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Location of Nigeria
This is a list of
butterflies of
Nigeria. About 1,319 species are known from Nigeria,
[1] 50 of which are
endemic.
[2]
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Papilio antimachus Drury, 1782
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Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson, 1864
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Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758
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Papilio charopus Westwood, 1843
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Papilio chrapkowskoides nurettini Koçak, 1983
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Papilio sosia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
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Papilio cynorta Fabricius, 1793
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Papilio plagiatus Aurivillius, 1898
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Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
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Papilio phorcas phorcas Cramer, 1775
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Papilio phorcas congoanus Rothschild, 1896
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Papilio rex schultzei Aurivillius, 1904
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Papilio zenobia Fabricius, 1775
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Papilio cyproeofila cyproeofila Butler, 1868
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Papilio cyproeofila praecyola Suffert, 1904
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Papilio gallienus Distant, 1879
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Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]
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Papilio hesperus Westwood, 1843
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Papilio menestheus Drury, 1773
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Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
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Graphium policenes policenes (Cramer, 1775)
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Graphium policenes telloi Hecq, 1999
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Graphium liponesco (Suffert, 1904)
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Graphium biokoensis (Gauthier, 1984)
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Graphium polistratus (Grose-Smith, 1889)
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Graphium illyris hamatus (Joicey & Talbot, 1918)
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Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932)
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Graphium ridleyanus (White, 1843)
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Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
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Graphium tynderaeus (Fabricius, 1793)
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Graphium latreillianus theorini (Aurivillius, 1881)
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Graphium adamastor (Boisduval, 1836)
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Graphium agamedes (Westwood, 1842)
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Graphium almansor escherichi (Gaede, 1915)
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Graphium ucalegon (Hewitson, 1865)
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Graphium simoni (Aurivillius, 1899)
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Colotis amata calais (Cramer, 1775)
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Colotis antevippe (Boisduval, 1836)
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Colotis aurora evarne (Klug, 1829)
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Colotis celimene sudanicus (Aurivillius, 1905)
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Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829)
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Colotis daira stygia (Felder & Felder, 1865)
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Colotis danae eupompe (Klug, 1829)
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Colotis elgonensis glauningi (Schultze, 1909)
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Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836)
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Colotis halimede (Klug, 1829)
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Colotis ione (Godart, 1819)
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Colotis liagore (Klug, 1829)
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Colotis phisadia (Godart, 1819)
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Colotis protomedia (Klug, 1829)
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Colotis vesta amelia (Lucas, 1852)
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Colotis eris (Klug, 1829)
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Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823
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Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847)
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Pinacopterix eriphia tritogenia (Klug, 1829)
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Nepheronia argia (Fabricius, 1775)
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Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
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Nepheronia pharis (Boisduval, 1836)
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Nepheronia thalassina (Boisduval, 1836)
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Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, [1782])
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Leptosia hybrida Bernardi, 1952
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Leptosia marginea (Mabille, 1890)
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Leptosia medusa (Cramer, 1777)
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Leptosia nupta (Butler, 1873)
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Leptosia wigginsi pseudalcesta Bernardi, 1965
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Appias epaphia (Cramer, [1779])
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Appias phaola (Doubleday, 1847)
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Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, [1865])
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Appias sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)
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Mylothris aburi Larsen & Collins, 2003
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Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888
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Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775)
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Mylothris eximia Hecq, 2005 (endemic)
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Mylothris flaviana Grose-Smith, 1898
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Mylothris hilara (Karsch, 1892)
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Mylothris jacksoni knutssoni Aurivillius, 1891
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Mylothris jaopura Karsch, 1893
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Mylothris knoopi Hecq, 2005 (endemic)
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Mylothris lucens Hecq, 2005 (endemic)
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Mylothris ochracea Aurivillius, 1895
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Mylothris rembina (Plötz, 1880)
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Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775)
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Mylothris rueppellii josi Larsen, 1986
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Mylothris schumanni Suffert, 1904
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Mylothris sjostedti Aurivillius, 1895
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Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895
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Mylothris primulina Butler, 1897 (endemic)
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Mylothris yulei bansoana Talbot, 1944
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Dixeia capricornus (Ward, 1871)
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Dixeia cebron (Ward, 1871)
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Dixeia doxo (Godart, 1819)
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Dixeia orbona (Geyer, [1837])
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Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
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Belenois calypso (Drury, 1773)
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Belenois creona (Cramer, [1776])
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Belenois gidica (Godart, 1819)
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Belenois hedyle (Cramer, 1777)
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Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
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Belenois subeida (Felder & Felder, 1865)
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Belenois theora (Doubleday, 1846)
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Belenois theuszi (Dewitz, 1889)
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Belenois zochalia connexiva (Joicey & Talbot, 1927)
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Euliphyra hewitsoni Aurivillius, 1899
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Euliphyra mirifica Holland, 1890
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Euliphyra leucyania (Hewitson, 1874)
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Aslauga bella Bethune-Baker, 1913
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Aslauga camerunica Stempffer, 1969
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Aslauga ernesti (Karsch, 1895)
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Aslauga lamborni Bethune-Baker, 1914
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Aslauga marginalis Kirby, 1890
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Aslauga marshalli adamaoua Libert, 1994
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Aslauga vininga (Hewitson, 1875)
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Megalopalpus angulosus Grünberg, 1910
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Megalopalpus metaleucus Karsch, 1893
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Megalopalpus simplex Röber, 1886
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Megalopalpus zymna (Westwood, 1851)
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Spalgis lemolea lemolea Druce, 1890
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Spalgis lemolea pilos Druce, 1890
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Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872)
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Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915
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Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996
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Lachnocnema reutlingeri Holland, 1892
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Lachnocnema luna Druce, 1910
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Lachnocnema magna Aurivillius, 1895
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Lachnocnema albimacula Libert, 1996
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Lachnocnema exiguus Holland, 1890
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Lachnocnema disrupta Talbot, 1935
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Alaena exotica Collins & Larsen, 2005 (endemic)
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Ptelina carnuta (Hewitson, 1873)
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Pentila maculata (Kirby, 1887)
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Pentila camerunica Stempffer & Bennett, 1961
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Pentila glagoessa (Holland, 1893)
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Pentila hewitsoni hewitsoni (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1887)
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Pentila hewitsoni limbata (Holland, 1893)
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Pentila nigeriana Stempffer & Bennett, 1961 (endemic)
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Pentila occidentalium Aurivillius, 1899
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Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888
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Pentila petreia Hewitson, 1874
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Pentila picena catori Bethune-Baker, 1906
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Pentila picena cydaria (Grose-Smith, 1898)
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Pentila pseudorotha Stempffer & Bennett, 1961
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Pentila tachyroides Dewitz, 1879
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Pentila umangiana prodita Schultze, 1923
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Telipna acraea acraea (Westwood, [1851])
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Telipna acraea fervida (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890)
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Telipna rothi (Grose-Smith, 1898) (endemic)
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Telipna albofasciata Aurivillius, 1910
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Telipna cameroonensis Jackson, 1969
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Telipna rufilla (Grose-Smith, 1901) (endemic)
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Telipna sanguinea (Plötz, 1880)
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Telipna ruspinoides Schultze, 1923
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Ornipholidotos kirbyi (Aurivillius. 1895)
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Ornipholidotos maesseni Libert, 2005
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Ornipholidotos boormani Libert, 2005 (endemic)
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Ornipholidotos nigeriae Stempffer, 1964
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Ornipholidotos onitshae Stempffer, 1962
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Ornipholidotos nympha Libert, 2000
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Torbenia larseni (Stempffer, 1969)
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Torbenia wojtusiaki Libert, 2000
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Torbenia persimilis Libert, 2000
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Mimacraea charmian Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889
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Mimacraea darwinia Butler, 1872
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Mimacraea apicalis Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889
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Mimacraea maesseni Libert, 2000
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Mimacraea neurata Holland, 1895
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Mimeresia cellularis (Kirby, 1890)
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Mimeresia debora debora (Kirby, 1890)
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Mimeresia debora catori (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
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Mimeresia dinora (Kirby, 1890)
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Mimeresia drucei owerri Stempffer, 1961
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Mimeresia libentina (Hewitson, 1866)
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Liptena albicans Cator, 1904
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Liptena alluaudi Mabille, 1890
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Liptena augusta Suffert, 1904
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Liptena bassae Bethune-Baker, 1926 (endemic)
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Liptena bolivari Kheil, 1905
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Liptena catalina (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1887)
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Liptena decipiens (Kirby, 1890)
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Liptena despecta (Holland, 1890)
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Liptena eketi Bethune-Baker, 1926
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Liptena eukrinaria Bethune-Baker, 1926
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Liptena evanescens (Kirby, 1887)
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Liptena fatima (Kirby, 1890)
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Liptena ferrymani (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1891)
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Liptena flavicans oniens Talbot, 1935
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Liptena ilaro Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (endemic)
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Liptena modesta (Kirby, 1890)
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Liptena opaca (Kirby, 1890)
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Liptena orubrum (Holland, 1890)
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Liptena pearmani Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974
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Liptena priscilla Larsen, 1995 (endemic)
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Liptena rochei Stempffer, 1951
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Liptena sauberi Schultze, 1912
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Liptena septistrigata (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
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Liptena similis (Kirby, 1890)
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Liptena simplicia Möschler, 1887
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Liptena submacula Lathy, 1903
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Liptena titei Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974
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Liptena xanthostola (Holland, 1890)
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Obania subvariegata (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890)
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Obania tullia (Staudinger, 1892)
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Kakumia otlauga (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890)
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Tetrarhanis nubifera (Druce, 1910)
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Tetrarhanis ogojae (Stempffer, 1961)
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Tetrarhanis okwangwo Larsen, 1998
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Tetrarhanis onitshae (Stempffer, 1962) (endemic)
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Tetrarhanis simplex (Aurivillius, 1895)
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Tetrarhanis stempfferi (Berger, 1954)
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Tetrarhanis symplocus Clench, 1965
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Falcuna campimus (Holland, 1890)
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Falcuna gitte Bennett, 1969 (endemic)
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Falcuna libyssa (Hewitson, 1866)
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Larinopoda aspidos Druce, 1890
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Larinopoda lagyra (Hewitson, 1866)
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Larinopoda lircaea (Hewitson, 1866)
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Micropentila adelgitha (Hewitson, 1874)
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Micropentila adelgunda (Staudinger, 1892)
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Micropentila brunnea (Kirby, 1887)
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Micropentila dorothea Bethune-Baker, 1903
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Micropentila flavopunctata Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
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Micropentila fuscula (Grose-Smith, 1898)
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Micropentila nigeriana Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
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Micropentila ogojae Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
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Pseuderesia eleaza (Hewitson, 1873)
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Eresina fontainei Stempffer, 1956
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Eresina fusca (Cator, 1904)
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Eresina jacksoni Stempffer, 1961
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Eresina maesseni Stempffer, 1956
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Eresina pseudofusca Stempffer, 1961
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Eresina rougeoti Stempffer, 1956
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Eresina saundersi Stempffer, 1956
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Eresina schmitti Larsen, 2005 (endemic)
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Eresina theodori Stempffer, 1956
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Eresiomera bicolor (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890)
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Eresiomera cornesi (Stempffer, 1969) (endemic)
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Eresiomera isca isca (Hewitson, 1873)
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Eresiomera isca occidentalis Collins & Larsen, 1998
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Eresiomera nigeriana (Stempffer, 1962) (endemic)
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Citrinophila erastus (Hewitson, 1866)
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Citrinophila marginalis Kirby, 1887
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Citrinophila similis (Kirby, 1887)
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Citrinophila tenera (Kirby, 1887)
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Argyrocheila undifera Staudinger, 1892
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Toxochitona gerda (Kirby, 1890)
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Iridana exquisita (Grose-Smith, 1898)
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Iridana incredibilis (Staudinger, 1891)
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Iridana nigeriana Stempffer, 1964
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Iridana rougeoti Stempffer, 1964
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Teratoneura isabellae Dudgeon, 1909
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Epitola posthumus (Fabricius, 1793)
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Epitola urania Kirby, 1887
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Cerautola ceraunia (Hewitson, 1873)
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Cerautola crowleyi (Sharpe, 1890)
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Cerautola legeri Libert, 1999 (endemic)
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Cerautola miranda miranda (Staudinger, 1889)
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Cerautola miranda vidua (Talbot, 1935)
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Cerautola semibrunnea (Bethune-Baker, 1916)
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Geritola daveyi (Roche, 1954)
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Geritola frankdaveyi Libert, 1999 (endemic)
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Geritola gerina (Hewitson, 1878)
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Geritola goodii (Holland, 1890)
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Geritola virginea (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
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Stempfferia annae Libert, 1999
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Stempfferia boormani Libert, 1999 (endemic)
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Stempfferia carcina (Hewitson, 1873)
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Stempfferia cercene (Hewitson, 1873)
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Stempfferia cercenoides (Holland, 1890)
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Stempfferia congoana (Aurivillius, 1923)
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Stempfferia elissa (Grose-Smith, 1898)
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Stempfferia francisci Libert, 1999 (endemic)
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Stempfferia gordoni (Druce, 1903)
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Stempfferia ife Libert, 1999 (endemic)
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Stempfferia katherinae (Poulton, 1929) (endemic)
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Stempfferia kholifa (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
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Stempfferia marginata (Kirby, 1887)
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Stempfferia michelae michelae Libert, 1999
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Stempfferia michelae centralis Libert, 1999
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Stempfferia moyambina (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
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Stempfferia subtumescens Libert, 1999 (endemic)
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Stempfferia tumentia (Druce, 1910)
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Stempfferia uniformis (Kirby, 1887) (endemic)
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Stempfferia zelza (Hewitson, 1873)
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Cephetola cephena (Hewitson, 1873)
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Cephetola collinsi Libert & Larsen, 1999
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Cephetola mercedes (Suffert, 1904)
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Cephetola nigeriae (Jackson, 1962)
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Cephetola nigra (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
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Cephetola obscura (Hawker-Smith, 1933)
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Cephetola pinodes pinodes (Druce, 1890)
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Cephetola pinodes budduana (Talbot, 1937)
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Cephetola subcoerulea (Roche, 1954)
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Cephetola sublustris (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
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Tumerepedes flava Bethune-Baker, 1913 (endemic)
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Neaveia lamborni Druce, 1910
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Epitolina dispar (Kirby, 1887)
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Epitolina melissa (Druce, 1888)
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Epitolina collinsi Libert, 2000
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Epitolina catori Bethune-Baker, 1904
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Epitolina larseni Libert, 2000
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Hypophytala benitensis (Holland, 1890)
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Hypophytala henleyi (Kirby, 1890)
