Blue mother-of-pearl Butterfly, (Protogoniomorpha temora ssp. virescens) at Mubwindi Swamp

''Protogoniomorpha temora'', the blue mother-of-pearl or eastern blue beauty, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Sudan and Ethiopia. The habitat consists of dense forests and riverine thicket.

The larvae feed on ''Paulowilhelmia sclerochiton'', ''Mimulopsis spatulata'', ''Sclerochiton paulowilhelmina'', ''Justicia'', ''Asystasia''.. more