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The Lady's Maid

Vanessula milca

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Description:

Vanessula is a genus of butterflies in the Nymphalidae family. It contains only one species, Vanessula milca, the Lady’s Maid.

Habitat:

Seen while walking down a track into the northern part of the Kibale Forest NP.

Notes:

Kibale National Park (pronounced Chibale) is a national park in South Uganda protecting moist evergreen rain forest. It is 766 km² in size and is located between 1,100–1,600 meters in elevation. The northern part of the park has the highest elevation.

Species ID Suggestions

Lady's Maid

Vanessula milca

Comments (1)

Nymphalidae, Vanessula milca. http://www.ksl-auction.com/auction.cgi?acc=disp&no=1357439407&t=1346208213 http://tolweb.org/Vanessula_milca/70220 https://www.flickr.com/photos/aecole/8257305725/

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