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Pages in category "Butterflies of Africa" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 3,265 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Euchrysops osiris, the Osiris smoky blue or African Cupid, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Arabia, Madagascar, the Comoro Islands and Africa, south of the Sahara. The wingspan is 22–29 mm for males and 25–30 mm for females. Adults are mainly on wing from September to November and from February to April, but ...
Libythea labdaca, the African snout butterfly, is a member of the butterfly subfamily Libytheinae found in western and central Africa. [2] It forms vast migratory swarms (over 1 billion butterflies were estimated in Ghana). The butterflies move south in the spring and north in the autumn.
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] Family Nymphalidae.
Catopsilia florella, the African migrant, African emigrant, or common vagrant, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in Africa (including Madagascar), Arabia (United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman) and the Canary Islands. Like Catopsilia pomona, this species also has a habit of migration. [3]
Cyrestis camillus, the African map butterfly, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Africa , from Sierra Leone to Ethiopia and Tanzania and from Kenya to Natal . Description
Tirumala petiverana, the blue monarch, African blue tiger, or dappled monarch, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is widespread in tropical and subtropical Sub-Saharan Africa. Their habitat consists of Afromontane, lowland and riverine forests as well as moist savanna. [1] [2] The wingspan is 60–75 mm. There is one generation per year.
This is a list of butterflies of Mali. About 59 species are known from Mali, [1] none of which are endemic. [2] Papilionidae. Papilioninae. Papilionini