Neita extensa

Neita extensa
Neita extensa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Satyrini
Genus: Neita
Species: N. extensa
Binomial name
Neita extensa
(Butler, 1898)[1]
Synonyms
  • Neocoenyra extensa Butler, 1898

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[2].

The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses. Larvae have been reared on Ehrharta erecta.

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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