List of butterflies of Equatorial Guinea

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

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)

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)

Liphyrini

 * Aslauga vininga (Hewitson, 1875)

Miletini

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

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)

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)

Libytheinae

 * Libythea labdaca Westwood, 1851

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)

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

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

Cyrestini

 * Cyrestis camillus (Fabricius, 1781)

Biblidini

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

Epicaliini

 * Sevenia boisduvali omissa (Rothschild, 1918)

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

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)

Coeliadinae

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

Celaenorrhinini

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

Tagiadini

 * Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)

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)