Broad Bordered Grass Yellow - Kloof Conservancy BioGuide
Broad Bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema brigitta brigitta
Lifespan As an adult, probably 2-4 weeks
Small yellow butterfly with black borders to the wings; forewing tip has broader border than the rest of the wings. Male upper side is a bright chrome yellow; females a paler lemon colour. Summer individuals have yellow undersides with dusting of black scales. In winter the colour can vary from pinkish buff to orange-brown.
Slow, low flight among the grass, stopping often to feed on low flowers. Very common and widespread; perhaps the butterfly most likely to be seen by visitors to Krantzkloof.
Adults: nectar from flowers such as Justicia, Ruellia, and low growing members of the Lamiaceae.
Larvae: the grassland perennial herb, Chamaecrista mimosoides, (Fishbone Dwarf Cassia). This is one of the commonest low growing plants in the reserve and as a result the butterflies swarm in spring and late summer.
Two main broods, one in spring and a larger one in late summer and autumn.
All over the eastern side of summer rainfall zones in southern and eastern Africa.
Grassland and savanna.
One of the most conspicuous butterflies seen in Krantzkloof Nature Reserve, by virtue of its bright colour.
You are most likely to see this butterfly in the vicinity of the grassland.
This is one of the butterflies one sees drinking en masse from animal scats and urine puddles. A massed group on an elephant dung pile or rhino midden has to be seen to be believed! In the reserve they are often seen on Zebra dung and urine.
Ukuphila 2 - 4 weeks
Uvemvane oluphuzi oluncane lube mnyama ophethweni lwamaphiko, esihlokweni sephiko elibanzi ophethweni ngaphezu kwawo onke amaphiko. Ingxenye engenhla kwelesilisa iyakhanyaigqize ngokuphuzi, linombabla osalamula elesifazane. Ehlobo ngokuzimele liba nokuphuzi ngaphansi nomthuquswana omnyama. Kanti ebusika umbabla ungaguquka usuka kuhlaba ompofu libe wolintshi ngokunsundu.
Ukudonda, andizele phansi phezu kotshani, ame ze ezodla izimbali ezimaphansi ngokuvamile. Ajwayeleke kakhulu esakazekile, kokunye izivemvane zithanda ukubonakala kubavakashi base Krantzkloof.
Ezindala: amanzi ezimbali, njenge justicia, ruellia, kanye nezingxenye ezikhulela phansi zama lamiaceae.
Impethu: Isithombo esingafiyo sasotshanini, umthombo we-Chamaecrista mimosoides, (Fishbone Dwarf Cassia). Ingenye yajwayelekile kwizitshalo ezikhulela phansi esiqiwini okuba nokuthi kube nomphumela woswebezane lezivemvane ebusika naseku pheleni kwehlobo.
Kunezidleke ezinkulu ezimbili; esisodwa enkwindla kanye nesikhulu ekupheleni kwehlobo kanye nentwasahlobo.
Zonke izindawo ezisempumalanga ohlangothini olunezimvula zasehlobo kwi-ningizimu kanye nempumalanga ne-Afrika.
Ezindawo ezinotshani nezingamathafa.
Krantzkloof Nature Reserve ngesinye lapho ungabona kakhulu ivemvane ezigqamile, ngokusizwa imibala yazo ekhanyayo.
Lezivemvane unokuzibona kakhulu endaweni enotshani obucinene.
Loluhlobo lovemvane ongalubona luphuza kanyekanye echitheka ezilwaneni kanye nezichibi zomchamo. Inqwaba yomhlambi wobulongwe bendlovu noma izala ukabhejane ongilibona ulikholwe !
Esiqiwini abonakala kakhulu ebulongweni kanye nasemchameni weZebra.