This is the female African migrant (Catopsilia florella) I encountered around the mangrove forest on Shuab beach of west Socotra. As long as the endemic Limonium sokotranum is in bloom the butterflies have plenty of food as they are very common here. Last updated on 8 November 2024Socotra Related Posts EcuadorMindoLepidopteraHeliconiinaeInsectsNymphalidaeButterflies 25 Nov 2011Heliconiusby morten Gran SabanaVenezuelaButterfliesInsectsLepidoptera 25 Nov 2010Ctenuchaby morten SocotraPrimulaceaeLeavesPlants 13 Feb 2015African Boxwood (Myrsine africana)by morten SocotraPrimulaceaeFlowersPlants 13 Feb 2015African Boxwood (Myrsine africana)by morten Gran SabanaVenezuelaButterfliesInsects 25 Nov 2010Hesperiidaeby morten Western CapeSouth AfricaPlantsLamiaceaeFlowers 29 Aug 2024African Stachys (Stachys aethiopica)by morten SocotraAizoaceaePlants 6 Feb 2023African Baconfig (Aizoon canariense)by morten SocotraAcanthaceaePlants 1 Feb 2023African Coromandel (Asystasia intrusa)by morten SocotraPieridaeInsectsLepidopteraButterflies 2 Feb 2015African migrant (Catopsilia florella)by morten Northern CapeSouth AfricaPlantsAsteraceaeFlowers 23 Aug 2024Kamiesberg African Daisy (Arctotis canescens)by morten