List of butterflies of Tanzania

This is a list of butterflies of Tanzania. About 1,583 species are known from Tanzania, 134 of which are endemic.

Papilionini

 * Papilio nireus nireus Linnaeus, 1758
 * Papilio nireus lyaeus Doubleday, 1845
 * Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952
 * Papilio desmondi magdae Gifford, 1961
 * Papilio desmondi usambaraensis (Koçak, 1980)
 * Papilio hornimani hornimani Distant, 1879
 * Papilio hornimani mbulu Kielland, 1990
 * Papilio hornimani mwanihanae Kielland, 1987
 * Papilio sosia debilis Storace, 1951
 * Papilio thuraui thuraui Karsch, 1900
 * Papilio thuraui cyclopis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
 * Papilio thuraui ngorongoro (Hancock, 1984)
 * Papilio ufipa Carcasson, 1961 (endemic)
 * Papilio cynorta Fabricius, 1793
 * Papilio dardanus meseres Carpenter, 1948
 * Papilio dardanus tibullus Kirby, 1880
 * Papilio constantinus constantinus Ward, 1871
 * Papilio constantinus mweruanus Joicey & Talbot, 1927
 * Papilio phorcas ansorgei Rothschild, 1896
 * Papilio phorcas congoanus Rothschild, 1896
 * Papilio phorcas nyikanus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
 * Papilio phorcas tenuifasciatus Kielland, 1990
 * Papilio rex rex Oberthür, 1886
 * Papilio rex mimeticus Rothschild, 1897
 * Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]
 * Papilio echerioides ambangulu Clifton & Collins, 1997
 * Papilio echerioides homeyeri Plötz, 1880
 * Papilio echerioides joiceyi Gabriel, 1945
 * Papilio echerioides kiellandi Clifton & Collins, 1997
 * Papilio echerioides pseudowertheri Kielland, 1990
 * Papilio echerioides wertheri Karsch, 1898
 * Papilio fuelleborni fuelleborni Karsch, 1900
 * Papilio fuelleborni neocesa Kemal & Kocak, 2005
 * Papilio fuelleborni rydoni Kielland, 1987
 * Papilio fuelleborni sjoestedti Aurivillius, 1908
 * Papilio jacksoni kungwe Cottrell, 1963
 * Papilio nobilis nobilis Rogenhofer, 1891
 * Papilio nobilis crippsianus Stoneham, 1936
 * Papilio nobilis mpanda Kielland, 1990
 * Papilio hesperus Westwood, 1843
 * Papilio pelodurus vesper Le Cerf, 1924
 * Papilio lormieri semlikana Le Cerf, 1924
 * Papilio ophidicephalus ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878
 * Papilio ophidicephalus mkuwadzi Gifford, 1961
 * Papilio mackinnoni mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891
 * Papilio mackinnoni isokae (Hancock, 1984)
 * Papilio mackinnoni mpwapwana Kielland, 1990
 * Papilio mackinnoni reductofascia Kielland, 1990

Leptocercini

 * Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
 * Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775)
 * Graphium kirbyi (Hewitson, 1872)
 * Graphium junodi (Trimen, 1893)
 * Graphium polistratus (Grose-Smith, 1889)
 * Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873)
 * Graphium illyris hamatus (Joicey & Talbot, 1918)
 * Graphium porthaon porthaon (Hewitson, 1865)
 * Graphium porthaon tanganyikae Kielland, 1978
 * Graphium angolanus angolanus (Goeze, 1779)
 * Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932)
 * Graphium taboranus (Oberthür, 1886)
 * Graphium ridleyanus (White, 1843)
 * Graphium leonidas leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Graphium leonidas pelopidas (Oberthür, 1879)
 * Graphium tynderaeus (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Graphium latreillianus theorini (Aurivillius, 1881)
 * Graphium philonoe (Ward, 1873)
 * Graphium almansor uganda (Lathy, 1906)
 * Graphium kigoma Carcasson, 1964 (endemic)
 * Graphium ucalegon schoutedeni Berger, 1950

Coliadinae

 * Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
 * Eurema mandarinula (Holland, 1892)
 * Eurema floricola floricola (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Eurema floricola leonis (Butler, 1886)
 * Eurema hapale (Mabille, 1882)
 * Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
 * Eurema senegalensis (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Colias electo pseudohecate Berger, 1940

Pierinae

 * Colotis antevippe gavisa (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Colotis aurigineus (Butler, 1883)
 * Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829)
 * Colotis auxo (Lucas, 1852)
 * Colotis celimene (Lucas, 1852)
 * Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829)
 * Colotis daira jacksoni (Sharpe, 1890)
 * Colotis danae pseudacaste (Butler, 1876)
 * Colotis dissociatus (Butler, 1897)
 * Colotis elgonensis elgonensis (Sharpe, 1891)
 * Colotis elgonensis nobilis Carcasson, 1961
 * Colotis euippe complexivus (Butler, 1886)
 * Colotis euippe omphale (Godart, 1819)
 * Colotis eunoma flotowi (Suffert, 1904)
 * Colotis evenina casta (Gerstaecker, 1871)
 * Colotis evenina sipylus (Swinhoe, 1884)
 * Colotis evenina xantholeuca (Sharpe, 1904)
 * Colotis halimede australis Talbot, 1939
 * Colotis hetaera hetaera (Gerstaecker, 1871)
 * Colotis hetaera ankolensis Stoneham, 1940
 * Colotis hildebrandtii (Staudinger, 1884)
 * Colotis incretus (Butler, 1881)
 * Colotis ione (Godart, 1819)
 * Colotis pallene (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Colotis protomedia (Klug, 1829)
 * Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863)
 * Colotis venosa (Staudinger, 1885)
 * Colotis vesta catachrysops (Butler, 1878)
 * Colotis vesta hanningtoni (Butler, 1883)
 * Colotis vesta kagera Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998
 * Colotis vesta rhodesinus (Butler, 1894)
 * Colotis vestalis castalis (Staudinger, 1884)
 * Colotis subfasciatus ducissa (Dognin, 1891)
 * Eronia cleodora cleodora Hübner, 1823
 * Eronia cleodora dilatata Butler, 1888
 * Pinacopterix eriphia eriphia (Godart, [1819])
 * Pinacopterix eriphia melanarge (Butler, 1886)
 * Pinacopterix eriphia wittei Berger, 1940
 * Nepheronia argia argolisia (Stoneham, 1957)
 * Nepheronia argia mhondana (Suffert, 1904)
 * Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Nepheronia pharis silvanus (Stoneham, 1957)
 * Nepheronia thalassina sinalata (Suffert, 1904)
 * Leptosia alcesta inalcesta Bernardi, 1959
 * Leptosia hybrida somereni Bernardi, 1959
 * Leptosia marginea (Mabille, 1890)
 * Leptosia nupta pseudonupta Bernardi, 1959
 * Leptosia wigginsi (Dixey, 1915)

Pierini

 * Appias epaphia contracta (Butler, 1888)
 * Appias lasti (Grose-Smith, 1889)
 * Appias phaola intermedia Dufrane, 1948
 * Appias phaola isokani (Grose-Smith, 1889)
 * Appias sabina sabina (Felder & Felder, [1865])
 * Appias sabina phoebe (Butler, 1901)
 * Appias sylvia nyasana (Butler, 1897)
 * Pieris brassicoides marghanita Hemming, 1941
 * Pontia distorta (Butler, 1886)
 * Pontia helice johnstonii (Crowley, 1887)
 * Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779)
 * Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888
 * Mylothris basalis Aurivillius, 1906
 * Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
 * Mylothris continua Talbot, 1944
 * Mylothris crawshayi bunduki Berger, 1980
 * Mylothris ertli Suffert, 1904 (endemic)
 * Mylothris flaviana interposita Joicey & Talbot, 1921
 * Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891
 * Mylothris kiellandi Berger, 1985 (endemic)
 * Mylothris kilimensis kilimensis Kielland, 1990
 * Mylothris kilimensis rondonis Kielland, 1990
 * Mylothris kiwuensis rhodopoides Talbot, 1944
 * Mylothris leonora Krüger, 1928 (endemic)
 * Mylothris pluviata Berger, 1980 (endemic)
 * Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Mylothris rubricosta rubricosta (Mabille, 1890)
 * Mylothris rubricosta attenuata Talbot, 1944
 * Mylothris rubricosta pulchra Berger, 1981
 * Mylothris rueppellii rhodesiana Riley, 1921
 * Mylothris rueppellii tirikensis Neave, 1904
 * Mylothris sagala sagala Grose-Smith, 1886
 * Mylothris sagala albissima Talbot, 1944
 * Mylothris sagala dentatus Butler, 1896
 * Mylothris sagala mahale Kielland, 1990
 * Mylothris sagala narcissus Butler, 1888
 * Mylothris sagala oldeanensis Kielland, 1990
 * Mylothris sagala seminigra d'Abrera, 1980
 * Mylothris schumanni uniformis Talbot, 1944
 * Mylothris similis similis Lathy, 1906
 * Mylothris similis dollmani Riley, 1921
 * Mylothris sjostedti hecqui Berger, 1952
 * Mylothris superbus Kielland, 1985 (endemic)
 * Mylothris talboti Berger, 1980 (endemic)
 * Mylothris yulei yulei Butler, 1897
 * Mylothris yulei latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921
 * Dixeia charina dagera (Suffert, 1904)
 * Dixeia charina liliana (Grose-Smith, 1889)
 * Dixeia dixeyi (Neave, 1904)
 * Dixeia doxo alberta (Grünberg, 1912)
 * Dixeia doxo costata Talbot, 1943
 * Dixeia orbona vidua (Butler, 1900)
 * Dixeia pigea (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Dixeia spilleri (Spiller, 1884)
 * Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Belenois calypso minor Talbot, 1943
 * Belenois calypso crawshayi Butler, 1894
 * Belenois creona severina (Stoll, 1781)
 * Belenois diminuta Butler, 1894
 * Belenois margaritacea intermedia Kielland, 1982
 * Belenois margaritacea plutonica (Joicey & Talbot, 1927)
 * Belenois raffrayi extendens (Joicey & Talbot, 1927)
 * Belenois raffrayi similis Kielland, 1978
 * Belenois rubrosignata kongwana Talbot, 1943
 * Belenois solilucis loveni (Aurivillius, 1921)
 * Belenois subeida sylvander Grose-Smith, 1890
 * Belenois sudanensis pseudodentigera Berger, 1981
 * Belenois theora laeta (Weymer, 1903)
 * Belenois thysa thysa (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Belenois thysa meldolae Butler, 1872
 * Belenois victoria schoutedeni Berger, 1953
 * Belenois welwitschii shaba Berger, 1981
 * Belenois zochalia agrippinides (Holland, 1896)

