List of butterflies of Gabon

Location of Gabon

This is a list of butterflies of Gabon . About 667 species are known from Gabon, ^[1] 24 of which are endemic. ^[2]

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

Papilionini

• Papilio antimachus Drury, 1782
• Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson, 1864
• Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758
• Papilio chrapkowskoides nurettini Koçak, 1983
• Papilio sosia pulchra Berger, 1950
• Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
• Papilio phorcas congoanus Rothschild, 1896

Leptocercini

• Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
• Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775)
• Graphium biokoensis (Gauthier, 1984)
• Graphium policenoides (Holland, 1892)
• Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873)
• Graphium illyris hamatus (Joicey & Talbot, 1918)
• Graphium ridleyanus (White, 1843)
• Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
• Graphium tynderaeus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Graphium latreillianus theorini (Aurivillius, 1881)
• Graphium auriger (Butler, 1876)
• Graphium fulleri boulleti (Le Cerf, 1912)
• Graphium hachei (Dewitz, 1881)
• Graphium ucalegon (Hewitson, 1865)
• Graphium simoni (Aurivillius, 1899)

Pieridae

Pseudopontiinae

• Pseudopontia paradoxa (Felder & Felder, 1869)

Coliadinae

• Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
• Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
• Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)

Pierinae

• Colotis celimene sudanicus (Aurivillius, 1905)
• Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, [1782])
• Leptosia hybrida Bernardi, 1952
• Leptosia marginea (Mabille, 1890)
• Leptosia nupta (Butler, 1873)

Pierini

• Appias epaphia (Cramer, [1779])
• Appias perlucens (Butler, 1898)
• Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, [1865])
• Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888
• Mylothris basalis Aurivillius, 1906
• Mylothris bernice (Hewitson, 1866)
• Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775)
• Mylothris elodina Talbot, 1944
• Mylothris nubila (Möschler, 1884)
• Mylothris rembina (Plötz, 1880)
• Dixeia capricornus falkensteinii (Dewitz, 1879)
• Dixeia cebron (Ward, 1871)
• Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
• Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
• Belenois theuszi (Dewitz, 1889)

Lycaenidae

Miletinae

Liphyrini

• Euliphyra mirifica Holland, 1890
• Euliphyra leucyania (Hewitson, 1874)
• Aslauga aura Druce, 1913
• Aslauga confusa Libert, 1994
• Aslauga purpurascens Holland, 1890
• Aslauga vininga (Hewitson, 1875)

Miletini

• Megalopalpus simplex Röber, 1886
• Megalopalpus zymna (Westwood, 1851)
• Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890
• Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872)
• Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915
• Lachnocnema reutlingeri Holland, 1892
• Lachnocnema luna Druce, 1910
• Lachnocnema exiguus Holland, 1890

Poritiinae

Liptenini

• Ptelina carnuta (Hewitson, 1873)
• Pentila maculata pardalena Druce, 1910
• Pentila amenaidoides (Holland, 1893)
• Pentila cloetensi aspasia Grünberg, 1910
• Pentila glagoessa (Holland, 1893)
• Pentila hewitsoni limbata (Holland, 1893)
• Pentila occidentalium gabunica Stempffer & Bennett, 1961
• Pentila pauli leopardina Schultze, 1923
• Pentila rotha Hewitson, 1873
• Pentila tachyroides Dewitz, 1879
• Pentila torrida (Kirby, 1887)
• Pentila umbra Holland, 1892
• Telipna albofasciata Aurivillius, 1910
• Telipna cameroonensis Jackson, 1969
• Telipna atrinervis Hulstaert, 1924
• Telipna villiersi Stempffer, 1965
• Telipna hollandi exsuperia Hulstaert, 1924
• Telipna transverstigma Druce, 1910
• Telipna sanguinea (Plötz, 1880)
• Telipna erica Suffert, 1904
• Telipna ruspinoides Schultze, 1923
• Ornipholidotos kirbyi (Aurivillius. 1895)
• Ornipholidotos ugandae goodi Libert, 2000
• Ornipholidotos bitjeensis Stempffer, 1957
• Ornipholidotos gabonensis Stempffer, 1947
• Ornipholidotos bakotae Stempffer, 1962
• Ornipholidotos ayissii Libert, 2005
• Ornipholidotos annae Libert, 2005
• Ornipholidotos evoei Libert, 2005
• Ornipholidotos overlaeti fontainei Libert, 2005
• Ornipholidotos congoensis Stempffer, 1964
• Ornipholidotos jacksoni occidentalis Libert, 2005
• Ornipholidotos irwini Collins & Larsen, 1998
• Ornipholidotos tirza (Hewitson, 1873)
• Ornipholidotos perfragilis (Holland, 1890)
• Ornipholidotos sylphida (Staudinger, 1892)
• Torbenia aurivilliusi (Stempffer, 1967)
• Torbenia persimilis Libert, 2000
• Mimacraea darwinia Butler, 1872
• Mimacraea apicalis gabonica Libert, 2000
• Mimeresia cellularis (Kirby, 1890)
• Mimeresia debora (Kirby, 1890)
• Mimeresia favillacea (Grünberg, 1910)
• Mimeresia libentina (Hewitson, 1866)
• Mimeresia moreelsi tessmanni (Grünberg, 1910)
• Liptena bolivari Kheil, 1905
• Liptena catalina (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1887)
• Liptena decipiens leucostola (Holland, 1890)
• Liptena despecta (Holland, 1890)
• Liptena evanescens (Kirby, 1887)
• Liptena fatima (Kirby, 1890)
• Liptena flavicans praeusta Schultze, 1917
• Liptena modesta (Kirby, 1890)
• Liptena opaca gabunica Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974
• Liptena orubrum (Holland, 1890)
• Liptena similis (Kirby, 1890)
• Liptena subundularis (Staudinger, 1892)
• Liptena turbata (Kirby, 1890)
• Liptena undularis Hewitson, 1866
• Liptena xanthostola (Holland, 1890)
• Obania tullia (Staudinger, 1892)
• Kakumia ideoides (Dewitz, 1887)
• Kakumia otlauga (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890)
• Tetrarhanis ilala etoumbi (Stempffer, 1964)
• Tetrarhanis laminifer Clench, 1965
• Tetrarhanis rougeoti (Stempffer, 1954)
• Falcuna campimus dilatata (Schultze, 1923)
• Falcuna lybia (Staudinger, 1892)
• Falcuna margarita (Suffert, 1904)
• Falcuna melandeta (Holland, 1893)
• Falcuna synesia gabonensis Stempffer & Bennett, 1963
• Larinopoda lagyra (Hewitson, 1866)
• Larinopoda lircaea (Hewitson, 1866)
• Larinopoda tera (Hewitson, 1873)
• Micropentila adelgitha (Hewitson, 1874)
• Micropentila adelgunda (Staudinger, 1892)
• Micropentila alberta (Staudinger, 1892)
• Micropentila brunnea centralis Bennett, 1966
• Micropentila cingulum Druce, 1910
• Micropentila dorothea Bethune-Baker, 1903
• Micropentila gabunica Stempffer & Bennett, 1965
• Micropentila ugandae Hawker-Smith, 1933
• Micropentila villiersi Stempffer, 1970
• Pseuderesia mapongua (Holland, 1893)
• Eresiomera cornucopiae (Holland, 1892)
• Eresina corynetes (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890)
• Eresina rougeoti Stempffer, 1956
• Eresiomera clenchi (Stempffer, 1961)
• Eresiomera cornucopiae (Holland, 1892)
• Eresiomera isca (Hewitson, 1873)
• Eresiomera mapongwa (Holland, 1893)
• Eresiomera osheba (Holland, 1890)
• Eresiomera rougeoti (Stempffer, 1961)
• Eresiomera rutilo (Druce, 1910)
• Citrinophila bennetti Jackson, 1967
• Citrinophila erastus (Hewitson, 1866)
• Citrinophila tenera (Kirby, 1887)
• Citrinophila terias Joicey & Talbot, 1921
• Argyrocheila undifera Staudinger, 1892

