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Blue mother-of-pearl

Salamis temora

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Field Notes

Description:

Protogoniomorpha temora, the Blue Mother-of-Pearl or Eastern Blue Beauty, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family.

Habitat:

Seen on bushes by the side of a dirt road running through the edge of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, SW Uganda.

Notes:

This is the only one of these butterflies that I saw in this area.

Reference Links:

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Blue mother-of-pearl

Salamis temora

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