Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Neptis | |
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Neptis penningtoni, or Pennington's sailer, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in south-eastern Kenya, western Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa (Limpopo). The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland, especially on wooded hills.
Adults are on wing in April and from July to December.
The larvae feed on Julbernardia globiflora. They prefer freshly emerged shoots of their host plant
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