Neptis nemetes Hewitson 1868

Neptis nemetes Hewitson
Neptis nemetes Hewitson, 1868 [1852-1876], 4: [45]; pi. [25], figs. 1 and 2 (Sierra Leone).
The nominate subspecies is distributed from Sierra Leone through the Congo Valley, with other subspecies in East Africa. I found it to be quite common at the weedy margins of cassava fields and to be present throughout the year.
Liberia: Harbel, 2 8 , 4 9 ,1, 1 S ,2 2 ,11, 3 S , III, 2 2 , IV, 3 8 , V, 1 8 , VI, 1 8, VII, 2 $ , X, 2 8 , XI, 2 8 , XII; Fish Lake, 1 8 , 1,38, XII; Kpain, 1 8 , X; Ganta, 1 8,2 2 , II, 1 8,1 9 , V, 1 9 , VI; Wanau Forest (in glades), 1 8 , I, 2 8 ,11, 1 8,2 9 , III, 1 8 , 1 2 , X; Zorzor, 1 9 , XII (Fox) ; "West Africa" (undoubtedly eastern Liberia), 1 9 (Naysmith); eastern Liberia, 5 specimens, III, IV (Condamin, 1951); Buttikofer (1890).

Neptis nemetes, commonly known as the Nemetes sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western, central and eastern Africa. The habitat consists of lowland forests and riverine thicket.

The larvae feed on Asteraceae species, Alchornea cordifolia and Macaranga and Alchornea species.