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Description: | This butterfly lives in the dense rainforest of the Congo basin in equatorial Africa. It doesn't have a common name, but it is part of a group of species called tree nymphs. It looks very similar to the family of small blue and brown butterflies that are commonly called the Blues. It is actually a completely unrelated species which mimics the colour and patterns of a Blue butterfly. Like many of the specimens in this collection, this specimen belonged to Dr Harry Eltringham, who researched mimicry in butterflies. | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.invertebratezoology.20034 | Go to resource |
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