Cameroon
Checklist of Endemic Swallowtail and Nymphalid Butterfly Species
This list of swallowtail and nymphalid butterfly species found exclusively in Cameroon 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
For additional species of butterflies endemic to Cameroon see (Afrotropical Butterflies WM)
If additional species are recognized in the lists at Markku Savela or in recent taxonomic papers they are listed seperately following the main list.
Acraea
simulator (Nymphalidae) Wanderer Amber
Bebearia
bioculata (Nymphalidae) Strangled Brown Dryad
Bebearia
jolyana (Nymphalidae) Diminutive Jeweled Dryad
Bebearia
liberti (Nymphalidae) Mount Kupe Brown Dryad
Bematistes
indentata (Nymphalidae)
Indented Rover
Bicyclus
amieti (Nymphalidae)
Montane Bush Brown
Charaxes
dubiosus (Nymphalidae)
Dubious Emperor
Charaxes
musakensis (Nymphalidae) Mount Cameroon Silver Emperor
Cymothoe
alticola (Nymphalidae)
Mountain Glider
Cymothoe
megaesta (Nymphalidae) Cameroon Yellow Glider
Cymothoe
radialis (Nymphalidae) Cameroon Red Glider
Euphaedra
appositiva (Nymphalidae)
Mustard Red-based Forester
Euphaedra
calliope (Nymphalidae)
Elliptical Fuchsia-striped Forester
Euphaedra
discreta (Nymphalidae)
Discrete Pink Forester
Euphaedra
minima (Nymphalidae)
Least-banded Orange Forester
Euphaedra
moloundou (Nymphalidae)
Bold-spotted Pink Forester
Euphaedra
obtura (Nymphalidae)
Feeble Orange Forester
Euphaedra
persephona (Nymphalidae) Cameroon Streaked Forester
Euphaedra
stellata (Nymphalidae)
Stellate Red-based Forester
Euptera
aurantiaca (Nymphalidae)
Korup Euptera
Euriphene
aurivillii (Nymphalidae) Greenish Blue Nymph
Junonia
africana (Nymphalidae) Cameroon Pansy
Neptis
infusa (Nymphalidae) Cameroon Streaked Sailer
Bebearia
douglassi
(Nymphalidae) Lonely Dryad
Bematistes
bana (Nymphalidae) Bana Rover
Euphaedra aliciae (Nymphalidae) Alice's Forester
Neptis kupe (Nymphalidae) Mount Kupe Banded Sailer 2023