Neptis goochii - Streaked sailor

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Neptis goochii
Neptis goochii

Photo(s): Alan Gardiner, Catapu, Mozambique.

Species details:

Notes: the smallest of the African Neptis species.
Distribution: Most common in Mozambique and Eastern Zimbabwe. Rare in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Related plant genera:
EuphorbiaceaeAcalypha (Food plant)
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Literature:

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Neptis goochii .
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400790, retrieved 25 April 2024

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