Neptis agouale

Neptis agouale
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Neptis
Species: N. agouale
Binomial name
Neptis agouale
Pierre-Baltus, 1978[1]
Synonyms
  • Neptis agonale

Neptis agouale, the Common Club-dot Sailer , is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forest.

The larvae feed on Acacia (including Acacia pennata) and Ventilago species, as well as Pterocarpus santalinoides, Baphia pubescens, Grewia carpinifolia and Sterculia tragacantha.

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References

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