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Dark Palm Forester

Bebearia cf. mardania

Description:

Love the shape and colour of this butterfly. Bebearia mardania, the Dark Palm Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family.

Habitat:

Seen in wetlands on some bushes at the edge of Magombe Swamp

Notes:

Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary. Located outside Kibale Forest park in Magombe Swamp. The sanctuary was set up to preserve the exclusive environmental features along with the wetland.

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2 Comments

Davidbygott
Davidbygott 9 years ago

Bebearia sp., poss B. mardania, male.

pamsai
pamsai 9 years ago

Thanks dominique.eghlidi for fav-ing so many of my butterfly spottings...

pamsai
Spotted by
pamsai

Western, Uganda

Spotted on Jul 12, 2014
Submitted on Aug 8, 2014

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