List of butterflies of Gabon
This is a list of butterflies of Gabon. About 667 species are known from Gabon, 24 of which are endemic.
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini
- Papilio antimachus Drury, 1782
- Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson, 1864
- Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758
- Papilio chrapkowskoides nurettini Koçak, 1983
- Papilio sosia pulchra Berger, 1950
- Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
- Papilio phorcas congoanus Rothschild, 1896
Leptocercini
- Graphium antheus
- Graphium policenes
- Graphium biokoensis
- Graphium policenoides
- Graphium colonna
- Graphium illyris hamatus
- Graphium ridleyanus
- Graphium leonidas
- Graphium tynderaeus
- Graphium latreillianus theorini
- Graphium auriger
- Graphium fulleri boulleti
- Graphium hachei
- Graphium ucalegon
- ''Graphium simoni''
Pieridae
Pseudopontiinae
Coliadinae
Pierinae
- Colotis celimene sudanicus
- Leptosia alcesta
- Leptosia hybrida Bernardi, 1952
- Leptosia marginea
- ''Leptosia nupta''
Pierini
- Appias epaphia
- Appias perlucens
- Appias sabina
- Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888
- Mylothris basalis Aurivillius, 1906
- Mylothris bernice
- Mylothris chloris
- Mylothris elodina Talbot, 1944
- Mylothris nubila
- Mylothris rembina
- Dixeia capricornus falkensteinii
- Dixeia cebron
- Belenois aurota
- Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
- ''Belenois theuszi''
Lycaenidae
Miletinae
Liphyrini
- Euliphyra mirifica Holland, 1890
- Euliphyra leucyania
- Aslauga aura Druce, 1913
- Aslauga confusa Libert, 1994
- Aslauga purpurascens Holland, 1890
- ''Aslauga vininga''
Miletini
- Megalopalpus simplex Röber, 1886
- Megalopalpus zymna
- Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890
- Lachnocnema emperamus
- Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915
- Lachnocnema reutlingeri Holland, 1892
- Lachnocnema luna Druce, 1910
- Lachnocnema exiguus Holland, 1890
Aphnaeinae
- Pseudaletis zebra Holland, 1891
- Pseudaletis antimachus
- Cigaritis crustaria
- Cigaritis homeyeri
- Aphnaeus argyrocyclus Holland, 1890
- Aphnaeus asterius Plötz, 1880
- ''Aphnaeus orcas''
Polyommatinae
Polyommatini
- Cupidopsis cissus extensa Libert, 2003
- Pseudonacaduba aethiops
- Phlyaria cyara
- Tuxentius carana
- Thermoniphas alberici
- Thermoniphas fontainei Stempffer, 1956
- Thermoniphas fumosa Stempffer, 1952
- Thermoniphas leucocyanea Clench, 1961
- Thermoniphas togara
- Oboronia ornata vestalis
- Oboronia pseudopunctatus
- ''Lepidochrysops glauca''
Riodinidae
Nemeobiinae
- Abisara caeca semicaeca Riley, 1932
- Abisara rutherfordii herwigii Dewitz, 1887
- Abisara gerontes gabunica Riley, 1932
Nymphalidae
Danainae
Danaini
- Danaus chrysippus orientis
- Tirumala formosa morgeni
- Amauris niavius
- Amauris tartarea Mabille, 1876
- Amauris hyalites Butler, 1874
- Amauris inferna Butler, 1871
- ''Amauris vashti''
Satyrinae
Elymniini
Melanitini
- ''Gnophodes chelys''
Satyrini
- Bicyclus evadne elionias
- Bicyclus hewitsoni
- Bicyclus howarthi Condamin, 1963
- Bicyclus ignobilis eurini Condamin & Fox, 1963
- Bicyclus italus
- Bicyclus lamani
- Bicyclus madetes
- Bicyclus mandanes Hewitson, 1873
- Bicyclus medontias
- Bicyclus nobilis
- Bicyclus rhacotis
- Bicyclus sambulos
- Bicyclus sciathis
- Bicyclus taenias
- Bicyclus technatis
- Bicyclus trilophus
- Bicyclus xeneas
- Bicyclus xeneoides Condamin, 1961
- Heteropsis peitho
- Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880
- Ypthima impura Elwes & Edwards, 1893
Charaxinae
Euxanthini
- Charaxes eurinome ansellica
- Charaxes eurinome celadon Le Cerf, 1923
- Charaxes crossleyi
- ''Charaxes trajanus''
Pallini
- Palla publius centralis van Someren, 1975
- ''Palla ussheri dobelli''
Apaturinae
Nymphalinae
- Kallimoides rumia jadyae
- Vanessula milca buechneri Dewitz, 1887
Nymphalini
- Junonia stygia
- Junonia terea
- Salamis cacta
- Protogoniomorpha parhassus
- Precis octavia
- Hypolimnas anthedon
- Hypolimnas dinarcha
- Hypolimnas misippus
- Hypolimnas monteironis
- ''Hypolimnas salmacis''
Biblidinae
Biblidini
- Mesoxantha ethosea ethoseoides Rebel, 1914
- Ariadne actisanes
- Ariadne enotrea suffusa
- ''Neptidopsis ophione''
Epicaliini
Heliconiinae
Acraeini
- Acraea admatha Hewitson, 1865
- Acraea endoscota Le Doux, 1928
- Acraea leucographa Ribbe, 1889
- Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
- Acraea quirina
- Acraea cepheus
- Acraea egina
- Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
- Acraea consanguinea
- Acraea elongata
- Acraea epiprotea
- Acraea excisa
- Acraea macarista latefasciata
- Acraea umbra macarioides
- Acraea vestalis stavelia
- Acraea althoffi bitjana Bethune-Baker, 1926
- Acraea aurivillii Staudinger, 1896
- Acraea encoda Pierre, 1981
- Acraea serena
- Acraea jodutta
- Acraea orestia Hewitson, 1874
- Acraea pentapolis Ward, 1871
Vagrantini
Hesperiidae
Coeliadinae
Pyrginae
Celaenorrhinini
- Loxolexis dimidia
- Celaenorrhinus boadicea
- Celaenorrhinus illustris
- Celaenorrhinus macrostictus Holland, 1893
- Celaenorrhinus pooanus Aurivillius, 1910
- Celaenorrhinus rutilans
- Eretis melania Mabille, 1891
- Sarangesa bouvieri
- Sarangesa brigida sanaga Miller, 1964
- Sarangesa motozioides Holland, 1892
- Sarangesa tertullianus
- Sarangesa thecla
- ''Sarangesa tricerata''
Tagiadini
- Tagiades flesus
- Eagris decastigma fuscosa
- Eagris hereus
- Eagris subalbida aurivillii
- Procampta rara Holland, 1892
- Abantis nigeriana rougeoti Berger, 1959
Carcharodini
- ''Spialia ploetzi''