- List of butterflies
This preliminary list is made by Petra Ballings using Pennington“s Butterflies of Southern Africa. Many, many thanks to Mr. Alan Gardiner for additional records and comments. Records: P= Pennington, AG= Alan Gardiner
Family/Subfamily | Genus/Subgenus | Species | Comments/Foodplants | Record |
Family Nymphalidae | ||||
Subfam. Danainae | Genus Danaus | D. Chrysippus aegyptius | AG | |
Genus Tirumala | T. petiverana | An exceedingly rare migrant, only one specimen from the lower Vumba and a couple from Mutare (AG) | P | |
Genus Amauris | ||||
Subgenus Amauris | A.(A.) niavius dominicanus | AG | ||
Subgenus Amaura | A.(A.) albimaculata chirindana | P | ||
A.(A.) echeria lobengula | P | |||
A.(A.) ochlea ochlea | AG | |||
Subfam. Satyrinae | Genus Melanites | M. leda helena | AG | |
M. libya | P | |||
Genus Gnophodes | G. betsimena diversa | P | ||
Genus Bicyclus | B. safitza | P | ||
B. safitza f. evenus | P | |||
B. angulosus selousi | P | |||
B. ena | P | |||
B. ena f. kigonserae | P | |||
B. anynana anynana | AG | |||
B. campinus campinus | P | |||
B. campinus campinus f. goetzei | P | |||
B. condamini | P | |||
Genus Henotesia | H. perspicua | P | ||
H. simonsii | AG | |||
Genus Aphysoneura | A. pigmentaria vumba | P | ||
Genus Aeropetes | A. tulbaghia | P | ||
Genus Physcaeneura | P. pione | P | ||
Genus Neita | N. extensa | AG | ||
Genus Stygionympha | S. witchgrafi lannini | P | ||
Genus Ypthima | Y. impura paupera | P | ||
Y. pupillaris pupillaris | P | |||
Y. granulosa | P | |||
Y. asterope asteropa | AG | |||
Y. antennata antennata | AG | |||
Genus Ypthimomorpha | Y. itonia | AG | ||
Subfam. Acraeinae | Genus Bematistes | B. aganice aganice | AG | |
Genus Acraea | ||||
Subgenus Acraea | A.(A.) horta | Only one taken in 1931, probably blown in by the strong winds of that year (AG) | P | |
A.(A.) neobule neobule | AG | |||
A.(A.) acara acara | AG | |||
A.(A.) machequena | P | |||
A.(A.) anemosa | P | |||
Subgenus Rubraea | A.(R.) acrita acrita | P | ||
A.(R.) engina areca | P | |||
A.(R.) nohara halali | AG | |||
A.(R.) asema | AG | |||
Subgenus stephenia | A.(S.) caldarena caldarena f. nelusca | P | ||
A.(S.) axina | P | |||
A.(S.) aglaonice | P | |||
A.(S.) oncaea | AG | |||
A.(S.) natalica natalica | AG | |||
Genus Hyalites | ||||
Subgenus Alacria | H.(A.) vumbui | P | ||
H.(A.) vumbui f. cooksoni | P | |||
H.(A.) vumbui f. barnesi | P | |||
H.(A.) igola | P | |||
Subgenus Hyalites | H.(H.) cerasa cerasa | P | ||
H.(H.) pentalopis epidica | P | |||
H.(H.) cabira f.swinburnei | P | |||
H.(H.) johnstoni johnstoni f. flavescens | P | |||
H.(H.) obeira burni | AG | |||
H.(H.) eponina | AG | |||
H.(H.) esebria esebria | AG | |||
H.(H.) encedon encedon | AG | |||
Subgenus Auracraea | H.(A.) bomba | P | ||
H.(A.) induna | P | |||
H.(A.) rahira rahira | AG | |||
Genus Pardopsis | P. punctatissima | AG | ||
Subfam. Charaxinae | Genus Charaxes | C. varanes | AG | |
C. acuminatus vumba | P | |||
