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Location of Zambia
This is a list of
butterflies of
Zambia. About 900 species are known from Zambia,
[1] 27 of which are
endemic.
[2]
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini
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Papilio nireus nireus Linnaeus, 1758
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Papilio nireus lyaeus Doubleday, 1845
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Papilio desmondi usambaraensis (Koçak, 1980)
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Papilio thuraui occidua Storace, 1951
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Papilio dardanus dardanus Brown, 1776
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Papilio dardanus tibullus Kirby, 1880
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Papilio constantinus constantinus Ward, 1871
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Papilio constantinus mweruanus Joicey & Talbot, 1927
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Papilio phorcas congoanus Rothschild, 1896
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Papilio phorcas nyikanus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
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Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]
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Papilio echerioides homeyeri Plötz, 1880
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Papilio jacksoni nyika Cottrell, 1963
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Papilio pelodurus vesper Le Cerf, 1924
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Papilio ophidicephalus ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878
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Papilio ophidicephalus cottrelli van Son, 1966
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Papilio ophidicephalus mkuwadzi Gifford, 1961
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Papilio mackinnoni isokae (Hancock, 1984)
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Papilio mackinnoni theodori Riley, 1921
Leptocercini
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Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
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Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775)
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Graphium porthaon (Hewitson, 1865)
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Graphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779)
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Graphium taboranus (Oberthür, 1886)
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Graphium schaffgotschi (Niepelt, 1927)
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Graphium ridleyanus (White, 1843)
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Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
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Graphium poggianus (Honrath, 1884)
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Graphium deliae Libert & Collins, 2007
Pieridae
Pseudopontiinae
Coliadinae
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Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
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Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898)
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Eurema mandarinula (Holland, 1892)
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Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876)
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Eurema floricola leonis (Butler, 1886)
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Eurema hapale (Mabille, 1882)
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Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
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Eurema senegalensis (Boisduval, 1836)
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Eurema upembana (Berger, 1981)
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Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
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Colias electo electo (Linnaeus, 1763)
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Colias electo hecate Strecker, 1905
Pierinae
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Colotis amata calais (Cramer, 1775)
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Colotis antevippe gavisa (Wallengren, 1857)
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Colotis aurigineus (Butler, 1883)
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Colotis celimene amina (Hewitson, 1866)
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Colotis danae annae (Wallengren, 1857)
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Colotis dissociatus (Butler, 1897)
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Colotis euippe mediata Talbot, 1939
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Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836)
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Colotis evenina casta (Gerstaecker, 1871)
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Colotis hildebrandtii (Staudinger, 1884)
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Colotis incretus (Butler, 1881)
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Colotis ione (Godart, 1819)
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Colotis pallene (Hopffer, 1855)
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Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863)
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Colotis vesta mutans (Butler, 1877)
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Colotis vesta rhodesinus (Butler, 1894)
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Colotis eris (Klug, 1829)
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Colotis subfasciatus ducissa (Dognin, 1891)
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Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823
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Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847)
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Pinacopterix eriphia (Godart, [1819])
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Nepheronia argia argolisia (Stoneham, 1957)
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Nepheronia argia mhondana (Suffert, 1904)
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Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
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Nepheronia thalassina sinalata (Suffert, 1904)
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Nepheronia thalassina verulanus (Ward, 1871)
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Leptosia alcesta inalcesta Bernardi, 1959
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Leptosia hybrida somereni Bernardi, 1959
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Leptosia nupta pseudonupta Bernardi, 1959
Pierini
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Appias epaphia contracta (Butler, 1888)
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Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, [1865])
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Appias sylvia nyasana (Butler, 1897)