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Hypophytala hyettoides (Aurivillius, 1895)
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Hypophytala nigrescens (Jackson, 1964) (endemic)
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Hypophytala ultramarina Libert & Collins, 1999
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Phytala elais Westwood, 1851
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Aethiopana honorius honorius (Fabricius, 1793)
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Aethiopana honorius divisa (Butler, 1901)
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Hewitsonia bitjeana Bethune-Baker, 1915
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Hewitsonia beryllina Schultze, 1916
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Hewitsonia boisduvalii boisduvalii (Hewitson, 1869)
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Hewitsonia boisduvalii borealis Schultze, 1916
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Hewitsonia danane Stempffer, 1969
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Hewitsonia inexpectata Bouyer, 1997
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Hewitsonia kirbyi Dewitz, 1879
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Hewitsonia occidentalis Bouyer, 1997
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Pseudaletis agrippina Druce, 1888
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Pseudaletis cornesi Collins & Libert, 2007 (endemic)
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Pseudaletis catori Bethune-Baker, 1926
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Pseudaletis clymenus (Druce, 1885)
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Pseudaletis zebra Holland, 1891
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Pseudaletis taeniata Libert, 2007
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Pseudaletis leonis (Staudinger, 1888)
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Pseudaletis antimachus (Staudinger, 1888)
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Lipaphnaeus aderna (Plötz, 1880)
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Lipaphnaeus leonina bitje (Druce, 1910)
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Lipaphnaeus leonina ivoirensis Stempffer, 1966
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Cigaritis avriko (Karsch, 1893)
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Cigaritis buchanani (Rothschild, 1921)
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Cigaritis crustaria (Holland, 1890)
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Cigaritis menelas (Druce, 1907)
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Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850)
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Cigaritis nilus (Hewitson, 1865)
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Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836
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Axiocerses harpax (Fabricius, 1775)
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Axiocerses callaghani Henning & Henning, 1996
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Axiocerses amanga borealis Aurivillius, 1905
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Aphnaeus argyrocyclus Holland, 1890
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Aphnaeus asterius Plötz, 1880
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Aphnaeus brahami Lathy, 1903
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Aphnaeus orcas (Drury, 1782)
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Myrina silenus (Fabricius, 1775)
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Myrina subornata Lathy, 1903
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Oxylides albata (Aurivillius, 1895)
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Oxylides faunus faunus (Drury, 1773)
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Oxylides faunus camerunica Libert, 2004
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Syrmoptera amasa (Hewitson, 1869)
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Syrmoptera bonifacei Stempffer, 1961
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Dapidodigma demeter Clench, 1961
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Dapidodigma hymen (Fabricius, 1775)
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Hypolycaena anara Larsen, 1986
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Hypolycaena antifaunus (Westwood, 1851)
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Hypolycaena coerulea Aurivillius, 1895
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Hypolycaena dubia Aurivillius, 1895
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Hypolycaena hatita Hewitson, 1865
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Hypolycaena kadiskos Druce, 1890
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Hypolycaena kakumi Larsen, 1997
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Hypolycaena lebona (Hewitson, 1865)
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Hypolycaena liara Druce, 1890
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Hypolycaena nigra Bethune-Baker, 1914
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Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
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Hypolycaena scintillans Stempffer, 1957
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Iolaus eurisus (Cramer, 1779)
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Iolaus aethria Karsch, 1893
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Iolaus agnes Aurivillius, 1898
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Iolaus alienus bicaudatus Aurivillius, 1905
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Iolaus aurivillii Röber, 1900
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Iolaus bellina (Plötz, 1880)
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Iolaus coelestis Bethune-Baker, 1926
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Iolaus creta Hewitson, 1878
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Iolaus cytaeis Hewitson, 1875
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Iolaus farquharsoni (Bethune-Baker, 1922)
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Iolaus adorabilis Collins & Larsen, 2008
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Iolaus fontainei (Stempffer, 1956)
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Iolaus frater kumboae (Bethune-Baker, 1926)
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Iolaus gemmarius (Druce, 1910)
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Iolaus iasis Hewitson, 1865
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Iolaus laon Hewitson, 1878
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Iolaus longicauda (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
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Iolaus maesa (Hewitson, 1862)
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Iolaus neavei (Druce, 1910)
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Iolaus normani (Larsen, 1986)
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Iolaus pollux Aurivillius, 1895
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Iolaus sappirus (Druce, 1902)
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Iolaus scintillans Aurivillius, 1905
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Iolaus sciophilus (Schultze, 1916)
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Iolaus sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905
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Iolaus menas Druce, 1890
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Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869
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Iolaus parasilanus maesseni (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
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Iolaus ismenias (Klug, 1834)
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Iolaus newporti Larsen, 1994 (endemic)
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Iolaus alcibiades Kirby, 1871
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Iolaus paneperata Druce, 1890
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Iolaus lukabas Druce, 1890
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Iolaus calisto (Westwood, 1851)
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Iolaus laonides Aurivillius, 1898
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Iolaus poecilaon (Riley, 1928)
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Iolaus ofere Collins & Larsen,2008
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Iolaus timon (Fabricius, 1787)
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Iolaus catori Bethune-Baker, 1904
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Stugeta marmoreus (Butler, 1866)
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Pilodeudorix mimeta mimeta (Karsch, 1895)
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Pilodeudorix mimeta oreas Libert, 2004
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Pilodeudorix ula (Karsch, 1895)
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Pilodeudorix virgata (Druce, 1891)
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Pilodeudorix anetia (Hulstaert, 1924)
