Neptis kiriakoffi
Kiriakoff's sailer | |
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | N. kiriakoffi
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Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955
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Neptis kiriakoffi, or Kiriakoff's sailer, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa. The habitat consists of forests and Brachystegia woodland.[1]
Its wingspan is 40–48 mm in males and 45–52 mm in females. Adults are probably on the wing year round.[2]
The larvae feed on , Paullinia, Australina, and Pilea species.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
- ^ a b Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
- ^ "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Categories:
- Neptis
- Butterflies described in 1955
- Limenitidinae stubs