List of butterflies of Angola

This is a list of butterflies of Angola. About 510 species are known from Angola; 21 are endemic.

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)

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

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

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

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)

Nemeobiinae

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

Libytheinae

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

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

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

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)

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)

Cyrestini

 * Cyrestis camillus (Fabricius, 1781)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)