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Neptis liberti

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Neptis liberti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Neptis
Species:
N. liberti
Binomial name
Neptis liberti
Pierre & Pierre-Baltus, 1998[1]

Neptis liberti, or Libert's sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Tetrapleura thoningii.

References

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  1. ^ "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini