Neptis swynnertoni

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Neptis swynnertoni
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N. swynnertoni
Binomial name
Neptis swynnertoni
Trimen, 1912[1]
Synonyms
  • Neptis neavei Rothschild, 1918

Neptis swynnertoni, or Swynnerton's sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Malawi, west central Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests.

Adults are on wing from September to May.

The larvae feed on .[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
  3. ^ "Macaranga mellifera Prain on Flora of Zimbabwee".


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