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| Dancing Acraea, Acraea serena |
I photographed 19 butterflies during my recent trip to KwaZulu-Natal. I have also named 23 moths, although many others remain unidentified. I hope to get some more ids from South African
iSpot participants who have given me many names already.
I also used these resources:
http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Africa%20thumbs%20-%20Papilionidae.htm
https://www.sanbi.org/sites/default/files/documents/documents/bioseries16butterfly.pdf
https://www.africanmoths.com/pages/thumbs.html
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| African Common White, Belenois creona severina |
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| African Grass Blue, Zizeeria knysna |
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| African Veined White, Belenois gidica abyssinica |
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| Blue Pansy ♀, Junonia oenone oenone |
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| Brown-veined White, Belenois aurota aurota |
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| Citrus Swallowtail, Papilio demodocus |
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| Common Evening Brown ♂, Melanitis leda |
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| Common Evening Brown ♂ |
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| Common Grass Yellow, Eurema hecabe solifera |
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| Common Orange Tip, Colotis evenina evenina |
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| Common Orange Tip |
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| Damara Copper, Aloeides damarensis |
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| Dancing Acraea, Acraea serena |
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| Ella's Bar, Cigaritis ella |
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| Green-banded Swallowtail, Papilio nireus |
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| Northern Cupreous Blue, Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena |
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| Red Tip, Colotis antevippe gavisa |
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| Scarlet-tip, Colotis danae |
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| Scarlet-tip |
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| Silver-spotted Grey, Crudaria leroma |
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| Sulphur Orange Tip, Colotis auxo |
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| Sulphur Orange Tip |
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| Topaz-spotted Blue, Azanus jesous |
moths:
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| Rose Eggar, Philotherma rosa |
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| Afrasura indecisa |
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| Bar Maiden, Thyretes caffra |
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| Bar Maiden |
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| Decisive White Bar, Eustrotia decissima |
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| Eulycia grisea |
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| Flame Line, Phoenicocampa terinata |
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| Hornet moth, Euchromia amoena |
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| Irrorated Tabby, Anticarsia rubricans |
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| Lichen Cat, Pseudorethona albicans |
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| Lined Shades, Pericyma atrifusa |
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| Measured Pearl, Nausinoe geometralis |
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| Neromia clavicornis |
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| Notarcha quaternalis |
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| Olapa Species |
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| Orange Drab, Gracilodes caffra |
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| Pallid Emperor, Cirina forda |
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| Pyralidae species |
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| Ringed Lesser Ermine, Ethmia circumdatella |
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| Salagena tessellata |
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| Sommeria culta |
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| Tussock moth, Euproctis bicolor |
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| Vestal Birdling, Somatina vestalis |
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| Viettessa margaritalis |
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| White Barred Gipsy, Palasea albimacula |
The moths still requiring identification can be viewed here:
other invertebrates:
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| Antlion, Cueta species |
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| Red Lacewing, Dysochrysa furcata |
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| Madagascan Marbled Mantis, Polyspilota aeruginosa |
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| Large Brown Longhorn Beetle |
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| Belonogaster wasp species |