Liphyrini

 * Euliphyra leucyania (Hewitson, 1874)
 * Aslauga abri Collins & Libert, 1997 (endemic)
 * Aslauga bouyeri congdoni Libert & Collins, 1997
 * Aslauga latifurca Cottrell, 1981
 * Aslauga marshalli Butler, 1899
 * Aslauga orientalis Cottrell, 1981
 * Aslauga prouvosti Libert & Bouyer, 1997
 * Aslauga purpurascens Holland, 1890
 * Aslauga tanga Libert & Collins, 1997 (endemic)
 * Aslauga vininga kiellandi Libert, 1997

Miletini

 * Megalopalpus zymna (Westwood, 1851)
 * Spalgis jacksoni stempfferi Kielland, 1985
 * Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Lachnocnema laches (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Lachnocnema pseudobibulus Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema sosia Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema kiellandi Libert, 1996 (endemic)
 * Lachnocnema durbani Trimen & Bowker, 1887
 * Lachnocnema tanzaniensis Libert, 1996 (endemic)
 * Lachnocnema jacksoni Stempffer, 1967
 * Lachnocnema regularis grisea Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema brimoides Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915
 * Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema dohertyi Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema luna Druce, 1910
 * Lachnocnema brunea Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema exiguus Holland, 1890
 * Lachnocnema inexpectata Libert, 1996 (endemic)
 * Lachnocnema unicolor Libert, 1996 (endemic)

Liptenini

 * Alaena amazoula nyasana Hawker-Smith, 1933
 * Alaena bicolora Bethune-Baker, 1924 (endemic)
 * Alaena bjornstadi Kielland, 1993 (endemic)
 * Alaena caissa caissa Rebel & Rogenhofer, 1894
 * Alaena caissa kagera Talbot, 1935
 * Alaena dodomaensis Kielland, 1983
 * Alaena ferrulineata Hawker-Smith, 1933 (endemic)
 * Alaena interposita interposita Butler, 1883 (endemic)
 * Alaena interposita hauttecoeuri Oberthür, 1888 (endemic)
 * Alaena johanna Sharpe, 1890
 * Alaena kiellandi Carcasson, 1965 (endemic)
 * Alaena madibirensis Wichgraf, 1921 (endemic)
 * Alaena ngonga Jackson, 1966
 * Alaena nyassa nyassa Hewitson, 1877
 * Alaena nyassa major Oberthür, 1888
 * Alaena picata Sharpe, 1896
 * Alaena reticulata Butler, 1896
 * Alaena unimaculosa aurantiaca Butler, 1895
 * Ptelina carnuta (Hewitson, 1873)
 * Pentila alba Dewitz, 1886
 * Pentila cloetensi albida Hawker-Smith, 1933
 * Pentila inconspicua Druce, 1910
 * Pentila pauli alberta Hulstaert, 1924
 * Pentila pauli clarensis Neave, 1903
 * Pentila pauli dama (Suffert, 1904)
 * Pentila pauli nyassana Aurivillius, 1899
 * Pentila rogersi rogersi (Druce, 1907)
 * Pentila rogersi parapetreia Rebel, 1908
 * Pentila rondo Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
 * Pentila tachyroides Dewitz, 1879
 * Pentila tropicalis mombasae (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889)
 * Pentila umangiana connectens Hulstaert, 1924
 * Pentila umangiana mpanda Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998
 * Telipna sanguinea depuncta Talbot, 1937
 * Telipna kigoma Kielland, 1978 (endemic)
 * Telipna consanguinea ugandae Behune-Baker, 1926
 * Ornipholidotos ugandae Stempffer, 1947
 * Ornipholidotos teroensis Stempffer, 1957
 * Ornipholidotos katangae reducta Libert, 2005
 * Ornipholidotos amieti angulata Libert, 2005
 * Ornipholidotos overlaeti intermedia Libert, 2005
 * Ornipholidotos gemina fournierae Libert, 2005
 * Ornipholidotos jacksoni Stempffer, 1961
 * Ornipholidotos ntebi (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
 * Ornipholidotos latimargo (Hawker-Smith, 1933)
 * Ornipholidotos tanganyikae Kielland, 1983 (endemic)
 * Ornipholidotos emarginata maxima Libert, 2005
 * Ornipholidotos paradoxa orientis Libert, 2005
 * Ornipholidotos nguru Kielland, 1987 (endemic)
 * Ornipholidotos peucetia peucetia (Hewitson, 1866)
 * Ornipholidotos peucetia peuceda (Grose-Smith, 1889)
 * Cooksonia neavei (Druce, 1912)
 * Mimacraea gelinia gelinia (Oberthür, 1893) (endemic)
 * Mimacraea gelinia nguru Kielland, 1986 (endemic)
 * Mimacraea krausei poultoni Neave, 1904
 * Mimacraea landbecki Druce, 1910
 * Mimacraea marginata Libert & Collins, 2000 (endemic)
 * Mimacraea marshalli marshalli Trimen, 1898
 * Mimacraea marshalli dohertyi Rothschild, 1901
 * Mimacraea eltringhami Druce, 1912
 * Mimacraea skoptoles Druce, 1907
 * Mimeresia dinora discirubra (Talbot, 1937)
 * Mimeresia neavei (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
 * Liptena amabilis nyanzae Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998
 * Liptena despecta (Holland, 1890)
 * Liptena eukrines Druce, 1905
 * Liptena eukrinoides Talbot, 1937
 * Liptena minziro Collins & Larsen, 2008
 * Liptena flavicans katera Stempffer, 1956
 * Liptena hapale Talbot, 1935
 * Liptena homeyeri Dewitz, 1884
 * Liptena kiellandi Congdon & Collins, 1998
 * Liptena modesta (Kirby, 1890)
 * Liptena nigromarginata Stempffer, 1961
 * Liptena opaca ugandana Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974
 * Liptena orubrum teroana Talbot, 1935
 * Liptena praestans congoensis Schultze, 1923
 * Liptena rubromacula jacksoni Carpenter, 1934
 * Liptena turbata (Kirby, 1890)
 * Liptena xanthostola xantha (Grose-Smith, 1901)
 * Kakumia ideoides (Dewitz, 1887)
 * Tetrarhanis ilma daltoni (Poulton, 1929)
 * Tetrarhanis ilma lathyi (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
 * Tetrarhanis ilma ugandae (Stempffer, 1964)
 * Falcuna orientalis (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
 * Larinopoda tera (Hewitson, 1873)
 * Micropentila bunyoro Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
 * Micropentila cherereti Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
 * Micropentila jacksoni Talbot, 1937
 * Micropentila katerae Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
 * Micropentila mpigi Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
 * Micropentila ugandae Hawker-Smith, 1933
 * Micropentila victoriae Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
 * Pseuderesia eleaza katera Stempffer, 1961
 * Pseuderesia mapongua (Holland, 1893)
 * Eresina bergeri Stempffer, 1956
 * Eresina bilinea Talbot, 1935
 * Eresina conradti Stempffer, 1956
 * Eresina fontainei Stempffer, 1956
 * Eresina katera Stempffer, 1962
 * Eresina masaka Stempffer, 1962
 * Eresina rougeoti Stempffer, 1956
 * Eresiomera kiellandi Larsen, 1998 (endemic)
 * Eresiomera rougeoti (Stempffer, 1961)
 * Citrinophila erastus pallida Hawker-Smith, 1933
 * Citrinophila unipunctata Bethune-Baker, 1908
 * Argyrocheila inundifera Hawker-Smith, 1933
 * Argyrocheila ugandae Hawker-Smith, 1933
 * Teriomima subpunctata Kirby, 1887
 * Teriomima puella Kirby, 1887
 * Teriomima micra (Grose-Smith, 1898)
 * Teriomima parva parva Hawker-Smith, 1933
 * Teriomima parva beylissi Henning & Henning, 2004
 * Euthecta cooksoni subgrisea Henning & Henning, 2004
 * Euthecta cooksoni marginata Henning & Henning, 2004
 * Euthecta cordeiroi Henning & Henning, 2004 (endemic)
 * Baliochila neavei Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
 * Baliochila hildegarda (Kirby, 1887)
 * Baliochila dubiosa Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
 * Baliochila amanica Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
 * Baliochila latimarginata latimarginata (Hawker-Smith, 1933)
 * Baliochila latimarginata rondoensis Henning & Henning, 2004
 * Baliochila lipara Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
 * Baliochila congdoni Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
 * Baliochila warrengashi Collins & Larsen, 1996 (endemic)
 * Baliochila lequeuxi Kielland, 1994 (endemic)
 * Baliochila collinsi Henning & Henning, 2004 (endemic)
 * Baliochila megadentata Henning & Henning, 2004 (endemic)
 * Baliochila nguru Kielland, 1986 (endemic)
 * Baliochila citrina Henning & Henning, 2004 (endemic)
 * Baliochila abri Henning & Henning, 2004 (endemic)
 * Baliochila fragilis Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
 * Baliochila pseudofragilis Kielland, 1976 (endemic)
 * Baliochila stygia Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
 * Baliochila fusca Henning & Henning, 2004 (endemic)
 * Baliochila mwanihanae Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998 (endemic)
 * Baliochila pringlei Stempffer, 1967 (endemic)
 * Cnodontes vansomereni Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
 * Congdonia duplex Henning & Henning, 2004 (endemic)
 * Eresinopsides bichroma Strand, 1911
 * Eresinopsides bamptoni Henning & Henning, 2004 (endemic)

Epitolini

 * Toxochitona gerda (Kirby, 1890)
 * Iridana hypocala Eltringham, 1929
 * Iridana jacksoni Stempffer, 1964
 * Iridana katera Stempffer, 1964
 * Iridana marina Talbot, 1935
 * Iridana unyoro Stempffer, 1964
 * Teratoneura congoensis Stempffer, 1954
 * Cerautola ceraunia (Hewitson, 1873)
 * Cerautola crowleyi congdoni Libert & Collins, 1999
 * Cerautola miranda vidua (Talbot, 1935)
 * Cerautola semibrunnea bamptoni Libert & Collins, 1999
 * Geritola gerina (Hewitson, 1878)
 * Geritola goodii (Holland, 1890)
 * Geritola liana (Roche, 1954)
 * Geritola subargentea (Jackson, 1964)
 * Stempfferia cercene (Hewitson, 1873)
 * Stempfferia cercenoides (Holland, 1890)
 * Stempfferia insulana (Aurivillius, 1923)
 * Stempfferia mara (Talbot, 1935)
 * Cephetola cephena entebbeana (Bethune-Baker, 1926)
 * Cephetola eliasis (Kielland & Congdon, 1998)
 * Cephetola gerdae (Kielland & Libert, 1998) (endemic)
 * Cephetola izidori (Kielland & Congdon, 1998)
 * Cephetola kamengensis (Jackson, 1962)
 * Cephetola katerae (Jackson, 1962)
 * Cephetola kiellandi (Libert & Congdon, 1998)
 * Cephetola mariae Libert, 1999
 * Cephetola martini (Libert, 1998)
 * Cephetola mpangensis (Jackson, 1962)
 * Cephetola orientalis (Roche, 1954)
 * Cephetola peteri (Kielland & Congdon, 1998)
 * Cephetola pinodes budduana (Talbot, 1937)
 * Cephetola subgriseata (Jackson, 1964)
 * Cephetola sublustris (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
 * Cephetola tanzaniensis Libert, 1999 (endemic)
 * Cephetola vinalli (Talbot, 1935)
 * Cephetola viridana (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
 * Deloneura abri Congdon & Collins, 1998 (endemic)
 * Deloneura ochrascens littoralis Talbot, 1935
 * Deloneura subfusca Hawker-Smith, 1933
 * Neaveia lamborni orientalis Jackson, 1962
 * Epitolina dispar (Kirby, 1887)
 * Epitolina melissa (Druce, 1888)
 * Epitolina catori ugandae Jackson, 1962
 * Hypophytala benitensis minziro Libert & Collins, 1999
 * Hypophytala vansomereni (Jackson, 1964)
 * Hewitsonia inexpectata Bouyer, 1997
 * Hewitsonia kuehnei Collins & Larsen, 2008
 * Hewitsonia intermedia Jackson, 1962

