Neptis sappho

Pallas' Sailer
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
Synonyms
  • Neptis aceris

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.

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