UCT: Southern African Butterfly Conservation Assessment (1815-2009)

Silvia Mecenero

doi:10.15468/klprd8

UCT: Southern African Butterfly Conservation Assessment (1815-2009)

Citation

Mecenero S, Ranwashe F (2020). UCT: Southern African Butterfly Conservation Assessment (1815-2009). Version 1.3. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/klprd8 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-08-30.

Description

Specimen records from butterfly collections held at various museums (Transvaal, Iziko South Africa, Durban Natural Science, Natal, Albany, East London and National Museums) in South Africa.

Taxonomic Coverages

Butterflies (Lepidoptera), five familes: Papilionidae, Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae, Hesperiidae, Pieridae

Papilionidae
rank: family
Lycaenidae
rank: family
Nymphalidae
rank: family
Hesperiidae
rank: family
Pieridae
rank: family
Lepidoptera
common name: Butterflies rank: order
Insecta
rank: class

Geographic Coverages

The entire area of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Silvia Mecenero
originator
position: Project coordinator
UCT
Animal Demography Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Cape Town
Cape Town
7701
Western Cape
ZA
Telephone: (021) 650 3426
email: silvia.mecenero@uct.ac.za
homepage: http://sabca.adu.org.za

Fhatani Ranwashe
metadata author
position: Data Technician
SANBI
Private Bag X7, Kirstenbosch
Claremont
7735
Western Cape
ZA
Telephone: 021 799 8738
email: f.ramwashe@sanbi.org.za
homepage: http://www.sanbi.org/

Silvia Mecenero
administrative point of contact
position: Project coordinator
UCT
Animal Demography Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Cape Town
Cape Town
7701
Western Cape
ZA
Telephone: (021) 650 3426
email: silvia.mecenero@uct.ac.za
homepage: http://sabca.adu.org.za