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Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779)
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Mylothris alcuana shaba Berger, 1981
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Mylothris bernice overlaeti Berger, 1981
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Mylothris crawshayi Butler, 1896
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Mylothris mavunda Hancock & Heath, 1985 (endemic)
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Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775)
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Mylothris rubricosta (Mabille, 1890)
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Mylothris rueppellii rhodesiana Riley, 1921
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Mylothris sagala albissima Talbot, 1944
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Mylothris sagala dentatus Butler, 1896
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Mylothris schumanni zairiensis Berger, 1981
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Mylothris similis dollmani Riley, 1921
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Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897
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Dixeia doxo parva Talbot, 1943
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Dixeia leucophanes Vári, 1976
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Dixeia pigea (Boisduval, 1836)
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Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
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Belenois calypso crawshayi Butler, 1894
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Belenois creona severina (Stoll, 1781)
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Belenois diminuta Butler, 1894
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Belenois gidica abyssinica (Lucas, 1852)
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Belenois rubrosignata (Weymer, 1901)
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Belenois thysa (Hopffer, 1855)
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Belenois welwitschii welwitschii Rogenhofer, 1890
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Belenois welwitschii shaba Berger, 1981
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Belenois zochalia agrippinides (Holland, 1896)
Lycaenidae
Miletinae
Liphyrini
Miletini
Poritiinae
Liptenini
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Alaena amazoula nyasana Hawker-Smith, 1933
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Alaena nyassa marmorata Hawker-Smith, 1933
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Alaena reticulata Butler, 1896
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Alaena unimaculosa aurantiaca Butler, 1895
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Pentila pauli elisabetha Hulstaert, 1924
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Pentila pauli nyassana Aurivillius, 1899
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Pentila pauli obsoleta Hawker-Smith, 1933
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Pentila umangiana meridionalis Berger, 1981
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Telipna nyanza katangae Stempffer, 1961
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Ornipholidotos katangae Stempffer, 1947
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Ornipholidotos overlaeti Stempffer, 1947
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Ornipholidotos peucetia (Hewitson, 1866)
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Cooksonia neavei rhodesiae Pinhey, 1962
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Mimacraea marshalli Trimen, 1898
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Mimacraea skoptoles Druce, 1907
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Liptena eukrines Druce, 1905
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Liptena homeyeri Dewitz, 1884
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Liptena lualaba Berger, 1981
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Liptena praestans congoensis Schultze, 1923
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Liptena xanthostola xantha (Grose-Smith, 1901)
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Eresina bilinea Talbot, 1935
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Eresina katangana Stempffer, 1956
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Eresina toroensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
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Citrinophila terias Joicey & Talbot, 1921
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Argyrocheila bitje Bethune-Baker, 1915
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Teriomima puella Kirby, 1887
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Teriomima puellaris (Trimen, 1894)
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Baliochila hildegarda (Kirby, 1887)
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Cnodontes pallida (Trimen, 1898)
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Cnodontes vansomereni Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
Epitolini
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Toxochitona sankuru Stempffer, 1961
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Teratoneura congoensis Stempffer, 1954
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Cerautola crowleyi congdoni Libert & Collins, 1999
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Cerautola fisheri Libert & Collins, 1999 (endemic)
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Cerautola miranda vidua (Talbot, 1935)
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Stempfferia ginettae meridionalis Libert, 1999
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Cephetola izidori zambeziae Libert & Collins, 1999
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Cephetola katerae (Jackson, 1962)
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Cephetola viridana (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
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Deloneura subfusca Hawker-Smith, 1933
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Hewitsonia kirbyi Dewitz, 1879
Aphnaeinae
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Pseudaletis mazanguli Neave, 1910
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Lipaphnaeus eustorgia (Hulstaert, 1924)
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Lipaphnaeus leonina bitje (Druce, 1910)
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Lipaphnaeus leonina loxura (Rebel, 1914)
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Chloroselas mazoensis (Trimen, 1898)
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Chloroselas overlaeti Stempffer, 1956
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Chloroselas pseudozeritis (Trimen, 1873)
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Crudaria leroma (Wallengren, 1857)
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Cigaritis brunnea (Jackson, 1966)
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Cigaritis cynica (Riley, 1921)
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Cigaritis ella (Hewitson, 1865)
