Neptis
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Neptis is a large genus of butterflies
of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailers (Pseudoneptis).
Species include:
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailers (Pseudoneptis).
Species
- Neptis agonale Pierre-Baltus, 1978.
- Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955.
- Neptis alwina Bremer & Grey , 1853.
- Neptis ananta Moore, 1858 – Yellow Sailer
- Neptis anjanaNeptis anjanaThe Rich Sailer is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Asia.-Subspecies:*Neptis anjana anjana *Neptis anjana hyria Fruhstorfer, 1913...
Moore, 1881 – Rich Sailer - Neptis antilope Leech, 1892 – Variegated Sailer
- Neptis arachne Leech, 1890.
- Neptis armandia Oberthür, 1876.
- Neptis aurivillii Schultze, 1913.
- Neptis beroe Leech, 1890.
- Neptis biafra Ward, 1871.
- Neptis brebissonii Boisduval, 1832.
- Neptis camarensis Schultze, 1917.
- Neptis carcassoni van Son, 1959 – Carcasson's Streaked Sailer
- Neptis carpenteri Eltringham, 1922.
- Neptis carticaNeptis carticaThe Plain Sailer is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia.-Subspecies:*Neptis cartica cartica...
Moore, 1872 – Plain Sailer - Neptis celebica Moore, 1899.
- Neptis choui Yuan & Wang, 1994.
- Neptis clarei Aurivillius, 1912 – Clare's Sailer
- Neptis cliniaNeptis cliniaThe Southern Sullied Sailer, Neptis clinia is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia.-See also:*Nymphalidae*List of butterflies of India*List of Butterflies of India...
Moore, 1872 – Clear Sailer - Neptis clinioides de Nicéville, 1894.
- Neptis columellaNeptis columellaThe Short banded Sailer, Neptis columella is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia.-Description:Upperside black, with white markings...
Neave, 1904. - Neptis comorarum Oberthür, 1890.
- Neptis conspicua Neave, 1904 – Constance's Sailer
- Neptis constantiae Carcasson, 1961.
- Neptis continuata Holland, 1892.
- Neptis cydippe Leech, 1890 – Chinese Yellow Sailer
- Neptis cymela C. & R. Felder, 1863.
- Neptis decaryi Le Cerf, 1928.
- Neptis dejeani Oberthür, 1894.
- Neptis dentifera Schultze, 1917.
- Neptis divisa Oberthür, 1908.
- Neptis dumetorum Boisduval, 1833.
- Neptis duryodana Moore, 1858.
- Neptis eltringhami Joicey & Talbot, 1926.
- Neptis esakii Nomura.
- Neptis exaleuca Karsch, 1894.
- Neptis felisimilis Schröder & Treadaway, 1983.
- Neptis frobenia (Fabricius, 1798).
- Neptis goochiNeptis goochiThe Small Streaked Sailer is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in southern Africa.Wingspan is 30–35 mm in males and 34–38 mm in females. Adults are on the wing year-round with peak from December to May....
Trimen, 1879 – (Small) Streaked Sailer - Neptis gracilis (Kirsch, 1885).
- Neptis gratiosa Overlaet, 1955.
- Neptis guia Chou & Wang, 1994.
- Neptis haritaNeptis haritaThe Indian Dingiest Sailor Neptis harita is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in N.E.India , Peninsular Malaysia, N.Indo-China, S.Yunnan and Sumatra...
Moore, 1875 – (Indian) Dingiest Sailer - Neptis hesione Leech, 1890.
- Neptis hylasNeptis hylasNeptis hylas, sometimes known as the Common Sailer, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia. It has a characteristic stiff gliding flight achieved by short and shallow wingbeats just above the horizontal....
(Linnaeus, 1758) – Common Sailer - Neptis ida Moore, 1858.
- Neptis ilira Kheil, 1884.
- Neptis incongrua Butler, 1896.
- Neptis infusa Birket-Smith, 1960.
- Neptis intermedia Schultze, 1917.
- Neptis ioannis Eliot, 1959.
- Neptis jamesoni Godman & Salvin, 1890.
