Neptidopsis fulgurata

Neptidopsis fulgurata
	Neptidopsis fulgurata figure 5
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Neptidopsis
Species:	N. fulgurata
Binomial name
	Neptidopsis fulgurata; (Boisduval, 1833)
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)

References

^ Neptidopsis, Site of Markku Savela
^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Biblidini

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[funet-1] Neptidopsis, Site of Markku Savela

[ATBUT-2] Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Biblidini

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