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Arthropods of South Africa

Arthropod species observed in South Africa

Portuguese Millipede 1
Ommatoiulus moreleti
Cylindroiulus brittanicus
Brown Widow 2
Latrodectus geometricus
Isoxya tabulata
Nephila komaci
banded-legged golden orb-web spider
Nephila senegalensis
Peucetia nicolae
Wolhaar Poproos
Hermannia althaeifolia
Purple Doll's-rose
Hermannia trifurca
Common Striped Hawkmoth 3
Hippotion eson
Small Verdant Hawk 4
Basiothia medea
Death's head hawkmoth
Acherontia atropos
Arrow sphinx 5
Lophostethus dumolinii
Speckled Emperor 6
Gynanisa maja
Pselaphelia flavivitta 7
Tailed Emperor 8
Urota sinope
Constantine's swallowtail 9
Papilio constantinus
African swallowtail 10
Papilio dardanus
Citrus Swallowtail 9
Papilio demodocus
Angola White Lady 11
Graphium angolanus
White Lady
Graphium morania
Coastal Swordtail 8
Graphium porthaon
Flame-bordered Emperor 3
Charaxes protoclea
Guineafowl 3
Hamanumida daedalus
Painted Lady 12
Vanessa cardui
Dimorphic Admiral 13
Vanessa dimorphica
Clouded Mother-of-Pearl 14
Protogoniomorpha anacardii
Yellow Pansy 15
Junonia hierta
Natal Pansy 3
Junonia natalica
Blue Pansy 16
Junonia oenone
Blue Argus 17
Junonia orithya
Danaid Eggfly 18
Hypolimnas misippus
Garden Inspector 19
Precis archesia
Gaudy Commodore 20
Precis octavia
African Map Butterfly 21
Cyrestis camillus
Zulu Shadefly 22
Coenyra hebe
Common Evening Brown 3
Melanitis leda
Rainforest Brown 23
Cassionympha cassius
Broad Bordered Acraea 20
Acraea anemosa
Black Tip Acraea 20
Acraea caldarena
Common Acraea 24
Acraea encedon
Orange Acraea 8
Acraea eponina
Garden Acraea 25
Acraea horta
Natal Acraea 3
Acraea natalica
Blood Acraea 26
Acraea petraea
Forest Leopard 3
Phalanta eurytis
African Monarch 27
Danaus chrysippus
The Novice 28
Amauris ochlea
Common Black-eye 26
Leptomyrina gorgias
Cape Black-eye 29
Leptomyrina lara
Sand-dune Opal 30
Chrysoritis pyroeis
Common Bush Blue 26
Cacyreus lingeus
Common Geranium-bronze 31
Cacyreus marshalli
Black-striped Hairtail 15
Anthene amarah
Purple-brown Hairstreak 32
Hypolycaena philippus
Eastern Scarlet 20
Axiocerses tjoane
African Babul Blue 33
Azanus jesous
Black-Bordered Babul Blue 34
Azanus moriqua
Tropical Pentila 35
Pentila tropicalis
Tiny Grass Blue
Zizula hylax
Lang's Short-tailed Blue 36
Leptotes pirithous
Silver Arrowhead
Phasis thero
Pioneer White 16
Belenois aurota
African Common White 34
Belenois creona
African Veined White 26
Belenois gidica
Vine-leaf Vagrant 37
Eronia cleodora
African Clouded Yellow 20
Colias electo
Meadow White 20
Pontia helice
Red Tip 38
Colotis antevippe
Sulphur Orange Tip 39
Colotis auxo
Crimson tip 5
Colotis danae
Banded Gold Tip 40
Colotis eris
Round-winged Orange Tip 16
Colotis euippe
Bushveld Purple Tip 41
Colotis ione
Veined Tip 42
Colotis vesta
Common Dotted Border 29
Mylothris agathina
Diverse White 32
Appias epaphia
African peach moth 7
Egybolis vaillantina
Burnished Frill 8
Antheua simplex
Clouded Skipper 8
Tagiades flesus
Eucraera gemmata
Indian Walking Stick 43
Carausius morosus
Honey Bee 44
Apis mellifera
Argentine Ant 45
Linepithema humile
Graphipterus limbatus
Six-lined Leaf-beetle
Pseudorupilia sexlineata
Mylabris oculata
Dicronorrhina derbyana 46
Cheilomenes lunata
Asian Lady Beetle 47
Harmonia axyridis
Corn Cricket
Acanthoplus discoidalis
Restless Bush Cricket 48
Hapithus agitator
Brachytrupes membranaceus
Acrida acuminata
Koppie Foam Grasshopper
Dictyophorus spumans
Elegant grasshopper 5
Zonocerus elegans
Oxypleura quadraticollis 6
African Citrus Psyllid
Trioza erytreae
Giant Twig Wilter 7
Petascelis remipes
Red-veined Darter 9
Sympetrum fonscolombii

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