Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Neptis sappho | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Neptis Rank Species | |
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Similar Neptis philyra, Neptis, Neptis rivularis, Neptis pryeri, Limenitis camilla |
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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.
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![Neptis sappho Neptis sappho on euroButterflies by Matt Rowlings](https://alchetron.com/cdn/neptis-sappho-26327b79-3e74-450d-b5f9-0b8195b5a01-resize-750.jpeg)
The wingspan is 40–46 mm.
The larvae feed on Lathyrus vernus, Lathyrus niger and Robinia pseudoacacia.
Common glider neptis sappho shrikant madhav kelkar
![Neptis sappho Butterflies of the Indian subcontinent Neptis sappho](https://alchetron.com/cdn/neptis-sappho-d22f6106-adac-4d60-9b5e-99f8a6eca22-resize-750.jpeg)
![Neptis sappho Image Neptis sappho Common Glider BioLibcz](https://alchetron.com/cdn/neptis-sappho-1724b0b7-d6aa-4f52-994d-91b14b6a025-resize-750.jpg)
![Neptis sappho Common glider Neptis sappho](https://alchetron.com/cdn/neptis-sappho-3c9eb17e-3d19-46f9-b958-f4c0b3309e9-resize-750.gif)
![Neptis sappho Common glider Neptis sappho](https://alchetron.com/cdn/neptis-sappho-04bdf8d3-bc5b-43af-a4ad-99915bd2fa8-resize-750.jpeg)
References
Neptis sappho Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA