Neptis swynnertoni
| Neptis swynnertoni | |
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| Neptis swynnertoni figure 1 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Neptis |
| Species: | N. swynnertoni |
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| Neptis swynnertoni Trimen, 1912[1] | |
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Neptis swynnertoni, Swynnerton’s Sailer, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in southern Malawi, west central Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests.
Adults are on wing from September to May.
The larvae feed on Macaranga mellifera.
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- ↑ Neptis, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
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