This is a list of butterflies of Cameroon. About 1,593 species are known from Cameroon,African Butterfly Database 110 of which are endemic.Afrotropical Butterflies
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini Papilio antimachus Drury, 1782 Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson, 1864 Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758 Papilio charopus Westwood, 1843 Papilio chrapkowskoides nurettini Koçak, 1983 Papilio sosia sosia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Papilio sosia pulchra Berger, 1950 Papilio cynorta Fabricius, 1793 Papilio plagiatus Aurivillius, 1898 Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776 Papilio phorcas congoanus Rothschild, 1896 Papilio rex schultzei Aurivillius, 1904 Papilio zenobia Fabricius, 1775 Papilio cyproeofila praecyola Suffert, 1904 Papilio filaprae Suffert, 1904 Papilio gallienus Distant, 1879 Papilio mechowi Dewitz, 1881 Papilio demodocus Esper, Papilio echerioides zoroastres Druce, 1878 Papilio hesperus Westwood, 1843 Papilio menestheus Drury, 1773 Papilio lormieri Distant, 1874 Papilio andronicus Ward, 1871
Leptocercini Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779) Graphium policenes policenes (Cramer, 1775) Graphium policenes telloi Hecq, 1999 Graphium biokoensis (Gauthier, 1984) Graphium policenoides (Holland, 1892) Graphium illyris hamatus (Joicey & Talbot, 1918) Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932) Graphium ridleyanus (White, 1843) Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793) Graphium tynderaeus (Fabricius, 1793) Graphium latreillianus theorini (Aurivillius, 1881) Graphium adamastor (Boisduval, 1836) Graphium agamedes (Westwood, 1842) Graphium schubotzi schubotzi (Schultze, 1913) Graphium schubotzi maculata Libert, 2007 Graphium almansor escherichi (Gaede, 1915) Graphium auriger (Butler, 1876) Graphium fulleri fulleri (Grose-Smith, 1883) Graphium fulleri boulleti (Le Cerf, 1912) Graphium ucalegonides (Staudinger, 1884) Graphium hachei hachei (Dewitz, 1881) Graphium hachei moebii (Suffert, 1904) Graphium ucalegon (Hewitson, 1865) Graphium simoni (Aurivillius, 1899)
Pieridae
Pseudopontiinae Pseudopontia paradoxa (Felder & Felder, 1869)
Coliadinae Eurema brigitta (Stoll, ) Eurema hapale (Mabille, 1882) Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875) Eurema senegalensis (Boisduval, 1836) Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775) Colias electo manengoubensis Darge, 1968
Pierinae Colotis antevippe (Boisduval, 1836) Colotis celimene sudanicus (Aurivillius, 1905) Colotis elgonensis glauningi (Schultze, 1909) Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758) Colotis protomedia (Klug, 1829) Nepheronia argia (Fabricius, 1775) Nepheronia pharis (Boisduval, 1836) Nepheronia thalassina verulanus (Ward, 1871) Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, ) Leptosia bastini Hecq, 1997 Leptosia hybrida Bernardi, 1952 Leptosia marginea (Mabille, 1890) Leptosia nupta (Butler, 1873) Leptosia wigginsi pseudalcesta Bernardi, 1965
Pierini Appias epaphia (Cramer, ) Appias perlucens (Butler, 1898) Appias phaola (Doubleday, 1847) Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, ) Appias sylvia (Fabricius, 1775) Mylothris agathina richlora Suffert, 1904 Mylothris alcuana Grünberg, 1910 Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888 Mylothris basalis Aurivillius, 1906 Mylothris bernice (Hewitson, 1866) Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775) Mylothris continua maxima Berger, 1981 Mylothris elodina Talbot, 1944 Mylothris flaviana flaviana Grose-Smith, 1898 Mylothris flaviana interposita Joicey & Talbot, 1921 Mylothris hilara hilara (Karsch, 1892) Mylothris hilara goma Berger, 1981 Mylothris jacksoni knutssoni Aurivillius, 1891 Mylothris jaopura Karsch, 1893 Mylothris nubila (Möschler, 1884) Mylothris ochracea Aurivillius, 1895 Mylothris rembina (Plötz, 1880) Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775) Mylothris schumanni Suffert, 1904 Mylothris sjostedti Aurivillius, 1895 Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895 Mylothris yulei bansoana Talbot, 1944 Dixeia capricornus capricornus (Ward, 1871) Dixeia capricornus falkensteinii (Dewitz, 1879) Dixeia cebron (Ward, 1871) Dixeia doxo (Godart, 1819) Dixeia orbona (Geyer, ) Dixeia pigea (Boisduval, 1836) Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793) Belenois calypso dentigera Butler, 1888 Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874 Belenois subeida (Felder & Felder, 1865) Belenois sudanensis pseudodentigera Berger, 1981 Belenois theora theora (Doubleday, 1846) Belenois theora ratheo (Suffert, 1904) Belenois theuszi (Dewitz, 1889) Belenois zochalia connexiva (Joicey & Talbot, 1927)
