Neptis nina

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Neptis nina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Neptis
Species:
N. nina
Binomial name
Neptis nina
Staudinger, 1896 [1]

Neptis nina, the tiny sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Tanzania, south-eastern Kenya and north-eastern Zambia. [2] The habitat consists of forests.

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