C. druceanus stevensoni | P | |||
C. xiphares vumbui | P | |||
C. violetta melloni | P | |||
C. cithaeron cithaeron | AG | |||
C. gallagheri | P | |||
C. baumanni whytei | P | |||
C. alpinus | P | |||
C. manica | AG | |||
C. ethalion | AG | |||
C. nichetes leoninus | P | |||
C. candiope candiope | P | |||
C. protoclea azota | P | |||
C. macclounii | AG | |||
C. jasius saturnus | AG | |||
C. castor flavifasciatus | P | |||
C. brutus natalensis | P | |||
C. pollux gazanus | AG | |||
C. bohemani | P | |||
C. etesipe tavetensis | P | |||
C. guderiana guderiana | P | |||
C. achaemenes achaemenes | P | |||
C. zoolina | AG | |||
C. jahlusa rex | AG | |||
Subfam. Nymphalinae | Genus Cymothoe | C. alcimeda rhodesiae | P | |
C. vumbui | P | |||
C. coranus | AG | |||
Genus Euriphene | ||||
Subgenus Euryphura | E.(E.) achlys | P | ||
Genus Crenidomimas | C. concordia | P | ||
Genus Berbearia | B. orientis orientis | P | ||
Genus Euphaedra | E. orientalis | P | ||
Genus Hamanumida | H. daedalus | AG | ||
Genus Aterica | A. galena theophane | AG | ||
Genus Pseudacraea | P. boisduvalii trimenii | P | ||
P. lucretia expansa | AG | |||
Genus Neptis | N. swynnertoni | P | ||
N. trinogophora trigonophora | P | |||
N. carcassoni | P | |||
N. goochi | P | |||
N. alta | P | |||
N. serena | P | |||
N. jordani | P | |||
N. penningtoni | P | |||
N. saclava marpessa | AG | |||
N. laeta | AG | |||
Genus Cyrestis | ||||
Subgenus Azania | C.(A.) pantheus sublineatus | P | ||
Genus Sallya | S. morantii morantii | P | ||
S. boisduvali boisduvali | P | |||
S. rosa | AG | |||
Genus Byblia | B. anvatara acheloia | AG | ||
B. ilithyia | AG | |||
Genus Neptidopsis | N. ophione velleda | P | ||
Genus Eurytela | E. hiarbas lita | P | ||
E. dryope angulata | AG | |||
Genus Apaturopsis | A. cleochares schultzei | P | ||
Genus Hypolimnas | H. deceptor deceptor | P | ||
H. anthedon wahlbergi | P | |||
H. misippus f. dorippoides | P | |||
Genus Protogoniomorpha | P. parhassus | AG | ||
Genus Salamis | S. cacta eileenae | P | ||
Genus Catacroptera | C. cloanthe cloanthe | AG | ||
Genus Precis | ||||
Subgenus Precis | P.(P.) cuama | P | ||
P.(P.) actia | P | |||
P.(P.) actia f. furcata | P | |||
P.(P.) ceryne ceryne | P | |||
P.(P.) ceryne ceryne f. tukuoa | P | |||
P.(P.) octavia sesames | AG | |||
P.(P.) archesia | AG | |||
P.(P.) tugela tugela | AG | |||
Subgenus Junonia | P.(J.) artaxia | P | ||
P.(J.) artaxia f. nobilitata | P | |||
P.(J.) terea elgiva | P | |||
P.(J.) orithya madagascariensis | P | |||
P.(J.) natalica natalica | AG | |||
P.(J.) hierta cebrene | AG | |||
P.(J.) oenone oenone | AG | |||
Genus Vanessa | ||||
Subgenus Cynthia | V.(C.) cardui | AG | ||
Genus Antanartia | A. dimorphica dimorphica | P | ||
A. schaeneia dubia | P | |||
Genus Lachnoptera | L. ayresii | AG | ||
Genus Phalanta | P. phalantha aethiopica | AG | ||
P. eurytis eurytis | AG | |||
Genus Issoria | I. smaragdifera smaragdifera | P | ||
Subfam. Libytheinae | Genus Libythea | |||
