| Afrikaanse naam | Wetenskaplike naam | Engelse naam |
| Aasbloutjie | Cupidopsis jobates ssp. jobates | Tailed meadow blue |
| Afrika bolwurm | Helicoverpa armigera | Africa bollworm |
| Afrika kommandowurm | Spodoptera exempta | African armyworm / Nutgrass armyworm |
| Afrikaanse gewone witjie | Belenois creona ssp. severina | African common white |
| Afrikaanse swerwer | Catopsilia florella | African migrant / Common vagrant |
| Afrikaanse-ringetjie | Ypthima asterope | African ringlet |
| Alsie-witkoppie | Cymothoe alcimeda ssp. trimeni | Battling glider |
| Angola-witnooientjie | Graphium angolanus ssp. angolanus | Angola white-lady swordtail / Angola white lady |
| Appelkoos-spelertjie | Virachola dinochares | Apricot playboy |
| Aranda-kopervlerkie | Aloeides aranda | Common African copper |
| Babault-se-ertjiebloutjie | Leptotes babaulti | Babault’s blue |
| Basheeriviergeelvlerkie | Deloneura immaculata | Bashee River buff |
| Bergnooientjie | Aeropetes tulbaghia | Table Mountain beauty |
| Berg-rooitjie | Acraea nohara ssp. nohara | Light red acraea |
| Berg-sandmannetjie | Spialia spio | Mountain sandman |
| Bloed-rooitjie | Acraea petraea | Blood-red acraea |
| Blougesiggie | Junonia oenone | Blue pansy |
| Blouglans | Hypolimnas misippus | Danaid eggfly / Common diadem |
| Boerbok-rooitjie | Telchinia esebria | Dusky acraea |
| Boisduval-se-boombruintjie | Sevenia boisduvali | Boisduval’s tree nymph |
| Boland-bruintjie | Melampias huebneri | Boland brown |
| Bontrokkie | Pontia helice ssp. helice | Meadow white / African cabbage white |
| Bont-swaardstert | Graphium leonidas ssp. leonidas | Veined swordtail |
| Bosgesiggie | Junonia terea ssp. elgiva | Soldier pansy |
| Bos-malvabloutjie | Cacyreus lingeus | Bush bronze / Bush blue |
| Bosprag | Paralethe dendrophilus | Forest beauty |
| Bosprins-dubbelstert | Charaxes cithaeron | Blue-spotted emperor |
| Bos-sandmannetjie | Spialia dromus | Forest sandman / Large grizzled skipper |
| Bos-skemervegter | Artitropa erinnys ssp. erinnys | Bush night-fighter |
| Bosveld-dubbelstert | Charaxes achaemenes | Bushveld emperor |
| Bosveld-perspuntjie | Colotis ione | Bushveld purple tip / Common purple tip / Purple tip |
| Boswitjie | Belenois zochalia ssp. zochalia | Forest white |
| Bowker-se-marmersaffier | Stugeta bowkeri | Bowker’s sapphire |
| Brauns-se-skollie | Thestor braunsi | Brauns’s thestor / Brauns’s skolly |
| Brenton-bloutjie | Orachrysops niobe | Brenton blue |
| Bronspronker | Chiasmia brongusaria ssp. brongusaria | Variable peacock |
| Bruinkeisermot | Aurivillius fuscus | Cats-eye emperor |
| Bruin-spelertjie | Deudorix antalus | Brown playboy |
| Chilo-boorder | Chilo partellus | Chilo borer |
| D’Urban-se-wolpootjie | Lachnocnema durbani | D’Urban’s woolly legs |
| Damara-kopervlerkie | Aloeides damarensis | Damara copper |
| Dartel-springertjie | Platylesches robustus ssp. robustus | Robust hopper |
| Depicta-kopervlerkie | Aloeides depicta | Depicta copper |
| Dickson-se-malvabloutjie | Cacyreus dicksoni | Dickson’s geranium bronze |
