Family / Scientific name - Coastal Forests of Kenya and Tanzania

8 Invertebrates
REMP Technical Report 44: Biodiversity Summary
8.1 Butterflies
The list compiled below is based on:
�� Burgess, N. 2000. Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa
�� Sheil, R. & Burgess, N. 1990. Preliminary results of biological surveys in Zaraninge and
Kierengoma Coastal Forests, Tanzania.
With only 42 species from 8 families/subfamilies recorded for Rufiji District it is clear the list is far
from complete. Data from butterfly surveys undertaken in Kichi Hills Forest in 2003 by C.
Congdon et al. were unfortunately not available in time to be included in this list, though some 70
species were recorded (Congdon pers. comm.). Due to the 2003 drought relatively few species were
recorded but some interesting results are expected, especially with regard to the Lycaenidae
(Baliochila species). This list only presents data from forest habitats and thus has a relatively high
number of forest-dependent species (18).
The list records 14 species endemic to Coastal Forests, 13 of these endemic species are also forest
dependent, highlighting the importance of Rufiji Districts Coastal Forests for biodiversity
conservation.
Table 5: Butterfly species recorded in Rufiji District
* = Coastal Forest Endemic
Habitat
Kiwengoma
Forest
Papilionidae
Papilio ophidicephalos ophidicephalos X
Papilio dardanua tibullus X
Papilio nireus lyaeus X
Graphium leonidas leonidas X
Graphium philonoe philonoe O X
Pieridae
Appias l. lasti O X
Mylothriskilimensis rondonis* F X
Nymphalidae
Acraeinae
Acraea epaea epitellus* F X
Acraea satis F X
Danaidae
Limenitinae
Namakutwa
Forest Other Location
Sheil 1990, Burgess
2000 Burgess 2000 REMP Pers Comm
Bebearia chriemhilda* F X
Bebearia o. orientalis O X X
Euphaedra orientalis F X X
Euphaedra neophron* O
Mtanza Msona,
Kichi Hills, Ilu
and Uba
Euryphura achlys* O Kichi Hills
Neptis carcassoni F X X
Sallya natalensis O X
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