Neptis swynnertoni

Neptis swynnertoni
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Neptis
Species: N. swynnertoni
Binomial name
Neptis swynnertoni
Trimen, 1912[1]
Synonyms
  • Neptis neavei Rothschild, 1918

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.

Adults are on wing from September to May.

The larvae feed on Macaranga mellifera.

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