Neptis jordani

Jordan's Sailer
Neptis jordani figure 1
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Neptini
Genus: Neptis
Species: N. jordani
Binomial name
Neptis jordani
Neave, 1910

Jordan's Sailer (Neptis jordani) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Subsaharan Africa. The habitat consists of areas near rivers and grassy marshes.[1]

Wingspan is 38–42 mm in males and 44–45 mm in females. Adults are probably on the wing year-round.[2]

The larvae feed on Polygonum strigonum.

References

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


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