Neptis swynnertoni
Neptis swynnertoni, or Swynnerton's sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Malawi, west central Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Neptis |
| Species: | N. swynnertoni |
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Adults are on wing from September to May.
The larvae feed on Macaranga mellifera.[3]
References
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- "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" Archived 2017-03-12 at the Wayback Machine at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
- "Macaranga mellifera Prain on Flora of Zimbabwee". Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
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