Neptis nysiades

Neptis nysiades, the variable sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests, including riparian forests.

Neptis nysiades
Figure 4 (male) and 5 (female)
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Binomial name
Neptis nysiades

The larvae feed on Paullinia pinnata.

References

  1. "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini


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