Neptis Penningtoni
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''Neptis penningtoni'', or Pennington's sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in south-eastern Kenya, western Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa ( Limpopo).Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
/ref> The habitat consists of '' Brachystegia'' woodland, especially on wooded hills. Adults are on wing in April and from July to December. The larvae feed on '' Julbernardia globiflora''. They prefer freshly emerged shoots of their host plant


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Butterflies described in 1977 penningtoni {{Limenitidinae-stub