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.

Neptis swynnertoni
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Neptis
Species:
N. swynnertoni
Binomial name
Neptis swynnertoni
Trimen, 1912[1]
Synonyms
  • Neptis neavei Rothschild, 1918

Adults are on wing from September to May.

The larvae feed on Macaranga mellifera.[3]

References
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  1. "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" Archived 2017-03-12 at the Wayback Machine at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
  3. "Macaranga mellifera Prain on Flora of Zimbabwee". Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2020-08-21.


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