Luanda, Angola 1992

[Cabintom]

My quick thoughts on these IDs:

Colotis 1 & 2 : Colotis calais
Colotis 3: Colotis evagore antigone
Colotis 4: Colotis antevippe
Colotis 5: Colotis evagore antigone (I believe)
Colotis 6: Colotis euippe
Colotis 7: Colotis antevippe
Colotis 8: Colotis evagore antigone (I believe)

[LeifKarlsson]

Thanks a lot Cabintom. I have one more Colotis (could be a pair of Colotis doubledayi) on the spreading board at the moment. I will be back with those in a couple of weeks.

[LeifKarlsson]

I have a few Lycaenidae in terrible condition. More like bits and pieces but would like to get an ID on them if possible.

Male and female Leptotes pirithous ?

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[LeifKarlsson]

Female Zizula hylax ?

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[LeifKarlsson]

Female Hypolycaena philippus ?

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[LeifKarlsson]

We had a lot of these flying high up in a fig tree. A very beautiful butterfly but very hard to catch.
Finally managed this male almost falling down from the balcony on the second floor.

Sorry for the poor picture and specimen ...

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[Cabintom]

Leptotes are in the pirithous complex. You'd need to dissect to know which species.

Not Zizula hylax but rather Zizeeria knysna.

The last 2 are correct.

[LeifKarlsson]

I suspect this can be a pair of Colotis doubledayi. A rare species confined to the dry areas in southwest africa, from northern Angola to Namibia and most northern part of South Africa.

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[LeifKarlsson]

Pinacopteryx eriphia

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[LeifKarlsson]

Byblia ilithyia

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[LeifKarlsson]

Maybe Eurema hecabe

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[LeifKarlsson]

Telchinia bonasia ?

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[LeifKarlsson]

Telchinia encedon ?

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[Cabintom]

I believe your IDs are all correct.