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Mlawula Nature Reserve - 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.

Mlawula Fauna

Mlawula Invertebrates

Mlawula Moths

Malolotja Butterflies

 
Nymphalidae
   Danainae

milkweed butterflies
5    Amauris albimaculata albimaculata Layman
6    Amauris echeria echeria Chief
3    Amauris niavius dominicanus Friar
4    Amauris ochlea ochlea Novice
1    Danaus chrysippus orientis African Monarch
 
Nymphalidae
   Satyrinae

browns
14    Bicyclus anynana anynana Squinting Bush Brown
13    Bicyclus ena Grizzled Bush Brown
11    Bicyclus safitza safitza Common Bush Brown
18    Heteropsis perspicua perspicua Marsh Patroller
43    Psyscaenura panda Dark-webbed Ringlet
 
Nymphalidae
   Acraeinae

acraeas
119    Acraea acara acara Acara Acraea
85    Acraea aganice aganice Wanderer
116    Acraea aglaonice Clear-spotted Acraea
121    Acraea anemosa Broad-bordered Acraea
115    Acraea axina Little Acraea
109    Acraea natalica Natal Acraea
114    Acraea oncaea Window Acraea
88    Acraea terpsicore neobule Clear-winged Acraea
97    Telchinia burni Pale-yellow Acraea
104    Telchinia cabira Yellow-banded Acraea
107    Telchinia encedon encedon White-barred Acraea
105    Telchinia esebria Dusky Acraea
102    Telchinia serena Small Orange Acraea
 
Nymphalidae
   Nymphalinae

nymphs, commodores
200    Byblia anvatara acheloia African Joker
201    Byblia ilithyia Spotted Joker
205    Eurytela dryope angulata Golden Piper
178    Hamanumida daedalus Guinea Fowl
207    Hypolimnas misippus Mimic
225    Junonia hierta cebrene Yellow Pansy
216    Junonia natalica Brown Pansy
226    Junonia oenone oenone Blue Pansy
227    Junonia orithya madagascariensis Eyed Pansy
217    Junonia terea elgiva Soldier Pansy
189    Neptis laeta Common Barred Sailor
185    Neptis saclava marpessa Small Spotted Sailor
233    Phalanta phalantha aethiopica Common Leopard
210    Protogoniomorpha parhassus Mother-of-pearl
211    Salamis anarcardii nebulosa Clouded Mother-of-pearl
199    Sallya natalensis Natal Tree Nymph
228    Vanessa cardui Painted Lady
 
Nymphalidae
   Charaxinae

charaxes
152    Charaxes achaemenes achaemenes Bushveld Charaxes
139    Charaxes brutus natalensis White-barred Charaxes
133    Charaxes candiope Green-veined Charaxes
138    Charaxes castor flavifasciatus Giant Charaxes
149    Charaxes etesipe tavetensis Blue-striped Charaxes
137    Charaxes jasius saturnus Foxy Charaxes
159    Charaxes phaeus Demon Charaxes
131    Charaxes varanes varanes Pearl Charaxes
146    Charaxes zoolina zoolina Club-tailed Charaxes
 
Libiythieidae

snout butterflies
236    Libythea labdaca laius Snout Butterfly
 
Lycaenidae

blues and coppers
399    Aloeides taikosama Dusky Copper
472    Anthene amarah Black-striped Hairtail
480    Anthene talboti Talbot's Hairtail
349    Axiocerses amanga amanga Bush Scarlet
575    Azanus jesous Topaz Blue
574    Chilades trochylus Grass Jewel
338    Cigaritis ella Ella's Barred Blue
333    Cigaritis natalensis Natal Barred Blue
458    Crudaria leroma Silver-studded Grey
571    Cupidopsis jobates jobates Tailed Meadow Blue
300    Deudorix antalus Brown Playboy
299    Deudorix dinochares Red Playboy
568    Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena Cupreus Blue
564    Euchrysops barkeri Barker's Blue
563    Euchrysops osiris Osiris Blue
310    Hemiolaus caeculus caeculus Azure Hairstreak
306    Hypolycaena philippus philippus Purple-brown Hairstreak
311.3    Iolaus bowkeri tearei Bowker's Tailed Blue
317    Iolaus pallene Saffron
316    Iolaus trimeni Trimen’s Sapphire
499    Lampides boeticus Long-tailed Blue
553    Lepidochrysops glauca glauca Silvery Blue
551    Lepidochrysops patricia Patricia Blue
354    Leptomyrina gorgias gorgias Common Black Eye
500    Leptotes pirithous Common Blue
504    Leptotes pulcher Light Zebra Blue
581    Oraidium barberae Dwarf Blue
496    Tarucus sybaris sybaris Dotted Blue
494    Tuxentius melaena melaena Black Pie
582    Zizeeria knysna Sooty Blue
583    Zizina otis antanossa Clover Blue
584    Zizula hylax Gaica Blue
 
Pieridae

whites
623    Belenois aurota Brown-veined White
624    Belenois creona severina African Common White
625    Belenois gidica abyssinica African Veined White
591    Catopsillia florella African Vagrant
611    Colotis antevippe gavisa Red Tip
610    Colotis auxo Sulphur Orange Tip
609    Colotis danae annae Scarlet Tip
618    Colotis eris eris Gold Tip
613    Colotis euippe omphale Smoky Orange Tip
617    Colotis evagore antigone Small Orange Tip
612    Colotis evenina evenina Orange Tip
614    Colotis pallene Bushveld Orange Tip
603    Colotis vesta argillaceus Veined Orange
629    Dixeia pigea Antheap White
596    Eronia cleodora cleodora Vine-leaf Vagrant
597    Eronia leda Autumn Leaf Vagrant
593    Eurema brigitta brigitta Broad Bordered 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
 
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
645    Papilio constantinus constantinus Constantine's Swallowtail
646    Papilio demodocus demodocus Citrus Swallowtail
647    Papilio nireus lyaeus Green Banded Swallowtail
 
Hesperiidae

skippers
691    Abantis venosa Veined Skipper
683    Caprona pillaana Ragged Skipper
661    Coeliades forestan forestan Striped Policeman
660    Coeliades libeon Spotless Policeman
663    Coeliades lorenzo Red-tab Policeman
662    Coeliades pisistratus Two-pip Policeman
780    Gegenes niso niso Common Hottentot
779    Gegenes pumilio gambica Dark Hottentot
706    Gomalia elma elma Green-marbled Skipper
742    Parasmodes morantii morantii Morant's Skipper
765    Pelopidas mathias Black-branded Swift
766    Pelopidas thrax White-banded Swift
676    Sarangesa phidyle Small Elfin
693    Spialia delagoae Delagoa Sandman
702    Spialia diomus ferax Common Sandman
701    Spialia dromus Large Grizzled Skipper
703    Spialia spio Mountain Sandman
667    Tagiades flesus Clouded Flat

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