Democratic Republic of the Congo
Checklist of Endemic Swallowtail and Nymphalid Butterfly Species
This list of swallowtail and nymphalid butterfly species found exclusively in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 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 a checklist of endemic butterfly species 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
annonae (Nymphalidae) Annona Acraea
Acraea
hecqui (Nymphalidae) Mottled Wizard
Acraea
kinduana (Nymphalidae) Kindu Glassy Acraea
Acraea
loranae (Nymphalidae) Large Fiery Acraea
Acraea
lualabae (Nymphalidae)
Lualaba Acraea
Acraea
overlaeti (Nymphalidae) Speckled Acraea
Acraea
pierrei (Nymphalidae) Mosaic Wizard
Bebearia
allardi (Nymphalidae) Kasai Orange Dryad
Bebearia
cottoni (Nymphalidae) Pathfinder Dryad
Bebearia
ducalis (Nymphalidae) Doubtful Orange Dryad
Bebearia
equatorialis (Nymphalidae)
Equatorial Forester
Bebearia
fontainei (Nymphalidae) Pale-green Streaked Forester
Bebearia
hargreavesi (Nymphalidae) Kivu Dryad
Bebearia
ikelemba (Nymphalidae) Buff Dryad
Bebearia
leptotypa (Nymphalidae) Greenish Blue Dryad
Bebearia
luteola (Nymphalidae) Superb Jeweled Dryad
Bebearia
picturata (Nymphalidae) Variegated Jeweled Dryad
Bebearia
romboutsi (Nymphalidae) Crescent Brown Dryad
Bicyclus
albocincta (Nymphalidae)
White-crowned Bush Brown
Bicyclus
brakefieldi (Nymphalidae)
Absent-eyed Bush Brown
Charaxes
virescens (Nymphalidae) Verdant Green Prince
Cymothoe
angulifascia (Nymphalidae) Toasted White Glider
Cymothoe
howarthi (Nymphalidae) Kivu White Glider
Cymothoe
isiro (Nymphalidae) Uele White Glider
Cymothoe
magnus (Nymphalidae) Great Red Glider
Cymothoe
sassiana (Nymphalidae) Brown-striped Yellow Glider
Euphaedra
acutoides (Nymphalidae)
Luminous Pink Forester
Euphaedra
alboides (Nymphalidae)
Sallow White-striped Forester
Euphaedra
apparata (Nymphalidae) Sankuru Red-based Forester
Euphaedra
aurivillii (Nymphalidae)
Three-spot Path Forester
Euphaedra
bergeri (Nymphalidae) Light White-striped Forester
Euphaedra
castanea (Nymphalidae)
Linear Orange Forester
Euphaedra
centralis (Nymphalidae) Central Red-based Forester
Euphaedra
cinnamomea (Nymphalidae) Cinnamon White-striped Forester
Euphaedra
cuprea (Nymphalidae) Tarnished Pink Forester
Euphaedra
cuypersiana (Nymphalidae)
Shadowy Orange Forester
Euphaedra
decora (Nymphalidae) Splendid Pink Forester
Euphaedra
desmeti (Nymphalidae) Desmeti Pink Forester
Euphaedra
ducarmei (Nymphalidae)
Falcate Fuchsia-striped Forester
Euphaedra
elegans (Nymphalidae) Elegant Orange Forester
Euphaedra
erici (Nymphalidae) White Mimic Forester
Euphaedra
grandis (Nymphalidae) Large Pink Forester
Euphaedra
graueri (Nymphalidae) Montane Pink Forester
Euphaedra
illustris (Nymphalidae)
Sinuous White-striped Forester
Euphaedra
jolyana (Nymphalidae) Attenuated Streaked Forester
Euphaedra
landbecki (Nymphalidae) Bronze Fuchsia-striped Forester
Euphaedra
languens (Nymphalidae)
Gray-banded Orange Forester
Euphaedra
leloupi (Nymphalidae) Cobalt White-striped Forester
Euphaedra
luafa (Nymphalidae) Mbandaka Streaked Forester
Euphaedra
marginalis (Nymphalidae)
Black-bordered Path Forester
Euphaedra
morini (Nymphalidae) Katanga Mimic Forester
Euphaedra
