Abisara neavei mahale Mahale's Judy Abisara neavei neavei Neave's Judy Acada biceriatus Axehead Skipper Acleros mackenii instabilis Macken's Skipper Acraea acara Acara Acraea Acraea acerata Falls Acraea Acraea acrita Fiery Acraea Acraea adrasta Acraea aganice Wanderer Acraea althoffi Althoffs Acraea Acraea anemosa Broad Bordered Acraea Acraea asboloplintha Black-winged Acraea Acraea asema Speckled Orange Acraea Acraea bonasia Bonasia Acraea Acraea boopis ama Acraea braesia Acraea cabira Yellow Banded Acraea Acraea caecilia Pink Acraea Acraea caldarena Acraea cepheus Acraea cerasa Tree Top Acraea Acraea egina areca Elegant Acraea Acraea egina egina Elegant Acraea Acraea encedon Common Acraea Acraea eponina eponina Orange Acraea Acraea equatorialis anaemia Acraea esebria Dusky Acraea Acraea humilis Clear-wing Amber Acraea insignis insignis Acraea iturina iturina Ituri Glassy Acraea Acraea jodutta jodutta Acraea johnstoni johnstoni Johnston's acraea Acraea leucographa Ribbe's glassy acraea Acraea lycoa Lycoa acraea Acraea neobule Wandering Donkey acraea Acraea oncaea Window Acraea Acraea oreas Black and white Acraea Acraea parrhasia Acraea peneleos pelasgius Acraea perenna Acraea pharsalus East African Forest Acraea Acraea pseudegina Acraea pseudolycia astrigera Acraea pudorina Kenyan Fiery Acraea Acraea quadricolor Acraea quirina rosa Common Glassy Acraea Acraea rabbaiae mombasae Clear Wing Acraea Acraea regalis Acraea semivitrea Glassy Acraea Acraea serena Acraea servona Acraea sotikensis Sotik acraea Acraea utengulensis Tanzanian Fiery Acraea Acraea zetes Large Spotted Acraea Actizera lucida Rayed Blue Actizera stellata Red-clover Blue Afrogegenes letterstedti Common Dodger Alaena johanna Johanna's Zulu Alaena nyassa major Amauris albimaculata Layman Amauris echeria Chief Amauris ellioti Ansorge's Danaid Amauris niavius Friar Amauris tartarea Dusky Friar Andronymus neander Commom Dart Ankola fan Andronymus neander Common or Nomad Dart Antanartia abyssinica jacksoni Abyssinian Admiral Antanartia delius Forest or Orange Admiral Antanartia dimorphica dimorphica Dimorphic Admirall Antanartia schaeneia dubia Long-tailed Admirall Anthene amarah amarah Leaden Ciliate Blue Anthene butleri Butler's Ciliate Blue Anthene definita Common Ciliate Blue Anthene hobleyi Hobley's hairtail Anthene kersteni Kersten's Ciliate Blue Anthene larydas Spotted Hairtail Anthene liodes Light Ciliate Blue Anthene lunulata Lunulated Hairtail Anthene rubrimaculata Apallaga fulgens Apallaga galenus Common Orange Sprite Apallaga ovalis Evans’ Orange Sprite Appias epaphia contracta African albatross Argemma mabirensis Ariadne enotrea African castor Artitropa erinnys Bush Night-fighter Aterica galene Forest Glade Nymph Axiocerses amanga Bush Scarlet Axiocerses harpax Common Scarlet Axiocerses tjoane Eastern Scarlet Azanus isis White-banded Babul Blue Azanus jesous African Babul Blue Azanus mirza Pale Babul Blue Azanus moriqua Black-bordered Babul Blue Azanus natalensis Natal Babul Blue Azanus ubaldus Desert Blue Baliochila hildegarda Hildegard’s Buff Bebearia absolon Absolon Forester Bebearia chriemhilda Bebearia cocalia Spectre Bebearia mardania Dark Palm Forester Bebearia orientis insularis Eastern Palm Forester Bebearia orientis orientis Eastern Palm Forester Bebearia phantasiella Fantasiella Bebearia sophus Sophus Forester Belenois aurota aurota Caper White or Brown- veined White Belenois creona severina African Caper or Common White Belenois gidica African Veined White or Pointed Caper Belenois margaritacea Margarita's Caper White Belenois raffrayi extendens Raffray's White Belenois sudanensis Sudan Caper White Belenois theora Forest Caper White Belenois thysa thysa False dotted border Belenois zochalia agrippinides Forest Caper White Betamistes adrasta Bematistes aganice Wanderer Bematistes epaea Common Bematistes Bematistes macarista Marked Wanderer Bematistes quadricolor Bicyclus anynana Squinting Bush Brown Bicyclus campinus Bicyclus campus Hill Bush Brown Bicyclus danckelmani Bicyclus dentata Dentate Bush Brown Bicyclus ena Grizzled Bush Brown Bicyclus jefferi Jeffery's Bush Brown Bicyclus ena Grizzled Bush Brown Bicyclus mandanes Large Marbled Bush Brown Bicyclus mesogena White-line Bush Brown Bicyclus safitza safitza Common Bush Brown Bicyclus simulacris Bicyclus vulgaris Vulgar Bush Brown Borbo borbonica borbonica Olive Haired Swift Borbo fatuellus Foolish Swift Borbo lugens Lesser Horned Swift Brakefieldia perspicua Swamp Patroller Byblia anvatara acheloia African Joker Byblia ilithyia Joker Cacyreus lingeus Common Bush Blue Cacyreus palemon palemon Calleagris jamesoni Jameson's Skipper Calleagris lacteus Caprona pillaana Ragged Skipper Catacroptera cloanthe Cloanthe Pirate Catopsilla florella Emigrant Celaenorrhinus proxima proxima Common Black Sprite Ceratrichia brunnea Brown Forest Sylph Ceratrichia hollandi Holland's Forest Sylph Charaxes bipunctatus ugandensis Two-spot Blue Charaxes Charaxes bohemani Divebomber Charaxes Charaxes brutus White-barred Charaxes Charaxes candiope Green-veined Charaxes Charaxes castor castor Giant Charaxes Charaxes cithaeron Blue-spotted Charaxes Charaxes druceanus septentrionalis Silver-barred Emperor Charaxes eudoxus Eudoxus Charaxes Charaxes fulvescens Forest Pearl Charaxes Charaxes jasius Two-tailed Pasha Charaxes lucretius Violet-washed Charaxes Charaxes numenes Lesser Blue Charaxes Charaxes paphianus Falcate Red Charaxes Charaxes pleione Common Orange Charaxes Charaxes pollux pollux Black Bordered Charaxes Charxes protoclea azote Flame Bordered Charaxes Charxes smaragdalis Western Blue Charaxes Charxes tiridates Common Blue Charaxes Charaxes varanes vologeses Pearl Charaxes Charaxes xiphares Forest King Charaxes Chilades kedonga Kedong Cubid Cigaritis nyassae Nyasa Silverline Cigaritis tavetensis Taveta Silverline Chondrolepis obscurior Coeliades anchises anchises One Pip Policeman Coeliades chalybe Blue Policeman Coeliades forestan forestan Striped Policeman Coeliades pisistratus Two Pip Policeman Coeliades sejuncta Coast Policeman Colias electo pseudohecate African clouded yellow Colotis amatus amatus Small Salmon Arab Colotis antivippe zera Large OrangeTip Colotis aurigineus African Golden Arab Colotis auxo incretus Yellow Orange Tip Colotis celimene Magenta Tip Colotis daira jacksoni Black Marked Orange Tip Colotis danae eupome Scarlet Tip Colotis dissociatus Colotis eris eris Banded Gold Tip Colotis eucharis evarne Sulphur Orange Tip Colotis euippe complexivus Round-winged Orange Tip Colotis euippe omphale Smoky Orange Tip Colotis evagore Colotis evenina Colotis halimede maxima Yellow Patch White Colotis hetaera Coast Purple Tip Colotis ione Purple Tip Colotis pallene Bushveld Orange Tip Colotis regina Regal Purple Tip Colotis vesta Veined Golden Arab Colotis vestalis castalis White Arab Cymothoe amaniensis Cymothoe caenis Common Glider Cymothoe coranus Blonde Glider Cymothoe egesta Common Yellow Glider Cymothoe herminia johnstoni Herminia Glider Cymothoe lurida Lurida Glider Cynandra opis Brilliant Nymph Cyrestis camillus camillus African Map Butterfly Cyrestis camillus sublineata African Map Butterfly Danaus chrysippus aegyptius Danaus chrysippus albinus Danaus chrysippus chrysippus Danaus