Epitolini

• Iridana exquisita (Grose-Smith, 1898)
• Iridana gabunica Stempffer, 1964
• Iridana rougeoti Stempffer, 1964
• Epitola posthumus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Epitola urania Kirby, 1887
• Cerautola ceraunia (Hewitson, 1873)
• Cerautola crowleyi leucographa Libert, 1999
• Cerautola miranda vidua (Talbot, 1935)
• Cerautola stempfferi (Jackson, 1962)
• Geritola gerina (Hewitson, 1878)
• Geritola goodii (Holland, 1890)
• Stempfferia annae Libert, 1999
• Stempfferia badura (Kirby, 1890)
• Stempfferia bouyeri Libert & Collins, 1999
• Stempfferia cercenoides (Holland, 1890)
• Stempfferia congoana (Aurivillius, 1923)
• Stempfferia gordoni (Druce, 1903)
• Stempfferia iturina (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
• Stempfferia marginata (Kirby, 1887)
• Stempfferia michelae centralis Libert, 1999
• Stempfferia similis Libert, 1999
• Stempfferia zelza (Hewitson, 1873)
• Cephetola catuna (Kirby, 1890)
• Cephetola cephena (Hewitson, 1873)
• Cephetola nigeriae (Jackson, 1962)
• Cephetola orientalis (Roche, 1954)
• Epitolina dispar (Kirby, 1887)
• Epitolina melissa (Druce, 1888)
• Epitolina larseni Libert, 2000
• Hypophytala benitensis (Holland, 1890)
• Hypophytala hyetta (Hewitson, 1873)
• Phytala elais Westwood, 1851
• Aethiopana honorius (Fabricius, 1793)
• Hewitsonia bitjeana Bethune-Baker, 1915
• Hewitsonia boisduvalii (Hewitson, 1869)
• Hewitsonia kirbyi Dewitz, 1879
• Hewitsonia similis (Aurivillius, 1891)
• Hewitsonia ugandae jolyana Bouyer, 1997

Aphnaeinae

• Pseudaletis zebra Holland, 1891
• Pseudaletis antimachus (Staudinger, 1888)
• Cigaritis crustaria (Holland, 1890)
• Cigaritis homeyeri (Dewitz, 1887)
• Aphnaeus argyrocyclus Holland, 1890
• Aphnaeus asterius Plötz, 1880
• Aphnaeus orcas (Drury, 1782)

Theclinae

• Syrmoptera amasa (Hewitson, 1869)
• Syrmoptera melanomitra Karsch, 1895
• Hypolycaena hatita Hewitson, 1865
• Hypolycaena lebona (Hewitson, 1865)
• Hypolycaena naara Hewitson, 1873
• Hypolycaena nigra Bethune-Baker, 1914
• Iolaus bolissus Hewitson, 1873
• Iolaus carina Hewitson, 1873
• Iolaus eurisus vexillarius Clench, 1964
• Iolaus aurivillii Röber, 1900
• Iolaus bellina exquisita (Riley, 1928)
• Iolaus coelestis Bethune-Baker, 1926
• Iolaus creta Hewitson, 1878
• Iolaus cytaeis Hewitson, 1875
• Iolaus iasis Hewitson, 1865
• Iolaus pollux Aurivillius, 1895
• Iolaus gabunica (Riley, 1928)
• Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869
• Iolaus parasilanus mabillei (Riley, 1928)
• Iolaus alcibiades Kirby, 1871
• Iolaus calisto (Westwood, 1851)
• Iolaus aequatorialis (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
• Iolaus timon (Fabricius, 1787)
• Pilodeudorix mimeta (Karsch, 1895)
• Pilodeudorix ula (Karsch, 1895)
• Pilodeudorix virgata (Druce, 1891)
• Pilodeudorix angelita (Suffert, 1904)
• Pilodeudorix aruma (Hewitson, 1873)
• Pilodeudorix mera (Hewitson, 1873)
• Pilodeudorix otraeda genuba (Hewitson, 1875)
• Pilodeudorix camerona (Plötz, 1880)
• Pilodeudorix congoana (Aurivillius, 1923)
• Pilodeudorix hugoi Libert, 2004
• Pilodeudorix corruscans (Aurivillius, 1898)
• Pilodeudorix violetta (Aurivillius, 1897)
• Paradeudorix cobaltina (Stempffer, 1964)
• Paradeudorix ituri (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
• Paradeudorix moyambina (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
• Hypomyrina fournierae Gabriel, 1939
• Deudorix galathea (Swainson, 1821)
• Deudorix lorisona (Hewitson, 1862)

Polyommatinae

Lycaenesthini

• Anthene erythropoecilus (Holland, 1893)
• Anthene lachares (Hewitson, 1878)
• Anthene leptines (Hewitson, 1874)
• Anthene ligures (Hewitson, 1874)
• Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874)
• Anthene lychnaptes (Holland, 1891)
• Anthene lysicles (Hewitson, 1874)
• Anthene mahota (Grose-Smith, 1887)
• Anthene melambrotus (Holland, 1893)
• Anthene pyroptera (Aurivillius, 1895)
• Anthene rubricinctus (Holland, 1891)
• Anthene scintillula (Holland, 1891)
• Anthene sylvanus (Drury, 1773)
• Anthene versatilis (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
• Anthene xanthopoecilus (Holland, 1893)
• Anthene lyzanius (Hewitson, 1874)
• Anthene lusones (Hewitson, 1874)
• Anthene staudingeri (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894)
• Anthene fasciatus (Aurivillius, 1895)
• Anthene hades (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
• Anthene lacides (Hewitson, 1874)
• Anthene lamias (Hewitson, 1878)
• Anthene lucretilis (Hewitson, 1874)
• Anthene obscura (Druce, 1910)
• Anthene oculatus (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893)
• Anthene rufoplagata (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
• Anthene tisamenus (Holland, 1891)
• Cupidesthes arescopa Bethune-Baker, 1910
• Cupidesthes leonina (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
• Cupidesthes lithas (Druce, 1890)
• Cupidesthes paludicola (Holland, 1891)
• Cupidesthes thyrsis (Kirby, 1878)

Polyommatini

• Cupidopsis cissus extensa Libert, 2003
• Pseudonacaduba aethiops (Mabille, 1877)
• Phlyaria cyara (Hewitson, 1876)
• Tuxentius carana (Hewitson, 1876)
• Thermoniphas alberici (Dufrane, 1945)
• Thermoniphas fontainei Stempffer, 1956
• Thermoniphas fumosa Stempffer, 1952
• Thermoniphas leucocyanea Clench, 1961
• Thermoniphas togara (Plötz, 1880)
• Oboronia ornata vestalis (Aurivillius, 1895)
• Oboronia pseudopunctatus (Strand, 1912)
• Lepidochrysops glauca (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)

Riodinidae

Nemeobiinae

• Abisara caeca semicaeca Riley, 1932
• Abisara rutherfordii herwigii Dewitz, 1887
• Abisara gerontes gabunica Riley, 1932

Nymphalidae

Danainae

Danaini

• Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
• Tirumala formosa morgeni (Honrath, 1892)
• Amauris niavius (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Amauris tartarea Mabille, 1876
• Amauris hyalites Butler, 1874
• Amauris inferna Butler, 1871
• Amauris vashti (Butler, 1869)

Satyrinae

Elymniini

• Elymniopsis bammakoo (Westwood, [1851])

Melanitini

• Gnophodes chelys (Fabricius, 1793)

Satyrini

• Bicyclus evadne elionias (Hewitson, 1866)
• Bicyclus hewitsoni (Doumet, 1861)
• Bicyclus howarthi Condamin, 1963
• Bicyclus ignobilis eurini Condamin & Fox, 1963
• Bicyclus italus (Hewitson, 1865)
• Bicyclus lamani (Aurivillius, 1900)
• Bicyclus madetes (Hewitson, 1874)
• Bicyclus mandanes Hewitson, 1873
• Bicyclus medontias (Hewitson, 1873)
• Bicyclus nobilis (Aurivillius, 1893)
• Bicyclus rhacotis (Hewitson, 1866)
• Bicyclus sambulos (Hewitson, 1877)
• Bicyclus sciathis (Hewitson, 1866)
• Bicyclus taenias (Hewitson, 1877)
• Bicyclus technatis (Hewitson, 1877)
• Bicyclus trilophus (Rebel, 1914)
• Bicyclus xeneas (Hewitson, 1866)
• Bicyclus xeneoides Condamin, 1961
• Heteropsis peitho (Plötz, 1880)
• Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880
• Ypthima impura Elwes & Edwards, 1893

Charaxinae

Charaxini

• Charaxes fulvescens (Aurivillius, 1891)
• Charaxes protoclea protonothodes van Someren, 1971
• Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850
• Charaxes cynthia kinduana Le Cerf, 1923
• Charaxes lucretius intermedius van Someren, 1971
• Charaxes jasius brunnescens Poulton, 1926
• Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775)
• Charaxes brutus angustus Rothschild, 1900
• Charaxes eudoxus mechowi Rothschild, 1900
• Charaxes richelmanni Röber, 1936
• Charaxes numenes aequatorialis van Someren, 1972
• Charaxes tiridates tiridatinus Röber, 1936
• Charaxes bipunctatus ugandensis van Someren, 1972
• Charaxes mixtus Rothschild, 1894
• Charaxes smaragdalis Butler, 1866
• Charaxes ameliae Doumet, 1861
• Charaxes pythodoris occidens van Someren, 1963
• Charaxes hadrianus Ward, 1871
• Charaxes nobilis Druce, 1873
• Charaxes superbus Schultze, 1909
• Charaxes lydiae Holland, 1917
• Charaxes acraeoides Druce, 1908
• Charaxes fournierae Le Moult, 1930
• Charaxes etesipe (Godart, 1824)
• Charaxes bwete (Basquin, 2012)
• Charaxes eupale latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921
• Charaxes subornatus Schultze, 1916
• Charaxes anticlea proadusta van Someren, 1971
• Charaxes thysi Capronnier, 1889
• Charaxes taverniersi Berger, 1975
• Charaxes hildebrandti (Dewitz, 1879)
• Charaxes etheocles ochracea van Someren & Jackson, 1957
• Charaxes bocqueti oubanguiensis Minig, 1975
• Charaxes cedreatis Hewitson, 1874
• Charaxes kheili Staudinger, 1896
• Charaxes pleione congoensis Plantrou, 1989
• Charaxes paphianus Ward, 1871
• Charaxes kahldeni Homeyer & Dewitz, 1882
• Charaxes nichetes Grose-Smith, 1883
• Charaxes lycurgus bernardiana Plantrou, 1978
• Charaxes zelica rougeoti Plantrou, 1978
• Charaxes porthos Grose-Smith, 1883
• Charaxes mycerina nausicaa Staudinger, 1891

Euxanthini

• Charaxes eurinome ansellica (Butler, 1870)
• Charaxes eurinome celadon Le Cerf, 1923
• Charaxes crossleyi (Ward, 1871)
• Charaxes trajanus (Ward, 1871)

Pallini

• Palla publius centralis van Someren, 1975
• Palla ussheri dobelli (Hall, 1919)

Apaturinae

• Apaturopsis cleochares (Hewitson, 1873)

Nymphalinae

• Kallimoides rumia jadyae (Fox, 1968)
• Vanessula milca buechneri Dewitz, 1887

Nymphalini

• Junonia stygia (Aurivillius, 1894)
• Junonia terea (Drury, 1773)
• Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793)
• Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
• Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777)
• Hypolimnas anthedon (Doubleday, 1845)
• Hypolimnas dinarcha (Hewitson, 1865)
• Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Hypolimnas monteironis (Druce, 1874)
• Hypolimnas salmacis (Drury, 1773)

Biblidinae

Biblidini

• Mesoxantha ethosea ethoseoides Rebel, 1914
• Ariadne actisanes (Hewitson, 1875)
• Ariadne enotrea suffusa (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
• Neptidopsis ophione (Cramer, 1777)

Epicaliini

• Sevenia amulia (Cramer, 1777)
• Sevenia occidentalium (Mabille, 1876)

Limenitinae

Limenitidini

• Cymothoe amenides (Hewitson, 1874)
• Cymothoe anitorgis (Hewitson, 1874)
• Cymothoe aramis (Hewitson, 1865)
• Cymothoe beckeri (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1858)
• Cymothoe capella (Ward, 1871)
• Cymothoe coccinata (Hewitson, 1874)
• Cymothoe confusa Aurivillius, 1887
• Cymothoe fumana balluca Fox & Howarth, 1968
• Cymothoe harmilla (Hewitson, 1874)
• Cymothoe haynae superba Aurivillius, 1899
• Cymothoe hesiodotus Staudinger, 1890
• Cymothoe hypatha (Hewitson, 1866)
• Cymothoe lucasii (Doumet, 1859)
• Cymothoe lurida hesione Weymer, 1907
• Cymothoe oemilius (Doumet, 1859)
• Cymothoe ogova (Plötz, 1880)
• Cymothoe reinholdi (Plötz, 1880)
• 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 protracta (Butler, 1874)
• Pseudacraea semire (Cramer, 1779)

Neptidini

• Neptis agouale Pierre-Baltus, 1978
• Neptis continuata Holland, 1892
• Neptis dentifera Schultze, 1920
• Neptis matilei Pierre-Balthus, 20
• Neptis melicerta (Drury, 1773)
• Neptis metanira Holland, 1892
• Neptis mixophyes Holland, 1892
• Neptis morosa Overlaet, 1955
• Neptis nebrodes Hewitson, 1874
• Neptis nemetes margueriteae Fox, 1968
• Neptis nicobule Holland, 1892
• Neptis nicoteles Hewitson, 1874
• Neptis stellata Pierre-Baltus, 2007
• Neptis rosa Pierre-Baltus, 2007
• Neptis amieti Pierre-Baltus, 2007
• Neptis multiscoliata Pierre-Baltus, 2007
• Neptis mpassae Pierre-Baltus, 2007
• Neptis nigra Pierre-Baltus, 2007
• Neptis trigonophora melicertula Strand, 1912
• Neptis troundi Pierre-Baltus, 1978

Adoliadini

• Catuna angustatum (Felder & Felder, 1867)
• Catuna niji Fox, 1965
• Euryphura chalcis (Felder & Felder, 1860)
• Euryphura plautilla (Hewitson, 1865)
• Euryphura porphyrion grassei Bernardi, 1965
• Euryphaedra thauma Staudinger, 1891
• Harmilla elegans Aurivillius, 1892
• Aterica galene extensa Heron, 1909
• Cynandra opis bernardii Lagnel, 1967
• Euriphene abasa (Hewitson, 1866)
• Euriphene atropurpurea (Aurivillius, 1894)
• Euriphene atrovirens (Mabille, 1878)
• Euriphene barombina (Aurivillius, 1894)
• Euriphene camarensis (Ward, 1871)
• Euriphene gambiae gabonica Bernardi, 1966
• Euriphene glaucopis (Gaede, 1916)
• Euriphene grosesmithi (Staudinger, 1891)
• Euriphene karschi (Aurivillius, 1894)
• Euriphene minkoi Bernardi, 1993
• Euriphene mundula (Grünberg, 1910)
• Euriphene pinkieana Bernardi, 1975
• Euriphene plagiata (Aurivillius, 1897)
• Euriphene tadema (Hewitson, 1866)
• Euriphene doriclea (Drury, 1782)
• Euriphene lysandra (Stoll, 1790)
• Bebearia carshena (Hewitson, 1871)
• Bebearia micans (Aurivillius, 1899)
• Bebearia zonara (Butler, 1871)
• Bebearia mandinga (Felder & Felder, 1860)
• Bebearia oxione squalida (Talbot, 1928)
• Bebearia abesa (Hewitson, 1869)
• Bebearia cocalia katera (van Someren, 1939)
• Bebearia sophus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Bebearia staudingeri (Aurivillius, 1893)
• Bebearia plistonax (Hewitson, 1874)
• Bebearia elpinice (Hewitson, 1869)
• Bebearia congolensis (Capronnier, 1889)
• Bebearia laetitia (Plötz, 1880)
• Bebearia maximiana ata Hecq, 1990
• Bebearia nivaria (Ward, 1871)
• Bebearia phantasia concolor Hecq, 1988
• Bebearia demetra obsolescens (Talbot, 1928)
• Bebearia tessmanni (Grünberg, 1910)
• Bebearia cutteri cognata (Grünberg, 1910)
• Bebearia eliensis (Hewitson, 1866)
• Bebearia octogramma (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889)
• Bebearia castanea (Holland, 1893)
• Bebearia chilonis (Hewitson, 1874)
• Bebearia cinaethon (Hewitson, 1874)
• Bebearia faraveli Oremans, 1998
• Bebearia intermedia (Bartel, 1905)
• Bebearia ivindoensis van de Weghe, 2007
• Bebearia lopeensis van de Weghe, 2007
• Bebearia oremansi Hecq, 1994
• Bebearia tini Oremans, 1998
• Euphaedra luteofasciata Hecq, 1979
• Euphaedra imperialis gabonica Rothschild, 1918
• Euphaedra medon sanctanna Hecq, 1985
• Euphaedra medon celestis Hecq, 1986
• Euphaedra medon viridinota (Butler, 1871)
• Euphaedra zaddachii Dewitz, 1879
• Euphaedra mondahensis van de Weghe, Oremans & Hecq, 2005
• Euphaedra hewitsoni Hecq, 1974
• Euphaedra diffusa Gaede, 1916
• Euphaedra ansorgei Rothschild, 1918
• Euphaedra imitans Holland, 1893
• Euphaedra vandeweghei Hecq, 2004
• Euphaedra permixtum (Butler, 1873)
• Euphaedra campaspe (Felder & Felder, 1867)
• Euphaedra justicia Staudinger, 1886
• Euphaedra piriformis Hecq, 1982
• Euphaedra uniformis Berger, 1981
• Euphaedra ceres electra Hecq, 1983
• Euphaedra fontainei Hecq, 1977
• Euphaedra rezia (Hewitson, 1866)
• Euphaedra jacksoni Hecq, 1980
• Euphaedra dargeana Hecq, 1980
• Euphaedra subprotea Hecq, 1986
• Euphaedra eleus (Drury, 1782)
• Euphaedra variabilis Guillaumin, 1976
• Euphaedra edwardsii (van der Hoeven, 1845)
• Euphaedra ruspina (Hewitson, 1865)
• Euphaedra harpalyce spatiosa (Mabille, 1876)
• Euphaedra temeraria Hecq, 2007
• Euphaedra opulenta Hecq & Van de Weghe, 2005
• Euphaedra limbourgi Oremans, 2006
• Euphaedra abri Faravel, 2005
• Euphaedra sabinae Faravel, 2002
• Euptera amieti Collins & Libert, 1998
• Euptera choveti Amiet & Collins, 1998
• Euptera elabontas (Hewitson, 1871)
• Euptera falsathyma Schultze, 1916
• Euptera hirundo Staudinger, 1891
• Euptera pluto (Ward, 1873)
• Euptera semirufa Joicey & Talbot, 1921
• Pseudathyma callina (Grose-Smith, 1898)
• Pseudathyma michelae Libert, 2002

