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Species Index - Africa
 
This index includes a small but representative selection of the butterflies found in the Afrotropical region, which encompasses all of Africa ( except the extreme north, which is in the Palaearctic region ); together with Madagascar, the Comores, Reunion, Mauritius and the Arab states.

 

Abantis elegantula

Elegant Paradise Skipper

Acleros mackenii

Macken's Dusky Dart

Acraea alciope

Hewitson's Acraea

Acraea bonasia

Orange-streak Acraea

Acraea circeis

White Acraea

Acraea encedana

Pierre's Acraea

Acraea encedon

Encedon Acraea

Acraea lycoa

Dimorphic Acraea

Acraea macaria

Black-spot Bematistes

Acraea perenna

Falcate Acraea

Acraea pharsalus

Ward's Glorious Acraea

Acraea serena

Dancing Acraea

Acraea umbra

Clouded Bematistes

Acraea ventura

Crescent-bordered Acraea

Acraea vestalis

Smoky Bematistes

Aethiopana honorius

Acraea Blue

Antanartia delius

Orange Admiral

Antanartia dimorphica

Dimorphic Admiral

Antanartia schaeneia

Long-tailed Admiral

Anthene lachares

Silky Ciliate Blue

Anthene larydas

Spotted Ciliate Blue

Anthene rubricinctus

Indigo Ciliate Blue

Aphnaeus orcas

Common Silverspot

Appias sabina

Sabine Albatross

Ariadne albifascia

White-banded Castor

Aterica galene

Forest Glade Nymph

Axiocerses amanga

Bush Scarlet

Azanus jesous

African Babul Blue

Bebearia barce

Shining Green Forester

Bebearia mandinga

Mandinga Forester

Bebearia sophus

Beautiful Forester

Bebearia tentyris

Tentyris Forester

Bebearia zonara

Light Brown Forester

Belenois calypso

Calypso Caper White

Belenois thysa

False Dotted Border

Bicyclus dorothea

Light Bush Brown

Bicyclus funebris

Funereal Bush Brown

Bicyclus madetes

Brown-spot Bush Brown

Bicyclus safitza

Savannah Bush Brown

Bicyclus sandace

Dark Vulgar Bush Brown

Borbo fatuellus

Foolish Swift

Cacyreus lingeus

Common Bush Blue

Catuna crithea

Infuriating Pathfinder

Catuna oberthueri

Oberthur's  Pathfinder

Celaenorrhinus galenus

Orange Sprite

Celaenorrhinus proxima

Common Black Sprite

Charaxes anticlea

Small Flame-bordered Charaxes

Charaxes eupale

Green Charaxes

Charaxes fulvescens

Forest Pearl Charaxes

Charaxes galawadiwosi

Ethiopian Charaxes

Charaxes hansali

Cream-banded Charaxes

Charaxes lucretius

Common Red Charaxes

Charaxes pleione

Common Orange Charaxes

Charaxes zingha

Shining Red Charaxes

Colias electo

African Clouded Yellow

Colotis amata

Small Salmon Arab

Colotis antevippe

Large Orange tip

Colotis danae

Scarlet tip

Colotis hetaera

Coast Purple tip

Colotis protomedia

Yellow Splendour

Colotis vesta

Veined Golden Arab

Cupidesthes lithas

Volta Ciliate Blue

Cupidopsis cissus

Meadow Blue

Cymothoe aubergeri

Western Yellow Glider

Cymothoe mabillei

Mabille's Red Glider

Cynandra opis

Brilliant Nymph

Cyrestis camillus

African Mapwing

Danaus chrysippus

Plain Tiger

Deudorix antalus

Common Brown Playboy

Eresiomera bicolor

Western Pearly

Eretis mixta

Marbled Elfin

Euphaedra ceres

Ceres Forester

Euphaedra edwardsi

Edwards' Forester

Euphaedra harpalyce

Blue-banded Forester

Euphaedra janetta

Janetta Forester

Euphaedra medon

Widespread Forester

Euphaedra neumanni

Ethiopian Forester

Euphaedra perseis

Perseis Mimic Forester

Euphaedra phaetusa

Iridescent Forester

Euphaedra sarcoptera

Beautiful Forester

Euphaedra themis

Crimson-spotted Forester

Eurema hecabe

Common Grass Yellow

Euryphura chalcis

Common Commander

Eurytela dryope

Golden Piper

Eurytela hiarbas

Pied Piper

Falcuna leonensis

Western Marble

Gnophodes betsimena

Banded Evening Brown

Gnophodes chelys

Western Evening Brown

Graphium angolanus

Angolan White Lady

Graphium policenes

Turquoise-spotted Swordtail

Hamanumida daedalus

Guineafowl

Hypolimnas misippus

Danaid Eggfly

Hypolycaena antifaunus

Large Fairy Hairstreak

Hypolycaena hatita

Common Fairy Hairstreak

Hypolycaena lebona

Lebona Fairy Hairstreak

Hypolycaena nigra

Black Fairy Hairstreak

Junonia oenone

Dark Blue Pansy

Junonia sophia

Little Commodore

Junonia stygia

Brown Pansy

Junonia terea

Soldier Commodore

Larinopoda aspidos

Nigerian Pierid Blue

Leptosia alcesta

Flip Flop

Leptosia medusa

Western Flip Flop

Leptotes pirithous

Common Zebra Blue

Libythea labdaca

African Beak

Liptena helena

Red-spot False Dots

Liptena xanthostola

Yellow Liptena

Melanitis leda

Common Evening Brown

Mesoxantha ethosea

Drury's Delight

Meza meza

Common Missile

Mimeresia semirufa

Eresine Harlequin

Monza cretacea

White-bodied Grass Skipper

Mylothris chloris

Chloris Dotted Border

Mylothris poppea

Western Dotted Border

Mylothris rhodope

Common Dotted Border

Nepheronia thalassina

Cambridge Vagrant

Neptis alta

High Sailor

Neptis nicoteles

Clubbed Sailor

Neptis serena

Serene Sailor

Oboronia ornata

Untailed Ginger White

Osmodes costatus

Black-veined White-spots

Osmodes laronia

Large White-spots

Osmodes omar

Obsolete White-spots

Papilio cyproeofila

Common White-banded Swallowtail

Papilio dardanus

Flying Handkerchief / Mocker Swallowtail

Papilio demodocus

Citrus Swallowtail

Papilio nireus

Narrow-banded Green Swallowtail

Papilio nobicea

Volta Swallowtail

Paracleros placidus

Western Dusky Dart

Pardaleodes edipus

Common Pathfinder Skipper

Pardaleodes sator

Scarce Pathfinder Skipper

Pentila pauli

Paul's Buff

Phalanta phalantha

Common Leopard

Precis limnoria

White-spotted Commodore

Precis octavia

Gaudy Commodore

Precis pelarga

Fashion Commodore

Protogoniomorpha cytora

Western Blue Beauty

Protogoniomorpha parhassus

Mother of Pearl

Pseudacraea semire

Green False Acraea

Pseudoneptis bugandensis

Blue Sailor

Pteroteinon caenira

White-banded Red-eye Skipper

Pteroteinon laufella

Blue Red-eye Skipper

Sarangesa brigida

Brigid's Elfin

Sarangesa bouvieri

Bouvier's Elfin

Sarangesa tertullianus

Blue-dusted Elfin

Spialia ploetzi

Ploetz's Grizzled Skipper

Stugeta bowkeri

Bowker's Hairstreak

Tagiades flesus

Clouded Flat

Telipna maesseni

Volta Telipna

Telipna semirufa

Western Telipna

Tetrarhanis symplocus

Clench's On-Off

Thermoniphas micylus

Common Chalk Blue

Uranothauma falkensteini

Lowland Branded Blue

Vanessa abyssinica

Abyssinian Red Admiral

Ypthima doleta

Common African Ringlet

 

 

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