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Description: | This butterfly lives in lowland rainforests throughout central Africa, from Sierra Leone to Kenya, although this specimen was caught in Uganda. It is a large and brightly coloured butterfly which is extremely unpalatable. This means that it tastes very bad to predators. Because of this, it flies low in the air and very slowly so that it can show off its distinctive orange markings. These act as a warning to any potential predators that it is not a good meal.
No of females: 1 | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.invertebratezoology.20032 | Go to resource |
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