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Neptis dumetorum

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Neptis dumetorum
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Neptis
Species:
N. dumetorum
Binomial name
Neptis dumetorum
(Boisduval, 1833)[1]
Synonyms
  • Limenitis dumetorum Boisduval, 1833

Neptis dumetorum is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Réunion in the Indian Ocean.[2]

Host plants

Known host plants of this butterfly are: Acalypha wilkesiana, Trochetia granulata, Sida carpinifolia (Malvaceae) and Acalypha integrifolia (Euphorbiaceae).[3]

References

  1. ^ "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
  3. ^ Martiré & Rochat, 2008, Les Papillons de la Réunion & leurs chenilles. page 156/157