Neita lotenia

Neita lotenia
Neita lotenia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Satyrini
Genus: Neita
Species: N. lotenia
Binomial name
Neita lotenia
(van Son, 1949)[1]
Synonyms
  • Melampias lotenia van Son, 1949

The Loteni Brown (Neita lotenia) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa on grassy mountain slopes on high altitude grasslands along the southern and south-eastern KwaZulu-Natal and Lesotho part of the Drakensberg.

The wingspan is 45-48 mm for males and females. Adults are on wing from late November to January. There is one generation per year[2].

The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses.

References

  1. ^ Neita, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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