Neptis kiriakoffi
Kiriakoff's Sailer | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Tribe: | Neptini |
Genus: | Neptis |
Species: | N. kiriakoffi |
Binomial name | |
Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955 | |
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Kiriakoff's Sailer (Neptis kiriakoffi) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Subsaharan Africa. The habitat consists of forests and Brachystegia woodland.[1]
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]
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