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Common Puff Adder (Bitis arietans ssp. arietans)Observer
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It had been hit by a car but was still alive when we came across it on the road.
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Rinkhals (Hemachatus haemachatus)Observer
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Came across this guy today (3m from me) whilst out birding. About 1-1.2m long and rather thick.
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Citrus Swallowtail (Papilio demodocus ssp. demodocus)Observer
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Large: View On Black
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Citrus Swallowtail (Papilio demodocus ssp. demodocus)Observer
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Large: View On Black
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Observer
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Charaxes species I'm presuming. Also trying to remember if I've seen it before - seems like a first photo of this species for me though.
Large: View On Black
Identified as Charaxes brutus
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Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus ssp. chrysippus)Observer
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Large: View On Black
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Margarita’s Pierrot (Tuxentius margaritaceus)Observer
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Large: View On Black
Tuxentius carana?
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Eastern Purple Tip (Colotis hetaera)Observer
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Colotis butterfly on a flower near Lake Shakani
Large: View On Black
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Charaxes alticolaObserver
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Large: View On Black
This has been positively identified by a lepidopterist as Charaxes Alticola, a bamboo specialist and Albertine Rift Endemic.
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Common Bush Brown (Bicyclus safitza)Observer
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Large (for ID purposes): View On Black
Bush Brown sp?
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Mainland Dark Blue Pansy (Junonia oenone ssp. oenone)Observer
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Large (for ID purposes): View On Black
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Apple-green Swallowtail (Papilio phorcas)Observer
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Green-patch Swallowtail (Papilio phorcas)
Large: View On Black
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Guinea-fowl Butterfly (Hamanumida daedalus)Observer
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Large (for ID purposes): View On Black
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Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)Observer
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Large: View On Black
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Ring Butterflies (Genus Ypthima)Observer
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Large (for ID purposes): View On Black
Think it's a Bush Brown sp.
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Common Bush Blue (Cacyreus lingeus)Observer
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Large (for ID purposes): View On Black
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Common Meadow Blue (Cupidopsis cissus)Observer
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At Ruhengeri (Musanze), Rwanda
Large: View On Black
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Short-tailed Admiral (Vanessa dimorphica ssp. dimorphica)Observer
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Butterfly in Musanze (Ruhengeri) Rwanda
Large: View On Black
I've had the ID confirmed as "Antanartia dimoprhica". It has apparently been shifted to the Vanessa genus thus "Vanessa dimorphica"
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Long-tailed Pea-Blue (Lampides boeticus)Observer
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at Ruhengeri (Musanze), Rwanda
Large: View On Black
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Purple-brown Hairstreak (Hypolycaena philippus ssp. philippus)Observer
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Large: View On Black
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African Grass Blue (Zizeeria knysna ssp. knysna)Observer
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Large (for ID purposes): View On Black
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Amauris crawshayiObserver
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Large (for ID purposes): View On Black