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Neptis Fabricius, 1807
Sailers
Neptis Fabricius, 1807; Magazin f. Insektenk. (Illiger) 6: 282, TS: Papilio aceris Esper
Philonoma Billberg, 1820; Enum. Ins. Mus. Billb.: 78 (repl. for Neptis Fabricius, 1807), TS: Papilio aceris Esper
Paraneptis Moore, [1898]; Lepidoptera Indica 3 : 146, TS: Papilio lucilla Denis & Schiffermüller
Paraneptis Moore, [1898]; Lepidoptera Indica 3 : 214
Kalkasia Moore, [1898]; Lepidoptera Indica 3 : 146, TS: Limenitis alwina Bremer & Grey
Hamadryodes Moore, [1898]; Lepidoptera Indica 3 : 146, TS: Athyma lactaria Butler
Hamadryodes Moore, [1898]; Lepidoptera Indica 3 : 215
Bimbisara Moore, [1898]; Lepidoptera Indica 3 : 146, TS: Neptis amba Moore
Bimbisara Moore, [1899]; Lepidoptera Indica, 4 (37): 1
Stabrobates Moore, [1898]; Lepidoptera Indica 3 : 146, TS: Neptis radha Moore
Stabrobates Moore, [1899]; Lepidoptera Indica, 4 (37): 15
Rasalia Moore, [1898]; Lepidoptera Indica 3 : 146, TS: Athyma gracilis Kirsch
Rasalia Moore, [1899]; Lepidoptera Indica, 4 (39): 44
Neptidomima Holland, 1920; Bull. amer. Mus. nat. Hist. 43: 116, 164, TS: Neptis exaleuca Karsch
Neptis, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Neptis (Nymphalidae) ; [BRU2, 20]
Neptis (Neptini) ; [Wahlberg]
Neptis (Limenitidini) ; [AfrL]


[sp-1.jpg] 769x513 (~96Kb) Thailand, Krabi 24.12.2003-7.1.2004, Photo © Olli Vesikko

The exact identification of this species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

As usual, combining from multiple sources causes ordering problems.



Neptis jumbah Moore, [1858]
Ceylon, S.India, Bengal, Burma. See [About maps] Chestnut-streaked Sailer
Neptis jumbah Moore, [1858]; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (1): 167, pl. 4, f. 5, TL: Ceylon
?Neptis jumba Moore, 1858; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1858 (347/348): 7
binghami (Fruhstorfer, 1905) (Phaedyma); Ent. Zs. 19 (18): 99
Neptis jumba, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Neptis jumbah jumbah, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis jumbah ; [BOW: pl. 148, f. 7]; [BOR, 304]

Larva on Leguminosae, Tiliaceae, Malvaceae, (etc.) [BIR]

Sikkim, Assam - Burma Neptis jumbah jumbah ; [BOR, 304]
N. j. nalanda Fruhstorfer, 1908
Ceylon, S.India jumbah nalanda Fruhstorfer, 1908; : 329
Neptis jumbah nalanda ; [BOR, 305]
N. j. amorosca (Fruhstorfer, 1905)
Andamans jumbah amorosca (Fruhstorfer, 1905) (Phaedyma); Ent. Zs. 19 (17): 90, f. 4
Neptis jumbah amorosca ; [BOR, 305]

Neptis nitetis Hewitson, 1868
Philippines. See [About maps] Neptis nitetis Hewitson, 1868; : pl. neptis f. 5
?carvinus Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 342
?samiola Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 343, TL: Mindoro
?ormiscus Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 343, TL: Bohol
?prodymus Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 343, TL: Bazilan
?gatanga Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 343, TL: Jolo
?anemoreia Fruhstorfer, 1913; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 611 (25 September, 1912), TL: Celebes
Neptis nitetis ; [BOW: pl. 148, f. 15]; [BOR, 305]

Neptis vibusa Semper, 1889
Philippines (Mindanao). See [About maps] Neptis vibusa Semper, 1889; Reisen Philipp. (4): 150, pl. 29, f. 19
Netpis vikasi vibusa ; Fruhstorfer, 1908, Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 349
Neptis vibusa ; [BOR, 305]

Neptis cymela (C. & R. Felder, 1863)
Philippines (Luzon). See [About maps] Athyma cymela C. & R. Felder, 1863; Wien. ent. Monats. 7 (4): 112
Neptis cymela ; [BOR, 305]

Neptis pseudovikasi (Moore, 1899)
NE.India - Burma, N.Indo-China. See [About maps] Bimbisara pseudovikasi Moore, 1899; Lepidoptera Indica, 4 : 7, pl. 291, f. 1
Neptis pseudovikasi, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis pseudovikasi ; [BOR, 305]

Neptis felisimilis Schröder & Treadaway, 1983
Palawan Neptis felisimilis Schröder & Treadaway, 1983; Ent. Zeitschr.: 349-351
Neptis felisimilis ; [BOR, 305]

Neptis harita Moore, [1875]
Bengal, Assam, Burma. See [About maps] Indian Dingiest Sailer Dingiest Sailer
Neptis harita Moore, [1875]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874 (4): 571, pl. 66, f. 8, TL: East Bengal
Neptis harita harita, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis harita ; [BIR]; [BOR, 305]
NE.India - Peninsular Malaya, N.Indo-China, S.Yunnan Neptis harita harita ; [BOR, 305]; [BMP: 174, pl. 25, f. 20]
N. h. preeyai Kimura, 1993
Neptis harita preeyai, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
N. h. mingia Eliot, 1969
Sumatra harita mingia Eliot, 1969; Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 15: 85, TL: Sumatra
Neptis harita mingia ; [BOR, 305]

