Afrotropical Butterflies


 

South Africa

1,221 042 square km

Relevant literature:
Armstrong, 1995;
Armstrong, 1998;
Armstrong & Van Hensbergen, 1997;
Armstrong & Van Hensbergen, 1999;

Endemic Butterflies [217 species]
 

Abantis bicolor  (Trimen, 1864) Lepidochrysops asteris (Godart, 1824)
Acraea alalonga Henning & Henning, 1996 Lepidochrysops australis Tite, 1964
Alaena margaritacea Eltringham, 1929 Lepidochrysops bacchus Riley, 1938
Alenia sandaster (Trimen, 1868) Lepidochrysops badhami van Son, 1956
Aloeides almeida (Felder, 1862) Lepidochrysops balli Dickson, 1985
Aloeides apicalis Tite & Dickson, 1968 Lepidochrysops braueri Dickson, 1966
Aloeides arida Tite & Dickson, 1968 Lepidochrysops dukei Cottrell, 1965
Aloeides bamptoni Tite & Dickson, 1977 Lepidochrysops grahami (Trimen, 1893)
Aloeides barbarae Henning & Henning, 1994 Lepidochrysops gydoae Dickson & Wykeham, 1994
Aloeides barklyi (Trimen, 1874) Lepidochrysops hypopolia (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
Aloeides caffrariae  Henning, 1987 Lepidochrysops jamesi Swanepoel, 1971
Aloeides caledoni Tite & Dickson, 1973 Lepidochrysops jefferyi (Swierstra, 1909)
Aloeides carolynnae Dickson, 1983 Lepidochrysops ketsi Cottrell, 1965
Aloeides clarki Tite & Dickson, 1968 Lepidochrysops littoralis Swanepoel & Vári, 1983
Aloeides depicta  Tite & Dickson, 1968 Lepidochrysops lotana Swanepoel, 1962
Aloeides dicksoni  Henning, 1987 Lepidochrysops mcgregori Pennington, 1970
Aloeides egerides  Tite & Dickson, 1968 Lepidochrysops methymna (Trimen, 1862)
Aloeides gowani  Tite & Dickson, 1968 Lepidochrysops oreas Tite, 1964
Aloeides juana  Tite & Dickson, 1968 Lepidochrysops outeniqua Swanepoel & Vári, 1983
Aloeides kaplani  Tite & Dickson, 1977 Lepidochrysops penningtoni Dickson, 1969
Aloeides lutescens Tite & Dickson, 1968 Lepidochrysops pephredo (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
Aloeides macmasteri Tite & Dickson, 1973 Lepidochrysops poseidon Pringle, 1987
Aloeides margaretae Tite & Dickson, 1968 Lepidochrysops praeterita Swanepoel, 1962
Aloeides mbuluensis Pringle, 1994 Lepidochrysops pringlei Dickson, 1982
Aloeides merces Henning & Henning, 1986 Lepidochrysops procera (Trimen, 1893)
Aloeides monticola Pringle, 1994 Lepidochrysops puncticilia (Trimen, 1883)
Aloeides nubilus  Henning & Henning, 1982 Lepidochrysops quickelbergei Swanepoel, 1969
Aloeides pallida Tite & Dickson, 1968 Lepidochrysops robertsoni Cottrell, 1965
Aloeides penningtoni Tite & Dickson, 1968 Lepidochrysops southeyae Pennington, 1967
Aloeides pringlei Tite & Dickson, 1976 Lepidochrysops swanepoeli (Pennington, 1948)
Aloeides quickelbergei Tite & Dickson, 1968 Lepidochrysops swartbergensis Swanepoel, 1969
Aloeides rossouwi  Henning & Henning, 1982 Lepidochrysops tantalus (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
Aloeides stevensoni Tite & Dickson, 1973 Lepidochrysops titei Dickson, 1976
Aloeides susanae Tite & Dickson, 1973 Lepidochrysops trimeni (Bethune-Baker, 1923)
Aloeides thyra  (Linnaeus, 1764) Lepidochrysops victori Pringle, 1984
Aloeides titei  Henning, 1987 Lepidochrysops wykehami Tite, 1964
Aloeides vansoni Tite & Dickson, 1968 Lycaena orus (Cramer, 1780)
Anthene juanitae  Henning & Henning, 1993 Melampias huebneri van Son, 1955
Aslauga australis Cottrell, 1981 Metisella meninx (Trimen, 1873)
Astictopterus inornatus  (Trimen, 1864) Mylothris trimenia (Butler, 1869)
Axiocerses croesus (Trimen, 1862) Neita durbani (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
Calleagris kobela (Trimen, 1864) Orachrysops ariadne (Butler, 1898)
Calleagris krooni Vári, 1974 Orachrysops brinkmani Heath, 1997
Capys penningtoni Riley, 1932 Orachrysops mijburghi Henning & Henning, 1994
Cassionympha camdeboo (Dickson, 1981) Orachrysops montanus Henning & Henning, 1994
Cassionympha detecta (Trimen, 1914) Orachrysops niobe (Trimen, 1862)
Charaxes karkloof van Someren & Jackson, 1957 Orachrysops regalis Henning & Henning, 1994
Charaxes marieps van Someren & Jackson, 1957 Orachrysops subravus Henning & Henning, 1994
Charaxes pelias (Cramer, 1775) Orachrysops violescens Henning & Henning, 1994
Charaxes pondoensis van Someren, 1967 Orachrysops warreni Henning & Henning, 1994
Chrysoritis adonis (Pennington, 1962) Phasis braueri Dickson, 1968
Chrysoritis aridus (Pennington, 1953) Phasis pringlei Dickson, 1977
