Biology:Neptis rogersi

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Neptis rogersi
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Figure 9
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Neptis
Species:
N. rogersi
Binomial name
Neptis rogersi
Eltringham, 1921[1]

Neptis rogersi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found along the coasts of Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of coastal forests.

The larvae feed on Paullinia pinnata and Alchornea cordifolia.

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q13574358 entry