Neita neita
Neita neita, the Neita brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa in several isolated populations in grassland and grassy savanna covered hillsides from Eastern Cape into KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and North West.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Neita |
| Species: | N. neita |
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| Neita neita (Wallengren, 1875)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 45–50 mm for males and 45–58 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to March (with a peak in December). There is a single extended generation per year.[2]
The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses.
References
- "Neita van Son, 1955" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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