 1890
• Lachnocnema disrupta Talbot, 1935

Poritiinae

Liptenini

• Alaena exotica Collins & Larsen, 2005 (endemic)
• Ptelina carnuta (Hewitson, 1873)
• Pentila maculata (Kirby, 1887)
• Pentila camerunica Stempffer & Bennett, 1961
• Pentila glagoessa (Holland, 1893)
• Pentila hewitsoni hewitsoni (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1887)
• Pentila hewitsoni limbata (Holland, 1893)
• Pentila nigeriana Stempffer & Bennett, 1961 (endemic)
• Pentila occidentalium Aurivillius, 1899
• Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888
• Pentila petreia Hewitson, 1874
• Pentila picena catori Bethune-Baker, 1906
• Pentila picena cydaria (Grose-Smith, 1898)
• Pentila pseudorotha Stempffer & Bennett, 1961
• Pentila tachyroides Dewitz, 1879
• Pentila umangiana prodita Schultze, 1923
• Telipna acraea acraea (Westwood, [1851])
• Telipna acraea fervida (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890)
• Telipna rothi (Grose-Smith, 1898) (endemic)
• Telipna albofasciata Aurivillius, 1910
• Telipna cameroonensis Jackson, 1969
• Telipna rufilla (Grose-Smith, 1901) (endemic)
• Telipna sanguinea (Plötz, 1880)
• Telipna ruspinoides Schultze, 1923
• Ornipholidotos kirbyi (Aurivillius. 1895)
• Ornipholidotos maesseni Libert, 2005
• Ornipholidotos boormani Libert, 2005 (endemic)
• Ornipholidotos nigeriae Stempffer, 1964
• Ornipholidotos onitshae Stempffer, 1962
• Ornipholidotos nympha Libert, 2000
• Torbenia larseni (Stempffer, 1969)
• Torbenia wojtusiaki Libert, 2000
• Torbenia persimilis Libert, 2000
• Mimacraea charmian Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889
• Mimacraea darwinia Butler, 1872
• Mimacraea apicalis Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889
• Mimacraea maesseni Libert, 2000
• Mimacraea neurata Holland, 1895
• Mimeresia cellularis (Kirby, 1890)
• Mimeresia debora debora (Kirby, 1890)
• Mimeresia debora catori (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
• Mimeresia dinora (Kirby, 1890)
• Mimeresia drucei owerri Stempffer, 1961
• Mimeresia libentina (Hewitson, 1866)
• Liptena albicans Cator, 1904
• Liptena alluaudi Mabille, 1890
• Liptena augusta Suffert, 1904
• Liptena bassae Bethune-Baker, 1926 (endemic)
• Liptena bolivari Kheil, 1905
• Liptena catalina (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1887)
• Liptena decipiens (Kirby, 1890)
• Liptena despecta (Holland, 1890)
• Liptena eketi Bethune-Baker, 1926
• Liptena eukrinaria Bethune-Baker, 1926
• Liptena evanescens (Kirby, 1887)
• Liptena fatima (Kirby, 1890)
• Liptena ferrymani (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1891)
• Liptena flavicans oniens Talbot, 1935
• Liptena ilaro Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (endemic)
• Liptena modesta (Kirby, 1890)
• Liptena opaca (Kirby, 1890)
• Liptena orubrum (Holland, 1890)
• Liptena pearmani Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974
• Liptena priscilla Larsen, 1995 (endemic)
• Liptena rochei Stempffer, 1951
• Liptena sauberi Schultze, 1912
• Liptena septistrigata (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
• Liptena similis (Kirby, 1890)
• Liptena simplicia Möschler, 1887
• Liptena submacula Lathy, 1903
• Liptena titei Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974
• Liptena xanthostola (Holland, 1890)
• Obania subvariegata (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890)
• Obania tullia (Staudinger, 1892)
• Kakumia otlauga (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890)
• Tetrarhanis nubifera (Druce, 1910)
• Tetrarhanis ogojae (Stempffer, 1961)
• Tetrarhanis okwangwo Larsen, 1998
• Tetrarhanis onitshae (Stempffer, 1962) (endemic)
• Tetrarhanis simplex (Aurivillius, 1895)
• Tetrarhanis stempfferi (Berger, 1954)
• Tetrarhanis symplocus Clench, 1965
• Falcuna campimus (Holland, 1890)
• Falcuna gitte Bennett, 1969 (endemic)
• Falcuna libyssa (Hewitson, 1866)
• Larinopoda aspidos Druce, 1890
• Larinopoda lagyra (Hewitson, 1866)
• Larinopoda lircaea (Hewitson, 1866)
• Micropentila adelgitha (Hewitson, 1874)
• Micropentila adelgunda (Staudinger, 1892)
• Micropentila brunnea (Kirby, 1887)
• Micropentila dorothea Bethune-Baker, 1903
• Micropentila flavopunctata Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
• Micropentila fuscula (Grose-Smith, 1898)
• Micropentila nigeriana Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
• Micropentila ogojae Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
• Pseuderesia eleaza (Hewitson, 1873)
• Eresina fontainei Stempffer, 1956
• Eresina fusca (Cator, 1904)
• Eresina jacksoni Stempffer, 1961
• Eresina maesseni Stempffer, 1956
• Eresina pseudofusca Stempffer, 1961
• Eresina rougeoti Stempffer, 1956
• Eresina saundersi Stempffer, 1956
• Eresina schmitti Larsen, 2005 (endemic)
• Eresina theodori Stempffer, 1956
• Eresiomera bicolor (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890)
• Eresiomera cornesi (Stempffer, 1969) (endemic)
• Eresiomera isca isca (Hewitson, 1873)
• Eresiomera isca occidentalis Collins & Larsen, 1998
• Eresiomera nigeriana (Stempffer, 1962) (endemic)
• Citrinophila erastus (Hewitson, 1866)
• Citrinophila marginalis Kirby, 1887
• Citrinophila similis (Kirby, 1887)
• Citrinophila tenera (Kirby, 1887)
• Argyrocheila undifera Staudinger, 1892

