List of butterflies of South Africa

Location of South Africa

This is a list of butterflies of South Africa. Over 660 species are known from South Africa, a large proportion of which are endemic.[1]

Family Nymphalidae

Subfamily Danainae

male Amauris ochlea

Subfamily Satyrinae

Subfamily Heliconiinae

Telchinia esebria forma monteironis

Subfamily Charaxinae

Subfamily Limenitidinae

Subfamily Cyrestinae

Subfamily Biblidinae

Subfamily Nymphalinae

Precis octavia, winter form

Subfamily Libytheinae

Family Hesperiidae

Subfamily Coeliadinae

Subfamily Pyrginae

Subfamily Hesperiinae

Family Lycaenidae

Subfamily Poritiinae

Subfamily Miletinae

Subfamily Lycaeninae

male and female Leptotes pirithous pirithous

Family Pieridae

Subfamily Pierinae

male Belenois aurota aurota
male Colotis euippe omphale

Subfamily Coliadinae

Family Papilionidae

Subfamily Papilioninae

See also

References

  1. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.