Butterfly Species in Semuliki National Park.
Semuliki National Park is a prominent tourism destination in East Africa celebrated for its rich biodiversity. The park is situated in the western region of Uganda, near the Rwenzori Mountains. Semuliki National Park is the best destination for butterfly watching in Uganda, attracting thousands of travellers to explore its unique butterfly species. Travellers planning their butterfly safaris often ask about the butterfly species to encounter in Semuliki National Park, and this blog will list some of them. It’s home to more than 450 colourful butterfly species such as Charaxes, Papilio, Graphium, Bebearia, Cymothoe, Bicyclus and Acraea. This exceptional diversity makes it an excellent destination for butterfly watching, photography and scientific research. The park’s butterfly diversity is supported by the presence of a mix of ecosystems like tropical rainforests, wetlands, grasslands, and riverine forests, which provide habitats for various butterfly species. Butterfly watching is a guided activity led by an experienced butterfly guide, who assists travellers by identifying various butterfly species and gives more information about their behaviours. There are various trails which are used for butterfly watching, all of which provide exceptional chances of encountering various butterfly species.
Butterfly Species in Semuliki National Park.
Papilionidae -Swallowtails
- Graphium angolanus
- Graphium leonidas
- Graphium policenes
- Graphium antheus
- Papilio mackinnoni
- Papilio charopus
- Papilio sosia
- Papilio chrapkowskoides
- Papilio nireus
- Papilio cynorta
- Papilio dardanus
- Papilio phorcas
- Papilio nobilis
- Papilio hesperus
- Papilio lormieri
- Papilio demodocus
- Papilio mechowi
- Papilio zenobia
Hesperiidae -Skippers
- Coeliades chalybe
- Coeliades forestan
- Coeliades libeon
- Eagris lucetia
- Eagris decastigma
- Calleagris hollandi
- Calleagris lacteus
- Tagiades flesus
- Sarangesa lucidella
- Sarangesa brigida
- Kedestes rogersi
- Teniorhinus ignita
- Teniorhinus watsoni
- Ceratrichia semlikensis
- Ceratrichia clara
- Ceratrichia wollastoni
- Ceratricula semilutea
- Pardaleodes tibullus
- Pardaleodes sator
- Pardaleodes incerta
- Osmodes laronia
- Osmodes thora
- Acleros neavei
- Acleros ploetzi
- Hypoleucis tripunctata
- Meza cybeutes
- Andronymus neander
- Zophopetes dysmephila
- Zophopetes nobilior
- Gamia shelleyi
- Gretna cylinda
- Caenides dacela
- Monza punctata
- Borbo fallax
Nymphalidae
- Danaus chrysippus
- Tirumala petiverana
- Tirumala formosa
- Amauris niavius
- Amauris tartarea
- Amauris hecate
- Amauris albimaculata
- Amauris crawshayi
- Libythea labdaca
- Elymnias bammakoo
- Gnophodes betsimena
- Gnophodes chelys
- Melanitis leda
- Melanitis libya
- Melanitis ansorgei
- Bicyclus alboplaga
- Bicyclus angulosa
- Bicyclus buea
- Bicyclus campina
- Bicyclus hyperanthus
- Bicyclus graueri
- Bicyclus sebetus
- Bicyclus mesogena
- Bicyclus sambulos
- Bicyclus collinsi
- Bicyclus auricruda
- Bicyclus vulgaris
- Bicyclus jefferyi
- Bicyclus sandace
- Bicyclus sanaos
- Bicyclus sophrosyne
- Bicyclus mollitia
- Bicyclus smithi
- Bicyclus golo
- Bicyclus ignobilis
- Bicyclus xeneoides
- Bicyclus safitza
- Bicyclus campus
- Bicyclus funebris
- Bicyclus procora
- Bicyclus uniformis
- Brakefieldia phaea
- Brakefieldia peitho
- Ypthima asterope
- Ypthima doleta
- Ypthima albida
- Ypthimomorpha itonia
- Palla violinitens
- Charaxes varanes
- Charaxes fulvescens
- Charaxes acuminatus
- Charaxes candiope
- Charaxes protoclea
- Charaxes cynthia
- Charaxes lucretius
- Charaxes epijasius
- Charaxes castor
- Charaxes brutus
- Charaxes pollux
- Charaxes eudoxus
- Charaxes numenes
- Charaxes tiridates
- Charaxes bipunctatus
- Charaxes smaragdalis
- Charaxes imperialis
- Charaxes ameliae
- Charaxes pythodoris
- Charaxes hadrianus
- Charaxes zingha
- Charaxes etesipe
- Charaxes anticlea
- Charaxes hildebrandti
- Charaxes virilis
- Charaxes catachrous
- Charaxes etheocles
- Charaxes cedreatis
- Charaxes viola
- Charaxes pleione
- Charaxes paphianus
- Charaxes kahldeni
- Charaxes nichetes
- Charaxes lycurgus
- Charaxes zelica
- Charaxes trajanus
- Charaxes eurinome
- Charaxes crossleyi
- Charaxes eupale
- Charaxes minor
- Catacroptera cloanthe
- Junonia chorimene
- Junonia gregorii
- Junonia terea
- Junonia sophia
- Junonia westermanni
- Junonia oenone
- Junonia stygia
- Junonia ansorgei
- Salamis cacta
- Protogoniomorpha temora
- Protogoniomorpha parhassus
- Protogoniomorpha anacardii
- Precis pelarga
- Precis actia
- Precis antilope
- Precis tugela
- Hypolimnas misippus
- Hypolimnas salmacis
- Hypolimnas monteironis
- Hypolimnas anthedon
- Kallimoides rumia
- Vanessula milca
- Cyrestis camillus
- Byblia anvatara
- Byblia ilithyia
- Mesoxantha ethosea
- Ariadne enotrea
- Ariadne pagenstecheri
- Neptidopsis ophione
- Eurytela hiarbas
- Eurytela dryope
- Sevenia occidentalium
- Sevenia garega
- Sevenia boisduvali
- Apaturopsis cleochares
- Acraea kraka
- Acraea rogersi
- Acraea egina
- Acraea abdera
- Acraea cepheus
- Acraea asboloplintha
- Acraea zetes
- Acraea leucographa
- Acraea quirina
- Acraea epaea
- Acraea paragea
- Acraea schubotzi
Acraea ducarmei
- Acraea poggei
- Acraea epiprotea
- Acraea alcinoe
- Acraea consanguinea
- Acraea pseuderyta
- Acraea macarista
- Acraea umbra
- Telchinia perenna
- Telchinia cinerea
- Telchinia orinata
- Telchinia penelope