| Dingaanseweduwee | Dingana dingana | Dingaan's widow |
| Donker-bloutjie | Pseudonacaduba sichela ssp. sichela | Dusky line blue |
| Donker-kaboutertjie | Sarangesa seineri | Northern dark elfin |
| Donker-kopervlerkie | Aloeides taikosama | Dusky copper |
| Donker-kortstertjie | Anthene definita ssp. definita | Common hairtail |
| Donkeroranjepuntjie | Colotis euippe ssp. omphale | Smoky orange tip |
| Donker-walsertjie | Tsitana tsita | Dismal sylph |
| Doodshoofmot | Acheron atropos | |
| Doringboom-bloutjie | Azanus moriqua | Black-bordered babul blue / Thorn-tree blue |
| Doringrosie | Drepanogynis cambogiaria | Camboge thorn |
| Dowwe-kopervlerkie | Aloeides pierus | Dull copper |
| Driebandpronker | Chiasmia subcurvaria | Triple striped peacock |
| Druiwepylstert | Theretra capensis | |
| Dubbelkol-bloutjie | Lepidochrysops plebeia ssp. plebeia | Twin-spot blue |
| Dubbelkol-konstabel | Coeliades pisistratus | Two-pip policeman |
| Duwweltjie | Grammodes stolida | Stolid lines |
| Duwweltjie-bloutjie | Zizeeria knysna | Sooty blue / African grass blue |
| Dwaalesel-rooitjie | Acraea neobule ssp. neobule | Wandering donkey acraea |
| Dwerg-sandmannetjie | Spialia nanus | Dwarf sandman |
| Ella-se-streepvlerkie | Cigaritis ella | Ella’s bar / Ella’s red blue |
| Fladderpapiertjie | Leptosia alcesta ssp. inalcesta | African wood white |
| Fluweelkol-bloutjie | Azanus ubaldus | Velvet-spotted babul blue / Velvet-spotted blue |
| Fynbos-spikkelbloutjie | Tarucus thespis | Fynbos blue / Vivid blue / Vivid dotted blue |
| Gaika-bloutjie | Zizula hylax | Tiny grass blue |
| Geelgesiggie | Junonia hierta | Yellow pansy |
| Geelhotnot | Gegenes niso | Common hottentot skipper |
| Geelstreep-rooitjie | Telchinia cabira | Yellow-banded acraea |
| Geel-zoeloe | Alaena amazoula | Yellow Zulu |
| Gepeperde-springertjie | Platylesches ayresii | Peppered hopper |
| Gestreepte uiltjie | Cyligramma latona | Cream-striped owl |
| Gestreepte vaaljapie | Pericyma atrifusa | Lined shades |
| Gevlekte pouoogmot | Gynanisa maja | Speckled emperor |
| Gewone keisermot | Bunaea alcinoe | Common emperor |
| Gewone snywurm | Agrotis segetum | Common cutworm / Turnip moth |
| Gewone voëlentwitjie | Mylothris agathina ssp. agathina | Common dotted border |
| Gewone-ertjiebloutjie | Leptotes pirithous ssp. pirithous | Common zebra blue |
| Gewone-sandmannetjie | Spialia diomus ssp. ferax | Common sandman |
| Gewone-swartogie | Leptomyrina gorgias | Common black-eye |
| Goue keisermot | Cinabra hyperbius ssp. hyperbius | Banded / Golden emperor |
| Grasjuweeltjie | Chilades trochylus | Grass jewel blue |
| Grasveldgeletjie | Eurema brigitta | Broad-bordered grass yellow |
| Grasveld-walsertjie | Metisella malgacha | Grassveld sylph |
| Grasveldwitjie | Belenois aurota aurota | Brown-veined white |
| Groen pêrelmot | Parotis baldersalis | Verdant pearl |
| Groenlint-swaelstert | Papilio nireus ssp. lyaeus | Green-banded swallowtail / Black velvet |
| Groot koningswaelstert | Papilio ophidicephalus ssp. phalusco | Emperor swallowtail |
