This is a list of butterflies of Angola. About 510 species are known from Angola;African Butterfly Database 21 are endemic.Afrotropical Butterflies
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 cynorta Fabricius, 1793 Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776 Papilio phorcas congoanus Rothschild, 1896 Papilio filaprae Suffert, 1904 Papilio mechowi Dewitz, 1881 Papilio mechowianus Dewitz, 1885 Papilio echerioides homeyeri Plötz, 1880 Papilio lormieri Distant, 1874 Papilio chitondensis Bivar de Sousa & Fernandes, 1966 Papilio mackinnoni benguellae Jordan, 1908
Leptocercini Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779) Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775) Graphium junodi (Trimen, 1893) Graphium porthaon (Hewitson, 1865) Graphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779) Graphium taboranus (Oberthür, 1886) Graphium schaffgotschi (Niepelt, 1927) Graphium ridleyanus (White, 1843) Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793) Graphium tynderaeus (Fabricius, 1793) Graphium latreillianus theorini (Aurivillius, 1881) Graphium almansor (Honrath, 1884) Graphium ucalegonides (Staudinger, 1884) Graphium poggianus (Honrath, 1884) Graphium hachei (Dewitz, 1881) Graphium ucalegon (Hewitson, 1865)
Pieridae Pseudopontiinae Pseudopontia paradoxa (Felder & Felder, 1869)
Coliadinae Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876) Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875) Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775) Colias electo hecate Strecker, 1905
Pierinae Colotis antevippe gavisa (Wallengren, 1857) Colotis celimene pholoe (Wallengren, 1860) Colotis danae walkeri (Butler, 1884) Colotis doubledayi (Hopffer, 1862) Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758) Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863) Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823 Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847) Pinacopterix eriphia (Godart, ) Nepheronia argia (Fabricius, 1775) Nepheronia pharis (Boisduval, 1836) Nepheronia thalassina verulanus (Ward, 1871) Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, ) Leptosia hybrida Bernardi, 1952 Leptosia nupta (Butler, 1873)
Pierini Appias epaphia (Cramer, ) Appias perlucens (Butler, 1898) Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, ) Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779) Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888 Mylothris elodina diva Berger, 1954 Mylothris rembina (Plötz, 1880) Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775) Mylothris rueppellii rhodesiana Riley, 1921 Mylothris spica gabela Berger, 1979 Dixeia capricornus falkensteinii (Dewitz, 1879) Dixeia pigea (Boisduval, 1836) Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793) Belenois calypso dentigera Butler, 1888 Belenois calypso crawshayi Butler, 1894 Belenois rubrosignata (Weymer, 1901) Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874 Belenois theuszi (Dewitz, 1889) Belenois thysa meldolae Butler, 1872 Belenois welwitschii Rogenhofer, 1890
Lycaenidae Miletinae Liphyrini Euliphyra mirifica Holland, 1890 Aslauga marshalli Butler, 1899
Miletini Megalopalpus zymna (Westwood, 1851) Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793) Lachnocnema laches (Fabricius, 1793) Lachnocnema intermedia Libert, 1996 Lachnocnema angolanus Libert, 1996 Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872) Lachnocnema regularis Libert, 1996 Lachnocnema bamptoni Libert, 1996
Poritiinae Liptenini Alaena amazoula congoana Aurivillius, 1914 Alaena rosei Vane-Wright, 1980 Pentila amenaida Hewitson, 1873 Pentila pauli benguellana Stempffer & Bennett, 1961 Pentila tachyroides Dewitz, 1879 Telipna albofasciata Aurivillius, 1910 Telipna cuypersi Libert, 2005 Telipna acraeoides (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890) Telipna sanguinea (Plötz, 1880) Telipna nyanza katangae Stempffer, 1961 Ornipholidotos ugandae goodi Libert, 2000 Ornipholidotos gabonensis Stempffer, 1947 Ornipholidotos sylphida (Staudinger, 1892) Liptena homeyeri homeyeri Dewitz, 1884 Liptena homeyeri straminea Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 Liptena undularis Hewitson, 1866 Liptena xanthostola xantha (Grose-Smith, 1901) Tetrarhanis ilma (Hewitson, 1873) Falcuna hollandi (Aurivillius, 1899) Falcuna lacteata Stempffer & Bennett, 1963 Falcuna libyssa angolensis Stempffer & Bennett, 1963 Falcuna synesia (Hulstaert, 1924) Larinopoda lircaea (Hewitson, 1866) Larinopoda tera (Hewitson, 1873) Eresiomera osheba (Holland, 1890) Cnodontes vansomereni Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
