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Hypolimnas monteironis monteironis
Hypolimnas monteironis, the Scarce Blue Diadem, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
This series of butterflies were spotted in a Butterfly Pavilion in Denver, Colorado, USA.
With open wings: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/131...
thanks AnaMoral and martini for the ID. Seems like it's the same butterfly with different common names.
This is an African eggfly. Genus Hypolimnas. Notice it walks on four legs - this means it is a nymphalidae butterfly. Its other two front legs are permanently modified brushes and held forward to form its pointy 'nose'.
Spotted on Aug 24, 2012
Submitted on Aug 26, 2012
