This is a list of butterflies of Guinea. About 583 species are known from Guinea,African Butterfly Database seven of which are endemic.Afrotropical Butterflies
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini Papilio antimachus Drury, 1782 Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson, 1864 Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758 Papilio chrapkowskoides nurettini Koçak, 1983 Papilio sosia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776 Papilio phorcas Cramer, 1775 Papilio zenobia Fabricius, 1775 Papilio cyproeofila Butler, 1868 Papilio demodocus Esper, Papilio horribilis Butler, 1874 Papilio menestheus Drury, 1773
Leptocercini Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779) Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775) Graphium liponesco (Suffert, 1904) Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932) Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793) Graphium tynderaeus (Fabricius, 1793) Graphium latreillianus (Godart, 1819) Graphium adamastor (Boisduval, 1836) Graphium almansor dufranei Collins & Larsen, 2008
Pieridae
Pseudopontiinae Pseudopontia paradoxa (Felder & Felder, 1869)
Coliadinae Eurema brigitta (Stoll, ) Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898) Eurema regularis (Butler, 1876) Eurema hapale (Mabille, 1882) Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875) Eurema senegalensis (Boisduval, 1836) Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
Pierinae Colotis antevippe (Boisduval, 1836) Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758) Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836) Nepheronia argia (Fabricius, 1775) Nepheronia pharis (Boisduval, 1836) Nepheronia thalassina (Boisduval, 1836) Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, ) Leptosia hybrida Bernardi, 1952 Leptosia medusa (Cramer, 1777)
Pierini Appias epaphia (Cramer, ) Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, ) Mylothris aburi Larsen & Collins, 2003 Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775) Mylothris hilara (Karsch, 1892) Mylothris poppea (Cramer, 1777) Mylothris schumanni Suffert, 1904 Mylothris dimidiata Aurivillius, 1898 Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793) Belenois calypso (Drury, 1773) Belenois creona (Cramer, ) Belenois hedyle ianthe (Doubleday, 1842) Belenois subeida (Felder & Felder, 1865) Belenois theora (Doubleday, 1846)
Lycaenidae
Miletinae
Liphyrini Euliphyra hewitsoni Aurivillius, 1899 Aslauga guineensis Collins & Libert, 1997
Miletini Spalgis lemolea lemolea Druce, 1890 Spalgis lemolea pilos Druce, 1890 Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872) Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996
Poritiinae
Liptenini Ptelina carnuta (Hewitson, 1873) Pentila abraxas (Westwood, 1851) Pentila bennetti Collins & Larsen, 2003 Pentila hewitsoni (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1887) Pentila pauli abri Collins & Larsen, 2001 (manuscript name) Pentila petreoides Bethune-Baker, 1915 Pentila preussi preussi Staudinger, 1888 Pentila preussi fayei Stempffer, 1963 Ornipholidotos issia Stempffer, 1969 Mimacraea neurata Holland, 1895 Liptena albicans Cator, 1904 Liptena alluaudi Mabille, 1890 Liptena ferrymani bigoti Stempffer, 1964 Liptena ferrymani bissau Collins & Larsen, 2003 Liptena griveaudi Stempffer, 1969 Liptena helena (Druce, 1888) Liptena septistrigata (Bethune-Baker, 1903) Liptena similis (Kirby, 1890) Liptena simplicia Möschler, 1887 Liptena xanthostola coomassiensis Hawker-Smith, 1933 Kakumia otlauga (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890) Tetrarhanis diversa (Bethune-Baker, 1904) Falcuna leonensis Stempffer & Bennett, 1963 Larinopoda eurema (Plötz, 1880) Eresina maesseni Stempffer, 1956 Eresiomera isca occidentalis Collins & Larsen, 1998 Citrinophila similis (Kirby, 1887)
Epitolini Epitola posthumus (Fabricius, 1793) Epitola uranioides occidentalis Libert, 1999 Cerautola crowleyi (Sharpe, 1890) Cerautola miranda (Staudinger, 1889) Stempfferia leonina (Staudinger, 1888) Stempfferia michelae Libert, 1999 Cephetola cephena (Hewitson, 1873) Epitolina dispar (Kirby, 1887) Epitolina melissa (Druce, 1888) Aethiopana honorius divisa (Butler, 1901) Hewitsonia boisduvalii (Hewitson, 1869) Hewitsonia occidentalis Bouyer, 1997