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Pilodeudorix angelita schultzei (Aurivillius, 1907)
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Pilodeudorix aruma aruma (Hewitson, 1873)
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Pilodeudorix aruma nigeriana Libert, 2004
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Pilodeudorix catori (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
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Pilodeudorix infuscata (Stempffer, 1964)
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Pilodeudorix leonina dimitris (d'Abrera, 1980)
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Pilodeudorix mera (Hewitson, 1873
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Pilodeudorix otraeda genuba (Hewitson, 1875)
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Pilodeudorix caerulea (Druce, 1890)
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Pilodeudorix camerona (Plötz, 1880)
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Pilodeudorix congoana (Aurivillius, 1923)
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Pilodeudorix diyllus (Hewitson, 1878)
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Pilodeudorix zela (Hewitson, 1869)
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Pilodeudorix aucta (Karsch, 1895)
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Pilodeudorix hugoi Libert, 2004
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Pilodeudorix catalla (Karsch, 1895)
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Pilodeudorix deritas (Hewitson, 1874)
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Pilodeudorix pseudoderitas (Stempffer, 1964)
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Pilodeudorix violetta (Aurivillius, 1897)
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Paradeudorix boormani (Larsen, 1996) (endemic)
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Paradeudorix cobaltina (Stempffer, 1964)
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Paradeudorix eleala eleala (Hewitson, 1865)
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Paradeudorix eleala viridis (Stempffer, 1964)
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Paradeudorix ituri (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
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Paradeudorix marginata (Stempffer, 1962)
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Paradeudorix moyambina (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
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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)
-
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
-
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
-
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)
-
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)
-
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
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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 Minig, 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
-
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
-
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)
-
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
-
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
-
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)
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Euriphene bernaudi Hecq, 1994
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Euriphene tadema (Hewitson, 1866)
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Euriphene doriclea (Drury, 1782)
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Euriphene lysandra (Stoll, 1790)
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Euriphene paralysandra d'Abrera, 2004 (endemic)
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Bebearia denticula Hecq, 2000 (endemic)
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Bebearia lucayensis Hecq, 1996
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Bebearia tentyris (Hewitson, 1866)
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Bebearia carshena (Hewitson, 1871)
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Bebearia absolon (Fabricius, 1793)
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Bebearia micans (Aurivillius, 1899)
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Bebearia zonara (Butler, 1871)
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Bebearia mandinga (Felder & Felder, 1860)
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Bebearia oxione (Hewitson, 1866)
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Bebearia abesa (Hewitson, 1869)
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Bebearia barce maculata (Aurivillius, 1912)
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Bebearia comus (Ward, 1871)
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Bebearia mardania (Fabricius, 1793)
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Bebearia cocalioides hecqi Holmes, 2001
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Bebearia guineensis (Felder & Felder, 1867)
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Bebearia cocalia continentalis Hecq, 1988
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Bebearia cocalia katera (van Someren, 1939)
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Bebearia paludicola Holmes, 2001
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Bebearia sophus (Fabricius, 1793)
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Bebearia staudingeri okomu Collins & Larsen, 2008
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Bebearia plistonax (Hewitson, 1874)
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Bebearia elpinice (Hewitson, 1869)
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Bebearia occitana Hecq, 1989
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Bebearia phranza (Hewitson, 1865)
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Bebearia laetitia (Plötz, 1880)
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Bebearia flaminia flaminia (Staudinger, 1891)
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Bebearia flaminia leventisi Hecq & Larsen, 1997
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Bebearia maximiana (Staudinger, 1891)
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Bebearia omo Larsen & Warren, 2005
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Bebearia nivaria (Ward, 1871)
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Bebearia phantasia (Hewitson, 1865)
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Bebearia phantasina (Staudinger, 1891)
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Bebearia phantasiella (Staudinger, 1891)
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Bebearia demetra (Godart, 1824)
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Bebearia maledicta (Strand, 1912)
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Bebearia tessmanni innocuoides Hecq, 2000
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Bebearia cutteri (Hewitson, 1865)
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Bebearia innocua (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889)
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Bebearia eliensis scrutata Hecq, 1989
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Bebearia barombina (Staudinger, 1896)
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Bebearia octogramma (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889)
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Bebearia fontaineana vinula Hecq, 1987
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Euphaedra luperca (Hewitson, 1864)
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Euphaedra fucora Hecq, 1979
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Euphaedra imperialis gabonica Rothschild, 1918
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Euphaedra imperialis hecqui Darge, 1974
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Euphaedra medon (Linnaeus, 1763)
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Euphaedra athena Hecq & Joly, 2003 (endemic)
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Euphaedra extensa Hecq, 1981
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Euphaedra zaddachii elephantina Staudinger, 1891
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Euphaedra xypete (Hewitson, 1865)
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Euphaedra hewitsoni sumptuosa Hecq, 1974
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Euphaedra acuta Hecq, 1977
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Euphaedra diffusa diffusa Gaede, 1916
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Euphaedra diffusa albocoerulea Hecq, 1976
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Euphaedra mirabilis Hecq, 1980
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Euphaedra crossei Sharpe, 1902
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Euphaedra imitans Holland, 1893
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Euphaedra cyparissa aurata Carpenter, 1895
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Euphaedra sarcoptera (Butler, 1871)
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Euphaedra themis (Hübner, 1807)
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Euphaedra permixtum diva Hecq, 1982
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Euphaedra aureola nitens Hecq, 1997
