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Cigaritis natalensis - Natal bar
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Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Chinyakwaremba, Vumba, Zimbabwe and Nhago, Coutada 12, Mozambique (right).
Species details:
| Notes: | A midday flyer throughout the year, often in wooded areas. | ||||||||
| Distribution: | Throughout most of Southern Africa except the Karoo, Western Cape and southern Namibia. | ||||||||
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| Literature: | Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 170. Woodhall, S. (2005), Field guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Struik Publishers, Cape Town, p. 184. |
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