chrysippus dorippus Deudorix antalus Brown Playboy Deudorix dinochares Apricot Playboy Deudorix diocles Orange-barred Playboy Deudorix lorisona coffea Coffee Playboy Dixeia charina African small white Dixeia pigea Ant-heap small white Eagris lucetia Eagris sabadius astoria Eicochrysops hippocrates White-tipped Blue Eicochrysops messapus nandiana Cupreous Blue Eretis djaelaelae Marbled Elf Eretis lugens Savannah Elf Eretis melania Dusky Elf Eriboea achaemenes Variegated Princess Eriboea aubyni Darting Black Prince Eriboea baumanni Blue Striped Prince Eriboea catachrous Silvery Demon Charaxes Eriboea etesipe Savannah Charaxes Eriboea etheocles Demon Charaxes Eriboea guderiana rabeiensis Dark Blue Spangled Prince Eriboea jahlusa Pearl spotted Princess Eriboea kirki Kirk's Charaxes Eriboea penricei Savannah Variegated Envoy Eriboea prettijohni Rubondo Black Prince Eronia cleodora Vine Leaf Vagrant Eronia leda Orange and Lemon Autumn Leaf Vagrant Euchrysops barkeri Barker's Smoky Blue Euchrysops crawshayi Crawshay's Blue Euchrysops malathana Common smoky blue Euchrysops subpallida Ashen smoky blue Euphaedra alacris Euphaedra castanoides Chestnut Orange Forester Euphaedra diffusa Unmarked Pink Forester Euphaedra medon fraudata Common Forester Euphaedra neophron littoralis Gold-banded Forester Euphaedra neophron violacea Euphaedra phosphor Euphaedra preussi Euphaedra rattrayi Euphaedra ruspina Common Orange Forester Euphaedra ugandae Euphaedra zaddachii Zaddach's Mimic Forester Euptera kinugnana or Euptera pluto kinugnana Eurema brigitta brigitta Broad-bordered Grass Yellow Eurema desjardinsii Angeled Grass Yellow Eurema hecabe solifera Common Grass Yellow Eurema regularis regularis Regular Grass yellow Eurema upembana Mountain Grass yellow
Euriphene iris Euriphene ribensis Euriphene saphirina saphirina Euryphura achlys Mottled-green Nymph Euryphura chalcis Common Commander Euryphura concordia Speckled Lilac Nymph Eurytela dryope angulata Golden Piper Eurytela hiarbas lita Pied Piper Euxanthe tiberius Euxanthe wakefieldi Amani Forest Queen Evena crithea Pathfinder Evena sikorana Freyeria trochylus trochylus Grass Jewel Gegenes hottentota Common Hottentot Gegenes niso Plain Hottentot Gnophodes betsinema diversa Banded Evening Brown Gorgyra aretina Blotched Leaf Sitter Graphium almansor Almansor White-lady Swordtail Graphium angolanus Angolan White Lady Graphium antheus Large Striped Swordtail Graphium colona Black Swordtail Graphium kirby Kirby's swordtail Graphium leonidas leonidas Veined Swordtail Graphium philionoe philionoe Eastern white Lady Graphium policenes Small striped Swordtail Graphium porthaon Cream-striped Swordtail Graphium ridleyanus Acraea Swordtail Graphium tynderaeus Electric Green Swordtail Gretna cylinda Lesser Crepuscular Skipper Hamanumida daedalus Guineafowl Harma theobene Angular Glider Harpendyreus aequatorialis Equatorial Mountain Blue Harpendyreus major Harpendyreus marungensis Central Mountain Blue Hemiolaus caeculus Azure Hairstreak Heteropsis perspicua Swamp Patroller Heteropsis ubenica Heteropsis simonsii Pale Bush Brown Hypolimnas antevorta Tanzanian diadem Hypolimnas anthedon Variable eggfly Hypolimnas deceptor deceptor Deceptive Eggfly Hypolimnas dinacha Hypolimnas misippus Diadem or Danaid Eggfly Hypolimnas monteironis Black-tipped Diadem Hypolimnas salmacis Blue Diadem Hypolycaena antifaunus Large Fairy Hairstreak Hypolycaena buxtoni Buxton's Hairstreak Hypolycaena hatita Common Fairy Hairstreak Hypolycaena philippus philippus Common Hairstreak Iolaus bowkeri kedonga Bowker's Marbled Saphire Iolaus crawshayi Crawshay's Sapphire Iolaus lalos Pale Sapphire Iolaus pallene Saffron Sapphire Iolaus sidus Red-line Sapphire Blue Issoria baumanni Baumann's Mountain Fritillary Issoria hanningtoni Hannington's Fritillary Junonia artaxia African Pansy Junonia gregorii Gregori's Pansy Junonia hierta cebrene Yellow Pansy Junonia natalica natalica Natal Pansy Junonia oenone oenone Dark Blue Pansy Junonia orithya madagascariensis Blue Pansy Junonia rhadama Brilliant Blue Junonia sophia infracta Little Commodore Junonia stygia Brown Pansy Salamis temora temora Blue Mother-of-Pearl Junonia terea elgiva Soldier Commodore Junonia westermanni suffusa Blue spot Pansy Kallima ansorgei Ansorgei's Leaf Butterfly Kallimoides rumia rattrayi African leaf butterfly Kedestes wallengreni wallengreni Wallengren's Ranger Lachnocnema bibulus Common Woolly Legs Lachnocnema laches Southern Pied Woolly Legs Lachnoptera anticlia Western Blotched Leopard Lampides boeticus Pea Blue Laodice zelica Zelica Untailed Charaxes Lepidochrysops desmondi Desmond's Giant Cupid Lepidochrysops lukenia Lukenia Giant Cupid Lepidochrysops neonegus neonegus Lepidochrysops parsimon parsimon Lepidochrysops peculiaris Peculiar Blue Lepidochrysops polydialecta Lilac Giant Cupid Leptomyrina hirundo Tailed Black-eye Leptosia alcesta inalcesta African Wood White or Flip Flop Leptosia hybrida Hybrid Wood White Leptosia nupta Immaculate Wood White Leptotes babaulti Babault's Zebra Blue Leptotes jeanneli Jeannel's Blue Leptotes pirithous Common Zebra Blue Leucochitonea amneris Libythea labdaca African snout Lipaphnaeus loxura Lycaena phlaeas abbottii Small copper Melanitis leda Common Evening Brown Metisella medea Medea Sylph Metisella midas Golden Sylph Metisella orientalis orientalis Metisella quadrisignatus Four-spot Sylph Metisella trisignatus Three-spot Sylph Mylothris agathina Eastern Dotted Border Mylothris continua continua Mylothris crawshayi Mylothris jacksoni jacksoni Jackson's Dotted Border Mylothris kilimensis rondonis Mylothris rubricosta Eastern Swamp Dotted Border Mylothris rueppellii tirikensis Rüppell's dotted border Mylothris sagala Dusky dotted border Mylothris schumanni Neita orbipalus Neocoenyra fuelleborni Neocoenyra gregorii Neocoenyra heckmanni Neocoenyra pinheyi Nepheronia argia argia Large Vagrant Nepheronia buquetii Green-eyed Monster Nepheronia pharis Round-winged Vagrant Nepheronia thalassina Blue or Cambridge Vagrant Neptidopsis ophione valleda Scalloped Sailer Neptis agouale Common Club-dot Sailer Neptis carcassoni Carcasson's Streaked Sailer Neptis goochi Small Streaked Sailer Neptis gratiosa Neptis incongrua Neptis kiriakoff Kiriakoff's Sailer Neptis laeta Common or Albizia Sailer Neptis melicerta Streaked Sailer Neptis metela flavimacula Neptis morosa Savannah Sailer Neptis nemetes nemetes Neptis penningtoni Pennington's Sailer Neptis saclava marpessa Small Spotted Sailer Neptis serene serena River Sailer Neptis strigata kakamega Strigate Sailer Oboronia bueronica Ginger Blue Ornipholidotos peucetia peusetia Large Glasswing Palla ussheri Ussheri's Palla Papilio bromius chrapkowskii Broad Green-banded Swallowtail Papilio constantinus constantineus Constantine's Swallowtail Papilio dardanus polytrophus Mocker Swallowtail Papilio dardanus tibullus Papilio demodocus demodocus Citrus Swallowtail Papilio desmondi teita Desmond's Green-banded Swallowtail Papilio echerioides White-banded Swallowtail Papilio fuelleborni Papilio hesperus Black and Yellow Swallowtail Papilio hornimani Horniman's (Green-banded) Swallowtail Papilio jacksoni Jackson's Swallowtail Papilio lormieri Central Emperor Swallowtail Papilio mackinnoni