Neptis alta
| Neptis alta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Neptis |
| Species: | N. alta |
| Binomial name | |
| Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955[1] | |
Neptis alta, the Old Sailer or High Sailer, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the southern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and northern Botswana.[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.
Adult males mud puddle in the dry season. Adults are on wing from August to October and again from April to May.
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- ↑ Neptis, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
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