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African Leaf butterfly
Kallimoides rumia
0.484438, 30.4086
Field Notes
Description:
Kallimoides is a genus of butterflies in the Nymphalidae family. It contains only one species, Kallimoides rumia, the African Leaf Butterfly.
Open wing photo here
http://www.westafricanlepidoptera.com/album.php?but=787&bk=al
Habitat:
Deep in tropical pre-montane forest
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. Kibale is one of the last remaining expanses to contain both lowland and montane forests. In East Africa, it sustains the last significant expanse of pre-montane forest.
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