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Cymothoe hobarti, or Hobart's red glider, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. [1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. [2] The habitat consists of lowland to sub-montane forests. Males mud-puddle and both sexes are attracted to fermenting fruit.
Kallimoides is a monotypic genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae.It contains only one species, Kallimoides rumia, the African leaf butterfly.It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Bioko, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. [2]
Papilio antimachus, the African giant swallowtail, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. With a wingspan between 18 and 23 centimetres (7.1 and 9.1 in), it is the largest butterfly in Africa and among the largest butterflies in the world. The shape of the wings differ between the males and females.
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.
Junonia sophia, the little commodore or little pansy, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone ...
Papilio dardanus, the Saharan swallowtail, African swallowtail, mocker swallowtail or flying handkerchief, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (the swallowtails). The species is broadly distributed throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. [2] The British entomologist E. B. Poulton described it as "the most interesting butterfly in the ...
Papilio zalmoxis has a wingspan reaching about 12–16 centimetres (4.7–6.3 in) and it is the second largest African swallowtail. The colour of the upperside of the wings is usually blue but can be greenish, contrasting with the light-gray color of the underside of the wings.