Neptis sappho
| Pallas' sailer | |
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| N. s. sappho, Hungary | |
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| N. s. sapho, Hungary | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Neptis |
| Species: | N. sappho
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| Binomial name | |
| Neptis sappho Pallas, 1771
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Neptis sappho, the Pallas' sailer or common glider, is a nymphalid butterfly found in Central Europe, Russia, India and other parts of temperate Asia and Japan.[1]
The wingspan is 40–46 mm.
The larvae feed on Lathyrus vernus, Lathyrus niger and Robinia pseudoacacia.
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N. s. intermedia Komaki, Aichi, Japan -
N. s. intermedia Komaki, Aichi, Japan -
from Adalbert Seitz -
Larva and pupa (figures 10 and 10a)
References[edit]
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- ^ "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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