Subgenus Jera | L.(J.) labdaca laius | P | ||
Family Lycaenidae | ||||
Subfam. Lipteninae | Genus Alaena | A. nyassa nyassa | P | |
Genus Pentila | P. tropicalis fuscipunctata | AG | ||
Genus Ornipholidotos | O. peucetia peucetia | AG | ||
Genus Mimacraea | M. marshalli marshalli | P | ||
Genus Teriomima | T. peullaris | P | ||
Genus Baliochila | B. lipara | P | ||
B. aslanga | AG | |||
B. barnesi | AG | |||
B. singularis | AG | |||
Genus Deloneura | D. sheppardi | P | ||
D. subfusca | AG | |||
Subfam. Liphyrinae | Genus Aslauga | A. atrophifurca | P | |
Subfam. Miletinae | Genus Lachnocnema | L. bibulus | P | |
L. durbani | AG | |||
L. brimo | AG | |||
Subfam. Theclinae | Genus Iolaus | |||
Subgenus Stugeta | I.(S.) bowkeri tearei | AG | ||
Subgenus argiolus | I.(A.) silas | AG | ||
I.(A.) lalos | AG | |||
Subgenus Iolaphilus | I.(I.) trimeni | AG | ||
Subgenus Aphniolaus | I.(A.) pallene | P | ||
Subgenus Epamere | I.(E.) violacea | P | ||
I.(E.) sidus | AG | |||
I.(E.) australis | AG | |||
I.(E.) mimosae rhodosense | AG | |||
I.(E.) nasisii | AG | |||
I.(E.) bakeri | AG | |||
I.(E.) alienus alienus | AG | |||
Genus Hypolycaena | ||||
Subgenus Hypolycaena | H.(H.) tearei | P | ||
H.(H.) philippus philippus | AG | |||
H.(H.) buxtoni buxtoni | AG | |||
Subgenus Hemiolaus | H.(H.) caeculus caeculus | AG | ||
Genus Leptomyrina | ||||
Subgenus Gonatomyrina | L.(G.) henningi | P | ||
Genus Capys | C. disjunctus | P | ||
Genus Deudorix | ||||
Subgenus Pilodeudorix | D.(P.) zeloides | P | ||
D.(P.) caerulea obscurata | P | |||
Subgenus Virachola | D.(V.) diocles | AG | ||
D.(V.) dinomenes | AG | |||
D.(V.) antalus | AG | |||
D.(V.) lorisona coffea | P | |||
D.(V.) magda | P | |||
D.(V.) dinochares f. rhodesiensis | P | |||
Genus Myrina | M. silenus ficedula | AG | ||
M. dermaptera nyassae | AG | |||
Genus Aphnaeus | ||||
Subgenus Aphnaeus | A.(A.) erikssoni barnesi | P | ||
A.(A.) marshalli | P | |||
Genus Spindasis | S. victoriae | AG | ||
S. ella | AG | |||
S. homeyeri | P | |||
S. homeyeri f. kallimon | P | |||
S. natalensis | P | |||
S. mozambica | P | |||
Genus Lipaphnaeus | L. aderna spindasoides | P | ||
Genus Chloroselas | C. argentea | AG | ||
C. pseudozeritis pseudozeritis | AG | |||
Genus Desmolycaena | D. mazoensis | AG | ||
Genus Axiocerses | A. punicea | P | ||
A. amanga | AG | |||
A. tjoane | AG | |||
A. coalescens | AG | |||
Genus Aloeides | A. aranda f. marshalli | P | ||
A. taikosama | AG | |||
Genus Crudaria | C. leroma | AG | ||
Subfam. Polyommatinae | Genus Anthene | A. definita | AG | |
A. amarah | AG | |||
A. kersteni | AG | |||
A. princeps | AG | |||
A. wilsoni | AG | |||
A. otacilia otacilia | AG | |||
A. contrastata mashuna | AG | |||
A. lasti | P | |||
A. barnesi | P | |||
A. nigropunctata | P | |||
A. lunulata f. sanguinea | P | |||
A. butleri livida | P | |||
Genus Triclema | T. nigeriae | P | ||
Genus Uranothauma | U. vansomereni | P | ||
U. poggei | P | |||
