ESWATINI NATIONAL TRUST COMMISSION
Conserving Eswatini's Natural and Cultural Heritage
The ENTC now has a new website, at www.entc.org.sz
Our logo is adapted from a painting by Phillip Dlamini, 1998, of a purple crested turaco. In traditional Swazi dress, the red feathers feature in the royal headdress, so this bird illustration is not only a symbol for wildlife conservation, but also of cultural heritage.
Detailed information on the butterflies found in Eswatini can be found here, photos can be found in the Biodiversity Explorer.
Hesperiidae - Skippers
Hesperiinae Baorini
Borbo borbonica borbonica Olive-haired swift
Borbo fatuellus fatuellus Long-horned swift
Hesperiidae - Skippers
Pyrginae Celaenorrhinini
Eretis umbra umbra Small marbled elf
Sarangesa motozi Elfin skipper
Hesperiidae - Skippers
Pyrginae Carcharodini
Spialia secessus Seasonal Sandman
Hesperiidae - Skippers
Heteropterinae
Metisella metis paris Gold-spotted sylph
Hesperiidae - Skippers
Pyrginae
Netrobalane canopus Buff-tipped skipper
Tagiades flesus Clouded forester
Hesperiidae - Skippers
Coeliadinae
Coeliades forestan forestan Striped policeman
Coeliades lorenzo Coastal Red-tab policeman
Coeliades pisistratus Two-pip policeman
Hesperiidae - Skippers
Hesperiinae Incertae sedis
Acleros mackenii mackenii Macken's dart
Apallaga mokeezi separata Christmas forester
Kedestes barberae barberae Barber's ranger
Kedestes wallengrenii wallengrenii Wallengren's ranger
Nervia mohozutza Fulvous ranger
Platylesches ayresii Peppered hopper
Platylesches galesa White-tail hopper
Platylesches moritili Honey hopper
Lycaenidae - Blues and coppers
Polyommatinae Polyommatini
Azanus moriqua Black-bordered babul blue
Cacyreus fracta fracta Water geranium bronze
Cacyreus marshalli Common geranium bronze
Cacyreus virilis Mocker bronze
Cupidopsis cissus cissus Common meadow blue
Cupidopsis jobates jobates Tailed meadow blue
Eicochrysops hippocrates White-tipped blue
Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena Cupreous blue
Euchrysops dolorosa Sabie smoky blue
Euchrysops malathana Common smoky blue
Euchrysops osiris Osiris smoky blue
Euchrysops subpallida Ashen smoky blue
Harpendyreus noquasa Marsh mountain blue
Lepidochrysops glauca glauca Silvery blue
Lepidochrysops ignota Zulu Blue
Lepidochrysops irvingi Irving's blue
Lepidochrysops patricia Patricia blue
Lepidochrysops plebeia plebeia Twin-spot blue
Lepidochrysops variabilis Variable blue
Leptotes pirithous pirithous Common zebra blue
Orachrysops lacrimosa Restless blue
Tuxentius melaena melaena Black pie
Zizeeria knysna African grass blue
Lycaenidae - Blues and coppers
Theclinae Iolaini
Iolaus trimeni Trimen's sapphire
Lycaenidae - Blues and coppers
Theclinae Hypolycaenini
Hypolycaena philippus philippus Purplebrown hairstreak
Leptomyrina gorgias gorgias Common black-eye
Leptomyrina hirundo Tailed black-eye
Lycaenidae - Blues and coppers
Theclinae Deudorigini
Deudorix antalus Brown playboy
Deudorix diocles Orange-barred playboy
Lycaenidae - Blues and coppers
Aphnaeinae
Aloeides barbarae Barbara’s copper
Aloeides damarensis mashona Damara Copper
Aloeides dryas Transvaal copper
Aloeides molomo molomo Molomo copper
Aloeides swanepoeli Swanepoel's copper
Axiocerses amanga amanga Bush scarlet
Axiocerses tjoane tjoane Eastern scarlet
Chrysoritis aethon Lydenburg opal
Cigaritis mozambica Mozambique bar
Cigaritis natalensis Natal bar
Crudaria leroma Silver spotted grey
Lycaenidae - Blues and coppers
Theclinae Amblypodini
Myrina silenus ficedula Common fig tree blue
Lycaenidae - Blues and coppers
Miletinae Lachnocnemini
Lachnocnema bibulus Common woolly legs
Lachnocnema durbani D'Urban's woolly legs
Thestor basuta basuta Basuto skolly
Lycaenidae - Blues and coppers
Poritiinae Liptenini
Durbania amakosa ayresi Amakoza rocksitter
Lycaenidae - Blues and coppers
Polyommatinae Polyommatini
Freyeria trochylus Grass jewel
Lycaenidae - Blues and coppers
Anthene amarah amarah Black striped hairtail
Anthene definita definita Common hairtail
Anthene livida livida Pale hairtail
Nymphalidae - Acraeas
Heliconiinae Acraeini
Acraea aganice aganice Wanderer
Acraea aglaonice Clear-spotted acraea
Acraea anemosa Broad-bordered acraea
Acraea neobule Wandering donkey acraea
Acraea nohara nohara Light red acraea
Acraea violarum violarum Speckled red acraea
Nymphalidae - Nymphs and commodores
Heliconiinae Vagrantini
Lachnoptera ayresii Blotched leopard
Phalanta phalantha aethiopica African leopard
Nymphalidae - Charaxes
Charaxinae
Charaxes achaemenes achaemenes Bushveld charaxes
Charaxes brutus natalensis White-barred charaxes
Charaxes castor flavifasciatus Giant charaxes
Charaxes druceanus moerens Silver barred charaxes
Charaxes ethalion ethalion Coast charaxes
Charaxes saturnus saturnus Foxy charaxes
Charaxes varanes varanes Pearl charaxes
Charaxes xiphares draconis Forest king charaxes
Nymphalidae - Nymphs and commodores
Limenitidinae Neptini
Cymothoe alcimeda marieps Battling glider
Cymothoe coranus coranus Blonde glider
Neptis laeta Common barred sailor
Nymphalidae - Nymphs and commodores
Nymphalinae
Nymphalidae - Snout butterflies
Libytheinae
Nymphalidae - Nymphs and commodores
Biblidinae Biblidini
Byblia anvatara acheloia Joker
Eurytela dryope angulata Golden piper
Eurytela hiarbas angustata Pied piper
Nymphalidae - Nymphs and commodores
Biblidinae Epicaliini
Sevenia boisduvali boisduvali Boisduval's tree nymph
Nymphalidae - Browns
Satyrinae Satyrini
Bicyclus anynana anynana Squinting bush brown
Bicyclus safitza safitza Common bush brown
Nymphalidae - Milkweed butterflies
Danainae Danaini
Amauris albimaculata albimaculata Layman; Layman friar
Amauris echeria echeria Chief, chief friar
Nymphalidae - Acraeas
Heliconiinae Acraeini
Telchinia anacreon Orange acraea
Telchinia cabira Yellow-banded acraea
Telchinia encedon encedon White-barred acraea
Telchinia serena Dancing acraea
Nymphalidae - Nymphs and commodores
Limenitidinae Chalingini
Hamanumida daedalus Guinea-fowl butterfly
Nymphalidae - Browns
Satyrinae Satyrini
Cassionympha cassius Rainforest brown
Stygionympha wichgrafi wichgrafi Wichgraf's hillside brown
Ypthima asterope asterope African ringlet
Ypthima impura paupera Impure ringlet
Nymphalidae - Milkweed butterflies
Danainae Danaini
Danaus chrysippus orientis African monarch, Plain tiger
Nymphalidae - Nymphs and commodores
Limenitidinae Incertae sedis
Pseudacraea boisduvalii trimenii Trimen's false acraea
Nymphalidae - Browns
Satyrinae Melanitini
Nymphalidae - Browns
Satyrinae Dirini
Dingana angusta Long Tom widow
Paralethe dendrophilus dendrophilus Forest Beauty
Paralethe dendrophilus junodi Forest Beauty
Nymphalidae - Nymphs and commodores
Nymphalinae Kallimini
Catacroptera cloanthe cloanthe Pirate
Nymphalidae - Nymphs and commodores
Nymphalinae Junoniini
Hypolimnas misippus Common diadem
Junonia hierta cebrene Yellow pansy
Junonia oenone oenone Blue pansy
Junonia orithya madagascariensis Eyed pansy
Junonia terea elgiva Soldier pansy
Precis archesia archesia Garden commodore
Precis ceryne ceryne Marsh commodore
Precis octavia sesamus Gaudy Commodore
Precis tugela tugela Dry-leaf or Eared commodore
Protogoniomorpha parhassus Mother-of-pearl
Papilionidae - Swallowtails
Papilioninae Papilionini
Papilio dardanus cenea Mocker swallowtail, Flying Handkerchief
Papilio demodocus demodocus Citrus swallowtail
Papilio echerioides echerioides White-banded swallowtail
Papilio nireus lyaeus Green-banded swallowtail
Papilio ophidicephalus phalusco Emperor Swallowtail
Papilionidae - Swallowtails
Papilioninae
Graphium angolanus angolanus Angola white-lady swordtail
Graphium antheus Large striped swordtail
Graphium leonidas leonidas Veined swordtail
Pieridae - Whites
Coliadinae
Catopsilia florella African migrant
Colias electo electo African clouded yellow
Eurema brigitta brigitta Broad-bordered grass yellow
Eurema desjardinsii regularis Angled grass yellow
Eurema hecabe solifera Lowveld yellow
Pieridae - Whites
Pierinae Appiadina
Colotis annae annae Scarlet tip
Colotis auxo auxo Sulphur orange tip
Colotis calais calais Topaz arab
Colotis euippe omphale Smoky orange tip
Colotis ione Bushveld purple tip
Colotis vesta argillaceus Veined tip
Eronia cleodora Vine-leaf vagrant
Pieridae - Whites
Pierinae Aporiina
Belenois aurota Brown-veined white
Belenois creona severina African common white
Belenois zochalia zochalia Forest white
Mylothris agathina agathina Common dotted border
Pieridae - Whites
Pierinae Euchloini
Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Zebra white
Pieridae - Whites
Pierinae Leptosiaini
Leptosia alcesta inalcesta African wood white
Pieridae - Whites
Pierinae Pierina
Pontia helice helice Common meadow white
173 species recorded in Malolotja
Our Contacts:
Head Quarters: (+268) 2416 1489/1179
Email: info@sntc.org.sz
King Sobhuza II Park: (+268) 2416 1489/1179
Email: ksmp@sntc.org.sz
National Museum: (+268) 2416 1489/1179
Email: curator@sntc.org.sz
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Malolotja Nature Reserve: (+268) 2444 3241 / (+268) 2416 1480
Email: culturalvillage@sntc.org.sz
Mantenga Nature Reserve and Swati Cultural Village: 2416 1151/1178
Email: culturalvillage@sntc.org.sz
Mlawula Nature Reserve: (+268) 2383 8885 (Reception)
(+268) 2383 8453 (Senior Warden)
Email: culturalvillage@sntc.org.sz
Magadzavane Lodge: (+268) 2343 5108/9
Email: magadzavane@sntc.org.sz
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