Neptis dumetorum
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Neptis |
Species: | N. dumetorum |
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Neptis dumetorum | |
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Neptis dumetorum is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Réunion in the Indian Ocean.[2]
Host plants
[edit]Known host plants of this butterfly are: Acalypha wilkesiana, Trochetia granulata, Sida carpinifolia (Malvaceae) and Acalypha integrifolia (Euphorbiaceae).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
- ^ Martiré & Rochat, 2008, Les Papillons de la Réunion & leurs chenilles. page 156/157