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Neptidopsis fulgurata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Neptidopsis

Neptidopsis fulgurata

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. 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 fulgurata Wikipedia