| Groot wasmot | Galleria mellonella | Greater wax moth |
| Hemels-bloutjie | Azanus jesous ssp. jesous | Topaz babul blue / Topaz-spotted blue / Topaz blue |
| Henning-se-kopervlerkie | Aloeides henningi | Henning’s copper |
| Henning-se-swartogie | Leptomyrina henningi | Henning’s black-eye |
| Hintza-bloutjie | Zintha hintza ssp. hintza | Hintza blue / Hintza pierrot |
| Hoofmonnik | Amauris echeria | Southern chief |
| Jag-swaardstert | Graphium antheus | Large striped swordtail |
| Jasmynsnuiter | Palpita vitrealis | Jasmine moth |
| Kaapse spookmot | Gorgopis cochlias | Cape ghost moth / Cape swift moth |
| Kaapse tiermot | Dionychopus amasis | Cape tiger moth |
| Kaapse-bosbruintjie | Cassionympha detecta | Cape brown |
| Kaapse-herfsweduwee | Dira clytus | Cape autumn widow |
| Kaapse-lenteweduwee | Tarsocera cassus | Spring widow |
| Kaapse-swartogie | Leptomyrina lara | Cape black-eye |
| Karkloof-dubbelstert | Charaxes karkloof | Karkloof emperor |
| Kersboom-rooitjie | Acraea anemosa | Broad-bordered acraea |
| Kersfeesbosjagtertjie | Celaenorrhinus mokeezi | Christmas forester / Large flat, Large sprite |
| Kiepersol-pouoogmot | Bunaea alcinoe | Cabbage tree emperor moth |
| Klawer-bloutjie | Zizina antanossa | Dark grass blue |
| Kleinmarmer-kluisenaar | Eretis umbra ssp. umbra | Small marbled elf |
| Kleinoranjepuntjie | Colotis evagore ssp. antigone | Small orange tip |
| Kleinoranje-rooitjie | Acraea serena | Small orange acraea / Dancing acraea |
| Kleremot | Tineola bisselliela | Clothes moth |
| Koffieboonmot | Thliptoceras octoguttale | Coffee berry moth |
| Koloog-bruintjie | Paternympha narycia | Spotted-eye brown |
| Komkommervreter | Diaphania indica | Cucumber moth |
| Konstantynseswaelstert | Papilio constantinus | Constantine's swallowtail |
| Kool-witjie | Pieris brassicae | Cabbage white / Large white |
| Koperbloutjie | Eichochrysops messapus | Cupreous blue |
| Koppie-dubbelstert | Charaxes jasius ssp. saturnus | Foxy emperor |
| Kortgetande-bloutjie | Leptotes brevidentatus | Short-toothed blue |
| Kuiken-rooitjie | Acraea axina | Little acraea |
| Kwagga | Pinacopteryx eriphia ssp. eriphia | Zebra white |
| Kwaggasandmannetjiie | Spialia diomus | Common sandman |
| Laeveldgeletjie | Eurema hecabe ssp. solifera | Lowveld yellow |
| Laeveldwitjie | Belenois gidica ssp. abyssinica | African veined white |
| Langstert-bosnooientjie | Antanartia schaeneia | Long-tailed admiral |
| Langstert-swartogie | Leptomyrina hirundo | Tailed black-eye |
| Lelieboorder | Brithys crini | Lily-leaf borer |
| Leliegrasvegter | Byblia ilithyia | Spotted Joker |
| Lemoenvlinder | Papilio demodocus ssp. demodocus | Citrus swallowtail / Christmas butterfly, Orange dog |
| Lusern-bloutjie | Lampides boeticus | Long-tailed blue / Lucerne blue / Pea blue |
| Lusernskoenlapper | Colias electo ssp. electo | African clouded yellow / Lucerne butterfly |
| Lysander-opaal | Chrysoritis pan ssp. lysander | Lysander opal / Pan opal |
