Neptis dumetorum
Neptis dumetorum is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Réunion in the Indian Ocean.[2]
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Neptis |
| Species: | N. dumetorum |
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Host plants
Known host plants of this butterfly are: Acalypha wilkesiana, Trochetia granulata, Sida carpinifolia (Malvaceae) and Acalypha integrifolia (Euphorbiaceae).[3]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Neptis dumetorum.
- "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
- Martiré & Rochat, 2008, Les Papillons de la Réunion & leurs chenilles. page 156/157
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