About 154 species of butterfly are known from Guinea-Bissau,African Butterfly Database none of which are endemic.Afrotropical Butterflies
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758 Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776 Papilio demodocus Esper, Papilio menestheus Drury, 1773
Leptocercini Graphium angolanus baronis (Ungemach, 1932) Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
Pieridae
Coliadinae Eurema brigitta (Stoll, ) Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875) Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
Pierinae Colotis antevippe (Boisduval, 1836) Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758) Nepheronia argia (Fabricius, 1775) Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, ) Leptosia medusa (Cramer, 1777)
Pierini Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775) Dixeia orbona (Geyer, ) Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793) Belenois calypso (Drury, 1773) Belenois hedyle ianthe (Doubleday, 1842)
Lycaenidae
Miletinae
Miletini Spalgis lemolea lemolea Druce, 1890 Spalgis lemolea pilos Druce, 1890
Poritiinae
Liptenini Liptena ferrymani bissau Collins & Larsen, 2003 Pseuderesia eleaza (Hewitson, 1873) Eresina maesseni Stempffer, 1956
Epitolini Cerautola crowleyi (Sharpe, 1890)
Aphnaeinae Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850) Axiocerses harpax (Fabricius, 1775) 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 philippus (Fabricius, 1793) Iolaus ismenias (Klug, 1834) Iolaus calisto (Westwood, 1851) Pilodeudorix zela (Hewitson, 1869) Pilodeudorix aurivilliusi (Stempffer, 1954) Paradeudorix eleala parallela (Collins & Larsen, 2000) Paradeudorix eleala cufadana (Mendes & De Sousa, 2003) Hypomyrina mimetica Libert, 2004 Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855) Deudorix lorisona abriana Libert, 2004
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) Anthene crawshayi (Butler, 1899) Anthene larydas (Cramer, 1780) Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874) Anthene sylvanus (Drury, 1773) Anthene hades (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
Polyommatini Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782) Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862) Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880) Azanus isis (Drury, 1773) Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833) Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855) Oboronia guessfeldti (Dewitz, 1879) Chilades eleusis (Demaison, 1888)
Nymphalidae
Danainae
Danaini Danaus chrysippus alcippus (Cramer, 1777) Amauris niavius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Satyrinae
Melanitini Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758) Melanitis libya Distant, 1882
Satyrini Bicyclus angulosa (Butler, 1868) Bicyclus dorothea (Cramer, 1779) Bicyclus funebris (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) Bicyclus mandanes Hewitson, 1873 Bicyclus milyas (Hewitson, 1864) Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850) Bicyclus taenias (Hewitson, 1877) Bicyclus vulgaris (Butler, 1868) Bicyclus zinebi (Butler, 1869) Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880 Ypthimomorpha itonia (Hewitson, 1865)
Charaxinae
Charaxini Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876) Charaxes fulvescens senegala van Someren, 1975 Charaxes protoclea Feisthamel, 1850 Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850 Charaxes jasius Poulton, 1926 Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850 Charaxes castor (Cramer, 1775) Charaxes brutus (Cramer, 1779) Charaxes numenes (Hewitson, 1859) Charaxes imperialis Butler, 1874 Charaxes anticlea (Drury, 1782) Charaxes viola Butler, 1866
Nymphalinae
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) Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850) Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775) Hypolimnas anthedon (Doubleday, 1845) Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
Biblidinae
Biblidini Byblia anvatara crameri Aurivillius, 1894
Limenitinae
Limenitidini Cymothoe mabillei Overlaet, 1944 Pseudacraea eurytus (Linnaeus, 1758) Pseudacraea lucretia (Cramer, )
Neptidini Neptis agouale Pierre-Baltus, 1978 Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955 Neptis melicerta (Drury, 1773) Neptis nemetes Hewitson, 1868 Neptis quintilla Mabille, 1890 Neptis nysiades Hewitson, 1868 Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955
Adoliadini Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775) Aterica galene (Brown, 1776) Euriphene ampedusa (Hewitson, 1866) Euriphene gambiae Feisthamel, 1850 Bebearia cocalia (Fabricius, 1793) Bebearia senegalensis (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1858) Bebearia sophus phreone (Feisthamel, 1850) Bebearia phantasina ultima Hecq, 1990 Euphaedra medon pholus (van der Hoeven, 1840) Euphaedra hastiri Hecq, 1981 Euphaedra xypete (Hewitson, 1865) Euphaedra inanum (Butler, 1873) Euphaedra villiersi Condamin, 1964 Euphaedra harpalyce (Cramer, 1777)
Heliconiinae
Acraeini Acraea camaena (Drury, 1773) Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 Acraea zetes (Linnaeus, 1758) Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775) Acraea caecilia (Fabricius, 1781) Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852 Acraea alcinoe Felder & Felder, 1865 Acraea epaea (Cramer, 1779) Acraea umbra carpenteri (Le Doux, 1937) Acraea bonasia (Fabricius, 1775) Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758) Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
Vagrantini Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Hesperiidae
Coeliadinae Coeliades aeschylus (Plötz, 1884) Coeliades forestan (Stoll, ) Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)
Pyrginae
Celaenorrhinini Sarangesa brigida (Plötz, 1879)
Tagiadini Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)
Carcharodini Spialia ploetzi occidentalis de Jong, 1977 Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764)
Hesperiinae
Aeromachini Gorgyra subfacatus (Mabille, 1890) Pardaleodes incerta murcia (Plötz, 1883) Xanthodisca rega (Mabille, 1890) Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1890 Semalea pulvina (Plötz, 1879) Meza indusiata (Mabille, 1891) Meza meza (Hewitson, 1877) Zophopetes cerymica (Hewitson, 1867) Fresna cojo (Karsch, 1893)
Baorini Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821) Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855) Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884) Gegenes niso brevicornis (Plötz, 1884)
See also Geography of Guinea-Bissau Wildlife of Guinea-Bissau
References
Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plates Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Text (in German)