Kingdom Animalia Family Nymphalidae Genus Neita Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Tribe Satyrini Scientific name Neita neita Rank Species | |
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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.
The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses.
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