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Neita extensa (Savanna Brown)

Synonyms: Neocoenyra extensa; Pseudonympha major

Wikipedia Abstract

The Savanna Brown (Neita extensa) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa from Mpumalanga to the Limpopo Province and further north to Zimbabwe. The wingspan is 43–48 mm for males and 45–50 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late November to mid April (with a peak in mid summer). There is a single extended generation per year. The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses. Larvae have been reared on Ehrharta erecta.
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Prey / Diet

Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon (manienie)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0