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Neptis trigonophora (Butler, 1878)

Subspecies

  • [Neptis] trigonophora melicertula (Strand, 1912)
    - intermedia (Schultze, 1920)
    - vansomereni (Eltringham, 1929)
    - vansomereni (D'Abrera, 1980)

Adult morphologyWingspan25
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)934
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)369
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
MEF:
Centered on the moist semi-deciduous forest types
MEF
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
WWT:
Found in both the Liberia and Ghana subregions and extending to the coastal forests of East Africa
WWT

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Fabaceae
    - Baphia
    - Millettia, [in captivity]
    - Pterocarpus
  • Rhamnaceae
    - Ventilago
  • Sapindaceae
    - Paullinia
  • Sterculiaceae
    - Sterculia
  • Tiliaceae
    - Grewia

  • Fabaceae
    - Baphia
    - Millettia ([in captivity])
    - Pterocarpus
  • Rhamnaceae
    - Ventilago
  • Sapindaceae
    - Paullinia
  • Sterculiaceae
    - Sterculia
  • Tiliaceae
    - Grewia

Records


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




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