Harmilla is a butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae. It contains only one species, Harmilla elegans, the elegant forester, which is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini The habitat consists of swamp forests with a dense understorey.
Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.
Subspecies Harmilla elegans elegans (Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Bas-Zaire) Harmilla elegans hawkeri Joicey & Talbot, 1926 (western Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Equateur, Uele, Ituri, Kivu)
References
Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 45