Neptis quintilla, the angled petty sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and western Kenya.Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini Images BOLD The habitat consists of open areas in wet forests with a canopy cover.
The larvae feed on Acacia species.
Taxonomy It is a member of the melicerta Species group The members of the melicerta group are Neptis melicerta Neptis agouale Neptis carcassoni Neptis goochii Neptis nicomedes Neptis quintilla Neptis nicobule Neptis nina Richardson, I.D. 2019. Revision of the genus Neptis (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) in the Afrotropical Region: Currently described taxa. Metamorphosis 30: 69‒221
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