Aphnaeinae

 * Pseudaletis agrippina Druce, 1888
 * Pseudaletis busoga van Someren, 1939
 * Pseudaletis antimachus (Staudinger, 1888)
 * Lipaphnaeus aderna pan (Talbot, 1935)
 * Lipaphnaeus aderna spindasoides (Aurivillius, 1916)
 * Lipaphnaeus eustorgia (Hulstaert, 1924)
 * Lipaphnaeus leonina paradoxa (Schultze, 1908)
 * Lipaphnaeus leonina loxura (Rebel, 1914)
 * Chloroselas azurea Butler, 1900
 * Chloroselas esmeralda Butler, 1886
 * Chloroselas minima Jackson, 1966
 * Chloroselas overlaeti Stempffer, 1956
 * Chloroselas pseudozeritis (Trimen, 1873)
 * Vansomerenia rogersi (Riley, 1932)
 * Crudaria leroma (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Cigaritis apelles (Oberthür, 1878)
 * Cigaritis brunnea (Jackson, 1966)
 * Cigaritis collinsi (Kielland, 1980) (endemic)
 * Cigaritis crustaria (Holland, 1890)
 * Cigaritis ella (Hewitson, 1865)
 * Cigaritis homeyeri (Dewitz, 1887)
 * Cigaritis nairobiensis (Sharpe, 1904)
 * Cigaritis nyassae (Butler, 1884)
 * Cigaritis tanganyikae (Kielland, 1990) (endemic)
 * Cigaritis tavetensis (Lathy, 1906)
 * Cigaritis trimeni (Neave, 1910)
 * Cigaritis victoriae (Butler, 1884)
 * Axiocerses harpax ugandana Clench, 1963
 * Axiocerses tjoane (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Axiocerses bambana Grose-Smith, 1900
 * Axiocerses coalescens Henning & Henning, 1996
 * Axiocerses styx Rebel, 1908 (endemic)
 * Axiocerses kiellandi Henning & Henning, 1996 (endemic)
 * Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881)
 * Axiocerses punicea (Grose-Smith, 1889)
 * Aloeides conradsi conradsi (Aurivillius, 1907)
 * Aloeides conradsi angoniensis Tite & Dickson, 1973
 * Aloeides conradsi talboti Tite & Dickson, 1973
 * Aloeides molomo kiellandi Carcasson, 1961
 * Aphnaeus argyrocyclus Holland, 1890
 * Aphnaeus erikssoni kiellandi Stempffer, 1972
 * Aphnaeus erikssoni rex Aurivillius, 1909
 * Aphnaeus hutchinsonii Trimen & Bowker, 1887
 * Aphnaeus jefferyi Hawker-Smith, 1928
 * Aphnaeus marshalli Neave, 1910
 * Aphnaeus orcas (Drury, 1782)

Theclinae

 * Myrina dermaptera nyassae Talbot, 1935
 * Myrina sharpei Bethune-Baker, 1906
 * Myrina silenus ficedula Trimen, 1879
 * Hypolycaena amanica Stempffer, 1951 (endemic)
 * Hypolycaena antifaunus latimacula (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
 * Hypolycaena auricostalis auricostalis (Butler, 1897)
 * Hypolycaena auricostalis frommi Strand, 1911
 * Hypolycaena buxtoni rogersi Bethune-Baker, 1924
 * Hypolycaena buxtoni spurcus Talbot, 1929
 * Hypolycaena hatita japhusa Riley, 1921
 * Hypolycaena hatita ugandae Sharpe, 1904
 * Hypolycaena kadiskos Druce, 1890
 * Hypolycaena lebona davenporti Larsen, 1997
 * Hypolycaena liara liara Druce, 1890
 * Hypolycaena liara plana Talbot, 1935
 * Hypolycaena obscura Stempffer, 1947
 * Hypolycaena nigra Bethune-Baker, 1914
 * Hypolycaena pachalica Butler, 1888
 * Hemiolaus caeculus caeculus (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Hemiolaus caeculus littoralis Stempffer, 1954
 * Hemiolaus caeculus vividus Pinhey, 1962
 * Leptomyrina gorgias sobrina Talbot, 1935
 * Iolaus alienus Trimen, 1898
 * Iolaus apatosa (Stempffer, 1952)
 * Iolaus bamptoni (Congdon & Collins, 1998) (endemic)
 * Iolaus bellina exquisita (Riley, 1928)
 * Iolaus congdoni (Kielland, 1985)
 * Iolaus diametra diametra (Karsch, 1895)
 * Iolaus diametra littoralis (Congdon & Collins, 1998)
 * Iolaus diametra zanzibarensis (Congdon & Collins, 1998)
 * Iolaus dubiosa (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
 * Iolaus farquharsoni (Bethune-Baker, 1922)
 * Iolaus fontainei (Stempffer, 1956)
 * Iolaus frater (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
 * Iolaus hemicyanus Sharpe, 1904
 * Iolaus jacksoni (Stempffer, 1950)
 * Iolaus mermis (Druce, 1896)
 * Iolaus mimosae rhodosense (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
 * Iolaus nasisii (Riley, 1928)
 * Iolaus neavei katera Talbot, 1937
 * Iolaus nolaensis amanica (Stempffer, 1951)
 * Iolaus sidus Trimen, 1864
 * Iolaus silanus silanus Grose-Smith, 1889
 * Iolaus silanus alticola (Stempffer, 1961)
 * Iolaus silanus rondo (Congdon & Collins, 1998)
 * Iolaus silanus zanzibarica (Congdon & Collins, 1998)
 * Iolaus stenogrammica (Riley, 1928)
 * Iolaus tajoraca ertli Aurivillius, 1916
 * Iolaus violacea (Riley, 1928)
 * Iolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1875
 * Iolaus henryi (Stempffer, 1961)
 * Iolaus jamesoni (Druce, 1891)
 * Iolaus parasilanus parasilanus Rebel, 1914
 * Iolaus parasilanus divaricatus (Riley, 1928)
 * Iolaus poecilaon (Riley, 1928)
 * Iolaus aequatorialis (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
 * Iolaus cottrelli (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
 * Iolaus crawshayi littoralis (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
 * Iolaus iturensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
 * Iolaus lalos (Druce, 1896)
 * Iolaus maritimus usambara (Stempffer, 1961)
 * Iolaus montana (Kielland, 1978) (endemic)
 * Iolaus ndolae (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
 * Iolaus pamae Heath, 1994
 * Iolaus silarus Druce, 1885
 * Iolaus timon orientius Hulstaert, 1924
 * Iolaus catori cottoni Bethune-Baker, 1908
 * Etesiolaus pinheyi (Kielland, 1986) (endemic)
 * Stugeta bowkeri maria Suffert, 1904
 * Stugeta bowkeri mombasae Butler, 1901
 * Stugeta bowkeri nyasana Talbot, 1935
 * Stugeta mimetica Aurivillius, 1916 (endemic)
 * Pilodeudorix mimeta angusta Libert, 2004
 * Pilodeudorix baginei (Collins & Larsen, 1991)
 * Pilodeudorix anetia (Hulstaert, 1924)
 * Pilodeudorix bemba (Neave, 1910)
 * Pilodeudorix canescens (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
 * Pilodeudorix infuscata (Stempffer, 1964)
 * Pilodeudorix kafuensis (Neave, 1910)
 * Pilodeudorix mera kinumbensis (Dufrane, 1945)
 * Pilodeudorix nyanzana (Stempffer, 1957)
 * Pilodeudorix otraeda genuba (Hewitson, 1875)
 * Pilodeudorix caerulea (Druce, 1890)
 * Pilodeudorix obscurata (Trimen, 1891)
 * Pilodeudorix camerona katanga (Clench, 1965)
 * Pilodeudorix congoana orientalis (Stempffer, 1957)
 * Pilodeudorix kohli (Aurivillius, 1921)
 * Pilodeudorix rodgersi Kielland, 1985 (endemic)
 * Pilodeudorix zela (Hewitson, 1869)
 * Pilodeudorix zeloides (Butler, 1901)
 * Pilodeudorix hugoi Libert, 2004
 * Pilodeudorix corruscans (Aurivillius, 1898)
 * Pilodeudorix kiellandi (Congdon & Collins, 1998)
 * Pilodeudorix violetta (Aurivillius, 1897)
 * Paradeudorix ituri ugandae (Talbot, 1935)
 * Paradeudorix marginata (Stempffer, 1962)
 * Hypomyrina nomenia extensa Libert, 2004
 * Deudorix caliginosa Lathy, 1903
 * Deudorix dariaves Hewitson, 1877
 * Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
 * Deudorix dinomenes dinomenes Grose-Smith, 1887
 * Deudorix dinomenes diomedes Jackson, 1966
 * Deudorix diocles Hewitson, 1869
 * Deudorix ecaudata Gifford, 1963
 * Deudorix jacksoni Talbot, 1935
 * Deudorix livia (Klug, 1834)
 * Deudorix lorisona lorisona (Hewitson, 1862)
 * Deudorix lorisona coffea Jackson, 1966
 * Deudorix lorisona baronica Ungemach, 1932
 * Deudorix montana (Kielland, 1985)
 * Deudorix mpanda (Kielland, 1990) (endemic)
 * Deudorix odana Druce, 1887
 * Deudorix penningtoni van Son, 1949
 * Deudorix ufipa Kielland, 1978
 * Deudorix vansomereni Stempffer, 1951
 * Capys brunneus Aurivillius, 1916
 * Capys catharus Riley, 1932
 * Capys connexivus Butler, 1897
 * Capys usambarae Congdon & Collins, 1998 (endemic)

