Neptis dumetorum

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Neptis dumetorum
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N. dumetorum
Binomial name
Neptis dumetorum
(Boisduval, 1833)[1]
Synonyms
  • Limenitis dumetorum Boisduval, 1833
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Neptis dumetorum is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Réunion in the Indian Ocean.[2]

Host plants[]

Known host plants of this butterfly are: Acalypha wilkesiana, , Sida carpinifolia (Malvaceae) and Acalypha integrifolia (Euphorbiaceae).[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
  3. ^ Martiré & Rochat, 2008, Les Papillons de la Réunion & leurs chenilles. page 156/157


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