Neptis strigata

Neptis strigata
Neptis strigata figure 3 male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Neptis
Species:	N. strigata
Binomial name
Neptis strigata Aurivillius, 1894[1]
Synonyms
Neptis biafra var. strigata Aurivillius, 1894

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)

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