# List of butterflies of Equatorial Guinea

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

## Papilionidae
### Papilioninae
#### Papilionini

* Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758
* Papilio charopus Westwood, 1843
* Papilio cynorta Fabricius, 1793
* Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
* Papilio phorcas bardamu Canu, 1994
* Papilio phorcas congoanus Rothschild, 1896
* Papilio zenobia Fabricius, 1775
* Papilio fernandus Fruhstorfer, 1903
* Papilio filaprae musolanus (Hancock, 1988)
* Papilio hesperus hesperus Westwood, 1843
* Papilio hesperus feae Storace, 1963
* Papilio menestheus canui Gauthier, 1984

#### Leptocercini

* Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
* Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775)
* Graphium biokoensis (Gauthier, 1984)
* Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873)
* Graphium illyris flavisparsus (Fruhstorfer, 1903)
* Graphium illyris hamatus (Joicey & Talbot, 1918)
* Graphium ridleyanus (White, 1843)
* Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
* Graphium tynderaeus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Graphium latreillianus theorini (Aurivillius, 1881)
* Graphium auriger (Butler, 1876)
* Graphium fulleri boulleti (Le Cerf, 1912)
* Graphium ucalegon (Hewitson, 1865)

## Pieridae
### Pseudopontiinae

* Pseudopontia paradoxa (Felder & Felder, 1869)

### Coliadinae

* Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
* Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
* Eurema senegalensis (Boisduval, 1836)
* Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)

### Pierinae

* Colotis celimene sudanicus (Aurivillius, 1905)
* Nepheronia argia (Fabricius, 1775)
* Nepheronia pharis (Boisduval, 1836)
* Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, [1782])
* Leptosia hybrida Bernardi, 1952

#### Pierini

* Appias epaphia (Cramer, [1779])
* Appias phaola (Doubleday, 1847)
* Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, [1865])
* Appias sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)
* Mylothris alcuana Grünberg, 1910
* Mylothris basalis Aurivillius, 1906
* Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775)
* Mylothris hilara furvus Bernardi, 1953
* Mylothris hilara goma Berger, 1981
* Mylothris jacksoni cederici Collins, 1997
* Mylothris rembina (Plötz, 1880)
* Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775)
* Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
* Belenois theuszi (Dewitz, 1889)

## Lycaenidae
### Miletinae
#### Liphyrini

* Aslauga vininga (Hewitson, 1875)

#### Miletini

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

### Poritiinae
#### Liptenini

* Pentila maculata pardalena Druce, 1910
* Pentila bitje Druce, 1910
* Pentila cloetensi aspasia Grünberg, 1910
* Pentila occidentalium gabunica Stempffer & Bennett, 1961
* Telipna albofasciata Aurivillius, 1910
* Telipna atrinervis Hulstaert, 1924
* Telipna hollandi exsuperia Hulstaert, 1924
* Telipna sanguinea (Plötz, 1880)
* Ornipholidotos kirbyi (Aurivillius. 1895)
* Ornipholidotos ugandae biokoensis Libert, 2005
* Ornipholidotos tessmani Libert, 2005
* Ornipholidotos ayissii Libert, 2005
* Ornipholidotos annae Libert, 2005
* Ornipholidotos evoei Libert, 2005
* Ornipholidotos nbeti Libert, 2005
* Ornipholidotos perfragilis (Holland, 1890)
* Torbenia aurivilliusi (Stempffer, 1967)
* Mimeresia favillacea (Grünberg, 1910)
* Mimeresia libentina (Hewitson, 1866)
* Mimeresia moreelsi tessmanni (Grünberg, 1910)
* Liptena bolivari Kheil, 1905
* Liptena evanescens (Kirby, 1887)
* Liptena fatima (Kirby, 1890)
* Liptena intermedia Grünberg, 1910
* Liptena opaca (Kirby, 1890)
* Liptena subundularis (Staudinger, 1892)
* Liptena xanthostola (Holland, 1890)
* Tetrarhanis laminifer Clench, 1965
* Falcuna hollandi suffusa Stempffer & Bennett, 1963
* Falcuna libyssa cameroonica Stempffer & Bennett, 1963
* Falcuna synesia gabonensis Stempffer & Bennett, 1963
* Larinopoda lircaea (Hewitson, 1866)
* Larinopoda tera (Hewitson, 1873)
* Micropentila brunnea (Kirby, 1887)
* Pseuderesia eleaza (Hewitson, 1873)
* Eresina rougeoti Stempffer, 1956
* Eresiomera isca (Hewitson, 1873)
* Eresiomera phaeochiton (Grünberg, 1910)
* Eresiomera rougeoti (Stempffer, 1961)
* Citrinophila erastus (Hewitson, 1866)