Aphnaeinae Pseudaletis malangi Collins & Larsen, 1995 Pseudaletis leonis (Staudinger, 1888) Pseudaletis richardi Stempffer, 1952 Lipaphnaeus leonina (Sharpe, 1890) Cigaritis avriko (Karsch, 1893) Cigaritis iza (Hewitson, 1865) Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850) Cigaritis nilus (Hewitson, 1865) Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836 Axiocerses harpax (Fabricius, 1775) Axiocerses amanga borealis Aurivillius, 1905 Aphnaeus jefferyi Hawker-Smith, 1928 Aphnaeus orcas (Drury, 1782)
Theclinae Myrina silenus (Fabricius, 1775) Myrina subornata Lathy, 1903 Oxylides faunus (Drury, 1773) Dapidodigma hymen (Fabricius, 1775) Hypolycaena anara Larsen, 1986 Hypolycaena antifaunus (Westwood, 1851) Hypolycaena dubia Aurivillius, 1895 Hypolycaena hatita Hewitson, 1865 Hypolycaena liara Druce, 1890 Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793) Hypolycaena scintillans Stempffer, 1957 Iolaus eurisus eurisus (Cramer, 1779) Iolaus eurisus helius (Fabricius, 1781) Iolaus aethria Karsch, 1893 Iolaus leonis (Riley, 1928) Iolaus djaloni Collins & Larsen, 1998 Iolaus iasis Hewitson, 1865 Iolaus maesa (Hewitson, 1862) Iolaus moyambina (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959) Iolaus normani meamui Collins & Larsen, 2005 Iolaus menas Druce, 1890 Iolaus alcibiades Kirby, 1871 Iolaus calisto (Westwood, 1851) Iolaus mane Collins & Larsen, 2003 Iolaus timon (Fabricius, 1787) Iolaus catori Bethune-Baker, 1904 Iolaus kyabobo Larsen, 1996 Stugeta marmoreus (Butler, 1866) Pilodeudorix catori (Bethune-Baker, 1903) Pilodeudorix leonina (Bethune-Baker, 1904) Pilodeudorix otraeda (Hewitson, 1863) Pilodeudorix caerulea (Druce, 1890) Pilodeudorix camerona (Plötz, 1880) Pilodeudorix diyllus diyllus (Hewitson, 1878) Pilodeudorix diyllus occidentalis Libert, 2004 Pilodeudorix zela (Hewitson, 1869) Pilodeudorix aucta (Karsch, 1895) Pilodeudorix violetta (Aurivillius, 1897) Paradeudorix eleala viridis (Stempffer, 1964) Paradeudorix eleala parallela (Collins & Larsen, 2000) Paradeudorix petersi (Stempffer & Bennett, 1956) Hypomyrina mimetica Libert, 2004 Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855) Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 Deudorix dinomenes diomedes Jackson, 1966 Deudorix galathea (Swainson, 1821) Deudorix lorisona lorisona (Hewitson, 1862) Deudorix lorisona abriana Libert, 2004 Deudorix odana Druce, 1887
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) Anthene crawshayi (Butler, 1899) Anthene definita (Butler, 1899) Anthene irumu (Stempffer, 1948) Anthene juba (Fabricius, 1787) Anthene larydas (Cramer, 1780) Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874) Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894) Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876) Anthene rubricinctus (Holland, 1891) Anthene starki Larsen, 2005 Anthene sylvanus (Drury, 1773) Anthene chryseostictus (Bethune-Baker, 1910) Anthene lusones fulvimacula (Mabille, 1890) Anthene hades (Bethune-Baker, 1910) Anthene lamias (Hewitson, 1878) Anthene nigeriae (Aurivillius, 1905) Cupidesthes lithas (Druce, 1890)
Polyommatini Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, ) Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932 Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857) Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) Uranothauma belcastroi Larsen, 1997 Uranothauma falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879) Phlyaria cyara stactalla Karsch, 1895 Cacyreus audeoudi Stempffer, 1936 Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782) Cacyreus virilis Stempffer, 1936 Leptotes babaulti (Stempffer, 1935) Leptotes brevidentatus (Tite, 1958) Leptotes jeanneli (Stempffer, 1935) Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767) Tuxentius carana kontu (Karsch, 1893) Tarucus rosacea (Austaut, 1885) Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1942 Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862) Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877) Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880) Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857) Azanus isis (Drury, 1773) Eicochrysops dudgeoni Riley, 1929 Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793) Euchrysops albistriata greenwoodi d'Abrera, 1980 Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833) Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855) Euchrysops reducta Hulstaert, 1924 Thermoniphas micylus (Cramer, 1780) Oboronia guessfeldti (Dewitz, 1879) Oboronia ornata (Mabille, 1890) Oboronia punctatus (Dewitz, 1879) Lepidochrysops labeensis Larsen & Warren-Gash, 2000 Lepidochrysops parsimon (Fabricius, 1775) Lepidochrysops synchrematiza (Bethune-Baker, )
