South african butterflies

The Pioneer White or African Caper White (Belenois aurota) is a small to medium-sized butterfly of the Family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found in South Asia and Africa. In Africa, it is also known as the Brown-veined White, and is well known during summer and autumn when large numbers migrate north-east over the interior.

Butterfly at Kirstenbosch. National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa #Sponsored , #ad, #paid, #National, #Butterfly, #South, #Botanical

Rice fields - Kotu - Serekunda The Gambia Taken by the end of the day, already with fading light. My second visit to The Gambia, this time to photograph the wildlife. They were a good few days spent with Isidro and my friend Rosa Gambóias

African Common White butterfly Belenois creona

The leader of the net-toting group is Mark Williams, who has traveled widely, fending off baboons and dodging hippos and snakes, in search of his obsession.

South african butterfly guide

Throughout the year, one of the more aesthetic orders of insects that we see on safari is the butterfly. Of those, the most frequently seen is the African Monarch (Danaus chrysippus).

Wild South Africa Phalaborwa Limpopo Province Mostly all my butterflies are shot in the wild in the woodland adjacent to our town when I take my pointer for his exercise, and are mostly of the COMMON species. They, however, become VERY SPECIAL when you have to run after one and in the process expose yourself to snakebites, spiders and all other sorts of insects, even lion and leopard attacks. We do not have the luxury of butterfly farms and have to shoot handheld while most of the time out…

Garden Acraea (Acraea horta)