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Neptis troundi

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Neptis troundi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Neptis
Species:
N. troundi
Binomial name
Neptis troundi
Pierre-Baltus, 1978[1]

Neptis troundi, the constricted club-dot sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Paullinia pinnata, Grewia carpinifolia, Millettia (including Millettia zechiana) and Allophylus species.

References

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  1. ^ "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" Archived 2017-03-12 at the Wayback Machine at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2012-06-18.