Large Vagrant

Description:

The Large Vagrant (Nepheronia argia) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. They fly rapidly along forest edges, pausing for a moment here and there to nectar at flowers.

Habitat:

Seen on a dirt road that ran through the centre of Kibale forest. Here patches of sun penetrated the forest and there were many butterflies.

Notes:

Kibale National Park (pronounced Chibale) is a national park in South Uganda protecting moist evergreen rain forest. It is 766 km² in size and is located between 1,100–1,600 meters in elevation. Kibale is one of the last remaining expanses to contain both lowland and montane forests. In East Africa, it sustains the last significant expanse of pre-montane forest.