MacKinnon's Swallowtail Papilio nireus lyaeus Narrow Green-banded Swallowtail Papilio nobilis Noble Swallowtail Papilio ophidicephalus Emperor Swallowtail Papilio pelodurus Papilio phorcas ansorgei Papilio phorcas congoanus Papilio phorcas ruscoei Green-banded Swallowtail Papilio phorcas tenuifasciatus Papilio rex rex Regal Swallowtail Papilio sjostedti Kilimanjaro Swallowtail Papilio thuraui Papilio zoroastres joiceyi Zoroaster Swallowtail Paracleros biguttulus Common Dusky Dart Pardaleodes incerta Savanna Pathfinder Skipper Pentila pauli clarensis Spotted Pentila or Paul’s Buff Pentila tropicalis Tropical Pentila Phalanta eurytis eurytis African Leopard Fritallary Phalanta phalanta aethiopica Common Leopard Fritillary Physcaeneura jacksoni Physcaeneura leda Physcaeneura pione Light Webbed Ringlet Pinacopteryx eriphia melanarge Zebra White Polyura zoolina Club-tailed Charaxes Precis actia Air Commodore Precis antilope Darker Commodore Precis archesia Garden Inspector Precis ceryne Marsh Commodore Precis limnoria taveta White Spotted Commodore Precis octavia sesamus Gaudy Coomodore Precis pelarga Fashion Commodore Precis rauana Montane Commodore Precis sinuata hequi Wide-banded Commodore Precis tugela Eared Commodore Prosopalpus styla Widespread Dwarf Skipper Protogoniomorpha nebulosa Eastern Clouded Mother of Pearl Protogoniomorpha parhassus Forest Mother-of-Pearl Protogoniomorpha temora virescens Blue Mother-of-Pearl Pseudacraea boisduvali trimeni Trimen's False Acraea Pseudacraea dolomena usagarae Variable False Acraea Pseudacraea lucretia expansa False Diadem or False Chief Pseudacraea lucretia protracta False Diadem or False Chief Pseudacraea poggei False Monarch Pseudanaphaeis gidica African Veined White or Pointed Caper Pseudoneptis bugandesis bugandensis Blue Sailer Salamis amaniensis Lilac Mother-of-Pearl Salamis cacta cacta Lilac Mother of Pearl Sarangesa haplopa Sarangesa laelius Sarangesa maculata Big Spot Elfin Sarangesa motozi Forest Elfin Sarangesa phydyle Small Elfin Sarangesa seineri seineri Dusted Elfin Sevenia boisduvali Brown Tree Nymph Sevenia occidentalium Velvety Tree Nymph Sevenia rosa Rosa's Tree Nymph Spalgis lemolea African Apefly or Lemolea Harvester Spialia diomus Common Sandman Spialia dromus Dromus Grizzled Skipper Spialia spio spio Spio grizzled Skipper Stephenia natalica Stephenia acraea Tagiades flesus Clouded flat Telchinia esebria Dusky Acraea Telchinia humilis Clear-wing Amber Telchinia johnstoni Johnston's acraea Telchinia semivitrea Glassy Acraea Telchinia serena Teriomima subpunctata White Buff Thermoniphas colorata Tirumala formosa Beautiful Tiger Tirumala petiverana African Blue Tiger or Blue Monarch Tuxentius calice calice White Pie Tuxentius ertli Ertli's Pierrot Tuxentius margaritaceus Margarita's Pierrot Tuxentius melaena meleaena Dark Pied Pierrot or Black Pie Tuxentius stempfferi Stempffer's Pierrot Uranothauma antinorii Blue Heart Uranothauma delatorum Uranothauma falkensteini Lowland Branded Blue Uranothauma nubifer Black Heart Uranothauma vansomereni Pale Heart Vanessa cardui cardui Painted Lady Vanessa dimorphica dimorphica Dimorphic Admirall Vanessula milca Lady's Maid Viridixes eupale Common Green Charaxes Ypthima albida Silver Ringlet Ypthima antennata antennata Clubbed Ringlet Ypthima rhodesiana Pale Ringlet Ypthimomorpha itonia Marsh Ringlet Zenonia zeno Orange-spotted Skipper Zizeeria knysna Dark Grass Blue or African Grass Blue Zizina antanossa Dark Grass Blue or Clover Blue Zizula hylax Tiny Grass blue Zophopetes dysmephila Palm-tree Nightfighter
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