Epitolini

• Toxochitona gerda (Kirby, 1890)
• Iridana exquisita (Grose-Smith, 1898)
• Iridana incredibilis (Staudinger, 1891)
• Iridana nigeriana Stempffer, 1964
• Iridana rougeoti Stempffer, 1964
• Teratoneura isabellae Dudgeon, 1909
• Epitola posthumus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Epitola urania Kirby, 1887
• Cerautola ceraunia (Hewitson, 1873)
• Cerautola crowleyi (Sharpe, 1890)
• Cerautola legeri Libert, 1999 (endemic)
• Cerautola miranda miranda (Staudinger, 1889)
• Cerautola miranda vidua (Talbot, 1935)
• Cerautola semibrunnea (Bethune-Baker, 1916)
• Geritola daveyi (Roche, 1954)
• Geritola frankdaveyi Libert, 1999 (endemic)
• Geritola gerina (Hewitson, 1878)
• Geritola goodii (Holland, 1890)
• Geritola virginea (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
• Stempfferia annae Libert, 1999
• Stempfferia boormani Libert, 1999 (endemic)
• Stempfferia carcina (Hewitson, 1873)
• Stempfferia cercene (Hewitson, 1873)
• Stempfferia cercenoides (Holland, 1890)
• Stempfferia congoana (Aurivillius, 1923)
• Stempfferia elissa (Grose-Smith, 1898)
• Stempfferia francisci Libert, 1999 (endemic)
• Stempfferia gordoni (Druce, 1903)
• Stempfferia ife Libert, 1999 (endemic)
• Stempfferia katherinae (Poulton, 1929) (endemic)
• Stempfferia kholifa (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
• Stempfferia marginata (Kirby, 1887)
• Stempfferia michelae michelae Libert, 1999
• Stempfferia michelae centralis Libert, 1999
• Stempfferia moyambina (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
• Stempfferia subtumescens Libert, 1999 (endemic)
• Stempfferia tumentia (Druce, 1910)
• Stempfferia uniformis (Kirby, 1887) (endemic)
• Stempfferia zelza (Hewitson, 1873)
• Cephetola cephena (Hewitson, 1873)
• Cephetola collinsi Libert & Larsen, 1999
• Cephetola mercedes (Suffert, 1904)
• Cephetola nigeriae (Jackson, 1962)
• Cephetola nigra (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
• Cephetola obscura (Hawker-Smith, 1933)
• Cephetola pinodes pinodes (Druce, 1890)
• Cephetola pinodes budduana (Talbot, 1937)
• Cephetola subcoerulea (Roche, 1954)
• Cephetola sublustris (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
• Tumerepedes flava Bethune-Baker, 1913 (endemic)
• Neaveia lamborni Druce, 1910
• Epitolina dispar (Kirby, 1887)
• Epitolina melissa (Druce, 1888)
• Epitolina collinsi Libert, 2000
• Epitolina catori Bethune-Baker, 1904
• Epitolina larseni Libert, 2000
• Hypophytala benitensis (Holland, 1890)
• Hypophytala henleyi (Kirby, 1890)
• Hypophytala hyettoides (Aurivillius, 1895)
• Hypophytala nigrescens (Jackson, 1964) (endemic)
• Hypophytala ultramarina Libert & Collins, 1999
• Phytala elais Westwood, 1851
• Aethiopana honorius honorius (Fabricius, 1793)
• Aethiopana honorius divisa (Butler, 1901)
• Hewitsonia bitjeana Bethune-Baker, 1915
• Hewitsonia beryllina Schultze, 1916
• Hewitsonia boisduvalii boisduvalii (Hewitson, 1869)
• Hewitsonia boisduvalii borealis Schultze, 1916
• Hewitsonia danane Stempffer, 1969
• Hewitsonia inexpectata Bouyer, 1997
• Hewitsonia kirbyi Dewitz, 1879
• Hewitsonia occidentalis Bouyer, 1997

Aphnaeinae

• Pseudaletis agrippina Druce, 1888
• Pseudaletis cornesi Collins & Libert, 2007 (endemic)
• Pseudaletis catori Bethune-Baker, 1926
• Pseudaletis clymenus (Druce, 1885)
• Pseudaletis zebra Holland, 1891
• Pseudaletis taeniata Libert, 2007
• Pseudaletis leonis (Staudinger, 1888)
• Pseudaletis antimachus (Staudinger, 1888)
• Lipaphnaeus aderna (Plötz, 1880)
• Lipaphnaeus leonina bitje (Druce, 1910)
• Lipaphnaeus leonina ivoirensis Stempffer, 1966
• Cigaritis avriko (Karsch, 1893)
• Cigaritis buchanani (Rothschild, 1921)
• Cigaritis crustaria (Holland, 1890)
• Cigaritis menelas (Druce, 1907)
• Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850)
• Cigaritis nilus (Hewitson, 1865)
• Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836
• Axiocerses harpax (Fabricius, 1775)
• Axiocerses callaghani Henning & Henning, 1996
• Axiocerses amanga borealis Aurivillius, 1905
• Aphnaeus argyrocyclus Holland, 1890
• Aphnaeus asterius Plötz, 1880
• Aphnaeus brahami Lathy, 1903
• Aphnaeus orcas (Drury, 1782)

Theclinae

• Myrina silenus (Fabricius, 1775)
• Myrina subornata Lathy, 1903
• Oxylides albata (Aurivillius, 1895)
• Oxylides faunus faunus (Drury, 1773)
• Oxylides faunus camerunica Libert, 2004
• Syrmoptera amasa (Hewitson, 1869)
• Syrmoptera bonifacei Stempffer, 1961
• Dapidodigma demeter Clench, 1961
• Dapidodigma hymen (Fabricius, 1775)
• Hypolycaena anara Larsen, 1986
• Hypolycaena antifaunus (Westwood, 1851)
• Hypolycaena coerulea Aurivillius, 1895
• Hypolycaena dubia Aurivillius, 1895
• Hypolycaena hatita Hewitson, 1865
• Hypolycaena kadiskos Druce, 1890
• Hypolycaena kakumi Larsen, 1997
• Hypolycaena lebona (Hewitson, 1865)
• Hypolycaena liara Druce, 1890
• Hypolycaena nigra Bethune-Baker, 1914
• Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Hypolycaena scintillans Stempffer, 1957
• Iolaus eurisus (Cramer, 1779)
• Iolaus aethria Karsch, 1893
• Iolaus agnes Aurivillius, 1898
• Iolaus alienus bicaudatus Aurivillius, 1905
• Iolaus aurivillii Röber, 1900
• Iolaus bellina (Plötz, 1880)
• Iolaus coelestis Bethune-Baker, 1926
• Iolaus creta Hewitson, 1878
• Iolaus cytaeis Hewitson, 1875
• Iolaus farquharsoni (Bethune-Baker, 1922)
• Iolaus adorabilis Collins & Larsen, 2008
• Iolaus fontainei (Stempffer, 1956)
• Iolaus frater kumboae (Bethune-Baker, 1926)
• Iolaus gemmarius (Druce, 1910)
• Iolaus iasis Hewitson, 1865
• Iolaus laon Hewitson, 1878
• Iolaus longicauda (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
• Iolaus maesa (Hewitson, 1862)
• Iolaus neavei (Druce, 1910)
• Iolaus normani (Larsen, 1986)
• Iolaus pollux Aurivillius, 1895
• Iolaus sappirus (Druce, 1902)
• Iolaus scintillans Aurivillius, 1905
• Iolaus sciophilus (Schultze, 1916)
• Iolaus sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905
• Iolaus menas Druce, 1890
• Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869
• Iolaus parasilanus maesseni (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
• Iolaus ismenias (Klug, 1834)
• Iolaus newporti Larsen, 1994 (endemic)
• Iolaus alcibiades Kirby, 1871
• Iolaus paneperata Druce, 1890
• Iolaus lukabas Druce, 1890
• Iolaus calisto (Westwood, 1851)
• Iolaus laonides Aurivillius, 1898
• Iolaus poecilaon (Riley, 1928)
• Iolaus ofere Collins & Larsen,2008
• Iolaus timon (Fabricius, 1787)
• Iolaus catori Bethune-Baker, 1904
• Stugeta marmoreus (Butler, 1866)
• Pilodeudorix mimeta mimeta (Karsch, 1895)
• Pilodeudorix mimeta oreas Libert, 2004
• Pilodeudorix ula (Karsch, 1895)
• Pilodeudorix virgata (Druce, 1891)
• Pilodeudorix anetia (Hulstaert, 1924)
• Pilodeudorix angelita schultzei (Aurivillius, 1907)
• Pilodeudorix aruma aruma (Hewitson, 1873)
• Pilodeudorix aruma nigeriana Libert, 2004
• Pilodeudorix catori (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
• Pilodeudorix infuscata (Stempffer, 1964)
• Pilodeudorix leonina dimitris (d'Abrera, 1980)
• Pilodeudorix mera (Hewitson, 1873
• Pilodeudorix otraeda genuba (Hewitson, 1875)
• Pilodeudorix caerulea (Druce, 1890)
• Pilodeudorix camerona (Plötz, 1880)
• Pilodeudorix congoana (Aurivillius, 1923)
• Pilodeudorix diyllus (Hewitson, 1878)
• Pilodeudorix zela (Hewitson, 1869)
• Pilodeudorix aucta (Karsch, 1895)
• Pilodeudorix hugoi Libert, 2004
• Pilodeudorix catalla (Karsch, 1895)
• Pilodeudorix deritas (Hewitson, 1874)
• Pilodeudorix pseudoderitas (Stempffer, 1964)
• Pilodeudorix violetta (Aurivillius, 1897)
• Paradeudorix boormani (Larsen, 1996) (endemic)
• Paradeudorix cobaltina (Stempffer, 1964)
• Paradeudorix eleala eleala (Hewitson, 1865)
• Paradeudorix eleala viridis (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 antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
• Deudorix caliginosa Lathy, 1903
• Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
• Deudorix dinomenes diomedes Jackson, 1966
• Deudorix galathea (Swainson, 1821)
• Deudorix lorisona (Hewitson, 1862)
• Deudorix odana Druce, 1887
• Capys stuarti Collins & Larsen, 2000 (endemic)

