| Neptis penningtoni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Neptis |
| Species: | N. penningtoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Neptis penningtoni van Son, 1977 [1] | |
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). [2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland, especially on wooded hills.
Adults are on wing in April and from July to December.
The larvae feed on Julbernardia globiflora . They prefer freshly emerged shoots of their host plant
