Neita orbipalus
Neita orbipalus is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania.[2]
| Neita orbipalus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Neita |
| Species: | N. orbipalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Neita orbipalus Kielland, 1990[1] | |
The upperside of the wings is brown to sooty brown. In both the forewings and hindwings there are a dark-brown marginal line, a brown submarginal line and a dark-brown thicker line inside this. Females are a little larger and paler than males.
Subspecies
- Neita orbipalus orbipalus (Tanzania: north to the Arusha plain)
- Neita orbipalus congdoni Kielland, 1990 (Tanzania: southern highlands)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Neita orbipalus.
- "Neita van Son, 1955" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- "Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe uncertain". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
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