Vanessula

Vanessula
both female V. m. latifasciata
Kakamega Forest, Kenya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Vanessula
Dewitz, 1887
Species: V. milca
Binomial name
Vanessula milca
(Hewitson, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
  • Liptena milca Hewitson, 1873
  • Vanessula buechneri Dewitz, 1887

Vanessula is a genus of butterflies in the Nymphalidae family. It contains only one species, Vanessula milca, the Black and orange, or Lady’s Maid. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of dense and riverine forests.

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