Neptis saclava

Spotted Sailer


Neptis saclava saclava
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Tribe:	Neptini
Genus:	Neptis
Species:	N. saclava
Binomial name
*Neptis saclava* Boisduval, 1833
Synonyms
Neptis marpessa Hopffer, 1855 Neptis nemetes pasteuri Snellen, 1882 Neptis saclava marpessa ab. sheppardi Stevenson, 1940

The Spotted Sailer (Neptis saclava) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in southern Africa.

Wingspan is 40–45 mm in males and 45–48 mm in females. Adults are on the wing year-round with peak from December to May.^[1]

The larvae feed on Acalypha glabrata, Combretum bracteosum, Ricinus communis, Australina, and Pilea.^[1]^[2]

Subspecies

Recognised subspecies:^[2]

N. s. saclava (Madagascar)
N. s. marpessa Hopffer, 1855 – Small Spotted Sailer (southern Nigeria, Cameroon to Ethiopia to Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North West Province, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape Province)

References

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

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