Mylothris rueppellii
The Twin Dotted Border is a butterfly occurring over much of Sub-Saharan Africa. In South Africa they’re found in the savanna and forest regions stretching from the Eastern Cape through Kwazulu-Natal and into Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Gauteng and North West. Adults are seen throughout the year and have a wingspan of 5-6cm. They usually fly slow and high and are fond of settling on flowers. Females lay eggs in clusters numbering up to 100, usually on the leaves of different kinds of mistletoe which are their major foodplants. The larvae are gregarious and remain together until it is time to pupate.
Twin Dotted Border
Twin Dotted Border
Twin Dotted Border
Twin Dotted Border
Twin Dotted Border
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Hulle is so fyntjies mooi!
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Dit is beslis so, Aletta. En tog staan hulle hul plek goed vol!
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Beslis ja! 🦋
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Skoenlappers bly maar net die mooiste kunswerkies.
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Ek stem heelhartig saam, Una
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Sjoe, maar die mooi ou skoenlappertjie het ‘n vreeslike wetenskaplike naam! Maar tog so mooi met daardie oopgestrekte vlerke.
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Gelukkig weet hulle nie hulle dra so swaar aan hul naam nie, anders sou hul nooit van die grond af gekom het nie! 😀
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So far we are lacking butterflies here – not only in the garden, but in the open veld – so I am always pleased to see the ones you have photographed.
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Thank you, Anne.
At the moment almost all of the butterflies in our garden is, aptly, Garden Acraeas, swirling in numbers around the Cape Honeysuckle, with the occasional Citrus Swallowtail joining in.
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What a delicate beauty!
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Most certainly, Janet. And yet so perfectly adapted to a harsh world.
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