| Macken-se-dartelaartjie | Acleros mackenii ssp. mackenii | Macken’s dart / Marsh skipper / Macken’s skipper |
| Malvabloutjie | Cacyreus marshalli | Common geranium-bronze / Geranium blue |
| Mamba-swaardstert | Graphium colonna | Mamba swordtail |
| Marmer-pouoogmot | Heniocha marnois | Marbled emperor |
| McGregor-se-bloutjie | Lepidochrysops macgregori | McGregor’s blue |
| Melkbosskoenlapper | Danaus chrysippus | African monarch / Milkweed butterfly |
| Mieliestamboorder | Busseola fusca | Maize stem borer |
| Moeras-rooitjie | Acraea rahira ssp. rahira | Marsh acraea |
| Moeraswagter | Brakefieldia perspicua | Marsh patroller |
| Mohozutza-wagtertjie | Kedestes mohozutza | Fulvous ranger / Harlequin skipper |
| Mopaniemot | Imbrasia belina | Mopane moth |
| Mosaiek-rooitjie | Acraea natalica | Natal acraea |
| Mosambiek-streepvlerkie | Cigaritis mozambica | Mozambique bar / Mozambique red blue |
| Motozi-kaboutertjie | Sarangeza motozi | Elfin skipper / Forest elfin |
| Na-aperbloutjie | Cacyreus virilis | Eastern bush blue / Mocker blue / Mocker bronze |
| Na-aper-swaelstert | Papilio dardanus ssp. cenea | Mocker swallowtail / Flying handkerchief |
| Natal-gesiggie | Junonia natalica ssp. natalica | Brown pansy / Natal pansy |
| Natalse perspuntjie | Colotis erone | Coast purple tip |
| Natalse-bloutjie | Azanus natalensis | Natal babul blue / Natal spotted blue, Natal blue |
| Natalse-rooitjie | Acraea natalica | Natal acraea |
| Natalse-streepvlerkie | Cigaritis natalensis | Natal bar / Natal barred blue / Natal red bar |
| Ooskus-swaardstert | Graphium policenes ssp. policenes | Small striped swordtail |
| Oostelike-kleinkopervlerkie | Lycaena clarki | Eastern sorrel copper |
| Oranjeband-suikerbossie | Capys alphaeus | Orange-banded protea |
| Oranjelint-bosvlieër | Eurytela dryope ssp. angulata | Golden piper |
| Oranjepuntjie | Colotis evenina ssp. evenina | Common orange tip / Orange tip |
| Oranje-rooitjie | Telchinia anacreon | Orange acraea |
| Oranjevlerk voëlent-witjie | Mylothris rueppellii ssp. haemus | Twin dotted border |
| Ouheks | Amauris albimaculata ssp. albimaculata | Southern layman / Layman friar |
| Outannie | Amauris ochlea ssp. ochlea | Novice friar |
| Padwagtertjie | Junonia orithya | Eyed pansy |
| Palmboom-skemervegter | Zophopetes dysmephila | Palm-tree night-fighter |
| Patricia-bloutjie | Lepidochrysops patricia | Patricia blue |
| Pêrel-dubbelstert | Charaxes varanes | Pearl emperor |
| Pêrelmot | Nausinoe geometralis | Measured pearl |
| Perlemoenskoenlapper | Protogoniomorpha parhassus | Mother-of-pearl |
| Persbruin-stertbloutjie | Hypolycaena philippus ssp. philippus | Purple-brown hairstreak |
| Pienkstamboorder | Sesamia calamistis | Pink stem borer |
| Piesangboomskemervegter | Moltena fiara | Strelitzia night-fighter / Banana-tree night-fighter |
| Polkastippel | Pardopsis punctatissima | Polka dot |
| Populierluiperd | Phalanta phalantha ssp. aethiopica | African leopard |
| Ralierooivlerkie | Axiocerses tjoane | Eastern scarlet |
