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Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide ... This is a list of butterflies of South Africa.
Belenois aurota, the pioneer [2] [3] or pioneer white [4] or caper white, [3] is a small to medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites, which is found in South Asia and Africa. [3]
The wingspan is 42–55 mm.The transverse bands, especially the second, third and sixth, are broad, edged with blackish and filled in with bronzy brown; the anal lobe and anal angle of the hindwing beneath continuously filled in with black. —- ab. nigrescens Martin only differs in having the bands filled in with smoke-black and the yellow colour at the anal angle of the hindwing replaced by ...
Belenois gidica, the African veined white or pointed caper, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. [1] The wingspan is 40–55 millimetres (1.6–2.2 in) in males and 40–53 mm (1.6–2.1 in) in females. Its flight period is year-round. [2] The larvae feed on Boscia, Capparis, and Maerua species. [1] [2]
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Mylothris agathina, the eastern dotted border or common dotted border, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa, particularly East Africa and southern Africa. In South Africa its range has spread westwards around the coast in the late 20th century, and it now occurs north of Cape Town to somewhat beyond Saldanha ...
Dixeia, commonly called the small whites, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Pierini in the family Pieridae that are found mainly in Africa.. They are not to be confused with the cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae, which is referred to as the "small white" in several European nations.
Charaxes brutus, the white-barred emperor or white-barred Charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Africa (see subspecies section for detailed information). Its flight period is year-round. [3] Notes on the biology of brutus are given by Larsen, T.B. (1991). [4]