Order

Family

Species

Log abundance

Common name

Author/year

Dry

Cold

Short rain

Long rain

Dense

sparse

Hymenoptera

Apidae

Amegilla fallax

1.78

Blue-banded bees

Smith, 1879

Amegilla sp.

1.78

Blue-banded bees

Friese, 1897

Apis mellifera

4.17

Honey bee

Linnaeus, 1758

Braunsapis sp.

2.51

Reed bees

Michener, 1969

Ceratina aereola

1

Small carpenter bees

Vachal, 1903

Ceratina sp.

1.9

Small carpenter bees

Latereille, 1802

Xylocopa flavorufa

1

Carpenter bee

DeGeer, 1778

Xylocopa nigrita

1

Carpenter bee

Fabricius, 1775

Halictidae

Halictus tinctulus

1.7

Mining bees

Cockerell, 1937

Lasioglossum sp1

2.51

Sweat bees

Curtis, 1833

Lasioglossum sp2

2.67

Sweat bees

Curtis, 1833

Lasioglossum sp3

2.3

Sweat bees

Curtis, 1833

Lipotriches sp.

2.08

Sweat bees

Gerstaecker, 1858

Nomia sp.

1

Sweat bees

Latereille, 1804

Seladonia sp.

1.3

Sweat bees

Robertson, 1918

Thrinchostoma sp.

2.26

Sweat bees

Saussure, 1890

Megachilidae

Heriades sp.

1.7

Armored-resin bees

Spinola, 1808

Megachile basalis

1.6

Leaf cutter bees

Smith, 1853

Megachile bombiformis

1

Leaf cutter bees

Gerstaecker, 1858

Megachile rufiventris

1

Leaf cutter bees

Guerin-Meneville, 1834

Diptera

Rhiniidae

Isomyia dubiosa

3.49

Nose flies

Villeneuve, 1917

Rhingia apicalis

2.76

Nose flies

Matsumura, 1905

Rhyncomya soyauxi

3.9

Nose flies

Karsch, 1886

Stomorhina lunata

2.41

Nose flies

Fabricius, 1805

Stomorhina rugosa

2.23

Nose flies

Bigot, 1888

Stomorhina sp.

2.45

Nose flies

Rondani, 1861

Syrphidae

Allograpta calopus

1

Hoverflies

Loew, 1858

Asarkina fiorii

1.3

Hoverflies

Bezii, 1903

Betasyrphus sp.

1

Hoverflies

Matsumura, 1917

Eristalinus dulcis

1.3

Hoverflies

Karsch, 1887

Eristalinus quinquelineatus

1.7

Hoverflies

Fabricius, 1781

Eristalinus taeniops

1

Hoverflies

Wiedemann, 1818

Ischiodon aegyptius

1.6

Hoverflies

Bigot, 1884

Paragus longiventris

1.48

Hoverflies

Loew, 1858

Phytomia incisa

1.48

Hoverflies

Wiedemann, 1830

Rhingia pulcherrima

1.7

Hoverflies

Bezii, 1908

Syritta sp.

1.6

Hoverflies

Lepeletier & Serville, 1828

Toxomerus sp.

1.78

Hoverflies

Macuart, 1855

Calliphoridae

Chrysomya albiceps

2

Blow fly

Wiedemann, 1819

Chrysomya chloropyga

1.7

Blow fly

Wiedemann, 1818

Hemipyrellia sp.

1.3

Blow fly

Townsend, 1918

Pericallmyia spinigera

1.85

Blow fly

Villeneuve, 1915

Phumosia imitans

2.36

Blow fly

Villeneuve, 1916

Tricyclea bifrons

1.78

Blow fly

Malloch, 1929

Lepidoptera

Hesperidae

Eretis lugens

1.6

Savannah elf

Rogenhofer, 1891

Spialia dromus

1

Forest sandman

Plotz, 1884

Zenonia zeno

1

Orange-spotted hopper

Trimen, 1864

Lycaenidae

Lampides boeticus

1

Bean butterfly

Linnaeus, 1767

Leptotes pirithous

1

Lang’s short-tailed blue

Linnaeus, 1767

Zizula hylax

1

Gaika blue

Fabricius, 1775

Nyamphalidae

Acraea eponina

1

Small orange acraea

Cramer, 1780

Junonia sophia

1

Little pansy

Fabricius, 1793

Junonia terea

1

Soldier pansy

Drury, 1773

Neocoenyra gregorii

1

Eyed ringlet

Butler, 1894

Ypthimomorpha itonia

1

Swamp ringlet

Hewitson, 1865

Pieridae

Belenois creona

1

African caper

Cramer, 1776

Colotis antevippe

1

Large orange tip

Boisduval, 1836

Eurema desjardinsi

1.3

Anled grass yellow

Boisduval, 1833

Eurema sp.

1

Grass yellow

Hubner, 1819

Pontia helice

1.3

Common meadow white

Linnaeus, 1764

Lepidoptera

Erebidae

Pseudonaclia sp.

1

Tiger moth

Butler, 1876