Eronia leda

The Autumn Leaf  or Orange-and-Lemon Butterfly. I have glimpsed this butterfly on a few occasions at Cumberland, but it has alway flown off rapidly over the krantz edge at my presence. This one is my only record and again an insurance shot.
See also E. cleodora, and Eronia: a digression.
Postscript: now assigned to Afrodryas leda.
 

Eronia cleodora

Eronia cleodora: the Vine-leaf Vagrant. I happened upon this butterfly in our garden, my one and only record. I think it was recently emerged, and possibly the drop of water on its tail may have been secretion of excess fluid. It allowed me my two insurance shots then promptly left.
See also E. leda, and Eronia: a digression.
 

Melampias huebneri

Darling, September 2004

We came across these butterflies in large numbers amongst the most wonderful show of spring flowers in Darling. Its appearance, season, locality and profusion suggests this is the Boland Brown.

Plettenberg Bay, October 2006

The last five posts were butterflies we saw on that lovely visit to  Glenda and Graeme in 2006. Our favourite walks: Kranshoek Harkerville Forest, the Robberg, and de Vasselot reserve: Nature's Valley. Thank you Glenda and Graeme.

Looking out from the Kranshoek walk. The Cape Fold mountains falling into the sea.

The Bottom of Witsand, Robberg (September 2004.)

Mylothris sp.

Plettenberg Bay October 2006

We found this Dotted Border (I think the Common), blown about in the sea breeze in the scrub while we were walking along the Blue Rocks, Natures Valley.

Cassionympha cassius

Plettenberg Bay October 2006

We came across this butterfly in a forest clearing overlooking a magnificent view of Natures Valley. I have presumed it to be the Rain Forest Brown, a butterfly that can be sometimes be found in large numbers at Ferncliffe, but only occasionally in the NBG or at home.
 

Dixeia charina

Plettenberg Bay October 2006

The African Small white. These were photographed on our Groot River walk, deVasellot, above Natures Valley. The underside shows the typical grey-green irroration of the WSF. We also came across more on the Robberg. Apart from one doubtful one, I have no record of this butterfly from Pietermaritzburg.