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Cigaritis homeyeri (Dewitz, 1887)
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Cigaritis modestus heathi (d'Abrera, 1980)
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Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850)
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Cigaritis natalensis (Westwood, 1851)
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Cigaritis overlaeti (Bouyer, 1998)
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Cigaritis phanes (Trimen, 1873)
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Cigaritis pinheyi (Heath, 1983) (endemic)
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Cigaritis trimeni (Neave, 1910)
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Zeritis fontainei Stempffer, 1956
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Zeritis sorhagenii (Dewitz, 1879)
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Axiocerses tjoane tjoane (Wallengren, 1857)
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Axiocerses tjoane rubescens Henning & Henning, 1996
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Axiocerses bambana orichalcea Henning & Henning, 1996
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Axiocerses nyika Quickelberge, 1984
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Axiocerses heathi Henning & Henning, 1996 (endemic)
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Axiocerses melanica melanica Henning & Henning, 1996 (endemic)
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Axiocerses melanica aurata Henning & Henning, 1996 (endemic)
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Axiocerses coalescens Henning & Henning, 1996
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Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881)
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Aloeides damarensis mashona Tite & Dickson, 1973
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Aloeides conradsi angoniensis Tite & Dickson, 1973
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Aloeides molomo mumbuensis Riley, 1921
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Aloeides griseus Riley, 1921 (endemic)
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Erikssonia acraeina Trimen, 1891
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Erikssonia alaponoxa Henning & Henning, 2001 (endemic)
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Aphnaeus affinis Riley, 1921
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Aphnaeus erikssoni erikssoni Trimen, 1891
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Aphnaeus erikssoni rex Aurivillius, 1909
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Aphnaeus flavescens Stempffer, 1954
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Aphnaeus marshalli Neave, 1910
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Aphnaeus orcas (Drury, 1782)
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Aphnaeus questiauxi Aurivillius, 1903
Theclinae
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Myrina dermaptera nyassae Talbot, 1935
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Myrina silenus silenus (Fabricius, 1775)
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Myrina silenus ficedula Trimen, 1879
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Oxylides feminina (Sharpe, 1904)
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Dapidodigma demeter nuptus Clench, 1961
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Hypolycaena antifaunus (Westwood, 1851)
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Hypolycaena auricostalis (Butler, 1897)
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Hypolycaena buxtoni spurcus Talbot, 1929
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Hypolycaena hatita japhusa Riley, 1921
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Hypolycaena liara plana Talbot, 1935
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Hypolycaena pachalica Butler, 1888
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Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
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Hemiolaus caeculus caeculus (Hopffer, 1855)
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Hemiolaus caeculus vividus Pinhey, 1962
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Leptomyrina hirundo (Wallengren, 1857)
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Leptomyrina gorgias sobrina Talbot, 1935
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Leptomyrina handmani Gifford, 1965
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Iolaus bolissus Hewitson, 1873
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Iolaus alienus Trimen, 1898
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Iolaus aurivillii Röber, 1900
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Iolaus australis Stevenson, 1937
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Iolaus bakeri (Riley, 1928)
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Iolaus coelestis Bethune-Baker, 1926
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Iolaus congdoni (Kielland, 1985)
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Iolaus cytaeis caerulea (Riley, 1928)
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Iolaus dubiosa (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
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Iolaus farquharsoni (Bethune-Baker, 1922)
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Iolaus flavilinea (Riley, 1928)
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Iolaus helenae Henning & Henning, 1989 (endemic)
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Iolaus mimosae rhodosense (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
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Iolaus nasisii (Riley, 1928)
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Iolaus nolaensis amanica (Stempffer, 1951)
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Iolaus penningtoni (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
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Iolaus pollux albocaerulea (Riley, 1929)
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Iolaus sibella (Druce, 1910)
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Iolaus sidus Trimen, 1864
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Iolaus stenogrammica (Riley, 1928)
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Iolaus violacea (Riley, 1928)
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Iolaus pallene (Wallengren, 1857)
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Iolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1875
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Iolaus gabunica (Riley, 1928)
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Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869
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Iolaus poecilaon fisheri Heath, 1983
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Iolaus aequatorialis (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
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Iolaus cottrelli (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
