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Swallowtail, Citrus
Papilio demodocus
Atlasing in Namibia
Biodiversity monitoring in Namibia
Other butterflies
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Acraea atergatis Acraea atergatis |
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Acraea pudorella Acraea pudorella |
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Acraea serena Acraea serena |
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Acraea, Acara Acraea acara |
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Acraea, Black-tipped Acraea caldarena |
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Acraea, Braine's Acraea brainei |
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Acraea, Broad-bordered Acraea anemosa |
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Acraea, Common Mimic Acraea encedon |
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Acraea, Dusky Acraea esebria |
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Acraea, Ella's Acraea ella |
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Acraea, Fiery Acraea acrita |
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Acraea, Large-spotted Acraea zetes |
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Acraea, Light-red Acraea nohara |
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Acraea, Little Acraea axina |
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Acraea, Lygus Acraea lygus |
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Acraea, Marsh Acraea rahira |
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Acraea, Namibian Acraea hypoleuca |
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Acraea, Natal Acraea natalica |
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Acraea, Pale Yellow Acraea burni |
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Acraea, Scarlet Acraea atolmis |
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Acraea, Small Yellow-banded Acraea acerata |
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Acraea, Suffused Acraea stenobea |
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Acraea, Trimen's Acraea trimeni |
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Acraea, Wandering Donkey Acraea neobule |
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Aloeides taikosama Aloeides taikosama |
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Arrowhead, Namaqua Phasis clavum |
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Bar, Ella's Cigaritis ella |
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Bar, Homeyer's Cigaritis homeyeri |
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Bar, Modest Cigaritis modestus |
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Bar, Mozambique Cigaritis mozambica |
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Bar, Namaqua Cigaritis namaquus |
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Bar, Natal Cigaritis natalensis |
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Bar, Silvery Cigaritis phanes |
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Black-eye, Cape Leptomyrina lara |
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Black-eye, Henning's Leptomyrina henningi |
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Blue, Ashen Smoky Euchrysops subpallida |
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Blue, Clover Zizina antanossa |
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Blue, Common Fig-tree Myrina silenus |
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Blue, Common Meadow Cupidopsis cissus |
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Blue, Common Smoky Euchrysops malathana |
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Blue, Common Zebra Leptotes pirithous |
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Blue, Cupreous Eicochrysops messapus |
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Blue, Dotted Tarucus sybaris |
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Blue, Dusky Pseudonacaduba sichela |
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Blue, Gaika Zizula hylax |
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Blue, Jade Lepidochrysops chloauges |
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Blue, Lucerne Lampides boeticus |
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Blue, Michelle's Lepidochrysops michellae |
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Blue, Osiris Smoky Euchrysops osiris |
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Blue, Patricia Lepidochrysops patricia |
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Blue, Rayed Actizera lucida |
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Blue, Sabi Smoky Euchrysops dolorosa |
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Blue, Sesbania Zebra Leptotes pulchra |
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Blue, Sooty Zizeeria knysna |
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Blue, Tailed Meadow Cupidopsis jobates |
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Blue, Tinktinkie Brephidium metophis |
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Blue, Topaz Azanus jesous |
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Blue, Twin-spot Lepidochrysops plebeia |
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Blue, Van Son's Lepidochrysops vansoni |
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Blue, Velvet-spotted Babul Azanus ubaldus |
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Blue, White-tipped Eicochrysops hippocrates |
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Borbo fallax Borbo fallax |
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Bronze, Bush Cacyreus lingeus |
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Bronze, Dickson's Geranium Cacyreus dicksoni |
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Brown, Evening Melanitis leda |
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Brown, Eyed Bush Heteropsis perspicua |
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Brown, Karoo Stygionympha irrorata |
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Brown, Natal Coenyropsis natalii |
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Brown, Pale Bush Heteropsis simonsii |
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Brown, Robertson's Stygionympha robertsoni |
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Buff, Pale Cnodontes pallida |
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Charaxes, Blue-spangled Charaxes guderiana |
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Charaxes, Braine's Charaxes brainei |
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Charaxes, Bushveld Charaxes achaemenes |