Polyommatinae

Lycaenesthini

• Anthene afra (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
• Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
• Anthene crawshayi (Butler, 1899)
• Anthene definita (Butler, 1899)
• Anthene emkopoti Larsen & Collins, 1998
• Anthene flavomaculatus (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893)
• Anthene irumu (Stempffer, 1948)
• Anthene juba (Fabricius, 1787)
• 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 lunulata (Trimen, 1894)
• Anthene lychnides (Hewitson, 1878)
• Anthene lysicles (Hewitson, 1874)
• Anthene mahota (Grose-Smith, 1887)
• Anthene kikuyu (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
• Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876)
• Anthene rubricinctus (Holland, 1891)
• Anthene scintillula scintillula (Holland, 1891)
• Anthene scintillula aurea (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
• Anthene sylvanus (Drury, 1773)
• Anthene versatilis bitje (Druce, 1910)
• Anthene lamprocles (Hewitson, 1878)
• Anthene lyzanius (Hewitson, 1874)
• Anthene chryseostictus (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
• Anthene fulvus Stempffer, 1962
• Anthene lusones (Hewitson, 1874)
• Anthene staudingeri (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894)
• Anthene africana (Bethune-Baker, 1926)
• Anthene coerulea (Aurivillius, 1895)
• Anthene fasciatus (Aurivillius, 1895)
• Anthene hades (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
• Anthene inconspicua (Druce, 1910)
• Anthene lacides (Hewitson, 1874)
• Anthene lamias (Hewitson, 1878)
• Anthene lucretilis (Hewitson, 1874)
• Anthene marshalli (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
• Anthene nigeriae (Aurivillius, 1905)
• Anthene obscura (Druce, 1910)
• Anthene phoenicis (Karsch, 1893)
• Anthene rufoplagata (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
• Cupidesthes arescopa Bethune-Baker, 1910
• Cupidesthes leonina (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
• Cupidesthes lithas (Druce, 1890)
• Cupidesthes mimetica (Druce, 1910)
• Cupidesthes paralithas Bethune-Baker, 1926
• Cupidesthes robusta Aurivillius, 1895

Polyommatini

• Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, [1824])
• Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932
• Pseudonacaduba aethiops (Mabille, 1877)
• Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857)
• Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Uranothauma antinorii bamendanus Libert, 1993
• Uranothauma falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879)
• Uranothauma frederikkae Libert, 1993
• Uranothauma heritsia (Hewitson, 1876)
• Uranothauma nubifer (Trimen, 1895)
• Phlyaria cyara cyara (Hewitson, 1876)
• Phlyaria cyara stactalla Karsch, 1895
• Cacyreus audeoudi Stempffer, 1936
• Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782)
• Cacyreus virilis Stempffer, 1936
• Leptotes babaulti (Stempffer, 1935)
• Leptotes brevidentatus (Tite, 1958)
• Leptotes jeanneli (Stempffer, 1935)
• Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Leptotes pulchra (Murray, 1874)
• Tuxentius carana carana (Hewitson, 1876)
• Tuxentius carana kontu (Karsch, 1893)
• Tuxentius cretosus nodieri (Oberthür, 1883)
• Tuxentius margaritaceus (Sharpe, 1892)
• Tarucus kiki Larsen, 1976
• Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948
• Tarucus rosacea (Austaut, 1885)
• Tarucus theophrastus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1942
• Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
• Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877)
• Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883)
• Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
• Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
• Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880)
• Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857)
• Azanus natalensis (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
• Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, 1782)
• Azanus isis (Drury, 1773)
• Eicochrysops dudgeoni Riley, 1929
• Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793)
• Euchrysops alberta (Butler, 1901)
• Euchrysops albistriata greenwoodi d'Abrera, 1980
• Euchrysops banyo Libert, 2001
• Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
• Euchrysops nilotica (Aurivillius, 1904)
• Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855)
• Euchrysops reducta Hulstaert, 1924
• Euchrysops sagba Libert, 1993
• Euchrysops sahelianus Libert, 2001
• Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923
• Thermoniphas alberici (Dufrane, 1945)
• Thermoniphas fumosa Stempffer, 1952
• Thermoniphas micylus (Cramer, 1780)
• Thermoniphas togara (Plötz, 1880)
• Oboronia guessfeldti (Dewitz, 1879)
• Oboronia ornata (Mabille, 1890)
• Oboronia pseudopunctatus (Strand, 1912)
• Oboronia punctatus (Dewitz, 1879)
• Chilades eleusis (Demaison, 1888)
• Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
• Lepidochrysops dunni Larsen & Collins, 2003 (endemic)
• Lepidochrysops parsimon (Fabricius, 1775)
• Lepidochrysops polydialecta (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
• Lepidochrysops quassi (Karsh, 1895)
• Lepidochrysops ringa Tite, 1959
• Lepidochrysops vera Tite, 1961 (endemic)
• Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Collins, 2001

