Sao Tome and Principe
Checklist of Endemic Swallowtail and Nymphalid Butterfly Species
This list of swallowtail and nymphalid butterfly species found exclusively in Sao Tome and Principe 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 at the lists at (p. 27 of SEA WM pdf), (Appendix of Springer), and (Wikipedia).
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
insularis (Nymphalidae)
Insular Amber
Acraea
medea (Nymphalidae)
Medea Acraea
Acraea
newtoni (Nymphalidae)
Sao Tome Amber
Acraea
niobe (Nymphalidae)
Sao Tome Acraea
Charaxes
antiquus (Nymphalidae)
Venerable Emperor
Charaxes
barnsi (Nymphalidae)
Radiating King
Charaxes
defulvata (Nymphalidae)
Sao Tome Pearl Emperor
Charaxes
lemosi (Nymphalidae)
Principe Emperor
Charaxes
monteiri (Nymphalidae)
Charaxes
odysseus (Nymphalidae) Sao Tome Emperor
Neptis
eltringhami (Nymphalidae) Sao Tome Banded Sailer
Neptis
larseni (Nymphalidae) Principe Banded Sailer
Acraea
severina
(Nymphalidae) Dusky Amber
Charaxes thomasius (Nymphalidae) Sao Tome Green-veined Emperor
Papilio nerminae
(Papilionidae) Sao Tome Malachite