Neptis dumetorum

Neptis dumetorum is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Réunion in the India Ocean.[2]

Neptis dumetorum
Figure 2
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Neptis
Species:
N. dumetorum
Binomial name
Neptis dumetorum
(Boisduval, 1833)[1]
Synonyms
  • Limenitis dumetorum Boisduval, 1833

Host plants

Known host plants of this butterfly are: Acalypha wilkesiana, Trochetia granulata, Sida carpinifolia (Malvaceae) and Acalypha integrifolia (Euphorbiaceae).[3]

References
  1. "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
  3. Martiré & Rochat, 2008, Les Papillons de la Réunion & leurs chenilles. page 156/157


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