This is a list of butterflies of Gabon. About 667 species are known from Gabon,African Butterfly Database 24 of which 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 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, ) Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875) Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
Pierinae Colotis celimene sudanicus (Aurivillius, 1905) Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, ) Leptosia hybrida Bernardi, 1952 Leptosia marginea (Mabille, 1890) Leptosia nupta (Butler, 1873)
Pierini Appias epaphia (Cramer, ) Appias perlucens (Butler, 1898) Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, ) 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
Epitolini
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
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini
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, )
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
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
Neptidini
Adoliadini
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, ) 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
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
Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plates Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Text