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Lycoa Acraea or Dimorphic Acraea

Acraea lycoa

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Field Notes

Description:

Acraea lycoa, the Lycoa Acraea or Dimorphic Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. The females are much more colourful than the malea and are encountered more often, flying around wild flowers in open sunny areas within forest.

Habitat:

Seen in wetlands on some bushes at the edge of Magombe Swamp

Notes:

Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary. Located outside Kibale Forest park in Magombe Swamp. The sanctuary was set up to preserve the exclusive environmental features along with the wetland.

Reference Links:

Acraea lycoa, Butterflies of Africa - Acraea lycoa

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