Neptis constantiae
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Neptis |
| Species: | N. constantiae |
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| Neptis constantiae | |
Neptis constantiae, or Constance's sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[3] The habitat consists of forests.
Subspecies
[edit]- Neptis constantiae constantiae (Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
- Neptis constantiae kaumba Condamin, 1966 (Nigeria, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lualaba and Sankuru)
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Taxonomy
[edit]It is a member of the Neptis agatha species group but also considered a member of the constantiae. group the other member being Neptis katama'.[4]
References
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- ↑ Carcasson, R. H. 1961 New and Little-known African Lepidoptera Occasional Papers, Coryndon Memorial Museum, Nairobi (7) : 3-23, 5pls
- ↑ "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
- ↑ Richardson, I.D. 2019. Revision of the genus Neptis (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) in the Afrotropical Region: Currently described taxa. Metamorphosis 30: 69‒221
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