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GREAT Lepimap Challenge Summer 2020/21 GREAT LepiMAP Challenge summer 2020/21 Rank Family Scientific name Common name Status QDGCs 1 LYCAENIDAE Deloneura immaculata Bashee river buff Extinct (SABCA 2013) 1 2 NYMPHALIDAE Tirumala petiverana Dappled monarch, blue monarch Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 2 3 NYMPHALIDAE Ypthima antennata antennata Clubbed ringlet Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 4 4 NYMPHALIDAE Stygionympha dicksoni Dickson's hillside brown Critically Endangered (SABCA 2013) 3 5 LYCAENIDAE Aloeides mbuluensis Mbulu's copper Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 3 6 NYMPHALIDAE Pseudonympha southeyi southeyi Southey's brown Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 7 7 HESPERIIDAE Andronymus caesar philander White dart Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 4 8 NYMPHALIDAE Charaxes druceanus solitarius Silver-barred charaxes Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 1 9 LYCAENIDAE Thestor calviniae Dickson's skolly Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 1 10 NYMPHALIDAE Coenyropsis natalii poetulodes Natal brown Data Deficient (SABCA 2013) 3 11 NYMPHALIDAE Charaxes xiphares staudei Forest-king charaxes Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 1 12 NYMPHALIDAE Dira swanepoeli isolata Swanepoel's widow Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 1 13 LYCAENIDAE Thestor protumnus terblanchei Terblanche's skolly Vulnerable (SABCA 2013) 2 14 LYCAENIDAE Trimenia malagrida malagrida Scarce mountain copper Critically Endangered (SABCA 2013) 1 15 NYMPHALIDAE Neptis serena serena Serene sailer Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 5 16 LYCAENIDAE Chrysoritis lyncurium Tsomo river opal Vulnerable (SABCA 2013) 4 17 NYMPHALIDAE Sevenia rosa Rosa's tree nymph Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 5 18 LYCAENIDAE Trimenia wykehami Wykeham's silver-spotted copper Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 8 19 LYCAENIDAE Aloeides carolynnae aurata Carolynn's copper Near Threatened (SABCA 2013) 5 20 LYCAENIDAE Chrysoritis thysbe mithras Common opal Data Deficient (SABCA 2013) 2 21 LYCAENIDAE Chrysoritis oreas Drakensberg daisy copper Near Threatened (SABCA 2013) 10 22 LYCAENIDAE Thestor petra tempe Tempe skolly Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 5 Pseudonympha southeyi 23 NYMPHALIDAE Southey's brown Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 5 kamiesbergensis 24 HESPERIIDAE Kedestes sarahae Sarah's ranger Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 1 25 LYCAENIDAE Aloeides monticola Cedarberg copper Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 1 26 LYCAENIDAE Chrysoritis blencathrae Waaihoek opal Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 2 27 LYCAENIDAE Zintha hintza krooni Hintza pierrot Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 4 28 LYCAENIDAE Trimenia wallengrenii wallengrenii Wallengren's silver-spotted copper Critically Endangered (SABCA 2013) 1 29 NYMPHALIDAE Torynesis orangica Orange widow Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 4 30 LYCAENIDAE Virachola dinomenes dinomenes Orange playboy Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 17 31 LYCAENIDAE Aloeides stevensoni Stevenson's copper Endangered (SABCA 2013) 2 32 LYCAENIDAE Chrysoritis adonis adonis Adonis opal Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 2 33 NYMPHALIDAE Neita lotenia Loteni brown Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 7 34 NYMPHALIDAE Torynesis pringlei Pringle's widow Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 4 35 NYMPHALIDAE Cassionympha camdeboo Camdeboo brown Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 3 36 LYCAENIDAE Lepidochrysops jefferyi Jeffery's blue Endangered (SABCA 2013) 2 37 LYCAENIDAE Lepidochrysops swanepoeli Swanepoel's blue Endangered (SABCA 2013) 2 38 LYCAENIDAE Thestor barbatus Bearded skolly Data Deficient (SABCA 2013) 1 39 LYCAENIDAE Lepidochrysops loewensteini Loewenstein's blue Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 5 40 LYCAENIDAE Orachrysops nasutus remus Nosy blue Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 16 41 LYCAENIDAE Aloeides pringlei Pringle's copper Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 2 42 LYCAENIDAE Anthene minima minima Little hairtail Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 25 43 NYMPHALIDAE Charaxes marieps Marieps charaxes Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 1 44 LYCAENIDAE Lepidochrysops penningtoni Pennington's blue Data Deficient (SABCA 2013) 4 45 HESPERIIDAE Spialia agylla bamptoni Grassveld sandman Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 4 46 PIERIDAE Colotis celimene pholoe Lilac tip Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 3 47 LYCAENIDAE Chrysoritis turneri wykehami Wykeham's opal Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 3 48 LYCAENIDAE Chrysoritis nigricans rubescens Dark opal Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 1 49 LYCAENIDAE Chrysoritis azurius Azure opal Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 11 50 NYMPHALIDAE Serradinga bowkeri bella Bowker's widow Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 6 51 LYCAENIDAE Thestor overbergensis Overberg skolly Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 3 52 LYCAENIDAE Chloroselas mazoensis Purple gem Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 17 53 NYMPHALIDAE Neita durbani D'Urban's brown Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 13 54 LYCAENIDAE Chrysoritis thysbe schloszae Moorreesburg Common opal Critically Endangered (SABCA 2013) 1 55 PAPILIONIDAE Papilio ophidicephalus zuluensis Emperor swallowtail Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 5 56 NYMPHALIDAE Stygionympha geraldi Gerald's hillside brown Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 11 57 LYCAENIDAE