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Lepidoptera of Botswana

Butterflies and Moths of Botswana

Azygophleps asylas 1
Azygophleps leopardina 2
Brachylia terebroides 3
Salagena obsolescens 4
Salagena tessellata 5
Eccopsis incultana 6
Metendothenia balanacma 7
Cotton Tipworm Moth 8
Crocidosema plebejana
Cryptophlebia peltastica 1
Oleander Hawkmoth 9
Daphnis nerii
Comma Nephele 10
Nephele comma
Small Verdant Hawkmoth 11
Basiothia medea
Striped Hawkmoth 12
Hyles livornica
Balsam Striped Hawkmoth 13
Hippotion balsaminae
Vine Hawkmoth 14
Hippotion celerio
Cape Hawk 15
Theretra capensis
Pellucid Hawkmoth 10
Cephonodes hylas
Cribbage Hawk 1
Hoplistopus penricei
Convolvulus Hawkmoth 16
Agrius convolvuli
Death's Head Hawkmoth 17
Acherontia atropos
Wavy Polyptychus 10
Rufoclanis numosae
Arrow Sphinx 18
Lophostethus dumolinii
Polyptychoides grayii 12
Neoclanis basalis 19
Lunar Prince 20
Goodia kuntzei
mopane worm 21
Gonimbrasia belina
Southern Marbled Emperor 22
Heniocha apollonia
Marbled Emperor 19
Heniocha dyops
Heniocha marnois 23
Speckled Emperor 21
Gynanisa maja
Cats-Eye Emperor 24
Aurivillius fuscus
Pseudobunaea tyrrhena 25
Pallid Emperor Moth 23
Cirina forda
Citrus Swallowtail 26
Papilio demodocus
Angola White Lady 27
Graphium angolanus
Large Striped Swordtail 28
Graphium antheus
Veined Swordtail 29
Graphium leonidas
Small White Lady 30
Graphium morania
Palm-tree Nightfighter 31
Zophopetes dysmephila
Striped Policeman 32
Coeliades forestan
Two Pip Policeman 33
Coeliades pisistratus
Forest Elfin 34
Sarangesa motozi
Orange Elfin 13
Sarangesa phidyle
Ruona Elfin 35
Sarangesa ruona
Dark Elfin 36
Sarangesa seineri
Ragged Skipper 23
Caprona pillaana
Green-marbled Skipper 37
Gomalia elma
Mountain Sandman 13
Spialia spio
Bush Charaxes 38
Charaxes achaemenes
Large Blue Charaxes 39
Charaxes bohemani
White-barred Charaxes 40
Charaxes brutus
Green-veined Charaxes 41
Charaxes candiope
Charaxes saturnus 32
African Joker 42
Byblia anvatara
Spotted Joker 43
Byblia ilithyia
Guineafowl 10
Hamanumida daedalus
Neptis jordani 44
Spotted Sailer 13
Neptis saclava
Painted Lady 45
Vanessa cardui
Clouded Mother-of-Pearl 46
Protogoniomorpha anacardii
Yellow Pansy 47
Junonia hierta
Natal Pansy 48
Junonia natalica
Dark blue pansy 40
Junonia oenone
Blue Pansy 49
Junonia orithya
Danaid Eggfly 50
Hypolimnas misippus
Darker Commodore 51
Precis antilope
Marsh Commodore 52
Precis ceryne
Common Evening Brown 53
Melanitis leda
Squinting Bush Brown 48
Bicyclus anynana
Falls Acraea 2
Acraea acerata
Clear-spotted Acraea 54
Acraea aglaonice
Broad Bordered Acraea 2
Acraea anemosa
Scarlet Acraea 41
Acraea atolmis
Little Acraea 38
Acraea axina
Acraea barberi 55
Black Tip Acraea 41
Acraea caldarena
Whitebar Acraea 56
Acraea encedon
Acraea lygus 4
Natal Acraea 10
Acraea natalica
Wandering Donkey Acraea 57
Acraea neobule
Window Acraea 26
Acraea oncaea
Small Orange Acraea 58
Acraea serena
Suffused Acraea 38
Acraea stenobea
Plain Tiger Butterfly 59
Danaus chrysippus
Friar 42
Amauris niavius
Azure Hairstreak 13
Hemiolaus caeculus
Straight-line Sapphire 60
Iolaus silarus
Brown Playboy 61
Deudorix antalus
Apricot Playboy 13
Deudorix dinochares
Purple-brown Hairstreak 62
Hypolycaena philippus
Common Smoky Blue 13
Euchrysops malathana
African Babul Blue 63
Azanus jesous
Black-Bordered Babul Blue 64
Azanus moriqua
Bright Babul Blue 4
Azanus ubaldus
Dotted Blue 65
Tarucus sybaris
White Pie 13
Tuxentius calice
Black Pie 57
Tuxentius melaena
African Line Blue 57
Pseudonacaduba sichela
Tiny Grass Blue 13
Zizula hylax
Sooty Blue 65
Zizeeria knysna

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