Neptis mixophyes
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| Neptis mixophyes | |
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| Neptis mixophyes figure 8 male | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Neptis |
| Species: | N. mixophyes |
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| Neptis mixophyes Holland, 1892[1] | |
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Neptis mixophyes, Holland’s Clubbed Sailer, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in eastern Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of wetter forests.
The larvae feed on Dalhousiea africana and Petersianthus species.
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- ↑ Neptis, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
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