Neptis kiriakoffi

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]

Kiriakoff's sailer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Neptis
Species:
N. kiriakoffi
Binomial name
Neptis kiriakoffi
Overlaet, 1955
Synonyms
  • Neptis overlaeti Pennington, 1962

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 Acalypha paniculata, Paullinia, Australina, and Pilea species.[2][3]

References
  1. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
  2. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
  3. "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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