BUTTERFLIES OF MOUNTAINLANDS, BARBERTON

(Observations from the Lepidopterists’ Subfamily Nymphalinae Society’s field trip of 13 –14 November 2004) Yellow Pansy (Junonia hierta) Family Papilionidae Garden Commodore (Junonia archesia) Gaudy Commodore (Junonia octavia) Subfamily Papilioninae Pirate (Catacroptera cloanthe) Painted Lady (Cynthia cardui) White-lady Swordtail (Graphium angolanus) Large-striped Swordtail (Graphium antheus) Family Lycaenidae Citrus Swallowtail (Papilio demodocus) Green-banded Swallowtail (Papilio nireus) Subfamily Miletinae Emperor Swallowtail (Papilio ophidicephalus) Basotho Skolly (Thestor basutus) Family Pieridae Subfamily Theclinae Subfamily Coliadinae Aranda Copper (Aloeides aranda) African Migrant (Catopsilia florella) Barbara’s Copper (Aloeides barbarae) Angled Grass Yellow (Eurema desjardinsii) Henning’s Copper (Aloeides henningi) Swanepoel’s Copper (Aloeides swanepoeli) Subfamily Pierinae Henning’s Black Eye (Leptomyrina henningi)

Zebra White (Pinacopteryx eriphia) Subfamily Polyommatinae Sulphur Orange Tip (Colotis auxo) Scarlet Tip (Colotis danae) Pale Hairtail (Anthene butleri) Small Orange-tip (Colotis evagore) Meadow Blue (Cupidopsis cissus) Smokey Orange-tip (Colotis euippe) Longtailed Pea Blue (Lampides boeticus) Brown-veined White (Belenois aurota) Cupreous Blue (Eicochrysops messapus) Meadow White (Pontia helice) Sabie Smoky Blue (Euchrysops dolorosa) Common Smoky Blue (Euchrysops malathana) Family Grass Jewel Blue (Chilades trochylus) Silvery Blue (Lepidochrysops glauca) Jeffery’s Blue (Lepidochrysops jefferyi) Subfamily Charaxinae Swanepoel’s Blue (Lepidochrysops swanepoeli) Royal Blue (Lepidochrysops tantalus) White-barred Charaxes (Charaxes brutus) Short-toothed Blue (Leptotes brevidentatus) Pearl Spotted Charaxes (Charaxes jahlusa) Jeannel’s Blue (Leptotes jeanneli) Foxy Charaxes (Charaxes jasius) Common Pea Blue (Leptotes pirithous) Pearl Charaxes (Charaxes varanes) Indigo Blue (Orachrysops [species]) Club-tailed Charaxes (Charaxes zoolina) Dusky Blue (Pseudonacaduba sichela) Common Dotted Blue (Tarucus sybaris) Subfamily Danainae Sooty Blue (Zizeeria knysna) Gaika Blue (Zizula hylax) African Monarch (Danaus chrysippus) Family Hesperiidae Subfamily

Wanderer ( aganice) Subfamily Pyrginae Natal Acraea (Acraea natalica) Wandering Donkey Acraea (Acraea neobule) Veined Skipper (Abantis venosa) Light-red Acraea (Acraea nohara) Small-marbled Elf (Eretis umbra) Speckled Red Acraea (Acraea violarum) Common Sandman (Spialia diomus) Blotched Leopard (Lachnoptera ayresii) Wokberg Sandman (Spialia secessus)

Subfamily Satyrinae Subfamily Hesperiinae

Angusta Widow (Dingana angusta) Olive-haired Swift (Borbo borbonica) Wichgraf’s Brown (Stygionympha wichgrafi) White-branded Swift (Pelopidas thrax) Common Hottentot (Gegenes niso) Subfamily Liminitenae

Spotted Joker (Byblia ilithyia) Fowl (Hamanumida daedalus) Common Sailor (Neptis laeta)