Biology:Neptis nashona

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Neptis nashona
Open wing basking position of Neptis nashona Swinhoe, 1896 – Less Rich Sailer WLB IMG 2140.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Neptis
Species:
N. nashona
Binomial name
Neptis nashona
C. Swinhoe, 1896

Neptis nashona, the less rich sailer, is a nymphalid butterfly found in Asia. The species was first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1896.[1]

Subspecies

  • Neptis nashona nashona (Sikkim, Assam, northern Myanmar)
  • Neptis nashona aagaardi Riley, 1932 (northern Thailand)
  • Neptis nashona chapa Eliot, 1969 (Cochin China)
  • Neptis nashona patricia Oberthür, 1906

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6995507 entry