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Euphaedra exerrata Hecq, 1982
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Euphaedra janetta (Butler, 1871)
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Euphaedra splendens Hecq, 1992
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Euphaedra justicia Staudinger, 1886
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Euphaedra adonina (Hewitson, 1865)
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Euphaedra controversa Hecq, 1997
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Euphaedra ceres lutescens Hecq, 1979
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Euphaedra phaethusa (Butler, 1866)
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Euphaedra viridicaerulea Bartel, 1905
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Euphaedra ravola (Hewitson, 1866)
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Euphaedra margaritifera Schultze, 1920
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Euphaedra preussiana protea Hecq, 1983
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Euphaedra rezia (Hewitson, 1866)
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Euphaedra proserpina Hecq, 1983
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Euphaedra nigrocilia Lathy, 1903 (endemic)
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Euphaedra wojtusiaki Hecq, 1993 (endemic)
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Euphaedra luteolucens Hecq, 1995 (endemic)
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Euphaedra knoopiana Hecq, 1995 (endemic)
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Euphaedra dargeana Hecq, 1980
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Euphaedra demeter Hecq, 1983
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Euphaedra velutina Hecq, 1997
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Euphaedra densamacula Hecq, 1997
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Euphaedra compacta Hecq, 1997
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Euphaedra vicina longiqua Hecq, 1984
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Euphaedra eleus (Drury, 1782)
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Euphaedra simplex Hecq, 1978
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Euphaedra ferruginea Staudinger, 1886
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Euphaedra semipreussiana Hecq, 1993
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Euphaedra castanoides gashaka Hecq, 1996
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Euphaedra edwardsii (van der Hoeven, 1845)
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Euphaedra ruspina (Hewitson, 1865)
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Euphaedra harpalyce harpalyce (Cramer, 1777)
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Euphaedra harpalyce evanescens Hecq, 1995
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Euphaedra losinga losinga (Hewitson, 1864)
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Euphaedra losinga wardi (Druce, 1874)
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Euphaedra losinga knoopi Hecq, 1988
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Euphaedra viridirupta Hecq, 2007
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Euphaedra larseni Hecq, 2005 (endemic)
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Euphaedra mambili Hecq, 2001
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Euptera amieti Collins & Libert, 1998
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Euptera crowleyi (Kirby, 1889)
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Euptera elabontas (Hewitson, 1871)
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Euptera hirundo Staudinger, 1891
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Euptera knoopi Libert & Chovet, 1998 (endemic)
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Euptera mimetica Collins & Amiet, 1998
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Euptera neptunus Joicey & Talbot, 1924
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Euptera nigeriensis Chovet, 1998 (endemic)
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Euptera pluto (Ward, 1873)
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Euptera zowa Fox, 1965
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Pseudathyma callina (Grose-Smith, 1898)
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Pseudathyma falcata Jackson, 1969
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Pseudathyma legeri Larsen & Boorman, 1995 (endemic)
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Pseudathyma martini Collins, 2002
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Pseudathyma plutonica sibyllina (Staudinger, 1890)
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Acraea kraka Aurivillius, 1893
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Acraea admatha Hewitson, 1865
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Acraea camaena (Drury, 1773)
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Acraea endoscota Le Doux, 1928
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Acraea eugenia Karsch, 1893
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Acraea leucographa Ribbe, 1889
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Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
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Acraea quirina (Fabricius, 1781)
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Acraea zetes (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Acraea abdera abdera Hewitson, 1852
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Acraea abdera eginopsis Aurivillius, 1899
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Acraea cepheus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775)
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Acraea caecilia (Fabricius, 1781)
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Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
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Acraea rogersi Hewitson, 1873
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Acraea sykesi Sharpe, 1902
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Acraea alcinoe Felder & Felder, 1865
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Acraea consanguinea (Aurivillius, 1893)
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Acraea elongata (Butler, 1874)
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Acraea epaea (Cramer, 1779)
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Acraea epiprotea (Butler, 1874)
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Acraea excisa (Butler, 1874)
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Acraea obliqua (Aurivillius, 1913)
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Acraea tellus (Aurivillius, 1893)
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Acraea umbra (Drury, 1782)
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Acraea vestalis Felder & Felder, 1865
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Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
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Acraea actinotina (Lathy, 1903) (endemic)
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Acraea alciope Hewitson, 1852
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Acraea pseudepaea Dudgeon, 1909
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Acraea aurivillii Staudinger, 1896
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Acraea bonasia (Fabricius, 1775)
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Acraea circeis (Drury, 1782)
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Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
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Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
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Acraea iturina Grose-Smith, 1890
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Acraea jodutta (Fabricius, 1793)
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Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
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Acraea oberthueri Butler, 1895
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Acraea orestia Hewitson, 1874
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Acraea peneleos Ward, 1871
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Acraea polis Pierre, 1999
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Acraea pharsalus Ward, 1871
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Acraea karschi Aurivillius, 1899
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Acraea uvui balina Karsch, 1892
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Acraea vesperalis Grose-Smith, 1890
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Acraea viviana Staudinger, 1896
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Acraea kaduna Pierre, 1993 (endemic)
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Acraea alticola Schultze, 1923
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Acraea oreas oboti Collins & Larsen, 2000
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Acraea orina Hewitson, 1874
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Acraea parrhasia parrhasia (Fabricius, 1793)
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Acraea parrhasia servona Godart, 1819
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Acraea penelope Staudinger, 1896
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Acraea translucida Eltringham, 1912
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Acraea perenna Doubleday, 1847
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Loxolexis dimidia (Holland, 1896)
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Loxolexis hollandi (Druce, 1909)
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Loxolexis holocausta (Mabille, 1891)
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Katreus johnstoni (Butler, 1888)
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Celaenorrhinus bettoni Butler, 1902
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Celaenorrhinus boadicea (Hewitson, 1877)
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Celaenorrhinus chrysoglossa (Mabille, 1891)
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Celaenorrhinus galenus (Fabricius, 1793)
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Celaenorrhinus illustris (Mabille, 1891)
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Celaenorrhinus meditrina (Hewitson, 1877)
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Celaenorrhinus ovalis Evans, 1937
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Celaenorrhinus perlustris mona Evans, 1937
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Celaenorrhinus plagiatus Berger, 1976
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Celaenorrhinus pooanus Aurivillius, 1910
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Celaenorrhinus proxima maesseni Berger, 1976
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Celaenorrhinus rutilans (Mabille, 1877)
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Eretis lugens (Rogenhofer, 1891)
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Eretis melania Mabille, 1891
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Eretis plistonicus (Plötz, 1879)
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Sarangesa bouvieri (Mabille, 1877)
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Sarangesa brigida (Plötz, 1879)
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Sarangesa laelius (Mabille, 1877)
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Sarangesa majorella (Mabille, 1891)
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Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870)
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Sarangesa tertullianus (Fabricius, 1793)
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Sarangesa thecla (Plötz, 1879)
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Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)
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Eagris decastigma decastigma Mabille, 1891
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Eagris decastigma fuscosa (Holland, 1893)
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Eagris denuba (Plötz, 1879)
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Eagris hereus quaterna (Mabille, 1890)
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Eagris subalbida (Holland, 1893)
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Eagris tetrastigma tetrastigma (Mabille, 1891)
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Eagris tetrastigma subolivescens (Holland, 1892)
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Eagris tigris liberti Collins & Larsen, 2005
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Calleagris lacteus lacteus (Mabille, 1877)
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Calleagris lacteus dannatti (Ehrmann, 1893)
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Calleagris landbecki (Druce, 1910)
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Procampta rara Holland, 1892
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Caprona adelica Karsch, 1892
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Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857
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Netrobalane canopus (Trimen, 1864)
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Abantis bismarcki Karsch, 1892
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Abantis elegantula (Mabille, 1890)
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Abantis leucogaster (Mabille, 1890)
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Abantis lucretia Druce, 1909
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Abantis nigeriana Butler, 1901
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Abantis paradisea (Butler, 1870)
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Abantis pseudonigeriana Usher, 1984
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Abantis rubra Holland, 1920
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Astictopterus abjecta (Snellen, 1872)
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Prosopalpus debilis (Plötz, 1879)
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Prosopalpus styla Evans, 1937
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Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)
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Kedestes protensa Butler, 1901
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Gorgyra aburae (Plötz, 1879)
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Gorgyra afikpo Druce, 1909
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Gorgyra aretina (Hewitson, 1878)
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Gorgyra bina Evans, 1937
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Gorgyra warreni Collins & Larsen, 2008
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Gorgyra bule Miller, 1964
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Gorgyra diversata Evans, 1937
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Gorgyra heterochrus (Mabille, 1890)
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Gorgyra kalinzu Evans, 1949
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Gorgyra minima Holland, 1896
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Gorgyra mocquerysii Holland, 1896
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Gorgyra pali Evans, 1937
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Gorgyra rubescens Holland, 1896
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Gorgyra sara Evans, 1937
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Gorgyra sola Evans, 1937
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Gorgyra subfacatus (Mabille, 1890)
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Gyrogra subnotata (Holland, 1894)
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Teniorhinus ignita (Mabille, 1877)
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Teniorhinus watsoni Holland, 1892
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Ceratrichia argyrosticta (Plötz, 1879)
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Ceratrichia clara Evans, 1937
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Ceratrichia flava Hewitson, 1878
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Ceratrichia lewisi Collins & Larsen, 2000 (endemic)
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Ceratrichia nothus enantia (Karsch, 1893)
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Ceratrichia nothus makomensis Strand, 1913
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Ceratrichia phocion (Fabricius, 1781)
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Ceratrichia semilutea Mabille, 1891
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Pardaleodes edipus (Stoll, 1781)
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Pardaleodes fan (Holland, 1894)
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Pardaleodes incerta murcia (Plötz, 1883)
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Pardaleodes sator (Westwood, 1852)
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Pardaleodes tibullus (Fabricius, 1793)
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Pardaleodes xanthopeplus Holland, 1892
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Xanthodisca astrape (Holland, 1892)
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Xanthodisca rega (Mabille, 1890)
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Acada annulifer (Holland, 1892)
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Rhabdomantis galatia (Hewitson, 1868)
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Rhabdomantis sosia (Mabille, 1891)
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Osmodes adon (Mabille, 1890)
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Osmodes adonia Evans, 1937
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Osmodes adosus (Mabille, 1890)
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Osmodes costatus Aurivillius, 1896
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Osmodes distincta Holland, 1896
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Osmodes hollandi Evans, 1937
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Osmodes laronia (Hewitson, 1868)
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Osmodes lindseyi Miller, 1964
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Osmodes lux Holland, 1892
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Osmodes omar Swinhoe, 1916
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Osmodes thora (Plötz, 1884)
