Neptis nemetes
| Neptis nemetes | |
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| Neptis nemetes figures 1,2 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Neptis |
| Species: | N. nemetes |
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| 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.
Subspecies
- Neptis nemetes nemetes (Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Burkina-Faso, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, western Cameroon to Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, southern Sudan, western Kenya, Zambia)
- Neptis nemetes margueriteae Fox, 1968 (southern Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea: Mbini, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, southern Sudan, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania, Zambia)
- Neptis nemetes obtusa Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Ethiopia)
References
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- ↑ Neptis, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
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