Neptis trigonophora

Neptis trigonophora
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. melicertulaStrand, 1912 Neptis intermediaSchultze, 1920 Neptis trigonophora f. vansomereniEltringham, 1929 Neptis trigonophora vansomerenid'Abrera, 1980

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

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]

• Neptis trigonophora trigonophora (Kenya, eastern Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe, South Africa: Eastern Cape Province)
• Neptis trigonophora melicertulaStrand, 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)

Taxonomy

It is a member of the Neptis agatha species group. N. trigonophora Btlr. (48 e) is also near Neptis nysiades , but discal spot 4 of the forewing is small and triangular; the cell of the forewing is without markings above. German East Africa. ^[3] Images BOLD

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
3. Aurivillius, [P.O.]C. 1908-1924. In: Seitz, A. Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde Band 13: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen Tagfalter, 1925, 613 Seiten, 80 Tafeln (The Macrolepidoptera of the World 13).Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .