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#206
Butterfly ID's for Waterberg Farm 1 Month, 3 Weeks ago Karma: 3
Hi All,

I again would like help/confirmation of Butterflies seen on my farm in the Waterberg. Any additional information regarding sub-species, form, sex would be appreciated.

P.S Post is complete

Thanks,

Justin



1) Bushveld Emperor (C. achaemenes achaemenes) Male






2) Some kind of Colotis?! (Looks like it has orange tips) Possibly some form of Colotis auxo?!




3) Another Colotis? (Both of same specimen, I think)Possibly a form of C. evenina evenina?!





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11) Small Orange Acraea (H. eponia) Poss. Male?



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15) Small Orange Acraea (H. eponia) Male-Like Female?





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Re:Butterfly ID's for Waterberg Farm 1 Month, 3 Weeks ago Karma: 3
Ok

My post is finally complete, I'll try ID as many myself, but if any one beats me too it.....you win!

Thanks in advance for the help!

Justin
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#218
Re:Butterfly ID's for Waterberg Farm 1 Month, 1 Week ago Karma: 9
Hi Justin,

Let me have a bash

1. Chraxes achaemenes
2. Colotis auxo or Colotis evagore antigone
3. Male Colotis evenia evenia
4. One of the Leptotes species
5. One of the Leptotes species
6. One of the Leptotes species
7. One of the Leptotes species
8. Lampides Boeticus
9. No idea (like I am with Pipts)
10. Belenois aurota aurota
11. Hyalites eponia
12. No idea
13. Colotis ione
14. Eurema brigitta brigitta
15. Hyalites eponia
16. Eurema brigitta brigitta
17. A badly worn Lampides Boeticus?

Hopefully an expert can help us out on these.

Cheers,
Justin
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Re:Butterfly ID's for Waterberg Farm 1 Month, 1 Week ago Karma: 1
Justin

See my comments below:

JustinB wrote:
Hi Justin,

Let me have a bash

1. Chraxes achaemenes
2. (SEW) this is a female Colotis evagore antigone
3. Male Colotis evenia evenia
4. One of the Leptotes species
5. One of the Leptotes species
6. One of the Leptotes species
7. One of the Leptotes species
8. Lampides Boeticus
9. (SEW) Spialia diomus ferax
10. Belenois aurota aurota
11. Hyalites eponia
12. (SEW) Spialia spio
13. Colotis ione
14. Eurema brigitta brigitta
15. Hyalites eponia
16. Eurema brigitta brigitta
17. A badly worn Lampides Boeticus?

Hopefully an expert can help us out on these.

Cheers,
Justin
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#223
Re:Butterfly ID's for Waterberg Farm 1 Month, 1 Week ago Karma: 3
Thanks for the help Justin and Steve, I really appreciate it.

Now to bother you further, I want to know if either of you can inform me of the form for both the colotis evagore antigone and the colotis ione if possible? I think I have all the others under control.

My next issue is with the Spialia, I previously ID'ed one at Walter Sisulu as S. diomus ferax....which Steve said was correct.

Now the two above were ID'ed as seperate species namely S. diomus ferax and S. spio....I am battling to see the clincher in differentiating these two both in the field guide as well as in the images posted above.


Steve please can you, or any one else try explain to me, how the two species above were told apart??!

Thanks,

Justin
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#224
Re:Butterfly ID's for Waterberg Farm 1 Month, 1 Week ago Karma: 3
Further more, regarding the Leptotes,

is there no way to sperate these in the field what so ever?! For instance, larval form, food sources, behaviour (if butterflies can behave any differently to each other, as I often use this to ID birds )

If the answer is no....and the genitals are what I should be playing with What magnification would I require?! As Im sure I could use the Universities Ento Departments scopes....also, where would I get the info depicting what the differences are in the genitals between these Common Blues?! As I have no Idea what to look for.......



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