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Malolotja Nature Reserve - Fauna - Butterfly Checklist

(Information from reserve checklist compiled by Neville Duke. )

Numbers quoted are from Pennington's Butterflies.

Nomenclature updated in July 2008, information provided by Mark Williams.

Malolotja Fauna

Malolotja Invertebrates

Malolotja Moths

Mlawula Butterflies

 
Nymphalidae
   Danainae

milkweed butterflies
5    Amauris albimaculata albimaculata Layman
1    Danaus chrysippus orientis African Monarch
27    Dingana angusta Long Tom Widow
 
Nymphalidae
   Satyrinae

browns
45    Cassionympha cassius Rainforest Brown
47    Neita neita Neita Brown
71    Stygionympha wichgrafi wichgrafi Wichgraf’s Brown
81    Ypthima asterope asterope African Ringlet
 
Nymphalidae
   Acraeinae

acraeas
119    Acraea acara acara Acara Acraea
121    Acraea anemosa Broad-bordered Acraea
86    Acraea horta Garden Acraea
109    Acraea natalica Natal Acraea
122    Acraea nohara Light-red Acraea
88    Acraea terpsicore neobule Clear-winged Acraea
127    Acraea violarum Speckled Red Acraea
100    Telchinia anacreon Orange Acraea
107    Telchinia encedon encedon White-barred Acraea
102    Telchinia serena Small Orange Acraea
 
Nymphalidae
   Nymphalinae

nymphs, commodores
200    Byblia anvatara acheloia African Joker
201    Byblia ilithyia Spotted Joker
213    Catacroptera cloanthe cloanthe Pirate
205    Eurytela dryope angulata Golden Piper
204    Eurytela hiarbas angustata Pied Piper
178    Hamanumida daedalus Guinea Fowl
207    Hypolimnas misippus Mimic
225    Junonia hierta cebrene Yellow Pansy
226    Junonia oenone oenone Blue Pansy
217    Junonia terea elgiva Soldier Pansy
189    Neptis laeta Common Barred Sailor
233    Phalanta phalantha aethiopica Common Leopard
218    Precis archesia archesia Garden Inspector
221    Precis ceryne ceryne Marsh Commodore
224    Precis octavia sesamus Gaudy Commodore
210    Protogoniomorpha parhassus Mother-of-pearl
181    Pseudacraea boisduvalii trimenii Trimen's False Acraea
228    Vanessa cardui Painted Lady
 
Nymphalidae
   Charaxinae

charaxes
152    Charaxes achaemenes achaemenes Bushveld Charaxes
139    Charaxes brutus natalensis White-barred Charaxes
155    Charaxes ethalion ethalion Coast Charaxes
137    Charaxes jasius saturnus Foxy Charaxes
131    Charaxes varanes varanes Pearl Charaxes
169    Cymothoe coranus Blond Glider
 
Libiythieidae

snout butterflies
236    Libythea labdaca laius Snout Butterfly
 
Lycaenidae

blues and coppers
585    Actizera lucida Rayed Blue
406    Aloeides aranda Aranda Copper
400    Aloeides barbarae Barbara’s copper
380    Aloeides dryas Dryas Copper
396    Aloeides molomo molomo Molomo Copper
405    Aloeides swanepoeli Swanepoel's Copper
474    Anthene butleri livida Butler's Hairtail
462    Anthene definita definita Common Hairtail
348    Axiocerses tjoane tjoane Common Scarlet
579    Azanus mirza Mirza Blue
578    Azanus moriqua Thorn Tree Blue
489    Cacyreus fracta fracta Water Blue
488    Cacyreus virilis Virilis Blue
574    Chilades trochylus Grass Jewel
335    Cigaritis mozambica Mozambican Barred Blue
333    Cigaritis natalensis Natal Barred Blue
570    Cupidopsis cissus cissus Meadow Blue
300    Deudorix antalus Brown Playboy
568    Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena Cupreus Blue
566    Euchrysops dolorosa Sabie Blue
565    Euchrysops malathana Smoky Blue
563    Euchrysops osiris Osiris Blue
507    Harpendyreus noquasa Marsh Blue
306    Hypolycaena philippus philippus Purple-brown Hairstreak
316    Iolaus trimeni Trimen’s Sapphire
499    Lampides boeticus Long-tailed Blue
525    Lepidochrysops irvingi Irving's Brown Blue
551    Lepidochrysops patricia Patricia Blue
510    Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell's Brown Blue
354    Leptomyrina gorgias gorgias Common Black Eye
500    Leptotes pirithous Common Blue
531    Orachrysops lacrimosa Lacrimosa Blue
417    Poecilimitis aethon Aethon Copper
292    Thestor basutus basutus Basutu Thestor
582    Zizeeria knysna Sooty Blue
584    Zizula hylax Gaica Blue
 
Pieridae

whites
622    Belenios zochalia Forest White
623    Belenois aurota Brown-veined White
624    Belenois creona severina African Common White
591    Catopsillia florella African Vagrant
590    Colias electo electo Clouded Yellow
609    Colotis danae annae Scarlet Tip
613    Colotis euippe omphale Smoky Orange Tip
606    Colotis ione Purple Tip
603    Colotis vesta argillaceus Veined Orange
596    Eronia cleodora cleodora Vine-leaf Vagrant
593    Eurema brigitta brigitta Broad Bordered Yellow
595    Eurema desjardinsii desjardinsii Angled Yellow
592    Eurema hecabe solifera Lowveld Yellow
634    Leptosia alcesta inalcesta Wood White
638    Mylothris agathina agathina Dotted Border
589    Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Zebra White
633    Pontia helice helice African Cabbage White
 
Papilionidae

swallowtails
649    Graphium angolanus angolanus Angola White Lady
653    Graphium antheus Large Striped Swallowtail
652    Graphium leonidas leonidas Veined Swallowtail
650    Graphium morania White Lady Swallowtail
646    Papilio demodocus demodocus Citrus Swallowtail
643    Papilio echerioides echerioides White Banded Swallowtail
647    Papilio nireus lyaeus Green Banded Swallowtail
 
Hesperiidae

skippers
744    Acleros mackenii mackenii Marsh Skipper
768    Borbo fatuellus fatuellus Olive-haired Swift
665    Celaenorrhinus mokeezi separata Christmas Forester
661    Coeliades forestan forestan Striped Policeman
662    Coeliades pisistratus Two-pip Policeman
672    Eretis djaelaelae Common Elfin
780    Gegenes niso niso Common Hottentot
727    Kedestes barberae barberae Barberton Ranger
730    Kedestes wallengrenii wallengrenii Bowker's Ranger
723    Ketestes mohozutza Banded Ranger
778    Parnara naso monasi Water Watchman
756    Platylesches ayresii Mottled Hopper
760    Platylesches moritili Common Hopper
678    Sarangesa motozi Elfin Skipper
701    Spialia dromus Large Grizzled Skipper
700    Spialia secessus Seasonal Sandman
703    Spialia spio Mountain Sandman
667    Tagiades flesus Clouded Flat
716    Tsitana tsita Dismal Sylph

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