Neptis celebica

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Neptis celebica
Neptis celebica celebica Moore (female), Sulawesi (Ujung Pandang, 1896, W. Doherty, C. Oberthur Coll.).png
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Neptis
Species:
N. celebica
Binomial name
Neptis celebica
Moore, 1899
Synonyms
  • Bimbisara celebica Moore, 1899
  • Neptis vikasi celebicaFruhstorfer, 1908

Neptis celebica, the Celebes sailer, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Sulawesi. [1]

The species was described by Frederic Moore on the basis of a female specimen. Wingspan 2.9 inches. [2] Female according to Moore larger than the Javanese vikasi , with broader median bands on hindwing and darker under surface which is more brown than white. Male [then} unknown. South Celebes.

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References

  1. "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Lepidoptera indica". 1890.