Lycaenesthini

 * Anthene afra (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
 * Anthene alberta (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
 * Anthene butleri stempfferi Storace, 1954
 * Anthene chirinda (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
 * Anthene contrastata mashuna (Stevenson, 1937)
 * Anthene crawshayi (Butler, 1899)
 * Anthene definita (Butler, 1899)
 * Anthene hobleyi ufipa Kielland, 1990
 * Anthene indefinita (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
 * Anthene irumu (Stempffer, 1948)
 * Anthene katera Talbot, 1937
 * Anthene kersteni (Gerstaecker, 1871)
 * Anthene lasti (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894)
 * Anthene lemnos loa (Strand, 1911)
 * Anthene leptala (Courvoisier, 1914) (endemic)
 * Anthene ligures (Hewitson, 1874)
 * Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874)
 * Anthene madibirensis (Wichgraf, 1921) (endemic)
 * Anthene minima (Trimen, 1893)
 * Anthene montana Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
 * Anthene mpanda Kielland, 1990
 * Anthene nigropunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
 * Anthene opalina Stempffer, 1946
 * Anthene otacilia (Trimen, 1868)
 * Anthene kikuyu (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
 * Anthene rubricinctus anadema (Druce, 1905)
 * Anthene rubricinctus jeanneli Stempffer, 1961
 * Anthene rubrimaculata rubrimaculata (Strand, 1909) (endemic)
 * Anthene rubrimaculata tukuyu Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
 * Anthene rubrimaculata zanzibarica Congdon & Collins, 1998 (endemic)
 * Anthene schoutedeni (Hulstaert, 1924)
 * Anthene sylvanus albicans (Grünberg, 1910)
 * Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936
 * Anthene ukerewensis (Strand, 1909) (endemic)
 * Anthene uzungwae Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
 * Anthene wilsoni (Talbot, 1935)
 * Anthene kalinzu (Stempffer, 1950)
 * Anthene chryseostictus (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
 * Anthene gemmifera (Neave, 1910)
 * Anthene lusones (Hewitson, 1874)
 * Anthene staudingeri (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894)
 * Anthene hades (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
 * Anthene inconspicua (Druce, 1910)
 * Anthene kamilila (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
 * Anthene kimboza (Kielland, 1990)
 * Anthene lamias katerae (d'Abrera, 1980)
 * Anthene nigeriae (Aurivillius, 1905)
 * Anthene oculatus (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893)
 * Cupidesthes arescopa orientalis (Stempffer, 1962)
 * Cupidesthes eliasi Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998
 * Cupidesthes leonina (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
 * Cupidesthes ysobelae Jackson, 1966
 * Lycaena phlaeas abbottii (Holland, 1892)
 * Lycaena phlaeas ethiopica (Poulton, 1922)

Polyommatini

 * Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Pseudonacaduba aethiops (Mabille, 1877)
 * Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Uranothauma antinorii felthami (Stevenson, 1934)
 * Uranothauma confusa Kielland, 1989
 * Uranothauma cordatus (Sharpe, 1892)
 * Uranothauma crawshayi Butler, 1895
 * Uranothauma cuneatum Tite, 1958
 * Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909
 * Uranothauma falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879)
 * Uranothauma heritsia chibonotana (Aurivillius, 1910)
 * Uranothauma heritsia intermedia (Tite, 1958)
 * Uranothauma heritsia virgo (Butler, 1896)
 * Uranothauma kilimensis Kielland, 1985 (endemic)
 * Uranothauma lukwangule Kielland, 1987 (endemic)
 * Uranothauma lunifer (Rebel, 1914)
 * Uranothauma nguru Kielland, 1985 (endemic)
 * Uranothauma nubifer (Trimen, 1895)
 * Uranothauma poggei (Dewitz, 1879)
 * Uranothauma uganda Kielland, 1980
 * Uranothauma usambarae Kielland, 1980 (endemic)
 * Uranothauma vansomereni Stempffer, 1951
 * Uranothauma williamsi Carcasson, 1961
 * Phlyaria cyara tenuimarginata (Grünberg, 1908)
 * Cacyreus audeoudi Stempffer, 1936
 * Cacyreus tespis (Herbst, 1804)
 * Cacyreus virilis Stempffer, 1936
 * Harpendyreus aequatorialis vulcanica (Joicey & Talbot, 1924)
 * Harpendyreus berger Stempffer, 1976 (endemic)
 * Harpendyreus boma (Bethune-Baker, 1926) (endemic)
 * Harpendyreus juno (Butler, 1897)
 * Harpendyreus major (Joicey & Talbot, 1924)
 * Harpendyreus marungensis marungensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1924)
 * Harpendyreus marungensis mangalisae Kielland, 1986
 * Harpendyreus meruana (Aurivillius, 1910) (endemic)
 * Leptotes brevidentatus (Tite, 1958)
 * Leptotes marginalis (Stempffer, 1944)
 * Tuxentius calice calice (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Tuxentius calice gregorii (Butler, 1894)
 * Tuxentius ertli (Aurivillius, 1907)
 * Tuxentius margaritaceus (Sharpe, 1892)
 * Tuxentius melaena (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
 * Tuxentius stempfferi (Kielland, 1976) (endemic)
 * Tarucus grammicus (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893)
 * Zintha hintza (Trimen, 1864)
 * Actizera stellata (Trimen, 1883)
 * Azanus isis (Drury, 1773)
 * Eicochrysops distractus (de Joannis & Verity, 1913)
 * Eicochrysops eicotrochilus Bethune-Baker, 1924
 * Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Eicochrysops masai (Bethune-Baker, 1905)
 * Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Eicochrysops rogersi Bethune-Baker, 1924
 * Euchrysops albistriata (Capronnier, 1889)
 * Euchrysops barkeri (Trimen, 1893)
 * Euchrysops crawshayi crawshayi (Butler, 1899)
 * Euchrysops crawshayi fontainei Stempffer, 1967
 * Euchrysops kabrosae rosieae Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998
 * Euchrysops mauensis Bethune-Baker, 1923
 * Euchrysops nandensis (Neave, 1904)
 * Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924
 * Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923
 * Thermoniphas distincta (Talbot, 1935)
 * Thermoniphas fontainei Stempffer, 1956
 * Thermoniphas colorata (Ungemach, 1932)
 * Thermoniphas plurilimbata Karsch, 1895
 * Oboronia bueronica Karsch, 1895
 * Oboronia ornata vestalis (Aurivillius, 1895)
 * Oboronia pseudopunctatus (Strand, 1912)
 * Oboronia punctatus (Dewitz, 1879)
 * Chilades naidina (Butler, 1886)
 * Lepidochrysops anerius kiellandi Stempffer, 1972
 * Lepidochrysops chala Kielland, 1980
 * Lepidochrysops chloauges (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
 * Lepidochrysops cinerea (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
 * Lepidochrysops cupreus (Neave, 1910)
 * Lepidochrysops desmondi Stempffer, 1951
 * Lepidochrysops dollmani (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
 * Lepidochrysops glauca (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
 * Lepidochrysops intermedia cottrelli Stempffer, 1954
 * Lepidochrysops inyangae (Pinhey, 1945)
 * Lepidochrysops jansei van Someren, 1957
 * Lepidochrysops kennethi Kielland, 1986 (endemic)
 * Lepidochrysops kilimanjarensis (Strand, 1909) (endemic)
 * Lepidochrysops koaena (Strand, 1911) (endemic)
 * Lepidochrysops kocak Seven, 1997
 * Lepidochrysops loveni (Aurivillius, 1922)
 * Lepidochrysops lukenia van Someren, 1957
 * Lepidochrysops mpanda Tite, 1961 (endemic)
 * Lepidochrysops neonegus (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
 * Lepidochrysops peculiaris peculiaris (Rogenhofer, 1891)
 * Lepidochrysops peculiaris hypoleucus (Butler, 1893)
 * Lepidochrysops plebeia proclus (Hulstaert, 1924)
 * Lepidochrysops solwezii (Bethune-Baker, [1923])

Nemeobiinae

 * Abisara caeca Rebel, 1914
 * Abisara rutherfordii cyclops Riley, 1932
 * Abisara rogersi simulacris Riley, 1932
 * Abisara neavei neavei Riley, 1932
 * Abisara neavei congdoni Kielland, 1985
 * Abisara neavei mahale Kielland, 1978
 * Abisara delicata tanzania Kielland, 1986
 * Abisara delicata zanzibarica Collins, 1990

Libytheinae

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

Danaini

 * Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777)
 * Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
 * Danaus dorippus (Klug, 1845)
 * Tirumala formosa formosa (Godman, 1880)
 * Tirumala formosa mercedonia (Karsch, 1894)
 * Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847)
 * Amauris niavius niavius (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Amauris niavius dominicanus Trimen, 1879
 * Amauris tartarea tartarea Mabille, 1876
 * Amauris tartarea damoclides Staudinger, 1896
 * Amauris tartarea tukuyuensis Kielland, 1990
 * Amauris albimaculata hanningtoni Butler, 1888
 * Amauris albimaculata interposita Talbot, 1940
 * Amauris albimaculata latifascia Talbot, 1940
 * Amauris albimaculata magnimacula Rebel, 1914
 * Amauris crawshayi crawshayi Butler, 1897
 * Amauris crawshayi oscarus Thurau, 1904
 * Amauris damocles makuyensis Carcasson, 1964
 * Amauris echeria meruensis Talbot, 1940
 * Amauris echeria serica Talbot, 1940
 * Amauris echeria terrena Talbot, 1940
 * Amauris ellioti altumi van Someren, 1936
 * Amauris ellioti junia (Le Cerf, 1920)
 * Amauris hecate (Butler, 1866)
 * Amauris hyalites Butler, 1874
 * Amauris inferna uganda Talbot, 1940
 * Amauris ochlea ochlea (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Amauris ochlea bumilleri Lanz, 1896
 * Amauris vashti (Butler, 1869)

Elymniini

 * Elymniopsis bammakoo rattrayi (Sharpe, 1902)

Melanitini

 * Gnophodes betsimena diversa (Butler, 1880)
 * Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849
 * Gnophodes chelys (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Melanitis libya Distant, 1882
 * Aphysoneura pigmentaria pigmentaria Karsch, 1894
 * Aphysoneura pigmentaria kanga Kielland, 1989
 * Aphysoneura pigmentaria kiellandi Congdon & Collins, 1998
 * Aphysoneura pigmentaria mbulu Kielland, 1989
 * Aphysoneura pigmentaria obnubila Riley, 1923
 * Aphysoneura pigmentaria semilatilimba Kielland, 1989
 * Aphysoneura pigmentaria seminigra Kielland, 1985
 * Aphysoneura pigmentaria songeana Kielland, 1989
 * Aphysoneura pigmentaria uzungwa Kielland, 1989
 * Aphysoneura scapulifascia Joicey & Talbot, 1922

