Angola

Checklist of Endemic Swallowtail and Nymphalid Butterfly Species

This list of swallowtail and nymphalid butterfly species found exclusively in Angola is based on the taxonomy used in Lepidoptera Mundi (2020). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

Jonko, C. (2020), Lepidoptera Mundi, https://lepidoptera.eu, accessed 12 January 2020. The current version of the website is at Lepidoptera Mundi

If additional species are recognized in the lists at Markku Savela or in recent taxonomic papers they are listed seperately following the main list.

For checklists of endemic butterfly species see (Springer Link) and (Afrotropical Butterflies WM)

Acraea bellona  (Nymphalidae)  Large-spotted Fiery Acraea

Acraea lapidorum  (Nymphalidae)  Angola Acraea

Acraea onerata  (Nymphalidae)   Onerous Acraea

Bebearia hassoni  (Nymphalidae)  Angola Orange Dryad

Heteropsis angolensis  (Nymphalidae)  Angola Patroller

Heteropsis ochracea  (Nymphalidae)  Buff Patroller

Papilio bacelarae  (Papilionidae)   Angolan Sash

Papilio chitondensis  (Papilionidae)   Painted Malachite

The following species were not included in Lepidoptera Mundi:

Charaxes ehmckei  (Nymphalidae)  Angola Squire

Charaxes figueirai  (Nymphalidae)  Angola Emperor  2014

Euphaedra divoides  (Nymphalidae)  Cabinda Red-based Forester  2019

Euphaedra uigensis  (Nymphalidae)  Angola White-striped Forester  2017

Mashunoides carneiromendesi  (Nymphalidae)  Angola Marsh Ringlet

Neita bikuarica  (Nymphalidae)  Bikuar Large Ringlet   

Precis larseni  (Nymphalidae)  Angola Commodore  2018