Republic of the Congo Endemic Butterflies Checklist

Republic of the Congo

Checklist of Endemic Swallowtail and Nymphalid Butterfly Species

This list of swallowtail and nymphalid butterfly species found exclusively in the
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

Endemic butterflies are indicated in the lists at (Wikipedia) and (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 odzalae (Nymphalidae) Odzala Amber

Charaxes galleyanus (Nymphalidae) Congo Black Prince

Charaxes teissieri (Nymphalidae) Brazzaville Black Prince

Euphaedra asteria (Nymphalidae) Dull Orange Forester

Euphaedra festiva (Nymphalidae) Festive White-striped Forester

Euphaedra mbamou (Nymphalidae) Congo River Mimic Forester

Euphaedra vingerhoedti (Nymphalidae) Vingerhoedt's Fuchsia-striped Forester

Euriphene splendida (Nymphalidae) Splendid Shadow Nymph