Neptis melicerta ( Drury, 1773 )

Bivar-De-Sousa, António, Vasconcelos, Sasha, Mendes, Luís F., Larsen, Torben B., Baker, Jon & Guilherme, João L., 2016, Butterflies of Guinea-Bissau: VIII. New data, new reports, corrections and biodiversity (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea), Zootaxa 4201 (1), pp. 1-77 : 45

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scientific name	Neptis melicerta ( Drury, 1773 )
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170. Neptis melicerta ( Drury, 1773) View in CoL

WL: 22mm. N. melicerta is known to fly in all forest types, ranging from Guinea-Bissau to Nigeria and through equatorial Africa to western Uganda. The known host-plants are species of Fabaceae and Sapindaceae .

Studied material. Tombali: Mato de Lautchande ( PNFC), 12.07.2009, 1♂ (BS 29142).

Previous references. Regions: Bafatá, Biombo, Bolama, Gabú, Quinara, Tombali. Authors: Bacelar (1949), Villiers (1949), Larsen (2005), Bivar-de-Sousa et al. (2008b).

Probable abundance and proposed status. AB: F; CS: LC.

References

Bacelar, A. (1949) Macrolepidoptera (Rhopalocera) da Guine Portuguesa. Anais da Junta de Investigacoes Coloniais (Entomologia), 4, 72 - 104.

Drury, D. (1773) Illustrations of Natural History. Vol. 2. Printed for the author, London, 90 pp., 50 pls.

Villiers, A. (1949) Mission P. L. Dekeiser et A. Villiers en Guinee et Cote d'Ivoire (1946). Insectes (premiere partie). Catalogue de l'Institut Francais de l'Afrique Noire, 5, 1 - 90.