Systemmatic list - part 37: Nyphalids
BUTTERFLIES
My only references on identification of African butterflies are a book on South African butterflies and online sources. I have mostly based IDs on a seemingly good match to species found in either of these sources, but it is very possible that there are similar related species in Malawi that are not included in a book on South African butterflies and so some IDs may not be correct.
If you can identify any of those not fully identified, or correct any that are, please get in touch... thanks!
I made no attempt to record these other than through photographs, so only photos and no counts are presented.
African Monarch Danaus chrysippus
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| African Monarch, way out from Dzalanyama, 24th May 2011
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| African Monarch, Dzalanyama, 24th May 2011
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Layman Amauris albimaculata
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| Layman, Zomba Plateau, 17th May 2011
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Common Bush Brown Bicyclus safitza
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| probable Common Bush Brown, Dzalanyama, 23rd May 2011
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Squinting Bush Brown Bicyclus anynana
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| probable Squinting Bush Browns, Malosa, 14th May 2011
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Dancing Acraea Acraea serena
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| Dancing Acraea, Zomba Plateau, 15th May 2011
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| Dancing Acraea, Zomba Plateau, 16th May 2011
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Acraea sp. Acraea sp./Hyalites sp.
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| Acraea sp., Zomba Plateau, 16th May 2011
- one of the bonasia clade I think, but not sure which one (update Feb 2012 - looks like Acraea goetzei - thanks to Daniel Julie!)
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| Acraea sp., Dzalanyama, 23rd May 2011
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Leopard sp. Phalanta sp.
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| Leopard sp., Dzalanyama, 24th May 2011
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| Leopard sp., Dzalanyama, 23rd (left) and 24th (right) May 2011
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Guineafowl Hamanumida daedalus
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| Guineafowl, Dzalanyama, 23rd May 2011
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Sailer sp. Neptis sp.
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| possible Sailer sp., Zomba Plateau, 16th May 2011 (left) and Sailer sp., Dzalanyama, 23rd May 2011 (right)
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Spotted Joker Byblia ilithyia
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| Spotted Joker, Dzalanyama, 24th May 2011
- I'd ID'd these as far Joker sp. but Jon thinks they're Spotted Jokers and I don't doubt he's right
- thank Jon!
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| Spotted Joker, Dzalanyama, 23rd May 2011
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Mother of Pearl sp. Salamis sp.
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| Mother of Pearl sp., Zomba, 15th May 2011
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Gaudy Commodore Precis octavia
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| Gaudy Commodore, Dzalanyama, 24th May 2011
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Commodore sp. Precis sp.
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| Commodore sp., Dzalanyama, 23rd May 2011
- although I initially identified this as a Precis sp., my thoughts had turned more towards the Mother of Pearls Salamis sp. as at least one of those has similar underwings. But Jon thinks I was right with my first thought - he thinks it's probably Darker Commodore Precis antilope
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Brown Pansy Junonia natalica
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| Brown Pansies, Dzalanyama, 24th May 2011
(left) and 23rd May 2011 (right)
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Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta
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| Yellow Pansy, Dzalanyama, 24th May 2011
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Admiral sp. Antanartia sp.
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| Admiral sp., Zomba Plateau, 16th May 2011
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