Neptis ilira Kheil, 1884
-. See [About maps] Neptis ilira Kheil, 1884; Die Rhopalocera der Insel Nias: 24, pl. 3, f. 13-14
Neptis ilira ; [BOR, 305]
Nias Neptis ilira ilira ; [BOR, 305]
N. i. cindia Eliot, 1969
NE.India - Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo, Pulau Tioman Neptis cindia Eliot, 1969; Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 15: 85, pl. 1, f. 8
Neptis tiole Okubo, 1983; Tyô to Ga 33: 175, f. 21-24, TL: Tioman
Neptis ilira cindia, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis ilira cindia ; [BOR, 305]; [BMP: 174, pl. 25, f. 21-22]
N. i. ria Eliot, 1969
Java ilira ria Eliot, 1969; Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 15: 86
Neptis ilira ria ; [BOR, 306]
N. i. palawanica Staudinger, 1889
Philippines (Palawan) ilira palawanica Staudinger, 1889; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 2 (1): 64
Neptis ilira palawanica ; [BOR, 306]

Neptis celebica (Moore, 1899)
-. See [About maps] Bimbisara celebica Moore, 1899; Lepidoptera Indica, 4 : 11
Neptis celebica ; [BOR, 306]
S.Sulawesi Neptis celebica celebica ; [BOR, 306]
N. c. oresta Fruhstorfer, 1913
N.Sulawesi celebica oresta Fruhstorfer, 1913; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 612 (25 September, 1912)
Neptis celebica oresta ; [BOR, 306]
N. c. arachroa Fruhstorfer, 1913
Sula Is. celebica arachroa Fruhstorfer, 1913; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 611 (25 September, 1912)
Neptis celebica arachroa ; [BOR, 306]

Neptis omeroda Moore, [1875]
-. See [About maps] Neptis omeroda Moore, [1875]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874 (4): 571
Neptis omeroda omeroda, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis omeroda ; [BOR, 306]
Peninsular Thailand, Malaya, Sumatra, Bangka, Borneo, Java Neptis omeroda omeroda ; [BOR, 306]; [BMP: 173, pl. 25, f. 23-24]
N. o. batunensis Fruhstorfer, 1912
Batu Is. omeroda batunensis Fruhstorfer, 1912; Ent. Rundschau 29 (18): 118
Neptis omeroda batuensis[sic?] ; [BOR, 306]
N. o. kahoga Fruhstorfer, 1908
Nias omeroda kahoga Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 412, TL: Nias
Neptis omeroda kahoga ; [BOR, 306]
N. o. infuscata Hagen, 1898
Mentawai Is. omeroda infuscata Hagen, 1898; Ent. Nachr. 24: 206
Neptis omeroda infuscata ; [BOR, 306]

Neptis vikasi Horsfield, [1829]
Kumaon - Assam, Malaya, Java. See [About maps] Dingy Sailer
Neptis vikasi Horsfield, [1829]; Descr. Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (2): pl. 5, f. 2, 2a
Neptis vikasi ; [BOW: pl. 148, f. 24]; [BOR, 306]
Java, Bali ?fuscescans Rothschild
Neptis vikasi vikasi ; [BOR, 306]
N. v. ragusa Eliot, 1969
Sumatra Neptis vikasi ragusa Eliot, 1969; Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 15: 82, TL: Sumatra
Neptis vikasi ragusa ; [BOR, 306]
N. v. sabanga Eliot, 1969
Pulo Weh (Sabang) vikasi sabanga Eliot, 1969; Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 15: 83, TL: Pulo Weh
Neptis vikasi sabanga ; [BOR, 306]
N. v. simaluria van Eecke, 1914
Simalue I. vikasi simaluria van Eecke, 1914; Notes Mus. Leiden 36: 241, TL: Simalur
Neptis vikasi simaluria ; [BOR, 306]
N. v. kheili (Moore, 1899)
Nias Bimbisara vikasi kheili Moore, 1899; Lepidoptera Indica, 4 : 11, TL: Nias
Neptis vikasi kheilii ; [BOR, 306]
N. v. norica Eliot, 1969
Mentawai Is. vikasi norica Eliot, 1969; Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 15: 83, TL: Mentawi Is.
Neptis vikasi norica ; [BOR, 306]

Neptis miah Moore, 1858
W.China, Sikkim - Burma, Assam. See [About maps] Small Yellow Sailer
Neptis miah Moore, 1858; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1858 (347/348): 4, TL: Darjeeling, Sikkim
?Neptis miah Moore, 1857; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (1): 164
Neptis miah, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Neptis miah ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 148, f. 10]; [BOR, 306]; [MRS, 536]
Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, ?Nepal, Yunnan Neptis miah miah ; [BOR, 306]; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 80 (note)
N. m. nolana Druce, 1874
Burma, Thailand, N.Indo-China Neptis miah nolana Druce, 1874; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874 (1): 105, TL: Siam
Neptis miah nolana, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis miah nolana ; [BOR 306]; [MRS, 536]
N. m. batara Moore, 1881
Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra, ?Pulat Laut Neptis batara Moore, 1881; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 29 (3): 310
Bimbisara sarochoa Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 396
Neptis miah batara, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis miah batara ; [BOR, 307]; [BMP: 174, pl. 25, f. 19]
N. m. disopa Swinhoe, 1893
W.China (Sichuan) Neptis disopa Swinhoe, 1893; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 12: 256
Neptis miah disopa ; [BOR, 307]; [MRS, 536]
N. m. digitia Fruhstorfer, 1905
Borneo miah digitia Fruhstorfer, 1905; Soc. Ent. 20 (7): 50
Neptis miah digitia ; [BOR, 307]
N. m. javanica (Moore, 1899)
Java, Bali miah javanica (Moore, 1899) (Stabrobates); Lepidoptera Indica, 4 : 27
Neptis miah javanica ; [BOR, 307]
N. m. karnyi Corbet, 1942
Mentawai Is. miah karnyi Corbet, 1942; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (11) 9: 620
Neptis miah karnyi ; [BOR, 307]
N. m. varshneyi Smetacek, 2004
Kumaon Neptis miah varshneyi Smetacek, 2004; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 101: (156-162), TL: Kumaon, Bhimtal

Neptis noyala Oberthür, 1906
W.China. See [About maps] Neptis noyala Oberthür, 1906; Etudes Lepid. Comp. 2: 13
Neptis noyala ; [BOR, 307]; [MRS, 536]
W.China Neptis noyala noyala ; [BOR, 307]
N. n. ikedai Shirôzu, 1953
Taiwan noyala ikedai Shirôzu, 1953; Sieboldia 1 (1952): 25, TL: Formosa
Neptis noyala ikedai ; [BOR, 307]; [MRS, 536]
N. n. qionga Gu & Wang, 1994
Hainan Neptis noyala qionga Gu & Wang, 1994; in Chou, Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium, 1-2: 765, 536, f. 51, TL: Hainan

Neptis yerburii Butler, 1886
W.China, NW.Himalayas, Kashmir - Assam, Burma. See [About maps] Yerbury's Sailer
Neptis yerburii Butler, 1886; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1886 (3): 360
yerburyi ; [BIR]
Neptis yerburyi ; [BOW: pl. 196, f. 24]
Neptis yerburii ; [BOR, 307]; [MRS, 533]
yerburyi r. yerburyi ; [BIR, (Kashmir - Kumaon)]
yerburyi r. sikkima ; [BIR, (Sikkim - Assam)]

Larva on Celtis australis [BIR] [MRS]

Sikkim, Assam, NE.Burma, W.Thailand Neptis yerburii yerburii ; [BOR, 307]
N. y. capnodes Fruhstorfer, 1908
W.China yerburii capnodes Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 326
Neptis yerburii capnodes ; [BOR, 307]; [MRS, 533]
N. y. pandoces Eliot, 1969
Sikkim, S.Yunnan yerburii pandoces Eliot, 1969; Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 15: 69, TL: Sikkim
?Neptis tamur Fujioka, 1970; Spec. Bull. Lepid. Soc. Japan (4): 33, TL: E.Nepal
= ?; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 83
Neptis yerburii pandoces, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis yerburii pandoces ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: f. 70 (gen.)

Neptis sangangi Huang, 2001
SE.Tibet. See [About maps] Neptis sangangi Huang, 2001; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 83, f. 66, 69, pl. 5, f. 36, TL: 20 N of Chayu, Chayu area Tibet

Neptis sappho (Pallas, 1771)
EEU, S.Russia, Temperate Asia, Japan. See [About maps] Common Glider Pallas' Sailer Schwarzbrauner Trauerflter Pasyn debrak
Papilio sappho Pallas, 1771; Reise Russ. Reichs 1: 471, TL: Russia [Volga]
?Papilio aceris Esper, [1783]; Die Schmett. 1 (2): 142, pl. 81, f. 3-4
Papilio[?] aceris Lepechin, 1774; Reise. 1: 203, pl. 17, f. 5-6
?Papilio leucothoe Cramer, 1782
lucilla (Schrank, 1801)
plantilla (Hübner, 1805)
matuta Hübner, 1819²
intermedia Hormuzaki, 1897²; (preocc.)
curvata Matsumura, 1928²
curvata Bryk, 1946; Ark. Zool. 38A (3): 35 (preocc.)
Neptis sappho, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Neptis sappho, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Neptis sappho ; [BOW: pl. 2, f. 24]; [BOR, 307]; [MRS, 532]; [BRU2: 21, pl. 11, f. 1-6]; [Otakar Kudrna]
Misidentified/misapplied:
Neptis hylas; auct.
[sappho-1.jpg] 951x624 (~66Kb) Asamushi, Aomori, Japan, 8-90, Photo © S. Shuichi Haupt [sappho-2mv.jpg] 660x500 (~44Kb) underside male A woody bank of the pond on the Zyryanka Rivulet within the Botanical Garden, Akademgorodok [Academy Town], Novosibirsk, West Siberia, Russia. 8th June 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin [sappho-2u.jpg] 553x731 (~59Kb) upperside An open pine forest on the hill just north of the Chita City, Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia. 17th June 1995, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

Larva on Lathyrus verna [H&R], Lathyrus spp. [MRS], Lathyrus humilis, Lespedeza bicolor [BRU2, 21]


N. s. astola Moore, 1872
Nepal, Assam - Thailand, Indo-China, S.Yunnan Neptis sappho astola Moore, 1872; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1872 (2): 560, TL: NW.Himalayas
Neptis sappho astola, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis sappho astola ; [BOR, 307]; [MRS, 532]
N. s. formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
Taiwan sappho formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 411, TL: Formosa
Neptis sappho formosana ; [BOR, 307]; [MRS, 532]
N. s. intermedia Pryer, 1877
Japan, ... sappho intermedia Pryer, 1877; Cistula Ent. 2: 231, pl. 4, f. 1
Neptis sappho intermedia ; [MRS, 532]

Larva on Lespedeza bicolor [MRS]


Neptis hylas (Linnaeus, 1758)
China, India, Burma, Ceylon. See [About maps] Common Sailer
Papilio hylas Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 486, TL: China
formosana Matsumura; (preocc. Fruhstorfer, 1908)
formosanella Matsumura, 1929; Illustrated common insects of Japan. Vol. 1 "Butterflies": 21 (repl. Neptis formosana Matsumura)
Neptis hylas, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Neptis hylas ; [BOR, 307]; [MRS, 533]
[hylas-1.jpg] 951x624 (~35Kb) Shurisueyoshi, Okinawa, Ryukyus, Japan, 9-90, Photo © S. Shuichi Haupt [hylas-2u.jpg] 1114x875 (~118Kb) upperside Thailand, Chon Buri Province, Pattaya, Jomtien beach, a wasting land behind Jomtien Holiday Hotel, 2nd January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin [hylas-3u.jpg] 1106x883 (~107Kb) upperside Thailand, Chon Buri Province, Si Racha environs, the Chan-ta-Then River valley at lower reaches, 12th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
[hylas-4u.jpg] 1246x1078 (~158Kb) upperside Thailand, Chon Buri Province, Si Racha environs, the Chan-ta-Then River valley at lower reaches, 14th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

Larva on Leguminosae, Tiliaceae, Malvaceae, Sterculiaceae, Oleaceae [BIR], Cylista spp., Flemingia spp., Mucuna spp., Xylia spp., Canavalia ensiformis, Vigna catjang, Desmodium heterocarpon, Pteroloma triquelum, Lespedeza bicolor, Grewia spp., Trimfetta spp., Corchorus spp., Bombax spp., Holicteres spp., Mappafoetida spp. [MRS]

