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Calypso Caper White

Belenois calypso

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Field Notes

Description:

Belenois calypso, the Calypso White or Calypso Caper White, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family.

Habitat:

Seen with several other species of butterflies, mud-puddling on damp patches on a dirt road running through the edge of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, SW Uganda.

Notes:

http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Africa%20-%20Belenois%20calypso.htm

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Belenois calypso

Species ID Suggestions

Calypso

Belenois calypso

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MartinL
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Comments (2)
pamsai
thanks Martin... Actually don't remember seeing too many flies!
MartinL
Wow, butterflies like flies. What are the flies like? The dark ones have me stumped. They must be Pieridae though.

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