Satyrini

 * Bicyclus angulosa selousi (Trimen, 1895)
 * Bicyclus anynana (Butler, 1879)
 * Bicyclus auricruda fulgidus Fox, 1963
 * Bicyclus buea (Strand, 1912)
 * Bicyclus campina campina (Aurivillius, 1901)
 * Bicyclus campina ocelligera (Strand, 1910)
 * Bicyclus campus (Karsch, 1893)
 * Bicyclus cooksoni (Druce, 1905)
 * Bicyclus cottrelli (van Son, 1952)
 * Bicyclus danckelmani (Rogenhofer, 1891) (endemic)
 * Bicyclus pareensis Collins & Kielland, 2008
 * Bicyclus dentata (Sharpe, 1898)
 * Bicyclus dubia (Aurivillius, 1893)
 * Bicyclus ena (Hewitson, 1877)
 * Bicyclus golo (Aurivillius, 1893)
 * Bicyclus graueri (Rebel, 1914)
 * Bicyclus hyperanthus (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
 * Bicyclus ignobilis acutus Condamin, 1965
 * Bicyclus istaris (Plötz, 1880)
 * Bicyclus jefferyi Fox, 1963
 * Bicyclus kenia (Rogenhofer, 1891)
 * Bicyclus kiellandi Condamin, 1986 (endemic)
 * Bicyclus mahale Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998 (endemic)
 * Bicyclus mandanes Hewitson, 1873
 * Bicyclus mesogena ugandae (Riley, 1926)
 * Bicyclus mollitia (Karsch, 1895)
 * Bicyclus nachtetis Condamin, 1965
 * Bicyclus rhacotis (Hewitson, 1866)
 * Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850)
 * Bicyclus sambulos sambulos (Hewitson, 1877)
 * Bicyclus sambulos cyaneus Condamin, 1961
 * Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
 * Bicyclus saussurei angustus Condamin, 1970
 * Bicyclus sebetus (Hewitson, 1877)
 * Bicyclus similis Condamin, 1963 (endemic)
 * Bicyclus simulacris simulacris Kielland, 1990
 * Bicyclus simulacris septentrionalis Kielland, 1990
 * Bicyclus smithi (Aurivillius, 1899)
 * Bicyclus sophrosyne (Plötz, 1880)
 * Bicyclus tanzanicus Condamin, 1986 (endemic)
 * Bicyclus trilophus jacksoni Condamin, 1961
 * Bicyclus uzungwensis uzungwensis Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
 * Bicyclus uzungwensis granti Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
 * Bicyclus vansoni Condamin, 1965
 * Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868)
 * Bicyclus xeneoides Condamin, 1961
 * Heteropsis elisi tanzanica (Kielland, 1994)
 * Heteropsis elisi uluguru (Kielland, 1990)
 * Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873)
 * Heteropsis phaea (Karsch, 1894)
 * Heteropsis simonsii (Butler, 1877)
 * Heteropsis teratia (Karsch, 1894)
 * Heteropsis ubenica ubenica (Thurau, 1903)
 * Heteropsis ubenica mahale (Kielland, 1994)
 * Heteropsis ubenica ugandica (Kielland, 1994)
 * Heteropsis ubenica uzungwa (Kielland, 1994)
 * Heteropsis peitho gigas (Libert, 2006)
 * Ypthima albida Butler, 1888
 * Ypthima antennata van Son, 1955
 * Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)
 * Ypthima condamini Kielland, 1982
 * Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880
 * Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883
 * Ypthima pupillaris obscurata Kielland, 1982
 * Ypthima recta Overlaet, 1955
 * Ypthima rhodesiana Carcasson, 1961
 * Ypthima simplicia Butler, 1876
 * Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)
 * Mashuna upemba (Overlaet, 1955)
 * Neocoenyra cooksoni Druce, 1907
 * Neocoenyra duplex Butler, 1886
 * Neocoenyra fuligo Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
 * Neocoenyra fulleborni Thurau, 1903 (endemic)
 * Neocoenyra heckmanni heckmanni Thurau, 1903 (endemic)
 * Neocoenyra heckmanni kennethi Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
 * Neocoenyra heckmanni mangalisa Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
 * Neocoenyra heckmanni mbinga Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
 * Neocoenyra heckmanni uzungwae Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
 * Neocoenyra jordani jordani Rebel, 1906 (endemic)
 * Neocoenyra jordani septentrionalis Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
 * Neocoenyra kivuensis Seydel, 1929
 * Neocoenyra masaica Carcasson, 1958
 * Neocoenyra paralellopupillata (Karsch, 1897) (endemic)
 * Neocoenyra petersi Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
 * Neocoenyra pinheyi Carcasson, 1961 (endemic)
 * Neocoenyra ypthimoides Butler, 1894
 * Coenyropsis bera (Hewitson, 1877)
 * Coenyropsis carcassoni Kielland, 1976
 * Physcaeneura jacksoni Carcasson, 1961 (endemic)
 * Physcaeneura leda (Gerstaecker, 1871)
 * Physcaeneura pione Godman, 1880
 * Physcaeneura robertsi Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
 * Neita orbipalus orbipalus Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
 * Neita orbipalus congdoni Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
 * Neita victoriae (Aurivillius, 1899)

Charaxini

 * Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
 * Charaxes fulvescens monitor Rothschild, 1900
 * Charaxes acuminatus acuminatus Thurau, 1903
 * Charaxes acuminatus kigezia van Someren, 1963
 * Charaxes acuminatus rondonis Kielland, 1987
 * Charaxes acuminatus teitensis van Someren, 1963
 * Charaxes acuminatus usambarensis van Someren, 1963
 * Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824)
 * Charaxes protoclea azota (Hewitson, 1877)
 * Charaxes protoclea catenaria Rousseau-Decelle, 1934
 * Charaxes protoclea nothodes Jordan, 1911
 * Charaxes macclounii Butler, 1895
 * Charaxes lasti lasti Grose-Smith, 1889
 * Charaxes lasti kimbozae Kielland, 1984
 * Charaxes lasti magomberae Kielland, 1984
 * Charaxes cynthia mukuyu van Someren, 1969
 * Charaxes cynthia parvicaudatus Lathy, 1925
 * Charaxes lucretius maximus van Someren, 1971
 * Charaxes jasius harrisoni Sharpe, 1904
 * Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866
 * Charaxes hansali baringana Rothschild, 1905
 * Charaxes castor castor (Cramer, 1775)
 * Charaxes castor arthuri van Someren, 1971
 * Charaxes castor flavifasciatus Butler, 1895
 * Charaxes brutus alcyone Stoneham, 1943
 * Charaxes brutus angustus Rothschild, 1900
 * Charaxes brutus natalensis Staudinger, 1885
 * Charaxes brutus roberti Turlin, 1987
 * Charaxes ansorgei kilimanjarica van Someren, 1967
 * Charaxes ansorgei kungwensis van Someren, 1967
 * Charaxes ansorgei levicki Poulton, 1933
 * Charaxes ansorgei loita Plantrou, 1982
 * Charaxes ansorgei rydoni van Someren, 1967
 * Charaxes ansorgei simoni Turlin, 1987
 * Charaxes ansorgei ufipa Kielland, 1978
 * Charaxes pollux pollux (Cramer, 1775)
 * Charaxes pollux geminus Rothschild, 1900
 * Charaxes pollux maua van Someren, 1967
 * Charaxes pollux mira Ackery, 1995
 * Charaxes pollux piersoni Collins, 1990
 * Charaxes druceanus praestans Turlin, 1989
 * Charaxes druceanus proximans Joicey & Talbot, 1922
 * Charaxes druceanus septentrionalis Lathy, 1925
 * Charaxes druceanus teita van Someren, 1939
 * Charaxes eudoxus katerae Carpenter, 1937
 * Charaxes eudoxus mechowi Rothschild, 1900
 * Charaxes eudoxus raffaellae Plantrou, 1982
 * Charaxes lucyae lucyae van Someren, 1975 (endemic)
 * Charaxes lucyae gabriellae Turlin & Chovet, 1987 (endemic)
 * Charaxes lucyae mwanihanae Kielland, 1982 (endemic)
 * Charaxes richelmanni scheveni Ackery, 1995
 * Charaxes numenes aequatorialis van Someren, 1972
 * Charaxes tiridates tiridatinus Röber, 1936
 * Charaxes bipunctatus ugandensis van Someren, 1972
 * Charaxes mixtus tanzanicus Kielland, 1988
 * Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859
 * Charaxes smaragdalis homonymus Bryk, 1939
 * Charaxes smaragdalis kagera van Someren, 1964
 * Charaxes smaragdalis kigoma van Someren, 1964
 * Charaxes xiphares brevicaudatus Schultze, 1914
 * Charaxes xiphares kiellandi Plantrou, 1976
 * Charaxes xiphares kilimensis van Someren, 1972
 * Charaxes xiphares maudei Joicey & Talbot, 1918
 * Charaxes xiphares nguru Collins, 1989
 * Charaxes xiphares sitebi Plantrou, 1981
 * Charaxes xiphares walwandi Collins, 1989
 * Charaxes cithaeron cithaeron Felder & Felder, 1859
 * Charaxes cithaeron joanae van Someren, 1964
 * Charaxes cithaeron kennethi Poulton, 1926
 * Charaxes violetta maritima van Someren, 1966
 * Charaxes violetta melloni Fox, 1963
 * Charaxes imperialis graziellae Turlin, 1989
 * Charaxes imperialis lisomboensis van Someren, 1975
 * Charaxes ameliae amelina Joicey & Talbot, 1925
 * Charaxes ameliae victoriae van Someren, 1972
 * Charaxes pythodoris pythodoris Hewitson, 1873
 * Charaxes pythodoris nesaea Grose-Smith, 1889
 * Charaxes pythodoris pallida van Someren, 1963
 * Charaxes zingha (Stoll, 1780)
 * Charaxes etesipe etesipe (Godart, 1824)
 * Charaxes etesipe pemba van Someren, 1966
 * Charaxes etesipe shaba Berger, 1981
 * Charaxes etesipe tavetensis Rothschild, 1894
 * Charaxes penricei penricei Rothschild, 1900
 * Charaxes penricei tanganyikae van Someren, 1966
 * Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1867
 * Charaxes jahlusa argynnides Westwood, 1864
 * Charaxes jahlusa kenyensis Joicey & Talbot, 1925
 * Charaxes jahlusa kigomaensis van Someren, 1975
 * Charaxes jahlusa mafiae Turlin & Lequeux, 1992
 * Charaxes jahlusa rwandensis Plantrou, 1976
 * Charaxes eupale latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921
 * Charaxes eupale veneris White & Grant, 1989
 * Charaxes dilutus dilutus Rothschild, 1898
 * Charaxes dilutus amanica Collins, 1990
 * Charaxes anticlea adusta Rothschild, 1900
 * Charaxes baumanni baumanni Rogenhofer, 1891
 * Charaxes baumanni granti Turlin, 1989
 * Charaxes baumanni interposita van Someren, 1971
 * Charaxes baumanni tenuis van Someren, 1971
 * Charaxes baumanni whytei Butler, 1894
 * Charaxes blanda Rothschild, 1897
 * Charaxes catachrous van Someren & Jackson, 1952
 * Charaxes etheocles carpenteri van Someren & Jackson, 1957
 * Charaxes margaretae Rydon, 1980
 * Charaxes chintechi van Someren, 1975
 * Charaxes howarthi, 1976
 * Charaxes phaeus Hewitson, 1877
 * Charaxes fionae Henning, 1977
 * Charaxes kirki Butler, 1881
 * Charaxes berkeleyi berkeleyi van Someren & Jackson, 1957
 * Charaxes berkeleyi marci Congdon & Collins, 1998
 * Charaxes aubyni aubyni van Someren & Jackson, 1952
 * Charaxes aubyni australis van Someren & Jackson, 1957
 * Charaxes contrarius van Someren, 1969
 * Charaxes pembanus Jordan, 1925 (endemic)
 * Charaxes usambarae usambarae van Someren & Jackson, 1952 (endemic)
 * Charaxes usambarae maridadi Collins, 1987 (endemic)
 * Charaxes guderiana (Dewitz, 1879)
 * Charaxes pleione bebra Rothschild, 1900
 * Charaxes zoolina zoolina (Westwood, [1850])
 * Charaxes zoolina mafugensis Jackson, 1956
 * Charaxes nichetes leoninus Butler, 1895
 * Charaxes nichetes pantherinus Rousseau-Decelle, 1934
 * Charaxes lycurgus bernardiana Plantrou, 1978
 * Charaxes zelica toyoshimai Carcasson, 1964
 * Charaxes porthos dummeri Joicey & Talbot, 1922
 * Charaxes doubledayi Aurivillius, 1899
 * Charaxes gerdae Rydon, 1989
 * Charaxes phenix phenix Turlin & Lequeux, 1993 (endemic)
 * Charaxes phenix daniellae White, 1996 (endemic)
 * Charaxes prettejohni Collins, 1990 (endemic)
 * Charaxes chunguensis White & Grant, 1986 (endemic)
 * Charaxes grahamei van Someren, 19696 (endemic)
 * Charaxes mccleeryi van Someren, 1972 (endemic)

