Neptis serena
Neptis serena, the serene sailer or river sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia, northern Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa and Yemen.[2] The habitat consists of open, grassy banks of streams and rivers in forests, heavy woodland, coastal bush and savanna.
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Adult males mud-puddle. Adults are on wing from April to January.
The larvae feed on Cycina species.
Subspecies
- Neptis serena serena (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia, northern Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal)
- Neptis serena annah Larsen, 1982 (Yemen)
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- Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
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