The common name and distribution outside China is from [BIR], might apply to Neptis sappho instead? --msa


W.China, SE.China, Hainan, Hong Kong Neptis hylas hylas ; [BOR, 307]
N. h. varmona Moore, 1872
Ceylon, C.India - S.India hylas varmona Moore, 1872; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1872 (2): 561
Neptis hylas varmona ; [BOR, 307]
?Neptis hylas f. varmona ; [Torben B. Larsen]
N. h. kamarupa Moore, 1874
Nepal, Assam - Thailand, Indo-China, Yunnan Neptis hylas kamarupa Moore, 1874; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874 (4): 570, TL: Assam
Neptis hylas kamarupa, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis hylas kamarupa ; [BOR, 308]; [MRS, 533]; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: f. 71 (gen)
N. h. luculenta Fruhstorfer, 1907
Taiwan hylas luculenta Fruhstorfer, 1907; Int. ent. Zs. 1 (22): 160 (24 August)
Neptis hylas luculenta ; [BOR, 308]; [MRS, 533]

Larva on Desmodium heterophyllym, D. caudatum, Pueraria lobata, P. montana [MRS]

N. h. andamana Moore, 1877
Andaman Is. hylas andamana Moore, 1877; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3): 586, pl. 58, f. 4, TL: Andaman Is.
Neptis hylas andamana ; [BOR, 308]
N. h. nicobarica Moore, 1877
Nicobars (nothern, central) hylas nicobarica Moore, 1877; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3): 586, TL: Nicobars
Neptis hylas nicobarica ; [BOR, 308]
N. h. sambilanga Evans, 1932
Nicobars (southern) hylas sambilanga Evans, 1932; Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): 166
Neptis hylas sambilanga ; [BOR, 308]
N. h. papaja Moore, [1875]
Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Bangka Neptis papaja Moore, [1875]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874 (4): 570
Neptis mamaja Butler, 1879; Trans. linn. Soc. Lond. (2) 1 (8): 541, pl. 69, f. 3
Neptis hylas papaja, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis hylas papaja f. mamaja ; [BMP, 172, pl. 25, f. 25]
Neptis hylas papaja ; [BMP: 172, pl. 25, f. 26]; [BOR, 308]
N. h. sopatra Fruhstorfer, 1907
Borneo, Sula Is. hylas sopatra Fruhstorfer, 1907; Int. ent. Zs. 1 (24): 175 (7 September)
Neptis hylas sopatra ; [BOR, 308]
N. h. hatra Fruhstorfer, 1913
Batu Is. hylas hatra Fruhstorfer, 1913; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 602 (25 September, 1912), TL: Batu
Neptis hylas hatra ; [BOR, 308]
N. h. ombalata Kheil, 1884
Nias hylas ombalata Kheil, 1884; Die Rhopalocera der Insel Nias: 24, TL: Nias
Neptis hylas ombalata ; [BOR, 308]
N. h. hageni Fruhstofer, 1907
Mentawai Is. hylas hageni Fruhstofer, 1907; : 175, TL: Mentawi
Neptis hylas hageni ; [BOR, 308]
N. h. engano Doherty, 1891
Enggano hylas engano Doherty, 1891; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, (2) 60 (1): 27
Neptis hylas engano ; [BOR, 308]
N. h. matuta Hübner, [1819]
Java, Bali, Bawean hylas matuta Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (3): 44
Neptis hylas matuta ; [BOR, 308]
N. h. licina Fruhstorfer, 1907
Lombok hylas licina Fruhstorfer, 1907; Int. ent. Zs. 1 (24): 175 (7 September), TL: Lombok
Neptis hylas licina ; [BOR, 308]
N. h. flaminia Fruhstorfer, 1907
Sumbawa hylas flaminia Fruhstorfer, 1907; Int. ent. Zs. 1 (24): 175 (7 September), TL: Sumbawa
Neptis hylas flaminia ; [BOR, 308]
N. h. sophaina Fruhstorfer, 1907
Sumba, Savu Is. hylas sophaina Fruhstorfer, 1907; Int. ent. Zs. 1 (25): 183 (14 September), TL: Sumba
Neptis hylas sophiana[sic?] ; [BOR, 308 (spell.?)]
N. h. cosama Fruhstorfer, 1907
Flores, Adonara, Lomblen hylas cosama Fruhstorfer, 1907; Int. ent. Zs. 1 (24): 176 (7 September), TL: Flores
Neptis hylas cosama ; [BOR, 308]
N. h. serapia Fruhstorfer, 1907
Kalao, Tanahdjampea, ?Bone Rate hylas serapia Fruhstorfer, 1907; Int. ent. Zs. 1 (25): 183 (14 September), TL: Kalao
Neptis hylas serapia ; [BOR, 308]
N. h. alorica Fruhstorfer, 1907
Alor, Pantar, Pura hylas alorica Fruhstorfer, 1907; Int. ent. Zs. 1 (25): 183 (14 September), TL: Alor
Neptis hylas alorica ; [BOR, 308]
N. h. hainana Moore, 1878
Hainan hylas hainana Moore, 1878; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878 (3): 698, TL: Hainan
Neptis hylas hainana ; [MRS, 533]
N. h. timorensis Röber, 1891
Timor, Kissar, Wetar, Leti, Romang, Sermata Is. hylas timorensis Röber, 1891; Tijdschr. Ent. 34: 307
Neptis hylas timorensis ; [BAUR, 235]
N. h. jaculatrix Fruhstofer, 1907
Babar, Damar hylas jaculatrix Fruhstofer, 1907; : 183, TL: Damar
Neptis hylas jaculatrix ; [BAUR, 235 (text)]