| Reënbosgeletjie | Eurema desjardinsii ssp. marshalli | Angled grass yellow |
| Reënbos-ratsvlieër | Borbo fatuellus ssp. fatuellus | Long-horned swift / Long-horned skipper |
| Reënbos-swerwer | Neptis laeta | Common sailer |
| Reënbos-walsertjie | Metisella metis | Gold-spotted sylph |
| Reënwoud-bosbruintjie | Cassionympha cassius | Rainforest brown |
| Reguitlyn-saffier | Iolaus silarus ssp. silarus | Straight-line sapphire |
| Ridder-rooitjie | Acraea acara ssp. acara | Acara acraea |
| Rooibokkie-rooitjie | Acraea oncaea | Window acraea |
| Rooi-en-bloublaarvlerk | Precis octavia ssp. sesamus | Southern gaudy commodore |
| Rooipuntjie | Colotis antevippe ssp. gavisa | Red tip |
| Rooistertjie | Hypopyra capensis | Red tail |
| Rooistreep-saffier | Iolaus sidus | Red-line sapphire |
| Rotsblaarvlerk | Precis archesia ssp. archesia | Garden commodore |
| Ruitrugmot | Plutella maculipennis | Diamond-back moth |
| Sabie-dowwebloutjie | Euchrysops dolorosa | Smoky blue |
| Samba-pylpuntjie | Phasis clavum | Namaqua arrowhead / Samba copper |
| Sannie-se-suikerbossie | Capys disjunctus | Russet protea |
| Satier-dubbelstert | Charaxes ethalion | Satyr emperor |
| Sebrabloutjie | Leptotes pirithous | Common zebra blue |
| Seerower | Catacroptera cloanthe ssp. cloanthe | Pirate |
| Seldsame-wagtertjie | Kedestes nerva | Scarce ranger / Scarce skipper |
| Selonsroosmot | Daphnis nerii | Oleander hawk |
| Silwerstreep-dubbelstert | Charaxes druceanus | Silver-barred emperor |
| Skaduwee-dartelaartjie | Tagiades flesus | Clouded forester / Clouded flat / Clouded skipper |
| Skaduwee-valsrooitjie | Pseudacraea eurytus ssp. imitator | Wanderer false acraea |
| Skarlakenpuntjie | Colotis danae ssp. annae | Scarlet tip |
| Skeeloog-bosbruintjie | Bicyclus anynana | Squinting bush brown |
| Skelm-dubbelstert | Charaxes candiope | Green-veined emperor |
| Skemerbruintjie | Melanitis leda | Common evening brown |
| Skulpie | Chloroclystis muscosa | Lobed shell |
| Snuitskoenlapper | Libythea labdaca ssp. laius | African snout |
| Sondagsrokkie | Vanessa cardui | Painted lady |
| Son-rooitjie | Acraea lygus | Lygus acraea |
| Spikkelbloutjie | Tarucus sybaris ssp. sybaris | Dotted blue |
| Spikkel-bosbruintjie | Acraea stenobea | Grizzled bush brown |
| Spikkel-geelvlerkie | Pentila tropicalis | Spotted buff |
| Spikkel-swerwer | Neptis saclava ssp. marpessa | Spotted sailer |
| Spikkel-valetjie | Crudaria leroma | Silver-spotted grey |
| Sterretjie-sandmannetjie | Spialia asterodia | Star sandman |
| Suidelike melkbosskoenlapper | Danaus chrysippus ssp. orientis | African monarch |
| Suidkus-kopervlerkie | Chrysoritis zeuxo | Jitterbug daisy copper |
| Suurlemoensmous | Colotis subfasciatus ssp. subfasciatus | Lemon traveller / Lemon tip, King teracolus |
| Swaeloranjepuntjie | Colotis auxo | Sulphur orange tip |
| Swart-bontetjie | Tuxentius melaena ssp. melaena | Black pie |
| Swartbont-rooitjie | Acraea aganice | Common wanderer |
| Swart-bosbruintjie | Bicyclus safitza | Common bush brown |
| Swart-hartbloutjie | Uranothauma nubifer ssp. nubifer | Black heart |
