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Colotis Regina
''Colotis regina'', the queen purple tip, regal purple tip, or large violet tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. The wingspan is 45–62 mm. The adults fly year-round. The larvae feed on ''Boscia'' and ''Capparis ''Capparis'' is a flowering plant genus, comprising around 250 species in the family Capparaceae which is included in the Brassicaceae in the unrevised APG II system. These plants are shrubs or lianas and are collectively known as caper shrubs o ...'' species. References ''Colotis''at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 17 Butterflies described in 1863 regina Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Roland Trimen {{Pieridae-stub ...
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UMkhuze Game Reserve
uMkhuze Game Reserve (also spelt Mkhuze or Mkuze) is a game reserve in northern Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.Atlas of National Parks and Reserves of South Africa. Mapstudio. 2004. It was proclaimed a protected area on 15 February 1912. Wildlife * African bush elephant *Blue wildebeest * African buffalo *Cape wild dog * Hyena *Hippopotamus *South African giraffe *Greater kudu *South African cheetah *African leopard * Lion *Nile crocodile * Steenbok *South-central black rhinoceros and Southern white rhinoceros * Burchell's zebra The reserve has a diversity of natural habitats which include acacia savannah, mixed woodland, sand forest, riverine forest, rivers and pans, grassland, cliffs and rocky ridges. Accommodation * Mantuma Main Camp * Nhlonhlela Bush Lodge * Umkhumbe Tented Bush Lodge See also * Protected areas of South Africa * Greater St Lucia Wetland Park * Phinda Resource Reserve Phinda Private Game Reserve (), formerly known as Phinda Resource Re ...
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KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is located in the southeast of the country, with a long shoreline on the Indian Ocean and sharing borders with three other provinces and the countries of Mozambique, Eswatini and Lesotho. Its capital is Pietermaritzburg, and its largest city is Durban. It is the second-most populous province in South Africa, with slightly fewer residents than Gauteng. Two areas in KwaZulu-Natal have been declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the iSimangaliso Wetland Park and the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park. These areas are extremely scenic as well as important to the surrounding ecosystems. During the 1830s and early 1840s, the northern part of what is now KwaZulu-Natal was established as the Zulu Kingdom while the southern part was, briefly, the Boer Natalia Repu ...
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South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black South Afri ...
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