Neptis mixophyes
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Neptis mixophyes, Holland’s Clubbed Sailer, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in eastern Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of wetter forests.
The larvae feed on Dalhousiea africana and Petersianthus species.
References
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- ^ Neptis, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini