Butterflies from Zambia
January 2020
by Nikolaj Kirk
First update d. 6 january 2020
Last update d. 6 january 2020
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Gonimbrasia macrothyris
d. 5 januar 2020
Giant Silk Moth, Gonimbrasia macrothyris (Rothschild, 1906). Kasama, Zambia d. 5 januar 2020. Fotograf; Nikolaj Kirk
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March 2016
by Lisbeth Borup
First update d. 27 March 2016
Last update d. 28 March 2016
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Garden butterflies, Lusaka, Zambia
March 26, 2016
Garden, Lusaka, Zambia March 26, 2016. Photographer; Lisbeth Borup
| African Common White, | Brown Commodore, | Brown Commodore, |
| Belenois creona | Junonia natalica | Junonia natalica |
| (Cramer, 1776). | (Felder, 1860). | (Felder, 1860). |
| Lusaka, Zambia March 26, 2016. Photographer; Lisbeth Borup |
| Dark Blue Pansy, | Dancing Acraea, | Common Grass Yellow, |
| Junonia oenone | Telchinia serena | Eurema hecabe |
| (Linnaeus, 1758). | (Fabricius, 1775). | (Linnaeus, 1758). |
| Lusaka, Zambia March 26, 2016. Photographer; Lisbeth Borup |
| Migrant, | White.banded Swift, | Yellow Pansy, |
| Catopsilia florella | Pelopidas thrax | Junonia hierta |
| (Fabricius, 1775). | (Hübner, 1821). | (Fabricius, 1798). |
| Lusaka, Zambia March 26, 2016. Photographer; Lisbeth Borup |
Natal Acraea, Acraea natalica (Boisduval, 1847). Lusaka, Zambia March 26, 2016. Photographer; Lisbeth Borup
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Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe/Zambia
March 21, 2016
The Family Snej at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe March 21, 2016. Photographer; Lisbeth Borup
The Family Snej at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe March 21, 2016. Photographer; Lisbeth Borup
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A family history; Dark Blue Pansy.
March 25, 2016
| Dark Blue Pansy, Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758). |
| Accra, Ghana july 12, 1975. | Lusaka, Zambia march 26, 2016. |
| Leg.; Peter Borup. Illustrator & Photographer; Lars Andersen | Photographer; Lisbeth Borup |
| Distribution: Found anywhere in Africa and Madagascar south of the Sahara to South Africa, and in southern Arabia. |
| Habitat: Savannah, mosaic forests, acacia forests, grass clearings in tropical jungle, parks and gardens. |
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