WAcanthosphinx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1891. Its only species, Acanthosphinx guessfeldti, the widow sphinx, was first described by Hermann Dewitz in 1879. It is known from forests from Sierra Leone to the Congo, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda.
WAcraea karschi, Karsch's acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon and possibly Angola. The habitat consists of sub-montane forests.
WAcraea pudorella is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Angola, Zambia, Tanzania, the coast of Kenya and Malawi.
WAlaena oberthuri is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The species was first described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1899.
WApaturopsis is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae.
WAphnaeus questiauxi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.
WBebearia aurora is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and Uganda.
WBematistes tellus, the orange bematistes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
WBicyclus smithi, or Smith's bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of lowland forests.
WCaenides hidaroides, Aurivillius' recluse, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
WCapys brunneus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.
WCatasticta is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Pieridae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1870.
WCharaxes doubledayi, Doubleday's untailed charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Tanzania. The habitat consists of lowland evergreen forests.
WChrysoritis nigricans, the dark opal, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae found only in South Africa.
WCymothoe angulifascia is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
WCymothoe consanguis, the cream glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria and Cameroon. The habitat consists of forests.
WCymothoe eris is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
WEpitolina is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Confusingly, it is also the name of a subtribe within the subfamily Poritiinae and the tribe Liptenini. Epitolina is endemic to the Afrotropical realm.
WEresina is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are endemic to the Afrotropical realm.
WEuphaedra eberti is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and Uganda.
WEuphaedra rubrocostata is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
WEuriphene iris is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba), Tanzania, northern Zambia and Angola. The habitat consists of miombo woodland.
WEuriphene leonis, the Sierra Leone nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and possibly western Ghana. The habitat consists of forests.
WEuriphene melanops is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
WEuriphene plagiata, the blue-spot nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
WEuriphene romi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
WFernandocrambus annulata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1922 and is found in Chile.
WHemiolaus is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae.
WHemiolaus cobaltina is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Madagascar.
WHeteropsis centralis is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and Zambia.
WIridana is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are endemic to the Afrotropical realm.
WLipaphnaeus is an Afrotropical genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus was erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1916.
WMesoxantha is a genus of nymphalid butterflies. It is monotypic, containing only Mesoxantha ethosea, the Drury's delight. It is found in Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania and Mozambique. The habitat consists of lowland forests, including secondary forests.
WMicropentila is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae, endemic to the Afrotropics.
WNeptidopsis is a genus of nymphalid butterflies found in Africa, commonly called false sailers or sailors.
WNeptis lermanni is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo.
WOpoptera is a genus of South American butterflies formerly considered to be part of the genus Opsiphanes.
WPapilio plagiatus, the mountain mimetic swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in the forests of Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, southern Sudan, the Republic of the Congo, Uganda and the northern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat mainly consists of submontane forests but adults may also be found flying in lowland forests.
WPapilio sjoestedti, the Kilimanjaro swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Tanzania.
WParevander is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:Parevander hovorei Giesbert in Giesbert and Penrose, 1984 Parevander nietii (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) Parevander nobilis (Bates, 1872) Parevander unicolor (Bates, 1880) Parevander xanthomelas (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
WPentila cloetensi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
WPentila occidentalium, the unmarked red pentila, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
WPilodeudorix corruscans, the Kakum diopetes, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
WSevenia trimeni, Trimen's tree nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Zambia and Namibia. The habitat consists of marshy areas bordered by medium tree cover.
WTelipna is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are endemic to the Afrotropical realm.
WTelipna albofasciata is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sudan.