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Iolaus dianae Heath, 1983 (endemic)
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Iolaus ndolae (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
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Iolaus pamae Heath, 1994
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Iolaus silarus Druce, 1885
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Iolaus stewarti Heath, 1985 (endemic)
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Iolaus catori cottoni Bethune-Baker, 1908
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Stugeta bowkeri maria Suffert, 1904
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Stugeta bowkeri tearei Dickson, 1980
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Pilodeudorix mimeta (Karsch, 1895)
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Pilodeudorix anetia (Hulstaert, 1924)
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Pilodeudorix bemba (Neave, 1910) (endemic)
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Pilodeudorix kafuensis (Neave, 1910)
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Pilodeudorix mera (Hewitson, 1873)
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Pilodeudorix otraeda genuba (Hewitson, 1875)
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Pilodeudorix obscurata (Trimen, 1891)
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Pilodeudorix camerona katanga (Clench, 1965)
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Pilodeudorix congoana orientalis (Stempffer, 1957)
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Pilodeudorix zela (Hewitson, 1869)
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Pilodeudorix zeloides (Butler, 1901)
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Pilodeudorix zelomina (Rebel, 1914)
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Hypomyrina nomenia extensa Libert, 2004
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Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
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Deudorix badhami Carcasson, 1961
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Deudorix caliginosa Lathy, 1903
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Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
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Deudorix dinomenes Grose-Smith, 1887
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Deudorix diocles Hewitson, 1869
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Deudorix jacksoni Talbot, 1935
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Deudorix kayonza Stempffer, 1956
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Deudorix lorisona coffea Jackson, 1966
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Deudorix magda Gifford, 1963
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Deudorix ufipa Kielland, 1978
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Capys brunneus heathi Henning & Henning, 1988
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Capys catharus Riley, 1932
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Capys connexivus connexivus Butler, 1897
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Capys connexivus gardineri Henning & Henning, 1988
Lycaeninae
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini
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Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
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Anthene arnoldi (N. Jones, 1918)
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Anthene butleri livida (Trimen, 1881)
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Anthene contrastata mashuna (Stevenson, 1937)
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Anthene crawshayi (Butler, 1899)
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Anthene definita (Butler, 1899)
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Anthene irumu (Stempffer, 1948)
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Anthene kersteni (Gerstaecker, 1871)
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Anthene lemnos (Hewitson, 1878)
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Anthene ligures (Hewitson, 1874)
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Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874)
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Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894)
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Anthene mpanda Kielland, 1990
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Anthene nigropunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
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Anthene otacilia (Trimen, 1868)
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Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876)
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Anthene rhodesiana Stempffer, 1962
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Anthene rubricinctus anadema (Druce, 1905)
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Anthene wilsoni (Talbot, 1935)
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Anthene gemmifera (Neave, 1910)
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Anthene nigeriae (Aurivillius, 1905)
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Cupidesthes arescopa (Stempffer, 1962)
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Cupidesthes vidua Talbot, 1929
Polyommatini
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Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, [1824])
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Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855)
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Pseudonacaduba aethiops (Mabille, 1877)
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Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857)
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Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
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Uranothauma crawshayi Butler, 1895
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Uranothauma cuneatum Tite, 1958
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Uranothauma falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879)
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Uranothauma heritsia virgo (Butler, 1896)
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Uranothauma nubifer (Trimen, 1895)
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Uranothauma poggei (Dewitz, 1879)
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Uranothauma vansomereni Stempffer, 1951
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Uranothauma williamsi Carcasson, 1961
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Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782)
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Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898
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Cacyreus tespis (Herbst, 1804)
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Cacyreus virilis Stempffer, 1936
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Harpendyreus hazelae Stempffer, 1973
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Harpendyreus juno (Butler, 1897)