Euxanthini

 * Charaxes crossleyi ansorgei (Rothschild, 1903)
 * Charaxes crossleyi magnifica (Rebel, 1914)
 * Charaxes wakefieldi (Ward, 1873)
 * Charaxes tiberius (Grose-Smith, 1889)

Pallini

 * Palla publius kigoma van Someren, 1975
 * Palla ussheri interposita Joicey & Talbot, 1925

Apaturinae

 * Apaturopsis cleochares cleochares (Hewitson, 1873)
 * Apaturopsis cleochares schultzei Schmidt, 1921

Nymphalinae

 * Kallimoides rumia rattrayi (Sharpe, 1904)
 * Vanessula milca latifasciata Joicey & Talbot, 1928

Nymphalini

 * Antanartia delius (Drury, 1782)
 * Antanartia schaeneia dubia Howarth, 1966
 * Vanessa dimorphica (Howarth, 1966)
 * Vanessa abyssinica jacksoni Howarth, 1966
 * Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Junonia artaxia Hewitson, 1864
 * Junonia chorimene (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
 * Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870
 * Junonia natalica (Felder & Felder, 1860)
 * Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
 * Junonia sophia infracta Butler, 1888
 * Junonia gregorii Butler, 1896
 * Junonia terea elgiva Hewitson, 1864
 * Junonia terea tereoides (Butler, 1901)
 * Junonia touhilimasa Vuillot, 1892
 * Junonia westermanni splendens (Schmidt, 1921)
 * Junonia westermanni suffusa (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
 * Junonia ansorgei (Rothschild, 1899)
 * Junonia cymodoce lugens (Schultze, 1912)
 * Salamis cacta cacta (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Salamis cacta amaniensis Vosseler, 1907
 * Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa (Trimen, 1881)
 * Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
 * Protogoniomorpha temora temora (Felder & Felder, 1867)
 * Protogoniomorpha temora virescens (Suffert, 1904)
 * Precis actia Distant, 1880
 * Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850)
 * Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Precis cuama (Hewitson, 1864)
 * Precis limnoria taveta Rogenhofer, 1891
 * Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Precis rauana (Grose-Smith, 1898)
 * Precis sinuata sinuata Plötz, 1880
 * Precis sinuata hecqui Berger, 1981
 * Precis tugela aurorina (Butler, 1894)
 * Precis tugela pyriformis (Butler, 1896)
 * Hypolimnas antevorta (Distant, 1880) (endemic)
 * Hypolimnas anthedon anthedon (Doubleday, 1845)
 * Hypolimnas anthedon wahlbergi (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Hypolimnas deceptor (Trimen, 1873)
 * Hypolimnas dinarcha grandis Rothschild, 1918
 * Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Hypolimnas monteironis major Rothschild, 1918
 * Hypolimnas salmacis magnifica Rothschild, 1918
 * Hypolimnas usambara (Ward, 1872)
 * Catacroptera cloanthe (Stoll, 1781)

Cyrestini

 * Cyrestis camillus camillus (Fabricius, 1781)
 * Cyrestis camillus sublineata Lathy, 1901

Biblidini

 * Byblia anvatara acheloia (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Byblia anvatara crameri Aurivillius, 1894
 * Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)
 * Mesoxantha ethosea reducta Rothschild, 1918
 * Ariadne enotrea archeri Carcasson, 1958
 * Ariadne enotrea suffusa (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
 * Ariadne pagenstecheri (Suffert, 1904)
 * Neptidopsis fulgurata platyptera Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
 * Neptidopsis ophione nucleata Grünberg, 1911
 * Eurytela dryope angulata Aurivillius, 1899
 * Eurytela hiarbas hiarbas (Drury, 1782)
 * Eurytela hiarbas lita Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Epicaliini

 * Sevenia amulia benguelae (Chapman, 1872)
 * Sevenia boisduvali boisduvali (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Sevenia boisduvali omissa (Rothschild, 1918)
 * Sevenia dubiosa (Strand, 1911)
 * Sevenia garega (Karsch, 1892)
 * Sevenia morantii (Trimen, 1881)
 * Sevenia natalensis (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Sevenia occidentalium (Mabille, 1876)
 * Sevenia pechueli rhodesiana (Rothschild, 1918)
 * Sevenia pseudotrimeni (Kielland, 1985) (endemic)
 * Sevenia rosa (Hewitson, 1877)
 * Sevenia umbrina (Karsch, 1892)

Limenitidini

 * Harma theobene blassi (Weymer, 1892)
 * Harma theobene superna (Fox, 1968)
 * Cymothoe amaniensis Rydon, 1980 (endemic)
 * Cymothoe aurivillii aurivillii Staudinger, 1899 (endemic)
 * Cymothoe aurivillii handeni Rydon, 1996 (endemic)
 * Cymothoe aurivillii latifasciata Rydon, 1996 (endemic)
 * Cymothoe aurivillii nguru Rydon, 1996 (endemic)
 * Cymothoe aurivillii tenuifasciae Rydon, 1996 (endemic)
 * Cymothoe caenis (Drury, 1773)
 * Cymothoe collinsi Rydon, 1980 (endemic)
 * Cymothoe coranus coranus Grose-Smith, 1889
 * Cymothoe coranus kiellandi Beaurain, 1988
 * Cymothoe cottrelli cottrelli Rydon, 1980
 * Cymothoe cottrelli njombe Rydon, 1996
 * Cymothoe confusa Aurivillius, 1887
 * Cymothoe herminia johnstoni (Butler, 1902)
 * Cymothoe hobarti hobarti Butler, 1900
 * Cymothoe hobarti lactanganyikae Collins, 1990
 * Cymothoe lurida azumai Carcasson, 1964
 * Cymothoe lurida butleri Grünberg, 1908
 * Cymothoe magambae magambae Rydon, 1980 (endemic)
 * Cymothoe magambae pareensis Rydon, 1996 (endemic)
 * Pseudoneptis bugandensis Stoneham, 1935
 * Pseudacraea boisduvalii boisduvalii (Doubleday, 1845)
 * Pseudacraea boisduvalii pemba Kielland, 1990
 * Pseudacraea boisduvalii trimenii Butler, 1874
 * Pseudacraea deludens amaurina Neustetter, 1928
 * Pseudacraea deludens morogoro Kielland, 1990
 * Pseudacraea deludens reducta Kielland, 1990
 * Pseudacraea deludens tanganyikae Kielland, 1990
 * Pseudacraea dolomena usagarae Staudinger, 1891
 * Pseudacraea eurytus eurytus (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Pseudacraea eurytus conradti Oberthür, 1893
 * Pseudacraea lucretia expansa (Butler, 1878)
 * Pseudacraea poggei (Dewitz, 1879)
 * Pseudacraea semire (Cramer, 1779)

Neptidini

 * Neptis agouale agouale Pierre-Baltus, 1978
 * Neptis agouale parallela Collins & Larsen, 1996
 * Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955
 * Neptis aurivillii aurivillii Schultze, 1913
 * Neptis aurivillii ufipa Kielland, 1990
 * Neptis carcassoni Van Son, 1959
 * Neptis carpenteri d'Abrera, 1980
 * Neptis clarei Neave, 1904
 * Neptis conspicua Neave, 1904
 * Neptis constantiae Carcasson, 1961
 * Neptis angusta Condamin, 1966
 * Neptis exaleuca suffusa Rothschild, 1918
 * Neptis goochii Trimen, 1879
 * Neptis gratiosa Overlaet, 1955
 * Neptis incongrua incongrua Butler, 1896
 * Neptis incongrua isidoro Kielland, 1985
 * Neptis incongrua nguru Kielland, 1987
 * Neptis jordani Neave, 1910
 * Neptis kikuyuensis Jackson, 1951
 * Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955
 * Neptis livingstonei Suffert, 1904 (endemic)
 * Neptis metella (Doubleday, 1848)
 * Neptis morosa Overlaet, 1955
 * Neptis nemetes margueriteae Fox, 1968
 * Neptis nicobule Holland, 1892
 * Neptis nicoteles Hewitson, 1874
 * Neptis nina Staudinger, 1896
 * Neptis occidentalis Rothschild, 1918
 * Neptis ochracea ochracea Neave, 1904
 * Neptis ochracea reductata Larsen, 1995
 * Neptis ochracea uluguru Kielland, 1985
 * Neptis penningtoni van Son, 1977
 * Neptis puella Aurivillius, 1894
 * Neptis rogersi Eltringham, 1921
 * Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955
 * Neptis strigata kakamega Collins & Larsen, 1996
 * Neptis trigonophora trigonophora Butler, 1878
 * Neptis trigonophora melicertula Strand, 1912

