Neptis kiriakoffi

Kiriakoff's Sailer
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Neptini
Genus: Neptis
Species: N. kiriakoffi
Binomial name
Neptis kiriakoffi
Overlaet, 1955
Synonyms
  • Neptis overlaeti Pennington, 1962

Kiriakoff's Sailer (Neptis kiriakoffi) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Subsaharan Africa. The habitat consists of forests and Brachystegia woodland.[1]

Wingspan is 40–48 mm in males and 45–52 mm in females. Adults are probably on the wing year-round.[2]

The larvae feed on Acalypha paniculata, Paullinia, Australina, and Pilea species.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
  2. 1 2 Woodhall, Steve. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.
  3. ↑ Neptis, funet.fi


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