BUTTERFLIES OF THE WATERBERG, LIMPOPO PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA 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 (Eretis djaelaelae). Wingspan 30-35 mm Small Marbled Elf (Eretis umbra). Wingspan 30-35 mm Forest Elfin (Sarangesa 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 Skipper (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 (Spialia 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 (Kedestes barberae 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 (Parosmodes 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 LYCAENIDAE 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 APHNAEINAE Aranda Russet (Aloeides 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 (Aloeides molomo 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 Acraea Copper (Erikssonia edgei). Wingspan 35-40 mm Hutchinson’s Highflier (Aphnaeus hutchinsonii). Wingspan 30-40 mm Bush Scarlet (Axiocerses amanga amanga). Wingspan 25-30 mm Black-tipped Scarlet (Axiocerses coalescens). Wingspan 25-30 mm Eastern Scarlet (Axiocerses tjoane tjoane). Wingspan 25-30 mm Silver-spotted Grey (Crudaria leroma). Wingspan 25-30 mm Mozambique Bar (Cigaritis mozambica). Wingspan 25-30 mm Natal Bar (Cigaritis natalensis). Wingspan 30-35 mm Ella’s Bar (Cigaritis ella). Wingspan 25-30 mm Silvery Bar (Cigaritis phanes). Wingspan 25-30 mm Brilliant Gem (Chloroselas 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 THECLINAE 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 (Iolaus 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 (Iolaus pallene). Wingspan 35-40 mm Bowker’s Marbled Sapphire (Stugeta 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