Neptis strigata
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| Neptis strigata | |
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| Neptis strigata figure 3 male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Neptis |
| Species: | N. strigata |
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| Neptis strigata Aurivillius, 1894[1] | |
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Neptis strigata, the Strigate Sailer, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of dense forests.
The larvae feed on Clerodendrum capitatum.
Subspecies
- Neptis strigata strigata (Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Neptis strigata kakamega Collins & Larsen, 1996 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Kivu, Uganda, Rwanda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
References
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- ↑ Neptis, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
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