Neptis trigonophora

Neptis trigonophora, the barred sailer, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa.

Barred sailer
Male, figure 1
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Neptis
Species:
N. trigonophora
Binomial name
Neptis trigonophora
Butler, 1878
Synonyms
  • Neptis melicerta var. melicertula Strand, 1912
  • Neptis intermedia Schultze, 1920
  • Neptis trigonophora f. vansomereni Eltringham, 1929
  • Neptis trigonophora vansomereni d'Abrera, 1980

Wingspan is 45–50 mm in males and 48–55 mm in females. Adults are on the wing possibly year round with peak from March to April.[1]

The larvae feed on Paullinia pinnata.[2]

Subspecies

Recognised subspecies:[2]

  • N. t. trigonophora (Kenya, eastern Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe, South Africa: Eastern Cape Province)
  • N. t. melicertula Strand, 1912 (Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania, northern Zambia)
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References
  1. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
  2. "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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