Neptis quintilla Mabille, 1890

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 : 44

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4201.1.1
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scientific name	Neptis quintilla Mabille, 1890
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WL: 18mm. This species is typically found in open areas of damp forest. Although it can be common, it is extremely localized and somewhat seasonal. It ranges from Guinea-Bissau to Angola, Uganda and western Kenya. The caterpillars occur on shrubby acacias ( Fabaceae ).

Previous references. Regions: Bolama. Authors: Aurivillius (1910), Larsen (2005), Bivar-de-Sousa et al. (2008b).

Probable abundance and proposed status. AB: R; CS: I.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Nymphalidae
SubFamily	Limenitidinae
Genus	Neptis

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