Neptis claude

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Neptis claude
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N. claude
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Neptis claude
Collins & Larsen, 2005 [1]

Neptis claude, the large club sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop) and western Cameroon. [2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

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References

  1. "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini