Vanessula
Vanessula is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae. 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 the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of dense and riverine forests.
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| Both female V. m. latifasciata Kakamega Forest, Kenya | |
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| Genus: | Vanessula Dewitz, 1887 |
| Species: | V. milca |
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| Vanessula milca (Hewitson, 1873) | |
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