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Parosmodes lentiginosa (Holland, 1896)
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Parosmodes morantii axis Evans, 1937
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Paracleros biguttulus (Mabille, 1890)
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Paracleros maesseni Berger, 1978
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Paracleros substrigata (Holland, 1893)
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Osphantes ogowena (Mabille, 1891)
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Acleros mackenii olaus (Plötz, 1884)
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Acleros nigrapex Strand, 1913
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Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1890
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Semalea arela (Mabille, 1891)
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Semalea atrio (Mabille, 1891)
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Semalea kola Evans, 1937
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Semalea pulvina (Plötz, 1879)
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Semalea sextilis (Plötz, 1886)
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Hypoleucis sophia Evans, 1937
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Hypoleucis tripunctata truda Evans, 1937
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Meza banda (Evans, 1937)
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Meza cybeutes cybeutes (Holland, 1894)
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Meza cybeutes volta Miller, 1971
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Meza elba (Evans, 1937)
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Meza indusiata (Mabille, 1891)
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Meza leucophaea (Holland, 1894)
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Meza mabillei (Holland, 1893)
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Meza meza (Hewitson, 1877)
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Paronymus budonga (Evans, 1938)
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Paronymus nevea (Druce, 1910)
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Paronymus xanthias (Mabille, 1891)
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Paronymus xanthioides (Holland, 1892)
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Andronymus caesar (Fabricius, 1793)
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Andronymus evander (Mabille, 1890)
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Andronymus gander Evans, 1947
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Andronymus helles Evans, 1937
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Andronymus hero Evans, 1937
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Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
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Chondrolepis nero Evans, 1937
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Chondrolepis niveicornis (Plötz, 1883)
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Zophopetes cerymica (Hewitson, 1867)
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Zophopetes ganda Evans, 1937
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Gamia buchholzi (Plötz, 1879)
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Gamia shelleyi (Sharpe, 1890)
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Artitropa comus (Stoll, 1782)
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Mopala orma (Plötz, 1879)
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Gretna balenge (Holland, 1891)
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Gretna cylinda (Hewitson, 1876)
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Gretna lacida (Hewitson, 1876)
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Gretna waga (Plötz, 1886)
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Gretna zaremba (Plötz, 1884)
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Pteroteinon caenira (Hewitson, 1867)
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Pteroteinon capronnieri (Plötz, 1879)
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Pteroteinon ceucaenira (Druce, 1910)
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Pteroteinon concaenira Belcastro & Larsen, 1996
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Pteroteinon iricolor (Holland, 1890)
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Pteroteinon laterculus (Holland, 1890)
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Pteroteinon laufella (Hewitson, 1868)
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Pteroteinon pruna Evans, 1937
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Leona binoevatus (Mabille, 1891)
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Leona maracanda (Hewitson, 1876)
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Leona lena Evans, 1937
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Leona leonora (Plötz, 1879)
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Leona meloui (Riley, 1926)
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Leona halma Evans, 1937
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Leona lissa Evans, 1937
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Leona luehderi (Plötz, 1879)
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Caenides soritia (Hewitson, 1876)
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Caenides kangvensis Holland, 1896
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Caenides benga (Holland, 1891)
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Caenides otilia Belcastro, 1990
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Caenides dacenilla Aurivillius, 1925
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Caenides dacela (Hewitson, 1876)
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Caenides hidaroides Aurivillius, 1896
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Caenides dacena (Hewitson, 1876)
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Monza alberti (Holland, 1896)
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Monza cretacea (Snellen, 1872)
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Melphina flavina Lindsey & Miller, 1965
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Melphina malthina (Hewitson, 1876)
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Melphina melphis (Holland, 1893)
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Melphina noctula (Druce, 1909)
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Melphina statira (Mabille, 1891)
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Melphina tarace (Mabille, 1891)
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Melphina unistriga (Holland, 1893)
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Fresna carlo Evans, 1937
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Fresna cojo (Karsch, 1893)
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Fresna netopha (Hewitson, 1878)
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Fresna nyassae (Hewitson, 1878)
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Platylesches affinissima Strand, 1921
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Platylesches batangae (Holland, 1894)
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Platylesches chamaeleon (Mabille, 1891)
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Platylesches galesa (Hewitson, 1877)
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Platylesches iva Evans, 1937
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Platylesches langa Evans, 1937
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Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857)
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Platylesches picanini (Holland, 1894)
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Zenonia zeno (Trimen, 1864)
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Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
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Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)
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Borbo binga (Evans, 1937)
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Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
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Borbo fallax (Gaede, 1916)
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Borbo fanta (Evans, 1937)
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Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855)
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Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)
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Borbo holtzi (Plötz, 1883)
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Borbo micans (Holland, 1896)
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Borbo perobscura (Druce, 1912)
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Parnara monasi (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
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Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824)
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Gegenes niso brevicornis (Plötz, 1884)
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Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878)
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