Neptis penningtoni
Neptis penningtoni, or Pennington's sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in south-eastern Kenya, western Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa (Limpopo).[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland, especially on wooded hills.
| Neptis penningtoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Neptis |
| Species: | N. penningtoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Neptis penningtoni van Son, 1977[1] | |
Adults are on wing in April and from July to December.
The larvae feed on Julbernardia globiflora. They prefer freshly emerged shoots of their host plant
References
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- "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
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