List of butterflies of Nigeria

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

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)

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)

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

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)

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

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

Libytheinae

 * Libythea labdaca Westwood, 1851

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)

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)

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

Cyrestini

 * Cyrestis camillus (Fabricius, 1781)

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)

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)

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)

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 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)

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)