List of butterflies of São Tomé and Príncipe

This is a partial list of butterflies of São Tomé and Príncipe. More than 60 species are known from São Tomé and Príncipe, 19 of which are endemic.

Papilionini

 * Papilio nerminae Koçak, 1983 (endemic)
 * Papilio dardanus sulfurea Palisot de Beauvois, 1806
 * Papilio demodocus Esper, 1798

Leptocercini

 * Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932)
 * Graphium ridleyanus (White, 1843)
 * Graphium leonidas leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Graphium leonidas santamarthae (Joicey & Talbot, 1927)
 * Graphium leonidas thomasius (Le Cerf, 1924)
 * Graphium latreillianus theorini (Aurivillius, 1881)

Coliadinae

 * Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)

Pierini

 * Leptosia nupta (Butler, 1873)
 * Mylothris nubila (Möschler, 1884)
 * Mylothris rembina (Plötz, 1880)
 * Dixeia piscicollis Pinhey, 1972 (endemic)

Poritiinae

 * Liptena evanescens (Kirby, 1887)

Theclinae

 * Iolaus bellina maris (Riley, 1928)
 * Deudorix caliginosa Lathy, 1903
 * Deudorix chalybeata Joicey & Talbot, 1926 (endemic)
 * Deudorix lorisona (Hewitson, 1862)

Polyommatinae

 * Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Leptotes sanctithomae (Sharpe, 1893) (endemic)
 * Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)

Libytheinae

 * Libythea labdaca Westwood, 1851

Danaini

 * Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758

Melanitini

 * Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)

Satyrini

 * Bicyclus dorothea concolor Condamin & Fox, 1964
 * Bicyclus medontias (Hewitson, 1873)

Charaxini

 * Charaxes defulvata Joicey & Talbot, 1926 (endemic)
 * Charaxes thomasius Staudinger, 1886 (endemic)
 * Charaxes lemosi Joicey & Talbot, 1927 (endemic)
 * Charaxes odysseus Staudinger, 1892 (endemic)
 * Charaxes antiquus Joicey & Talbot, 1926 (endemic)
 * Charaxes barnsi Joicey & Talbot, 1927 (endemic)
 * Charaxes monteiri Staudinger, 1886 (endemic)

Nymphalini

 * Junonia cymodoce lugens (Schultze, 1912)
 * Precis sinuata Plötz, 1880
 * Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764
 * Hypolimnas anthedon Doubleday, 1845
 * Hypolimnas salmacis thomensis Aurivillius, 1910

Cyrestini

 * Cyrestis camillus (Fabricius, 1781)

Epicaliini

 * Sevenia boisduvali insularis (Joicey & Talbot, 1926)

Limenitidini

 * Pseudacraea lucretia gamae Joicey & Talbot, 1927

Neptidini

 * Neptis eltringhami Joicey & Talbot, 1926 (endemic)
 * Neptis larseni Wojtusiak & Pyrcz, 1997 (endemic)

Acraeini

 * Acraea annobona d'Abrera, 1980
 * Acraea medea (Cramer, 1775) (endemic)
 * Acraea niobe Sharpe, 1893 (endemic)
 * Acraea alcinoe racaji (Pyrcz, 1991)
 * Acraea insularis Sharpe, 1893 (endemic)
 * Acraea jodutta (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Acraea newtoni Sharpe, 1893 (endemic)
 * Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847

Coeliadinae

 * Coeliades bocagii (Sharpe, 1893) (endemic)
 * Coeliades hanno (Plötz, 1879)

Aeromachini

 * Andronymus neander thomasi Riley, 1928

Baorini

 * Borbo fatuellus thomea (Evans, 1937)
 * Borbo perobscura (Druce, 1912)