Adoliadini

 * Catuna angustatum (Felder & Felder, 1867)
 * Catuna crithea (Drury, 1773)
 * Catuna oberthueri Karsch, 1894
 * Catuna sikorana Rogenhofer, 1889
 * Euryphura achlys (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Euryphura chalcis chalcis (Felder & Felder, 1860)
 * Euryphura chalcis kiellandi Hecq, 1990
 * Euryphura concordia (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Pseudargynnis hegemone (Godart, 1819)
 * Aterica galene extensa Heron, 1909
 * Aterica galene theophane Hopffer, 1855
 * Cynandra opis bernardii Lagnel, 1967
 * Euriphene conjungens kiellandi Hecq, 1994
 * Euriphene iris (Aurivillius, 1903)
 * Euriphene obsoleta munene Hecq, 1994
 * Euriphene ribensis (Ward, 1871)
 * Euriphene saphirina saphirina (Karsch, 1894)
 * Euriphene saphirina itanii (Carcasson, 1964)
 * Euriphene saphirina memoria Hecq, 1994
 * Euriphene tadema nigropunctata (Aurivillius, 1901)
 * Bebearia carshena (Hewitson, 1871)
 * Bebearia absolon entebbiae (Lathy, 1906)
 * Bebearia cocalia badiana (Rbel, 1914)
 * Bebearia cocalia katera (van Someren, 1939)
 * Bebearia orientis orientis (Karsch, 1895)
 * Bebearia orientis insularis Kielland, 1985
 * Bebearia sophus audeoudi (Riley, 1936)
 * Bebearia sophus ochreata (Carcasson, 1961)
 * Bebearia plistonax (Hewitson, 1874)
 * Bebearia phantasiella simulata (van Someren, 1939)
 * Bebearia chriemhilda (Staudinger, 1896)
 * Bebearia kiellandi Hecq, 1993 (endemic)
 * Euphaedra medon innotata Holland, 1920
 * Euphaedra medon neustetteri Niepelt, 1915
 * Euphaedra zaddachii crawshayi Butler, 1895
 * Euphaedra hollandi Hecq, 1974
 * Euphaedra diffusa Gaede, 1916
 * Euphaedra phosphor Joicey & Talbot, 1921
 * Euphaedra uganda minzuru Hecq, 1992
 * Euphaedra paradoxa Neave, 1904
 * Euphaedra alacris Hecq, 1978
 * Euphaedra cooksoni Druce, 1905
 * Euphaedra confina Hecq, 1992 (endemic)
 * Euphaedra castanoides Hecq, 1985
 * Euphaedra orientalis Rothschild, 1898
 * Euphaedra ruspina (Hewitson, 1865)
 * Euphaedra harpalyce spatiosa (Mabille, 1876)
 * Euphaedra neophron neophron (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Euphaedra neophron littoralis Talbot, 1929
 * Euphaedra neophron violaceae (Butler, 1888)
 * Euphaedra neophron kiellandi Hecq, 1985
 * Euphaedra neophron rydoni Howarth, 1969
 * Euptera elabontas elabontas (Hewitson, 1871)
 * Euptera elabontas mweruensis Neave, 1910
 * Euptera hirundo lufirensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
 * Euptera kinugnana (Grose-Smith, 1889)
 * Pseudathyma cyrili Chovet, 2002
 * Pseudathyma lucretioides rondo Kielland, 1987
 * Pseudathyma plutonica plutonica Butler, 1902
 * Pseudathyma plutonica expansa Kielland, 1978
 * Pseudathyma uluguru uluguru Kielland, 1985 (endemic)
 * Pseudathyma uluguru abriana Collins, 2002 (endemic)

Acraeini

 * Acraea cerasa cerasa Hewitson, 1861
 * Acraea cerasa cerita Sharpe, 1906
 * Acraea cerasa kiellandi Carcasson, 1964
 * Acraea acara Hewitson, 1865
 * Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865
 * Acraea boopis ama Pierre, 1979
 * Acraea chilo Godman, 1880
 * Acraea cuva Grose-Smith, 1889
 * Acraea endoscota Le Doux, 1928
 * Acraea hamata Joicey & Talbot, 1922
 * Acraea insignis Distant, 1880
 * Acraea kappa Pierre, 1979 (endemic)
 * Acraea leucographa Ribbe, 1889
 * Acraea machequena Grose-Smith, 1887
 * Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
 * Acraea pseudolycia astrigera Butler, 1899
 * Acraea punctimarginea Pinhey, 1956 (endemic)
 * Acraea quirina quirina (Fabricius, 1781)
 * Acraea quirina rosa Eltringham, 1912
 * Acraea rabbaiae Ward, 1873
 * Acraea satis Ward, 1871
 * Acraea zonata Hewitson, 1877
 * Acraea acrita Hewitson, 1865
 * Acraea asema Hewitson, 1877
 * Acraea bergeriana Pierre, 1979 (endemic)
 * Acraea chaeribula Oberthür, 1893
 * Acraea egina areca Mabille, 1889
 * Acraea egina pembanus Kielland, 1990
 * Acraea guillemei Oberthür, 1893
 * Acraea manca Thurau, 1904 (endemic)
 * Acraea periphanes Oberthür, 1893
 * Acraea petraea Boisduval, 1847
 * Acraea pudorina Staudinger, 1885
 * Acraea punctellata Eltringham, 1912
 * Acraea rohlfsi Suffert, 1904 (endemic)
 * Acraea utengulensis Thurau, 1903
 * Acraea asboloplintha Karsch, 1894
 * Acraea braesia Godman, 1885
 * Acraea caecilia caecilia (Fabricius, 1781)
 * Acraea caecilia pudora Aurivillius, 1910
 * Acraea caldarena caldarena Hewitson, 1877
 * Acraea caldarena neluska Oberthür, 1878
 * Acraea equatorialis equatorialis Neave, 1904
 * Acraea equatorialis anaemia Eltringham, 1912
 * Acraea leucopyga Aurivillius, 1904
 * Acraea lygus Druce, 1875
 * Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847
 * Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
 * Acraea pudorella Aurivillius, 1899
 * Acraea stenobea Wallengren, 1860
 * Acraea sykesi Sharpe, 1902
 * Acraea kia Pierre, 1990 (endemic)
 * Acraea adrasta Weymer, 1892
 * Acraea aganice montana (Butler, 1888)
 * Acraea aganice nicega (Suffert, 1904)
 * Acraea alcinoe camerunica (Aurivillius, 1893)
 * Acraea consanguinea albicolor (Karsch, 1895)
 * Acraea epaea epaea (Cramer, 1779)
 * Acraea epaea epitellus Staudinger, 1896
 * Acraea epaea melina (Thurau, 1903)
 * Acraea epaea paragea (Grose-Smith, 1900)
 * Acraea epiprotea (Butler, 1874)
 * Acraea macarista (Sharpe, 1906)
 * Acraea poggei poggei Dewitz, 1879
 * Acraea poggei nelsoni Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1892
 * Acraea quadricolor quadricolor (Rogenhofer, 1891)
 * Acraea quadricolor itumbana (Jordan, 1910)
 * Acraea quadricolor latifasciata (Sharpe, 1892)
 * Acraea quadricolor leptis (Jordan, 1910)
 * Acraea quadricolor mahale (Kielland, 1990)
 * Acraea quadricolor morogoro (Carpenter & Jackson, 1950)
 * Acraea quadricolor uluguru (Kielland, 1990)
 * Acraea scalivittata scalivittata (Butler, 1896)
 * Acraea scalivittata kiellandianus Koçak, 1996
 * Acraea tellus eumelis (Jordan, 1910)
 * Acraea umbra macarioides (Aurivillius, 1893)
 * Acraea vestalis congoensis (Le Doux, 1937)
 * Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
 * Acraea acuta Howarth, 1969
 * Acraea ngorongoro Kielland, 1990
 * Acraea nigromaculata Kielland, 1990
 * Acraea rubrobasalis Kielland, 1990
 * Acraea alciopoides Joicey & Talbot, 1921
 * Acraea alicia alicia (Sharpe, 1890)
 * Acraea alicia mbulu Kielland, 1990
 * Acraea alicia uzungwae Kielland, 1990
 * Acraea althoffi neavei Poulton, 1924
 * Acraea amicitiae Heron, 1909
 * Acraea aurivillii Staudinger, 1896
 * Acraea baxteri baxteri Sharpe, 1902
 * Acraea baxteri oldeani Kielland, 1990
 * Acraea baxteri subsquamia Thurau, 1903
 * Acraea bonasia (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Acraea cabira Hopffer, 1855
 * Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
 * Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Acraea esebria Hewitson, 1861
 * Acraea excelsior Sharpe, 1891
 * Acraea goetzei Thurau, 1903
 * Acraea humilis Sharpe, 1897
 * Acraea iturina Grose-Smith, 1890
 * Acraea johnstoni Godman, 1885
 * Acraea kalinzu Carpenter, 1936
 * Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
 * Acraea oberthueri Butler, 1895
 * Acraea orestia orestia Hewitson, 1874
 * Acraea orestia sambar Stoneham, 1943
 * Acraea pentapolis epidica Oberthür, 1893
 * Acraea pharsalus pharsalus Ward, 1871
 * Acraea pharsalus pharsaloides Holland, 1892
 * Acraea sotikensis Sharpe, 1892
 * Acraea ventura ventura Hewitson, 1877
 * Acraea ventura ochrascens Sharpe, 1902
 * Acraea viviana Staudinger, 1896
 * Acraea vuilloti Mabille, 1889 (endemic)
 * Acraea bomba Grose-Smith, 1889
 * Acraea lusinga Overlaet, 1955
 * Acraea rahira rahira Boisduval, 1833
 * Acraea rahira mufindi Kielland, 1990
 * Acraea aubyni Eltringham, 1912
 * Acraea cinerea Neave, 1904
 * Acraea conradti Oberthür, 1893
 * Acraea igola Trimen & Bowker, 1889
 * Acraea ntebiae ntebiae Sharpe, 1897
 * Acraea ntebiae kigoma Kielland, 1978
 * Acraea oreas Sharpe, 1891
 * Acraea orinata Oberthür, 1893
 * Acraea parrhasia orientis Aurivillius, 1904
 * Acraea penelope Staudinger, 1896
 * Acraea perenna thesprio Oberthür, 1893
 * Acraea quirinalis Grose-Smith, 1900
 * Acraea semivitrea Aurivillius, 1895
 * Acraea kuekenthali Le Doux, 1922
 * Acraea lyci Pierre, 2006 (endemic)

Argynnini

 * Issoria smaragdifera reducta Carcasson, 1961
 * Issoria baumanni katangae (Neave, 1910)
 * Issoria baumanni orientalis Kielland, 1990
 * Issoria hanningtoni (Elwes, 1889)

Vagrantini

 * Lachnoptera anticlia (Hübner, 1819)
 * Lachnoptera ayresii Trimen, 1879
 * Phalanta eurytis (Doubleday, 1847)
 * Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Coeliadinae

 * Coeliades anchises (Gerstaecker, 1871)
 * Coeliades chalybe (Westwood, 1852)
 * Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
 * Coeliades hanno (Plötz, 1879)
 * Coeliades keithloa kenya Evans, 1937
 * Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Coeliades sejuncta (Mabille & Vuillot, 1891)