Riodinidae

Nemeobiinae

• Abisara tantalus caerulea Carpenter & Jackson, 1950
• Abisara intermedia Aurivillius, 1895
• Abisara talantus Aurivillius, 1891
• Abisara rutherfordii Hewitson, 1874
• Abisara gerontes (Fabricius, 1781)
• Abisara rogersi Druce, 1878
• Abisara cameroonensis Callaghan, 2003
• Abisara neavei latifasciata Riley, 1932

Nymphalidae

Libytheinae

• Libythea labdaca Westwood, 1851

Danainae

Danaini

• Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777)
• Tirumala formosa morgeni (Honrath, 1892)
• Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847)
• Amauris niavius (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Amauris tartarea Mabille, 1876
• Amauris crawshayi camerunica Joicey & Talbot, 1925
• Amauris damocles (Fabricius, 1793)
• Amauris echeria occidentalis Schmidt, 1921
• Amauris hecate (Butler, 1866)
• Amauris vashti (Butler, 1869)

Satyrinae

Elymniini

• Elymniopsis bammakoo (Westwood, [1851])

Melanitini

• Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849
• Gnophodes chelys (Fabricius, 1793)
• Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Melanitis libya Distant, 1882
• Aphysoneura scapulifascia occidentalis Joicey & Talbot, 1924

Satyrini

• Bicyclus analis (Aurivillius, 1895)
• Bicyclus angulosa (Butler, 1868)
• Bicyclus anisops (Karsch, 1892)
• Bicyclus auricruda fulgidus Fox, 1963
• Bicyclus buea (Strand, 1912)
• Bicyclus campus (Karsch, 1893)
• Bicyclus dorothea (Cramer, 1779)
• Bicyclus ephorus Weymer, 1892
• Bicyclus evadne elionias (Hewitson, 1866)
• Bicyclus golo (Aurivillius, 1893)
• Bicyclus graueri choveti Libert, 1996
• Bicyclus hewitsoni (Doumet, 1861)
• Bicyclus hyperanthus (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
• Bicyclus iccius (Hewitson, 1865)
• Bicyclus ignobilis ignobilis (Butler, 1870)
• Bicyclus ignobilis eurini Condamin & Fox, 1963
• Bicyclus istaris (Plötz, 1880)
• Bicyclus italus (Hewitson, 1865)
• Bicyclus madetes (Hewitson, 1874)
• Bicyclus mandanes Hewitson, 1873
• Bicyclus medontias (Hewitson, 1873)
• Bicyclus milyas (Hewitson, 1864)
• Bicyclus nobilis (Aurivillius, 1893)
• Bicyclus pavonis (Butler, 1876)
• Bicyclus procora (Karsch, 1893)
• Bicyclus rhacotis (Hewitson, 1866)
• Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850)
• Bicyclus sambulos (Hewitson, 1877)
• Bicyclus martius sanaos (Hewitson, 1866)
• Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
• Bicyclus sangmelinae Condamin, 1963
• Bicyclus saussurei camerunia (Strand, 1914)
• Bicyclus sciathis (Hewitson, 1866)
• Bicyclus smithi (Aurivillius, 1899)
• Bicyclus sophrosyne (Plötz, 1880)
• Bicyclus sweadneri Fox, 1963
• Bicyclus sylvicolus Condamin, 1965
• Bicyclus taenias (Hewitson, 1877)
• Bicyclus technatis (Hewitson, 1877)
• Bicyclus trilophus jacksoni Condamin, 1961
• Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868)
• Bicyclus xeneas xeneas (Hewitson, 1866)
• Bicyclus xeneas occidentalis Condamin, 1965
• Bicyclus xeneoides Condamin, 1961
• Hallelesis asochis (Hewitson, 1866)
• Heteropsis peitho (Plötz, 1880)
• Ypthima albida occidentalis Bartel, 1905
• Ypthima antennata cornesi Kielland, 1982
• Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)
• Ypthima condamini nigeriae Kielland, 1982
• Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880
• Ypthima impura Elwes & Edwards, 1893
• Ypthima pulchra Overlaet, 1954
• Ypthima pupillaris Butler, 1888
• Ypthima vuattouxi Kielland, 1982
• Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)

Charaxinae

Charaxini

• Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
• Charaxes fulvescens fulvescens (Aurivillius, 1891)
• Charaxes fulvescens senegala van Someren, 1975
• Charaxes obudoensis van Someren, 1969
• Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824)
• Charaxes protoclea protoclea Feisthamel, 1850
• Charaxes protoclea protonothodes van Someren, 1971
• Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850
• Charaxes cynthia cynthia Butler, 1866
• Charaxes cynthia kinduana Le Cerf, 1923
• Charaxes lucretius lucretius Cramer, [1775]
• Charaxes lucretius intermedius van Someren, 1971
• Charaxes lactetinctus Karsch, 1892
• Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926
• Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850
• Charaxes legeri Plantrou, 1978
• Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775)
• Charaxes brutus brutus (Cramer, 1779)
• Charaxes brutus angustus Rothschild, 1900
• Charaxes pollux (Cramer, 1775)
• Charaxes tectonis Jordan, 1937
• Charaxes eudoxus eudoxus (Drury, 1782)
• Charaxes eudoxus boersmana Plantrou, 1980
• Charaxes eudoxus mechowi Rothschild, 1900
• Charaxes numenes numenes (Hewitson, 1859)
• Charaxes numenes aequatorialis van Someren, 1972
• Charaxes tiridates tiridates (Cramer, 1777)
• Charaxes tiridates tiridatinus Röber, 1936
• Charaxes bipunctatus Rothschild, 1894
• Charaxes smaragdalis Butler, 1866
• Charaxes imperialis albipuncta Joicey & Talbot, 1920
• Charaxes ameliae ameliae Doumet, 1861
• Charaxes ameliae doumeti Henning, 1989
• Charaxes pythodoris knoopae Plantrou, 1982
• Charaxes pythodoris occidens van Someren, 1963
• Charaxes hadrianus Ward, 1871
• Charaxes lecerfi Lathy, 192
• Charaxes nobilis nobilis Druce, 1873
• Charaxes nobilis claudei le Moult, 1933
• Charaxes superbus Schultze, 1909
• Charaxes zingha (Stoll, 1780)
• Charaxes etesipe (Godart, 1824)
• Charaxes achaemenes monticola van Someren, 1970
• Charaxes eupale eupale (Drury, 1782)
• Charaxes eupale latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921
• Charaxes subornatus subornatus Schultze, 1916
• Charaxes subornatus couilloudi Plantrou, 1976
• Charaxes anticlea anticlea (Drury, 1782)
• Charaxes anticlea proadusta van Someren, 1971
• Charaxes hildebrandti hildebrandti (Dewitz, 1879)
• Charaxes hildebrandti gillesi Plantrou, 1973
• Charaxes virilis van Someren & Jackson, 1952
• Charaxes chevroti Collins & Larsen, 2005 (endemic)
• Charaxes catachrous van Someren & Jackson, 1952
• Charaxes etheocles etheocles (Cramer, 1777)
• Charaxes etheocles ochracea van Someren & Jackson, 1957
• Charaxes bocqueti oubanguiensis , 1975
• Charaxes viola viola Butler, 1866
• Charaxes viola picta van Someren & Jackson, 1952
• Charaxes northcotti Rothschild, 1899
• Charaxes pleione pleione (Godart, 1824)
• Charaxes pleione congoensis Plantrou, 1989
• Charaxes paphianus paphianus Ward, 1871
• Charaxes paphianus falcata (Butler, 1872)
• Charaxes nichetes nichetes Grose-Smith, 1883
• Charaxes nichetes bouchei Plantrou, 1974
• Charaxes nichetes leopardinus Plantrou, 1974
• Charaxes lycurgus lycurgus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Charaxes lycurgus bernardiana Plantrou, 1978
• Charaxes zelica zelica Butler, 1869
• Charaxes zelica rougeoti Plantrou, 1978
• Charaxes porthos porthos Grose-Smith, 1883
• Charaxes porthos gallayi van Someren, 1968
• Charaxes doubledayi Aurivillius, 1899
• Charaxes mycerina mycerina (Godart, 1824)
• Charaxes mycerina nausicaa Staudinger, 1891

Euxanthini

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

Pallini

• Palla publius Staudinger, 1892
• Palla ussheri (Butler, 1870)
• Palla decius (Cramer, 1777)
• Palla violinitens violinitens (Crowley, 1890)
• Palla violinitens coniger (Butler, 1896)

Apaturinae

• Apaturopsis cleochares (Hewitson, 1873)

Nymphalinae

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

Nymphalini

• Antanartia delius (Drury, 1782)
• Vanessa dimorphica mortoni (Howarth, 1966)
• Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Junonia chorimene (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
• Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870
• Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
• Junonia sophia (Fabricius, 1793)
• Junonia stygia (Aurivillius, 1894)
• Junonia gregorii Butler, 1896
• Junonia terea (Drury, 1773)
• Junonia westermanni Westwood, 1870
• Junonia cymodoce (Cramer, 1777)
• Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793)
• Protogoniomorpha anacardii (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
• Protogoniomorpha temora (Felder & Felder, 1867)
• Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850)
• Precis ceryne ceruana Rothschild & Jordan, 190
• Precis coelestina Dewitz, 1879
• Precis frobeniusi Strand, 1909
• Precis milonia Felder & Felder, 1867
• Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777)
• Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775)
• Precis rauana silvicola Schultz, 1916
• Precis sinuata Plötz, 1880
• Hypolimnas anthedon (Doubleday, 1845)
• Hypolimnas chapmani (Hewitson, 1873)
• Hypolimnas dinarcha (Hewitson, 1865)
• Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Hypolimnas monteironis (Druce, 1874)
• Hypolimnas salmacis (Drury, 1773)
• Catacroptera cloanthe ligata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Cyrestinae

Cyrestini

• Cyrestis camillus (Fabricius, 1781)

Biblidinae

Biblidini

• Byblia anvatara crameri Aurivillius, 1894
• Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)
• Mesoxantha ethosea ethoseoides Rebel, 1914
• Ariadne actisanes (Hewitson, 1875)
• Ariadne albifascia (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
• Ariadne enotrea (Cramer, 1779)
• Ariadne pagenstecheri (Suffert, 1904)
• Neptidopsis ophione (Cramer, 1777)
• Eurytela alinda Mabille, 1893
• Eurytela dryope (Cramer, [1775])
• Eurytela hiarbas (Drury, 1782)

Epicaliini

• Sevenia amulia (Cramer, 1777)
• Sevenia boisduvali omissa (Rothschild, 1918)
• Sevenia garega (Karsch, 1892)
• Sevenia occidentalium (Mabille, 1876)
• Sevenia pechueli sangbae (Hecq & Peeters, 1992)
• Sevenia umbrina (Karsch, 1892)

Limenitinae

Limenitidini

• Harma theobene theobene Doubleday, 1848
• Harma theobene superna (Fox, 1968)
• Cymothoe althea bobi Collins & Larsen, 2000
• Cymothoe anitorgis (Hewitson, 1874)
• Cymothoe aramis (Hewitson, 1865)
• Cymothoe beckeri (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1858)
• Cymothoe caenis (Drury, 1773)
• Cymothoe capella (Ward, 1871)
• Cymothoe coccinata (Hewitson, 1874)
• Cymothoe consanguis Aurivillius, 1896
• Cymothoe egesta (Cramer, 1775)
• Cymothoe confusa Aurivillius, 1887
• Cymothoe euthalioides euthalioides Kirby, 1889
• Cymothoe euthalioides albomarginata Neustetter, 1921
• Cymothoe excelsa Neustetter, 1912
• Cymothoe fumana balluca Fox & Howarth, 1968
• Cymothoe haimodia (Grose-Smith, 1887)
• Cymothoe harmilla (Hewitson, 1874)
• Cymothoe heliada (Hewitson, 1874)
• Cymothoe herminia (Grose-Smith, 1887)
• Cymothoe hesiodina Schultze, 1908
• Cymothoe hesiodotus nigeriensis Overlaet, 1952
• Cymothoe hyarbita (Hewitson, 1866)
• Cymothoe hypatha hypatha (Hewitson, 1866)
• Cymothoe hypatha okomu Hecq & Larsen, 1997
• Cymothoe indamora (Hewitson, 1866)
• Cymothoe jodutta ciceronis (Ward, 1871)
• Cymothoe lucasii binotorum Darge, 1985
• Cymothoe lurida hesione Weymer, 1907
• Cymothoe oemilius (Doumet, 1859)
• Cymothoe ogova (Plötz, 1880)
• Cymothoe orphnina suavis Schultze, 1913
• Cymothoe preussi Staudinger, 1890
• Cymothoe reinholdi (Plötz, 1880)
• Cymothoe sangaris (Godart, 1824)
• Cymothoe weymeri Suffert, 1904
• Cymothoe zenkeri Richelmann, 1913
• Pseudoneptis bugandensis ianthe Hemming, 1964
• Pseudacraea annakae Knoop, 1988
• 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 (Cramer, [1775])
• Pseudacraea semire (Cramer, 1779)
• Pseudacraea warburgi Aurivillius, 1892

