Cassionympha cassius
The Rainforest Brown butterfly occurs in forests, wooded ravines and thick bush, flying low along thickly vegetated margins and paths and settling often. They’re endemic to Swaziland and South Africa and occur commonly along the southern and eastern coastline and adjacent interior as far inland as the escarpment and the Lowveld of Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces.
Larvae feed on grasses of the Juncus and Pentaschistis genuses. Adults are seen between September and May and have a wingspan of 3-4cm. The Rainforest Brown is listed as being of least concern in the South African Red Data Book.
This one looks like the Gatekeeper here… a butterfly I still need to tick off the list! 😉
Dankie vir die bottervlieg!! 🙂
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Plesier, AJ – nog 4 slapies dan’t ons nog een vir jou!
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That species looks like it’d be hard to spot with its camouflage coloration. Nice pics!
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You are quite right, John – if they didn’t flit around they’d hardly be noticed.
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Indeed!
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Such vivid pictures! No matter which angle you take photo from, they’re still beautiful! Butterfly fan here
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Glad to know you enjoyed this post so, Maida – thank you!
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Lovely photos of a butterfly with understated but beautiful markings and colours.
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Thank you very much, Carol!
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Love me some butterflies! So graceful as they bounce on air fluttering by.
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Very true, Robert – they seem to float on air!
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Beautiful photographs!
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Thank you very much, Anne!
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Not flashy, but pretty. Flashy can get you eaten, so better to just be pretty. 😉
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The next butterfly we’ll feature soon has gone entirely the other way – bold and flashy!
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Looking forward to it.
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Along with the showy colours that one’s also a fast, agile flier – proving your point about making yourself a target perfectly!
Our post about the Yellow Pansy is scheduled for the 29th of May.
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Wow, you’ve got things scheduled further ahead than I do.
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I fill the time between our trips with scheduled posts like these.
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Makes sense. 😉
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nice share
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Thanks!
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That’s a beautiful butterfly, well captured in your photos!
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Thank you, Hien!
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Baie van hul gesien veral in Potties en omgewing.
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Die “Bruintjies” is wydverspreid deur ons land
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Ek sien so. Ek het baie indie veld geloop met my honde en hulle was meestal maar berdywig met tye.
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That’s beautiful! I love the color scheme!
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Excellent camouflage in the dappled light of their dense habitats!
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