''Neptis'' is a large genus of

butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises t ...

of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis'').

Description

The head is rather broad and moderately hairy on the forehead. The eyes are large and prominent. The palpi are short, acute, slender, hairy, and do not rise above the level of the forehead. The antennae are moderately long, terminating in an elongate, gradually-formed club, flattened on its upper surface. The thorax is not robust and it is as broad as the head and slightly hairy posteriorly. The wing characters are: forewings elongate, rather truncate; costa only slightly arched; apex not acute, but well marked; hind margin slightly convex and sinuated; anal angle distinct; inner-margin convex near base, slightly concave about middle. Hindwings large, rounded; costa strongly arched; hind margin moderately dentate; inner margins only slightly convex, not covering posterior portion of the abdomen. Upperside patterning consists of white spots and bars (some species have orange or yellow bars) on a black ground colour. Underside patterns are yellowish to reddish brown, alternating with white bands The legs are rather short and stout. The abdomen is slender, much compressed and rather elongate. The head of the larva is very large and bifid on its summit. There is a pair of downy, elongate, tubercular processes, projecting laterally, on both the second and third segments—those on the third segment are much longer. There is an upright pyramidal process on the penultimate segment and the body is attenuated posteriorly. The pupa is strongly curved (thick in central portion). The head is deeply bifid. File:BimbisaraNashona 288 1.jpg, ''Neptis nashona'' showing undersides. In ''Neptis'' both sexes have similar wing markings but females are larger. File:EntNews3PlateIXNeptis.jpg , African ''Neptis''. Distinguishing the species involves study of the configuration of the white spots, bars and submarginal lines on both wing surfaces. File:TransEntSocLond1921Plate21.jpg, African ''Neptis''. Plate accompanying a classic study by

Harry Eltringham Harry Eltringham FRS (18 May 1873, South Shields – 26 November 1941, Stroud) was an English histologist and entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. Life He had been awarded a Master of Science ( Cantab and Oxon Oxon may refer t ...

File:HorsfieldMoorCatalogueEastIndiaCompanyLepidopteraPlateV.jpg, Larva and pupa, figures 10 and 10a

Distribution

About 65 species occur in the Afrotropical realm, over 40 in the

Palearctic realm The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Si ...

6 in the

Australasian realm The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident with, but not (by some definitions) the same as, the geographical region of Australasia. The realm includes Australia, the island of New Guinea (comprising Papua New Guinea an ...

and about 50 occur in the Indomalayan realm. Dschungel bei Oyala

Habitat

''Neptis'' are forest, including rainforest and secondary forest, butterflies. They are also found in lightly wooded areas and gardens.

Biology

Larval food plants come from the families Fabaceae,

Rhamnaceae The Rhamnaceae are a large family of flowering plants, mostly trees, shrubs, and some vines, commonly called the buckthorn family. Rhamnaceae is included in the order Rosales. The family contains about 55 genera and 950 species. The Rhamnaceae ...

Euphorbiaceae Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of a genus in the family. Most spurges, such as '' Euphorbia paralias'', are herbs, but some, ...

Polygonaceae The Polygonaceae are a family of flowering plants known informally as the knotweed family or smartweed—buckwheat family in the United States. The name is based on the genus ''Polygonum'', and was first used by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in 1 ...

Sapindaceae The Sapindaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales known as the soapberry family. It contains 138 genera and 1858 accepted species. Examples include horse chestnut, maples, ackee and lychee. The Sapindaceae occur in temp ...

Urticaceae The Urticaceae are a family, the nettle family, of flowering plants. The family name comes from the genus '' Urtica''. The Urticaceae include a number of well-known and useful plants, including nettles in the genus ''Urtica'', ramie (''Boehmer ...

and

Connaraceae Connaraceae is a pan-tropical plant family of 19 genera and more than 180 species of largely evergreen trees, woody shrubs and climbers. The family was first described by Robert Brown in 1816 and the name has been conserved. Distribution Connar ...

. Adults have a "sailing" flight flapping their wings and then gliding. They frequently perch and visit flowers for nectar and damp patches where they imbibe salts and other nutrients. Adult uppersides exhibit

disruptive coloration Disruptive coloration (also known as disruptive camouflage or disruptive patterning) is a form of camouflage that works by breaking up the outlines of an animal, soldier or military vehicle with a strongly contrasting pattern. It is often comb ...

