LIST OF VUMBA BUTTERFLIES

This preliminary list is made by Petra Ballings using Pennington´s Butterflies of Southern Africa. Many, many thanks to Mr. Alan Gardiner for additional records and comments. Records: P= Pennington, AG= Alan Gardiner

Family/Subfamily

Genus/Subgenus

Species

Comments/Foodplants

Record

Family Nymphalidae

Subfam. Danainae Genus Danaus D. Chrysippus aegyptius   AG
  Genus Tirumala T. petiverana An exceedingly rare migrant, only one specimen from the lower Vumba and a couple from Mutare (AG) P
  Genus Amauris      
Subgenus Amauris A.(A.) niavius dominicanus AG
Subgenus Amaura A.(A.) albimaculata chirindana P
A.(A.) echeria lobengula P
A.(A.) ochlea ochlea AG
Subfam. Satyrinae Genus Melanites M. leda helena AG
M. libya P
Genus Gnophodes G. betsimena diversa P
Genus Bicyclus B. safitza P
B. safitza f. evenus P
B. angulosus selousi P
B. ena P
B. ena f. kigonserae P
B. anynana anynana AG
B. campinus campinus P
B. campinus campinus f. goetzei P
B. condamini P
Genus Henotesia H. perspicua P
H. simonsii AG
Genus Aphysoneura A. pigmentaria vumba P
Genus Aeropetes A. tulbaghia P
Genus Physcaeneura P. pione P
Genus Neita N. extensa AG
Genus Stygionympha S. witchgrafi lannini P
Genus Ypthima Y. impura paupera P
Y. pupillaris pupillaris P
Y. granulosa P
Y. asterope asteropa AG
Y. antennata antennata AG
Genus Ypthimomorpha Y. itonia AG
Subfam. Acraeinae Genus Bematistes B. aganice aganice AG
Genus Acraea
  Subgenus Acraea A.(A.) horta Only one taken in 1931, probably blown in by the strong winds of that year (AG) P
A.(A.) neobule neobule AG
A.(A.) acara acara AG
A.(A.) machequena P
A.(A.) anemosa P
Subgenus Rubraea A.(R.) acrita acrita P
A.(R.) engina areca P
A.(R.) nohara halali AG
A.(R.) asema AG
Subgenus stephenia A.(S.) caldarena caldarena f. nelusca P
A.(S.) axina P
A.(S.) aglaonice P
A.(S.) oncaea AG
A.(S.) natalica natalica AG
Genus Hyalites
Subgenus Alacria H.(A.) vumbui P
H.(A.) vumbui f. cooksoni P
H.(A.) vumbui f. barnesi P
H.(A.) igola P
Subgenus Hyalites H.(H.) cerasa cerasa P
H.(H.) pentalopis epidica P
H.(H.) cabira f.swinburnei P
H.(H.) johnstoni johnstoni f. flavescens P
H.(H.) obeira burni AG
H.(H.) eponina AG
H.(H.) esebria esebria AG
H.(H.) encedon encedon AG
Subgenus Auracraea H.(A.) bomba P
H.(A.) induna P
H.(A.) rahira rahira AG
Genus Pardopsis P. punctatissima AG
Subfam. Charaxinae Genus Charaxes C. varanes AG
C. acuminatus vumba P
C. druceanus stevensoni P
C. xiphares vumbui P
C. violetta melloni P
C. cithaeron cithaeron AG
C. gallagheri P
C. baumanni whytei P
C. alpinus P
C. manica AG
C. ethalion AG
C. nichetes leoninus P
C. candiope candiope P
C. protoclea azota P
C. macclounii AG
C. jasius saturnus AG
C. castor flavifasciatus P
C. brutus natalensis P
C. pollux gazanus AG
C. bohemani P
C. etesipe tavetensis P
C. guderiana guderiana P
C. achaemenes achaemenes P
C. zoolina AG
C. jahlusa rex AG
Subfam. Nymphalinae Genus Cymothoe C. alcimeda rhodesiae P
C. vumbui P
C. coranus AG
Genus Euriphene
Subgenus Euryphura E.(E.) achlys P
Genus Crenidomimas C. concordia P
Genus Berbearia B. orientis orientis P
Genus Euphaedra E. orientalis P
Genus Hamanumida H. daedalus AG
Genus Aterica A. galena theophane AG
Genus Pseudacraea P. boisduvalii trimenii P
P. lucretia expansa AG
Genus Neptis N. swynnertoni P
N. trinogophora trigonophora P
N. carcassoni P
N. goochi P
N. alta P
N. serena P
N. jordani P
N. penningtoni P
N. saclava marpessa AG
N. laeta AG
Genus Cyrestis
Subgenus Azania C.(A.) pantheus sublineatus P
Genus Sallya S. morantii morantii P
S. boisduvali boisduvali P
S. rosa AG
Genus Byblia B. anvatara acheloia AG
B. ilithyia AG
Genus Neptidopsis N. ophione velleda P
Genus Eurytela E. hiarbas lita P
E. dryope angulata AG
Genus Apaturopsis A. cleochares schultzei P
Genus Hypolimnas H. deceptor deceptor P
H. anthedon wahlbergi P
H. misippus f. dorippoides P
Genus Protogoniomorpha P. parhassus AG
Genus Salamis S. cacta eileenae P
Genus Catacroptera C. cloanthe cloanthe AG
Genus Precis
Subgenus Precis P.(P.) cuama P
P.(P.) actia P
P.(P.) actia f. furcata P
P.(P.) ceryne ceryne P
P.(P.) ceryne ceryne f. tukuoa P
P.(P.) octavia sesames AG
P.(P.) archesia AG
P.(P.) tugela tugela AG
Subgenus Junonia P.(J.) artaxia P
P.(J.) artaxia f. nobilitata P
P.(J.) terea elgiva P
P.(J.) orithya madagascariensis P
P.(J.) natalica natalica AG
P.(J.) hierta cebrene AG
P.(J.) oenone oenone AG
Genus Vanessa
Subgenus Cynthia V.(C.) cardui AG
Genus Antanartia A. dimorphica dimorphica P
A. schaeneia dubia P
Genus Lachnoptera L. ayresii AG
Genus Phalanta P. phalantha aethiopica AG
P. eurytis eurytis AG
Genus Issoria I. smaragdifera smaragdifera P
Subfam. Libytheinae Genus Libythea
Subgenus Jera L.(J.) labdaca laius P

