Butterfly watching is slowly but surely becoming a bit more than just an add on hobby to bird watching. Seeing these diverse and colourful insects and being keen on photography has made me more interested. I have started submitting some records to SABCA, as while out bird atlassing it just makes sense to support another project. As I see, photograph and identify more species, so these pages and their links shall grow. At present this only includes Southern African Butterflies.

FAMILY: NYMPHALIDAE

Subfamily Danainae: Monarchs, Friars, Novice, Layman

Subfamily Satyrinae: Browns, Ringlets

Subfamily Heliconiinae: Bitter Acraeas, Leopards

Subfamily Charaxinae: Emperors, Queens

Subfamily Limenitinae: Gliders, Foresters, Nymphs, False Acraeas, Sailers

Subfamily Cyrestinae: Map Butterfly

Subfamily Biblidinae: Tree Nymphs, Jokers, Pipers

Subfamily Nymphalinae: Diadems, Mothers-of-Pearl, Pirate,
Commodores, Pansies, Painted Lady, Admirals

Subfamily Libytheinae: Snout Butterfly

FAMILY: LYCAENIDAE

Subfamily Poritiinae: Zulus, Buffs, Rocksitters

Subfamily Miletinae: Purples, Woolly Legs, Skollies

Subfamily Lycaeninae: Sapphires, Hairstreaks, Black-eyes,
Proteas, Playboys, High-fliers, Bars, Gems, Scarlets, Arrowheads,
Coppers, Opals, Greys, Hairtails, Bronzes, Pies, Blues

FAMILY: PIERIDAE

Subfamily Pierinae: Zebra White, Vagrants, Tips, Whites, Dotted Borders

Subfamily Coliandinae: Clouded Yellows, Migrant, Grass Yellows

FAMILY: PAPILIONIDAE

Subfamily Papilioninane: Swallowtails, Swordtails

FAMILY: HESPERIIDAE

Subfamily Coeliadinae: Policemen

Subfamily Pyrginae: Flats, Elves, Elfins, Velvet Skippers, Sandmen

Subfamily Heteropterinae: Sylphs

Subfamily Hesperiinae: Rangers, Darts, Nightfighters, Hoppers, Swifts

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