, This species has been observed to make sounds whose function has not been established.Scott, F.W. (1968). Sound produced by ''Neptis hylas'' (Nymphalidae). ''Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society'' 22(4):254

Taxonomy

''Neptis'' are allied to '' Pantoporia'', in which the white wing markings are replaced by orange and to ''

Athyma ''Athyma'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies. They are commonly known as the "true" or "typical" sergeants, to distinguish them from the false sergeants of the genus ''Pseudathyma'', a fairly close relative from the Adoliadini tribe. The ...

'' resemble ''Neptis'' but have more triangular forewings. The

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen( ...

of the genus is '' Papilio aceris'' Esper.

Species

Species include: *''

Neptis agatha ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' Cramer 1782 * ''

Neptis agouale ''Neptis agouale'', the common club-dot sailer , is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democrati ...

'' Pierre-Baltus, 1978 * ''

Neptis alta ''Neptis alta'', the old sailer or high sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the southern part of the Democrat ...

'' Overlaet, 1955 * ''

Neptis alwina ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' Bremer & Grey, 1853 * ''

Neptis amieti ''Neptis amieti'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the e ...

'' Pierre-Baltus, 2007 * '' Neptis ananta'' Moore, 1858 – yellow sailer * ''

Neptis angusta ''Neptis angusta'', or Condamin's sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ghana (the Volta Region), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sankuru Sankuru is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic ...

'' Condamin, 1966 * '' Neptis anjana'' Moore, 1881 – rich sailer * ''

Neptis antilope ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' Leech, 1892 – variegated sailer * '' Neptis arachne'' Leech, 1890 * '' Neptis armandia'' Oberthür, 1876 * '' Neptis aurivillii'' Schultze, 1913 * ''

Neptis beroe ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' Leech, 1890 * ''

Neptis biafra ''Neptis biafra'', the Biafran sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop) and western Cameroon. References Butterflies described in 1871 biafra Butterflies of Africa ...

'' Ward, 1871 * ''

Neptis brebissonii ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' Boisduval, 1832 * ''

Neptis camarensis ''Neptis camarensis'', or Schultze's sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon and the western and central part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of ...

'' 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 ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' Moore, 1899 * '' Neptis choui'' Yuan & Wang, 1994 * '' Neptis clarei'' Aurivillius, 1912 – Clare's sailer * ''

Neptis claude ''Neptis claude'', the large club sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop) and western Cameroon. The habitat consists of primary forests. References Butterflies described in 2005 ...

'' Collins & Larsen, 2005 * '' Neptis clinia'' Moore, 1872 – clear sailer * ''

Neptis clinioides ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer (''Pseudoneptis''). Descrip ...

'' de Nicéville, 1894 * ''

Neptis columella ''Neptis columella'', the short banded sailer, is a species of Nymphalidae, nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia, South and Southeast Asia. Description Upperside black, with white markings. Forewing: discoidal streak widening towards apex, ...

'' Neave, 1904 * ''

Neptis comorarum ''Neptis comorarum'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on the Comoros The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in south ...

'' Oberthür, 1890 * ''

Neptis conspicua ''Neptis conspicua'', or Neave's sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania, Zambia and possibly Sierra Leone, Togo and ...

'' Neave, 1904 * '' Neptis constantiae'' Carcasson, 1961 – Constance's sailer * ''

Neptis continuata ''Neptis continuata'', the continuous sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republík ...

'' Holland, 1892 * '' Neptis cormilloti'' Turlin, 1994 * ''

Neptis cydippe ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer (''Pseudoneptis''). Descrip ...

'' Leech, 1890 – Chinese yellow sailer * ''

Neptis cymela ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' C. & R. Felder, 1863 * ''

Neptis decaryi ''Neptis comorarum'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on the Comoros The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in south ...

'' Le Cerf, 1928 * ''

Neptis dejeani ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' Oberthür, 1894 * ''

Neptis dentifera ''Neptis dentifera'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-cen ...

'' Schultze, 1917 * ''

Neptis divisa ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' Oberthür, 1908 * '' Neptis dumetorum'' Boisduval, 1833 * ''

Neptis duryodana ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' Moore, 1858 * ''

Neptis eltringhami ''Neptis eltringhami'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on São Tomé Island. The species was named by James John Joicey and George Talbot in 1926 after entomologist Harry Eltringham Harry Eltringham FRS (18 May 18 ...

'' Joicey & Talbot, 1926 * ''

Neptis esakii ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' Nomura, 1935 * '' Neptis exaleuca'' Karsch, 1894 * '' Neptis felisimilis'' Schröder & Treadaway, 1983 * ''

Neptis frobenia ''Neptis frobenia'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Mauritius. The larvae feed on '' Acalypha'' species and '' Erythrospermum mauritiana''. References Butterflies described in 1798 frobenia Endemic fauna of ...

'' (Fabricius, 1798) * ''

Neptis goochi ''Neptis goochii'', the small streaked sailer, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa. The habitat consists of forests. Wingspan is 30–35 mm in males and 34–38 mm in females. Adults are on the ...

'' Trimen, 1879 – (small) streaked sailer * '' Neptis gracilis'' (Kirsch, 1885) * '' Neptis gratiosa'' Overlaet, 1955 * ''

Neptis guia ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' Chou & Wang, 1994 * ''

Neptis harita ''Neptis harita'', the Indian dingiest sailer, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in north-eastern India, Peninsular Malaysia, northern Indochina, southern Yunnan and Sumatra. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1875. ...

'' Moore, 1875 – (Indian) dingiest sailer * '' Neptis hesione'' Leech, 1890 * '' Neptis hylas'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – common sailer * ''

Neptis ida ''Neptis ida'', is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Subspecies *''Neptis ida ida'' (southern Sulawesi) *''Neptis ida carbonespersa'' Martin, 1924 (northern and central Sulawesi) *''Neptis ida celebensis'' Hopffer, 1874 (North-eastern Sulaw ...

'' Moore, 1858 * '' Neptis ilira'' Kheil, 1884 * ''

Neptis incongrua ''Neptis incongrua'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Malawi, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Uganda and south-eastern Kenya. The habitat consists of sub-montane to montane forests. The larvae feed ...

'' Butler, 1896 * ''

Neptis infusa ''Neptis infusa'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon. References Butterflies described in 1960 infusa The International Network for a United Nations Second Assembly (INFUSA) is a largely defunct organizat ...

'' Birket-Smith, 1960 * ''

Neptis ioannis ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' Eliot, 1959 * ''

Neptis jamesoni ''Neptis jamesoni'', or Jameson's large sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River (Nigeria), Cross River loop), Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic R ...

'' Godman & Salvin, 1890 * ''

Neptis jordani ''Neptis jordani'', or Jordan's sailer, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. T ...

'' Neave, 1910 – Jordan's sailer * ''

Neptis jumbah ''Neptis jumbah'', the chestnut-streaked sailer, is a species of Nymphalidae, nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia.Neptis katama'' Collins & Larsen, 1991 * ''

Neptis kikideli ''Neptis kikideli'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagasc ...

'' Boisduval, 1833 * ''

Neptis kikuyuensis ''Neptis kikuyuensis'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya (the Kikuyu Escarpment and the Aberdare Range) and Tanzania. The habitat consists of montane forests. References Butterflies described in 1951 kik ...

'' Jackson, 1951 – Kikuyu sailer * '' Neptis kiriakoffi'' Overlaet, 1955 – Kiriakoff's sailer * ''

Neptis laeta ''Neptis laeta'', the common sailer or albizia sailer, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa. The habitat consists of forests and woodland. Its wingspan is 40–48 mm in males and 45–52 mm in f ...

'' Overlaet, 1955 – common sailer * ''

Neptis lamtoensis ''Neptis lamtoensis '' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capit ...

'' Pierre-Baltus, 2007 * ''

Neptis larseni ''Neptis larseni'' (Príncipe sailer) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on the island of Príncipe Príncipe is the smaller, northern major island of the country of São Tomé and Príncipe lying off the west coast of Afr ...

'' Wojtusiak & Pyrcz, 1997 * '' Neptis latvitta'' Strand, 1909 * '' Neptis lermanni'' Aurivillius, 1896 * ''

Neptis leucoporos ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 * ''

Neptis liberti ''Neptis liberti'', or Libert's sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du ...

'' Pierre & Pierre-Baltus, 1998 * ''

Neptis livingstonei ''Neptis livingstonei'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania. References

Butterflies described in 1904 Neptis, livingstonei Endemic fauna of Tanzania Butterflies of Africa {{Limenitidinae-stub ...

'' Suffert, 1904 * ''

Neptis loma ''Neptis loma'', the Loma sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana (the Volta Region) and Nigeria. The habitat consists of forests. References Butterflies described in 1971 lo ...

'' Condamin, 1971 * '' Neptis lugubris'' Rebel, 1914 * ''

Neptis magadha ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' C. & R. Felder, 1867 * ''

Neptis mahendra ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' Moore, 1872 – Himalayan sailer * '' Neptis manasa'' Moore, 1857 – pale hockeystick sailer * '' Neptis marci'' Collins & Larsen, 1998 * ''

Neptis matilei ''Neptis matilei'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Gabon and Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in ...

'' Pierre-Balthus, 2000 * '' Neptis mayottensis'' Oberthür, 1890 * ''

Neptis melicerta ''Neptis melicerta'', the original club-dot sailer or streaked sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, ...