Epitolini Epitola urania Kirby, 1887 Cerautola ceraunia (Hewitson, 1873) Cerautola crowleyi leucographa Libert, 1999 Cerautola miranda vidua (Talbot, 1935) Stempfferia cercene (Hewitson, 1873) Stempfferia michelae centralis Libert, 1999 Deloneura barca (Grose-Smith, 1901) Epitolina dispar (Kirby, 1887) Epitolina melissa (Druce, 1888) Hypophytala hyetta (Hewitson, 1873) Hewitsonia kirbyi Dewitz, 1879
Aphnaeinae Pseudaletis agrippina Druce, 1888 Cigaritis homeyeri (Dewitz, 1887) Cigaritis modestus (Trimen, 1891) Cigaritis trimeni congolanus (Dufrane, 1954) Zeritis krystyna d'Abrera, 1980 Zeritis sorhagenii (Dewitz, 1879) Axiocerses tjoane (Wallengren, 1857) Axiocerses amanga amanga (Westwood, 1881) Axiocerses amanga baumi Weymer, 1901 Aloeides angolensis Tite & Dickson, 1973 Erikssonia acraeina Trimen, 1891 Aphnaeus erikssoni Trimen, 1891 Aphnaeus orcas (Drury, 1782)
Theclinae Myrina silenus (Fabricius, 1775) Dapidodigma demeter nuptus Clench, 1961 Hypolycaena antifaunus (Westwood, 1851) Hypolycaena naara Hewitson, 1873 Hemiolaus caeculus (Hopffer, 1855) Iolaus iasis Hewitson, 1865 Iolaus violacea (Riley, 1928) Iolaus pallene (Wallengren, 1857) Iolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1875 Iolaus parasilanus mabillei (Riley, 1928) Iolaus iturensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) Iolaus timon (Fabricius, 1787) Stugeta bowkeri maria Suffert, 1904 Pilodeudorix mera (Hewitson, 1873) Pilodeudorix deritas (Hewitson, 1874) Pilodeudorix pseudoderitas (Stempffer, 1964) Paradeudorix cobaltina (Stempffer, 1964) Paradeudorix petersi (Stempffer & Bennett, 1956) Deudorix nicephora Hulstaert, 1924 Capys connexivus Butler, 1897
Polyommatinae Lycaenesthini Anthene alberta (Bethune-Baker, 1910) Anthene contrastata mashuna (Stevenson, 1937) Anthene flavomaculatus (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893) Anthene lachares (Hewitson, 1878) Anthene ligures (Hewitson, 1874) Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874) Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894) Anthene nigropunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1910) Anthene rubricinctus anadema (Druce, 1905) Anthene lyzanius (Hewitson, 1874) Anthene lusones (Hewitson, 1874) Anthene lacides (Hewitson, 1874) Anthene lucretilis (Hewitson, 1874) Cupidesthes vidua Talbot, 1929
Polyommatini Cupidopsis cissus extensa Libert, 2003 Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) Pseudonacaduba aethiops (Mabille, 1877) Uranothauma falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879) Uranothauma heritsia (Hewitson, 1876) Uranothauma poggei (Dewitz, 1879) Phlyaria cyara (Hewitson, 1876) Tuxentius calice (Hopffer, 1855) Tuxentius carana (Hewitson, 1876) Tuxentius margaritaceus (Sharpe, 1892) Tarucus sybaris linearis (Aurivillius, 1924) Zintha hintza krooni (Dickson, 1973) Azanus isis (Drury, 1773) Eicochrysops eicotrochilus Bethune-Baker, 1924 Oboronia guessfeldti (Dewitz, 1879) Oboronia pseudopunctatus (Strand, 1912) Oboronia punctatus (Dewitz, 1879) Lepidochrysops ansorgei Tite, 1959 Lepidochrysops chloauges (Bethune-Baker, ) Lepidochrysops flavisquamosa Tite, 1959 Lepidochrysops fulvescens Tite, 1961 Lepidochrysops glauca (Trimen & Bowker, 1887) Lepidochrysops hawkeri (Talbot, 1929) Lepidochrysops loveni (Aurivillius, 1922) Lepidochrysops nacrescens Tite, 1961 Lepidochrysops reichenowii (Dewitz, 1879)
Riodinidae Nemeobiinae Abisara tantalus caerulea Carpenter & Jackson, 1950 Abisara intermedia Aurivillius, 1895 Abisara caeca semicaeca Riley, 1932 Abisara dewitzi Aurivillius, 1898 Abisara rogersi Druce, 1878
Nymphalidae Libytheinae Libythea labdaca labdaca Westwood, 1851 Libythea labdaca laius Trimen, 1879
Danainae Danaini Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909) Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847) Amauris niavius (Linnaeus, 1758) Amauris crawshayi angola Bethune-Baker, 1914 Amauris dannfelti Aurivillius, 1891 Amauris hecate (Butler, 1866) Amauris hyalites Butler, 1874
