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Location of Eswatini
This is a list of
butterflies of
Eswatini. About 312 species are known from Eswatini (formerly Swaziland),
[1] none of which are
endemic.
[2]
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Papilionini
Leptocercini
Pieridae
Coliadinae
Pierinae
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Colotis amata calais (Cramer, 1775)
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Colotis antevippe gavisa (Wallengren, 1857)
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Colotis auxo (Lucas, 1852)
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Colotis celimene amina (Hewitson, 1866)
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Colotis danae annae (Wallengren, 1857)
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Colotis euippe omphale (Godart, 1819)
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Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836)
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Colotis evenina (Wallengren, 1857)
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Colotis ione (Godart, 1819)
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Colotis pallene (Hopffer, 1855)
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Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863)
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Colotis vesta argillaceus (Butler, 1877)
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Colotis eris (Klug, 1829)
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Colotis subfasciatus (Swainson, 1833)
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Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823
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Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847)
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Pinacopterix eriphia (Godart, [1819])
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Nepheronia argia variegata Henning, 1994
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Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
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Nepheronia thalassina sinalata (Suffert, 1904)
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Leptosia alcesta inalcesta Bernardi, 1959
Pierini
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Appias epaphia contracta (Butler, 1888)
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Appias sabina phoebe (Butler, 1901)
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Pontia helice (Linnaeus, 1764)
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Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779)
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Mylothris rueppellii haemus (Trimen, 1879)
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Dixeia charina (Boisduval, 1836)
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Dixeia pigea (Boisduval, 1836)
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Dixeia spilleri (Spiller, 1884)
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Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
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Belenois creona severina (Stoll, 1781)
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Belenois gidica abyssinica (Lucas, 1852)
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Belenois thysa (Hopffer, 1855)
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Belenois zochalia (Boisduval, 1836)
Lycaenidae
Miletinae
Miletini
Poritiinae
Liptenini
Epitolini
Aphnaeinae
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Chloroselas mazoensis (Trimen, 1898)
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Chloroselas pseudozeritis (Trimen, 1873)
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Crudaria leroma (Wallengren, 1857)
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Chrysoritis aethon (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
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Cigaritis ella (Hewitson, 1865)
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Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850)
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Cigaritis natalensis (Westwood, 1851)
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Cigaritis phanes (Trimen, 1873)
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Axiocerses tjoane (Wallengren, 1857)
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Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881)
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Aloeides aranda (Wallengren, 1857)
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Aloeides henningi Tite & Dickson, 1973
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Aloeides swanepoeli Tite & Dickson, 1973
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Aloeides damarensis mashona Tite & Dickson, 1973
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Aloeides molomo (Trimen, 1870)
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Aloeides taikosama (Wallengren, 1857)
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Aloeides dryas Tite & Dickson, 1968
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Aphnaeus hutchinsonii Trimen & Bowker, 1887
Theclinae
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Myrina dermaptera (Wallengren, 1857)
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Myrina silenus ficedula Trimen, 1879
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Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
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Hemiolaus caeculus (Hopffer, 1855)
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Leptomyrina hirundo (Wallengren, 1857)
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Leptomyrina gorgias (Stoll, 1790)
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Leptomyrina henningi Dickson, 1976
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Iolaus alienus Trimen, 1898
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Iolaus mimosae rhodosense (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
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Iolaus sidus Trimen, 1864
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Iolaus pallene (Wallengren, 1857)
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Iolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1875
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Iolaus silarus Druce, 1885
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Stugeta bowkeri tearei Dickson, 1980
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Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
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Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
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Deudorix diocles Hewitson, 1869
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Deudorix penningtoni van Son, 1949
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Deudorix vansoni Pennington, 1948
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Capys alphaeus extentus Quickelberge, 1979
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Capys disjunctus Trimen, 1895
Polyommatinae
Lycaenesthini
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Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
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Anthene butleri livida (Trimen, 1881)
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Anthene definita (Butler, 1899)
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Anthene kersteni (Gerstaecker, 1871)
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Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874)
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Anthene millari (Trimen, 1893)
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Anthene minima (Trimen, 1893)
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Anthene otacilia (Trimen, 1868)
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Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876)
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Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936
Polyommatini
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Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, [1824])
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Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855)
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Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857)
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Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
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Uranothauma nubifer (Trimen, 1895)
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Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782)
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Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898
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Cacyreus tespis (Herbst, 1804)
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Cacyreus virilis Stempffer, 1936
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Harpendyreus noquasa (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
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Leptotes brevidentatus (Tite, 1958)
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Leptotes jeanneli (Stempffer, 1935)
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Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
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Leptotes pulchra (Murray, 1874)
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Tuxentius melaena (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
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Tarucus bowkeri transvaalensis Quickelberge, 1972
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Tarucus sybaris (Hopffer, 1855)
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Zintha hintza (Trimen, 1864)
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Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
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Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877)
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Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883)
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Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
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Oraidium barberae (Trimen, 1868)
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Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
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Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880)
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Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857)
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Azanus natalensis (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
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Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, 1782)
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Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793)
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Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena (Wallengren, 1857)
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Euchrysops barkeri (Trimen, 1893)
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Euchrysops dolorosa (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