Lycaenidae
Miletinae
Liphyrini Euliphyra hewitsoni Aurivillius, 1899 Euliphyra mirifica Holland, 1890 Euliphyra leucyania (Hewitson, 1874) Aslauga bella Bethune-Baker, 1913 Aslauga aura Druce, 1913 Aslauga bitjensis Bethune-Baker, 1925 Aslauga bouyeri Libert, 1994 Aslauga camerunica Stempffer, 1969 Aslauga confusa Libert, 1994 Aslauga febe (Libert, 1994) Aslauga imitans Libert, 1994 Aslauga kallimoides Schultze, 1912 Aslauga lamborni Bethune-Baker, 1914 Aslauga marginalis Kirby, 1890 Aslauga marshalli adamaoua Libert, 1994 Aslauga modesta Schultze, 1923 Aslauga pandora Druce, 1913 Aslauga prouvosti Libert & Bouyer, 1997 Aslauga purpurascens Holland, 1890 Aslauga satyroides Libert, 1994 Aslauga vininga (Hewitson, 1875)
Miletini Megalopalpus angulosus Grünberg, 1910 Megalopalpus metaleucus Karsch, 1893 Megalopalpus simplex Röber, 1886 Megalopalpus zymna (Westwood, 1851) Spalgis lemolea lemolea Druce, 1890 Spalgis lemolea pilos Druce, 1890 Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872) Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915 Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996 Lachnocnema reutlingeri Holland, 1892 Lachnocnema nigrocellularis Libert, 1996 Lachnocnema luna Druce, 1910 Lachnocnema brunea Libert, 1996 Lachnocnema jolyana Libert, 1996 Lachnocnema magna Aurivillius, 1895 Lachnocnema albimacula Libert, 1996 Lachnocnema exiguus Holland, 1890 Lachnocnema disrupta Talbot, 1935
Poritiinae
Liptenini Ptelina carnuta (Hewitson, 1873) Pentila maculata maculata (Kirby, 1887) Pentila maculata pardalena Druce, 1910 Pentila amenaidoides (Holland, 1893) Pentila auga Karsch, 1895 Pentila bitje Druce, 1910 Pentila camerunica Stempffer & Bennett, 1961 Pentila christina Suffert, 1904 Pentila cloetensi aspasia Grünberg, 1910 Pentila fallax Bethune-Baker, 1915 Pentila fidonioides Schultze, 1923 Pentila glagoessa (Holland, 1893) Pentila hewitsoni limbata (Holland, 1893) Pentila inconspicua Druce, 1910 Pentila mesia Hulstaert, 1924 Pentila nero (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894) Pentila occidentalium Aurivillius, 1899 Pentila pauli pauli Staudinger, 1888 Pentila pauli leopardina Schultze, 1923 Pentila pseudorotha Stempffer & Bennett, 1961 Pentila rotha marianna Suffert, 1904 Pentila tachyroides Dewitz, 1879 Pentila umangiana prodita Schultze, 1923 Liptenara batesi Bethune-Baker, 1915 Telipna acraea acraea (Westwood, ) Telipna acraea fervida (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890) Telipna albofasciata Aurivillius, 1910 Telipna ja Bethune-Baker, 1926 Telipna cameroonensis Jackson, 1969 Telipna atrinervis Hulstaert, 1924 Telipna hollandi exsuperia Hulstaert, 1924 Telipna citrimaculata Schultze, 1916 Telipna transverstigma Druce, 1910 Telipna sanguinea (Plötz, 1880) Telipna consanguinea Rebel, 1914 Telipna erica Suffert, 1904 Telipna nyanza katangae Stempffer, 1961 Telipna ruspinoides Schultze, 1923 Ornipholidotos kirbyi (Aurivillius. 1895) Ornipholidotos ugandae goodi Libert, 2000 Ornipholidotos bitjeensis Stempffer, 1957 Ornipholidotos bakotae Stempffer, 1962 Ornipholidotos ayissii Libert, 2005 Ornipholidotos etoumbi Stempffer, 1967 Ornipholidotos katangae kelle Stempffer, 1967 Ornipholidotos nigeriae Stempffer, 1964 Ornipholidotos annae Libert, 2005 Ornipholidotos amieti Libert, 2005 Ornipholidotos evoei Libert, 2005 Ornipholidotos overlaeti fontainei Libert, 2005 Ornipholidotos gemina Libert, 2000 Ornipholidotos onitshae Stempffer, 1962 Ornipholidotos congoensis Stempffer, 1964 Ornipholidotos michelae Libert, 2000 Ornipholidotos dargei Libert, 2000 Ornipholidotos jacksoni occidentalis Libert, 2005 Ornipholidotos goodgerae Libert, 2000 Ornipholidotos sylpha (Kirby, 1890) Ornipholidotos nbeti Libert, 2005 Ornipholidotos irwini Collins & Larsen, 1998 Ornipholidotos henrii Libert, 2000 Ornipholidotos tirza (Hewitson, 1873) Ornipholidotos paradoxa (Druce, 1910) Ornipholidotos perfragilis (Holland, 1890) Ornipholidotos sylphida (Staudinger, 1892) Ornipholidotos mathildae Libert, 2000 Ornipholidotos ackeryi Libert, 2000 Ornipholidotos kennedyi Libert, 2005 Torbenia larseni (Stempffer, 1969) Torbenia aurivilliusi (Stempffer, 1967) Torbenia stempfferi stempfferi Collins & Larsen, 2000 Torbenia stempfferi littoralis Collins & Larsen, 2000 Torbenia stempfferi cuypersi Libert, 2005 Torbenia persimilis Libert, 2000 Cooksonia abri Collins & Larsen, 2008 Mimacraea febe Libert, 2000 Mimacraea charmian Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889 Mimacraea darwinia Butler, 1872 Mimacraea apicalis Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889 Mimacraea krausei camerunica Libert, 2000 Mimacraea landbecki Druce, 1910 Mimacraea neavei Eltringham, 1909 Mimacraea paragora Rebel, 1911 Mimacraea telloides Schultze, 1923 Mimeresia cellularis (Kirby, 1890) Mimeresia debora (Kirby, 1890) Mimeresia dinora (Kirby, 1890) Mimeresia drucei (Stempffer, 1954) Mimeresia favillacea (Grünberg, 1910) Mimeresia libentina (Hewitson, 1866) Mimeresia moreelsi tessmanni (Grünberg, 1910) Mimeresia russulus (Druce, 1910) Liptena albomacula Hawker-Smith, 1933 Liptena amabilis Schultze, 1923 Liptena augusta Suffert, 1904 Liptena batesana Bethune-Baker, 1926 Liptena boei Libert, 1993 Liptena bolivari Kheil, 1905 Liptena catalina (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1887) Liptena confusa Aurivillius, 1899 Liptena decempunctata Schultze, 1923 Liptena decipiens decipiens (Kirby, 1890) Liptena decipiens leucostola (Holland, 1890) Liptena despecta (Holland, 1890) Liptena durbania Bethune-Baker, 1915 Liptena eketi Bethune-Baker, 1926 Liptena liberti Collins, Larsen & Rawlins, 2008 Liptena eukrinaria Bethune-Baker, 1926 Liptena lloydi Collins & Larsen, 2008 Liptena evanescens (Kirby, 1887) Liptena fatima (Kirby, 1890) Liptena ferrymani (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1891) Liptena flavicans flavicans (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1891) Liptena flavicans oniens Talbot, 1935 Liptena flavicans praeusta Schultze, 1917 Liptena inframacula Hawker-Smith, 1933 Liptena intermedia Grünberg, 1910 Liptena modesta (Kirby, 1890) Liptena occidentalis Bethune-Baker, 1926 Liptena ochrea Hawker-Smith, 1933 Liptena opaca opaca (Kirby, 1890) Liptena opaca centralis Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 Liptena orubrum (Holland, 1890) Liptena ouesso Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 Liptena perobscura Druce, 1910 Liptena praestans congoensis Schultze, 1923 Liptena sauberi Schultze, 1912 Liptena septistrigata (Bethune-Baker, 1903) Liptena similis (Kirby, 1890) Liptena subundularis (Staudinger, 1892) Liptena titei Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 Liptena tricolora (Bethune-Baker, 1915) Liptena turbata (Kirby, 1890) Liptena undularis Hewitson, 1866 Liptena xanthostola (Holland, 1890) Liptena yakadumae Schultze, 1917 Obania subvariegata (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890) Obania tullia (Staudinger, 1892) Kakumia ferruginea (Schultze, 1923) Kakumia otlauga (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890) Tetrarhanis ilala etoumbi (Stempffer, 1964) Tetrarhanis laminifer Clench, 1965 Tetrarhanis nubifera (Druce, 1910) Tetrarhanis ogojae (Stempffer, 1961) Tetrarhanis okwangwo Larsen, 1998 Tetrarhanis schoutedeni (Berger, 1954) Tetrarhanis simplex (Aurivillius, 1895) Tetrarhanis stempfferi (Berger, 1954) Falcuna campimus campimus (Holland, 1890) Falcuna campimus dilatata (Schultze, 1923) Falcuna dorotheae Stempffer & Bennett, 1963 Falcuna hollandi suffusa Stempffer & Bennett, 1963 Falcuna libyssa libyssa (Hewitson, 1866) Falcuna libyssa cameroonica Stempffer & Bennett, 1963 Falcuna lybia (Staudinger, 1892) Falcuna margarita (Suffert, 1904) Falcuna reducta Stempffer & Bennett, 1963 Falcuna synesia fusca Stempffer & Bennett, 1963 Larinopoda batesi Bethune-Baker, 1926 Larinopoda lagyra (Hewitson, 1866) Larinopoda lircaea (Hewitson, 1866) Larinopoda tera (Hewitson, 1873) Micropentila adelgitha (Hewitson, 1874) Micropentila adelgunda (Staudinger, 1892)