OF THE WATERBERG, PROVINCE, SOUTH

Mark C. Williams 8 July 2019

216 species have been recorded for the Waterberg.

The images, from left to right, show the male upper side, male underside, female upper side and female underside.

FAMILY PAPILIONIDAE

Large Striped Swordtail (Graphium antheus). Wingspan 70 mm

Small White Lady Swordtail (Graphium morania). Wingspan 55 mm

Veined Swordtail (Graphium leonidas leonidas). Wingspan 75-80 mm

Citrus Swallowtail (Papilio demodocus). Wingspan 85-90 mm

Constantine’s Swallowtail (Papilio constantinus constantinus). Wingspan 80-90 mm

Green-banded Swallowtail (Papilio nireus). Wingspan 85-90 mm

FAMILY HESPERIIDAE

SUBFAMILY COELIADINAE

Striped Policeman (Coeliades forestan forestan). Wingspan 50-60 mm

Two-pip Policeman (Coeliades pisistratus). Wingspan 60-65 mm

One-pip Policeman (Pyrrhiades anchises anchises). Wingspan 60-65 mm

SUBFAMILY PYRGINAE

Marbled Elf ( djaelaelae). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Small Marbled Elf (Eretis umbra). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Forest Elfin ( motozi). Wingspan 35-40 mm

Small Elfin (Sarangesa phidyle). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Northern Dark Elfin (Sarangesa seineri seineri). Wingspan 35-40 mm

Clouded Flat (Tagiades flesus). Wingspan 40-45 mm

Ragged (Caprona pillaana). Wingspan 35-40 mm

White-cloaked Skipper (Leucochitonea levubu). Wingspan 35-40 mm

Paradise Skipper (Abantis paradisea). Wingspan 40-50 mm

Spotted Paradise Skipper (Abantis tettensis). Wingspan 35-40 mm

Veined Paradise Skipper (Abantis venosa). Wingspan 40 mm

Green-marbled Sandman (Gomalia elma elma). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Star Sandman ( asterodia). Wingspan 25 mm

Bushveld Sandman (Spialia colotes tranvaaliae). Wingspan 25 mm

Delagoa Sandman (Spialia delagoae). Wingspan 25 mm

Wandering Sandman (Spialia depauperata autralis). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Eastern Sandman (Spialia ferax). Wingspan 30 mm

Forest Sandman (Spialia dromus). Wingspan 30 mm

Mountain Sandman (Spialia spio). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Mafa Sandman (Spialia mafa mafa). Wingspan 25 mm

SUBFAMILY HETEROPTERINAE

Mountain Sylph (Metisella aegipan aegipan). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Marsh Sylph (Metisella meninx). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Netted Sylph (Metisella willemi). Wingspan 30-35 mm

SUBFAMILY HESPERIINAE

Dismal Sylph (Tsitana tsita). Wingspan 35 mm

Freckled Ranger ( barberae). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Pale Ranger (Kedestes callicles). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Chequered Ranger (Kedestes lepenula). Wingspan 30 mm

Speckled Ranger (Kedestes macomo). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Scarce Ranger (Kedestes nerva nerva). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Wallengren’s Ranger (Kedestes wallengrenii wallengrenii). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Morant’s Orange ( morantii morantii). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Peppered Hopper (Platylesches ayresii). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Hilltop Hopper (Platylesches dolomitica). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Honey Hopper (Platylesches moritili). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Flower-girl Hopper (Platylesches neba). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Dark Dodger (Gegenes pumilio gambica). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Yellow Dodger (Afrogegenes letterstedti). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Marsh Dodger (Afrogegenes hottentota). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Water Watchman (Parnara monasi). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Olive-haired Swift (Borbo borbonica borbonica). Wingspan 40-45 mm

False Swift (Borbo fallax). Wingspan 40-45 mm

Long-horned Swift (Borbo fatuellus fatuellus). Wingspan 40-45 mm

Twin Swift (Larsenia gemella). Wingspan 35-40 mm

Variable Swift (Larsenia holtzi). Wingspan 35-40 mm

Black-branded Swift (Pelopidas mathias). Wingspan 35-40 mm

White-branded Swift (Pelopidas thrax). Wingspan 35-40 mm

FAMILY PIERDAE

SUBFAMILY COLIADINAE

Broad-bordered Grass Yellow (Eurema brigitta brigitta). Wingspan 30-35 mm

African Migrant (Catopsilia florella). Wingspan 55-60 mm

African Clouded Yellow (Colias electo electo). Wingspan 40 mm

SUBFAMILY PIERINAE

Red Tip (Colotis antevippe gavisa). Wingspan 40-45 mm

Bushveld Orange Tip (Colotis pallene). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Kalahari Orange Tip (Colotis lais). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Small Orange Tip (Colotis evagore antigone). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Smoky Orange Tip (Colotis euippe omphale). Wingspan 40 mm

