List of butterflies of Guinea
This is a list of butterflies of Guinea. About 583 species are known from Guinea, seven 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 Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
- Papilio phorcas Cramer, 1775
- Papilio zenobia Fabricius, 1775
- Papilio cyproeofila Butler, 1868
- Papilio demodocus Esper,
- Papilio horribilis Butler, 1874
- Papilio menestheus Drury, 1773
Leptocercini
- Graphium antheus
- Graphium policenes
- Graphium liponesco
- Graphium angolanus baronis
- Graphium leonidas
- Graphium tynderaeus
- Graphium latreillianus
- Graphium adamastor
- Graphium almansor dufranei Collins & Larsen, 2008
Pieridae
Pseudopontiinae
- Pseudopontia paradoxa
Coliadinae
- Eurema brigitta
- Eurema desjardinsii marshalli
- Eurema regularis
- Eurema hapale
- Eurema hecabe solifera
- Eurema senegalensis
- Catopsilia florella
Pierinae
- Colotis antevippe
- Colotis euippe
- Colotis evagore antigone
- Nepheronia argia
- Nepheronia pharis
- Nepheronia thalassina
- Leptosia alcesta
- Leptosia hybrida Bernardi, 1952
- Leptosia medusa
Pierini
- Appias epaphia
- Appias sabina
- Mylothris aburi Larsen & Collins, 2003
- Mylothris chloris
- Mylothris hilara
- Mylothris poppea
- Mylothris schumanni Suffert, 1904
- Mylothris dimidiata Aurivillius, 1898
- Belenois aurota
- Belenois calypso
- Belenois creona
- Belenois hedyle ianthe
- Belenois subeida
- Belenois theora
Lycaenidae
Miletinae
Liphyrini
- Euliphyra hewitsoni Aurivillius, 1899
- Aslauga guineensis Collins & Libert, 1997
Miletini
- Spalgis lemolea lemolea Druce, 1890
- Spalgis lemolea pilos Druce, 1890
- Lachnocnema emperamus
- Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996
Poritiinae
Liptenini
- Ptelina carnuta
- Pentila abraxas
- Pentila bennetti Collins & Larsen, 2003
- Pentila hewitsoni
- Pentila pauli abri Collins & Larsen, 2001
- Pentila petreoides Bethune-Baker, 1915
- Pentila preussi preussi Staudinger, 1888
- Pentila preussi fayei Stempffer, 1963
- Ornipholidotos issia Stempffer, 1969
- Mimacraea neurata Holland, 1895
- Liptena albicans Cator, 1904
- Liptena alluaudi Mabille, 1890
- Liptena ferrymani bigoti Stempffer, 1964
- Liptena ferrymani bissau Collins & Larsen, 2003
- Liptena griveaudi Stempffer, 1969
- Liptena helena
- Liptena septistrigata
- Liptena similis
- Liptena simplicia Möschler, 1887
- Liptena xanthostola coomassiensis Hawker-Smith, 1933
- Kakumia otlauga
- Tetrarhanis diversa
- Falcuna leonensis Stempffer & Bennett, 1963
- Larinopoda eurema
- Eresina maesseni Stempffer, 1956
- Eresiomera isca occidentalis Collins & Larsen, 1998
- Citrinophila similis
Epitolini
- Epitola posthumus
- Epitola uranioides occidentalis Libert, 1999
- Cerautola crowleyi
- Cerautola miranda
- Stempfferia leonina
- Stempfferia michelae Libert, 1999
- Cephetola cephena
- Epitolina dispar
- Epitolina melissa
- Aethiopana honorius divisa
- Hewitsonia boisduvalii
- Hewitsonia occidentalis Bouyer, 1997
Aphnaeinae
- Pseudaletis malangi Collins & Larsen, 1995
- Pseudaletis leonis
- Pseudaletis richardi Stempffer, 1952
- Lipaphnaeus leonina
- Cigaritis avriko
- Cigaritis iza
- Cigaritis mozambica
- Cigaritis nilus
- Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836
- Axiocerses harpax
- Axiocerses amanga borealis Aurivillius, 1905
- Aphnaeus jefferyi Hawker-Smith, 1928
- Aphnaeus orcas