Heliconiinae

Acraeini

• Acraea admatha Hewitson, 1865
• Acraea endoscota Le Doux, 1928
• Acraea leucographa Ribbe, 1889
• Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
• Acraea quirina (Fabricius, 1781)
• Acraea cepheus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775)
• Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
• Acraea consanguinea (Aurivillius, 1893)
• Acraea elongata (Butler, 1874)
• Acraea epiprotea (Butler, 1874)
• Acraea excisa (Butler, 1874)
• Acraea macarista latefasciata (Suffert, 1904)
• Acraea umbra macarioides (Aurivillius, 1893)
• Acraea vestalis stavelia (Suffert, 1904)
• Acraea althoffi bitjana Bethune-Baker, 1926
• Acraea aurivillii Staudinger, 1896
• Acraea encoda Pierre, 1981
• Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
• Acraea jodutta (Fabricius, 1793)
• Acraea orestia Hewitson, 1874
• Acraea pentapolis Ward, 1871

Vagrantini

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

Hesperiidae

Coeliadinae

• Coeliades chalybe (Westwood, 1852)
• Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
• Coeliades hanno (Plötz, 1879)
• Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Pyrrhochalcia iphis (Drury, 1773)

Pyrginae

Celaenorrhinini

• Loxolexis dimidia (Holland, 1896)
• Celaenorrhinus boadicea (Hewitson, 1877)
• Celaenorrhinus illustris (Mabille, 1891)
• Celaenorrhinus macrostictus Holland, 1893
• Celaenorrhinus pooanus Aurivillius, 1910
• Celaenorrhinus rutilans (Mabille, 1877)
• Eretis melania Mabille, 1891
• Sarangesa bouvieri (Mabille, 1877)
• Sarangesa brigida sanaga Miller, 1964
• Sarangesa motozioides Holland, 1892
• Sarangesa tertullianus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Sarangesa thecla (Plötz, 1879)
• Sarangesa tricerata (Mabille, 1891)

Tagiadini

• Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)
• Eagris decastigma fuscosa (Holland, 1893)
• Eagris hereus (Druce, 1875)
• Eagris subalbida aurivillii (Neustetter, 1927)
• Procampta rara Holland, 1892
• Abantis nigeriana rougeoti Berger, 1959

Carcharodini

• Spialia ploetzi (Aurivillius, 1891)

Hesperiinae

Aeromachini

• Prosopalpus debilis (Plötz, 1879)
• Gorgyra aretina (Hewitson, 1878)
• Gorgyra bina Evans, 1937
• Gorgyra kalinzu Evans, 1949
• Gorgyra minima Holland, 1896
• Gorgyra mocquerysii Holland, 1896
• Gorgyra rubescens Holland, 1896
• Gorgyra sola Evans, 1937
• Gyrogra subnotata (Holland, 1894)
• Teniorhinus ignita (Mabille, 1877)
• Teniorhinus watsoni Holland, 1892
• Teniorhinus niger (Druce, 1910)
• Ceratrichia clara medea Evans, 1937
• Ceratrichia flava Hewitson, 1878
• Ceratrichia phocion camerona Miller, 1971
• Ceratrichia semilutea Mabille, 1891
• Pardaleodes edipus (Stoll, 1781)
• Pardaleodes incerta murcia (Plötz, 1883)
• Pardaleodes sator pusiella Mabille, 1877
• Pardaleodes tibullus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Pardaleodes xanthopeplus Holland, 1892
• Xanthodisca astrape (Holland, 1892)
• Xanthodisca rega (Mabille, 1890)
• Xanthodisca vibius (Hewitson, 1878)
• Acada annulifer (Holland, 1892)
• Rhabdomantis sosia (Mabille, 1891)
• Osmodes adonia Evans, 1937
• Osmodes adonides Miller, 1971
• Osmodes adosus (Mabille, 1890)
• Osmodes costatus Aurivillius, 1896
• Osmodes distincta Holland, 1896
• Osmodes hollandi Evans, 1937
• Osmodes laronia (Hewitson, 1868)
• Osmodes lindseyi Miller, 1964
• Osmodes lux Holland, 1892
• Parosmodes lentiginosa (Holland, 1896)
• Paracleros substrigata (Holland, 1893)
• Osphantes ogowena (Mabille, 1891)
• Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1890
• Semalea pulvina (Plötz, 1879)
• Semalea sextilis (Plötz, 1886)
• Hypoleucis ophiusa (Hewitson, 1866)
• Meza cybeutes (Holland, 1894)
• Meza indusiata (Mabille, 1891)
• Meza leucophaea (Holland, 1894)
• Meza mabea (Holland, 1894)
• Meza mabillei (Holland, 1893)
• Paronymus budonga (Evans, 1938)
• Paronymus xanthias (Mabille, 1891)
• Paronymus xanthioides (Holland, 1892)
• Andronymus caesar (Fabricius, 1793)
• Andronymus evander (Mabille, 1890)
• Andronymus helles Evans, 1937
• Andronymus hero Evans, 1937
• Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
• Zophopetes ganda Evans, 1937
• Zophopetes nobilior (Holland, 1896)
• Gamia buchholzi (Plötz, 1879)
• Gamia shelleyi (Sharpe, 1890)
• Artitropa comus (Stoll, 1782)
• Mopala orma (Plötz, 1879)
• Gretna balenge (Holland, 1891)
• Gretna cylinda (Hewitson, 1876)
• Gretna lacida (Hewitson, 1876)
• Gretna waga (Plötz, 1886)
• Pteroteinon caenira (Hewitson, 1867)
• Pteroteinon iricolor (Holland, 1890)
• Pteroteinon laterculus (Holland, 1890)
• Pteroteinon laufella (Hewitson, 1868)
• Leona binoevatus (Mabille, 1891)
• Leona lena Evans, 1937
• Leona leonora (Plötz, 1879)
• Caenides soritia (Hewitson, 1876)
• Caenides kangvensis Holland, 1896
• Caenides benga (Holland, 1891)
• Caenides dacela (Hewitson, 1876)
• Caenides dacena (Hewitson, 1876)
• Monza alberti (Holland, 1896)
• Melphina melphis (Holland, 1893)
• Melphina statira (Mabille, 1891)
• Melphina statirides (Holland, 1896)
• Melphina unistriga (Holland, 1893)
• Fresna netopha (Hewitson, 1878)
• Platylesches galesa (Hewitson, 1877)

Baorini

• Borbo fallax (Gaede, 1916)
• Borbo fanta (Evans, 1937)
• Borbo holtzi (Plötz, 1883)
• Parnara monasi (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)

Heteropterinae

• Lepella lepeletier (Latreille, 1824)

See also

• Geography of Gabon
• List of ecoregions in Gabon

References

1. African Butterfly Database
2. Afrotropical Butterflies

• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plates
• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Text (in German)