Neptis nicomedes
Species of butterfly
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Neptis nicomedes is a species of nymphalid butterfly.
| Neptis nicomedes | |
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| From Eritrea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Neptis |
| Species: | N. nicomedes |
| Binomial name | |
| Neptis nicomedes Hewitson, 1874 | |
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Description
Neptis nicomedes has a wingspan reaching about 40 millimetres (1.6 in). The uppersides of the wings are dark brown. Both wings are crossed in the middle by a broad band of white, followed by a band of indistinct grey spots and by three sub-marginal linear bands of white. The underside is similar to the upperside, but colours are paler.It is very similar to Neptis strigata.[1] Images BOLD
Distribution
This species can be found in tropical western Africa, mainly in Sierra Leone, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and western Kenya.
Taxonomy
It is a member of the Neptis agatha species group and of the melicerta Species group. The members of the melicerta group are
