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Mlawula's Invertebrates
Mlawula's Fauna

Mlawula Nature Reserve

Butterflies Checklist

Number Scientific Name Common Name
1
3
4
5
6
11
13
14
18
43
85
88
97
102
104
105
107
109
114
115
116
119a
121
131
133
137
138
139
146
149
152
159
178
185
189
199
200
201
205
207
210
211
216
217
225
226
227
228
233
236
299
300
306
310
311c
316
317
333
338
349
354
399
458
472
480
494
496
499
500
504
551
553
563
564
568
571
574
575
581
582
583
584
589
591
592
593
596
597
603
609
610
611
612
613
614
617
618
623
624
625
629
634
638
645
646
647
649
650
652
653
660
661
662
663
667
676
683
691
693
701
702
703
706
742
765
766
779
780
Danaus chrysippus
Amauris niavius dominicanus
Amauris ochlea
Amauris albimaculata
Amauris echeria
Bicyclus safitza
Bicyclus ena
Bicyclus anynana
Henotesia perspicua
Psyscaenura panda
Betamatistes aganice
Acraea terpsicore neobule
Acraea obeira burni
Acraea eponina manjaca
Acraea cabira
Acraea esebria
Acraea encedon
Acraea natalica
Acraea oncaea
Acraea axina
Acraea aglaonice
Acraea zetes acara
Acraea anemosa
Charaxes varanes
Charaxes candiope
Charaxes jasius saturnus
Charaxes castor flavifasciatus
Charaxes brutus natalensis
Charaxes zoolina zoolina
Charaxes etesipe tavetensis
Charaxes achaemenes achaemenes
Charaxes phaeus
Hamanumida daedalus
Neptis saclava marpessa
Neptis laeta
Sallya natalensis
Byblia acheloia
Byblia ilithyia
Eurytela dryope angulata
Hypolimnas misippus f. misippus
Salamis parhassus aethiops
Salamis anarcardii nebulosa
Precis natalica
Precis terea elgiva
Junonia herta cebrene
Junonia oenone
Junonia orithya madagascariensis
Cynthia cardui
Phalantha phalantha aethiopica
Libythea labdaca laius
Deudorix dinochares
Deudorix antalus
Hypolycaena philippus philippus
Iolaus caeculus caeculus
Iolaus bowkeri tearei
Iolaus trimeni
Iolaus pallene
Spindasis natalensis
Spindasis ella
Axiocerses amanga
Leptomyrina gorgias
Aloeides taikosama
Curdaria leroma
Anthene amarah amarah
Anthene talboti
Castalius malaena malaena
Tarucus sybaris sybaris
Lampides boeticus
Syntarucus pirithous
Syntarucus pulcher
Lepidochrysops patricia
Lepidochrysops glauca
Euchrysops osiris osiris
Euchrysops barkeri
Eicochrysops messapus
Cupidopsis jobates jobates
Freyeria trochylus
Azanus jesous jesous
Oraidium barberae
Zizeeria knysna
Zizina antanossa
Zizula hylax
Pinacopteryx eriphia
Catopsillia florella
Eurema hecabe senegalensis
Eurema brigitta
Eronia cleodora
Eronia leda
Colotis vesta
Colotis danae annae
Colotis eucharis auxo
Colotis antevippe gavisa
Colotis evenina
Colotis evippe omphale
Colotis pallene
Colotis evagore antigone
Colotis eris eris
Belenois aurota
Belenois creona severina
Belenois gidica
Dixeia pigea
Leptosia alcesta
Mylothris chloris agathina
Papilio constantinus
Papilio demodocus
Papilio nireus lyaeus
Papilio angolanus
Papilio morania
Papilio leonidas
Papilio antheus
Coeliades libeon
Coeliades forestan
Coeliades pisistratus
Coeliades keithloa
Tagiades flesus
Sarangesa phidyle
Caprona pillaana
Abantis venosa
Spialia delagoae
Spialia dromus
Spialia diomus ferax
Spialia spio
Gomalia elma
Parasmodes morantii morantii
Pelopidas matthias
Pelopidas thrax inconspicua
Gegenes pumilio gambica
Gegenes niso niso
African Monarch
Friar
Novice
Layman
Chief
Common Bush Brown
Grizzled Bush Brown
Squinting Bush Brown
Marsh Patroller
Dark-webbed Ringlet
Wanderer
Clear-winged Acraea
Pale-yellow Acraea
Small Orange Acraea
Yellow-banded Acraea
Dusky Acraea
White-barred Acraea
Natal Acraea
Window Acraea
Little Acraea
Clear-spotted Acraea
Large-spot Acraea
Christmas Tree Acraea
Pearl Charaxes
Green-veined Charaxes
Foxy Charaxes
Giant Charaxes
White-barred Charaxes
Club-tailed Charaxes
Blue-striped Charaxes
Bushveld Charaxes
Demon Charaxes
Guinea Fowl
Small Spotted Sailor
Common Barred Sailor
Natal Tree Nymph
Joker
Common Joker
Golden Piper
Mimic
Mother-of-pearl
Clouded Mother-of-pearl
Brown Commodore
Soldier Commodore
Yellow Pansy
Blue Pansy
Eyed Pansy
Painted Lady
Common Leopard
Snout Butterfly
Red Playboy
Brown Playboy
Purple-brown Hairstreak
Azure Hairstreak
Bowker's Tailed Blue
Trimen's Saffire
Saffron
Natal Barred Blue
Ella's Barred Blue
Bush Scarlet
Common Black Eye
Dusky Copper
Silver-studded Grey
Black-striped Hairtail
Talbot's Hairtail
Black Pie
Dotted Blue
Long-tailed Blue
Common Blue
Light Zebra Blue
Patricia Blue
Silvery Blue
Osiris Blue
Barker's Blue
Cupreus Blue
Tailed Meadow Blue
Grass Jewel
Topaz Blue
Dwarf Blue
Sooty Blue
Clover Blue
Gaica Blue
Zebra White
African Vagrant
Lowveld Yellow
Broad Bordered Yellow
Vine-leaf Vagrant
Autumn Leaf Vagrant
Veined Orange
Scarlet Tip
Sulphur Orange Tip
Red Tip
Orange Tip
Smoky Orange Tip
Bushveld Orange Tip
Small Orange Tip
Gold Tip
Brown-veined White
African Common White
African Veined White
Antheap White
Wood White
Dotted Border
Constantine's Swallowtail
Citrus Swallowtail
Green Banded Swallowtail
Angola White Lady
White Lady Swallowtail
Veined Swallowtail
Large Striped Swallowtail
Spotless Policeman
Striped Policeman
Two-pip Policeman
Red-tab Policeman
Clouded Flat
Small Elfin
Ragged Skipper
Veined Skipper
Delagoa Sandman
Large Grizzled Skipper
Common Sandman
Mountain Sandman
Green-marbled Skipper
Morant's Skipper
Black-branded Swift
White-banded Swift
Dark Hottentot
Common Hottentot