Biology:Neptis clarei

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Neptis clarei
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Figure 6
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Neptis
Species:
N. clarei
Binomial name
Neptis clarei
Neave, 1904[1]

Neptis clarei, or Clare's sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Uganda, western Kenya and possibly north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Paullinia pinnata.

References

  1. "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini

Wikidata ☰ Q6995421 entry