Satyrinae Elymniini Elymniopsis bammakoo (Westwood, )
Melanitini Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849 Gnophodes chelys (Fabricius, 1793)
Satyrini Bicyclus angulosa selousi (Trimen, 1895) Bicyclus anynana centralis Condamin, 1968 Bicyclus buea (Strand, 1912) Bicyclus campus (Karsch, 1893) Bicyclus cottrelli (van Son, 1952) Bicyclus dorothea (Cramer, 1779) Bicyclus iccius (Hewitson, 1865) Bicyclus istaris (Plötz, 1880) Bicyclus lamani (Aurivillius, 1900) Bicyclus mandanes Hewitson, 1873 Bicyclus moyses Condamin & Fox, 1964 Bicyclus nachtetis Condamin, 1965 Bicyclus martius sanaos (Hewitson, 1866) Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877) Bicyclus saussurei (Dewitz, 1879) Bicyclus sebetus (Hewitson, 1877) Bicyclus smithi (Aurivillius, 1899) Bicyclus suffusa (Riley, 1921) Bicyclus technatis (Hewitson, 1877) Bicyclus vansoni Condamin, 1965 Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868) Hallelesis asochis congoensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) Heteropsis angolensis (Kielland, 1994) Heteropsis centralis (Aurivillius, 1903) Heteropsis eliasis (Hewitson, 1866) Heteropsis ochracea (Lathy, 1906) Heteropsis phaea (Karsch, 1894) Ypthima asterope hereroica van Son, 1955 Ypthima condamini Kielland, 1982 Ypthima congoana Overlaet, 1955 Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880 Ypthima impura Elwes & Edwards, 1893 Ypthima praestans Overlaet, 1954 Ypthima pulchra Overlaet, 1954 Ypthima recta Overlaet, 1955 Mashuna upemba (Overlaet, 1955) Neocoenyra cooksoni Druce, 1907
Charaxinae Charaxini Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876) Charaxes protoclea protonothodes van Someren, 1971 Charaxes boueti carvalhoi Bivar de Sousa, 1983 Charaxes macclounii Butler, 1895 Charaxes lucretius saldanhai Bivar de Sousa, 1983 Charaxes jasius brunnescens Poulton, 1926 Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866 Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775) Charaxes brutus angustus Rothschild, 1900 Charaxes brutus natalensis Staudinger, 1885 Charaxes pollux (Cramer, 1775) Charaxes druceanus proximans Joicey & Talbot, 1922 Charaxes eudoxus mechowi Rothschild, 1900 Charaxes numenes aequatorialis van Someren, 1972 Charaxes tiridates tiridatinus Röber, 1936 Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859 Charaxes smaragdalis leopoldi Ghesquiére, 1933 Charaxes pythodoris Hewitson, 1873 Charaxes zingha (Stoll, 1780) Charaxes etesipe (Godart, 1824) Charaxes penricei penricei Rothschild, 1900 Charaxes penricei dealbata van Someren, 1966 Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1867 Charaxes jahlusa argynnides Westwood, 1864 Charaxes eupale latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921 Charaxes dilutus Rothschild, 1898 Charaxes anticlea proadusta van Someren, 1971 Charaxes hildebrandti (Dewitz, 1879) Charaxes etheocles ochracea van Someren & Jackson, 1957 Charaxes cedreatis Hewitson, 1874 Charaxes howarthi Minig, 1976 Charaxes fulgurata Aurivillius, 1899 Charaxes loandae van Someren, 1969 Charaxes brainei van Son, 1966 Charaxes guderiana (Dewitz, 1879) Charaxes pleione congoensis Plantrou, 1989 Charaxes paphianus Ward, 1871 Charaxes kahldeni Homeyer & Dewitz, 1882 Charaxes zoolina ehmckei Homeyer & Dewitz, 1882 Charaxes nichetes Grose-Smith, 1883 Charaxes lycurgus bernardiana Plantrou, 1978 Charaxes zelica rougeoti Plantrou, 1978
Euxanthini Charaxes eurinome ansellica (Butler, 1870) Charaxes trajanus (Ward, 1871)
Pallini Palla decius (Cramer, 1777) Palla violinitens coniger (Butler, 1896)
Apaturinae Apaturopsis cleochares (Hewitson, 1873)
Nymphalinae Nymphalini Antanartia delius (Drury, 1782) Junonia artaxia Hewitson, 1864 Junonia natalica angolensis (Rothschild, 1918) Junonia sophia infracta Butler, 1888 Junonia stygia (Aurivillius, 1894) Junonia terea elgiva Hewitson, 1864 Junonia cymodoce lugens (Schultze, 1912) Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793) Protogoniomorpha anacardii ansorgei (Rothschild, 1904) Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782) Protogoniomorpha temora (Felder & Felder, 1867) Precis actia Distant, 1880 Precis archesia (Cramer, 1779) Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847) Precis coelestina Dewitz, 1879