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Neptis goochii
Species of butterfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.N. goochi Trim. (48 f) is probably merely the East African race of Neptis melicerta and only differs in having discal spots 5 and 6 on the forewing broader and more or less completely joined together, the median band of the hindwing broader, about 5 mm. in breadth, and especially in the second marginal line on the underside of the hindwing being not or but little thickened. Natal to Kilimandjaro [3]Images BOLD
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.
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Taxonomy
It is a member of the Neptis melicerta Species group sensu Seitz
It is a member of the melicerta Species group sensu Richardson The members of the melicerta group are
References
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