''Neptidopsis'' is a genus of

nymphalid The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have ...

butterflies Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

found in

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, commonly called false sailers or sailors.''Neptidopsis''
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''

Species

Listed alphabetically: *'' Neptidopsis fulgurata'' (Boisduval, 1833) – barred false sailer (East Africa and Madagascar) *'' Neptidopsis ophione'' (Cramer, 777 – scalloped false sailer (sub-Saharan Africa)

References

Biblidinae Nymphalidae genera Taxa named by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius {{Biblidinae-stub