Neptis nicoteles
| Neptis nicoteles | |
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| both in Kakamega Forest, Kenya | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Neptis |
| Species: | N. nicoteles |
| Binomial name | |
| Neptis nicoteles Hewitson, 1874[1] | |
Neptis nicoteles, the Clubbed Sailer, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania and north-western Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of various types of forests, including secondary habitats.
The larvae feed on Milletia species.
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- ↑ Neptis, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
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