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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.
Charaxes karkloof, the Karkloof emperor, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa. [2] The wingspan is 45–55 mm in males and 50–60 mm in females. Flight period is from October to June. [3] Larvae feed on Ochna arborea, Ochna natalitia, and Ochna serrulata.
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]
Charaxes are tropical Old World butterflies, with by far the highest diversity in sub-Saharan Africa, a smaller number from South Asia to Melanesia and Australia, and a single species in Europe. They are generally strong flyers and very popular among butterfly collectors .
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 .
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 ...
Charaxes violetta, the violet-spotted emperor or violet-spotted charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa. [2] Species is double brooded from August to October and April to June. [3] Larvae feed on Blighia unijugata and Deinbollia species. [2] [3] In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana