This is a list of butterflies of the Central African Republic. About 597 species are known from the Central African Republic,Central African Republic at the African Butterfly Database 19 of which are endemic.
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 plagiatus Aurivillius, 1898 Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776 Papilio phorcas congoanus Rothschild, 1896 Papilio cyproeofila praecyola Suffert, 1904 Papilio mechowi Dewitz, 1881 Papilio mechowianus Dewitz, 1885
Leptocercini Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779) Graphium policenes telloi Hecq, 1999 Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873) Graphium illyris girardeaui Guilbot & Plantrou, 1978 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 (Schultze, 1913) Graphium abri Smith & Vane-Wright, 2001 (endemic) Graphium almansor escherichi (Gaede, 1915) Graphium auriger (Butler, 1876) 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 hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875) Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
Pierinae Colotis celimene sudanicus (Aurivillius, 1905) Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758) Nepheronia pharis (Boisduval, 1836) Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, ) Leptosia bastini Hecq, 1997 Leptosia hybrida Bernardi, 1952 Leptosia marginea (Mabille, 1890) Leptosia wigginsi pseudalcesta Bernardi, 1965
Pierini Appias epaphia (Cramer, ) Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, ) Appias sylvia (Fabricius, 1775) Mylothris agathina richlora Suffert, 1904 Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775) Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775) Dixeia doxo (Godart, 1819) 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 ratheo (Suffert, 1904) Belenois theuszi (Dewitz, 1889)
Lycaenidae
Miletinae
Liphyrini Euliphyra mirifica Holland, 1890 Aslauga purpurascens Holland, 1890
Miletini Megalopalpus metaleucus Karsch, 1893 Megalopalpus zymna (Westwood, 1851) Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872) Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915 Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996
Poritiinae
Liptenini Alaena subrubra Bethune-Baker, 1915 Ptelina carnuta (Hewitson, 1873) Pentila pauli leopardina Schultze, 1923 Telipna acraea nigrita Talbot, 1935 Telipna albofasciata Aurivillius, 1910 Telipna atrinervis Hulstaert, 1924 Telipna hollandi exsuperia Hulstaert, 1924 Telipna citrimaculata Schultze, 1916 Telipna sanguinea (Plötz, 1880) Telipna consanguinea Rebel, 1914 Telipna nyanza katangae Stempffer, 1961 Telipna ruspinoides Schultze, 1923 Ornipholidotos ugandae goodi Libert, 2000 Ornipholidotos abriana Libert, 2005 Ornipholidotos amieti Libert, 2005 Ornipholidotos overlaeti fontainei Libert, 2005 Ornipholidotos gemina fournierae Libert, 2005 Ornipholidotos congoensis Stempffer, 1964 Ornipholidotos nbeti Libert, 2005 Ornipholidotos jax Collins & Larsen, 1998 (endemic) Ornipholidotos paradoxa centralis Libert, 2005 Ornipholidotos mathildae uniformis Libert, 2005 Mimacraea abriana Libert & Collins, 2000 Mimeresia debora (Kirby, 1890) Liptena lloydi Collins & Larsen, 2008 Liptena modesta (Kirby, 1890) Obania subvariegata (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890) Tetrarhanis ilala etoumbi (Stempffer, 1964) Tetrarhanis stempfferi (Berger, 1954) Falcuna synesia fusca Stempffer & Bennett, 1963 Larinopoda lircaea (Hewitson, 1866) Eresiomera isca (Hewitson, 1873) Eresiomera nancy Collins & Larsen, 1998 Eresiomera phillipi Collins & Larsen, 1998 (endemic) Citrinophila erastus (Hewitson, 1866) Argyrocheila undifera Staudinger, 1892
Epitolini Iridana rougeoti Stempffer, 1964 Epitola urania Kirby, 1887 Epitola uranioides uranoides Libert, 1999 Cerautola ceraunia (Hewitson, 1873) Cerautola crowleyi leucographa Libert, 1999 Cerautola miranda vidua (Talbot, 1935) Cerautola semibrunnea (Bethune-Baker, 1916) Cerautola hewitsoni (Mabille, 1877) Cerautola hewitsonioides (Hawker-Smith, 1933) Geritola cyanea (Jackson, 1964) Geritola dubia (Jackson, 1964) Geritola gerina (Hewitson, 1878) Geritola goodii (Holland, 1890) Geritola liana (Roche, 1954) Geritola virginea (Bethune-Baker, 1904) Geritola subargentea continua Libert, 1999 Stempfferia annae Libert, 1999 Stempfferia cercene (Hewitson, 1873) Stempfferia cercenoides (Holland, 1890) Stempfferia cinerea (Berger, 1981) Stempfferia coerulea pierri Libert, 1999 Stempfferia congoana (Aurivillius, 1923) Stempfferia ginettae Libert, 1999 Stempfferia gordoni (Druce, 1903) Stempfferia insulana (Aurivillius, 1923) Stempfferia marginata (Kirby, 1887) Stempfferia similis Libert, 1999 Stempfferia sylviae Libert, 1999 Stempfferia tumentia (Druce, 1910) Stempfferia zelza (Hewitson, 1873) Cephetola catuna (Kirby, 1890) Cephetola cephena (Hewitson, 1873) Cephetola chari Libert & Collins, 1999 (endemic) Cephetola eliasis epitolina Libert & Collins, 1999 Cephetola ghesquierei (Roche, 1954) Cephetola godarti Libert & Collins, 1999 (endemic) Cephetola izidori (Kielland & Congdon, 1998) Cephetola karinae Bouyer & Libert, 1999 (endemic) Cephetola kiellandi (Libert & Congdon, 1998) Cephetola maculata (Hawker-Smith, 1926) Cephetola mariae Libert, 1999 Cephetola orientalis (Roche, 1954) Cephetola oubanguensis Libert & Collins, 1999 (endemic) Cephetola ouesso (Jackson, 1962) Cephetola pinodes budduana (Talbot, 1937) Cephetola subgriseata (Jackson, 1964) Cephetola sublustris (Bethune-Baker, 1904) Cephetola vinalli (Talbot, 1935) Cephetola viridana (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) Epitolina dispar (Kirby, 1887) Epitolina melissa (Druce, 1888) Epitolina collinsi Libert, 2000 Epitolina catori ugandae Jackson, 1962 Epitolina larseni Libert, 2000 Hypophytala benitensis (Holland, 1890) Hypophytala henleyi (Kirby, 1890) Hypophytala hyetta latifascia Libert & Collins, 1999 Hewitsonia boisduvalii (Hewitson, 1869) Hewitsonia inexpectata Bouyer, 1997
Aphnaeinae Pseudaletis agrippina Druce, 1888 Pseudaletis camarensis Collins & Libert, 2007 Pseudaletis clymenus (Druce, 1885) Pseudaletis lusambo Stempffer, 1961 Pseudaletis zebra Holland, 1891 Pseudaletis rileyi Libert, 2007 Pseudaletis antimachus (Staudinger, 1888) Pseudaletis batesi Druce, 1910 Pseudaletis dolieri Collins & Libert, 2007 Cigaritis crustaria (Holland, 1890) Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836 Zeritis pulcherrima Aurivillius, 1923 Axiocerses harpax ugandana Clench, 1963 Aphnaeus argyrocyclus Holland, 1890 Aphnaeus asterius Plötz, 1880 Aphnaeus orcas (Drury, 1782)
Theclinae Oxylides albata (Aurivillius, 1895) Syrmoptera caritas Libert, 2004 (endemic) Hypolycaena antifaunus (Westwood, 1851) Hypolycaena dubia Aurivillius, 1895 Hypolycaena lebona (Hewitson, 1865) Hypolycaena nigra Bethune-Baker, 1914 Iolaus fontainei (Stempffer, 1956) Iolaus icipe Collins & Larsen, 1998 Iolaus calisto (Westwood, 1851) Iolaus catori Bethune-Baker, 1904 Iolaus kyabobo Larsen, 1996 Pilodeudorix mimeta (Karsch, 1895) Pilodeudorix ula (Karsch, 1895) Pilodeudorix virgata (Druce, 1891) Pilodeudorix angelita (Suffert, 1904) Pilodeudorix aruma aruma (Hewitson, 1873) Pilodeudorix aruma pallidior Libert, 2004 Pilodeudorix leonina indentata Libert, 2004 Pilodeudorix otraeda genuba (Hewitson, 1875) Pilodeudorix camerona (Plötz, 1880) Pilodeudorix congoana (Aurivillius, 1923) Pilodeudorix zela (Hewitson, 1869) Pilodeudorix hugoi Libert, 2004 Pilodeudorix corruscans (Aurivillius, 1898) Pilodeudorix deritas (Hewitson, 1874) Pilodeudorix violetta (Aurivillius, 1897) Paradeudorix cobaltina (Stempffer, 1964) Paradeudorix ituri (Bethune-Baker, 1908) Paradeudorix marginata (Stempffer, 1962) Paradeudorix petersi (Stempffer & Bennett, 1956) Hypomyrina mimetica Libert, 2004 Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 Deudorix dinomenes diomedes Jackson, 1966 Deudorix kayonza Stempffer, 1956 Deudorix lorisona (Hewitson, 1862) Deudorix odana Druce, 1887
