List of butterflies of South Africa

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Location of South Africa
Table Mountain beauty Aeropetes tulbaghia mounted specimen Aeropetes tulbaghia, J Dobson, a.jpg
Table Mountain beauty
Aeropetes tulbaghia
mounted specimen

This is a list of butterflies of South Africa . Over 660 species are known from South Africa, a large proportion of which are endemic. [1]

Contents

Family Nymphalidae

Subfamily Danainae

Male Amauris ochlea Novice butterfly (Amauris ochlea) male.jpg
Male Amauris ochlea

Subfamily Satyrinae

Subfamily Heliconiinae

Subfamily Charaxinae

Subfamily Limenitidinae

Subfamily Cyrestinae

Subfamily Biblidinae

Subfamily Nymphalinae

Subfamily Libytheinae

Family Hesperiidae

Subfamily Coeliadinae

Subfamily Pyrginae

Subfamily Hesperiinae

Family Lycaenidae

Subfamily Poritiinae

Alaena amazoula Alaena amazoula ochroma, mannetjie, a, Zoutpan.jpg
Alaena amazoula

Subfamily Miletinae

Subfamily Aphnaeinae

Male Crudaria leroma Silver-spotted grey (Crudaria leroma) male underside.jpg
Male Crudaria leroma
Male Axiocerses tjoane Axiocerses tjoane tjoane (Lycaenidae Theclinae Aphnaeini) (48441197847), crop.jpg
Male Axiocerses tjoane
Phasis clavum clavum Phasis clavum clavum, J Dobson, a.jpg
Phasis clavum clavum

Subfamily Theclinae

Subfamily Lycaeninae

Subfamily Polyommatinae

Family Pieridae

Subfamily Pierinae

Subfamily Coliadinae

Family Papilionidae

Subfamily Papilioninae

See also

References

  1. ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.
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