Neptis rogersi

Neptis rogersi
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Neptis
Species:	N. rogersi
Binomial name
	Neptis rogersi; Eltringham, 1921

Last updated August 24, 2025

Neptis rogersi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Images BOLD

It is found along the coasts of Kenya and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of coastal forests.

The larvae feed on Paullinia pinnata and Alchornea cordifolia .

Taxonomy

It is a member of the Neptis agatha species group and also the nominotypical member of the rogersi sub-group of the nysiades group The members of the rogersi subgroup are

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References

↑ "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
↑ 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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[funet-1] "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[ATBUT-2] Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini

[3] 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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