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Lilac Beauty

Salamis cacta

Description:

Salamis cacta, the Lilac Mother-of-Pearl or Lilac Beauty, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Adults usually fly in the forest canopy, but may descend to suck at damp patches or to settle in the undergrowth. Occasionally, individuals may join migrations of other species. Adults are on wing year round.

Habitat:

The habitat consists of forests, including disturbed forest habitats.

Notes:

The larvae feed on Urera hypselodendron, Urera trinervis and Urera occidentalis.

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2 Comments

dotun55
dotun55 10 years ago

Like butterflies like magic ;)

KathleenMcEachern
KathleenMcEachern 10 years ago

Wow! I am entranced by your collection!

dotun55
Spotted by
dotun55

Nigeria

Spotted on Apr 19, 2013
Submitted on Jul 1, 2013

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