Chrysoritis aureus (van Son, 1966) Phasis thero (Linnaeus, 1764)
Chrysoritis azurius (Swanepoel, 1975) Platylesches dolomitica Henning & Henning, 1997
Chrysoritis beaufortius (Dickson, 1966) Pseudonympha hippia (Cramer, 1779)
Chrysoritis beulah  (Quickelberge, 1966) Pseudonympha magus (Fabricius, 1793)
Chrysoritis blencathrae (Heath & Ball, 1992) Pseudonympha paragaika Vári, 1971
Chrysoritis braueri (Pennington, 1967) Pseudonympha southeyi (Pennington, 1953)
Chrysoritis brooksi (Riley, 1938) Pseudonympha swanepoeli van Son, 1955
Chrysoritis daphne (Dickson, 1975) Pseudonympha trimenii Butler, 1868
Chrysoritis dicksoni  (Gabriel, 1947) Serradinga clarki (van Son, 1955)
Chrysoritis endymion  (Pennington, 1962) Serradinga kammanassiensis (Henning & Henning, 1994)
Chrysoritis felthami  (Trimen, 1904) Spialia sataspes (Trimen, 1864)
Chrysoritis irene (Pennington, 1968) Stygionympha curlei Henning & Henning, 1996
Chrysoritis lycegenes (Trimen, 1874) Stygionympha dicksoni (Riley, 1938)
Chrysoritis lyncurium (Trimen, 1868) Stygionympha geraldi Pennington, 1970
Chrysoritis midas (Pennington, 1962) Stygionympha vansoni (Pennington, 1953)
Chrysoritis natalensis (van Son, 1966) Tarsocera cassina (Butler, 1868)
Chrysoritis nigricans  (Aurivillius, 1923) Tarsocera cassus (Linnaeus, 1764)
Chrysoritis oreas (Trimen, 1891) Tarsocera dicksoni (van Son, 1962)
Chrysoritis orientalis (Swanepoel, 1976) Tarsocera fulvina Vári, 1971
Chrysoritis palmus (Stoll, 1781) Tarsocera imitator Vári, 1971
Chrysoritis pan (Pennington, 1962) Tarsocera namaquensis Vári, 1971
Chrysoritis penningtoni (Riley, 1938) Tarsocera southeyae Dickson, 1969
Chrysoritis perseus (Henning, 1977) Tarucus thespis (Linnaeus, 1764)
Chrysoritis phosphor (Trimen, 1864) Teriomima zuluana van Son, 1949
Chrysoritis plutus (Pennington, 1967) Thestor barbatus Henning & Henning, 1997
Chrysoritis pyramus (Pennington, 1953) Thestor brachycerus (Trimen, 1883)
Chrysoritis pyroeis (Trimen, 1864) Thestor braunsi van Son, 1941
Chrysoritis rileyi (Dickson, 1966) Thestor calviniae Riley, 1954
Chrysoritis swanepoeli  (Dickson, 1965) Thestor camdeboo Dickson & Wykeham, 1994
Chrysoritis thysbe (Linnaeus, 1764) Thestor claassensi Heath & Pringle, 2004
Chrysoritis trimeni (Riley, 1938) Thestor compassbergae Quickelberge & McMaster, 1970
Chrysoritis turneri (Riley, 1938) Thestor dicksoni Riley, 1954
Chrysoritis uranus (Pennington, 1962) Thestor dryburghi van Son, 1966
Chrysoritis violescens (Dickson, 1971) Thestor holmesi van Son, 1951
Chrysoritis zeuxo (Linnaeus, 1764) Thestor kaplani Dickson & Stephen, 1971
Chrysoritis zonarius (Riley, 1938) Thestor montanus van Son, 1941
Coenyra aurantiaca Riley, 1938 Thestor murrayi Swanepoel, 1953
Coenyra rufiplaga Trimen, 1906 Thestor overbergensis Heath & Pringle, 2004
Colotis erone (Angas, 1849) Thestor penningtoni van Son, 1949
Crudaria capensis van Son, 1956 Thestor petra Pennington, 1962
Crudaria wykehami Dickson, 1983 Thestor pictus van Son, 1941
Deloneura immaculata Trimen, 1868 Thestor pringlei Dickson, 1976
Dingana alaedeus Henning & Henning, 1984 Thestor rileyi Pennington, 1956
Dingana alticola Henning & Henning, 1996 Thestor rooibergensis Heath, 1994
Dingana clara (van Son, 1940) Thestor rossouwi Dickson, 1971
Dingana dingana (Trimen, 1873) Thestor stepheni Swanepoel, 1968
Dingana fraterna Henning & Henning, 1996 Thestor strutti van Son, 1951
Dingana jerinae Henning & Henning, 1996 Thestor vansoni Pennington, 1962
Dira clytus (Linnaeus, 1764) Thestor yildizae Koçak, 1983
Dira jansei (Swierstra, 1909) Torynesis hawequas Dickson, 1973
Dira oxylus (Trimen, 1881) Torynesis magna (van Son, 1941)
Dira swanepoeli (van Son, 1939) Torynesis mintha (Geyer, 1837)
Durbania limbata Trimen & Bowker, 1887 Torynesis orangica Vári, 1971
Durbaniella clarki (van Son, 1941) Trimenia argyroplaga (Dickson, 1967)
Durbaniopsis saga (Trimen, 1883) Trimenia malagrida (Wallengren, 1857)
Iolaus aemulus Trimen, 1895 Trimenia wallengrenii (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
Iolaus aphnaeoides Trimen, 1873 Trimenia wykehami (Dickson, 1969)
Iolaus lulua (Riley, 1944) Tsitana dicksoni Evans, 1956
Iolaus silas (Westwood, 1851) Tsitana tulbagha Evans, 1937
Kedestes chaca (Trimen, 1873) Tsitana uitenhaga Evans, 1937
Kedestes lenis Riley, 1932 Tuxentius hesperis (Vári, 1976)
Kedestes sarahae Henning & Henning, 1998    
 

