HIGHLANDS WILDERNESS BUTTERFLY LIST The following are butterflies have been recorded on Highlands Wilderness Game Farm near Bela Bela, Limpoopo Province,South Africa No English Name Scientific Name Afrikaanse Naam FAMILY NYMPHALIDE SUBFAMILY DANAINAE 1 African Monarch Danus chrysippus aegyptius Melkbosskoenlapper SUBFAMILY SATYRINAE 2 Eyed Bush Brown / Masch Patroller Henotesia perspicua perspicua Moeraswagte 3 Dark-webbed Ringlet Physcaeneura panda Gestreepte-ringetjie 4 African Ringlet Ypthima asterope Afrikaanse-ringetjie SUBFAMILY HELICONIINAE 5 Wandering Donkey Acraea Acraea neobule neobule Dwaalesel-rooitjie 6 Natal Acraea Acraea natalica Natal-rooitjie 7 Black-tipped Acraea Acraea caldarena caldarena Swartpunt-rooitjie 8 Lygus Acraea Acraea lygus Lygus-rooitjie 9 Little Acraea Acraea axina Kuiken-rooitjie 10 Broad-bordered Acraea Acraea anemosa Kersboom-rooitjie 11 Barber's Acraea Acraea barberi Magaliesberg-rooitjie 12 Marsh Acraea Hyalites rahira rahira Moeras-rooitjie 13 Small Orange Acraea Hyalites eponia Kleinoranje-rooitjie 14 African Leopard / Common Leopard Phalanta phalantha aethiopica Populierluiperd SUBFAMILY CHARAXINAE 15 Green-veined Emperor Charaxes candiope Skelm-dubbelstert 16 Foxy Emperor Charaxes jasius saturnus Koppie-dubbelstert 17 Pearl-spotted Emperor Charaxes jahlusa Silwerkol-dubbelstert 18 Demon Emperor Charaxes phaeus Duiwel-dubbelstert SUBFAMILY LIMENITINAE 19 Guineafowl Hamanumida daedalus Tarentaaltjie SUBFAMILY BIBLIDINAE 20 Common Joker Byblia antvatara acheloia Tolliegrasvegter 21 Spotted Joker Byblia ilithyia Leliegrasvegter SUBFAMILY NYMPHALINAE 22 Common Diadem Hypolimnas misippus Blouglans/Na-aper 23 Pirate Catacroptera cloanthe cloanthe Seerower 24 Marsh Commodore Precis ceryne ceryne Moeras-blaarvlerk 25 Garden Inspector / Garden Commodore Precis archesia archesia Rotsblaarvlerk 26 Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta cebrene Geel-gesiggie 27 Blue Pansy Junonia oenone oenone Blou-gesiggie 28 Eyed Pansy Junonia orithya madagascariensis Padwagterjie 29 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Sondagsrokkie No English Name Scientific Name Afrikaanse Naam FAMILY LYCAENIDAE SUBFAMILY PORITIINAE 30 Pennington's Buff Cnodontes penningtoni Pennington-se-boomgeelvlerkie SUBFAMILY MILETINAE 31 Common Woolly Legs Lachnocnema bibulus Wolpootjie 32 D'Urban's Woolly Legs Lachnocnema durbani D'Urban-wolpootjie SUBFAMILY LYCAENINAE 33 Bowkers Sapphire Iolaus bowkeri 34 Trimen's Sapphire Iolaus trimeni Trimen-se-saffier 35 Saffron Sapphire Iolaus pallene Geel-saffier 36 Purple-brown Hairstreak Hypolycaena philippus philippus Persbruin-stertbloutjie 37 Henning's Black-eye Leptomyrina henningi Henning-se-swartogie 38 Common Black-eye Leptomyrina gorgias gorgias Gewone-swartogie 39 Apricot Playboy Deudorix dinochares Appelkoos-spelertjie 40 Brown Playboy Deudorix antalus Bruin-spelertjie 41 Common Fig-tree Blue Myrina silenus Vyeboombloutjie 42 Natal Bar Cigaritis natalensis Natalse-streepvlerkie 43 Common Scarlet / Eastern scarlet Axioceres tjoane tjoane Ralie-rooivlerkie 44 Bush Scarlet Axioceres amanga amanga Bos-rooivlerkie 45 Aranda Copper Aloeides aranda Aranda-kopervlerkie 46 Trimen's Copper Aloeides trimeni Trimens-se-kopervlerkie 47 Damara Copper Aloeides damarensis Damara-kopervlerkie 48 Dusky Copper Aloeides taikosama Donker-kopervlerkie 49 Silver-spotted Grey Crudaria leroma Spikkel-valetjie 50 Common Hairtail Anthene definita definata Donker-kortstertjie 51 Black-striped Hairtail Anthene amarah amarah Swartstreep-kortstertjie 52 Hintza Blue Zintha hintza hintza Hintza-bloutjie 53 White Pie Tuxentius calice