Neptis ida Moore, 1858
-. See [About maps] Neptis ida Moore, 1858; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1858 (347/348): 10, pl. 49, f. 7, TL: Celebes
Neptis ida, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Neptis ida ; [BOR, 308]
S.Sulawesi Neptis ida ida ; [BOR, 308]
N.Sulawesi, C.Sulawesi Neptis ida carbonespersa ; [BOR, 308]
N. i. celebensis Hopffer, 1874
NE.Sulawesi (Minahassa) ida celebensis Hopffer, 1874; Stett. ent. Ztg 35 (1): 36
Neptis ida celebensis ; [BOR, 308]
Butung Neptis ida liliputa ; [BOR, 308]
N. i. saleyra Fruhstorfer²
Selajar Neptis ida saleyra ; [BOR, 308]
N. i. kalidupa Eliot, 1969
Tukangbesi Is. ida kalidupa Eliot, 1969; Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 15: 68, TL: Tukanbesi Is.
Neptis ida kalidupa ; [BOR, 308]

Neptis mindorana C. & R. Felder, 1863
-. See [About maps] Neptis mindorana C. & R. Felder, 1863; Wien. ent. Monats. 7 (4): 110, TL: Mindoro
Neptis mindorana ; [BOR, 308]
Philippines (Mindoro) Neptis mindorana mindorana ; [BOR, 308]
N. m. ilocana C. & R. Felder, 1863
Philippines (Luzon, Panay, Negros) mindorana ilocana C. & R. Felder, 1863; Wien. ent. Monats. 7 (4): 111, TL: Luzon
Neptis mindorana ilocana ; [BOR, 308]
N. m. nosba Fruhstorfer, 1913
Philippines (Leyte, Cebu, Bohol) mindorana nosba Fruhstorfer, 1913; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 608 (25 September, 1912)
Neptis mindorana nosba ; [BOR, 308]
N. m. pseudosoma Moore. 1899
Philippines (Mindanao) mindorana pseudosoma Moore. 1899; : 246
Neptis mindorana pseudosoma ; [BOR, 308]
N. m. palibothra Fruhstorfer, 1913
Philippines (Basilan) mindorana palibothra Fruhstorfer, 1913; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 607 (25 September, 1912), TL: Basilan
Neptis mindorana palibothra ; [BOR, 308]
N. m. solygeia Fruhstorfer, 1908
Philippines (Jolo, Sulu Is.) mindorana solygeia Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 316, TL: Jolo
Neptis mindorana solygeia ; [BOR, 308]
N. m. harpasa Fruhstorfer, 1913
Philippines (?Palawan) mindorana harpasa Fruhstorfer, 1913; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 608 (25 September, 1912), TL: Palawan
Neptis mindorana harpasa ; [BOR, 308]

Neptis duryodana Moore, 1858
Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra. See [About maps] Neptis duryodana Moore, 1858; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1858 (347/348): 10, pl. 49
Neptis duryodana ; [BOW: pl. 147, f. 5]; [BOR, 308]
Borneo, Pulo Laut Neptis duryodana duryodana ; [BOR, 308]
N. d. nesia Fruhstorfer, 1908
Peninsular Malaya, Puolau Tioman, Sumatra Neptis nesia Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 311
Neptis duryodana nesia, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis duryodana nesia ; [BMP: 173, pl. 25, f. 30-31]; [BOR, 308]
N. d. dike Fruhstorfer, 1908
Java duryodana dike Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 311, TL: Nias?
Neptis duryodana dike ; [BOR, 308]
N. d. tullia Fruhstorfer, 1908
Nias duryodana tullia Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 311, TL: Nias
Neptis duryodana tullia ; [BOR, 308]
N. d. paucalba Hagen, 1898
Mentawai Is. duryodana paucalba Hagen, 1898; Ent. Nachr. 24: 206, TL: Mentawai Is.
Neptis duryodana pacualba[sic?] ; [BOR, 308]
N. d. declinata van Eecke, 1918
Pulo Babi duryodana declinata van Eecke, 1918; Zool. Meded. 4: 89
Neptis duryodana declinata ; [BOR, 308]
N. d. emesa Fruhstorfer, 1908
Philippines (Palawan) duryodana emesa Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 310, pl. 1, f. 6, TL: Palawan?
Neptis duryodana emesa ; [BOR, 308]

Neptis clinia Moore, 1872
W.China. See [About maps] Clear Sailer
Neptis clinia Moore, 1872; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1872 (2): 563, pl. 32, f. 5, TL: Andamans
acalina Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 325
= ; Eliot, 1969, Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 15: 56
gonatina Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 324
= ; Eliot, 1969, Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 15: 56
Neptis clinia, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Neptis clinia ; [BOR, 308]; [MRS, 532]
[clinia-1a.jpg] 917x753 (~215Kb) Thailand, Chantaburi Province, Khao-Khitchakut National Park, a sandy bed of a rivulet among the tropical forest above the Krating falls. 29th January 2005, Photo © Oleg Kosterin [clinia-1b.jpg] 1082x918 (~262Kb) Thailand, Chantaburi Province, Khao-Khitchakut National Park, a sandy bed of a rivulet among the tropical forest above the Krating falls. 29th January 2005, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

Andaman Is. Neptis clinia clinia ; [BOR, 309]
N. c. leuconata Butler, [1879]
Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi Neptis leuconata Butler, [1879]; Trans. linn. Soc. Lond. (2) 1 (8): 541, pl. 69, f. 1
Neptis clinia leuconata, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis clinia leuconata ; [BMP: 173, l. 25, f. 27]; [BOR, 309]
N. c. susruta Moore, 1872
NE.India - S.China, Thailand, Indo-China clinia susruta Moore, 1872; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1872 (2): 563, f. 4, TL: N.India
Neptis clinia susruta, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
nandina r. susruta ; [BIR]
Neptis clinia susruta ; [BOR, 309]; [MRS, 532]; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: f. 68 (m.gen)
N. c. kallaura Moore, 1881
S.India Neptis kallaura Moore, 1881; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 29 (3): 309
Neptis nandina kallaura ; Fruhstorfer, 1908, Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 322
Neptis soma kallaura ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 607 (25 September, 1912); Eliot, 1969, Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 15: 57
soma r. kallaura ; [BIR, (W.Ghats,S.India (hills))]
Neptis clinia kallaura ; [BOR, 309]
N. c. apharea Fruhstorfer, 1908
Sumatra, Borneo clinia apharea Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 320
ila Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 320
= ; Eliot, 1969, Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 15: 57
Neptis clinia apharea ; [BOR, 309]
N. c. smedleyi Eliot, 1969
Mentawai I. clinia smedleyi Eliot, 1969; Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 15: 76, TL: Mentawai I.
Neptis clinia smedleyi ; [BOR, 309]
N. c. phrasylas Eliot, 1969
Java clinia phrasylas Eliot, 1969; Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 15: 57, TL: E.Java?
Neptis clinia phrasylas ; [BOR, 309]
N. c. parthica Fruhstorfer, 1908
Philippines (Palawan) clinia parthica Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 317, TL: Palawan
Neptis clinia parthica ; [BOR, 309]
N. c. tibetana Moore, 1899
W.China clinia tibetana Moore, 1899; Lepidoptera Indica 3 : 246 (1898)
Neptis clinia tibetana ; [MRS, 532]
N. c. nandina Moore, 1858
S.India, Madhya Pradesh, Sikkim - Assam, Burma, Malaysia - Andamans, Philippines, Formosa Neptis nandina Moore, 1858; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1858 (347/348): 9
Neptis nandina ; [EBW]; [BIR]; [BOW: pl. 148, f. 12]
Neptis nata nandina ; [BOR, 310]
Neptis clinia nandina ; [Peter Smetacek]

