Neptis sappho
Neptis sappho, the Pallas' sailer or common glider, is a nymphalid butterfly found in Central Europe, Russia, India and other parts of temperate Asia and Japan.[1]
| Pallas' sailer | |
|---|---|
| N. s. sappho, Hungary | |
| N. s. sapho, Hungary | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Neptis |
| Species: | N. sappho |
| Binomial name | |
| Neptis sappho Pallas, 1771 | |
| Synonyms | |
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The wingspan is 40–46 mm.
The larvae feed on Lathyrus vernus, Lathyrus niger and Robinia pseudoacacia.
- N. s. intermedia Komaki, Aichi, Japan
- N. s. intermedia Komaki, Aichi, Japan
- from Adalbert Seitz
- Larva and pupa (figures 10 and 10a)
References
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- "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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