Neptis nemetes

Neptis nemetes
Neptis nemetes figures 1,2
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Neptis
Species: N. nemetes
Binomial name
Neptis nemetes
Hewitson, 1868[1]

Neptis nemetes, the Nemetes Sailer, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Burkina-Faso, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Ethiopia.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests and riverine thicket.

The larvae feed on Asteraceae species, Alchornea cordifolia and Macaranga and Alchornea species.

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References

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