Other Butterflies Species that are known to join into the excitement of the Migration
Official Number | Scientific Name | Common Name |
No 1 | Danuas (Anosia) chrysippus aegyptius | African Monarch |
No 5 | Amauris (Amaura) ochlea ochlea | Novice Friar |
No 6 | Amauris (Amaura) albimaculata albimaculata | Layman Friar |
No 7 | Amauris (Amaura) echeria echeria | Chief Friar |
No 90 | Bematistes aganice aganice | Wanderer |
No 110 | Hyalitea (Hyalites) eponina | Dancing Acraea |
No 112 | Hyalitea (Hyalites) cabira | Yellow Banded Acraea |
No 113 | Hyalitea (Hyalites) esebria esebria | Dusky Acraea |
No 115 | Hyalitea (Hyalites) encedon encedon | Common Mimic Acraea |
No 117 | Acraea (Stephenia) natalica natalica | Natal Acraea |
No 122 | Acraea (Stephenia) oncaea | Widow Acraea |
No 136 | Acraea (Rubraea) petraea | Buettner’s Acraea |
No 213 | Byblia ilithyia ilithyia | Spotted Joker |
No 219 | Hypolimnas misippus | Common Diadem |
No 220 | Hypolimnas deceptor deceptor | Deceptive Diadem |
No 221 | Hypolimnas wahlbergi | Variable Diadem |
No 222 | Protogoniommorpha parhassus | Common Mother of Pearl |
No 657 | Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia | Zebra White |
No 658 | Colotis electo electo | African Clouded Yellow |
No 659 | Catopsilia florella | African Migrant |
No 665 | Eronia cleodora cleodora | Vine-leaf Vagrant |
No 666 | Eronia leada | Autumn-leaf Vagrant |
No 679 | Colotis (Colotis) auxo auxo | Sulphur Orange Tip |
No 682 | Colotis (Colotis) evippe omphale | Smoky Orange Tip |
No 689 | Belenois (Belenois) thysa thysa | False Dotted Border |
No 690 | Belenois (Belenois) zochalia zochalia | Forest White |
No 692 | Belenois (Anaphaeis) creona severina | African Common White |
No 693 | Belenois (Anaphaeis) gidica | African-veined White |
No 701 | Pontia (pontia) helice helice | Meadow White |
No 711 | Papilio dardanus cenea | Mocker Swallowtail |
No 715 | Papilio demodocus demodocus | Citrus Swallowtail |
Note: these are not migrant butterfly species, but they have been seen and recorded to migrate for short distances along with our migrant butterfly.
What to do when you first witness the migration taking place? Feel free to contact us whenever you do have the opportunity of witnessing this remarkable event. The information you have supplied will help us greatly to see whether the numbers of our migratory butterflies are dwindling or increasing. It also educates us as to which other flight paths they create for the future. Please contact us on info@cbisa.co.za. Thank you