Neptis nata Moore, [1858]
Malaya - Indo-China. See [About maps] Dirty Sailer
Neptis nata Moore, [1858]; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (1): 168, pl. 4a, f. 6
?Neptis nata Moore, 1858; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1858 (347/348): 10, TL: Borneo
Neptis nata ; [BOR, 310]; [MRS, 534]
Borneo Neptis nata nata ; [BOR, 310]
N. n. adipala Moore, 1872
Nepal, Assam - Thailand, Indo-China, S.Yunnan, ?S.China, ?Hainan nata adipala Moore, 1872; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1872 (2): 563, f. 8, TL: Khasia Hills
Neptis nata adipala, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis nata adipala ; [BOR, 310]; [MRS, 534]
N. n. candida Joicey & Talbot, 1922
Hainan nata candida Joicey & Talbot, 1922; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2): 353, TL: Hainan
Neptis soma candida ;
Neptis nata candida ; [MRS, 534]
N. n. lutatia Fruhstorfer, 1913
Taiwan nata lutatia Fruhstorfer, 1913; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 607 (25 September, 1912)
Neptis nata lutatia ; [BOR, 310]; [MRS, 534]

Larva on Trema orientalis, Celtis formosana, Pueraria lobata, P. montana [MRS]

N. n. hampsoni Moore, 1899
S.India nandina hampsoni Moore, 1899; Lepidoptera Indica 3 : 237 (1898), pl. 281, f. 1, TL: India
Neptis nata hampsoni ; Eliot, 1969; [BOR, 310]
nandina r. hampsoni ; [BIR]
N. n. evansi Eliot, 1969
Andaman Is. nata evansi Eliot, 1969; Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 15: 74, TL: Andaman Is.
Neptis nata evansi ; [BOR, 310]
N. n. gononata Butler, [1879]
Peninsular Malaya Neptis gononata Butler, [1879]; Trans. linn. Soc. Lond. (2) 1 (8): 541, pl. 69, f. 2
Neptis nata gononata, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis nata gononata ; [BMP: 173, pl. 25, f. 32]
Neptis nata gonomata ; [BOR, 310]
N. n. agathyllis Fruhstorfer, 1908
Sumatra nata agathyllis Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 313
Neptis nata agathyllis ; [BOR, 310]
N. n. natana Fruhstorfer, 1900
Nias nata natana Fruhstorfer, 1900; Stettin. ent. Ztg 60 (4): 350
Neptis nata natana ; [BOR, 310]
N. n. meridiei Doherty, 1891
Enggano nata meridiei Doherty, 1891; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, (2) 60 (1): 26, TL: Enggano
Neptis nandina meridiei ; Fruhstorfer, 1908, Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 322
Neptis soma merididiei ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 607 (25 September, 1912)
Neptis nata meridei[sic?] ; [BOR, 310]
N. n. jucundiora Fruhstorfer, 1908
Lombok nata jucundiora Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 321, TL: Lombok
Neptis nata jucundiore[sic?] ; [BOR, 310]
N. n. florensis Snellen, 1891
Flores, Sumbawa Neptis florensis Snellen, 1891; Tijdschr. Ent. 34: 238, TL: Flores
Neptis nandina florensis ;
Neptis nata florensis ; [BOR, 310]
N. n. sumba Doherty, 1891
Sumba nata sumba Doherty, 1891; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, (2) 60 (2): 175
Neptis nata sumba ; [BOR, 310]

Neptis choui Yuan & Wang, 1994
Shaanxi. See [About maps] Neptis choui Yuan & Wang, 1994; , TL: Shaanxi
Neptis choui ; [MRS, 535]; Huang, 2001, : 84 (note)

Neptis pampanga C. & R. Felder, 1863
-. See [About maps] Neptis pampanga C. & R. Felder, 1863; Wien. ent. Monats. 7 (4): 111
Neptis pampanga ; [BOR, 310]
Philippines (Luzon) Neptis pampanga pampanga ; [BOR, 310]
N. p. boholica Moore, 1899
Philippines (Mindanao, Cebu, Bohol) pampanga boholica Moore, 1899; Lepidoptera Indica 3 : 246 (1898)
Neptis pampanga boholica ; [BOR, 310]
N. p. dormida Eliot, 1969
Philippines (Mindoro) pampanga dormida Eliot, 1969; Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 15: 77, TL: Mindoro
Neptis pampanga dormida ; [BOR, 310]
N. p. lizana Fruhstorfer, 1913
Philippines (Basilan) pampanga lizana Fruhstorfer, 1913; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 606 (25 September, 1912), TL: Basilan
Neptis pampanga lizana ; [BOR, 310]

Neptis sunica Eliot, 1969
Philippines (Palawan). See [About maps] Neptis sunica Eliot, 1969; Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 15: 79
Neptis sunica ; [BOR, 310]

Neptis soma Moore, 1858
NW.Himalayas - SW.China, S.India, Mussoorie - Assam, Burma. See [About maps] Sullied Sailer
Neptis soma Moore, 1858; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1858 (347/348): 9, pl. 49, TL: Silhet
Neptis soma ; [EBW]; [BOR, 311]; [MRS, 534]

Larva on Leguminaceae, Malvaceae, Pueraria thunbergiana, Wistaria floribunda, Vicia unijuga [MRS]

Nepal - Assam, ?Sikkim Neptis soma soma ; [BOR, 311]
soma r. soma ; [BIR]
N. s. shania Evans, 1924
Burma, Thailand, SW.China Neptis soma shania Evans, 1924; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30: 78
Neptis soma shania, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis soma shania ; [BOR, 311]; [MRS, 534]

= Euthalia nara shania Evans, 1924 ??

