Neptidopsis fulgurata
Neptidopsis fulgurata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Neptidopsis |
Species: | N. fulgurata |
Binomial name | |
Neptidopsis fulgurata | |
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Neptidopsis fulgurata, the Malagasy sailer or barred false sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar.[2] 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
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- ↑ Neptidopsis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Biblidini
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