niveovittata (Nymphalidae)
Pink-edged White-striped Forester
Euphaedra
ochracea (Nymphalidae) Veined Orange Forester
Euphaedra
regisleopoldi (Nymphalidae) Despotic Streaked Forester
Euphaedra
regularis (Nymphalidae)
Green Streaked Forester
Euphaedra
romboutsi (Nymphalidae) Vibrant Pink Forester
Euphaedra
shaba (Nymphalidae) Katanga Orange Forester
Euphaedra
solida (Nymphalidae) Dirty Streaked Forester
Euphaedra
subprocera (Nymphalidae)
Less-falcate White-striped Forester
Euphaedra
subvirdis (Nymphalidae) Emerald White-striped Forester
Euphaedra
thalie (Nymphalidae) Mimic Fuchsia-striped Forester
Euphaedra
thierrybaulini (Nymphalidae)
Kokokoso Forester
Euphaedra
ubangi (Nymphalidae) Cream-banded Pink Forester
Euphaedra
ueleana (Nymphalidae) Uele Red-based Forester
Euphaedra
wissmanni (Nymphalidae) Wissmann's Purple Forester
Euphaedra
xerophila (Nymphalidae) Bright White-striped Forester
Euptera
debruynei (Nymphalidae) Bowed Sailer Pilot
Euptera
fallax (Nymphalidae) Deceptive Pilot
Euptera
ginettae (Nymphalidae) Enigmatic Sailer Pilot
Euptera
ituriensis (Nymphalidae) Ituri Pilot
Euptera
miranda (Nymphalidae) Fiery Pilot
Euptera
neptunus (Nymphalidae) Masked Pilot
Euptera
semirufa (Nymphalidae) Half-red Pilot
Euriphene
adumbrata (Nymphalidae) Adumbrant Twilight Nymph
Euriphene
alberici (Nymphalidae) Kivu Shadow Nymph
Euriphene
core (Nymphalidae) Core Nymph
Euriphene
intermixta (Nymphalidae) Black-spot Nymph
Euriphene
ituriensis (Nymphalidae) Ituri Banded Nymph
Euriphene
jolyana (Nymphalidae) Mai-Ndombe Nymph
Euriphene
kahli (Nymphalidae) Severe Shadow Nymph
Euriphene
mawamba (Nymphalidae) Muted Shadow Nymph
Euriphene
monforti (Nymphalidae) Indigo Shadow Nymph
Euriphene
romi (Nymphalidae) Noctilucent Twilight Nymph
Euriphene
rotundata (Nymphalidae) Lilacine Blue Nymph
Euryphura
ducarmei (Nymphalidae) Squad Commander
Neptis
marci (Nymphalidae) Montane Split Sailer
Neptis
rothschildi (Nymphalidae) Narrow Streaked Sailer
Neptis
vingerhoedti (Nymphalidae)
Bebearia alissae (Nymphalidae) Equateur Dryad
Bematistes
ducarmei
(Nymphalidae) Falcate Rover
Bicyclus
heathi (Nymphalidae) Crenate Bush Brown 2015
Cymothoe
bouyeri (Nymphalidae) Mitumba White Glider
Euphaedra
annae (Nymphalidae) Insinuating Pink Forester
Euphaedra
inanis (Nymphalidae) Narrow-banded Pink Forester
Euphaedra
irangi (Nymphalidae) Kivu Tarnished Pink Forester
Euphaedra
sankuruensis
(Nymphalidae) Sankuru Pink Forester
Euphaedra
upemba (Nymphalidae) Upemba Orange Forester
Euriphura
accentuata
(Nymphalidae) Falcate Commander
Euriphura
auriantica
(Nymphalidae) Orange Commander
Euriphura congoensis (Nymphalidae) Congolese Red Commander
Haydonia hassoni (Nymphalidae) Pale Evening Brown 2020
Neptis angelae (Nymphalidae) Wavy Split Sailer 2023
Neptis ginettae (Nymphalidae) Compact Split Sailer 2023
Neptis jamesi (Nymphalidae) Disjunct Split Sailer 2023
Neptis nanciae (Nymphalidae) Taper Split Sailer 2023
Neptis paulinae (Nymphalidae) Hidden Banded Sailer 2023
Neptis sobrina (Nymphalidae) Displaced Split Sailer 2023
Pseudathyma callinoides (Nymphalidae) Blue False Sailer 2019
Pseudathyma deslogesi (Nymphalidae) Pointed False Sailer 2019
Pseudathyma masikini
(Nymphalidae) Poor False Sailer 2019