N. s. pendleburyi Corbet, 1937
Peninsular Malaya Neptis pendleburyi Corbet, 1937; Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 6 (5): 101
Neptis soma pendleburyi ; [BMP: 173, pl. 25, f. 33]; [BOR, 311]
N. s. ominicola Fruhstorfer, 1908
soma ominicola Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 411
Neptis soma ominicola ; [MRS, 534]
N. s. tayalina Murayama & Shimonoya, 1968
Taiwan soma tayalina Murayama & Shimonoya, 1968; : 7
Neptis yerburyi tayalina ;
Neptis soma tayalina ; [MRS, 534]

Neptis reducta Fruhstorfer, 1908
Taiwan Neptis reducta Fruhstorfer, 1908; Ent. Zs. 22 (31): 127
Neptis reducta ; [BOR, 311]; [MRS, 535]

Neptis mahendra Moore, 1872
NW.Himalayas - W.China, Chitral - Kumaon. See [About maps] Himalayan Sailer
Neptis mahendra Moore, 1872; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1872 (2): 560
Neptis mahendra ; [BOW: pl. 148, f. 8]; [BOR, 311]; [MRS, 535]
NW.Himalayas - Nepal Neptis mahendra mahendra ; [BOR, 311]
N. m. xizangensis Wang & Wang, 1994
SE.Tibet Neptis mahendra xizangensis Wang & Wang, 1994; in Chou, Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium 1-2: 765, 535, f. 50, TL: Xizang
Neptis mahendra xizangensis ; Huang, 1998, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 238 (note), pl. 6, f. 1b, 1d, 2b, 2d
N. m. ursula (Eliot, 1969)
N.Yunnan mahendra ursula (Eliot, 1969) (Eptis); Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 15: 78
Neptis mahendra ursula ; [MRS, 535]
N. m. extensa Leech, [1892]
Sichuan mahendra extensa Leech, [1892]; Butts China Japan Corea (1): 202 (1892-1894), pl. 19, f. 5
Neptis mahdendra extensa ; Fruhstorfer, 1908, Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 327
Neptis mahendra extensa ; [MRS, 535]
N. m. dulongensis Huang, 2002
Yunnan Neptis mahendra dulongensis ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 82 (note)

Neptis leucoporos Fruhstorfer, 1908
-. See [About maps] Neptis leucoporos Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 312, pl. 2, f. 7
Neptis leucoporos leucoporos, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis leucoporos ; [BOR, 311]; [MRS, 536]
N.Indo-China, ?S.China, ?Hainan Neptis leucoporos leucoporos ; [BOR, 311]
N. l. cresina Fruhstorfer, 1908
S.Burma - Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, Pulo Laut Neptis cresina Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 312
Neptis leucoporos cresina, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis leucoporos cresina ; [BMP: 173, pl. 25, f. 34]; [BOR, 311]
N. l. taranda Corbet, 1942
Mentawai Is. leucoporos taranda Corbet, 1942; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (11) 9: 619, TL: Mentawai I.
Neptis leucoporos taranda ; [BOR, 311]
Nias Neptis leucoporos niasica ; [BOR, 311]; [BOR, 311]
N. l. aletophone Fruhstorfer, 1908
Java leucoporos aletophone Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin. ent. Ztg 69 (2): 313
Neptis leucoporos aletophone ; [BOR, 311]

Neptis nisaea de Nicéville, 1894²
-. See [About maps] nisaea de Nicéville, 1894²; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal (II) 63 (1): 7
Neptis nisaea ; [BOR, 311]
W.Java Neptis nisaea nisaea ; [BOR, 311]
C.Java Neptis nisaea rosieri ; [BOR, 311]

Neptis clinioides de Nicéville, 1894
-. See [About maps] Neptis clinioides de Nicéville, 1894; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal (II) 63 (1): 6, pl. 1, f. 8
Neptis clinioides ; [BOR, 312]; [MRS, 532]
Sumatra (Battak Mts., Padang Highlands) Neptis clinioides clinioides ; [BOR, 312]
W.Jawa Neptis clinioides luca ; [BOR, 312]
N. c. gunongensis Eliot, 1969
Peninsular Malaya (above 1500ft) Neptis gunongensis Eliot, 1969; Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 15: 55
Neptis clinioides gunongensis ; [BMP: 173, pl. 25, f. 29]; [BOR, 312]
N. c. yaana Wang, 1994
Sichuan Neptis clinioides yaana Wang, 1994; in Chou, Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium 1-2: 764, 532, f. 49, TL: Ya'an, Sichuan

