Neptis kiriakoffi

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Kiriakoff's sailer
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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]

Taxonomy

It is a member of the Neptis agatha species group

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


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