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Ansorge's Leaf Butterfly
Junonia or Kallima ansorgei
0.501972, 30.3345
Field Notes
Description:
Junonia ansorgei, Ansorge's Leaf Butterfly, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. I first saw this butterfly on the outer wall of the house where I was staying. Beautiful blue on the upper wings.
Habitat:
Seen on bushes beside the road leading to Kibale Forest NP. There was dense forest on either side of the road.
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.
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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Junonia ansorgei
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PublishedAugust 7, 2014
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