Neptis swynnertoni
Neptis swynnertoni, or Swynnerton's sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Malawi, west central Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests.
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Adults are on wing from September to May.
The larvae feed on Macaranga mellifera.[3]
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- "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
- "Macaranga mellifera Prain on Flora of Zimbabwee".
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