Biology:Neptis swynnertoni
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Neptis |
| Species: | N. swynnertoni
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| Neptis swynnertoni Trimen, 1912[1]
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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.
Adults are on wing from September to May.
The larvae feed on Macaranga mellifera.[3]
References
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- ↑ "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_limenitidini.doc.
- ↑ "Macaranga mellifera Prain on Flora of Zimbabwee". https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=135000.
Wikidata ☰ Q13574346 entry
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