Theclinae
- Myrina silenus
- Myrina subornata Lathy, 1903
- Oxylides faunus
- Dapidodigma hymen
- Hypolycaena anara Larsen, 1986
- Hypolycaena antifaunus
- Hypolycaena dubia Aurivillius, 1895
- Hypolycaena hatita Hewitson, 1865
- Hypolycaena liara Druce, 1890
- Hypolycaena philippus
- Hypolycaena scintillans Stempffer, 1957
- Iolaus eurisus eurisus
- Iolaus eurisus helius
- Iolaus aethria Karsch, 1893
- Iolaus leonis
- Iolaus djaloni Collins & Larsen, 1998
- Iolaus iasis Hewitson, 1865
- Iolaus maesa
- Iolaus moyambina
- Iolaus normani meamui Collins & Larsen, 2005
- Iolaus menas Druce, 1890
- Iolaus alcibiades Kirby, 1871
- Iolaus calisto
- Iolaus mane Collins & Larsen, 2003
- Iolaus timon
- Iolaus catori Bethune-Baker, 1904
- Iolaus kyabobo Larsen, 1996
- Stugeta marmoreus
- Pilodeudorix catori
- Pilodeudorix leonina
- Pilodeudorix otraeda
- Pilodeudorix caerulea
- Pilodeudorix camerona
- Pilodeudorix diyllus diyllus
- Pilodeudorix diyllus occidentalis Libert, 2004
- Pilodeudorix zela
- Pilodeudorix aucta
- Pilodeudorix violetta
- Paradeudorix eleala viridis
- Paradeudorix eleala parallela
- Paradeudorix petersi
- Hypomyrina mimetica Libert, 2004
- Deudorix antalus
- Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
- Deudorix dinomenes diomedes Jackson, 1966
- Deudorix galathea
- Deudorix lorisona lorisona
- Deudorix lorisona abriana Libert, 2004
- Deudorix odana Druce, 1887
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini
- Anthene amarah
- Anthene crawshayi
- Anthene definita
- Anthene irumu
- Anthene juba
- Anthene larydas
- Anthene liodes
- Anthene lunulata
- Anthene princeps
- Anthene rubricinctus
- Anthene starki Larsen, 2005
- Anthene sylvanus
- Anthene chryseostictus
- Anthene lusones fulvimacula
- Anthene hades
- Anthene lamias
- Anthene nigeriae
- Cupidesthes lithas
Polyommatini
- Cupidopsis cissus
- Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932
- Pseudonacaduba sichela
- Lampides boeticus
- Uranothauma belcastroi Larsen, 1997
- Uranothauma falkensteini
- Phlyaria cyara stactalla Karsch, 1895
- Cacyreus audeoudi Stempffer, 1936
- Cacyreus lingeus
- Cacyreus virilis Stempffer, 1936
- Leptotes babaulti
- Leptotes brevidentatus
- Leptotes jeanneli
- Leptotes pirithous
- Tuxentius carana kontu
- Tarucus rosacea
- Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1942
- Zizeeria knysna
- Zizina antanossa
- Azanus jesous
- Azanus mirza
- Azanus moriqua
- Azanus isis
- Eicochrysops dudgeoni Riley, 1929
- Eicochrysops hippocrates
- Euchrysops albistriata greenwoodi d'Abrera, 1980
- Euchrysops malathana
- Euchrysops osiris
- Euchrysops reducta Hulstaert, 1924
- Thermoniphas micylus
- Oboronia guessfeldti
- Oboronia ornata
- Oboronia punctatus
- Lepidochrysops labeensis Larsen & Warren-Gash, 2000
- Lepidochrysops parsimon
- Lepidochrysops synchrematiza
Riodinidae
Nemeobiinae
- Abisara tantalus
Nymphalidae
Libytheinae
- Libythea labdaca Westwood, 1851
Danainae
Danaini
- Danaus chrysippus alcippus
- Tirumala petiverana
- Amauris niavius
- Amauris tartarea Mabille, 1876
- Amauris damocles
- Amauris hecate
Melanitini
- Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849
- Melanitis leda
- Melanitis libya Distant, 1882
Satyrini
- Bicyclus abnormis
- Bicyclus angulosa
- Bicyclus auricruda
- Bicyclus campus
- Bicyclus dekeyseri
- Bicyclus dorothea
