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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.
List of butterflies of São Tomé and Príncipe; List of butterflies of Senegal; List of butterflies of Seychelles; List of butterflies of Sierra Leone; List of butterflies of Somalia; List of butterflies of Somaliland; List of butterflies of South Africa; List of butterflies of Sudan and South Sudan; List of butterflies of Tanzania
Nepheronia, commonly called vagrants, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Pierinae endemic to Africa. For other vagrants, see the genus Eronia . Species
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 ...
Melampias is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae. Its one species, Melampias huebneri, the Boland brown, is found in South Africa. The wingspan is 35–38 mm for males and 33–35 mm for females. Adults are on wing from June (subspecies huebneri) or from August (subspecies steniptera) to October and sometimes November. There ...
Pinacopteryx is a monotypic genus of pierid butterflies found in Africa containing Pinacopteryx eriphia, the zebra white. [1] The wingspan is 40–55 mm in males and 42–47 mm in females. Its flight period is year-round. [2] Larvae feed on Maerua cafra, Boscia species, Capparis oleoides, and Maerua triphylla. [1] [2]