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Neptis kiriakoffi (Overlaet, 1955)


Adult morphologyWingspan24
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)906
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)366
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
GUI:
Centered on the Guinea Savannah, extending into farmbush in the forest zone
GUI
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
AFR:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Euphorbiaceae
    - Acalypha
    - Bridelia, [in captivity]
  • Fabaceae
    - Albizia, [in captivity]
    - Pterocarpus, [in captivity]
  • Sapindaceae
    - Paullinia
  • Urticaceae
    - Australina
    - Pilea

  • Euphorbiaceae
    - Acalypha
    - Bridelia ([in captivity])
  • Fabaceae
    - Albizia ([in captivity])
    - Pterocarpus ([in captivity])
  • Sapindaceae
    - Paullinia
  • Urticaceae
    - Australina
    - Pilea

Records


1. ^ Larsen (2010)
2. ^ Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011