Neptidopsis fulgurata

Neptidopsis fulgurata
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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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