Neptis
- The genus Neptis established by Hübner in 1819 is invalid; see Vila (butterfly).
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Limenitidinae |
| Tribe: | Neptini |
| Genus: | Neptis Fabricius, 1807 |
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Neptis is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics.[2] They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer (Pseudoneptis).
Species
Neptis pryeri
Species include:
- Neptis agouale Pierre-Baltus, 1978
- Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955
- Neptis alwina Bremer & Grey, 1853
- Neptis amieti Pierre-Baltus, 2007
- Neptis ananta Moore, 1858 – Yellow Sailer
- Neptis angusta Condamin, 1966
- Neptis anjana Moore, 1881 – Rich Sailer
- Neptis antilope Leech, 1892 – Variegated Sailer
- Neptis arachne Leech, 1890
- Neptis armandia Oberthür, 1876
- Neptis aurivillii Schultze, 1913
- Neptis beroe Leech, 1890
- Neptis biafra Ward, 1871
- Neptis brebissonii Boisduval, 1832
- Neptis camarensis Schultze, 1917
- Neptis carcassoni van Son, 1959 – Carcasson's Streaked Sailer
- Neptis carlsbergi Collins & Larsen, 2005
- Neptis carpenteri Eltringham, 1922
- Neptis cartica Moore, 1872 – Plain Sailer
- Neptis celebica Moore, 1899
- Neptis choui Yuan & Wang, 1994
- Neptis clarei Aurivillius, 1912 – Clare's Sailer
- Neptis claude Collins & Larsen, 2005
- Neptis clinia Moore, 1872 – Clear Sailer
- Neptis clinioides de Nicéville, 1894
- Neptis columella Neave, 1904
- Neptis comorarum Oberthür, 1890
- Neptis conspicua Neave, 1904 – Constance's Sailer
- Neptis constantiae Carcasson, 1961
- Neptis continuata Holland, 1892
- Neptis cormilloti Turlin, 1994
- Neptis cydippe Leech, 1890 – Chinese Yellow Sailer
- Neptis cymela C. & R. Felder, 1863
- Neptis decaryi Le Cerf, 1928
- Neptis dejeani Oberthür, 1894
- Neptis dentifera Schultze, 1917
- Neptis divisa Oberthür, 1908
- Neptis dumetorum Boisduval, 1833
- Neptis duryodana Moore, 1858
- Neptis eltringhami Joicey & Talbot, 1926
- Neptis esakii Nomura
- Neptis exaleuca Karsch, 1894
- Neptis felisimilis Schröder & Treadaway, 1983
- Neptis frobenia (Fabricius, 1798)
- Neptis goochi Trimen, 1879 – (Small) Streaked Sailer
- Neptis gracilis (Kirsch, 1885)
- Neptis gratiosa Overlaet, 1955
- Neptis guia Chou & Wang, 1994
- Neptis harita Moore, 1875 – (Indian) Dingiest Sailer
- Neptis hesione Leech, 1890
- Neptis hylas (Linnaeus, 1758) – Common Sailer
- Neptis ida Moore, 1858
- Neptis ilira Kheil, 1884
- Neptis incongrua Butler, 1896
- Neptis infusa Birket-Smith, 1960
- Neptis ioannis Eliot, 1959
- Neptis jamesoni Godman & Salvin, 1890
- Neptis jordani Neave, 1910 – Jordan's Sailer
- Neptis jumbah Moore, 1857 – Chestnut-streaked Sailer
- Neptis katama Collins & Larsen, 1991
- Neptis kikideli Boisduval, 1833
- Neptis kikuyuensis Jackson, 1951 – Kikuyu Sailer
- Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955 – Kiriakoff's Sailer
- Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955 – Common Sailer
- Neptis lamtoensis Pierre-Baltus, 2007
- Neptis larseni Wojtusiak & Pyrcz, 1997
- Neptis latvitta Strand, 1909
- Neptis lermanni Aurivillius, 1896
- Neptis leucoporos Fruhstorfer, 1908
- Neptis liberti Pierre & Pierre-Baltus, 1998
- Neptis livingstonei Suffert, 1904
- Neptis loma Condamin, 1971
- Neptis lugubris Rebel, 1914
- Neptis magadha C. & R. Felder, 1867
- Neptis mahendra Moore, 1872 – Himalayan Sailer
- Neptis manasa Moore, 1857 – Pale Hockeystick Sailer
- Neptis marci Collins & Larsen, 1998
- Neptis matilei Pierre-Balthus, 2000
- Neptis mayottensis Oberthür, 1890
- Neptis melicerta (Drury, 1773) – Streaked Sailer
- Neptis meloria Oberthür, 1906
- Neptis metalla Doubleday & Hewitson
- Neptis metanira Holland, 1892
- Neptis metella Doubleday & Hewitson, 1850
- Neptis miah Moore, 1858.
