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Squinting Bush Brown, Bicyclus anynana (Butler, 1879) and African Apefly, Spalgis lemolea (Druce, 1890).
Nairobi, Kenya february 2022. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

Abyssinian Admiral, Vanessa abyssinica (Felder & Felder, 1867).
Naivasha national park, Kenya february 7, 2022. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

Abyssinian Admiral, Vanessa abyssinica (Felder & Felder, 1867)
which looks like our european red admiral.

Habitat: Mountain forests.

Foodplant: The larvae feed on Maasai Nettle, Urtica massacica and Stinging Nettle Tree, Obetia pinnatifida.

Distribution: found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Mimic, Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) female.
Paje, Unguja, Zanzibar, Tanzania medio february, 2022.
Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

Mimic, Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) male.
Masai Mara Wildlife Reserves, SW Kenya medio february, 2022.
Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

Wandering Donkey Acraea, Acraea neobule (Doubleday 1847).
Paje, Unguja, Zanzibar, Tanzania medio february, 2022. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

African Migrant, Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775) male.
Paje, Unguja, Zanzibar, Tanzania medio february, 2022. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

African Common White or African Caper, Belenois creona (Cramer, 1776) female.
Paje, Unguja, Zanzibar, Tanzania medio february, 2022. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

Jeannel's Blue, Leptotes jeanneli (Stempffer, 1935).
Paje, Unguja, Zanzibar, Tanzania medio february, 2022. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

Citrus Swallowtail, Papilio demodocus (Esper, 1798). Uganda november 28, 2017. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

Citrus swallowtail / Christmas butterfly, Papilio demodocus (Esper, 1798).

Foodplant: The caterpillars feed on various native plants of especially the family Rutaceae, but have also taken to the leaves of cultivated citrus trees.

Distribution:
Sub-Saharan Africa, including Madagascar, besides the southern Arabian Peninsula in Yemen.

Subspecies
Papilio demodocus demodocus (Esper, 1798).— sub-Saharan Africa, including Madagascar
Papilio demodocus bennetti (Dixey, 1898). — Socotra

Papilio demodocus (Esper, 1798). Wikipedia.

GBIF: Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
World distribution:
Citrus Swallowtail, Papilio demodocus (Esper, 1798).

Striped Policeman, Coeliades forestan (Stoll, 1782) and African Apefly, Spalgis lemolea (Druce, 1890).
Uganda november 19, 2017. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

African Grass Blue, Zizeeria knysna (Stoll, 1790). Uganda november 22, 2017. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

Darker Commodore, Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850) and Little Pansy, Junonia sophia (Fabricius, 1793).
Uganda november 23, 2017. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

Blue Pansy, Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758). Uganda november 28, 2017. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

Pioneer White, Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793). Sphinxblick, Windhoek, Namibia ultimo february 2023. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

African Migrant, Catopsilia florella male. Sphinxblick, Windhoek, Namibia ultimo february 2023. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

African Migrant, Catopsilia florella male. The Chobe River meets the Zambesi River in
Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana border. Primo march, 2023. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

Common Grass Yellow, Eurema hecabe ssp. solifera (Butler, 1875). The Chobe River meets the Zambesi River in
Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana border. Primo march, 2023. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

Small Grass Yellow, Eurema brigitta (Stoll, 1780). Sphinxblick, Windhoek, Namibia ultimo february 2023. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

Common Dotted Border, Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779). The Chobe River meets the Zambesi River in
Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana border. Primo march, 2023. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

Tiny Grass Blue, Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775). Sphinxblick, Windhoek, Namibia ultimo february 2023. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

Dotted Blue, Tarucus sybaris ssp. linearis (Aurivillius, 1924). Sphinxblick, Windhoek, Namibia ultimo february 2023. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

African Marbled Skipper, Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862). Sphinxblick, Windhoek, Namibia ultimo february 2023. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

African Marbled Skipper, Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862).

Habitat: desert and maki.

Foodplant: Indian Mallow, Abutilon indicum and Abutilon sonneratianum.

Distribution:
Gomalia elma ssp. elma (Trimen, 1862).
Africa from South Africa (the Cape region, and Free State), Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Etopian, Niger, Ghana and other parts of Africa.

Gomalia elma ssp. albofasciata (Moore, 1879).
From Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan (Baluchistan) and India.

