Neptis harita

Indian dingiest sailer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Neptis
Species:	N. harita
Binomial name
	Neptis harita; (Moore, 1875)

Last updated August 24, 2025

Neptis harita, the Indian dingiest sailer, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in north-eastern India, Peninsular Malaysia, northern Indochina, southern Yunnan and Sumatra. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1875.^[1]^[2]

Description

The bands above are grey-white, beneath yellowish-white, excepting the submarginal band which is violet.

References

↑ "Neptis harita Moore, 1874". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
↑ Vu, Lien Van; Quang Vu, Con (2011-04-07). "Diversity Pattern of Butterfly Communities (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidae) in Different Habitat Types in a Tropical Rain Forest of Southern Vietnam". ISRN Zoology. 2011: 1–8. doi: 10.5402/2011/818545 . ISSN 2090-522X.

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[1] "Neptis harita Moore, 1874". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-12-03.

[2] Vu, Lien Van; Quang Vu, Con (2011-04-07). "Diversity Pattern of Butterfly Communities (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidae) in Different Habitat Types in a Tropical Rain Forest of Southern Vietnam". ISRN Zoology. 2011: 1–8. doi: 10.5402/2011/818545 . ISSN 2090-522X.

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