Riodinidae
Nemeobiinae Abisara tantalus (Hewitson, 1861)
Nymphalidae
Libytheinae Libythea labdaca Westwood, 1851
Danainae
Danaini Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777) Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday, 1847) Amauris niavius (Linnaeus, 1758) Amauris tartarea Mabille, 1876 Amauris damocles (Fabricius, 1793) Amauris hecate (Butler, 1866)
Satyrinae Melanitini Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849 Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758) Melanitis libya Distant, 1882
Satyrini Bicyclus abnormis (Dudgeon, 1909) Bicyclus angulosa (Butler, 1868) Bicyclus auricruda (Butler, 1868) Bicyclus campus (Karsch, 1893) Bicyclus dekeyseri (Condamin, 1958) Bicyclus dorothea (Cramer, 1779) Bicyclus ephorus Weymer, 1892 Bicyclus evadne (Cramer, 1779) Bicyclus funebris (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) Bicyclus ignobilis (Butler, 1870) Bicyclus istaris (Plötz, 1880) Bicyclus madetes (Hewitson, 1874) Bicyclus mandanes Hewitson, 1873 Bicyclus milyas (Hewitson, 1864) Bicyclus nobilis (Aurivillius, 1893) Bicyclus pavonis (Butler, 1876) Bicyclus procora (Karsch, 1893) Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850) Bicyclus martius (Fabricius, 1793) Bicyclus sandace (Hewitson, 1877) Bicyclus sangmelinae Condamin, 1963 Bicyclus taenias (Hewitson, 1877) Bicyclus trilophus jacksoni Condamin, 1961 Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868) Bicyclus xeneas occidentalis Condamin, 1965 Bicyclus zinebi (Butler, 1869) Hallelesis halyma (Fabricius, 1793) Heteropsis elisi (Karsch, 1893) Heteropsis peitho (Plötz, 1880) Ypthima antennata cornesi Kielland, 1982 Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832) Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880 Ypthima pupillaris Butler, 1888 Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)
Charaxinae
Charaxini Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876) Charaxes fulvescens senegala van Someren, 1975 Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824) Charaxes protoclea Feisthamel, 1850 Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850 Charaxes lucretius Cramer, Charaxes lactetinctus Karsch, 1892 Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926 Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850 Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775) Charaxes brutus (Cramer, 1779) Charaxes pollux (Cramer, 1775) Charaxes eudoxus eudoxus (Drury, 1782) Charaxes eudoxus goubandana Nicat, 2002 Charaxes numenes (Hewitson, 1859) Charaxes tiridates (Cramer, 1777) Charaxes smaragdalis butleri Rothschild, 1900 Charaxes imperialis Butler, 1874 Charaxes ameliae doumeti Henning, 1989 Charaxes hadrianus Ward, 1871 Charaxes nobilis claudei le Moult, 1933 Charaxes fournierae jolybouyeri Vingerhoedt, 1998 Charaxes zingha (Stoll, 1780) Charaxes etesipe (Godart, 1824) Charaxes achaemenes atlantica van Someren, 1970 Charaxes eupale (Drury, 1782) Charaxes anticlea (Drury, 1782) Charaxes virilis van Someren & Jackson, 1952 Charaxes etheocles (Cramer, 1777) Charaxes plantroui , 1975 Charaxes cedreatis Hewitson, 1874 Charaxes viola Butler, 1866 Charaxes northcotti Rothschild, 1899 Charaxes pleione (Godart, 1824) Charaxes paphianus falcata (Butler, 1872) Charaxes nichetes leopardinus Plantrou, 1974 Charaxes lycurgus (Fabricius, 1793) Charaxes zelica Butler, 1869 Charaxes porthos gallayi van Someren, 1968
Euxanthini Euxanthe eurinome (Cramer, 1775)
Pallini Palla ussheri (Butler, 1870) Palla decius (Cramer, 1777) Palla violinitens (Crowley, 1890)
Apaturinae Apaturopsis cleochares (Hewitson, 1873)
Nymphalinae Kallimoides rumia (Doubleday, 1849) Vanessula milca (Hewitson, 1873)
Nymphalini Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) Junonia chorimene (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870 Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758) Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865 Junonia sophia (Fabricius, 1793) Junonia stygia (Aurivillius, 1894) Junonia terea (Drury, 1773) Junonia westermanni Westwood, 1870 Junonia cymodoce (Cramer, 1777) Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793) Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782) Protogoniomorpha cytora (Doubleday, 1847) Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850)