Neptis carcassoni

Neptis carcassoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Neptis
Species: N. carcassoni
Binomial name
Neptis carcassoni
van Son, 1959[1]
Synonyms
  • Neptis melicerta carcassoni Van Son, 1959

Neptis carcassoni, Carcasson’s Sailer, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests.

Adults are on wing nearly year round.

The larvae feed on Dalbergia lactea.

References

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