Neptis harita

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

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

  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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