- Neptis mindorana C. & R. Felder, 1863
- Neptis mixophyes Holland, 1892
- Neptis morosa Overlaet, 1955 – Morose Sailer
- Neptis mpassae Pierre-Baltus, 2007
- Neptis multiscoliata Pierre-Baltus, 2007
- Neptis najo Karsch, 1893
- Neptis namba Tytler, 1915
- Neptis nandina Moore, 1858
- Neptis narayana Moore, 1858 – Broadstick Sailer
- Neptis nashona Swinhoe, 1896 – Less Rich Sailer
- Neptis nata Moore, 1858 – Dirty Sailer
- Neptis nausicaa de Nicéville, 1897
- Neptis nebrodes Hewitson, 1874
- Neptis nemetes Hewitson, 1868
- Neptis nemorosa Oberthür, 1906
- Neptis nemorum Oberthür, 1906
- Neptis nicobule Holland, 1892
- Neptis nicomedes Hewitson, 1874
- Neptis nicoteles Hewitson, 1874
- Neptis nigra Pierre-Baltus, 2007
- Neptis nina Staudinger, 1896 – Tiny Sailer
- Neptis nisaea de Nicéville, 1894
- Neptis nitetis Hewitson, 1868
- Neptis noyala Oberthür, 1906
- Neptis nycteus de Nicéville, 1890 – Hockeystick Sailer
- Neptis nysiades Hewitson, 1868
- Neptis occidentalis Rothschild, 1918
- Neptis ochracea Neave, 1904
- Neptis omeroda Moore, 1875
- Neptis pampanga C. & R. Felder, 1863
- Neptis paula Staudinger, 1895
- Neptis penningtoni van Son, 1977 – Pennington's Sailer
- Neptis philyra Ménétriés, 1858
- Neptis philyroides Staudinger, 1887
- Neptis poultoni Eltringham, 1921
- Neptis praslini (Boisduval, 1832)
- Neptis pryeri Butler, 1871
- Neptis pseudonamba Huang, 2001
- Neptis pseudovikasi (Moore, 1899)
- Neptis puella Aurivillius, 1894
- Neptis quintilla Mabille, 1890
- Neptis radha Moore, 1857 – Great Yellow Sailer
- Neptis reducta Fruhstorfer, 1908
- Neptis rivularis (Scopoli, 1763) – Hungarian Glider
- Neptis rogersi Eltringham, 1921 – Roger's Sailer
- Neptis rothschildi Eltringham, 1921
- Neptis rosa Pierre-Baltus, 2007
- Neptis saclava Boisduval, 1833 – Spotted Sailer
- Neptis sangangi Huang, 2001
- Neptis sankara (Kollar, 1844) – Broad-banded Sailer
- Neptis sappho (Pallas, 1771) – Common Glider or Pallas' Sailer
- Neptis satina Grose-Smith, 1894
- Neptis sedata Sasaki, 1982
- Neptis seeldrayersi Aurivillius, 1895
- Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955 – River Sailer
- Neptis sextilla Mabille, 1882
- Neptis sinocartica Chou & Wang, 1994
- Neptis soma Moore, 1858 – Sullied Sailer
- Neptis speyeri Staudinger, 1887
- Neptis stellata Pierre-Baltus, 2007
- Neptis strigata Aurivillius, 1894
- Neptis sunica Eliot, 1969
- Neptis swynnertoni Trimen, 1912
- Neptis sylvana Oberthür, 1906
- Neptis taiwana Fruhstorfer, 1908
- Neptis theodora Oberthür, 1906
- Neptis thestias Leech, 1892
- Neptis thetis Leech, 1890
- Neptis trigonophora Butler, 1878 – Barred Sailer
- Neptis troundi Pierre-Baltus, 1978
- Neptis vibusa Semper, 1889
- Neptis vikasi Horsfield, 1829 – Dingy Sailer
- Neptis vindo Pierre-Baltus, 1978
- Neptis vingerhoedti Pierre-Baltus, 2003
- Neptis viridis Pierre-Baltus, 2007
- Neptis woodwardi Sharpe, 1899 – Woodward's Sailer
- Neptis yerburii Butler, 1886 – Yerbury's Sailer
- Neptis zaida Westwood, 1850 – Pale-green Sailer
References
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
- ^ Brower, Andrew V. Z. 2006. Neptis Fabricius 1807. Neptidomima Holland 1920. Version 9 December 2006 [1]
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