Neptidini

• Neptis agouale Pierre-Baltus, 1978
• Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955
• Neptis biafra Ward, 1871
• Neptis camarensis Schultze, 1920
• Neptis carlsbergi Collins & Larsen, 2005 (endemic)
• Neptis claude Collins & Larsen, 2005
• Neptis conspicua Neave, 1904
• Neptis constantiae kaumba Condamin, 1966
• Neptis loma Condamin, 1971
• Neptis continuata Holland, 1892
• Neptis jamesoni Godman & Salvin, 1890
• Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955
• Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955
• Neptis liberti Pierre & Pierre-Baltus, 1998
• Neptis melicerta (Drury, 1773)
• Neptis metanira Holland, 1892
• Neptis metella (Doubleday, 1848)
• Neptis mixophyes Holland, 1892
• Neptis morosa Overlaet, 1955
• Neptis nebrodes Hewitson, 1874
• Neptis nemetes Hewitson, 1868
• Neptis nicobule Holland, 1892
• Neptis nicomedes Hewitson, 1874
• Neptis quintilla Mabille, 1890
• Neptis nicoteles Hewitson, 1874
• Neptis nysiades Hewitson, 1868
• Neptis occidentalis batesii Hall, 1930
• Neptis ochracea mildbraedi Gaede, 1915
• Neptis paula Staudinger, 1896
• Neptis puella Aurivillius, 1894
• Neptis saclava marpessa Hopffer, 1855
• 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 crithea (Drury, 1773)
• Catuna oberthueri Karsch, 1894
• Euryphura chalcis (Felder & Felder, 1860)
• Euryphura isuka Stoneham, 1935
• Euryphura plautilla (Hewitson, 1865)
• Euryphura porphyrion (Ward, 1871)
• Euryphura togoensis Suffert, 1904
• Euryphurana nobilis (Staudinger, 1891)
• Harmilla elegans Aurivillius, 1892
• Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)
• Pseudargynnis hegemone (Godart, 1819)
• Aterica galene (Brown, 1776)
• Cynandra opis (Drury, 1773)
• Euriphene anaxibia Hecq, 1997
• Euriphene abasa (Hewitson, 1866)
• Euriphene amicia (Hewitson, 1871)
• Euriphene ampedusa (Hewitson, 1866)
• Euriphene aridatha (Hewitson, 1866)
• Euriphene atossa (Hewitson, 1865)
• Euriphene atropurpurea (Aurivillius, 1894)
• Euriphene atrovirens (Mabille, 1878)
• Euriphene barombina (Aurivillius, 1894)
• Euriphene coerulea Boisduval, 1847
• Euriphene duseni legeriana Hecq, 1987
• Euriphene ernestibaumanni (Karsch, 1895)
• Euriphene gambiae gabonica Bernardi, 1966
• Euriphene glaucopis (Gaede, 1916)
• Euriphene goniogramma (Karsch, 1894)
• Euriphene grosesmithi (Staudinger, 1891)
• Euriphene incerta (Aurivillius, 1912)
• Euriphene karschi (Aurivillius, 1894)
• Euriphene kiki Bernardi & Larsen, 1980 (endemic)
• Euriphene milnei (Hewitson, 1865)
• Euriphene mundula (Grünberg, 1910)
• Euriphene obani Wojtusiak & Knoop, 1994
• Euriphene obtusangula (Aurivillius, 1912)
• Euriphene pavo (Howarth, 1959)
• Euriphene plagiata (Aurivillius, 1897)
• Euriphene bernaudi Hecq, 1994
• Euriphene tadema (Hewitson, 1866)
• Euriphene doriclea (Drury, 1782)
• Euriphene lysandra (Stoll, 1790)
• Euriphene paralysandra d'Abrera, 2004 (endemic)
• Bebearia denticula Hecq, 2000 (endemic)
• Bebearia lucayensis Hecq, 1996
• Bebearia tentyris (Hewitson, 1866)
• Bebearia carshena (Hewitson, 1871)
• Bebearia absolon (Fabricius, 1793)
• Bebearia micans (Aurivillius, 1899)
• Bebearia zonara (Butler, 1871)
• Bebearia mandinga (Felder & Felder, 1860)
• Bebearia oxione (Hewitson, 1866)
• Bebearia abesa (Hewitson, 1869)
• Bebearia barce maculata (Aurivillius, 1912)
• Bebearia comus (Ward, 1871)
• Bebearia mardania (Fabricius, 1793)
• Bebearia cocalioides hecqi Holmes, 2001
• Bebearia guineensis (Felder & Felder, 1867)
• Bebearia cocalia continentalis Hecq, 1988
• Bebearia cocalia katera (van Someren, 1939)
• Bebearia paludicola Holmes, 2001
• Bebearia sophus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Bebearia staudingeri okomu Collins & Larsen, 2008
• Bebearia plistonax (Hewitson, 1874)
• Bebearia elpinice (Hewitson, 1869)
• Bebearia occitana Hecq, 1989
• Bebearia phranza (Hewitson, 1865)
• Bebearia laetitia (Plötz, 1880)
• Bebearia flaminia flaminia (Staudinger, 1891)
• Bebearia flaminia leventisi Hecq & Larsen, 1997
• Bebearia maximiana (Staudinger, 1891)
• Bebearia omo Larsen & Warren, 2005
• Bebearia nivaria (Ward, 1871)
• Bebearia phantasia (Hewitson, 1865)
• Bebearia phantasina (Staudinger, 1891)
• Bebearia phantasiella (Staudinger, 1891)
• Bebearia demetra (Godart, 1824)
• Bebearia maledicta (Strand, 1912)
• Bebearia tessmanni innocuoides Hecq, 2000
• Bebearia cutteri (Hewitson, 1865)
• Bebearia innocua (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889)
• Bebearia eliensis scrutata Hecq, 1989
• Bebearia barombina (Staudinger, 1896)
• Bebearia octogramma (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889)
• Bebearia fontaineana vinula Hecq, 1987
• Euphaedra luperca (Hewitson, 1864)
• Euphaedra fucora Hecq, 1979
• Euphaedra imperialis gabonica Rothschild, 1918
• Euphaedra imperialis hecqui Darge, 1974
• Euphaedra medon (Linnaeus, 1763)
• Euphaedra athena Hecq & Joly, 2003 (endemic)
• Euphaedra extensa Hecq, 1981
• Euphaedra zaddachii elephantina Staudinger, 1891
• Euphaedra xypete (Hewitson, 1865)
• Euphaedra hewitsoni sumptuosa Hecq, 1974
• Euphaedra acuta Hecq, 1977
• Euphaedra diffusa diffusa Gaede, 1916
• Euphaedra diffusa albocoerulea Hecq, 1976
• Euphaedra mirabilis Hecq, 1980
• Euphaedra crossei Sharpe, 1902
• Euphaedra imitans Holland, 1893
• Euphaedra cyparissa aurata Carpenter, 1895
• Euphaedra sarcoptera (Butler, 1871)
• Euphaedra themis (Hübner, 1807)
• Euphaedra permixtum diva Hecq, 1982
• Euphaedra aureola nitens Hecq, 1997
• Euphaedra exerrata Hecq, 1982
• Euphaedra janetta (Butler, 1871)
• Euphaedra splendens Hecq, 1992
• Euphaedra justicia Staudinger, 1886
• Euphaedra adonina (Hewitson, 1865)
• Euphaedra controversa Hecq, 1997
• Euphaedra ceres lutescens Hecq, 1979
• Euphaedra phaethusa (Butler, 1866)
• Euphaedra viridicaerulea Bartel, 1905
• Euphaedra ravola (Hewitson, 1866)
• Euphaedra margaritifera Schultze, 1920
• Euphaedra preussiana protea Hecq, 1983
• Euphaedra rezia (Hewitson, 1866)
• Euphaedra proserpina Hecq, 1983
• Euphaedra nigrocilia Lathy, 1903 (endemic)
• Euphaedra wojtusiaki Hecq, 1993 (endemic)
• Euphaedra luteolucens Hecq, 1995 (endemic)
• Euphaedra knoopiana Hecq, 1995 (endemic)
• Euphaedra dargeana Hecq, 1980
• Euphaedra demeter Hecq, 1983
• Euphaedra velutina Hecq, 1997
• Euphaedra densamacula Hecq, 1997
• Euphaedra compacta Hecq, 1997
• Euphaedra vicina longiqua Hecq, 1984
• Euphaedra eleus (Drury, 1782)
• Euphaedra simplex Hecq, 1978
• Euphaedra ferruginea Staudinger, 1886
• Euphaedra semipreussiana Hecq, 1993
• Euphaedra castanoides gashaka Hecq, 1996
• Euphaedra edwardsii (van der Hoeven, 1845)
• Euphaedra ruspina (Hewitson, 1865)
• Euphaedra harpalyce harpalyce (Cramer, 1777)
• Euphaedra harpalyce evanescens Hecq, 1995
• Euphaedra losinga losinga (Hewitson, 1864)
• Euphaedra losinga wardi (Druce, 1874)
• Euphaedra losinga knoopi Hecq, 1988
• Euphaedra viridirupta Hecq, 2007
• Euphaedra larseni Hecq, 2005 (endemic)
• Euphaedra mambili Hecq, 2001
• Euptera amieti Collins & Libert, 1998
• Euptera crowleyi (Kirby, 1889)
• Euptera elabontas (Hewitson, 1871)
• Euptera hirundo Staudinger, 1891
• Euptera knoopi Libert & Chovet, 1998 (endemic)
• Euptera mimetica Collins & Amiet, 1998
• Euptera neptunus Joicey & Talbot, 1924
• Euptera nigeriensis Chovet, 1998 (endemic)
• Euptera pluto (Ward, 1873)
• Euptera zowa Fox, 1965
• Pseudathyma callina (Grose-Smith, 1898)
• Pseudathyma falcata Jackson, 1969
• Pseudathyma legeri Larsen & Boorman, 1995 (endemic)
• Pseudathyma martini Collins, 2002
• Pseudathyma plutonica sibyllina (Staudinger, 1890)

Heliconiinae

Acraeini

• Acraea kraka Aurivillius, 1893
• Acraea admatha Hewitson, 1865
• Acraea camaena (Drury, 1773)
• Acraea endoscota Le Doux, 1928
• Acraea eugenia Karsch, 1893
• Acraea leucographa Ribbe, 1889
• Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
• Acraea quirina (Fabricius, 1781)
• Acraea zetes (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Acraea abdera abdera Hewitson, 1852
• Acraea abdera eginopsis Aurivillius, 1899
• Acraea cepheus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775)
• Acraea caecilia (Fabricius, 1781)
• Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
• Acraea rogersi Hewitson, 1873
• Acraea sykesi Sharpe, 1902
• Acraea alcinoe Felder & Felder, 1865
• Acraea consanguinea (Aurivillius, 1893)
• Acraea elongata (Butler, 1874)
• Acraea epaea (Cramer, 1779)
• Acraea epiprotea (Butler, 1874)
• Acraea excisa (Butler, 1874)
• Acraea obliqua (Aurivillius, 1913)
• Acraea tellus (Aurivillius, 1893)
• Acraea umbra (Drury, 1782)
• Acraea vestalis Felder & Felder, 1865
• Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
• Acraea actinotina (Lathy, 1903) (endemic)
• Acraea alciope Hewitson, 1852
• Acraea pseudepaea Dudgeon, 1909
• Acraea aurivillii Staudinger, 1896
• Acraea bonasia (Fabricius, 1775)
• Acraea circeis (Drury, 1782)
• Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
• Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
• Acraea iturina Grose-Smith, 1890
• Acraea jodutta (Fabricius, 1793)
• Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
• Acraea oberthueri Butler, 1895
• Acraea orestia Hewitson, 1874
• Acraea peneleos Ward, 1871
• Acraea polis Pierre, 1999
• Acraea pharsalus Ward, 1871
• Acraea karschi Aurivillius, 1899
• Acraea uvui balina Karsch, 1892
• Acraea vesperalis Grose-Smith, 1890
• Acraea viviana Staudinger, 1896
• Acraea kaduna Pierre, 1993 (endemic)
• Acraea alticola Schultze, 1923
• Acraea oreas oboti Collins & Larsen, 2000
• Acraea orina Hewitson, 1874
• Acraea parrhasia parrhasia (Fabricius, 1793)
• Acraea parrhasia servona Godart, 1819
• Acraea penelope Staudinger, 1896
• Acraea translucida Eltringham, 1912
• Acraea perenna Doubleday, 1847

Argynnini

• Issoria baumanni excelsior (Butler, 1896)

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 dimidia (Holland, 1896)
• Loxolexis hollandi (Druce, 1909)
• Loxolexis holocausta (Mabille, 1891)
• Katreus johnstoni (Butler, 1888)
• Celaenorrhinus bettoni Butler, 1902
• Celaenorrhinus boadicea (Hewitson, 1877)
• Celaenorrhinus chrysoglossa (Mabille, 1891)
• Celaenorrhinus galenus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Celaenorrhinus illustris (Mabille, 1891)
• Celaenorrhinus meditrina (Hewitson, 1877)
• Celaenorrhinus ovalis Evans, 1937
• Celaenorrhinus perlustris mona Evans, 1937
• Celaenorrhinus plagiatus Berger, 1976
• Celaenorrhinus pooanus Aurivillius, 1910
• Celaenorrhinus proxima maesseni Berger, 1976
• Celaenorrhinus rutilans (Mabille, 1877)
• Eretis lugens (Rogenhofer, 1891)
• Eretis melania Mabille, 1891
• Eretis plistonicus (Plötz, 1879)
• Sarangesa bouvieri (Mabille, 1877)
• Sarangesa brigida (Plötz, 1879)
• Sarangesa laelius (Mabille, 1877)
• Sarangesa majorella (Mabille, 1891)
• Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870)
• Sarangesa tertullianus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Sarangesa thecla (Plötz, 1879)

Tagiadini

• Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)
• Eagris decastigma decastigma Mabille, 1891
• Eagris decastigma fuscosa (Holland, 1893)
• Eagris denuba (Plötz, 1879)
• Eagris hereus quaterna (Mabille, 1890)
• Eagris subalbida (Holland, 1893)
• Eagris tetrastigma tetrastigma (Mabille, 1891)
• Eagris tetrastigma subolivescens (Holland, 1892)
• Eagris tigris liberti Collins & Larsen, 2005
• Calleagris lacteus lacteus (Mabille, 1877)
• Calleagris lacteus dannatti (Ehrmann, 1893)
• Calleagris landbecki (Druce, 1910)
• Procampta rara Holland, 1892
• Caprona adelica Karsch, 1892
• Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857
• Netrobalane canopus (Trimen, 1864)
• Abantis bismarcki Karsch, 1892
• Abantis elegantula (Mabille, 1890)
• Abantis leucogaster (Mabille, 1890)
• Abantis lucretia Druce, 1909
• Abantis nigeriana Butler, 1901
• Abantis paradisea (Butler, 1870)
• Abantis pseudonigeriana Usher, 1984
• Abantis rubra Holland, 1920

Carcharodini

• Spialia diomus (Hopffer, 1855)
• Spialia dromus (Plötz, 1884)
• Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)

