Penelope's Acraea (Acraea penelope)

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Photo by pamsai

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Field Notes

Description:

Acraea penelope, the Penelope Acraea or Penelope's Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family.

Habitat:

On a dirt road that ran through the center of Kibale forest. Here patches of sun penetrated the forest and there were many butterflies.

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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Acraea penelope

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