Neptidopsis fulgurata

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Neptidopsis fulgurata
Neptidopsis fulgurata figure 5
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Neptidopsis
Species: N. fulgurata
Binomial name
Neptidopsis fulgurata
(Boisduval, 1833)[1]
Synonyms
  • Libythea fulgurata Boisduval, 1833
  • Neptidopsis fulgurata ab. pseudoplatyptera Strand, 1912

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

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, Mozambique)

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