/ 12 February 2025

Safety net for rare Wolkberg Zulu butterfly in Limpopo

Wolkberg butterfly
A male Wolkberg Zulu (Alaena margaritacea) perching with wings open on a tussock stem at its type locality. (Photo by Andre Coetzer)

The insects occur at only two tiny sites at high altitudes in the Wolkberg mountain range

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