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Systemmatic list - part 38: Other Butterflies

 

Mocker Bronze Cacyreus virilis

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probable Mocker Bronze, Zomba Plateau, 16th May 2011

 

Blue sp. Leptotes sp.

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Leptotes sp., Dzalanyama, 24th May 2011 (left) and Zomba Plateau, 16th May 2011 (right) - although I thought these looked rather like Short-toothed Blue Leptotes brevidentatus, apparently they would require dissection for a firm ID and the very similar Common Blue Leptotes pirithaus may be more likely - thanks to Jon!

 

Gaika Blue Zizula hylax

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Gaika Blue, Dzalanyama, 23rd May 2011

 

Veined Orange (Veined Tip) Colotis vesta

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Veined Orange, Otter Point, 18th May 2011

 

Small Orange-tip Colotis evagore

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Small Orange-tip, Lengwe, 21st May 2011

 

White sp. Belenois sp.

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unidentified White Belenois sp., Dzlanyama, 23rd May 2011 - similar to False Dotted Border Belenois thysa

 

African Common White Belenois creona

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African Common Whites, Dzlanyama, 23rd May 2011

 

Common Dotted Border Mylothris agathena

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Common Dotted Border, Zomba Plateau, 15th May 2011

 

Angled Grass Yellow Eurema desjardinsii

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Angled Grass Yellow, Zomba Plateau, 16th May 2011 - or perhaps not... Common Grass Yellow Eurema hecabe has been suggested instead

 

Mocker Swallowtail Papilio dardanus

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Mocker Swallowtail, Zomba, 15th May 2011 - thanks John for the ID

 

Sandman sp. (Grizzled Skipper sp.) Spialia sp.

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Sandman sp., Zomba, 16th May 2011

 

Skippers Hesperiinae

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Skipper sp., Dzalanyama, 23rd May 2011 (left) and Skipper sp., Zomba, 15th May 2011 (right) - Jon B thinks the left hand one is Pelopidas or Borbo sp., possibly White-banded Swift Pelopidas thrax- thanks Jon!

 

 

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