Orange Tip (Colotis evenina evenina). Wingspan 40-45 mm

Sulphur Orange Tip (Colotis auxo auxo). Wingspan 35-40 mm

Scarlet Tip (Colotis annae annae). Wingspan 45-50 mm

Lilac Tip (Colotis celimene amina). Wingspan 35-40 mm

Queen Purple Tip (Colotis regina). Wingspan 55-60 mm

Bushveld Purple Tip (Colotis ione). Wingspan 45-50 mm

Veined Arab Tip (Colotis vesta argillaceus). Wingspan 35-45 mm

Speckled Sulphur Tip (Teracolus agoye agoye). Wingspan 35 mm

Banded Gold Tip (Teracolus eris eris). Wingspan 40-45 mm

Lemon Traveller Tip (Teracolus subfasciatus). Wingspan 50 mm

Zebra White (Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia). Wingspan 45-50 mm

Common Dappled White (Pontia helice helice). Wingspan 35-40 mm

Brown-veined Caper White (Belenois aurota). Wingspan 45 mm

African Common Caper White (Belenois creona severina). Wingspan 45 mm

Forest Caper White (Belenois zochalia zochalia). Wingspan 45-60 mm

African Veined Caper White (Belenois gidica abyssinica). Wet season form. Wingspan 50-55 mm

African Veined Caper White (Belenois gidica abyssinica). Dry season form. Wingspan 45-50 mm

Common Dotted Border (Mylothris agathina agathina). Wingspan 55-60 mm

Twin Dotted Border (Mylothris rueppellii haemus). Wingspan 55-60 mm

FAMILY

SUBFAMILY MILETINAE

Common Woolly Legs (Lachnocnema bibulus). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Southern Pied Woolly Legs (Lachnocnema bibulus). Wingspan 25-30 mm

D’Urban’s Woolly Legs (Lachnocnema durbani). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Basutho Skolly (Thestor basuta capeneri). Wingspan 30-35 mm

SUBFAMILY

Aranda Russet ( aranda). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Damara Russet (Aloeides damarensis damarensis). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Henning’s Russet (Aloeides henningi). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Molomo Russet ( molomo). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Swanepoel’s Russet (Aloeides swanepoeli). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Dusky Russet (Aloeides taikosama). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Trimen’s Russet (Aloeides trimeni trimeni). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Waterberg Copper ( edgei). Wingspan 35-40 mm

Hutchinson’s Highflier ( hutchinsonii). Wingspan 30-40 mm

Bush Scarlet ( amanga amanga). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Black-tipped Scarlet (Axiocerses coalescens). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Eastern Scarlet ( tjoane). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Silver-spotted Grey ( leroma). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Mozambique Bar ( mozambica). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Natal Bar (). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Ella’s Bar (Cigaritis ella). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Silvery Bar (Cigaritis phanes). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Brilliant Gem ( pseudozeritis pseudozeritis). Wingspan 20-25 mm

SUBFAMILY PORITIINAE

Yellow Zulu (Alaena amazoula ochroma). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Pennington’s Plain Buff (Cnodontes penningtoni). Wingspan 25-30 mm

SUBFAMILY

Apricot Playboy (Deudorix dinochares). Wingspan 30 mm

Brown Playboy (Deudorix antalus). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Van Son’s Playboy (Deudorix vansoni). Wingspan 20-25 mm

Russet Protea (Capys disjunctus). Wingspan 35-40 mm

Common Fig-tree Blue (Myrina silenus ficedula). Wingspan 30-40 mm

Straight-line Sapphire ( silarus silarus). Wingspan 35-40 mm

Trimen’s Sapphire (Iolaus trimeni). Wingspan 35-40 mm

Mimosa Sapphire (Iolaus mimosae rhodosense). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Brown-line Sapphire (Iolaus alienus alienus). Wingspan 35-40 mm

Saffron Sapphire (). Wingspan 35-40 mm

Bowker’s Marbled Sapphire ( bowkeri tearei). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Purple-brown Hairstreak (Hypolycaena philippus philippus). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Azure Hairstreak (Hemiolaus caeculus caeculus). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Henning’s Black-eye (Leptomyrina henningi henningi). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Tailed Black-eye (Leptomyrina hirundo). Wingspan 20-25 mm

SUBFAMILY POLYOMMATINAE

Grass Jewel Blue (Chilades trochylus). Wingspan 15-20 mm

Common Meadow Blue (Cupidopsis cissus cissus). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Tailed Meadow Blue (Cupidopsis jobates jobates). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Common Dusky Blue (Pseudonacaduba sichela). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Pea Blue (Lampides boeticus). Wingspan 30-35 mm

Black Heart (Uranothauma nubifer nubifer). Wingspan 25 mm

Bush Bronze (Cacyreus lingeus). Wingspan 25 mm

Mocker Bronze (Cacyreus virilis). Wingspan 25 mm

Common Geranium Bronze (Cacyreus marshalli). Wingspan 20-25 mm

Common Zebra Blue (Leptotes pirithous pirithous). Wingspan 25-30 mm

White Pie (Tuxentius calice). Wingspan 20-25 mm

Black Pie (Tuxentius melaena melaena). Wingspan 20-25 mm

Dotted Pierrot (Tarucus sybaris sybaris). Wingspan 20-25 mm

Pied Blue (Zintha hintza hintza). Wingspan 25 mm

Sooty Grass Blue (Zizeeria knysna knysna). Wingspan 20-25 mm

Rayed Blue (Actizera lucida). Wingspan 20 mm

Gaika Blue (Zizula hylax). Wingspan 20 mm

Dwarf Blue (Oraidium barberae). Wingspan 15 mm

Topaz Spotted Blue (Azanus jesous). Wingspan 20-25 mm

Thorn-tree Spotted Blue (Azanus moriqua). Wingspan 20-25 mm

Mirza Spotted Blue (Azanus mirza). Wingspan 20-25 mm

Natal Spotted Blue (Azanus natalensis). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Velvet-spotted Spotted Blue (Azanus ubaldus). Wingspan 20-25 mm

Cupreous Ash Blue (Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena). Wingspan 20 mm

White-tipped Ash Blue (Eicochrysops hippocrates). Wingspan 20-25 mm

Common Smoky Blue (Euchrysops malathana). Wingspan 25 mm

Osiris Smoky Blue (Euchrysops osiris). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Ashen Smoky Blue (Euchrysops subpallida). Wingspan 25 mm

Sabie Smoky Blue (Euchrysops dolorosa). Wingspan 25 mm

Barker’s Smoky Blue (Euchrysops barkeri). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Silvery Giant Cupid (Lepidochrysops glauca). Wingspan 40 mm

Patricia Giant Cupid (Lepidochrysops patricia). Wingspan 40 mm

Van Son’s Giant Cupid (Lepidochrysops vansoni). Wingspan 35 mm

Twin-spot Giant Cupid (Lepidochrysops plebeia plebeia). Wingspan 40 mm

Black-striped Hairtail (Anthene amarah amarah). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Common Hairtail (Anthene definita definita). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Mashuna Hairtail (Anthene dulcis dulcis). Wingspan 20-25 mm

Pale Hairtail (Anthene livida livida). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Millar’s Hairtail (Anthene millari). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Trimen’s Hairtail (Anthene otacilia otacilia). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Lebombo Hairtail (Anthene princeps). Wingspan 25-30 mm

Talbot’s Hairtail (Anthene talboti). Wingspan 20-25 mm

FAMILY

SUBFAMILY DANAINAE

African Tiger (Danaus chrysippus orientis). Wingspan 65-70 mm

SUBFAMILY LIMENITIDINAE

Guinea-fowl Butterfly (Hamanumida daedalus). Wingspan 55-60 mm

Boisduval’s False Acraea (Pseudacraea boisduvalii trimenii). Wingspan 70-85 mm

Spotted Sailor (Neptis saclava marpessa). Wingspan 40-50 mm

SUBFAMILY

African Leopard (Phalanta phalantha aethiopica). Wingspan 40-45 mm

Window Acraea (Acraea aglaonice). Wingspan 45-55 mm

Rooibok Acraea (Acraea oncaea). Wingspan 45-50 mm

Lygus Acraea (Acraea lygus). Wingspan 50-55 mm

Broad-bordered Acraea (Acraea anemosa). Wingspan 55-60 mm

Little Acraea (Acraea axina). Wingspan 35-40 mm

Light Red Acraea (Acraea nohara nohara). Wingspan 45-50 mm

Black-tipped Acraea (Acraea caldarena caldarena). Wingspan 45-50 mm

Natal Acraea (Acraea natalica). Wingspan 60-65 mm

Acara Acraea (Acraea acara acara). Wingspan 60-65 mm.