- Bicyclus ephorus Weymer, 1892
- Bicyclus evadne
- Bicyclus funebris
- Bicyclus ignobilis
- Bicyclus istaris
- Bicyclus madetes
- Bicyclus mandanes Hewitson, 1873
- Bicyclus milyas
- Bicyclus nobilis
- Bicyclus pavonis
- Bicyclus procora
- Bicyclus safitza
- Bicyclus martius
- Bicyclus sandace
- Bicyclus sangmelinae Condamin, 1963
- Bicyclus taenias
- Bicyclus trilophus jacksoni Condamin, 1961
- Bicyclus vulgaris
- Bicyclus xeneas occidentalis Condamin, 1965
- Bicyclus zinebi
- Hallelesis halyma
- Heteropsis elisi
- Heteropsis peitho
- Ypthima antennata cornesi Kielland, 1982
- Ypthima asterope
- Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880
- Ypthima pupillaris Butler, 1888
- Ypthimomorpha itonia
Charaxinae
Charaxini
- Charaxes varanes vologeses
- Charaxes fulvescens senegala van Someren, 1975
- Charaxes candiope
- Charaxes protoclea Feisthamel, 1850
- Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850
- Charaxes lucretius Cramer,
- Charaxes lactetinctus Karsch, 1892
- Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926
- Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850
- Charaxes castor
- Charaxes brutus
- Charaxes pollux
- Charaxes eudoxus eudoxus
- Charaxes eudoxus goubandana Nicat, 2002
- Charaxes numenes
- Charaxes tiridates
- Charaxes smaragdalis butleri Rothschild, 1900
- Charaxes imperialis Butler, 1874
- Charaxes ameliae doumeti Henning, 1989
- Charaxes hadrianus Ward, 1871
- Charaxes nobilis claudei le Moult, 1933
- Charaxes fournierae jolybouyeri Vingerhoedt, 1998
- Charaxes zingha
- Charaxes etesipe
- Charaxes achaemenes atlantica van Someren, 1970
- Charaxes eupale
- Charaxes anticlea
- Charaxes virilis van Someren & Jackson, 1952
- Charaxes etheocles
- Charaxes plantroui, 1975
- Charaxes cedreatis Hewitson, 1874
- Charaxes viola Butler, 1866
- Charaxes northcotti Rothschild, 1899
- Charaxes pleione
- Charaxes paphianus falcata
- Charaxes nichetes leopardinus Plantrou, 1974
- Charaxes lycurgus
- Charaxes zelica Butler, 1869
- Charaxes porthos gallayi van Someren, 1968
Euxanthini
- Euxanthe eurinome
Pallini
- Palla ussheri
- Palla decius
- Palla violinitens
Apaturinae
- Apaturopsis cleochares
Nymphalinae
- Kallimoides rumia
- Vanessula milca
Nymphalini
- Vanessa cardui
- Junonia chorimene
- Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870
- Junonia oenone
- Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
- Junonia sophia
- Junonia stygia
- Junonia terea
- Junonia westermanni Westwood, 1870
- Junonia cymodoce
- Salamis cacta
- Protogoniomorpha parhassus
- Protogoniomorpha cytora
- Precis antilope
- Precis ceryne ceruana Rothschild & Jordan, 190
- Precis coelestina Dewitz, 1879
- Precis frobeniusi Strand, 1909
- Precis octavia
- Precis pelarga
- Precis sinuata Plötz, 1880
- Hypolimnas anthedon
- Hypolimnas aubergeri Hecq, 1987
- Hypolimnas misippus
- Catacroptera cloanthe ligata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Cyrestinae
Cyrestini
- Cyrestis camillus
Biblidinae
Biblidini
- Byblia anvatara crameri Aurivillius, 1894
- Mesoxantha ethosea
- Neptidopsis ophione
- Eurytela dryope
Epicaliini
- Sevenia umbrina
Limenitinae
Limenitidini
- Harma theobene Doubleday, 1848
- Cymothoe adela Staudinger, 1890
- Cymothoe althea
- Cymothoe aubergeri Plantrou, 1977
- Cymothoe caenis
- Cymothoe fumana
- Cymothoe hartigi Belcastro, 1990
