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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.
Pages in category "Endemic butterflies of South Africa" The following 183 pages are in this category, out of 183 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Orachrysops niobe, the Brenton blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae and is endemic to South Africa. The wingspan is 24–38 mm for males and 22–42 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to November and from February to March. There are two generations per year. [2]
Location of South Africa. The moths of South Africa represent about 7,000 known moth species. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera. This is a list of moth species which have been recorded in South Africa. Because of the large number of species from South Africa, some ...
Colotis euippe is a butterfly of the family Pieridae that is found in the Afrotropical realm. ... Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Comoros) ...
Aeropetes is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae. Its only species, Aeropetes tulbaghia , is commonly known as the Table Mountain beauty or mountain pride . It is native to southern Africa , where it occurs in South Africa , Lesotho , Eswatini and Zimbabwe .
Colotis regina, the queen purple tip, regal purple tip, or large violet tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm . Description
Aloeides taikosama, the dusky copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.It is found in South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.In South Africa it is found from the eastern Western Cape to the Eastern Cape, the Free State, northern KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West and the eastern Northern Cape.