- Neptis jordaniNeptis jordaniThe Jordan's Sailer is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Subsaharan Africa.Wingspan is 38–42 mm in males and 44–45 mm in females. Adults are probably on the wing year-round....
Neave, 1910 – Jordan's Sailer - Neptis jumbahNeptis jumbahThe Chestnut-Streaked Sailer Neptis jumbah is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia.-Description:Male somewhat resembles Neptis columella, but differs as follows:— Upperside fuliginous black, the interspaces between the veins deeper black, very conspicuous in certain lights,...
Moore, 1857 – Chestnut-streaked Sailer - Neptis katama Collins & Larsen, 1991.
- Neptis kikideli Boisduval, 1833.
- Neptis kikuyuensis Jackson, 1951 – Kikuyu Sailer
- Neptis kiriakoffiNeptis kiriakoffiThe Kiriakoff's Sailer is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Subsaharan Africa.Wingspan is 40–48 mm in males and 45–52 mm in females. Adults are probably on the wing year-round....
Overlaet, 1955 – Kiriakoff's Sailer - Neptis laetaNeptis laetaThe Common Sailer is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Subsaharan Africa.Wingspan is 40–48 mm in males and 45–52 mm in females. Adults are on the wing year-round with peak from December to May....
Overlaet, 1955 – Common Sailer - Neptis latvitta Strand, 1909.
- Neptis lermanni Aurivillius, 1896.
- Neptis leucoporos Fruhstorfer, 1908.
- Neptis livingstonei Suffert, 1904.
- Neptis lugubris Rebel, 1914.
- Neptis magadha C. & R. Felder, 1867.
- Neptis mahendra Moore, 1872 – Himalayan Sailer
- Neptis manasa Moore, 1857 – Pale Hockeystick Sailer
- Neptis mayottensis Oberthür, 1890.
- Neptis melicerta (Drury, 1773) – Streaked Sailer
- Neptis meloria Oberthür, 1906
- Neptis metalla Doubleday & Hewitson.
- Neptis metanira Holland, 1892.
- Neptis metella Doubleday & Hewitson, 1850.
- Neptis miahNeptis miahThe Small Yellow Sailer, Neptis miah Moore is a nymphalid butterfly found in India, Bhutan, Thailand, and Malaysia eastward to western China, Hainan and Guangdong. Seven subspecies have been identified. Guangdong subspecies belongs to N. miah disopa Swinhoe and the Hainan subspecies is considered...
Moore, 1858. - Neptis mindorana C. & R. Felder, 1863.
- Neptis mixophyes Holland, 1892.
- Neptis morosa Overlaet, 1955 – Morose Sailer
- Neptis namba Tytler, 1915.
- Neptis nandina Moore, 1858.
- Neptis narayana Moore, 1858 – Broadstick Sailer
- Neptis nashonaNeptis nashonaThe Less Rich Sailer is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Asia.-Subspecies:*Neptis nashona nashona *Neptis nashona aagaardi Riley, 1932...
Swinhoe, 1896 – Less Rich Sailer - Neptis nataNeptis nataThe Clear Sailer, Neptis nata is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia....
Moore, 1858 – Dirty Sailer - Neptis nausicaa de Nicéville, 1897.
- Neptis nebrodes Hewitson, 1874.
- Neptis nemetes Hewitson, 1868.
- Neptis nemorosa Oberthür, 1906.
- Neptis nemorum Oberthür, 1906.
- Neptis nicobule Holland, 1892.
- Neptis nicomedes Hewitson, 1874.
- Neptis nicoteles Hewitson, 1874.
- Neptis nina Staudinger, 1896 – Tiny Sailer
- Neptis nisaea de Nicéville, 1894.
- Neptis nitetis Hewitson, 1868.
- Neptis noyala Oberthür, 1906.
- Neptis nycteus de Nicéville, 1890 – Hockeystick Sailer
- Neptis nysiades Hewitson, 1868.
- Neptis occidentalis Rothschild, 1918.
- Neptis ochracea Neave, 1904.
- Neptis omerodaNeptis omerodaNeptis omeroda is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Asia.-Subspecies:*Neptis omeroda omeroda *Neptis omeroda infuscata Hagen, 1898...
Moore, 1875. - Neptis pampanga C. & R. Felder, 1863.