Barber’s Acraea (Acraea barberi). Wingspan 60-65 mm

Wandering Donkey Acraea (Acraea neobule neobule). Wingspan 50-55 mm.

Garden Acraea (Acraea horta). Wingspan 45-50 mm.

Marsh Acraea (Telchinia rahira rahira). Wingspan 40-45 mm

Dancing Acraea (Telchinia serena). Wingspan 35-40 mm

White-barred Acraea (Telchinia encedon encedon). Wingspan 45-50 mm

Pale-yellow Acraea (Telchinia burni). Wingspan 45-50 mm

SUBFAMILY BIBLIDINAE

African Joker (Byblia anvatara acheloia). Wingspan 45 mm.

Spotted Joker (Byblia ilithyia). Wingspan 45 mm

SUBFAMILY NYMPHALINAE

Painted Lady Admiral (Vanessa cardui). Wingspan 45-50 mm

Pirate (Catacroptera cloanthe cloanthe). Wingspan 55-60 mm

African Yellow Pansy (Junonia hierta cebrene). Wingspan 45-50 mm

Dark Blue Pansy (Junonia oenone oenone). Wingspan 45-50 mm

African Blue Pansy (Junonia orithya madagascariensis). Wingspan 40-45 mm

Clouded Mother-of-pearl (Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa). Wingspan 60-75 mm

Garden Commodore (Precis archesia archesia). Wet season form. Wingspan 45-50 mm

Garden Commodore (Precis archesia archesia). Dry season form. Wingspan 50-60 mm

Marsh Commodore (Precis ceryne ceryne). Wet season form. Wingspan 40-45 mm

Marsh Commodore (Precis ceryne ceryne). Dry season form. Wingspan 45-50 mm

Darker Commodore (Precis antilope). Wet season form. Wingspan 45-55 mm

Darker Commodore (Precis antilope). Dry season form. Wingspan 55-60 mm

Common Diadem (Hypolimnas misippus). Wingspan 65-75 mm

SUBFAMILY

Club-tailed (Charaxes zoolina). Wet-season form. Wingspan 45-55 mm

Club-tailed Charaxes (Charaxes zoolina). Dry-season form. Wingspan 45-55 mm

Pearl-spotted Charaxes (Charaxes jahlusa rex). Wingspan 50-60 mm

Van Son’s Charaxes (Charaxes vansoni). Wingspan 50-60 mm

Dusky Charaxes (Charaxes phaeus). Wingspan 50-60 mm

Common Pearl Charaxes (Charaxes varanes varanes). Wingspan 70-85 mm

Green-veined Charaxes (Charaxes candiope). Wingspan 70-90 mm

Bushveld Charaxes (Charaxes achaemenes achaemenes). Wingspan 60-65 mm

Foxy Charaxes (Charaxes saturnus saturnus). Wingspan 70-85 mm

White-barred Charaxes (Charaxes brutus natalensis). Wingspan 70-85 mm

SUBFAMILY

Waterberg Widow (Dingana jerinae). Wingspan 70 mm

Evening Brown (Melanitis leda). Wet season form. Wingspan 60-65 mm

Evening Brown (Melanitis leda). Dry season form. Wingspan 65-70 mm

Grizzled Bush Brown (Bicyclus ena). Wingspan 40-45 mm

Marsh Patroller (Brakefieldia perspicua perspicua). Wingspan 40-45 mm

African Three-ring (Ypthima asterope asterope). Wingspan 30-35 mm.

Impure Three-ring (Ypthima impura paupera). Wingspan 30-35 mm.

Lined Ringlet (Coenyropsis natalii natalii). Wingspan 35-40 mm

Secucuni Shadefly (Coenyra rufiplaga). Wingspan 35 mm

Dark Webbed Ringlet (Physcaeneura panda). Wingspan 35-40 mm.

Savanna Large Ringlet (Neita extensa). Wingspan 45-50 mm

Spotted-eye Small Ringlet (Paternympha narycia). Wingspan 45 mm

Wichgraf’s Hillside Brown (Stygionympha wichgrafi wichgrafi). Wingspan 45-50 mm