Neptis nicomedes

Neptis nicomedes
From Eritrea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Neptis
Species:	N. nicomedes
Binomial name
Neptis nicomedes Hewitson, 1874
Synonyms
Neptis nicomedes f. puelloidesEltringham, 1922

Neptis nicomedes is a species of nymphalid butterfly.

Description

Neptis nicomedes has a wingspan reaching about 40 millimetres (1.6 in). The uppersides of the wings are dark brown. Both wings are crossed in the middle by a broad band of white, followed by a band of indistinct grey spots and by three sub-marginal linear bands of white. The underside is similar to the upperside, but colours are paler.It is very similar to Neptis strigata . ^[1] Images BOLD

Distribution

This species can be found in tropical western Africa, mainly in Sierra Leone, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and western Kenya.

Taxonomy

It is a member of the Neptis agatha species group and of the melicerta Species group. The members of the melicerta group are

• Neptis melicerta
• Neptis agouale
• Neptis carcassoni
• Neptis goochii
• Neptis nicomedes
• Neptis quintilla
• Neptis nicobule
• Neptis nina

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References

1. Aurivillius, [P.O.]C. 1908-1924. In: Seitz, A. Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde Band 13: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen Tagfalter, 1925, 613 Seiten, 80 Tafeln (The Macrolepidoptera of the World 13).Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
2. Richardson, I.D. 2019. Revision of the genus Neptis (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) in the Afrotropical Region: Currently described taxa. Metamorphosis 30: 69‒221

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