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List of butterflies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

This is a list of butterflies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. About 2,040 species are known from the Democratic Republic of the Congo,[1] 181 of which are endemic.[2] The majority of species occur in the Congolese rainforest - Western Congolian swamp forests, Eastern Congolian swamp forests, Central Congolian lowland forests, Northeastern Congolian lowland forests and it's transitions to forest-savanna mosaic, savannas, and grasslands. Others, many rare, are found in the Albertine Rift montane forests. The miombo woodlands in the southern portion of the country are home for many species.

Location of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Papilionidae

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Papilioninae

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Papilionini

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Leptocercini

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Pieridae

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Pseudopontiinae

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Coliadinae

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Pierinae

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Pierini

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Lycaenidae

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Miletinae

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Liphyrini

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Miletini

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Poritiinae

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Liptenini

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Epitolini

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Aphnaeinae

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Theclinae

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Lycaeninae

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Polyommatinae

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Lycaenesthini

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Polyommatini

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Riodinidae

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Nemeobiinae

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Nymphalidae

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Libytheinae

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Danainae

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Danaini

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Satyrinae

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Elymniini

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Melanitini

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Satyrini

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Charaxinae

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Charaxini

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Euxanthini

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Pallini

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Apaturinae

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Nymphalinae

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Nymphalini

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Cyrestinae

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Cyrestini

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Biblidinae

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Biblidini

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Epicaliini

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Limenitinae

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Limenitidini

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Neptidini

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Adoliadini

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Heliconiinae

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Acraeini

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Argynnini

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Vagrantini

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Hesperiidae

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Coeliadinae

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Pyrginae

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Celaenorrhinini

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Tagiadini

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Carcharodini

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Hesperiinae

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Aeromachini

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Baorini

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Heteropterinae

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Democratic Republic of the Congo at the African Butterfly Database
  2. ^ Endemic butterflies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo at Afrotropical Butterflies
  • Mabille, 1877 Catalogue des Lépidoptères du Congo. [1] Bull. Soc. zool. Fr. 2 (3) : 214-240
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