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Harpendyreus major (Joicey & Talbot, 1924)
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Leptotes babaulti (Stempffer, 1935)
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Leptotes brevidentatus (Tite, 1958)
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Leptotes jeanneli (Stempffer, 1935)
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Leptotes marginalis (Stempffer, 1944)
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Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
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Leptotes pulchra (Murray, 1874)
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Tuxentius calice (Hopffer, 1855)
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Tuxentius ertli (Aurivillius, 1907)
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Tuxentius melaena (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
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Tarucus sybaris (Hopffer, 1855)
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Zintha hintza (Trimen, 1864)
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Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
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Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877)
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Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883)
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Actizera stellata (Trimen, 1883)
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Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
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Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
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Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880)
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Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857)
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Azanus natalensis (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
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Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, 1782)
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Azanus isis (Drury, 1773)
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Eicochrysops eicotrochilus Bethune-Baker, 1924
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Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793)
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Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena (Wallengren, 1857)
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Eicochrysops pinheyi Heath, 1985 (endemic)
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Euchrysops albistriata (Capronnier, 1889)
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Euchrysops barkeri (Trimen, 1893)
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Euchrysops katangae Bethune-Baker, 1923
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Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
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Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855)
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Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923
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Euchrysops unigemmata (Butler, 1895)
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Thermoniphas distincta (Talbot, 1935)
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Thermoniphas fontainei Stempffer, 1956
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Thermoniphas colorata (Ungemach, 1932)
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Oboronia albicosta (Gaede, 1916)
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Oboronia guessfeldti (Dewitz, 1879)
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Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
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Lepidochrysops aethiopia (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
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Lepidochrysops anerius (Hulstaert, 1924)
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Lepidochrysops ansorgei Tite, 1959
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Lepidochrysops auratus Quickelberge, 1979
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Lepidochrysops carsoni (Butler, 1901) (endemic)
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Lepidochrysops chala Kielland, 1980
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Lepidochrysops chalceus Quickelberge, 1979
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Lepidochrysops chloauges (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
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Lepidochrysops cinerea (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
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Lepidochrysops cupreus (Neave, 1910)
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Lepidochrysops desmondi Stempffer, 1951
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Lepidochrysops dollmani (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
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Lepidochrysops erici Gardiner, 2003 (endemic)
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Lepidochrysops evae Gardiner, 2003 (endemic)
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Lepidochrysops glauca (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
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Lepidochrysops handmani Quickelberge, 1980
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Lepidochrysops heathi Gardiner, 1998 (endemic)
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Lepidochrysops intermedia cottrelli Stempffer, 1954
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Lepidochrysops kocak Seven, 1997
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Lepidochrysops longifalces Tite, 1961
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Lepidochrysops loveni (Aurivillius, 1922)
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Lepidochrysops michaeli Gardiner, 2003 (endemic)
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Lepidochrysops miniata Gardiner, 2004 (endemic)
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Lepidochrysops nyika Tite, 1961
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Lepidochrysops pampolis (Druce, 1905)
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Lepidochrysops peculiaris hypoleucus (Butler, 1893)
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Lepidochrysops plebeia (Butler, 1898)
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Lepidochrysops rhodesensae (Bethune-Baker, [1923]) (endemic)
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Lepidochrysops skotios (Druce, 1905)
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Lepidochrysops solwezii (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
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Lepidochrysops stormsi (Robbe, 1892)
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Lepidochrysops yvonnae Gardiner, 2004 (endemic)
Riodinidae
Nemeobiinae
Nymphalidae
Libytheinae
Danainae
Danaini
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Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