calice Wit-bontetjie 54 Black Pie Tuxentius melaena Swart-bontetjie 55 Common Blue / Common Zebra Blue Leptotes pirithous pirithous Gewone-ertjiebloutjie 56 Long-tailed Blue Lampides boeticus Lusern-bloutjie 57 Dotted Blue Tarucus sybaris Spikkelbloutjie 58 Dusky Blue Pseudonacaduba sichela sichela Donker-bloutjie 59 Patrician Blue Lepidochrysops patricia Patricia-bloutjie 60 Silvery Blue Lepidochrysops glauca glauca Silwer-bloutjie 61 Common Smoky Blue Euchrysops malathan Gewone-dowwebloutjie 62 Ashen Smokey Blue Euchrysops subpallida Asvaal-dowwebloutjie 63 Cupreous Blue Eicochrysops messapus Koperbloutjie 64 Common Meadow Blue Cupidopsis cissus cissus Vleibloutjie 65 Tailed Meadow Blue Cupidopsis jabates jobates Aasbloutjie 66 Rayed Blue Actizera lucida Witstreep-bloutjie 67 Sooty Blue Zizeeria knysna Duwweltjie-bloutjie 68 Dwarf Blue Oraidium barberae Dwerg-bloutjie 69 Velvet-spotted Blue Azanus ubaldus Fluweelkol-bloutjie 70 Topaz-spotted Blue Azanus jesous jesous Hemels-bloutjie 71 Thorn-tree Blue / Black-bordered Babul Blue Azanus moriqua Doringboom-bloutjie 72 Grass Jewel Blue Chilades trochylus Grasjuweeltjie 73 Gaika Blue Zizula hylax Gaika-bloutjie No English Name Scientific Name Afrikaanse Naam FAMILY PIERIDAE SUBFAMILY PIERINAE 74 Zebra White Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Kwagga 75 Sulphur Orange Tip Colotis auxo Swaeloranjepuntjie 76 Red Tip Colotis antevippe gavisa Rooipuntjie 77 Common Orange Tip Colotis evenia evenia Oranjepuntjie 78 Bushveld Orange Tip Colotis pallene Bosveldoranjepuntjie 79 Speckled Sulphur Tip Colotis agoye Grasveldgeelpuntjie 80 Lemom Travller / Lemon Tip Colotis subfasciatus subfasciatus Suurlemoensmous 81 Brown-veined White Belenois aurota aurota Grasveldwitjie 82 African Common White Belenois creona severina Afrikaanse gewone witjie 83 Meadow White Pontia helice helice Bontrokkie 84 Twin Dotted Border Mylothris rueppellii haemus Oranjevlerk voëlent-witjie 85 Common Dotted Border Mylothris agathina agathina Gewone voëlent-witjie SUBFAMILY COLIADINAE 86 African Clouded Yellow / Lucerne Butterfly Colias electro electro Lusernskoenlapper 87 African Migrant / Common Migrant Catopsilia florella Afrikaanse swerwer 88 Broad-bordered Grass Yellow Eurema brigitta brigitta Grasveldgeletjie FAMILY PAPILIONIDAE SUBFAMILY PAPILIONINAE 89 Citrus Swallowtail Papilio demodcus demodocus Lemoenskoenlapper 90 Green-banded Swallowtail Papilio nireus lyaeus Groenlint-swaelstert 91 White Lady Graphium morania Witnooientjie 92 Large Striped Swordtail Graphium antheus Jag-swaardstert FAMILY HESPERIIDAE SUBFAMILY COELIADINAE 93 Striped Policeman Coeliades foretsan Witbroek-konstabel 94 Two-pip Policeman Coeliades pisistratus Dubbelkol-konstabel SUBFAMILY PYRGINAE 95 Small Marbled Elf Eretis umbra umbra Kleinmarmer-kluisenaar 96 Small Elfin Sarangesa phidyle Klein-kaboutertjie 97 Ragged Skipper Caprona pillaana Vaaljas-dansertjie 98 Paradise Skipper Abantis paradisea Paradys-dartelaartjie 99 Bushveld Sandman Spialia colotes transvaaliae Bosveld-sandmannetjie 100 Mafa Sandman Spialia mafa mafa Mafa-sandmannetjie SUBFAMILY HETEROPTERINAE 101 Netted Sylph Metisella willemi Willem-se-walsertjie 102 Dismal Sylph Tsitana tsita Donker-walsertjie SUBFAMILY HESPERIINAE 103 Macomo Ranger Kedetses macomo Makomo-wagtertjie 104 Morant's Orange / Morant's Skipper Parosmodes morantii Morant-se-oranjetjie 105 Flower-girl Hopper Platylesches neba Blom-springertjie 106 White-banded Swift Pelopidas thrax inconspicua Witmerk-ratsvlieer 107 Dark Hottentot Skipper Gegenes pumilio gambica Swart-hotnot 108 Common Hottentot Skipper Gegenes niso niso Geel-hotnot