Nigeria
Checklist of Endemic Swallowtail and Nymphalid Butterfly Species
This list of swallowtail and nymphalid butterfly species found exclusively in Nigeria 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 listed at (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
actinotina (Nymphalidae)
Puzzling Amber
Acraea
kaduna (Nymphalidae) Ochre Orange Amber
Charaxes
chevroti (Nymphalidae)
Kagoro Black Prince
Euphaedra
athena (Nymphalidae) Nigerian Fuchsia-striped Forester
Euphaedra
eshu (Nymphalidae) Blue-washed Streaked Forester
Euphaedra
fusca (Nymphalidae) Veiled Orange Forester
Euphaedra
knoopiana (Nymphalidae) Gashaka-Gumpti Streaked Forester
Euphaedra
larseni (Nymphalidae) Bold Pink Forester
Euphaedra
luteolucens (Nymphalidae) Glowing Streaked Forester
Euphaedra
nigrocilia (Nymphalidae)
Contrasting Streaked Forester
Euphaedra
wojtusiaki (Nymphalidae)
Trapezoidal Streaked Forester
Euphaedra
yemalla (Nymphalidae) Oblique Streaked Forester
Euptera
knoopi (Nymphalidae) Knoop's
Euptera
Euptera
nigeriensis (Nymphalidae)
Nigerian Euptera
Euriphene
kiki (Nymphalidae) Kiki's
Nymph
Pseudathyma
legeri (Nymphalidae) Saint
Leger’s False Sergeant
The following species were not included in Lepidoptera Mundi:
Bebearia
oshogbo (Nymphalidae) Nigeria Small Dryad 2016
Bebearia
wojtusiaki
(Nymphalidae) Burgundy Giant Dryad 2016
Euphaedra
gashaka (Nymphalidae) One-spot Orange Forester
Euphaedra
luteola (Nymphalidae) Fading Pink Forester
Euphaedra
umbratilis
(Nymphalidae) Clouded Pink Forester
Euriphura
mediata (Nymphalidae) Brown Commander
Euriphura
viridissima
(Nymphalidae) Green Commander