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Neptis trigonophora (Butler, 1878)
Subspecies
[
Neptis
] trigonophora melicertula (Strand, 1912)
-
intermedia
(Schultze, 1920)
-
vansomereni
(Eltringham, 1929)
-
vansomereni
(D'Abrera, 1980)
Adult morphology
Wingspan
25
Literature references
Species number (Larsen 2005)
934
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)
369
Habitat
Habitat preference
[1]
MEF
:
Centered on the moist semi-deciduous forest types
MEF
Distribution
Geographical distribution
[2]
WWT
:
Found in both the Liberia and Ghana subregions and extending to the coastal forests of East Africa
WWT
Biology
Flight period:
Ecology
Host plants:
Fabaceae
- Baphia
- Millettia
, [in captivity]
- Pterocarpus
Rhamnaceae
- Ventilago
Sapindaceae
- Paullinia
Sterculiaceae
- Sterculia
Tiliaceae
- Grewia
Fabaceae
- Baphia
- Millettia
([in captivity])
- Pterocarpus
Rhamnaceae
- Ventilago
Sapindaceae
- Paullinia
Sterculiaceae
- Sterculia
Tiliaceae
- Grewia
Records
1.
^
Larsen (2010)
2.
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Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011