Butterfly checklists for protected areas:
Blydepoort Nature Reserve (Henning, G., ?)
Doorndraai Nature Reserve (Warren, ?)
Golden Gate Highlands National Park (Terblanche, R., 1991; Williams, unpublished)
Kloofendal Nature Reserve (Henning, S., 1994a; Joannou, et al., 1995)
Kosi Bay Nature Reserve (Pringle & Kyle, 2002)
Kruger National Park (Kloppers & Van Son, 1978)
Lapalala Wilderness (Woodhall, 1987c; 1989a; 1994a)
Lekgalameetse Nature Reserve (Terblanche & Henning, 1994)
Madikwe Game Reserve (Muller, 1999)
Mariepskop (Henning, G., 1994; Woodhall, 1995c)
Modderfontein Conservation Park (Woodhall, 1994b)
Ndumo Nature Reserve (Pringle & Kyle, 2002)
Nylsvley Nature Reserve (Grei, 1990)
Pilanesberg National Park (Du Toit, 1992; 1993; Williams, 1993 a & b)
Ruimsig Entomological Reserve (Henning, G., 1988 a & b; Henning, S., 1994b)
Rustenburg Nature Reserve (Williams, unpublished)
Sterkspruit Nature Reserve (Williams, unpublished)
Tembe Elephant Park (Pringle & Kyle, 2002)
Verloren Valei Nature Reserve (Warren, ?)
Wilderness National Park (Donnelly, 1994)

Summary of protected areas in South Africa:

Type of Protected Area ECP FSP GAU KZN LIM MPU NCP WCP NWP TOT
National Parks 3 1 1 0 2 1 6 8 0 22
Provincial Reserves 45 15 7 110 51 31 6 95 18 378
Local Reserves 49 15 44 28 5 7 12 50 5 215
Forestry Conservation Areas 33 0 0 8 7 14 0 26 0 88
Defence Force Areas 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 11
National Botanical Gardens 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 4 0 11
World Heritage Sites 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Natural Heritage Sites 22 8 7 101 11 61 11 44 4 269
Private Reserves 35 15 9 46 28 11 31 15 7 197
Conservancies 1 3 5 17 0 1 1 1 1 30
TOTALS 188 62 78 312 104 128 67 244 40 1223
ECP = Eastern Cape Province; FSP = Free State Province; GAU = Gauteng; KZN = KwaZulu-Natal; LIM = Limpopo Province; MPU = Mpumalanga; NCP = Northern Cape Province; WCP = Western Cap Province; NWP = North-West Province.

NATIONAL PARKS PROVINCE NATIONAL PARKS PROVINCE
Agulhas N.P. Western Cape Marakele N.P. Limpopo
Augrabies Falls. N.P. 15,000ha. Tel. (054) 452-9200 Northern Cape Mountain Zebra N.P. Eastern Cape
Bontebok N.P. Western Cape Namaqua N.P. (includes Skilpad Wild Flower Reserve) Northern Cape
Cape Peninsula N.P. (including Boulders Bay) Western Cape Richtersveld N.P. 160,000ha Northern Cape
Golden Gate Highland/Quaqwa N.P. Free State Table Mountain N.P. Western Cape
Greater Addo Elephant N.P. Eastern Cape Tankwa Karoo N.P. Northern Cape
Groenkloof N.P. Gauteng Tsitsikamma N.P. Eastern Cape
Kalahari Gemsbok N.P. (part of Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park) Northern Cape Vaalbos N.P. Northern Cape
Karoo N.P. Western Cape Vhembe-Dongala N.P. Limpopo
Knysna N.P. Western Cape West Coast N.P. (including Jutten Island, Malgas Island, Marcus Island and Skaapeiland) Western Cape
Kruger N.P. Limpopo/Mpumalanga Wilderness N.P. Western Cape

