Neita neita

Neita neita
Neita neita
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Satyrini
Genus: Neita
Species: N. neita
Binomial name
Neita neita
(Wallengren, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pseudonympha neita Wallengren, 1875

The Neita Brown (Neita neita) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa in several isolated populations in grassland and grassy savanna covered hillsides from the eastern Cape into KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Mpumalanga, the Limpopo Province and the North-Western Province.

The wingspan is 45-50 mm for males and 45-58 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to March (with a peak in December). There is a single extended generation per year[2].

The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses.

References

  1. ^ Neita, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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