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini Anthene irumu (Stempffer, 1948) Anthene lachares lachares (Hewitson, 1878) Anthene lachares toroensis Stempffer, 1947 Anthene larydas (Cramer, 1780) Anthene leptines (Hewitson, 1874) Anthene locuples (Grose-Smith, 1898) Anthene lysicles (Hewitson, 1874) Anthene scintillula (Holland, 1891) Anthene starki Larsen, 2005 Anthene sylvanus (Drury, 1773) Anthene lamprocles (Hewitson, 1878) Anthene lusones (Hewitson, 1874) Anthene rufoplagata (Bethune-Baker, 1910) Cupidesthes robusta Aurivillius, 1895
Polyommatini Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932 Uranothauma falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879) Phlyaria cyara (Hewitson, 1876) Tuxentius carana (Hewitson, 1876) Euchrysops cyclopteris (Butler, 1876) Euchrysops reducta Hulstaert, 1924 Euchrysops sagba Libert, 1993 Thermoniphas fumosa Stempffer, 1952 Thermoniphas togara (Plötz, 1880) Oboronia guessfeldti (Dewitz, 1879) Oboronia punctatus (Dewitz, 1879) Lepidochrysops parsimon (Fabricius, 1775)
Nymphalidae
Danainae
Danaini Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777) Amauris niavius (Linnaeus, 1758) Amauris hecate (Butler, 1866) Amauris vashti (Butler, 1869)
Satyrinae
Elymniini Elymniopsis bammakoo (Westwood, )
Melanitini Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849 Gnophodes chelys (Fabricius, 1793) Melanitis ansorgei Rothschild, 1904
Satyrini Bicyclus alboplaga (Rebel, 1914) Bicyclus angulosa (Butler, 1868) Bicyclus auricruda fulgidus Fox, 1963 Bicyclus dubia (Aurivillius, 1893) Bicyclus ephorus bergeri Condamin, 1965 Bicyclus golo (Aurivillius, 1893) Bicyclus hewitsoni (Doumet, 1861) Bicyclus ignobilis eurini Condamin & Fox, 1963 Bicyclus italus (Hewitson, 1865) Bicyclus mandanes Hewitson, 1873 Bicyclus medontias (Hewitson, 1873) Bicyclus mollitia (Karsch, 1895) Bicyclus pavonis (Butler, 1876) Bicyclus sambulos (Hewitson, 1877) Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877) Bicyclus sangmelinae Condamin, 1963 Bicyclus sebetus (Hewitson, 1877) Bicyclus sophrosyne (Plötz, 1880) Bicyclus sweadneri Fox, 1963 Bicyclus taenias (Hewitson, 1877) Bicyclus trilophus jacksoni Condamin, 1961 Hallelesis asochis congoensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880
Charaxinae
Charaxini Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876) Charaxes fulvescens fulvescens (Aurivillius, 1891) Charaxes fulvescens monitor Rothschild, 1900 Charaxes protoclea protonothodes van Someren, 1971 Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850 Charaxes cynthia kinduana Le Cerf, 1923 Charaxes lucretius intermedius van Someren, 1971 Charaxes lactetinctus Karsch, 1892 Charaxes jasius brunnescens Poulton, 1926 Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850 Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775) Charaxes octavus , 1972 (endemic) Charaxes brutus angustus Rothschild, 1900 Charaxes pollux (Cramer, 1775) Charaxes eudoxus mechowi Rothschild, 1900 Charaxes richelmanni Röber, 1936 Charaxes numenes aequatorialis van Someren, 1972 Charaxes fuscus (Charaxes × fuscus) Plantrou, 1967 (endemic) - a natural hybrid between Charaxes numenes × probably Charaxes cynthia Charaxes tiridates tiridatinus Röber, 1936 Charaxes bipunctatus ugandensis van Someren, 1972 Charaxes mixtus Rothschild, 1894 Charaxes smaragdalis Butler, 1866 Charaxes imperialis albipuncta Joicey & Talbot, 1920 Charaxes ameliae Doumet, 1861 Charaxes pythodoris occidens van Someren, 1963 Charaxes hadrianus Ward, 1871 Charaxes lecerfi Lathy, 192 Charaxes nobilis Druce, 1873 Charaxes superbus Schultze, 1909 Charaxes acraeoides Druce, 1908 Charaxes fournierae Le Moult, 1930 Charaxes zingha (Stoll, 1780) Charaxes etesipe (Godart, 1824) Charaxes achaemenes monticola van Someren, 1970 Charaxes eupale latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921 Charaxes subornatus Schultze, 1916 Charaxes anticlea proadusta van Someren, 1971