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HISTORY OF CBISA
History of CBISA
News Headlines
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RESEARCH ON SPECIES
New butterfly species
New butterfly forms & variations
RESEARCH
ON HOSTPLANTS
It breeds on that plant?
FIELD RESEARCH
Safaris
Volunteers for SA
MEMBERS
Nurseries
PROBLEM AREAS
Development vs Conservation
BUTTERFLY SANCTUARY
What happened to the "Butterfly Sanctuary"?
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Conservation of Butterflies in South Africa
A section 21 Company. Registration
No.2005/035451/07. P. O. Box 599,
Ramsgate, 4285.
Tel: (039) 314 9307. Fax: (039)0314 9996. Cell: 074 4225 587.
Email address:
cbisa@sabutterflies.co.za
Websites: (1)
www.sabba.co.za
(2)
www.butterflywedding.co.za
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Research
on Host Plants
It breeds on that plant?
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Plectranthus ecklonii is a newly
discovered host plant for
the butterfly Cacyreus virillis
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Tagetes erecta is a newly
discovered host plant for
the butterfly Papilio Ophodichephulus
phalusca
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Capparis sepiaria is a
common host plant for
many of
the Pierinae family.
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Capparis sepiaria
Buds and flower, not see often in
the wild.
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Moquinella rubra is a host plant for
several of the blue
butterflies
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Moquinella rubra
buds and flower, not see often in
the wild.
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Asclepias
fruiticosa seed pod
also commonly referred to
as the old mans balls
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Asclepias fruiticosa is a
common host plant for
the
butterfly
Dardanus chrisipus aegyptius
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Capparis tementosa is a
common host plant for
many of
the Pierinae family.
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Capparis tementosa
Buds and flower, not see often in
the wild.
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Tylophora
anomala is a common host plant for
many of
the Amauris species.
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Tylophora
anomala The flower
and buds have not
been recorded until 2009
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Brilliantaisia
subulugurica is a newly
discovered host
plant for
the butterfly
Salamus
perhassus
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Brilliantaisia
subulugurica
flowers and buds. These are
also found in pink and red
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For the breeding of
butterflies and the methods used scientifically see
www.sabba.co.za
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