Neptis kiriakoffi
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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.
The larvae feed on Acalypha paniculata, Paullinia
, Australina, and Pilea
species.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
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.
The larvae feed on Acalypha paniculata, Paullinia
Paullinia
Paullinia is a genus of flowering shrubs, small trees and lianas in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae, native to tropical South America, Central America and the Caribbean....
, Australina, and Pilea
Pilea
Pilea with 600–715 species is the largest genus in the plant family Urticaceae and one of the larger genera in the Urticales and eudicot rosids....
species.