Incredible Butterfly Survival Strategies: From Eggs to Pupa

Discover the astonishing survival strategies juvenile butterflies use to beat the odds in a world full of predators, from camouflaged eggs and clever caterpillar disguises to ant bodyguards, silk escape ropes, foul-smelling defences, and masterfully hidden pupae. This engaging, educational episode is perfect for both beginner and experienced naturalists who want to deepen their understanding of butterfly behaviour, juvenile development, and the hidden life cycles happening right in our gardens and wild spaces. Whether you’re exploring butterfly conservation, nature observation, or simply fascinated by insect adaptations, this video will open your eyes to the remarkable, often overlooked world of young butterflies and inspire you to observe these incredible creatures more closely.

Links to videos
Channel:    / @africaforbutterflies  
Introduction to channel:    • Who doesn't like a butterfly?  Introductio...  
How to identify butterflies:    • What would you call this one? How to ident...  
When and where to see butterflies:    • Have you seen this one? When and where to ...  
Using your camera/mobile phone to identify butterflies:    • Using your mobile phone to identify butter...  
City Dwellers – Gauteng:    • 🌿🦋 City Dwellers: Discover Butterflies in ...  
A Nature Trip to the Drakensberg:    • Butterflies & Beyond: A Nature Trip to the...  
Butterflies 101:    • From Egg to Wings: The Secret Life of a Bu...  
Butterfly Courtship – Gauteng:    • 🌿🦋 City Dwellers: Discover Butterflies in ...  
Butterfly threats:    • Видео  
A Nature trip to the Northern Cape:    • Hidden Wings of the Northern Cape | Butter...  
Juvenile survival:    • Incredible Butterfly Survival Strategies: ...  

Afrikaans and scientific names

SKOENLAPPERS

Dusky Amber = Boerbok rooitjie = Telchinia esebria
Garden Acraea = Tuinrooitjie = Acraea horta
White-banded Sash = Witlint Swaelstert = Papilio echerioides
Phoenix Palm Night-fighter = Palmboom skemervegter = Zophopetes dysmephila
Grassland Woolly Legs = Graskol wolpootjie = Lachnonema durbani
Clear-wing Acraea = Glasvlerk rooitjie = Tildia rabbaiae
Gold-banded Forester = Skaduwee dansertie = Euphaedra neophron
Warrior False Acraea = Ridder valsrooitjie = Pseudacraea boisduvalii
Pirate = Seerower = Catacroptera cloanthe
Amakoza Rocksitter = Amakoza klipsitter = Durbania amakosa
Wolkberg Zulu = Wolkberg Zoeloe = Alaena margaritacea
Squinting Bush Brown = Skeeloog bobruintjie = Bicyclus anynana
Wild Banana Night-fighter = Strelitzia skemervegter = Moltena fiara
Forest King = Boskoning dubbelstert = Charaxes xiphares
Green-veined Emperor = Skelm dubbelstert = Charaxes candiope
Painted Lady = Sondagsrokkie = Vanessa cardui
Flower-girl Hopper = Blom springertjie = Platylesches neba
Peppered Hopper = Gepeprde springertjie = Platylesches ayresii
White-tail Hopper = Witstert springertjie = Platylesches galesa
Ragged Skipper = Vaaljas dansertjie = Abantis pillaana
Emperor Swallowtail = Koning swaelstert = Papilio ophidicephalus
Brown-line Sapphire = Bruinstreep saffier = Iolaus alienus
Splendour = Epitola
Club-tailed Squire = Wit-en-bruin dubbelstert = Polyura zoolina
Weeping Wattle Black Prince Huilboom dubbelstert = Eriboea vansoni
Veined Arab = Bont arabier = Colotis vesta
Guineafowl = Tarentaaltjie = Hamanumida daedalus
Spotted Sailer = Spikkel swewer = Neptis saaclava
White-barred Amber = Witstreep rooitjie = Telchinia encedon
Common Woolly Legs = Wolpootjie = Lachnonema bibulus
Narrow-banded Malachite = Groenlint swaelstert = Papilio nireus
False Chief= Donker vals toordokter = Pseudacraea lucretia
Pale Hairtail = Bleek kortstertjie = Anthene livida
Fig-tree Blue = Vyeboombloutjie = Myrina silenus
Purple-brown Hairstreak = Persbruin stertvloutjie = Hypolycaena philippus
Twin Dotted Border = Oranjevlerk voëlent witjie = Mylothris rueppellii
Mother-of-Pearl = Perlemoenskoenlapper = Protogoniomorpha parhassus
African Monarch = Melkbos Skoenlapper = Danaus chrysippus
Two-pip Policeman =Dubbelkol konstabel = Coeliades pisistratus
Brown-veined white = Witgatwitjie = Belenois aurota
Variable Bush Brown Swart bosbruintjie = Bicyclus safitza
Smoky Orange Tip = Donker oranjepuntjie = Colotis euippe
African Snout = Snuitneus = Libythea labdaca
Flame-bordered Emperor =Vlam dubbelstert = Charaxes protoclea
Novice = Outannie = Amauris ochlea
Chief = Toordokter = Amauris echeria
Ornate Princess = Blou savanna dubbelstert = Eriboea etesipe
African Leopard = Populierluiperd = Phalanta phalanta
Protea sapphire = Protea saffier = Iolaus trimeni
Variegated Princess = Bosveld dubbelstert = Eriboea achaemenes
Bushveld Purple Tip = Bosveld perspuntjie = Colotis ione
White-cloaked Skipper = Witjas springertjie = Abantis levubu
Blotched Leopard = Vaalkolluiperd = Lachnoptera ayresii