Neptidopsis_fulgurata

<i>Neptidopsis fulgurata</i>

Neptidopsis fulgurata

Species of butterfly

Neptidopsis fulgurata, the barred false sailer or Malagasy sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar.[2] The habitat consists of coastal forests and coastal forest-savanna mosaic.

Quick Facts Barred false sailer, Scientific classification ...

Adults are attracted to fermented bananas and have been recorded feeding from the tips of tall grass. They are on wing from April to September.

Subspecies

  • Neptidopsis fulgurata fulgurata — Madagascar
  • Neptidopsis fulgurata platyptera Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 — Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique

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  1. [1]
    Neptidopsis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. [2]
    "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Biblidini". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-06-18.


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