Neptis celebica

Neptis celebica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 celebica Fruhstorfer, 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.

Subspecies

  • Neptis celebica celebica
  • Neptis celebica oresta Fruhstorfer, 1913
  • Neptis celebica arachroa Fruhstorfer, 1913

References

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