Neptis strigata

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Neptis strigata
File:TransEntSocLond1921Plate23.jpg
Figure 3 male
Scientific classification Error creating thumbnail:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Neptis
Species:
N. strigata
Binomial name
Neptis strigata
Synonyms
  • Neptis biafra var. strigata Aurivillius, 1894

Neptis strigata, the strigate sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of dense forests.

The larvae feed on Clerodendrum capitatum.

Subspecies

[edit | edit source]
  • Neptis strigata strigata (Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Neptis strigata kakamega Collins & Larsen, 1996 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kivu, Uganda, Rwanda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)

Taxonomy

[edit | edit source]

It is a member of the Neptis agatha species group' N. strigata Auriv. (48 e) only differs from nicomedes in its larger size, 45—47 mm., and in having the discal band of the forewing broadly interrupted at vein 4. Discal spots 2 and 3 on the forewing are more or less rounded and separate. Cameroons to Uganda.[3] Images BOLD

References

[edit | edit source]
  1. ^ "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" Archived 2017-03-12 at the Wayback Machine at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ Aurivillius, [P.O.]C. 1908-1924. In: Seitz, A. Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde Band 13: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen Tagfalter, 1925, 613 Seiten, 80 Tafeln (The Macrolepidoptera of the World 13).Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart.Error creating thumbnail: This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Lua error in Module:Taxonbar at line 165: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).