U. antinorii felthami | AG | |||
U. nubifer | AG | |||
Genus Cacyreus | C. lingeus | AG | ||
C. virilis | AG | |||
C. palemon palemon | AG | |||
C. marshalli | AG | |||
Genus Zintha | Z. hintza hintza | AG | ||
Genus Tuxentius | T. calice calice | AG | ||
T. melaena melaena | AG | |||
Genus Leptotes | L. jeanneli | P | ||
L. babaulti | P | |||
L. pulcher | P | |||
L. pirithous | AG | |||
L. brevidentatus | AG | |||
Genus Lampides | L. boeticus | AG | ||
Genus Tarucus | T. sybaris sybaris | AG | ||
Genus Pseudonacaduba | P. sichela sichela | AG | ||
Genus Lepidochrysops | L. glauca | AG | ||
L. solwezii | P | |||
L. plebeia | P | |||
L. kocak | AG | |||
Genus Euchrysops | E. osiris | AG | ||
E. barkeri | AG | |||
E. malathana | AG | |||
E. subpallida | P | |||
Genus Eicochrysops | E. messapus mathallakoaena | AG | ||
Genus Cupidopsis | C. cissus | AG | ||
C. jobates jobates | AG | |||
Genus Actizera | A. lucida | P | ||
Genus Zizeeria | Z. knysna | AG | ||
Genus Zizina | Z. antanossa | AG | ||
Genus Azanus | A. Ubaldus | AG | ||
A. lesous | AG | |||
A. moriqua | AG | |||
A. mirza | AG | |||
A. natalensis | P | |||
Genus Freyeria | F. trochylus | AG | ||
Genus Zizula | Z. hylax | AG | ||
Family Pieridae | ||||
Subfam. Pierinae | Genus Pinacopteryx | P. eriphia eriphia | AG | |
Genus Colias | C. electo electo | AG | ||
Genus Catopsilia | C. florella | AG | ||
Genus Eurema | ||||
Subgenus Terias | E.(T.) hecabe solifera | P | ||
Subgenus Maiva | E.(M.) brigitta | AG | ||
E.(M.) hapale | P | |||
E.(M.) desjardinsii | AG | |||
Genus Eronia | E. leda | AG | ||
Genus Nepheronia | N. thalassina sinalata | AG | ||
Genus Colotis | ||||
Subgenus Colotis | C.(C.) vesta | AG | ||
C.(C.) danae annae | AG | |||
C.(C.) antevippe gavisa | AG | |||
C.(C.) evenina evenina | AG | |||
C.(C.) evippe omphale | AG | |||
C.(C.) pallene | AG | |||
C.(C.) evagore antigone | AG | |||
C.(C.) ione f. xerophila transitional to f. erubescens | P | |||
C.(C.) regina f. anax | P | |||
Subgenus Teracolus | C.(T.) eris eris | AG | ||
Genus Belenois | ||||
Subgenus Belenois | B.(B.) thysa thysa | AG | ||
B.(B.) zochalia zochalia f. hyoma | P | |||
Subgenus Anaphaeis | B.(A.) gidica | AG | ||
B.(A.) aurota | P | |||
B.(A.) creona severina f. infida | P | |||
Genus Dixeia | D. pigea | AG | ||
D. spilleri | P | |||
Genus Appias | A. sabina phoebe | P | ||
A. epaphia | AG | |||
Genus Pontia | ||||
Subgenus Pontia | P.(P.) helice helice | P | ||
Genus Leptosia | L. alcesta inalcesta | P | ||
L. nupta pseudonupta | AG suggested to take this species out of the list; P. reluctantly lists this species for Southern Africa as there are only 2 records which are probably migrants | P | ||
Genus Mylothris | M. rueppellii haemus | AG | ||
M. agathina | AG | |||
M. yulei | P | |||
M. sagala umtaliana | P | |||
Family Papilionidae | ||||
Subfam. Papilioninae | Genus Papilio | P. echerioides chirindanus | AG | |
P. constantinus constantinus | AG | |||
P. demodocus | AG | |||
