Butterfly Information
The
"Brown-veined White" Butterfly (Belenois aurota aurota)
The
Brown Veined
White (Belenois aurota aurota)
is one of the most common butterflies
in Southern Africa. It is as exceedingly abundant
insect,
especially in arid open country, this butterfly has a low, fairly
strong
flight, which is frequently interrupted when
The so-called
migration of the "Brown-veined White" is however
not a "true" migration, as the butterflies do not return to where they
originated from. The migration occurs to prevent over exploitation of
their various food plants. Their flight direction is normally from the
west to the east. However, during the month of March 2007, a movement
was observed from the east to the west along the KwaZulu Natal
South Coast.
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Fig
1. Male "Brown-veined White" Butterfly (Belenois
aurota aurota) Photographed in the Umtamvuna Nature Reserve - Port Edward - KZN. |