Central African Republic Endemic Butterflies Checklist

Central African Republic

Checklist of Endemic Swallowtail and Nymphalid Butterfly Species

This list of swallowtail and nymphalid butterfly species found exclusively in the Central African Republic 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.

Endemic butterflies are indicated on the lists at (Wikipedia) and (Afrotropical Butterflies WM)

Acraea atatis (Nymphalidae) Central African Acraea

Acraea peetersi (Nymphalidae) Rounded Acraea

Bebearia denticula (Nymphalidae) Hybrid Emperor

Bebearia pulchella (Nymphalidae) Toothed Brown Dryad

Charaxes bernardii (Nymphalidae)

Charaxes fuscus (Nymphalidae) Hybrid Emperor

Charaxes octavus (Nymphalidae) Mixed Emperor

Euphaedra camiadei (Nymphalidae) Central African Pink Forester

Euphaedra sangbae (Nymphalidae) Sangba Orange Forester

Euptera collinsi (Nymphalidae) Pale Pilot

Euriphene moloukou (Nymphalidae) Moloukou Nymph

Hypolimnas macarthuri (Nymphalidae) Bangui Diadem