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BUTTERFLIES |
CRABS |
DAMSELFLIES |
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DRAGONFLIES |
SCORPIONS |
SPIDERS |
| ANISOPTERANS -“TRUE” DRAGON FLIES
Jill Silsley – February 1991 |
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| Family: Aeshnidae – Hawkers | |
| Aeshna miniscula | African Hawker |
| Anax imperator | The Emperor |
| Anax speratus | Red Emperor |
| Family: Corduliidae – Emeralds | |
| Syncordulia venator | Ferruginous Emerald (The “Puzzle”) |
| Family: Libellulidae – Darters & Skimmers | |
| Orthetrum abbotti | Small Blue Skimmer |
| Orthetrum caffrum | Blue Skimmer |
| Orthetrum chrysostigma | |
| Crocothemis erythraea | Scarlet Darter |
| Crocothemis sanguinolenta | Lesser Scarlet Darter |
| Trithemis arteriosa | Red-veined Dropwing |
| Trithemis furva | Blue Dropwing |
| Trithemis kirbyi | Scarlet Dropwing |
| Trithemis stictica | Blue&Yellow Dropwing |
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| Family: Chlorolestidae – Sylphs | |
| Chlorolestes umbrata | Lesser Pied-winged Sylph |
| Chlorolestes conspicua | Conspicous Sylph |
| Family: Lestidae – Spreadwings | |
| Lestes virgatus | Large Spreadwing |
| Family: Coenagrionidae | |
| Ceriagrion glabrum | Orange Damselfly |
| Pseudagrion massaicum | Orange-Breasted Sprite |
| Pseudagrion salisburyense | Dark Blue Sprite |
| Ischnura senegalensis | African Blue-tailed Damselfly |
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SCORPION LIST |
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| Uropletes sp. | |
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CRAB LIST |
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| Potamonantes perlatus | |
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LEPIDOPTERA – BUTTERFLIES |
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| Family: Danaidae | |
| Danaus chrysippus | Southern Milkweed/ African Monarch |
| Family: Satyridae | |
| Pseudonymphypha trimenii trimenii | |
| Pseudonymphypha magus | |
| Pseudonymphypha deteca | |
| Styigionymphpha vigilans | Hillside Brown |
| Tarsocera cassina | Sand Dune Widow |
| Family: Charaxidae | |
| Charaxes pelias | |
| Family: Nyphalidae | |
| Vanessa cardui | Painted Lady |
| Family: Lycaenidae | |
| Aloeides thyra | Mountain Copper |
| Aloeides almeida | |
| Aloeides aranda | |
| Capys alphaeus | Protea Scarlet/ Orange banded Protea |
| Lampides boeticus | Lucern Blue/ Long-tailed Blue |
| Lepidochrysops methymna | |
| Lepidochrysops robertsoni | |
| Lepidochrysops variabilis | Cottrell’s Brown Blue |
| Tarucus thespis | Macchia Blue/ Vivid Blue |
| Family: Pieridae | |
| Colias electo electo | African Clouded Yellow/ Lucern Yellow |
| Pontia helice | Meadow White/ African Cabbage |
| Family: Papilionidae | |
| Papilio demodocus | Christmas Butterfly/ Citrus Swallowtail |
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Rhopalocera group (Survey of Fernkloof Nature Reserve 1988, R. Warren) Due to Proximity of Fernkloof these species should occur in Vogelgat. |
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ARACHNIDS – SPIDERS |
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| Araneus/ Neoscona | Hairy Field Spider |
| Argiope sp. | Garden Orb Web Spiders |
| Caerostris sexcuspidata | Bark Spiders |
| Chaiasmopes sp. | Nursery Web Spiders |
| Cyrtophora sp. | Tropical Tent Spiders |
| Gasteracantha sp. | Kite Spiders |
| Gnaphosidaesp. | Mouse Spiders |
| Harpactira chrysogaster | Common Baboon Spiders |
| Latrodectus geometricus | Brown Button Spider |
| Palystes sp. | Large Wandering Crab Spiders |
| (Rain spiders) | |
| Salticidae sp. | Jumping Spiders |
| Steatoda sp. | Comb Footed Spiders |
| Smeringopus sp. | Daddy Long Legs |
| Thomisus sp. | Small Crab Spiders |