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Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
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Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855)
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Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923
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Orachrysops lacrimosa (Bethune-Baker, 1923)
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Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
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Lepidochrysops glauca (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
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Lepidochrysops ignota (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
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Lepidochrysops irvingi (Swanepoel, 1948)
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Lepidochrysops patricia (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
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Lepidochrysops plebeia (Butler, 1898)
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Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965
Nymphalidae
Libytheinae
Danainae
Danaini
Satyrinae
Melanitini
Satyrini
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Bicyclus anynana (Butler, 1879)
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Bicyclus ena (Hewitson, 1877)
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Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850)
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Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873)
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Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)
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Ypthima impura paupera Ungemach, 1932
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Coenyra hebe (Trimen, 1862)
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Physcaeneura panda (Boisduval, 1847)
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Neita neita (Wallengren, 1875)
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Cassionympha cassius (Godart, 1824)
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Pseudonympha poetula Trimen, 1891
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Stygionympha wichgrafi van Son, 1955
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Dingana angusta Henning & Henning, 1996
Charaxinae
Charaxini
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Charaxes varanes (Cramer, 1777)
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Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824)
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Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866
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Charaxes castor flavifasciatus Butler, 1895
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Charaxes brutus natalensis Staudinger, 1885
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Charaxes druceanus moerens Jordan, 1936
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Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859
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Charaxes xiphares draconis Jordan, 1936
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Charaxes cithaeron Felder & Felder, 1859
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Charaxes etesipe tavetensis Rothschild, 1894
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Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1867
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Charaxes jahlusa argynnides Westwood, 1864
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Charaxes ethalion (Boisduval, 1847)
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Charaxes phaeus Hewitson, 1877
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Charaxes vansoni van Someren, 1975
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Charaxes zoolina (Westwood, [1850])
Euxanthini
Nymphalinae
Nymphalini
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Vanessa hippomene (Hübner, [1823])
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Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870
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Junonia natalica (Felder & Felder, 1860)
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Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
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Junonia terea elgiva Hewitson, 1864
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Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa (Trimen, 1881)
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Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
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Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850)
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Precis archesia (Cramer, 1779)
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Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847)
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Precis octavia sesamus Trimen, 1883
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Precis tugela Trimen, 1879
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Hypolimnas anthedon wahlbergi (Wallengren, 1857)
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Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
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Catacroptera cloanthe (Stoll, 1781)
Biblidinae
Biblidini
Epicaliini
Limenitinae
Limenitidini
Neptidini
Adoliadini
Heliconiinae
Acraeini
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Acraea cerasa Hewitson, 1861
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Acraea acara Hewitson, 1865
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Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865
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Acraea boopis Wichgraf, 1914
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Acraea horta (Linnaeus, 1764)
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Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
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Acraea rabbaiae perlucida Henning & Henning, 1996
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Acraea satis Ward, 1871
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Acraea nohara Boisduval, 1847
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Acraea violarum Boisduval, 1847
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Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881
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Acraea axina Westwood, 1881
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Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877
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Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847
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Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855
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Acraea aganice Hewitson, 1852
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Acraea cabira Hopffer, 1855
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Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
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Acraea esebria Hewitson, 1861
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Acraea burni Butler, 1896
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Acraea anacreon Trimen, 1868
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Pardopsis punctatissima (Boisduval, 1833)
Vagrantini
Hesperiidae
Coeliadinae
Pyrginae
Celaenorrhinini
Tagiadini
Carcharodini
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Spialia asterodia (Trimen, 1864)
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Spialia colotes transvaaliae (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
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Spialia confusa Evans, 1937
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Spialia delagoae (Trimen, 1898)
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Spialia depauperata australis de Jong, 1978
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Spialia diomus ferax (Wallengren, 1863)
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Spialia dromus (Plötz, 1884)
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Spialia mafa (Trimen, 1870)
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Spialia secessus (Trimen, 1891)
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Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764)
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Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)
Hesperiinae
Aeromachini
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Kedestes barberae (Trimen, 1873)
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Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)
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Kedestes macomo (Trimen, 1862)
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Kedestes mohozutza (Wallengren, 1857)
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Kedestes wallengrenii (Trimen, 1883)
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Parosmodes morantii (Trimen, 1873)
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Acleros mackenii (Trimen, 1868)
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Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
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Zophopetes dysmephila (Trimen, 1868)
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Artitropa erinnys (Trimen, 1862)
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Fresna nyassae (Hewitson, 1878)
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Platylesches ayresii (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
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Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857)
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Platylesches neba (Hewitson, 1877)
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Platylesches robustus Neave, 1910
Baorini
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Zenonia zeno (Trimen, 1864)
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Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
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Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)
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Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
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Borbo detecta (Trimen, 1893)
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Borbo fallax (Gaede, 1916)
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Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855)
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Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)
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Borbo holtzi (Plötz, 1883)
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Parnara monasi (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
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Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824)
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Gegenes niso (Linnaeus, 1764)
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Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878)
Heteropterinae
See also
References
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