Celaenorrhinini

 * Celaenorrhinus bettoni Butler, 1902
 * Celaenorrhinus boadicea howarthi Berger, 1976
 * Celaenorrhinus cordeironis Kielland, 1992 (endemic)
 * Celaenorrhinus galenus biseriata (Butler, 1888)
 * Celaenorrhinus handmani Collins & Congdon, 1998
 * Celaenorrhinus homeyeri (Plötz, 1880)
 * Celaenorrhinus intermixtus evansi Berger, 1975
 * Celaenorrhinus kimboza Evans, 1949 (endemic)
 * Celaenorrhinus meditrina (Hewitson, 1877)
 * Celaenorrhinus perlustris Rebel, 1914
 * Celaenorrhinus proxima (Mabille, 1877)
 * Celaenorrhinus rubeho Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
 * Celaenorrhinus sanjeensis Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
 * Celaenorrhinus uluguru Kielland, 1990 (endemic)
 * Celaenorrhinus zanqua Evans, 1937
 * Eretis djaelaelae (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Eretis herewardi Riley, 1921
 * Eretis lugens (Rogenhofer, 1891)
 * Eretis melania Mabille, 1891
 * Eretis mitiana Evans, 1937
 * Eretis umbra maculifera Mabille & Boullet, 1916
 * Eretis vaga Evans, 1937
 * Sarangesa astrigera Butler, 1894
 * Sarangesa aza Evans, 1951
 * Sarangesa bouvieri (Mabille, 1877)
 * Sarangesa brigida atra Evans, 1937
 * Sarangesa haplopa Swinhoe, 1907
 * Sarangesa laelius (Mabille, 1877)
 * Sarangesa maculata (Mabille, 1891)
 * Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870)
 * Sarangesa princei Karsch, 1896
 * Sarangesa ruona Evans, 1937
 * Sarangesa thecla mabira Evans, 1956
 * Sarangesa tricerata compacta Evans, 1951

Tagiadini

 * Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)
 * Eagris decastigma purpura Evans, 1937
 * Eagris lucetia (Hewitson, 1875)
 * Eagris nottoana (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Eagris sabadius astoria Holland, 1896
 * Eagris sabadius ochreana Lathy, 1901
 * Calleagris hollandi (Butler, 1897)
 * Calleagris jamesoni jamesoni (Sharpe, 1890)
 * Calleagris jamesoni jacksoni Evans, 1951
 * Calleagris lacteus (Mabille, 1877)
 * Netrobalane canopus (Trimen, 1864)
 * Leucochitonea amneris (Rebel & Rogenhofer, 1894) (endemic)
 * Abantis arctomarginata Lathy, 1901
 * Abantis bamptoni Collins & Larsen, 1994
 * Abantis leucogaster iruma Evans, 1951
 * Abantis paradisea (Butler, 1870)
 * Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855
 * Abantis venosa Trimen & Bowker, 1889
 * Abantis zambesiaca (Westwood, 1874)

Carcharodini

 * Spialia colotes transvaaliae (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
 * Spialia confusa confusa Evans, 1937
 * Spialia confusa obscura Evans, 1937
 * Spialia depauperata (Strand, 1911)
 * Spialia mafa higginsi Evans, 1937
 * Spialia ploetzi (Aurivillius, 1891)
 * Spialia secessus (Trimen, 1891)
 * Spialia zebra bifida (Higgins, 1924)

Aeromachini

 * Astictopterus bruno (Evans, 1937) (endemic)
 * Astictopterus punctulata (Butler, 1895)
 * Astictopterus stellata amania Evans, 1947
 * Astictopterus stellata mineni (Trimen, 1894)
 * Astictopterus tura Evans, 1951 (endemic)
 * Prosopalpus debilis (Plötz, 1879)
 * Prosopalpus saga Evans, 1937
 * Prosopalpus styla Evans, 1937
 * Ampittia capenas (Hewitson, 1868)
 * Ampittia parva Aurivillius, 1925 (endemic)
 * Ampittia kilombero Larsen & Congdon, 2012
 * Kedestes barberae (Trimen, 1873)
 * Kedestes brunneostriga (Plötz, 1884)
 * Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)
 * Kedestes mohozutza (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Kedestes nerva paola Plötz, 1884
 * Kedestes protensa Butler, 1901
 * Kedestes rogersi Druce, 1907
 * Kedestes wallengrenii (Trimen, 1883)
 * Kedestes fenestratus (Butler, 1894)
 * Gorgyra afikpo Druce, 1909
 * Gorgyra aretina (Hewitson, 1878)
 * Gorgyra bibulus Riley, 1929
 * Gorgyra bina Evans, 1937
 * Gorgyra diva Evans, 1937
 * Gorgyra johnstoni (Butler, 1894)
 * Gorgyra kalinzu Evans, 1949
 * Gorgyra mocquerysii Holland, 1896
 * Gorgyra vosseleri Grünberg, 1907 (endemic)
 * Gorgyra subflavidus Holland, 1896
 * Teniorhinus harona (Westwood, 1881)
 * Teniorhinus herilus (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Teniorhinus ignita (Mabille, 1877)
 * Ceratrichia bonga Evans, 1947 (endemic)
 * Ceratrichia brunnea Bethune-Baker, 1906
 * Ceratrichia clara medea Evans, 1937
 * Ceratrichia hollandi Bethune-Baker, 1908
 * Ceratrichia mabirensis Riley, 1925
 * Ceratrichia semilutea Mabille, 1891
 * Ceratrichia semlikensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
 * Ceratrichia wollastoni Heron, 1909
 * Pardaleodes bule Holland, 1896
 * Pardaleodes fan (Holland, 1894)
 * Pardaleodes incerta (Snellen, 1872)
 * Pardaleodes sator pusiella Mabille, 1877
 * Xanthodisca vibius (Hewitson, 1878)
 * Acada biseriata (Mabille, 1893)
 * Osmodes adon (Mabille, 1890)
 * Osmodes adonia Evans, 1937
 * Osmodes adosus (Mabille, 1890)
 * Osmodes banghaasii Holland, 1896
 * Osmodes costatus Aurivillius, 1896
 * Osmodes distincta Holland, 1896
 * Osmodes hollandi Evans, 1937
 * Osmodes omar Swinhoe, 1916
 * Osmodes thora (Plötz, 1884)
 * Parosmodes morantii morantii (Trimen, 1873)
 * Parosmodes morantii axis Evans, 1937
 * Paracleros biguttulus (Mabille, 1890)
 * Paracleros sangoanus (Carcasson, 1964)
 * Paracleros substrigata (Holland, 1893)
 * Acleros mackenii instabilis Mabille, 1890
 * Acleros neavei Evans, 1937
 * Acleros nigrapex Strand, 1913
 * Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1890
 * Semalea arela (Mabille, 1891)
 * Semalea pulvina (Plötz, 1879)
 * Semalea sextilis (Plötz, 1886)
 * Hypoleucis ophiusa ophir Evans, 1937
 * Meza cybeutes (Holland, 1894)
 * Meza larea (Neave, 1910)
 * Paronymus budonga (Evans, 1938)
 * Paronymus xanthias kiellandi Congdon & Collins, 1998
 * Andronymus bjornstadi Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998 (endemic)
 * Andronymus caesar philander (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Andronymus gander Evans, 1947
 * Andronymus hero Evans, 1937
 * Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
 * Chondrolepis niveicornis (Plötz, 1883)
 * Chondrolepis obscurior de Jong, 1986 (endemic)
 * Chondrolepis uluguru Larsen & Congdon, 2012
 * Chondrolepis similis de Jong, 1986 (endemic)
 * Chondrolepis telisignata (Butler, 1896)
 * Chondrolepis uluguru T.B. Larsen & Congdon, 2012
 * Zophopetes ganda Evans, 1937
 * Zophopetes nobilior (Holland, 1896)
 * Gamia buchholzi (Plötz, 1879)
 * Gamia shelleyi (Sharpe, 1890)
 * Artitropa erinnys ehlersi Karsch, 1896
 * Artitropa milleri Riley, 1925
 * Artitropa reducta Aurivillius, 1925
 * Artitropa usambarae Congdon, Kielland, & Collins, 1998 (endemic)
 * Gretna balenge (Holland, 1891)
 * Gretna carmen carmen Evans, 1937
 * Gretna carmen capra Evans, 1937
 * Gretna cylinda (Hewitson, 1876)
 * Pteroteinon capronnieri (Plötz, 1879)
 * Pteroteinon ceucaenira (Druce, 1910)
 * Pteroteinon concaenira Belcastro & Larsen, 1996
 * Leona leonora leonora (Plötz, 1879)
 * Leona leonora dux Evans, 1937
 * Leona halma Evans, 1937
 * Leona luehderi laura Evans, 1937
 * Caenides kangvensis Holland, 1896
 * Caenides dacela (Hewitson, 1876)
 * Caenides hidaroides Aurivillius, 1896
 * Caenides dacena (Hewitson, 1876)
 * Monza alberti (Holland, 1896)
 * Monza cretacea (Snellen, 1872)
 * Monza punctata punctata (Aurivillius, 1910)
 * Monza punctata crola Evans, 1937
 * Melphina tarace (Mabille, 1891)
 * Fresna cojo (Karsch, 1893)
 * Fresna netopha (Hewitson, 1878)
 * Fresna nyassae (Hewitson, 1878)
 * Platylesches affinissima Strand, 1921
 * Platylesches fosta Evans, 1937
 * Platylesches galesa (Hewitson, 1877)
 * Platylesches langa Evans, 1937
 * Platylesches larseni Kielland, 1992 (endemic)
 * Platylesches panga Evans, 1937
 * Platylesches picanini (Holland, 1894)
 * Platylesches rasta Evans, 1937
 * Platylesches robustus Neave, 1910

Baorini

 * Brusa saxicola (Neave, 1910)
 * Zenonia anax Evans, 1937
 * Borbo chagwa (Evans, 1937)
 * Borbo fallax (Gaede, 1916)
 * Borbo fanta (Evans, 1937)
 * Borbo ferruginea (Aurivillius, 1925)
 * Borbo holtzi (Plötz, 1883)
 * Borbo lugens (Hopffer, 1855)
 * Borbo perobscura (Druce, 1912)
 * Borbo sirena (Evans, 1937)

Heteropterinae

 * Metisella abdeli (Krüger, 1928)
 * Metisella carsoni (Butler, 1898)
 * Metisella congdoni de Jong & Kielland, 1983 (endemic)
 * Metisella decipiens (Butler, 1896)
 * Metisella formosus linda Evans, 1937
 * Metisella formosus nyanza Evans, 1937
 * Metisella kambove (Neave, 1910)
 * Metisella medea medea Evans, 1937
 * Metisella medea nyika Evans, 1937
 * Metisella midas (Butler, 1894)
 * Metisella perexcellens marunga Evans, 1937
 * Metisella perexcellens sitebi Kielland, 1982
 * Metisella quadrisignatus (Butler, 1894)
 * Metisella trisignatus tanga Evans, 1937
 * Metisella willemi (Wallengren, 1857)
 * Tsitana wallacei (Neave, 1910)
 * Lepella lepeletier (Latreille, 1824)