PROVINCIAL RESERVES PROVINCE PROVINCIAL RESERVES PROVINCE
Abe Bailey N.R. Gauteng Marico Bosveld N.R. North West
Adelaide N.R. Eastern Cape Marievale Bird Sanctuary Gauteng
Alice Glockner N.R. Gauteng Marloth N.R. Western Cape
Amalinda N.R. 134ha. Eastern Cape Marutswa N.R. KwaZulu-Natal
Amatikulu N.R. 2,100ha KwaZulu-Natal Marwaqa N.R. KwaZulu-Natal
Andover G.R. Limpopo Masebe N.R. Limpopo
Andries Vosloo Kudu Reserve (part of Great Fish River N.R.) Eastern Cape Matjiesrivier N.R Western Cape
Anysberg N.R. 44,515ha. Cape Nature Conservation. Western Cape Matshitsholo CCA KwaZulu-Natal
Assegaaibosch N.R. 204ha. Cape Nature Conservation. Western Cape Matsulu Cattle/Game Project Mpumalanga
Atherstone N.R. Limpopo Mawewe Cattle/Game Project Mpumalanga
Attakwaskloof N.R. Western Cape Mbumbazi N.R. KwaZulu-Natal
Babilonstoring N.R. Western Cape Mdala N.R. Mpumalanga
Bakone N.R. Limpopo Mehlomnyama Forest Reserve KwaZulu-Natal
Barberspan N.R. North West Midmar N.R. KwaZulu-Natal
Barberton N.R. Mpumalanga Millwood N.R. Western Cape
Baviaanskloof Wilderness Area Eastern Cape Mkambati N.R. Eastern Cape
Beachwood Mangroves N.R. KwaZulu-Natal Mkhomazi Forest Reserve KwaZulu-Natal
Beggars Bush N.R. Eastern Cape Mkhombo N.R. Mpumalanga
Bellevue Game/Cattle Project Limpopo Mkuzi G.R. KwaZulu-Natal
Ben-Etive N.R. Western Cape Mndunduzeli N.R. KwaZulu-Natal
Bewaarkloof N.R. SE of Polokwane. Limpopo Modjadji N.R. Limpopo
Bird Island (Algoa Bay) Eastern Cape Moepelplaas N.R Limpopo
Bird Island Reserve (Lambert’s Bay) Western Cape Mokolo Dam N.R. Limpopo
Black Rocks (Algoa Bay) Eastern Cape Moletsi Bird Sanctuary Limpopo
Blinkwater N.R. KwaZulu-Natal Molopo N.R. North West
Bloemhof Dam N.R. North West Mome N.R. KwaZulu-Natal
Blomboschfontein N.R. Western Cape Monk’s Cowl Forest Reserve. KwaZulu-Natal
Blouberg (Maleboch) Limpopo Moor Park N.R. KwaZulu-Natal
Blouberg N.R. Limpopo Mossel Bay Seal Island Reserve Western Cape
Blouberg N.R. (Western Cape) Western Cape Mostertshoek Forest Reserve Western Cape
Bluff N.R. KwaZulu-Natal Mount Currie N.R. KwaZulu-Natal
Blyde River Canyon N.R. Mpumalanga Mount Hebron N.R. Western Cape
Bokkeriviere N.R. Western Cape Moutse N.R. Mpumalanga
Boosmansbos Wilderness Area Western Cape Mpenjati N.R. KwaZulu-Natal
Borakalalo N.R. North West Mphaphuli N.R. Limpopo
Bosbokrand N.R. Limpopo Mpofu N.R. Eastern Cape
Boskopdam N.R. North West Mthethomusha N.R. Mpumalanga
Bosnek N.R. Eastern Cape Musina N.R. Limpopo
Bot River N.R. Western Cape Nababiep N.R. (Helskloof) Northern Cape
Bothasvley N.R. Limpopo Natal Lion Park KwaZulu-Natal
Botsalano N.R. North West National Botanical Garden Limpopo
Brackenridgea zanquebarica Limpopo Ndumo G.R. KwaZulu-Natal
Brenton Island (Algoa Bay) Eastern Cape Nkandla Forest Reserve KwaZulu-Natal
Broomvlei N.R. Western Cape Nooitgedacht Dam N.R. Mpumalanga
Bulwer Game/Cattle Project Limpopo North Park N.R. KwaZulu-Natal
Caledon N.R. Free State Ntsikeni N.R. Eastern Cape
Cape St Francis N.R. Eastern Cape Nwanedi N.R. Limpopo
Cape Vidal N.R. KwaZulu-Natal Nyalazi Forest Reserve KwaZulu-Natal
Cathedral Peak N.R. KwaZulu-Natal Nylsvley N.R. Limpopo
Cedarberg Wilderness Area Western Cape Nzhelele (Nghelele) N.R. Limpopo
Chelmsford N.R. KwaZulu-Natal Ongeluksnek N.R.  Eastern Cape
Cobham N.R. KwaZulu-Natal Ongoye (Ngoye) Forest Reserve KwaZulu-Natal
Coleford N.R. KwaZulu-Natal Oorlogskloof N.R. 5,577ha Northern Cape
Commando Drift N.R. Eastern Cape Ophathe G.R. KwaZulu-Natal
Corridor G.R. (part of Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park) KwaZulu-Natal Oribi Gorge N.R. KwaZulu-Natal
Craigie Burn N.R. KwaZulu-Natal Origstad Dam N.R. Mpumalanga
Cwebe Wildlife Reserve Eastern Cape Outeniqua N.R. (Doringrivier) Western Cape
Cycad N.R. Eastern Cape Oviston N.R. Eastern Cape