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Tirumala formosa (Godman, 1880)
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Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847)
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Amauris niavius niavius (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Amauris niavius dominicanus Trimen, 1879
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Amauris tartarea tartarea Mabille, 1876
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Amauris tartarea damoclides Staudinger, 1896
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Amauris albimaculata latifascia Talbot, 1940
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Amauris crawshayi simulator Talbot, 1926
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Amauris dannfelti restricta Talbot, 1940
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Amauris echeria katangae Neave, 1910
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Amauris echeria serica Talbot, 1940
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Amauris ellioti junia (Le Cerf, 1920)
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Amauris hyalites Butler, 1874
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Amauris ochlea bumilleri Lanz, 1896
Satyrinae
Melanitini
Satyrini
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Bicyclus angulosa selousi (Trimen, 1895)
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Bicyclus anynana anynana (Butler, 1879)
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Bicyclus anynana centralis Condamin, 1968
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Bicyclus campina (Aurivillius, 1901)
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Bicyclus cooksoni (Druce, 1905)
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Bicyclus cottrelli (van Son, 1952)
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Bicyclus dubia (Aurivillius, 1893)
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Bicyclus ena (Hewitson, 1877)
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Bicyclus jefferyi Fox, 1963
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Bicyclus mandanes Hewitson, 1873
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Bicyclus mesogena (Karsch, 1894)
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Bicyclus moyses Condamin & Fox, 1964
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Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850)
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Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877)
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Bicyclus saussurei (Dewitz, 1879)
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Bicyclus sebetus (Hewitson, 1877)
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Bicyclus simulacris Kielland, 1990
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Bicyclus sophrosyne overlaeti Condamin, 1965
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Bicyclus suffusa (Riley, 1921)
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Bicyclus trilophus (Rebel, 1914)
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Bicyclus vansoni Condamin, 1965
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Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868)
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Heteropsis centralis (Aurivillius, 1903)
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Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873)
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Heteropsis phaea (Karsch, 1894)
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Heteropsis simonsii (Butler, 1877)
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Heteropsis teratia (Karsch, 1894)
-
Heteropsis ubenica (Thurau, 1903)
-
Ypthima antennata van Son, 1955
-
Ypthima condamini Kielland, 1982
-
Ypthima congoana Overlaet, 1955
-
Ypthima diplommata Overlaet, 1954
-
Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883
-
Ypthima impura paupera Ungemach, 1932
-
Ypthima praestans Overlaet, 1954
-
Ypthima pulchra Overlaet, 1954
-
Ypthima pupillaris Butler, 1888
-
Ypthima recta Overlaet, 1955
-
Ypthima rhodesiana Carcasson, 1961
-
Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)
-
Neocoenyra cooksoni Druce, 1907
-
Neocoenyra kivuensis Seydel, 1929
-
Neocoenyra ypthimoides Butler, 1894
-
Coenyropsis bera (Hewitson, 1877)
-
Physcaeneura pione Godman, 1880
-
Neita extensa (Butler, 1898)
Charaxinae
Charaxini
-
Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
-
Charaxes fulvescens monitor Rothschild, 1900
-
Charaxes acuminatus cottrelli van Someren, 1963
-
Charaxes acuminatus nyika van Someren, 1963
-
Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824)
-
Charaxes protoclea azota (Hewitson, 1877)
-
Charaxes protoclea catenaria Rousseau-Decelle, 1934
-
Charaxes macclounii Butler, 1895
-
Charaxes cynthia sabulosus Talbot, 1928
-
Charaxes lucretius intermedius van Someren, 1971
-
Charaxes lucretius schofieldi Plantrou, 1989
-
Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866
-
Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775)
-
Charaxes brutus angustus Rothschild, 1900
-
Charaxes brutus natalensis Staudinger, 1885
-
Charaxes ansorgei levicki Poulton, 1933
-
Charaxes pollux pollux (Cramer, 1775)
-
Charaxes pollux geminus Rothschild, 1900
-
Charaxes druceanus proximans Joicey & Talbot, 1922
-
Charaxes eudoxus mechowi Rothschild, 1900
-
Charaxes eudoxus mitchelli Plantrou & Howarth, 1977
-
Charaxes eudoxus zambiae van Someren, 1970
-
Charaxes numenes aequatorialis van Someren, 1972
-
Charaxes tiridates tiridatinus Röber, 1936
-
Charaxes murphyi Collins, 1989
-
Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859
-
Charaxes xiphares ludovici Rousseau-Decelle, 1933
-
Charaxes cithaeron joanae van Someren, 1964
-
Charaxes imperialis lisomboensis van Someren, 1975
-
Charaxes ameliae amelina Joicey & Talbot, 1925
-
Charaxes pythodoris pythodoris Hewitson, 1873
-
Charaxes pythodoris sumbuensis Henning, 1982
-
Charaxes penricei Rothschild, 1900
-
Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1867
-
Charaxes jahlusa argynnides Westwood, 1864
-
Charaxes eupale veneris White & Grant, 1989
-
Charaxes dilutus Rothschild, 1898
-
Charaxes anticlea proadusta van Someren, 1971
-
Charaxes baumanni selousi Trimen, 1894
-
Charaxes baumanni whytei Butler, 1894
-
Charaxes hildebrandti katangensis Talbot, 1928
-
Charaxes catachrous van Someren & Jackson, 1952
-
Charaxes etheocles carpenteri van Someren & Jackson, 1957
-
Charaxes margaretae Rydon, 1980
-
Charaxes cedreatis Hewitson, 1874
-
Charaxes chintechi van Someren, 1975
-
Charaxes manica Trimen, 1894
-
Charaxes howarthi Minig, 1976
-
Charaxes fulgurata Aurivillius, 1899
-
Charaxes phaeus Hewitson, 1877
-
Charaxes fionae Henning, 1977
-
Charaxes variata van Someren, 1969 (endemic)
-
Charaxes diversiforma van Someren & Jackson, 1957
-
Charaxes williami Henning, 2002 (endemic)
-
Charaxes aubyni australis van Someren & Jackson, 1957
-
Charaxes gallagheri van Son, 1962
-
Charaxes guderiana (Dewitz, 1879)
-
Charaxes zoolina (Westwood, [1850])
-
Charaxes nichetes pantherinus Rousseau-Decelle, 1934
Euxanthini
Pallini
Nymphalinae
Nymphalini
-
Antanartia schaeneia dubia Howarth, 1966
-
Vanessa dimorphica (Howarth, 1966)
