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Cephetola catuna is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. [2] Adults females oviposit on lichens on the bark of twigs and tree trunks. The larvae are attended by ants.
Papilio antimachus, the African giant swallowtail, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. With a wingspan between 18 and 23 centimetres (7.1 and 9.1 in), it is the largest butterfly in Africa and among the largest butterflies in the world. The shape of the wings differ between the males and females.
This is a list of butterflies of Mali. About 59 species are known from Mali, [1] none of which are endemic. [2] Papilionidae. Papilioninae. Papilionini
Papilio dardanus, the Saharan swallowtail, African swallowtail, mocker swallowtail or flying handkerchief, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (the swallowtails). The species is broadly distributed throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. [2] The British entomologist E. B. Poulton described it as "the most interesting butterfly in the ...
Junonia oenone, the blue pansy or dark blue pansy, is a Nymphalid butterfly native to Africa. [2] [3] "Blue pansy" is also used in India to describe Junonia orithya. [1]
Androconial spot on the hind wing of the African butterfly Bicyclus anynana. The center pupil of the so called anterior "eyespot" on the fore wing of the African butterfly Bicyclus anynana scale. The bush brown is a small brown butterfly with a wingspan of 35–40 mm for males and 45–49 for females.
Belenois gidica, the African veined white or pointed caper, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. [1] The wingspan is 40–55 millimetres (1.6–2.2 in) in males and 40–53 mm (1.6–2.1 in) in females. Its flight period is year-round. [2] The larvae feed on Boscia, Capparis, and Maerua species. [1] [2]
Charaxes fournierae, the euphaedra charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea , Ivory Coast , Ghana , Cameroon , Gabon , the Republic of the Congo , the Central African Republic , the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Rwanda and Uganda .