Western Blue Beauty

Size: 1.2–3.4 inches

Western Blue Beauty or Protogoniomor-pha cytora is one of Africa’s most beautiful butterflies. It has radiant bluish-black and white coloration on the upper side. Western blue beauty is usually found singly or in a pair when basking on low foliage. This butterfly typically inhabits lowland forests and degraded forests, but you can also find them along roadsides. You can easily see their wings fully outspread and observe the patterns. Because western blue beauty is at head downwards posture most of the time. Today, the western blue beauty butterfly is Largely found throughout the West African forest belt including in primary forests and mature secondary forests.