List of butterflies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

This is a list of butterflies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. About 2,040 species are known from the Democratic Republic of the Congo,[1] 181 of which are endemic.[2] The majority of species occur in the Congolese rainforest - Western Congolian swamp forests, Eastern Congolian swamp forests, Central Congolian lowland forests, Northeastern Congolian lowland forests and it's transitions to forest-savanna mosaic, savannas, and grasslands. Others, many rare, are found in the Albertine Rift montane forests. The miombo woodlands in the southern portion of the country are home for many species.

Location of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

Papilionini

Leptocercini

Pieridae

Pseudopontiinae

Coliadinae

Pierinae

Pierini

Lycaenidae

Miletinae

Liphyrini

Miletini

Poritiinae

Liptenini

Epitolini

Aphnaeinae

Theclinae

Lycaeninae

Polyommatinae

Lycaenesthini

Polyommatini

Riodinidae

Nemeobiinae

Nymphalidae

Libytheinae

Danainae

Danaini

Satyrinae

Elymniini

  • Elymniopsis bammakoo bammakoo (Westwood, [1851])
  • Elymniopsis bammakoo rattrayi (Sharpe, 1902)

Melanitini

Satyrini

Charaxinae

Charaxini

Euxanthini

  • Charaxes eurinome ansellica (Butler, 1870)
  • Charaxes crossleyi crossleyi (Ward, 1871)
  • Charaxes crossleyi claudiae (Rousseau-Decelle, 1934)
  • Charaxes crossleyi magnifica (Rebel, 1914)
  • Charaxes trajanus trajanus (Ward, 1871)
  • Charaxes trajanus antonius (Rousseau-Decelle, 1938)
  • Charaxes trajanus vansomereni (Poulton, 1929)

Pallini

Apaturinae

Nymphalinae

  • Kallimoides rumia jadyae (Fox, 1968)
  • Vanessula milca latifasciata Joicey & Talbot, 1928

Nymphalini

Cyrestinae

Cyrestini

Biblidinae

Biblidini

Epicaliini

Limenitinae

Limenitidini

Neptidini

Adoliadini

Heliconiinae

Acraeini

Argynnini

Vagrantini

Hesperiidae

Coeliadinae

Pyrginae

Celaenorrhinini

Tagiadini

Carcharodini

Hesperiinae

Aeromachini

Baorini

Heteropterinae

See also

References

  • Mabille, 1877 Catalogue des Lépidoptères du Congo. [1] Bull. Soc. zool. Fr. 2 (3) : 214-240
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