P. ophidicephalus chirinda | P | |||
P. dardanus cenea f. cenea | P | |||
P. dardanus cenea f. tibullus | P | |||
P. dardanus cenea f. hippocoonides | P | |||
P. nireus lyaeus | P | |||
Genus Graphium | ||||
Subgenus Arisbe | G.(A.) angolanus angolanus | AG | ||
G.(A.) leonidas leonidas | AG | |||
G.(A.) antheus | AG | |||
G.(A.) policenes laurentia | AG | |||
G.(A.) junodi | P | |||
Family Hesperiidae | ||||
Subfam. Coeliadinae | Genus Coeliades | C. forestan forestan | AG | |
C. pisistratus | AG | |||
C. libeon f. brussauxi | P | |||
Subfam. Pyrginae | Genus Celaenorrhinus | C. bettoni | P | |
C. galenus f. intermixtus | P | |||
C. galenus f. biseriata | P | |||
Genus Tagiades | T. flesus | AG | ||
Genus Eagris | E. nottoana nottoana | AG | ||
Genus Calleagris | C. jamesoni jamesoni | AG | ||
Genus Eretis | E. melania | P | ||
E. djaelaelae | P | |||
Genus Sarangesa | S. phidyle | AG | ||
S. ruona | AG | |||
S. lucidella lucidella f. marmora | P | |||
S. motozi | P | |||
Genus Netrobalane | N. canopus | AG | ||
Genus Abantis | A. tettensis | AG | ||
A. bamptoni | AG | |||
A. zambesiaca | P | |||
A. paradidea | P | |||
A. venosa | P | |||
A. venosa f. umvulensis | P | |||
Genus Spialia | S. secessus | AG | ||
S. dromus | AG | |||
S. diomus | AG | |||
S. spio | AG | |||
S. mafa | AG | |||
S. depauperata australis | P | |||
Genus Gomalia | G. elma | AG | ||
Subfam. Hesperiinae | Genus Metisella | M. orientalis orientalis | P | |
M. metis paris | AG | |||
M. willemi | AG | |||
Genus Tsitana | T. tsita | AG | ||
Genus Astictopterus | A. stellata mineni | P | ||
Genus Ampittia | A. capenas capenas | P | ||
Genus Kedestes | K. barberae barberae | AG | ||
K. callicles | AG | |||
K. marshalli | P | |||
Genus Gorgyra | G. johnstoni | P | ||
Genus Teniorhinus | T. herilus | P | ||
T. harona f. ruso | P | |||
T. harona f. merops | P | |||
Genus Acada | A. biseriatus | P | ||
Genus Parosmodes | P. morantii morantii | AG | ||
Genus Acleros | A. ploetzi | P | ||
A. mackenii f. denia | P | |||
Genus Semalea | S. pulvina | P | ||
S. arela | AG | |||
Genus Andronymus | A. neander neander | P | ||
A. caesar philander | P | |||
Genus Chondrolepis | C. niveicornis | P | ||
Genus Zophopetes | Z. dysmephila | AG | ||
Genus Artitropa | A. comus reducta | P | ||
A. erinnys nyasae | P | |||
Genus Fresna | F. nyassae f. ennuari | P | ||
Genus Platylesches | P. picanini | P | ||
P. affinnissima | P | |||
P. galesa | P | |||
P. langa | P | |||
P. robustus robustus | P | |||
P. shona | P | |||
P. moritili | AG | |||
P. tina | AG | |||
Genus Zenonia | Z. zeno | AG | ||
Genus Pelopidas | P. thrax inconspicua | P | ||
P. mathias | AG | |||
Genus Borbo | B. fatuellus | AG | ||
B. fallax | AG | |||
B. detecta | AG | |||
B. borbonica borbonica | AG | |||
B. gemella | AG | |||
B. fanta barnesi | P | |||
B. micans | P | |||
B. chagwa | P | |||
B. holtzii | P | |||
Genus Gegenes | G. pumilio gambica | AG | ||
G. niso niso | AG | |||
G. hottentota | AG |