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Species List: Terrestrial Invertebrates Appendix 5 - Species list: Terrestrial Invertebrates Sources: Culicidae – Russel & Russel (1997), A. Kemp (2016); Formicidae – Koen & Breytenbach (1988), Midgley & Bond (1990), SANParks (unpublished data), Iimbovane Outreach Project data (2013); Butterflies - Butler & Terblanche (1997); Marais (1991). Key: *alien species, ^invasive species Scientific Name Common Name Culicidae Mosquitoes Aedes (Finlaya) barnardi Aedes (Stegomyia)unilineatus Aedes (Aedimorphus) argenteopunctatus Culex salisburiensis House mosquito Eretmapodites quinquevittatus Formicidae Ants DOLICHODERINAE Linepithema humile*^ Argentine ant Technomyrmex pallipes^ Pallid pale-footed ant FORMICINAE Anoplolepis custodiens Large pugnacious ant Anoplolepis steingroeveri Small pugnacious ant Camponotus baynei Bayne’s sugar ant Camponotus niveosetosus Hairy sugar ant Camponotus maculatus Spotted sugar ant Camponotus rufoglaucus Velvet sugar ant Lepisiota capensis^ Common small black ant Plagiolepis decora MYRMICINAE Crematogaster liengmei Liengme’s cocktail ant Crematogaster peringueyi Black cocktail ant Leptogenys attenuata Black shiny razor-jaw ant Messor capensis Common harvester ant Meranoplus peringueyi Hairy cautious ant Monomorium anceps Large brown timid ant Monomorium australe Southern timid ant Monomorium springvalense Monomorium delagoensis Ocymyrmex barbiger Bearded hotrod ant Pheidole megacephala^ African big-headed ant Solenopsis punctaticeps Yellow fire ant Strumigenys havilandi Tetramorium erectum Forest fierce ant Tetramorium frigidum Tetramorium regularae Tetramorium sericeiventre Red garden fierce ant PONERINAE Bothroponera granosa Small-eyed rugged ringbum ant Mesoponera caffraria Small brown ringbum ant Plectroctena mandibularis Large millipede eater PSEUDOMYRMICINAE Tetraponera emeryi Yellow slender ant Butterflies NYMPHALIDAE Brush-footed butterflies Danainae Danaus chrysippus subsp. aegyptius African Monarch Amauris echeria subsp. echeria Chief Acraeinae Acraea horta Garden Acraea Satyrinae Bicyclus safitza subsp. safitza Common Bush Brown Cassionympha cassius Rainforest Brown Dira clytus Cape Autumn Widow Pseudonympha magus Silver-bottom Brown Nymphalinae Junonia hierta subsp. cebrene Yellow Pansy Cynthia cardui Painted Lady Cymothoe alcimeda subsp. alcimeda Battling Glider Charaxinae Charaxes varanes subsp. varanes Pearl Emperor Charaxes Charaxes xiphares subsp. xiphares Forest King Charaxes Charaxes karkloof subsp. trimeni Western Karkloof Charaxes Charaxes karkloof subsp. capensis Eastern Cape Karkloof Charaxes LYCAENIDAE Blues. coppers Thestor murrayi Murray's Skolly Capys alphaeus subsp. alphaeus Protea Scarlet Aloeides aranda Aranda Copper Aloeides almeida Almeida Copper Aloeides pallida subsp. (juno?) Tsitsikamma Giant Copper Poecilmitis palmus subsp. margueritae Water Opal Cacyreus palemon subsp. palemon Water bronze Leptotes sp. Common Blue Tarucus thespis Fynbos Blue Lampides boeticus Pea Blue Eicochrypsops messapus subsp. messapus Cupreous Blue PIERIDAE Whites, sulphurs, orange tips Colias electo subsp. electo African Clouded Yellow Catopsilia florella African Migrant Pinacopteryx eriphia Zebra White Belenois aurota African Caper White Belenois zochalia subsp. zochalia Forest White Belenois creona subsp. severina African Common White Belenois gidica subsp. gidica African Veined White Dixeia charina subsp. charina African Small White Mylothris chloris agathina Dotted Border PAPILIONIDAE Swallowtails Papilio dardanus subsp. cenea Mocker Swallowtail Papilio demodocus subsp. demodocus Citrus Swallowtail Papilio nireus subsp. lyaeus Greenband Swallowtail HESPERIIDAE Skippers Eagris nottoana subsp. knysna Southern Rufouswinged Flat Metisella metis subsp. paris Eastern Goldspot Sylph Metisella metis subsp. metis Gold-spotted Sylph Gegenes niso Common Hottentot Skipper Gomalia elma Green-marbled Sandman .
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