List of butterflies of South Africa

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]

Location of South Africa

Family Nymphalidae

Subfamily Danainae
Male Amauris ochlea

Subfamily Satyrinae
Ypthima asterope

Subfamily Heliconiinae
Male Acraea horta
Male Acraea petraea
Telchinia esebria form monteironis

Subfamily Charaxinae

Subfamily Limenitidinae

Subfamily Cyrestinae

Subfamily Biblidinae
Male Sevenia boisduvali

Subfamily Nymphalinae
Precis octavia, winter form
Protogoniomorpha parhassus aethiops

Subfamily Libytheinae

Family Hesperiidae

Subfamily Coeliadinae

Subfamily Pyrginae

Subfamily Hesperiinae

Family Lycaenidae

Subfamily Poritiinae

Subfamily Miletinae

Subfamily Aphnaeinae
Male Crudaria leroma

Subfamily Theclinae

Subfamily Lycaeninae

Subfamily Polyommatinae
Male and female Leptotes pirithous pirithous

Family Pieridae

Subfamily Pierinae
Male Belenois aurota aurota
Male Colotis euippe omphale
Male Colotis evagore
Colotis pallene
Colotis regina
Leptosia alcesta inalcesta
Mylothris rueppellii haemus
Male Nepheronia argia varia
Male Nepheronia buquetii

Subfamily Coliadinae

Family Papilionidae

Subfamily Papilioninae
Papilio constantinus
Papilio demodocus

See also

References
  1. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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