#### Epitolini

* Geritola larae Collins & Libert, 1999
* Stempfferia gordoni (Druce, 1903)
* Cephetola subcoerulea (Roche, 1954)
* Epitolina dispar (Kirby, 1887)
* Epitolina melissa (Druce, 1888)
* Hypophytala hyettoides (Aurivillius, 1895)
* Hypophytala obscura (Schultze, 1916)

### Theclinae

* Hypolycaena clenchi Larsen, 1997
* Hypolycaena liara Druce, 1890
* Iolaus eurisus vexillarius Clench, 1964
* Iolaus aethria Karsch, 1893
* Iolaus cytaeis Hewitson, 1875
* Iolaus frater kumboae (Bethune-Baker, 1926)
* Iolaus hemicyanus barbara Suffert, 1904
* Iolaus alcibiades Kirby, 1871
* Pilodeudorix catalla (Karsch, 1895)
* Paradeudorix cobaltina (Stempffer, 1964)
* Paradeudorix eleala (Hewitson, 1865)
* Paradeudorix ituri (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
* Deudorix caliginosa Lathy, 1903
* Deudorix lorisona (Hewitson, 1862)

### Polyommatinae
#### Lycaenesthini

* Anthene mahota (Grose-Smith, 1887)
* Anthene scintillula (Holland, 1891)
* Cupidesthes thyrsis (Kirby, 1878)

#### Polyommatini

* Pseudonacaduba aethiops (Mabille, 1877)
* Oboronia ornata flava Holland, 1920
* Oboronia pseudopunctatus (Strand, 1912)

## Nymphalidae
### Libytheinae

* Libythea labdaca Westwood, 1851

### Danainae
#### Danaini

* Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777)
* Tirumala formosa morgeni (Honrath, 1892)
* Amauris niavius (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Amauris tartarea Mabille, 1876
* Amauris echeria fernandina Schultze, 1914
* Amauris hyalites Butler, 1874
* Amauris inferna moka Talbot, 1940
* Amauris vashti (Butler, 1869)

### Satyrinae
#### Melanitini

* Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849
* Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)

#### Satyrini

* Bicyclus buea (Strand, 1912)
* Bicyclus dorothea dorothea (Cramer, 1779)
* Bicyclus dorothea concolor Condamin & Fox, 1964
* Bicyclus feae (Aurivillius, 1910)
* Bicyclus hewitsoni (Doumet, 1861)
* Bicyclus howarthi Condamin, 1963
* Bicyclus italus (Hewitson, 1865)
* Bicyclus medontias (Hewitson, 1873)
* Bicyclus martius sanaos (Hewitson, 1866)
* Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
* Bicyclus smithi fernandina (Schultze, 1914)
* Bicyclus sealeae Collins & Larsen, 2008
* Bicyclus xeneas (Hewitson, 1866)
* Bicyclus xeneoides Condamin, 1961

### Charaxinae
#### Charaxini

* Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
* Charaxes fulvescens marialuisae Canu, 1989
* Charaxes protoclea cedrici Canu, 1989
* Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850
* Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775)
* Charaxes brutus angustus Rothschild, 1900
* Charaxes pollux annamariae Turlin, 1998
* Charaxes eudoxus biokoensis Canu, 1989
* Charaxes numenes malabo Turlin, 1998
* Charaxes tiridates choveti Turlin, 1998
* Charaxes imperialis nathaliae Canu, 1989
* Charaxes cedreatis Hewitson, 1874
* Charaxes lycurgus bernardiana Plantrou, 1978
* Charaxes doubledayi Aurivillius, 1899
* Charaxes mycerina nausicaa Staudinger, 1891

#### Euxanthini

* Charaxes eurinome (Cramer, 1775)
* Charaxes trajanus (Ward, 1871)

### Nymphalinae

* Kallimoides rumia jadyae (Fox, 1968)

#### Nymphalini

* Antanartia delius guineensis Howarth, 1966
* Vanessa dimorphica mortoni (Howarth, 1966)
* Junonia cymodoce lugens (Schultze, 1912)
* Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793)
* Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
* Hypolimnas anthedon (Doubleday, 1845)
* Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
* Hypolimnas salmacis insularis Schultze, 1920

### Cyrestinae
#### Cyrestini

* Cyrestis camillus (Fabricius, 1781)

