Index of South African Insects

South African Insect Index

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A

Acraea, Blood-red (Acraea petraea)

Acraea, Dusky (Hyalites esebria)

Acraea, Garden (Acraea horta)

Acraea, Natal (Acraea natalica)

Acraea, White-barred (Telchinia encedon)

Acraea, Yellow-banded (Hyalites cabira)

Ant, African Stink (Plectroctena mandibularis)

Ant, Brown House (Pheidole megacephala)

Antlions, Pit-building (Myrmeleon species)

B

Basker, Blue (Urothemis edwardsii)

Bee, Honey (Apis mellifera)

Bees, Cuckoo (Thyreus spp.)

Beetle, CMR Bean (Mylabris oculata)

Beetle, Hook-winged Net-winged (Lycus melanurus)

Beetle, Flightless Dung (Circellium bacchus)

Beetle, Large Copper Dung (Kheper nigroaeneus)

Beetle, Milkweed Leaf (Platycorynus dejeani)

Beetle, Rhinoceros (Oryctes boas)

Blacktail, Eastern (Nesciothemis farinosa)

Blowfly, European Green (Lucilia sericata)

Blue, Black-bordered Babul (Azanus moriqua)

Blue, Dotted (Tarucus sybaris)

Blue, Rayed (Actizera lucida)

Blue, Sooty (Zizeeria knysna)

Bluetail, Tropical (Ischnura senegalensis)

Brown, Common Bush (Bicyclus safitza)

Brown, Rainforest (Cassionympha cassius)

Brown, Twilight (Melanitis leda)

Buff, Spotted (Pentila tropicalis)

Bug, Milkweed (Oncopeltus famelicus)

Bug, Sunflower (Agonoscelis versicolor)

C

Chafer, Common Dotted Fruit (Cyrtothyrea marginalis)

Chafer, Yellow-heart Fruit (Pedinorrhina trivittata)

Charaxes, Coast (Charaxes ethalion)

Chief (Amauris echeria)

Citril, Common (Ceriagrion glabrum)

Cockroach, American (Periplaneta americana)

Commodore, Soldier (Junonia terea)

D

Demoiselle, Glistening (Phaon iridipennis)

Diadem (Hypolimnas misippus)

Drone Fly, Band-eyed (Eristalinus taeniops)

Dropwing, Jaunty (Trithemis stictica)

Dropwing, Orange-winged (Trithemis kirbyi)

Dropwing, Red-veined (Trithemis arteriosa)

Dropwing, Violet (Trithemis annulata)

Duster (Pingasa abyssiniaria)

E

Elf, Black-splashed (Tetrathemis polleni)

Elfin, Small (Sarangesa phidyle)

Emeralds (Comostolopis germana)

Emperor, Blue (Anax imperator)

Emperor, Pearl (Charaxes varanes)

F

Flat, Clouded (Tagiades flesus)

Flies, Hanging (Bittacus spp.)

Flies, Robber (Family Asilidae)

Fly, House (Musca domestica)

Footman, Crimson-speckled (Utetheisa pulchella)

G

Glider, Wandering (Pantala flavescens)

Grasshopper, Elegant (Zonocerus elegans)

Groundling, Banded (Brachythemis leucosticta)

Guineafowl (Hamanumida daedalus)

H

Hairstreak, Purple-brown (Hypolycaena philippus philippus)

Hairtail, Black-striped (Anthene amarah amarah)

Hairtail, Large (Anthene lemnos lemnos)

Hanging Flies (Bittacus spp.)

Hornet, Pleasant (Euchromia amoena)

I

J

Joker, Spotted (Byblia ilithyia)

K

L

Lady, Painted (Vanessa cardui)

Ladybird, Lunate (Cheilomenes lunata)

Layman (Amauris albimaculata)

Leopard, Blotched (Lachnoptera ayresii)

Longhorn, Large Green (Philematium natalense)

M

Maiden, Yellow-sleeved (Ceryx anthraciformes)

Migrant, African (Catopsilia florella)

Millipede, Red and Black (Centrolobus annulatus)

Monarch, African (Danaus chrysippus)

Mosquito, House (Culex pipiens)

Moth, Cape Hawk (Theretra capensis)

Moth, Fig-tree (Naroma varipes)

Mother-of-Pearl, Common (Protogoniomorpha parhassus)

Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon species)

N

Nephrotoma (Nephrotoma species)

Nomad (Sympetrum fonscolombii)

Novice (Amauris ochlea ochlea)

Nymph, Boisduval's Tree (Sevenia boisduvali)

O

Owl, Cream-striped (Cyligramma latona)

P

Pansy, Blue (Junonia oenone oenone)

Pansy, Brown (Junonia natalica natalica)

Pansy, Yellow (Junonia hierta cebrene)

Piper, Golden (Eurytela dryope angulata)

Piper, Pied (Eurytela hiarbas angustata)

Q

R

Robber Flies (Family Asilidae)

Robber Fly, Spider-wasp (Proagonistes praeceps)

S

Sailer, Common (Neptis laeta)

Sailer, Spotted (Neptis saclava marpessa)

Scarlet, Broad (Crocothemis erythraea)

Skimmer, Epaulet (Orthetrum chrysostigma)

Skimmer, Julia (Orthetrum julia)

Sprite, Masai (Pseudagrion massaicum)

Swallowtail, Citrus (Papilio demodocus demodocus)

Swallowtail, Green-banded (Papilio nireus)

Swallowtail, Mocker (Papilio dardanus)

Swordtail, Small Striped (Graphium policenes policenes)

T

taeniops, Eristalinus (Eristalinus taeniops)

Termite, Common Fungus-growing (Odontotermes badius)

Tip, Scarlet (Colotis danae annae)

Tip, Small Orange (Colotis evagore antigone)

Tip, Sulphur Orange (Colotis auxo)

U

V

W

Wanderer, Common (Bematistes aganice aganice)

Wasps, Paper (Belonogaster dubia)

White, African Common (Belenois creona)

White, African Small (Dixeia charina charina)

White, Brown-veined (Belenois aurota)

Widow, Lucia (Palpopleura lucia)

X

Y

Yellow, Common Grass (Eurema hecabe solifera)

Z

Letting Nature Back In

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