Neptis trigonophora
| Barred Sailer | |
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| Neptis trigonophora figure 1 male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Neptini |
| Genus: | Neptis |
| Species: | N. trigonophora |
| Binomial name | |
| Neptis trigonophora Butler, 1878 | |
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The Barred Sailer (Neptis trigonophora) 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.[1]
The larvae feed on Paullinia pinnata.[2]
Subspecies
Recognised subspecies:[2]
- N. t. trigonophora (Kenya, eastern Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe, South Africa: Eastern Cape Province)
- N. t. melicertula Strand, 1912 (Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania, northern Zambia)
References
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