Neptis sappho

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.[1]

Pallas' sailer
N. n. astola, Nepal
N. s. sapho, Hungary
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Neptis
Species:
N. sappho
Binomial name
Neptis sappho
Pallas, 1771
Synonyms
  • Neptis aceris

The wingspan is 40–46 mm.

The larvae feed on Lathyrus vernus, Lathyrus niger and Robinia pseudoacacia.

  • N. s. sappho, Hungary
  • N. s. astola, Nepal
  • N. s. intermedia Komaki, Aichi, Japan
  • N. s. intermedia Komaki, Aichi, Japan
  • from Adalbert Seitz
  • Larva and pupa (figures 10 and 10a)

References
  1. "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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