Neptis kiriakoffi

Last updated

Kiriakoff's sailer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Neptis
Species:
N. kiriakoffi
Binomial name
Neptis kiriakoffi
Overlaet, 1955
Synonyms
  • Neptis overlaetiPennington, 1962

Neptis kiriakoffi, or Kiriakoff's sailer, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa. The habitat consists of forests and Brachystegia woodland. [1]

Its wingspan is 40–48 mm in males and 45–52 mm in females. Adults are probably on the wing year round. [2]

The larvae feed on Acalypha paniculata , Paullinia , Australina , and Pilea species. [2] [3]

Related Research Articles

<i>Neptis rivularis</i> Species of butterfly

Neptis rivularis, the Hungarian glider, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

<i>Neptis pryeri</i> Species of butterfly

Neptis pryeri is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in China, North Asia, Korea and Japan.

<i>Neptis saclava</i> Species of butterfly

Neptis saclava, the spotted sailer, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is native to Madagascar and to large areas of sub-Saharan Africa.

<i>Neptis trigonophora</i> Species of butterfly

Neptis trigonophora, the barred sailer, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa.

<i>Neptis goochii</i> Species of butterfly

Neptis goochii, the small streaked sailer, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa. The habitat consists of forests.

Neptis laeta, the common sailer or albizia sailer, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa. The habitat consists of forests and woodland.

<i>Neptis jordani</i> Species of butterfly

Neptis jordani, or Jordan's sailer, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa. The habitat consists of areas near rivers and grassy marshes.

Neptis aurivillii is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. The habitat consists of montane and sub-montane forests.

<i>Neptis incongrua</i> Species of butterfly

Neptis incongrua is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Malawi, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Uganda and south-eastern Kenya. The habitat consists of sub-montane to montane forests.

<i>Neptis jamesoni</i> Species of butterfly

Neptis jamesoni, or Jameson's large sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

<i>Neptis morosa</i> Species of butterfly

Neptis morosa, the savanna sailer or morose sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Burundi, western Kenya and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of moist areas and forest margins.

<i>Neptis nemetes</i> Species of butterfly

Neptis nemetes, commonly known as the Nemetes sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western, central and eastern Africa. The habitat consists of lowland forests and riverine thicket.

<i>Neptis nicobule</i> Species of butterfly

Neptis nicobule, the scarce clubbed sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of wet forests.

Neptis penningtoni, or Pennington's sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in south-eastern Kenya, western Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa (Limpopo). The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland, especially on wooded hills.

<i>Neptis serena</i> Species of butterfly

Neptis serena, the serene sailer or river sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia, northern Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa and Yemen. The habitat consists of open, grassy banks of streams and rivers in forests, heavy woodland, coastal bush and savanna.

Neptis sextilla is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

<i>Neptis strigata</i> Species of butterfly

Neptis strigata, the strigate sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of dense forests.

Neptis viridis is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ivory Coast.

Neptis rosa is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Gabon.

Neptis nigra is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Gabon.

References

  1. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
  2. 1 2 Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.
  3. ↑ "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.