'' (Drury, 1773) – streaked sailer * '' Neptis meloria'' Oberthür, 1906 * ''

Neptis metalla ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' Doubleday & Hewitson * ''

Neptis metanira ''Neptis metanira'', or Holland's sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and possibly the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The habitat consists of fo ...

'' Holland, 1892 * ''

Neptis metella ''Neptis metella'', the yellow-base sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, from Nigeria to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Uganda, Sudan, Kenya ...

'' Doubleday & Hewitson, 1850 * ''

Neptis miah ''Neptis miah'', the small yellow sailer, is a nymphalid butterfly found in India, Bhutan, Thailand, and Malaysia eastward to western China, Hainan and Guangdong. Seven subspecies have been identified. The Guangdong subspecies belongs to ''N. miah ...

'' Moore, 1858 * '' Neptis mindorana'' C. & R. Felder, 1863 * ''

Neptis mixophyes ''Neptis mixophyes'', or Holland's clubbed sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and the Democrati ...

'' Holland, 1892 * ''

Neptis morosa ''Neptis morosa'', the savanna sailer or morose sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central Afri ...

'' Overlaet, 1955 – morose sailer * ''

Neptis mpassae ''Neptis mpassae'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Gabon. References * , 2007, ''Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France'' 112 (4): 515-52 Butterflies described in 2007 mpassae Endemic fauna of Gabon ...

'' Pierre-Baltus, 2007 * '' Neptis multiscoliata'' Pierre-Baltus, 2007 * ''

Neptis najo ''Neptis najo'', or Karsch's sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a countr ...

'' Karsch, 1893 * ''

Neptis namba ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' Tytler, 1915 * '' Neptis nandina'' Moore, 1858 * ''

Neptis narayana ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' 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 ''Neptis nemetes'', commonly known as the Nemetes sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western, central and eastern Africa. The habitat consists of lowland forests and riverine thicket. The larvae feed on Asteracea ...

'' Hewitson, 1868 * ''

Neptis nemorosa ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' Oberthür, 1906 * ''

Neptis nemorum ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer (''Pseudoneptis''). Descrip ...

'' Oberthür, 1906 * ''

Neptis nicobule ''Neptis nicobule'', the scarce clubbed sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic ...

'' Holland, 1892 * ''

Neptis nicomedes ''Neptis nicomedes'' is a species of nymphalid butterfly. Description ''Neptis nicomedes'' has a wingspan reaching about . The uppersides of the wings are dark brown. Both wings are crossed in the middle by a broad band of white, followed by a ...

'' Hewitson, 1874 * ''

Neptis nicoteles ''Neptis nicoteles'', the clubbed sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ugand ...

'' Hewitson, 1874 * '' Neptis nigra'' Pierre-Baltus, 2007 * ''

Neptis nina ''Neptis nina'', the tiny sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Tanzania, south-eastern Kenya and north-eastern Zambia. The habitat consists of forests. References Butterflies described in 1896 nina ...

'' Staudinger, 1896 – tiny sailer * '' Neptis nisaea'' de Nicéville, 1894 * ''

Neptis nitetis ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer (''Pseudoneptis''). Descrip ...

'' Hewitson, 1868 * '' Neptis noyala'' Oberthür, 1906 * ''

Neptis nycteus ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer (''Pseudoneptis''). Descrip ...

'' de Nicéville, 1890 – hockeystick sailer * '' Neptis nysiades'' Hewitson, 1868 * ''

Neptis occidentalis ''Neptis occidentalis'', the mountain sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of montane and riparian forest ...

'' Rothschild, 1918 * ''

Neptis ochracea ''Neptis ochracea'', the yellow mountain sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burund ...

'' Neave, 1904 * ''

Neptis omeroda ''Neptis omeroda'' is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares th ...

'' Moore, 1875 * ''

Neptis pampanga ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' C. & R. Felder, 1863 * '' Neptis paula'' Staudinger, 1895 * '' Neptis penningtoni'' van Son, 1977 – Pennington's sailer * ''

Neptis philyra ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' Ménétriés, 1858 * ''

Neptis philyroides ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer (''Pseudoneptis''). Descrip ...

'' Staudinger, 1887 * ''

Neptis poultoni ''Neptis poultoni'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Lomami and Lualaba). The larvae feed on '' Clerodendron'' and ''Paullinia ''Paullinia'' is a genus of flowering ...

'' Eltringham, 1921 * '' Neptis praslini'' (Boisduval, 1832) * '' Neptis pryeri'' Butler, 1871 * ''

Neptis pseudonamba ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer (''Pseudoneptis''). Descrip ...

