Neptis carcassoni

Neptis carcassoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Neptis
Species:	N. carcassoni
Binomial name
	Neptis carcassoni; van Son, 1959
Synonyms
	Neptis melicerta carcassonivan Son, 1959;

Last updated August 24, 2025

Neptis carcassoni, or Carcasson's sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe.^[3] The habitat consists of lowland forests.

Adults are on wing nearly year round.

The larvae feed on Dalbergia lactea .

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It was first described as a subspecies of Neptis melicerta . and It is a member of the melicerta Species group The members of the melicerta group are

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References

↑ van Son, 1959 A new subspecies of Neptis melicerta Drury from Southern Africa Novos Taxa ent. 15 : 1-8
↑ "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
↑ Richardson, I.D. 2019. Revision of the genus Neptis (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) in the Afrotropical Region: Currently described taxa. Metamorphosis 30: 69‒221

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[1] van Son, 1959 A new subspecies of Neptis melicerta Drury from Southern Africa Novos Taxa ent. 15 : 1-8

[funet-2] "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[ATBUT-3] Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini

[4] Richardson, I.D. 2019. Revision of the genus Neptis (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) in the Afrotropical Region: Currently described taxa. Metamorphosis 30: 69‒221

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