Small streaked sailer | |
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Figure 2 male | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Neptis |
Species: | N. goochii
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Binomial name | |
Neptis goochii
Trimen, 1879
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Neptis goochii, the small streaked sailer, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa. [1] The habitat consists of forests. [2]
Wingspan is 30–35 mm in males and 34–38 mm in females. Adults are on the wing year round with a peak from December to May. [1]
The larvae feed on Acalypha species, [1] as well as Alchornea cordifolia and Dalbergia species.