'' Huang, 2001 * ''

Neptis pseudovikasi ''Neptis vikasi'', the dingy sailer, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Asia, from north-eastern India to Burma and northern Indochina Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the continent ...

'' (Moore, 1899) * ''

Neptis puella ''Neptis puella'', the little sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania and north-western ...

'' Aurivillius, 1894 * ''

Neptis quintilla ''Neptis quintilla'', the angled petty sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and western K ...

'' Mabille, 1890 * '' Neptis radha'' Moore, 1857 – great yellow sailer * ''

Neptis reducta ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer (''Pseudoneptis''). Descrip ...

'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 * ''

Neptis rivularis ''Neptis rivularis'', the Hungarian glider, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

'' (Scopoli, 1763) – Hungarian glider * '' Neptis rogersi'' Eltringham, 1921 – Roger's sailer * ''

Neptis rothschildi ''Neptis rothschildi'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Kisangani region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquia ...

'' Eltringham, 1921 * ''

Neptis rosa ''Neptis rosa'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Gabon. References * , 2007, ''Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France'' 112 (4): 515-52 Butterflies described in 2007 rosa Endemic fauna of Gabon Butte ...

'' Pierre-Baltus, 2007 * ''

Neptis saclava ''Neptis saclava'', the spotted sailer, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is native to Madagascar and to large areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Its wingspan is 40–45 mm in males and 45–48 mm in females. Adults are on the wi ...

'' Boisduval, 1833 – spotted sailer * ''

Neptis sangangi ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer (''Pseudoneptis''). Descrip ...

'' Huang, 2001 * '' Neptis sankara'' (Kollar, 1844) – broad-banded sailer * ''

Neptis sappho ''Neptis sappho'', the Pallas' sailer or common glider, is a nymphalid butterfly found in Central Europe, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is ...

'' (Pallas, 1771) – common glider or Pallas' sailer * '' Neptis satina'' Grose-Smith, 1894 * ''

Neptis sedata ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' Sasaki, 1982 * ''

Neptis seeldrayersi ''Neptis seeldrayersi'', or Seeldrayer's sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and possibly Ivory ...

'' Aurivillius, 1895 * ''

Neptis serena ''Neptis serena'', the serene sailer or river sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democrat ...

'' Overlaet, 1955 – river sailer * ''

Neptis sextilla ''Neptis sextilla'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Taxonomy The type location is Madagascar, but this is possibly a false locality. The type is possibly lost and the description suggests that although it may well have been recorded f ...

'' Mabille, 1882 * ''

Neptis sinocartica ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' Chou & Wang, 1994 * ''

Neptis soma ''Neptis soma'', the sullied sailer or the creamy sailer, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in south and southeast Asia.Neptis speyeri ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' Staudinger, 1887 * '' Neptis stellata'' Pierre-Baltus, 2007 * ''

Neptis strigata ''Neptis strigata'', the strigate sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ugand ...

'' Aurivillius, 1894 * ''

Neptis sunica ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer (''Pseudoneptis''). Descrip ...

'' Eliot, 1969 * '' Neptis swynnertoni'' Trimen, 1912 * ''

Neptis sylvana ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' Oberthür, 1906 * ''

Neptis taiwana ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer (''Pseudoneptis''). Descrip ...

'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 * ''

Neptis theodora ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' Oberthür, 1906 * '' Neptis thestias'' Leech, 1892 * ''

Neptis thetis ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer (''Pseudoneptis''). Descrip ...

'' 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 ''Neptis vindo'', or Claude's club-dot sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ivory Coast. The larvae feed on ''Lasiodiscus ''Lasiodiscus'', commonly known as red-hair bushes, is a small plant genus in the family ...

'' Pierre-Baltus, 1978 * ''

Neptis vingerhoedti ''Neptis vingerhoedti'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informa ...

'' Pierre-Baltus, 2003 * ''

Neptis viridis ''Neptis viridis '' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital ...

'' Pierre-Baltus, 2007 * '' Neptis woodwardi'' Sharpe, 1899 – Woodward's sailer * ''

Neptis yerburii ''Neptis yerburii'', or Yerbury's sailer, is a nymphalid butterfly found in India, (Assam and Sikkim), parts of China, Burma and Thailand.Neptis zaida ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer (''Pseudoneptis''). Descrip ...

'' Westwood, 1850 – pale-green sailer

References

Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 48

External links

Images representing ''Neptis'' at EOL
* ''Neptis'' full species list at Swedish Wikipedia {{Taxonbar, from=Q538047 Nymphalidae genera Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius Limenitidinae