Capys penningtoni Pennington's protea Endangered (SABCA 2013) 6 58 NYMPHALIDAE Tarsocera cassus outeniqua Spring widow Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 17 59 LYCAENIDAE Chrysoritis beaufortia charlesi Beaufort opal Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 3 60 LYCAENIDAE Chrysoritis violescens Violescent opal Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 7 61 LYCAENIDAE Lepidochrysops jamesi jamesi James's blue Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 6 62 LYCAENIDAE Phasis pringlei Pringle's arrowhead Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 4 63 LYCAENIDAE Aloeides caledoni Caledon copper Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 8 64 LYCAENIDAE Aloeides merces Wakkerstroom copper Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 7 65 NYMPHALIDAE Dingana alaedeus Wakkerstroom widow Near Threatened (SABCA 2013) 4 66 LYCAENIDAE Aloeides pallida liversidgei Giant copper Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 3 67 LYCAENIDAE Chrysoritis zeuxo cottrelli Cottrell's daisy copper Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 10 68 LYCAENIDAE Lepidochrysops quickelbergei Quickelberge's blue Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 4 69 LYCAENIDAE Thestor camdeboo Camdeboo skolly Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 4 70 LYCAENIDAE Thestor compassbergae Compassberg skolly Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 3 71 NYMPHALIDAE Neita neita Neita brown Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 18 72 LYCAENIDAE Chrysoritis daphne Daphne's opal Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 1 73 LYCAENIDAE Chrysoritis pyramus balli Ball's opal Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 3 74 LYCAENIDAE Orachrysops brinkmani Brinkman's blue Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 1 75 NYMPHALIDAE Serradinga kammanassiensis Kammanassie widow Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 2 76 NYMPHALIDAE Pseudonympha penningtoni Pennington's brown Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 26 77 NYMPHALIDAE Neptis kiriakoffi Kiriakoff's sailer Least Concern (LC) 5 78 NYMPHALIDAE Charaxes karkloof trimeni Karkloof charaxes Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 6 79 LYCAENIDAE Trimenia malagrida paarlensis Scarce mountain copper Critically Endangered (SABCA 2013) 1 80 NYMPHALIDAE Cyrestis camillus sublineata African porcelain Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 5 81 HESPERIIDAE Calleagris krooni Kroon's skipper Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 8 82 NYMPHALIDAE Dira swanepoeli swanepoeli Swanepoel's widow Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 8 83 PIERIDAE Dixeia leucophanes Spotless black-veined white 2 84 NYMPHALIDAE Tarsocera imitator Deceptive widow Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 28 85 LYCAENIDAE Lepidochrysops jamesi claassensi James's blue Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 2 86 LYCAENIDAE Lepidochrysops badhami Badham's blue Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 10 87 LYCAENIDAE Thestor dryburghi Dryburg's skolly Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 8 88 LYCAENIDAE Lepidochrysops bacchus Wineland blue Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 23 89 LYCAENIDAE Chrysoritis uranus schoemani Uranus opal Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 6 90 LYCAENIDAE Orachrysops regalis Royal blue Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 6 91 LYCAENIDAE Thestor rooibergensis Rooiberg skolly Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 2 92 HESPERIIDAE Spialia secessus Wolkberg sandman Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 10 93 LYCAENIDAE Thestor pictus Langeberg skolly Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 4 94 LYCAENIDAE Aloeides pallida jonathani Giant copper Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 1 95 LYCAENIDAE Anthene millari Millar's hairtail Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 47 96 LYCAENIDAE Lepidochrysops balli Ball's blue Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 2 97 LYCAENIDAE Deloneura millari millari Millar's buff 21 98 LYCAENIDAE Chrysoritis adonis aridimontis Adonis opal Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 1 99 LYCAENIDAE Lepidochrysops littoralis Coastal blue Near Threatened (SABCA 2013) 14 100 LYCAENIDAE Lepidochrysops victori Victor's blue Vulnerable (SABCA 2013) 2 101 LYCAENIDAE Chrysoritis penningtoni Pennington's opal Vulnerable (SABCA 2013) 6 102 LYCAENIDAE Orachrysops nasutus nasutus Nosy blue Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 17 103 LYCAENIDAE Aloeides dentatis maseruna Roodepoort copper Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 24 104 LYCAENIDAE Aloeides trimeni southeyae Trimen's copper Endangered (SABCA 2013) 5 105 LYCAENIDAE Aslauga australis Southern purple Near Threatened (SABCA 2013) 10 106 LYCAENIDAE Lepidochrysops oosthuizeni Oosthuizen's blue Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 17 107 LYCAENIDAE Lepidochrysops southeyae Southey's blue Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 15 108 LYCAENIDAE Lepidochrysops rossouwi Rossouw's blue Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 3 109 LYCAENIDAE Lepidochrysops outeniqua Outeniqua blue Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 5 110 LYCAENIDAE Lepidochrysops vansoni Van Son's blue Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 12 111 LYCAENIDAE Trimenia malagrida maryae Scarce mountain copper Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 2 112 HESPERIIDAE Pyrrhiades anchises anchises One-pip policeman Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 25 113 NYMPHALIDAE Ypthima condamini condamini Condamin's ringlet Least Concern (SABCA 2013) 2 114 NYMPHALIDAE Precis antilope Darker commodore Least Concern
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