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Nymphalid butterflies (Nymphalidae)

Tobias Helling has won the sponsorship for the butterfly Salamis cacta as 2nd prize in the 2018 Alexander Koenig Society photo competition in the over 18s category. Congratulations to him!

  • Name
    Nymphalid butterflies (Nymphalidae)
  • Scientific Name
    Salamis cacta
  • Sponsor
    Tobias Helling

Noble butterfly

Tobias Helling has won the sponsorship for the butterfly Salamis cacta as 2nd prize in the 2018 Alexander Koenig Society photo competition in the over 18s category. Congratulations to him!

The Salamis cacta butterfly from the Nymphalidae family is found throughout tropical Africa. The animals live in the treetops and very rarely come to the forest floor.

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