| Swarthotnot | Gegenes pumilio | Dark hottentot |
| Swart-hottentot | Gegenes pumilio ssp. gambica | Dark hottentot skipper |
| Swartmerk-ratsvlieër | Pelopidas mathias | Black-banded swift |
| Swartpunt-rooitjie | Acraea caldarena ssp. caldarena | Black-tipped acraea |
| Swartstreep-kortstertjie | Anthene amarah | Black-striped hairtail |
| Tamatiesousmot | Sphingomorpha chlorea | Sundowner moth |
| Tarentaaltjie | Hamanumida daedalus | Guineafowl / Road inspector |
| Tinktinkie-bloutjie | Brephidium metophis | Tinktinkie blue |
| Tolliegrasvegter | Byblia anvatara ssp. acheloia | Common joker |
| Trimen-se-saffier | Iolaus trimeni | Trimen’s sapphire |
| Tugela-blaarvlerk | Junonia tugela | African leaf commodore |
| Tuin-rooitje | Acraea horta | Garden Acraea |
| Uilmot | Cyligramma latona | Cream-striped owl |
| Vaaljapie | Pericyma mendax | Brown shades |
| Vaal-kortstertjie | Anthene butleri ssp. livida | Pale hairtail |
| Valsbolwurm | Acantholeucania loreyi | False bollworm |
| Vansonsebloutjie | Lepidochrysops vansoni | Van Son's blue |
| Vansonseboomgeelvlerkie | Cnodontes vansoni | Van Son's buff |
| Vansonsebruintjie | Stygionympha vansoni | Van Son's brown |
| Vansonsespelertjie | Deudorix vansoni | Van Son's playboy |
| Varkoorpylstert | Hippotion eson | |
| Venster-rooitjie | Acraea aglaonice | Clear-spotted acraea |
| Verneukertjie | Hypolimnas anthedon ssp. wahlbergi | Variable diadem / Variable mimic |
| Vleibloutjie | Cupidopsis cissus ssp. cissus | Common meadow blue |
| Vlieëndepiering | Papilio euphranor | Forest swallowtail / Bush kite swallowtail |
| Vuil-ringetjie | Ypthima impura | Bushveld ringlet |
| Vyeboombloutjie | Myrina silenus | Common fig-tree blue |
| Wallengren-se-wagtertjie | Kedestes wallengrenii | Wallengren’s ranger / Wallengren’s skipper |
| Waterberg-rooitjie | Acraea barberi | Barber's acraea |
| Westelike-rantbruintjie | Stygionympha vigilans | Western hillside brown |
| Wichgraf-se-rantbruintjie | Stygionympha wichgrafi | Wichgraf's hillside brown |
| Willawitjie | Appias epaphia | Diverse white |
| Willem-se-walsertjie | Metisella willemi | Netted sylph |
| Wingerdpylstertmot | Hippotion celerio | Vine hawk moth / Silver striped hawkmoth |
| Witbroek-konstabel | Coeliades forestan | Striped policeman |
| Witlint-bosvlieër | Eurytela hiarbas ssp. angustata | Pied piper |
| Witlint-swaelstert | Papilio echerioides ssp. echerioides | White-banded swallowtail |
| Witmerk-ratsvlieër | Pelopidas thrax ssp. inconspicua | White-banded swift |
| Witnooientjie | Graphium morania | White lady |
| Witpunt-koperbloutjie | Eichochrysops hippocrates | White-tipped blue |
| Witstreep-bloutjie | Actizera lucida | Rayed blue |
| Witstreepdubbelstert | Charaxes brutus ssp. natalensis | White-barred emperor |
| Witstreep-rooitjie | Telchinia encedon | White-barred acraea |
| Woudluiperd | Phalanta eurytis | Forest leopard |
| Zoeloe-bloutjie | Lepidochrysops ignota | Zulu blue |
| Zoeloelandse sandmannetjie | Spialia confusa | Zululand sandman |