### Biblidinae
#### Biblidini

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

#### Epicaliini

* Sevenia boisduvali omissa (Rothschild, 1918)

### Limenitinae
#### Limenitidini

* Cymothoe capella (Ward, 1871)
* Cymothoe fumana balluca Fox & Howarth, 1968
* Cymothoe herminia (Grose-Smith, 1887)
* Cymothoe indamora canui Beaurain, 1985
* Cymothoe jodutta ciceronis (Ward, 1871)
* Cymothoe lucasii (Doumet, 1859)
* Cymothoe lurida sublurida Fruhstorfer, 1903
* Cymothoe oemilius fernandina Hall, 1929
* Cymothoe owassae Schultze, 1916

#### Neptidini

* Neptis mixophyes Holland, 1892
* Neptis nemetes margueriteae Fox, 1968

#### Adoliadini

* Catuna crithea (Drury, 1773)
* Euriphene atossa angusta Hecq, 1994
* Euriphene canui Hecq, 1987
* Euriphene incerta biokensis Hecq, 1994
* Euriphene mundula (Grünberg, 1910)
* Euriphene tadema (Hewitson, 1866)
* Euriphene lysandra (Stoll, 1790)
* Bebearia zonara (Butler, 1871)
* Bebearia barce maculata (Aurivillius, 1912)
* Bebearia comus (Ward, 1871)
* Bebearia paludicola Holmes, 2001
* Bebearia staudingeri (Aurivillius, 1893)
* Bebearia flaminia (Staudinger, 1891)
* Bebearia tessmanni (Grünberg, 1910)
* Bebearia cinaethon (Hewitson, 1874)
* Bebearia oremansi Hecq, 1994
* Euphaedra medon fernanda Hecq, 1981
* Euphaedra extensa Hecq, 1981
* Euphaedra hewitsoni disclara Hecq, 1991
* Euphaedra brevis Hecq, 1977
* Euphaedra alava Hecq, 2000
* Euphaedra canui Hecq, 1987
* Euphaedra janetta insularis Schultze, 1920
* Euphaedra splendens Hecq, 1992
* Euphaedra harpalyce vana Hecq, 1991
* Euphaedra losinga wardi (Druce, 1874)
* Euphaedra temeraria Hecq, 2007
* Euphaedra vulnerata Schultze, 1916
* Euptera elabontas canui Collins, 1995

### Heliconiinae
#### Acraeini

* Acraea kraka Aurivillius, 1893
* Acraea admatha Hewitson, 1865
* Acraea camaena (Drury, 1773)
* Acraea eugenia ochreata Grünberg, 1910
* Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
* Acraea annobona d'Abrera, 1980
* Acraea abdera Hewitson, 1852
* Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775)
* Acraea alcinoe camerunica (Aurivillius, 1893)
* Acraea epaea insulana Ackery, 1995
* Acraea excisa (Butler, 1874)
* Acraea macarista latefasciata (Suffert, 1904)
* Acraea tellus (Aurivillius, 1893)
* Acraea alciope Hewitson, 1852
* Acraea bonasia (Fabricius, 1775)
* Acraea circeis (Drury, 1782)
* Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
* Acraea jodutta (Fabricius, 1793)
* Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
* Acraea oberthueri Butler, 1895
* Acraea orestia Hewitson, 1874
* Acraea peneleos Ward, 1871
* Acraea pharsalus pharsalus Ward, 1871
* Acraea pharsalus carmen Pyrcz, 1991
* Acraea orina Hewitson, 1874
* Acraea parrhasia limonata Eltringham, 1912

#### Vagrantini

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

## Hesperiidae
### Coeliadinae

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

### Pyrginae
#### Celaenorrhinini

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

#### Tagiadini

* Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)

### Hesperiinae
#### Aeromachini

* Gorgyra sara Evans, 1937
* Ceratrichia clara medea Evans, 1937
* Ceratrichia flava flava Hewitson, 1878
* Ceratrichia flava fernanda Evans, 1937
* Ceratrichia nothus makomensis Strand, 1913
* Ceratrichia phocion camerona Miller, 1971
* Pardaleodes bule Holland, 1896
* Pardaleodes edipus (Stoll, 1781)
* Xanthodisca astrape (Holland, 1892)
* Xanthodisca vibius (Hewitson, 1878)
* Osmodes lux Holland, 1892
* Caenides soritia (Hewitson, 1876)
* Caenides dacela (Hewitson, 1876)
* Caenides dacena (Hewitson, 1876)
* Melphina statirides (Holland, 1896)

#### Baorini

* Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855)