- Cymothoe jodutta
- Cymothoe mabillei Overlaet, 1944
- Cymothoe sangaris
- Pseudoneptis bugandensis ianthe Hemming, 1964
- Pseudacraea boisduvalii
- Pseudacraea eurytus
- Pseudacraea lucretia
- Pseudacraea semire
- Pseudacraea warburgi Aurivillius, 1892
Neptidini
- Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955
- Neptis najo Karsch, 1893
- Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955
- Neptis melicerta
- Neptis metella
- Neptis morosa Overlaet, 1955
- Neptis nebrodes Hewitson, 1874
- Neptis nemetes Hewitson, 1868
- Neptis quintilla Mabille, 1890
- Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955
Adoliadini
- Catuna crithea
- Euryphura chalcis
- Hamanumida daedalus
- Aterica galene
- Cynandra opis
- Euriphene ampedusa
- Euriphene atossa
- Euriphene coerulea Boisduval, 1847
- Euriphene gambiae gambiae Feisthamel, 1850
- Euriphene gambiae vera Hecq, 2002
- Euriphene simplex
- Euriphene veronica
- Bebearia osyris
- Bebearia absolon
- Bebearia mandinga
- Bebearia barce
- Bebearia mardania
- Bebearia cocalia
- Bebearia senegalensis
- Bebearia sophus sophus
- Bebearia sophus phreone
- Bebearia arcadius
- Bebearia laetitia
- Bebearia phantasina phantasina
- Bebearia phantasina ultima Hecq, 1990
- Bebearia demetra
- Euphaedra medon pholus
- Euphaedra gausape
- Euphaedra judith Weymer, 1892
- Euphaedra melpomene aubergeriana Hecq, 1981
- Euphaedra hastiri Hecq, 1981
- Euphaedra pallas Hecq, 2004
- Euphaedra xypete
- Euphaedra hebes Hecq, 1980
- Euphaedra diffusa albocoerulea Hecq, 1976
- Euphaedra crockeri
- Euphaedra eusemoides
- Euphaedra cyparissa nimbina Pyrcz & Warren-Gash, 2013
- Euphaedra sarcoptera ferrea Pyrcz & Warren-Gash, 2013
- Euphaedra sarcoptera sarcoptera
- Euphaedra themis
- Euphaedra dubreka Collins & Larsen, 2005
- Euphaedra laboureana laboureana de Toulgëot, 1957
- Euphaedra laboureana eburnensis Hecq, 1979
- Euphaedra modesta Hecq, 1982
- Euphaedra janetta
- Euphaedra aberrans Staudinger, 1891
- Euphaedra occulta Hecq, 1982
- Euphaedra ceres
- Euphaedra inanum
- Euphaedra phaethusa aurea Hecq, 1983
- Euphaedra villiersi Condamin, 1964
- Euphaedra tenebrosa Hecq, 1983
- Euphaedra eleus
- Euphaedra edwardsii
- Euphaedra perseis
- Euphaedra harpalyce
- Euphaedra eupalus
- Euptera dorothea dorothea Bethune-Baker, 1904
- Euptera dorothea warrengashi Libert, 2002
- Pseudathyma falcata Jackson, 1969
- Pseudathyma neptidina Karsch, 1894
- Pseudathyma plutonica sibyllina
Heliconiinae
Acraeini
- Acraea camaena
- Acraea endoscota Le Doux, 1928
- Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
- Acraea quirina
- Acraea zetes
- Acraea egina
- Acraea caecilia
- Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
- Acraea rogersi Hewitson, 1873
- Acraea alcinoe Felder & Felder, 1865
- Acraea macaria
- Acraea umbra carpenteri
- Acraea vestalis Felder & Felder, 1865
- Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874
- Acraea alciope Hewitson, 1852
- Acraea pseudepaea Dudgeon, 1909
- Acraea bonasia
- Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976
- Acraea encedon
- Acraea serena
- Acraea jodutta
- Acraea peneleos Ward, 1871
- Acraea polis Pierre, 1999
- Acraea pharsalus Ward, 1871
- Acraea vesperalis Grose-Smith, 1890
- Acraea parrhasia
Vagrantini
- Lachnoptera anticlia
- Phalanta eurytis
- Phalanta phalantha aethiopica
