Tanzania
Checklist of Endemic Swallowtail and Nymphalid Butterfly Species
This list of swallowtail and nymphalid butterfly species found exclusively in Tanzania 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.
For additional species of butterflies endemic to Tanzania see (p. 16 of TFCG pdf) or (Wikipedia) or (Afrotropical Butterflies WM)
Acraea
bergeriana (Nymphalidae) Red Acraea
Acraea
kappa (Nymphalidae) Kigoma Glassy Acraea
Acraea
kia (Nymphalidae) Pale Ochre Acraea
Acraea
lyci (Nymphalidae) Pale-winged Acraea
Acraea
manca (Nymphalidae) Manca Fiery Acraea
Acraea
punctimarginea (Nymphalidae) Spotted-margin Acraea
Acraea
rohlfsi (Nymphalidae) Blood-red Speckled Acraea
Acraea
vuilloti (Nymphalidae)
White-patch Forest Amber
Bebearia
kiellandi (Nymphalidae) Minziro Dryad
Bicyclus
danckelmani (Nymphalidae)
Wary Bush Brown
Bicyclus
kiellandi (Nymphalidae) Striated Bush Brown
Bicyclus
pareensis (Nymphalidae) South Pare Bush Brown
Bicyclus
similis (Nymphalidae) Mahale Bush Brown
Bicyclus
tanzanicus (Nymphalidae) Tanzania Bush Brown
Bicyclus
uzungwensis (Nymphalidae) Orange-patch Bush Brown
Charaxes
chunguensis (Nymphalidae)
Rubeho Black Prince
Charaxes
grahamei (Nymphalidae) Tanganyika Black Prince
Charaxes
lucyae (Nymphalidae) Toothed Silver Emperor
Charaxes
mccleeryi (Nymphalidae) Tanzania Black Prince
Charaxes
pembanus (Nymphalidae) Pemba Black Prince
Charaxes
phenix (Nymphalidae) Pointed King
Charaxes
prettejohni (Nymphalidae) Rubondo Black Prince
Charaxes
usambarae (Nymphalidae) Slender-tailed Black Prince
Cymothoe
amaniensis (Nymphalidae) Usambara Pied Glider
Cymothoe
aurivillii (Nymphalidae) Highland Pied Glider
Cymothoe
collinsi (Nymphalidae) Kilimanjaro Pied Glider
Cymothoe
magambae (Nymphalidae) Magamba Pied Glider
Euphaedra
confina (Nymphalidae) Narrow-bordered Orange Forester
Hypolimnas
antevorta (Nymphalidae)
Tanzanian Diadem
Neita
orbipalus (Nymphalidae)
Sooty Large Ringlet
Neocoenyra
fuligo (Nymphalidae) Sooty Round-eyes
Neocoenyra
heckmanni (Nymphalidae) Mountain Round-eyes
Neocoenyra
jordani (Nymphalidae) Yellow-patch Round-eyes
Neocoenyra
parallelopupillata (Nymphalidae) Usambara Round-eyes
Neocoenyra petersi (Nymphalidae) Fawn Round-eyes
Neocoenyra
pinheyi (Nymphalidae) Pale Round-eyes
Neptis
livingstonei (Nymphalidae)
Physcaeneura
jacksoni (Nymphalidae) Yellow Webbed-ringlet
Physcaeneura
robertsi (Nymphalidae) Pale Webbed-ringlet
Pseudathyma
uluguru (Nymphalidae) Uluguru False Sailer
Sevenia
pseudotrimeni (Nymphalidae) Morogoro Tree Nymph
Graphium
kigoma (Papilionidae) Kigoma Lady
Papilio
sjoestedti (Papilionidae)
Kilimanjaro Swallowtail
Papilio
ufipa (Papilionidae) Ufipa Swallowtail
Charaxes
mtuiae (Nymphalidae) Kihansi Spangled Prince
2017
Euphaedra
sectilis
(Nymphalidae) Divided Pink Forester
Heteropsis
tanzanica
(Nymphalidae) Morogoro Patroller