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Neptis nicomedes

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Neptis nicomedes
From Eritrea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Neptis
Species:
N. nicomedes
Binomial name
Neptis nicomedes
Hewitson, 1874
Synonyms
  • Neptis nicomedes f. puelloides Eltringham, 1922

Neptis nicomedes is a species of nymphalid butterfly.

Description

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Neptis nicomedes has a wingspan reaching about 40 millimetres (1.6 in). The uppersides of the wings are dark brown. Both wings are crossed in the middle by a broad band of white, followed by a band of indistinct grey spots and by three sub-marginal linear bands of white. The underside is similar to the upperside, but colours are paler.

Distribution

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This species can be found in tropical western Africa, mainly in Sierra Leone, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and western Kenya.

References

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