Gomalia elma ssp. levana (Benyamini, 1990).
Dead Sea valley in Israel and Jordan) to Turkey.

Habitat: desert and maki.

Foodplant: Indian mallow, Abutilon indicum and Abutilon sonneratianum.

Plain Tiger, Danaus chrysippus ssp. orientis (Trimen, 1862). Sossusvlei, Namibia ultimo february 2023. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

Desert Babul Blue, Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, 1782). Grass Jewel, Freyeria trochylus (Lederer, 1855).
Sossusvlei, Namibia ultimo february 2023. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

Beautiful Zebra Blue, Leptotes pulcher (Murray, 1874) and Long-tailed Blue, Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767).
The Chobe River meets Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana border. Primo march, 2023. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

Bush Charaxes, Charaxes achaemenes (Felder & Felder 1867). The Chobe River meets the Zambesi River in
Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana border. Primo march, 2023. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

Charaxes achaemenes (C. & R. Felder, 1867) in subfamily Charaxinae. The bushveld emperor or bush charaxes is a butterfly found across Africa.

Habitat: is dry savanna and deciduous woodland.
Flight period: is year-round.

Foodplants: Larvae feed on Round-leaved Bloodwood, Pterocarpus rotundifolius.
Pterocarpus angolensis. Nyala Tree or Mshatu, Xanthocercis zambesiaca. Dalbergia boehmii.
Camel's Foot, Piliostigma thonningii. Pterocarpus erinaceus.
Purple Wood Flat Bean, Dalbergia nitidula and Zebrawood or Msasa, Brachystegia spiciformis.

Distribution: South of Sahara in Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Senegal; Gambia; Ghana; Togo; Guinea; Ivory Coast; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Malawi; Angola; Botswana; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia and South Africa.

Angolan White Lady, Graphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779). The Chobe River meets the Zambesi River in
Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana border. Primo march, 2023. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

Yellow Zulu, Alaena amazoula ssp. congoana (Aurivillius, 1914) family Lycaenidae, subfamily Poritiinae and tribe Liptenini.
Victoriafalls, Zimbabwe. Primo march, 2023. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

Yellow Zulu, Alaena amazoula (Boisduval, 1847)
is a small lycaenid butterfly that is found in eastern and southern Africa, ranging from Kenya and Tanzania in the north to South Africa in the south and Angola in the west.

What do the larvae of Alaena amazoula feed on?
Mark C. Williams December 2006 METAMORPHOSIS, VOL. 17, No. 4 140

Azure Hairstreak, Hemiolaus caeculus (Hopffer, 1855).
Victoriafalls, Zimbabwe. Primo march, 2023. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

Natal Pansy or Brown Pansy, Junonia natalica (Felder & Felder, 1860).
Victoriafalls, Zimbabwe. Primo march, 2023. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

Guineafowl Butterfly, Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1798).
Victoriafalls, Zimbabwe. Primo march, 2023. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

Sundowner Moth, Sphingomorpha chlorea (Cramer, 1777) family Erebidae.
Windhoek, Namibia ultimo february 2023. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

Leopard Magpie Moth, Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) family Geometrdae.
Pretoria , South Africa march 2023. Photographer: Regitze Enoksen

Common Emporer, Bunaea alcinoe (Stoll, 1870). Shangri La-estate, Karatu, Tanzania d. 5 november 2018. Fotograf; Christian Kelsen

At de fleste natsværmere kan høre flagermus ekkolokation/ biologisk sonar er kendt, hvor de fleste ugler, Noctuidae lader sig falde ned som døde blade når de høre flagermus.
At flere tigerspinder, Erebidae klikker tilbage advarsels lyde som værn imod flagermus opdagede man i 2016.
Og at aftensværmere, Sphingidae jammer flagermus lyd opdagede man for nyligt.

Men at flere spindere som natpåfugleøjer, Saturniidae ved deres skæl's form og struktur på vinger og krop skaber et akustisk kamuflage /stealth som værn imod flagermus. Det var da spændende nyt.

Forskere som Thomas Neil fra University of Bristol i UK studerer, hvordan natsværmere har udviklet passive forsvar over millioner af år for at modstå deres primære rovdyr flagermus.
Acoustical Society of America Nov. 6, 2018.