Neptis sappho
| Pallas' Sailer | |
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| Neptis sappho Upperside on left,underside right. From Seitz. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Neptis |
| Species: | N. sappho |
| Binomial name | |
| Neptis sappho Pallas,1771 | |
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The Pallas' Sailer (Neptis sappho) is a nymphalid butterfly found in Central Europe, Russia, India and other parts of temperate Asia and Japan.
The wingspan is 40–46 mm.
The larvae feed on Lathyrus vernus, Lathyrus niger and Robinia pseudoacacia.
Gallery
front in Komaki, Aichi, Japan
side in Komaki, Aichi
larva and pupa (figures 10, 10a)
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