- Neptis paula Staudinger, 1895.
- Neptis penningtoni van Son, 1977 – Pennington's Sailer
- Neptis philyra Ménétriés, 1858.
- Neptis philyroides Staudinger, 1887.
- Neptis poultoni Eltringham, 1921.
- Neptis praslini (Boisduval, 1832).
- Neptis pryeriNeptis pryeriNeptis pryeri is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in China, the Asian part of Russia, Korea and Japan.The length of the fore-wings is 21–30 mm...
Butler, 1871. - Neptis pseudonamba Huang, 2001.
- Neptis pseudovikasiNeptis pseudovikasiNeptis pseudovikasi is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Asia, from north-eastern India to Burma and northern Indo-China...
(Moore, 1899). - Neptis puella Aurivillius, 1894.
- Neptis radhaNeptis radhaThe Great Yellow Sailer is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Asia.-Subspecies:*Neptis radha radha *Neptis radha asterastilis Oberthür, 1891...
Moore, 1857 – Great Yellow Sailer - Neptis reducta Fruhstorfer, 1908.
- Neptis rivularisNeptis rivularisThe Hungarian Glider is a species of butterflies.It lives in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, central Asia and Far East until Japan. Breadth of wings 25 to 27 mm. Prefers forest landscape. Caterpillars feed on Spiraea...
(Scopoli, 1763) – Hungarian Glider - Neptis rogersi Eltringham, 1921 – Roger's Sailer
- Neptis rothschildi Eltringham, 1921.
- Neptis saclavaNeptis saclavaThe Spotted Sailer is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in southern Africa.Wingspan is 40–45 mm in males and 45–48 mm in females...
Boisduval, 1833 – Spotted Sailer - Neptis sangangi Huang, 2001.
- Neptis sankaraNeptis sankaraThe Broad-banded Sailer is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia.-Subspecies:*Neptis sankara sankara*Neptis sankara amba Moore, 1858...
(Kollar, 1844) – Broad-banded Sailer - Neptis sapphoNeptis sapphoThe Pallas' Sailer is a nymphalid butterfly found in Eastern Europe , Russia, India and other parts of temperate Asia and Japan.The wingspan is 40-46 mm....
(Pallas, 1771) – Common Glider or Pallas' Sailer - Neptis satina Grose-Smith, 1894.
- Neptis sedata Sasaki, 1982.
- Neptis seeldrayersii Aurivillius, 1895.
- Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955 – River Sailer
- Neptis sextilla Mabille, 1882.
- Neptis sinocartica Chou & Wang, 1994.
- Neptis somaNeptis somaThe Sullied Sailer, Neptis soma is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia.-Wet season form:Males and females, upperside fuliginous black, with somewhat sullied white markings...
Moore, 1858 – Sullied Sailer - Neptis speyeri Staudinger, 1887.
- Neptis strigata Aurivillius, 1894.
- Neptis sunica Eliot, 1969.
- Neptis swynnertoni Trimen, 1912.
- Neptis sylvana Oberthür, 1906.
- Neptis taiwana Fruhstorfer, 1908.
- Neptis theodora Oberthür, 1906.
- Neptis thestias Leech, 1892.
- Neptis thetis Leech, 1890.
- Neptis trigonophoraNeptis trigonophoraThe Barred Sailer is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in southern Africa.Wingspan is 45–50 mm in males and 48–55 mm in females. Adults are on the wing possibly year-round with peak from March to April.The larvae feed on Paullinia pinnata.-Subspecies:Recognised...
Butler, 1878 – Barred Sailer - Neptis troundi Pierre-Baltus, 1978.
- Neptis vibusa Semper, 1889.
- Neptis vikasi Horsfield, 1829 – Dingy Sailer
- Neptis vindo Pierre-Baltus, 1978.
- Neptis woodwardi Sharpe, 1899 – Woodward's Sailer
- Neptis yerburiiNeptis yerburiiYerbury's Sailer, Neptis yerburyi Butler is a nymphalid butterfly found in India, , parts of China, Burma and Thailand....
Butler, 1886 – Yerbury's Sailer - Neptis zaida Westwood, 1850 – Pale-green Sailer