Hesperiidae
Coeliadinae
- Coeliades aeschylus
- Coeliades bixana Evans, 1940
- Coeliades chalybe
- Coeliades forestan
- Coeliades hanno
- Coeliades pisistratus
- Pyrrhochalcia iphis
Pyrginae
Celaenorrhinini
- Celaenorrhinus galenus
- Celaenorrhinus leona Berger, 1975
- Celaenorrhinus meditrina
- Celaenorrhinus proxima maesseni Berger, 1976
- Celaenorrhinus rutilans
- Eretis lugens
- Eretis melania Mabille, 1891
- Eretis plistonicus
- Sarangesa bouvieri
- Sarangesa brigida
- Sarangesa laelius
- Sarangesa majorella
- Sarangesa phidyle
- Sarangesa tertullianus
- Sarangesa thecla
Tagiadini
- Tagiades flesus
- Eagris decastigma Mabille, 1891
- Eagris denuba
- Eagris hereus quaterna
- Eagris subalbida
- Eagris tetrastigma subolivescens
- Calleagris lacteus dannatti
- Caprona adelica Karsch, 1892
- Netrobalane canopus
- Abantis bismarcki Karsch, 1892
- Abantis elegantula
- Abantis leucogaster
- Abantis lucretia Druce, 1909
- Abantis nigeriana Butler, 1901
- Abantis pseudonigeriana Usher, 1984
Carcharodini
- Spialia diomus
- Spialia dromus
- Spialia ploetzi occidentalis de Jong, 1977
- Spialia spio
- Gomalia elma
Hesperiinae
Aeromachini
- Astictopterus abjecta
- Astictopterus anomoeus
- Prosopalpus debilis
- Prosopalpus saga Evans, 1937
- Prosopalpus styla Evans, 1937
- Gorgyra aretina
- Gorgyra diversata Evans, 1937
- Gorgyra heterochrus
- Gorgyra minima Holland, 1896
- Gorgyra subfacatus
- Gyrogra subnotata
- Teniorhinus watsoni Holland, 1892
- Ceratrichia clara Evans, 1937
- Ceratrichia nothus
- Ceratrichia phocion
- Ceratrichia semilutea Mabille, 1891
- Pardaleodes edipus
- Pardaleodes incerta murcia
- Pardaleodes sator
- Pardaleodes tibullus
- Xanthodisca rega
- Rhabdomantis galatia
- Rhabdomantis sosia
- Osmodes adon
- Osmodes costatus Aurivillius, 1896
- Osmodes distincta Holland, 1896
- Osmodes laronia
- Osmodes lindseyi occidentalis Miller, 1971
- Osmodes omar Swinhoe, 1916
- Osmodes thora
- Parosmodes morantii axis Evans, 1937
- Osphantes ogowena
- Acleros mackenii olaus
- Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1890
- Semalea arela
- Semalea pulvina
- Semalea sextilis
- Hypoleucis tripunctata Mabille, 1891
- Meza cybeutes volta Miller, 1971
- Meza elba
- Meza leucophaea
- Meza mabea
- Meza mabillei
- Meza meza
- Paronymus budonga
- Paronymus nevea
- Paronymus xanthias
- Andronymus caesar
- Andronymus hero Evans, 1937
- Zophopetes cerymica
- Zophopetes quaternata
- Gamia shelleyi
- Artitropa comus
- Mopala orma
- Gretna waga
- Pteroteinon caenira
- Pteroteinon laufella
- Pteroteinon pruna Evans, 1937
- Leona leonora
- Leona halma Evans, 1937
- Caenides soritia
- Caenides dacela
- Caenides hidaroides Aurivillius, 1896
- Caenides dacena
- Monza alberti
- Monza cretacea
- Melphina noctula
- Fresna cojo
- Fresna netopha
- Fresna nyassae
- Platylesches affinissima Strand, 1921
- Platylesches batangae
- Platylesches chamaeleon
- Platylesches galesa
- Platylesches moritili
- Platylesches picanini
- Platylesches robustus fofi Larsen & Mei, 1998
- Platylesches rossii Belcastro, 1986
Baorini
- Pelopidas mathias
- Pelopidas thrax
- Borbo borbonica
- Borbo fallax
- Borbo fanta
- Borbo fatuellus
- Borbo gemella
- Borbo holtzi
- Borbo perobscura
- Parnara monasi
- Gegenes hottentota
- Gegenes niso brevicornis
- Gegenes pumilio gambica
Heteropterinae
- Metisella tsadicus