Neptis serena

Neptis serena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Neptis
Species:	N. serena
Binomial name
*Neptis serena* Overlaet, 1955^[1]
Synonyms
Neptis agatha ab. lativittata Strand, 1909 Neptis agatha ab. latvitta Strand; d’Abrera, 1980

Neptis serena, the Serene Sailer or River Sailer, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia, northern Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa and Yemen.^[2] The habitat consists of open, grassy banks of streams and rivers in forests, heavy woodland, coastal bush and savanna.

Adult males mud puddle. Adults are on wing in January and from April to October.

The larvae feed on Cycina species.

Subspecies

Neptis serena serena (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia, northern Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal)
Neptis serena annah Larsen, 1982 (Yemen)

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