-
Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
-
Junonia artaxia Hewitson, 1864
-
Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870
-
Junonia natalica (Felder & Felder, 1860)
-
Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
-
Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
-
Junonia sophia infracta Butler, 1888
-
Junonia terea elgiva Hewitson, 1864
-
Junonia touhilimasa Vuillot, 1892
-
Junonia ansorgei (Rothschild, 1899)
-
Junonia cymodoce lugens (Schultze, 1912)
-
Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa (Trimen, 1881)
-
Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
-
Precis actia Distant, 1880
-
Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850)
-
Precis archesia (Cramer, 1779)
-
Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847)
-
Precis cuama (Hewitson, 1864)
-
Precis octavia sesamus Trimen, 1883
-
Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775)
-
Precis rauana (Grose-Smith, 1898)
-
Precis sinuata Plötz, 1880
-
Precis tugela pyriformis (Butler, 1896)
-
Hypolimnas anthedon anthedon (Doubleday, 1845)
-
Hypolimnas anthedon wahlbergi (Wallengren, 1857)
-
Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
-
Catacroptera cloanthe (Stoll, 1781)
Cyrestinae
Cyrestini
Biblidinae
Biblidini
Epicaliini
-
Sevenia amulia intermedia (Carcasson, 1961)
-
Sevenia amulia benguelae (Chapman, 1872)
-
Sevenia boisduvali (Wallengren, 1857)
-
Sevenia consors (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
-
Sevenia dubiosa (Strand, 1911)
-
Sevenia garega (Karsch, 1892)
-
Sevenia occidentalium (Mabille, 1876)
-
Sevenia pechueli rhodesiana (Rothschild, 1918)
-
Sevenia rosa (Hewitson, 1877)
-
Sevenia trimeni (Aurivillius, 1899)
-
Sevenia umbrina (Karsch, 1892)
Limenitinae
Limenitidini
-
Harma theobene superna (Fox, 1968)
-
Cymothoe caenis (Drury, 1773)
-
Cymothoe cottrelli Rydon, 1980
-
Cymothoe confusa Aurivillius, 1887
-
Cymothoe herminia katshokwe Overlaet, 1940
-
Cymothoe lurida azumai Carcasson, 1964
-
Cymothoe sangaris luluana Overlaet, 1945
-
Pseudoneptis bugandensis ianthe Hemming, 1964
-
Pseudacraea boisduvalii boisduvalii (Doubleday, 1845)
-
Pseudacraea boisduvalii trimenii Butler, 1874
-
Pseudacraea deludens amaurina Neustetter, 1928
-
Pseudacraea dolomena (Hewitson, 1865)
-
Pseudacraea eurytus eurytus (Linnaeus, 1758)
-
Pseudacraea eurytus conradti Oberthür, 1893
-
Pseudacraea kuenowii Dewitz, 1879
-
Pseudacraea lucretia expansa (Butler, 1878)
-
Pseudacraea lucretia protracta (Butler, 1874)
-
Pseudacraea poggei (Dewitz, 1879)
-
Pseudacraea semire (Cramer, 1779)
Neptidini
-
Neptis agouale Pierre-Baltus, 1978
-
Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955
-
Neptis aurivillii Schultze, 1913
-
Neptis carcassoni Van Son, 1959
-
Neptis conspicua Neave, 1904
-
Neptis goochii Trimen, 1879
-
Neptis gratiosa Overlaet, 1955
-
Neptis incongrua Butler, 1896
-
Neptis jordani Neave, 1910
-
Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955
-
Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955
-
Neptis nemetes nemetes Hewitson, 1868
-
Neptis nemetes margueriteae Fox, 1968
-
Neptis nicoteles Hewitson, 1874
-
Neptis nina Staudinger, 1896
-
Neptis nysiades Hewitson, 1868
-
Neptis penningtoni van Son, 1977
-
Neptis puella Aurivillius, 1894
-
Neptis saclava marpessa Hopffer, 1855
-
Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955
-
Neptis trigonophora melicertula Strand, 1912
Adoliadini
-
Catuna crithea (Drury, 1773)
-
Euryphura achlys (Hopffer, 1855)
-
Euryphura chalcis (Felder & Felder, 1860)
-
Euryphura concordia (Hopffer, 1855)
-
Euryphurana nobilis viridis (Hancock, 1990)
-
Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)
-
Pseudargynnis hegemone (Godart, 1819)
-
Aterica galene extensa Heron, 1909
-
Euriphene incerta theodota (Hulstaert, 1924)
-
Euriphene iris (Aurivillius, 1903)
-
Euriphene pallidior (Hulstaert, 1924)
-
Euriphene saphirina trioculata (Talbot, 1927)
-
Bebearia cocalia katera (van Someren, 1939)
-
Bebearia orientis (Karsch, 1895)
-
Bebearia plistonax (Hewitson, 1874)
-
Bebearia aurora theia Hecq, 1989
-
Bebearia schoutedeni (Overlaet, 1954)
-
Euphaedra medon neustetteri Niepelt, 1915
-
Euphaedra zaddachii crawshayi Butler, 1895
-
Euphaedra herberti katanga Hecq, 1980
-
Euphaedra overlaeti Hulstaert, 1926
-
Euphaedra simplex Hecq, 1978
-
Euphaedra cooksoni Druce, 1905
-
Euphaedra katangensis Talbot, 1927
-
Euphaedra nigrobasalis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
-
Euphaedra ruspina (Hewitson, 1865)
-
Euphaedra harpalyce serena Talbot, 1928
-
Euphaedra neophron (Hopffer, 1855)
-
Euptera freyja Hancock, 1984
-
Euptera hirundo lufirensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
-
Euptera pluto primitiva Hancock, 1984
-
Pseudathyma callina (Grose-Smith, 1898)
Heliconiinae
Acraeini
-
Acraea cerasa cerita Sharpe, 1906
-
Acraea acara Hewitson, 1865
-
Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865
-
Acraea insignis Distant, 1880
-
Acraea leucographa Ribbe, 1889
-
Acraea machequena Grose-Smith, 1887
-
Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
-
Acraea pseudolycia pseudolycia Butler, 1874
-
Acraea pseudolycia astrigera Butler, 1899
-
Acraea zetes (Linnaeus, 1758)
-
Acraea acrita ambigua Trimen, 1891
-
Acraea asema Hewitson, 1877
-
Acraea atolmis Westwood, 1881
-
Acraea cepheus (Linnaeus, 1758)
-
Acraea chaeribula Oberthür, 1893
-
Acraea chambezi Neave, 1910
-
Acraea diogenes Suffert, 1904
-
Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775)
-
Acraea eltringhamiana Le Doux, 1932
-
Acraea guillemei Oberthür, 1893
-
Acraea lofua Eltringham, 1911 (endemic)
-
Acraea mansya Eltringham, 1911
-
Acraea omrora umbraetae Pierre, 1988
-
Acraea periphanes Oberthür, 1893
-
Acraea utengulensis Thurau, 1903
-
Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881
-
Acraea atergatis Westwood, 1881
-
Acraea axina Westwood, 1881
-
Acraea buettneri Rogenhofer, 1890
-
Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877
-
Acraea intermediodes Ackery, 1995
-
Acraea leucopyga Aurivillius, 1904
-
Acraea lygus Druce, 1875
-
Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847
-
Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855
-
Acraea pudorella Aurivillius, 1899
-
Acraea rhodesiana Wichgraf, 1909
-
Acraea aganice nicega (Suffert, 1904)
-
Acraea consanguinea intermedia (Aurivillius, 1899)
-
Acraea epaea (Cramer, 1779)
-
Acraea macarista (Sharpe, 1906)
-
Acraea poggei Dewitz, 1879
-
Acraea scalivittata (Butler, 1896)
-
Acraea umbra macarioides (Aurivillius, 1893)
-
Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
-
Acraea acuta Howarth, 1969
-
Acraea alciope Hewitson, 1852
-
Acraea alicia (Sharpe, 1890)
-
Acraea aurivillii Staudinger, 1896
-
Acraea baxteri Sharpe, 1902
-
Acraea bonasia (Fabricius, 1775)
-
Acraea cabira Hopffer, 1855
-
Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
-
Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
-
Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
-
Acraea esebria Hewitson, 1861
-
Acraea goetzei Thurau, 1903
-
Acraea jodutta (Fabricius, 1793)
-
Acraea johnstoni Godman, 1885
-
Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
-
Acraea burni Butler, 1896
-
Acraea peneleos pelasgius Grose-Smith, 1900
-
Acraea pharsalus Ward, 1871
-
Acraea sotikensis Sharpe, 1892
-
Acraea ventura Hewitson, 1877
-
Acraea bomba Grose-Smith, 1889
-
Acraea induna Trimen, 1895
-
Acraea lusinga Overlaet, 1955
-
Acraea mirifica Lathy, 1906
-
Acraea parei orangica (Henning & Henning, 1996)
-
Acraea rahira Boisduval, 1833
-
Acraea speciosa Wichgraf, 1909
-
Acraea cinerea Neave, 1904
-
Acraea ntebiae dewitzi Carcasson, 1981
-
Acraea oreas angolanus Lathy, 1906
-
Acraea parrhasia servona Godart, 1819
-
Acraea perenna Doubleday, 1847
-
Pardopsis punctatissima (Boisduval, 1833)
Argynnini
Vagrantini
Hesperiidae
Coeliadinae
Pyrginae
Celaenorrhinini
-
Loxolexis hollandi (Druce, 1909)
-
Loxolexis holocausta (Mabille, 1891)
-
Celaenorrhinus bettoni Butler, 1902
-
Celaenorrhinus boadicea (Hewitson, 1877)
-
Celaenorrhinus handmani Collins & Congdon, 1998
-
Celaenorrhinus homeyeri (Plötz, 1880)
-
Eretis djaelaelae (Wallengren, 1857)
-
Eretis herewardi Riley, 1921
-
Eretis lugens (Rogenhofer, 1891)
-
Eretis melania Mabille, 1891
-
Eretis umbra nox (Neave, 1910)
-
Eretis vaga Evans, 1937
-
Sarangesa astrigera Butler, 1894
-
Sarangesa brigida sanaga Miller, 1964
-
Sarangesa laelius (Mabille, 1877)
-
Sarangesa lucidella (Mabille, 1891)
-
Sarangesa maculata (Mabille, 1891)
-
Sarangesa maxima Neave, 1910
-
Sarangesa motozi (Wallengren, 1857)
-
Sarangesa pandaensis deningi Evans, 1956
-
Sarangesa penningtoni Evans, 1951 (endemic)
-
Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870)
-
Sarangesa seineri Strand, 1909
Tagiadini
-
Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)
-
Eagris decastigma purpura Evans, 1937
-
Eagris lucetia (Hewitson, 1875)
-
Eagris nottoana (Wallengren, 1857)
-
Eagris sabadius ochreana Lathy, 1901
-
Calleagris hollandi (Butler, 1897)
-
Calleagris jamesoni (Sharpe, 1890)
-
Calleagris lacteus (Mabille, 1877)
-
Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857
-
Netrobalane canopus (Trimen, 1864)
-
Leucochitonea levubu Wallengren, 1857
-
Abantis bamptoni Collins & Larsen, 1994
-
Abantis contigua Evans, 1937
-
Abantis lucretia lofu Neave, 1910
-
Abantis paradisea (Butler, 1870)
-
Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855
-
Abantis venosa Trimen & Bowker, 1889
-
Abantis vidua Weymer, 1901
-
Abantis zambesiaca (Westwood, 1874)
Carcharodini
-
Spialia colotes transvaaliae (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
-
Spialia confusa Evans, 1937
-
Spialia delagoae (Trimen, 1898)
-
Spialia depauperata (Strand, 1911)
-
Spialia diomus ferax (Wallengren, 1863)
-
Spialia dromus (Plötz, 1884)
-
Spialia mafa (Trimen, 1870)
-
Spialia secessus (Trimen, 1891)
-
Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764)
-
Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)
Hesperiinae
Aeromachini
-
Astictopterus abjecta (Snellen, 1872)
-
Astictopterus punctulata (Butler, 1895)
-
Astictopterus stellata mineni (Trimen, 1894)
-
Prosopalpus debilis (Plötz, 1879)
-
Prosopalpus styla Evans, 1937
-
Ampittia capenas blanda Evans, 1947
-
Kedestes barberae (Trimen, 1873)
-
Kedestes brunneostriga (Plötz, 1884)
-
Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)
-
Kedestes heathi Hancock & Gardiner, 1982 (endemic)
-
Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910
-
Kedestes lema linka Evans, 1956
-
Kedestes malua Neave, 1910 (endemic)
-
Kedestes michaeli Gardiner & Hancock, 1982
-
Kedestes mohozutza (Wallengren, 1857)
-
Kedestes nerva paola Plötz, 1884
-
Kedestes protensa Butler, 1901
-
Kedestes pinheyi Hancock & Gardiner, 1982 (endemic)
-
Kedestes straeleni Evans, 1956
-
Kedestes wallengrenii (Trimen, 1883)
-
Gorgyra aretina (Hewitson, 1878)
-
Gorgyra bibulus Riley, 1929
-
Gorgyra diva Evans, 1937
-
Gorgyra johnstoni (Butler, 1894)
-
Gorgyra kalinzu Evans, 1949
-
Gorgyra mocquerysii Holland, 1896
-
Teniorhinus harona (Westwood, 1881)
-
Teniorhinus herilus (Hopffer, 1855)
-
Teniorhinus ignita (Mabille, 1877)
-
Ceratrichia semilutea Mabille, 1891
-
Ceratrichia semlikensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
-
Pardaleodes fan (Holland, 1894)
-
Pardaleodes incerta (Snellen, 1872)
-
Xanthodisca vibius (Hewitson, 1878)
-
Acada biseriata (Mabille, 1893)
-
Parosmodes morantii (Trimen, 1873)
-
Paracleros biguttulus (Mabille, 1890)
-
Osphantes ogowena lulua Evans, 1956
-
Acleros mackenii (Trimen, 1868)
-
Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1890
-
Semalea arela (Mabille, 1891)
-
Semalea atrio (Mabille, 1891)
-
Semalea pulvina (Plötz, 1879)
-
Semalea sextilis (Plötz, 1886)
-
Hypoleucis ophiusa ophir Evans, 1937
-
Meza larea (Neave, 1910)
-
Meza gardineri Collins & Larsen, 2008
-
Paronymus nevea (Druce, 1910)
-
Paronymus xanthias kiellandi Congdon & Collins, 1998
-
Andronymus caesar philander (Hopffer, 1855)
-
Andronymus fenestrella Bethune-Baker, 1908
-
Andronymus hero Evans, 1937
-
Andronymus marina Evans, 1937
-
Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
-
Chondrolepis niveicornis (Plötz, 1883)
-
Chondrolepis telisignata (Butler, 1896)
-
Zophopetes cerymica (Hewitson, 1867)
-
Zophopetes dysmephila (Trimen, 1868)
-
Gamia shelleyi (Sharpe, 1890)
-
Artitropa cama Evans, 1937
-
Artitropa comus (Stoll, 1782)
-
Artitropa milleri Riley, 1925
-
Artitropa reducta Aurivillius, 1925
-
Gretna balenge (Holland, 1891)
-
Gretna carmen capra Evans, 1937
-
Pteroteinon caenira (Hewitson, 1867)
-
Pteroteinon concaenira Belcastro & Larsen, 1996
-
Leona maracanda (Hewitson, 1876)
-
Leona leonora dux Evans, 1937
-
Leona halma Evans, 1937
-
Caenides dacela (Hewitson, 1876)
-
Monza punctata (Aurivillius, 1910)
-
Fresna cojo (Karsch, 1893)
-
Fresna netopha (Hewitson, 1878)
-
Fresna nyassae (Hewitson, 1878)
-
Platylesches affinissima Strand, 1921
-
Platylesches batangae (Holland, 1894)
-
Platylesches chamaeleon (Mabille, 1891)
-
Platylesches galesa (Hewitson, 1877)
-
Platylesches lamba Neave, 1910
-
Platylesches langa Evans, 1937
-
Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857)
-
Platylesches heathi Collins & Larsen, 2008
-
Platylesches neba (Hewitson, 1877)
-
Platylesches picanini (Holland, 1894)
-
Platylesches robustus Neave, 1910
-
Platylesches shona Evans, 1937
-
Platylesches tina Evans, 1937
-
Platylesches hassani Collins & Larsen, 2008
Baorini
-
Brusa allardi Berger, 1967
-
Brusa saxicola (Neave, 1910)
-
Zenonia anax Evans, 1937
-
Zenonia zeno (Trimen, 1864)
-
Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
-
Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)
-
Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
-
Borbo detecta (Trimen, 1893)
-
Borbo fallax (Gaede, 1916)
-
Borbo fanta (Evans, 1937)
-
Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855)
-
Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)
-
Borbo holtzi (Plötz, 1883)
-
Borbo micans (Holland, 1896)
-
Borbo perobscura (Druce, 1912)
-
Borbo sirena (Evans, 1937)
-
Parnara monasi (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
-
Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824)
-
Gegenes niso brevicornis (Plötz, 1884)
-
Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878)
Heteropterinae
-
Metisella abdeli (Krüger, 1928)
-
Metisella angolana (Karsch, 1896)
-
Metisella carsoni (Butler, 1898)
-
Metisella formosus linda Evans, 1937
-
Metisella kambove (Neave, 1910)
-
Metisella midas (Butler, 1894)
-
Metisella trisignatus tanga Evans, 1937
-
Metisella willemi (Wallengren, 1857)
-
Tsitana wallacei (Neave, 1910)
-
Lepella lepeletier (Latreille, 1824)
See also
References
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