Neptis trigonophora

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Barred Sailer
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
Synonyms
  • Neptis melicerta var. melicertula Strand, 1912
  • Neptis intermedia Schultze, 1920
  • Neptis trigonophora f. vansomereni Eltringham, 1929
  • Neptis trigonophora vansomereni d’Abrera, 1980

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

  1. ↑ Woodhall, Steve. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Neptis, funet.fi


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