Neptis kiriakoffi

Kiriakoff's Sailer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Tribe:	Neptini
Genus:	Neptis
Species:	N. kiriakoffi
Binomial name
Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955

The Kiriakoff's Sailer (Neptis kiriakoffi) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Subsaharan Africa.

Wingspan is 40–48 mm in males and 45–52 mm in females. Adults are probably on the wing year-round.^[1]

The larvae feed on Acalypha paniculata, Paullinia, Australina, and Pilea species.^[1][2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Woodhall, Steve. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.
2. ^ Neptis, funet.fi

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