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List Of Butterflies Of South Africa
This is a list of butterflies of South Africa. Over 660 species are known from South Africa, a large proportion of which are endemic. Family Nymphalidae Subfamily Danainae *''Amauris albimaculata'' *''Amauris echeria'' *'' Amauris niavius'' *''Amauris ochlea'' *'' Danaus chrysippus'' *'' Tirumala petiverana'' Subfamily Satyrinae *'' Aeropetes tulbaghia'' *'' Bicyclus anynana'' *'' Bicyclus ena'' *'' Bicyclus safitza'' *''Cassionympha camdeboo'' *''Cassionympha cassius'' *''Cassionympha detecta'' *'' Coenyra aurantiaca'' *'' Coenyra hebe'' *'' Coenyra rufiplaga'' *''Coenyropsis natalii'' *'' Dingana alaedeus'' *'' Dingana alticola'' *'' Dingana angusta'' *'' Dingana bowkeri'' *'' Dingana clara'' *'' Dingana clarki'' *''Dingana dingana'' *'' Dingana fraterna'' *'' Dingana jerinae'' *'' Dingana kammanassiensis'' *''Dira clytus'' *''Dira jansei'' *'' Dira oxylus'' *''Dira swanepoeli'' *'' Gnophodes betsimena'' *'' Heteropsis perspicua'' *'' Melampias huebneri'' *'' Melanitis le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanitis Leda
''Melanitis leda'', the common evening brown, is a common species of butterfly found flying at dusk. The flight of this species is erratic. They are found in Africa, South Asia and South-east Asia extending to parts of Australia. Description Wet-season form: Forewing: apex subacute; termen slightly angulated just below apex, or straight. Upperside brown. Forewing with two large subapical black spots, each with a smaller spot outwardly of pure white inwardly bordered by a ferruginous interrupted lunule; costal margin narrowly pale. Hindwing with a dark, white-centred, fulvous-ringed ocellus subterminally in interspace two, and the apical ocellus, sometimes also others of the ocelli, on the underside, showing through. Underside paler, densely covered with transverse dark brown striae; a discal curved dark brown narrow band on forewing; a post-discal similar oblique band, followed by a series of ocelli: four on the forewing, that in interspace 8 the largest; six on the hindwing, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassionympha Detecta
''Cassionympha detecta'', the Cape brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, in the mountains of the Western Cape from Cederberg to Swartberg down to the coast, then along the south-east coast and hills to the Eastern Cape and into Great Karoo. The wingspan is 33–37 mm for males and 34–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to April (with a peak from October to March). The larvae feed on various sedges and restios, including ''Ficinia ramosissima'', ''Ficinia elongata'', possibly ''Ficinia acuminate'', ''Restio'' species, including ''Restio tenuissimus ''Restio'' is a genus of flowering plants within the family Restionaceae, described in 1772.Rottbøll, Christen Friis. 1772. Descriptiones Plantarum Rariorum 9 The entire genus is endemic to South Africa (Cape Province and KwaZulu-Natal). In ...''. References Satyrini Butterflies described in 1914 {{Satyrini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassionympha Cassius
''Cassionympha cassius'', the rainforest brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, it is common in cool and moist forests, coastal and riverine bush and ''kloofs'' (gorges in the Western Cape along the western coast through the Eastern Cape to KwaZulu-Natal, the eastern slopes of the escarpment through Eswatini and Mpumalanga to the Soutpansberg in Limpopo. The wingspan is 34–38 mm for males and 36–42 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to May. The larvae feed on Poaceae Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns an ... species, including '' Pentaschistis capensis'' and '' Juncus capensis''. References Satyrini Butterflies described in 1824 {{Satyrini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassionympha Camdeboo
''Cassionympha camdeboo'', the Camdeboo brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, it is only known from the dry Nama Karoo of the Camdeboo Mountains near Aberdeen in the Eastern Cape. The wingspan is 33–37 mm for males and 34–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to December. There is one generation per year. The larvae probably feed on Poaceae, including grasses, sedges and restios The Restionaceae, also called restiads and restios, are a family of flowering plants native to the Southern Hemisphere; they vary from a few centimeters to 3 meters in height. Following the APG IV (2016): the family now includes the former famil .... References Satyrini Butterflies described in 1981 {{Satyrini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bicyclus Ena
''Bicyclus ena'', the grizzled bush brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from KwaZulu-Natal to Eswatini, Mpumalanga, from Zimbabwe to Kenya and in Uganda. The wingspan is 38–42 mm for males and 43–48 mm for females. There are two extended generations per year. The wet-season form is on wing in spring and summer and the dry-season form in autumn and winter. The larvae probably feed on various Poaceae Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns an ... species. During the dry seasons the wings of females begin to form conspicuous wing markings (eyespots) whereas in the wetter seasons they began to lose those markings. Also in dry seasons, they have higher reproduction rates where the females have changes in their appearance and behavior. For ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bicyclus Anynana
''Bicyclus anynana'' (squinting bush brown) is a small brown butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, the most globally diverse family of butterflies. It is primarily found in eastern Africa from southern Sudan to Swaziland, Eswatini.''Bicyclus'' at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' It is found mostly in woodland areas and flies close to the ground. Male wingspans are 35–40 mm and female wingspans are 45–49 mm. The bush brown is helpful for research because of its ideal size and breeding time. In addition to this, the bush brown is one of many insect species to vary its coloration depending on the season, making it a valuable tool in studying phenotypic plasticity. Wet seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aeropetes Tulbaghia
''Aeropetes'' is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae. Its only species, ''Aeropetes tulbaghia'', is commonly known as the Table Mountain beauty or mountain pride. It is native to southern Africa, where it occurs in South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini and Zimbabwe. Description The sexes are similar, but males are on average smaller. The wingspan is 70–78 mm for males and 75–90 mm for females. Habitat and habits ''Aeropetes'' is commonly found in mountainous, rock-strewn hillsides and gullies. It has a tendency to settle on the shady side of rocks and of overhung stream banks. Biology The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including ''Ehrharta erecta'', '' Hyparrhenia hirta'' and ''Pennisetum clandestinum''. The adults are fond of red or orange flowers, and it is the pollinator of the orchid ''Disa uniflora''. There is one generation per year. Adults are on the wing during the austral summer, from November to April (with peaks from December to Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ypthima Asterope
''Ypthima asterope'', the African ringlet or common three-ring, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in most dry areas of Africa and Asia. The wingspan is 30–34 mm in males and 32–38 mm in females. Adults are on wing year round with peaks in summer and autumn in southern Africa. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on grasses (Poaceae). Larvae have been reared on ''Ehrharta erecta''. Subspecies The species may be divided into the following subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...: *''Ypthima asterope asterope'' (Arabia, Turkey, northern tropical Africa) *''Ypthima asterope mahratta'' Moore, 1884 (India) *''Ypthima asterope hereroica'' van Son, 1955 (southern Africa, Namibia) References asterope Butterflies of Africa Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarsocera Namaquensis
''Tarsocera namaquensis'', the Namaqua widow, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, from Steinkopf in Namaqualand south to Nieuwoudtville in the Northern Cape. The wingspan is 38–48 mm for males and 42–50 mm for females. Adults are on wing from August to October (with a peak in September). There is one generation per year The larvae probably feed on Poaceae Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns an ... species. References Butterflies described in 1971 Satyrini {{Satyrini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarsocera Fulvina
''Tarsocera fulvina'', the Karoo widow, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa in the western Cape from the Hex River Mountains to the Roggeveld escarpment and the Sneeuberg, south to Grootwindhoekberge in the eastern Cape. The wingspan is 42–52 mm for males and 50–57 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to December (with a peak in October or November). There is one generation per year The larvae probably feed on various Poaceae Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns an ... species. References Butterflies described in 1971 Satyrini {{Satyrini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarsocera Dicksoni
''Tarsocera dicksoni'', or Dickson's widow, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, in the Northern and Western Cape from Springbok south and west to Piketberg and east, and to the Swartberg Pass. The wingspan is 42–52 mm for males and 50–57 mm for females. Adults are seen on wing from September to early December (with a peak in October or November). There is one generation per year. The larvae are believed to feed on various Poaceae Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns an ... species. References Butterflies described in 1962 Satyrini {{Satyrini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