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Charaxes, Club-tailed Charaxes zoolina |
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Charaxes, Common Pearl Charaxes varanes |
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Charaxes, Demon Charaxes phaeus |
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Charaxes, Green-veined Charaxes candiope |
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Charaxes, Koppie Charaxes jasius |
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Charaxes, Large Blue Charaxes bohemani |
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Charaxes, White-barred Charaxes brutus |
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Commodore, Darker Precis antilope |
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Commodore, Gaudy Precis octavia |
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Copper, Aranda Aloeides aranda |
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Copper, Damara Aloeides damarensis |
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Copper, Dune Aloeides simplex |
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Copper, King Tylopaedia sardonyx |
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Copper, McMaster's Silver-spotted Trimenia macmasteri |
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Copper, Molomo Aloeides molomo |
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Copper, Namibia Aloeides namibiensis |
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Copper, Nolloth's Aloeides nollothi |
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Copper, Silvery Aloeides argenteus |
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Copper, Teare's Aloeides tearei |
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Copper, Warrior Silver-spotted Argyraspodes argyraspis |
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Dancer, Namaqua Alenia namaqua |
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Dart, Nomad Andronymus neander |
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Diadem Hypolimnas misippus |
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Dotted Border, Common Mylothris agathina |
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Dotted Border, Eastern Swamp Mylothris rubricosta |
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Elf, Dusky Eretis melania |
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Elfin, Dark Sarangesa seineri |
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Elfin, Namibian Sarangesa gaerdesi |
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Elfin, Small Sarangesa phidyle |
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Forester, Simple Orange Euphaedra simplex |
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Friar Amauris niavius |
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Gold-tip, Banded Colotis eris |
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Grass Yellow, Broad-bordered Eurema brigitta |
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Grass Yellow, Common Eurema hecabe |
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Grey, Silver-spotted Crudaria leroma |
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Guineafowl Hamanumida daedalus |
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Hairstreak, Azure Hemiolaus caeculus |
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Hairstreak, Purple-brown Hypolycaena philippus |
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Hairtail, Black-striped Anthene amarah |
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Hairtail, Lunulated Anthene lunulata |
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Hairtail, Mashuna Anthene contrastata |
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Hairtail, Otacilia Anthene otacilia |
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Highflier, Eriksson's Aphnaeus erikssoni |
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Hopper, Flower-girl Platylesches neba |
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Hopper, Shona Platylesches shona |
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Hopper, Small Platylesches tina |
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Jewel, Grass Chilades trochylus |
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Joker, Common Byblia anvatara |
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Joker, Spotted Byblia ilithyia |
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Leopard, African Phalanta phalantha |
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Lilac-tip Colotis celimene |
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Migrant, African Catopsilia florella |
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Monarch, African Danaus chrysippus |
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Monarch, Dappled Tirumala petiverana |
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Monarch, False Pseudacraea poggei |
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Monk Amauris tartarea |
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Mother-of-pearl, Common Protogoniomorpha parhassus |
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Nightfighter, Palm-tree Zophopetes dysmephila |
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Opal, Karoo Chrysoritis chrysantas |
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Orange, Veined Colotis vesta |
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Orange-tip Colotis evenina |
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Orange-tip, Bushveld Colotis pallene |
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Orange-tip, Kalahari Colotis lais |
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Orange-tip, Small Colotis evagore |
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Orange-tip, Smoky Colotis euippe |
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Painted Lady Vanessa cardui |
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Pansy, Blue Junonia oenone |
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Pansy, Brown Junonia natalica |
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Pansy, Ox-eyed Junonia orithya |
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Pansy, Yellow Junonia hierta |
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Pierrot, Black Tuxentius melaena |
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Pierrot, Hintza Zintha hintza |
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Pierrot, White Tuxentius calice |
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Playboy, Apricot Deudorix dinochares |
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Playboy, Brown Deudorix antalus |
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Policeman, Spotless Coeliades libeon |
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Policeman, Striped Coeliades forestan |
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Policeman, Two-pip Coeliades pisistratus |
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Purple-tip, Bushveld Colotis ione |
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Purple-tip, Queen Colotis regina |
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Ranger, Black-veined Kedestes sublineata |
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Ranger, Chequered Kedestes lepenula |
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Ranger, Pale Kedestes callicles |
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Ranger, Scarce Kedestes nerva |
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Ranger, Single-stitch Kedestes monostichus |
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Red-tip Colotis antevippe |
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Ringlet, African Ypthima asterope |
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Ringlet, Dark Webbed Physcaeneura panda |
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Sailer, Jordan's Neptis jordani |
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Sailer, Serene Neptis serena |
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Sandman, Bushveld Spialia colotes |
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Sandman, Common Spialia diomus |
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Sandman, Delagoa Spialia delagoae |
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Sandman, Dwarf Spialia nanus |
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Sandman, Green-marbled Gomalia elma |
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Sandman, Mafa Spialia mafa |
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Sandman, Mountain Spialia spio |
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Sandman, Wandering Spialia depauperata |
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Sandman, Wolkberg Spialia secessus |
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Sapphire, Bowker's Stugeta bowkeri |
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Sapphire, Brown-line Iolaus alienus |
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Sapphire, Dusky Stugeta subinfuscata |
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Sapphire, Mimosa Iolaus mimosae |
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Sapphire, Nasisi Iolaus nasisii |
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Sapphire, Obscure Iolaus obscurus |
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Sapphire, Straight-line Iolaus silarus |
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Scarlet, Bush Axiocerses amanga |
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Scarlet, Common Axiocerses tjoane |
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Scarlet-tip Colotis danae |
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Skipper, Common Gegenes niso |
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Skipper, Common Paradise Abantis paradisea |
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Skipper, Kavango Caprona cassualalla |
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Skipper, Pygmy Gegenes pumilio |
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Skipper, Ragged Caprona pillaana |
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Skipper, Spotted Velvet Paradise Abantis tettensis |
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Skipper, White-cloaked Leucochitonea levubu |
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Skipper, Zambezi Paradise Abantis zambesiaca |
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Skolly, Boland Thestor protumnus |
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Sulphur-tip, Speckled Colotis agoye |
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Swallowtail, Narrowly Green-banded Papilio nireus |
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Swift, Black-branded Pelopidas mathias |
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Swift, Long-horned Borbo fatuellus |
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Swift, Olive-haired Borbo borbonica |
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Swift, Twin Borbo gemella |
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Swift, White-branded Pelopidas thrax |
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Swordtail, Angola Graphium angolanus |
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Swordtail, Cream Striped Graphium porthaon |
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Swordtail, Large Striped Graphium antheus |
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Swordtail, Veined Graphium leonidas |
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Sylph, Netted Metisella willemi |
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Topaz Arab Colotis amata |
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Traveller, Lemon Colotis subfasciatus |
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Tree Nymph, Rosa's Sevenia rosa |
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Tree Nymph, Trimen's Sevenia trimeni |
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Vagrant, Autumn-leaf Eronia leda |
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Vagrant, Buquet's Nepheronia buquetii |
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Vagrant, Cambridge Nepheronia thalassina |
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Veined-tip, Doubleday's Colotis doubledayi |
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Watchman, Water Parnara monasi |
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White, African Common Belenois creona |
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White, African Veined Belenois gidica |
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White, Brown-veined Belenois aurota |
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White, Common Meadow Pontia helice |
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White, Forest Belenois zochalia |
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White, Zebra Pinacopteryx eriphia |
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Woollylegs, Common Lachnocnema bibulus |
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Woollylegs, D'Urban's Lachnocnema durbani |
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Yellow, African Clouded Colias electo |
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Zulu, Braine's Alaena brainei |