Hesperiinae

Aeromachini

• Astictopterus abjecta (Snellen, 1872)
• Prosopalpus debilis (Plötz, 1879)
• Prosopalpus styla Evans, 1937
• Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)
• Kedestes protensa Butler, 1901
• Gorgyra aburae (Plötz, 1879)
• Gorgyra afikpo Druce, 1909
• Gorgyra aretina (Hewitson, 1878)
• Gorgyra bina Evans, 1937
• Gorgyra warreni Collins & Larsen, 2008
• Gorgyra bule Miller, 1964
• Gorgyra diversata Evans, 1937
• Gorgyra heterochrus (Mabille, 1890)
• Gorgyra kalinzu Evans, 1949
• Gorgyra minima Holland, 1896
• Gorgyra mocquerysii Holland, 1896
• Gorgyra pali Evans, 1937
• Gorgyra rubescens Holland, 1896
• Gorgyra sara Evans, 1937
• Gorgyra sola Evans, 1937
• Gorgyra subfacatus (Mabille, 1890)
• Gyrogra subnotata (Holland, 1894)
• Teniorhinus ignita (Mabille, 1877)
• Teniorhinus watsoni Holland, 1892
• Ceratrichia argyrosticta (Plötz, 1879)
• Ceratrichia clara Evans, 1937
• Ceratrichia flava Hewitson, 1878
• Ceratrichia lewisi Collins & Larsen, 2000 (endemic)
• Ceratrichia nothus enantia (Karsch, 1893)
• Ceratrichia nothus makomensis Strand, 1913
• Ceratrichia phocion (Fabricius, 1781)
• Ceratrichia semilutea Mabille, 1891
• Pardaleodes edipus (Stoll, 1781)
• Pardaleodes fan (Holland, 1894)
• Pardaleodes incerta murcia (Plötz, 1883)
• Pardaleodes sator (Westwood, 1852)
• Pardaleodes tibullus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Pardaleodes xanthopeplus Holland, 1892
• Xanthodisca astrape (Holland, 1892)
• Xanthodisca rega (Mabille, 1890)
• Acada annulifer (Holland, 1892)
• Rhabdomantis galatia (Hewitson, 1868)
• Rhabdomantis sosia (Mabille, 1891)
• Osmodes adon (Mabille, 1890)
• Osmodes adonia Evans, 1937
• Osmodes adosus (Mabille, 1890)
• Osmodes costatus Aurivillius, 1896
• Osmodes distincta Holland, 1896
• Osmodes hollandi Evans, 1937
• Osmodes laronia (Hewitson, 1868)
• Osmodes lindseyi Miller, 1964
• Osmodes lux Holland, 1892
• Osmodes omar Swinhoe, 1916
• Osmodes thora (Plötz, 1884)
• Parosmodes lentiginosa (Holland, 1896)
• Parosmodes morantii axis Evans, 1937
• Paracleros biguttulus (Mabille, 1890)
• Paracleros maesseni Berger, 1978
• Paracleros substrigata (Holland, 1893)
• Osphantes ogowena (Mabille, 1891)
• Acleros mackenii olaus (Plötz, 1884)
• Acleros nigrapex Strand, 1913
• Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1890
• Semalea arela (Mabille, 1891)
• Semalea atrio (Mabille, 1891)
• Semalea kola Evans, 1937
• Semalea pulvina (Plötz, 1879)
• Semalea sextilis (Plötz, 1886)
• Hypoleucis sophia Evans, 1937
• Hypoleucis tripunctata truda Evans, 1937
• Meza banda (Evans, 1937)
• Meza cybeutes cybeutes (Holland, 1894)
• Meza cybeutes volta Miller, 1971
• Meza elba (Evans, 1937)
• Meza indusiata (Mabille, 1891)
• Meza leucophaea (Holland, 1894)
• Meza mabillei (Holland, 1893)
• Meza meza (Hewitson, 1877)
• Paronymus budonga (Evans, 1938)
• Paronymus nevea (Druce, 1910)
• 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 neander (Plötz, 1884)
• Chondrolepis nero Evans, 1937
• Chondrolepis niveicornis (Plötz, 1883)
• Zophopetes cerymica (Hewitson, 1867)
• Zophopetes ganda Evans, 1937
• Gamia buchholzi (Plötz, 1879)
• Gamia shelleyi (Sharpe, 1890)
• Artitropa comus (Stoll, 1782)
• Mopala orma (Plötz, 1879)
• Gretna balenge (Holland, 1891)
• 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 maracanda (Hewitson, 1876)
• Leona lena Evans, 1937
• Leona leonora (Plötz, 1879)
• Leona meloui (Riley, 1926)
• Leona halma Evans, 1937
• Leona lissa Evans, 1937
• Leona luehderi (Plötz, 1879)
• Caenides soritia (Hewitson, 1876)
• Caenides kangvensis Holland, 1896
• Caenides benga (Holland, 1891)
• Caenides otilia Belcastro, 1990
• Caenides dacenilla Aurivillius, 1925
• Caenides dacela (Hewitson, 1876)
• Caenides hidaroides Aurivillius, 1896
• Caenides dacena (Hewitson, 1876)
• Monza alberti (Holland, 1896)
• Monza cretacea (Snellen, 1872)
• Melphina flavina Lindsey & Miller, 1965
• Melphina malthina (Hewitson, 1876)
• Melphina melphis (Holland, 1893)
• Melphina noctula (Druce, 1909)
• Melphina statira (Mabille, 1891)
• Melphina tarace (Mabille, 1891)
• Melphina unistriga (Holland, 1893)
• Fresna carlo Evans, 1937
• Fresna cojo (Karsch, 1893)
• Fresna netopha (Hewitson, 1878)
• Fresna nyassae (Hewitson, 1878)
• Platylesches affinissima Strand, 1921
• Platylesches batangae (Holland, 1894)
• Platylesches chamaeleon (Mabille, 1891)
• Platylesches galesa (Hewitson, 1877)
• Platylesches iva Evans, 1937
• Platylesches langa Evans, 1937
• Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857)
• Platylesches picanini (Holland, 1894)

Baorini

• Zenonia zeno (Trimen, 1864)
• Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
• Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)
• Borbo binga (Evans, 1937)
• Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
• Borbo fallax (Gaede, 1916)
• Borbo fanta (Evans, 1937)
• Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855)
• Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)
• Borbo holtzi (Plötz, 1883)
• Borbo micans (Holland, 1896)
• Borbo perobscura (Druce, 1912)
• Parnara monasi (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
• Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824)
• Gegenes niso brevicornis (Plötz, 1884)
• Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878)

Heteropterinae

• Metisella kambove gamma de Jong
• Metisella kumbona Evans, 1937
• Metisella medea Evans, 1937
• Metisella midas malda Evans, 1937
• Metisella tsadicus (Aurivillius, 1905)
• Lepella lepeletier (Latreille, 1824)

See also

• List of moths of Nigeria
• Wildlife of Nigeria

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

Notes and References

1. https://abdb-africa.org/locality/Nigeria?oid=13 Nigeria at the African Butterfly Database
2. http://atbutterflies.com/nigeria.htm Endemic butterflies of Nigeria at Afrotropical Butterflies