Family Lycaenidae

Subfam. Lipteninae Genus Alaena A. nyassa nyassa P
Genus Pentila P. tropicalis fuscipunctata AG
Genus Ornipholidotos O. peucetia peucetia AG
Genus Mimacraea M. marshalli marshalli P
Genus Teriomima T. peullaris P
Genus Baliochila B. lipara P
B. aslanga AG
B. barnesi AG
B. singularis AG
Genus Deloneura D. sheppardi P
D. subfusca AG
Subfam. Liphyrinae Genus Aslauga A. atrophifurca P
Subfam. Miletinae Genus Lachnocnema L. bibulus P
L. durbani AG
L. brimo AG
Subfam. Theclinae Genus Iolaus
Subgenus Stugeta I.(S.) bowkeri tearei AG
Subgenus argiolus I.(A.) silas AG
I.(A.) lalos AG
Subgenus Iolaphilus I.(I.) trimeni AG
Subgenus Aphniolaus I.(A.) pallene P
Subgenus Epamere I.(E.) violacea P
I.(E.) sidus AG
I.(E.) australis AG
I.(E.) mimosae rhodosense AG
I.(E.) nasisii AG
I.(E.) bakeri AG
I.(E.) alienus alienus AG
Genus Hypolycaena
Subgenus Hypolycaena H.(H.) tearei P
H.(H.) philippus philippus AG
H.(H.) buxtoni buxtoni AG
Subgenus Hemiolaus H.(H.) caeculus caeculus AG
Genus Leptomyrina
Subgenus Gonatomyrina L.(G.) henningi P
Genus Capys C. disjunctus P
Genus Deudorix
Subgenus Pilodeudorix D.(P.) zeloides P
D.(P.) caerulea obscurata P
Subgenus Virachola D.(V.) diocles AG
D.(V.) dinomenes AG
D.(V.) antalus AG
D.(V.) lorisona coffea P
D.(V.) magda P
D.(V.) dinochares f. rhodesiensis P
Genus Myrina M. silenus ficedula AG
M. dermaptera nyassae AG
Genus Aphnaeus