Neita extensa

Neita extensa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Tribe:	Satyrini
Genus:	Neita
Species:	N. extensa
Binomial name
	Neita extensa; (Butler, 1898)
Synonyms
	Neocoenyra extensa Butler, 1898; Neocoenyra duplex var. major Trimen, 1906;

The Savanna Brown (Neita extensa) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa from Mpumalanga to the Limpopo Province and further north to Zimbabwe.

The wingspan is 43–48 mm for males and 45–50 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late November to mid April (with a peak in mid summer). There is a single extended generation per year.^[2]

The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses. Larvae have been reared on Ehrharta erecta.

References

^ Neita, Site of Markku Savela
^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.

This Satyrinae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Neita, Site of Markku Savela

[2] Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.

[1]

[2]