Neptis sankara (Kollar, [1844])
NW.Himalayas - W.China, Kashmir - Assam, Burma. See [About maps] Broad-banded Sailer
Limenitis sankara Kollar, [1844]; in Hügel, Kaschmir und das Reich der Siek, 4 (5): 428
Neptis sankara ; [BOW: pl. 148, f. 19]; [BOR, 312]; [MRS, 537]
N. s. amba Moore, 1858
Assam, Nepal, ?NE.Burma Neptis amba Moore, 1858; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1858 (347/348): 7, pl. 49, f. 4
Neptis quilta Swinhoe, 1897; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 19 (112): 408
= ; Eliot, 1969; [Peter Smetacek]
Neptis sankara amba ; [BOR, 312]; Huang, 2001
N. s. peninsularis Eliot, 1969
Peninsular Malaya (above 200ft) Neptis peninsularis Eliot, 1969; Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 15: 91
Neptis sankara peninsularis ; [BMP: 173, pl. 25, f. 36]; [BOR, 312]
N. s. yamari Fruhstofer²
Sumatra (Battak Mts.) Neptis sankara yamari ; [BOR, 312]
Taiwan Neptis sankara shirakiana ; [BOR, 312]; [MRS, 537]
N. s. antonia (Oberthür)
W.China Neptis antonia ; [BOW: pl. 148, f. 19 (text only)]
Neptis sankara antonia ; [MRS, 537]
N. s. guiltoides Tytler, 1940
Burma, Thailand, Yunnan Neptis sankara guiltoides, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis sankara guiltoides[sic?] ; [BOR, 312 [spelling?]]
Neptis sankara guilloides[sic?] ; [MRS, 537 [spelling?]]
Neptis sankara guiltoides ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 80 (note)
Yunnan Neptis sankara xishuanbannaensis Yoshino, 1997; Neo Lepidoptera 2: 4, f. 22-23, TL: Xishuanbanna, Monghai, 1800m, Yunnan

Neptis philyra Ménétriés, 1858
Japan, NE.China, Amur, Ussuri. See [About maps] Neptis philyra Ménétriés, 1858; : 214, pl. 2, f. 8, TL: [Amur region]
Neptis philyra ; [BOR, 312]; [MRS, 538]; [BRU2: 21, pl. 12, f. 7-9]

Larva on Acer japonicum, Carpinus cordata, Ulmus japonica [BRU2, 21]

SE.China Neptis philyra excellens ; [BOR: 312]; [MRS, 538]
Neptis philyra zhejianga ; [MRS, 538]
Neptis philyra melior, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis philyra melior ; [MRS, 538]
Taiwan Neptis philyra splendens ; [BOR: 312]; [MRS, 538]

Larva on Acer oliverianum [MRS]


Neptis zaida Doubleday, [1848]
Murree - Assam, Burma. See [About maps] Pale-green Sailer
Neptis zaida Doubleday, [1848]; ::REF#b: ?272, pl. 35, f. 3
Neptis zaida, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis zaida ; [EBW]; [BIR]; [BOR, 312]; [BOW: pl. 148, f. 25]
Murree - Kumaon ?zaida r. zaida ; [BIR]
Nepal Valley Neptis zaida baileyi ; [BOR, 312]
Sikkim, Bhutan Neptis zaida bhutanica ; [BOR, 312]
zaida r. phutanica ; [BIR]
Manipur Neptis zaida manipurensis ; [BOR, 312]
zaida r. manipurensis ; [BIR]
N. z. thawgawa Tytler, 1940
NE.Burma, NW.Yunnan Neptis zaida thawgawa Tytler, 1940; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 42 (1): 119, TL: Hthawgaw, NE.Burma
Neptis zaida thawgawa ; [BOR, 312]
Neptis zaida ssp. ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 82
Neptis zaida thawgawa ; Huang & Xue, 2004, Neue Ent. Nachr. 57: 171, pl. 14, f. 4
N. z. putoia Evans, 1932
S.Burma, Thailand Neptis zaida putoia, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis zaida putoia ; [BOR, 312]

Neptis magadha C. & R. Felder, [1867]
Malaya. See [About maps] Neptis magadha C. & R. Felder, [1867]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Lep. Rhop. (3): 427, TL: Myanmar
Neptis magadha magadha, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis magadha ; [BOW: pl. 147, f. 5 (text only)]; [BOR, 313]
N.Burma Neptis magadha magadha ; [BOR, 313]
N. m. khasiana Moore, 1872²
Assam Spotted Sailer
magadha khasiana Moore, 1872²; , TL: Khasi Hills
Neptis magadha khasiana ; [BOR, 313]
Neptis magatha[sic?] ; [BIR]
N. m. annamitica Fruhstofer, 1908
S.Vietnam Neptis magadha annamitica, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis magadha annamitica ; [BOR, 313]
N. m. charon Butler, 1867
Peninsular Malaya Neptis charon Butler, 1867; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (3) 20 (120): 400, pl. 9, f. 1
Neptis magadha charon ; [BMP: 174, pl. 25, f. 35]; [BOR, 313]
N. m. phylasia Fruhstorfer²
Sumatra Neptis magadha phylasia ; [BOR, 313]
N. m. plautia Fruhstorfer²
N.Borneo Neptis magadha plautia ; [BOR, 313]
N. m. pasiphae Fruhstorfer²
Java Neptis magadha pasiphae ; [BOR, 313]
Nias Neptis magadha charonides ; [BOR, 313]
Mentawai Is. Neptis magadha kerosa ; [BOR, 313]

Neptis radha Moore, 1857
W.China, Kumaon - Assam, Burma. See [About maps] Great Yellow Sailer
Neptis radha Moore, 1857; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (1): 166, pl. 4a, f. 4
?Neptis radha Moore, 1858; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1858 (347/348): 6
Neptis radha radha, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis radha ; [BOW: pl. 196, f. 19]; [BOR, 313]; [MRS, 544]
NE.India - C.Vietnam Neptis radha radha ; [BOR, 313]
Laos, NE.Burma
N. r. sinensis Oberthür, 1906
W.China (Szechwan) Neptis radha sinensis ; [MRS, 544]

Neptis narayana Moore, 1858
NW.Himalayas - W.China, S.China, Kulu - Manipur. See [About maps] Broadstick Sailer
Neptis narayana Moore, 1858; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1858 (347/348): 6, pl. 49
Neptis narayana ; [BOW: pl. 196, f. 16]; [BOR, 313]; [MRS, 544]
NW.Himalayas Neptis narayana narayana ; [BOR, 313]
narayana r. narayana ; [BIR, (Kulu - Kumaon)]
N. n. nana de Nicéville²
Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam Neptis narayana nana ; [BOR, 313]
narayana r. nana ; [BIR]
N. n. sylvia Oberthür
Neptis narayana sylvia ; [MRS, 544]
N. n. dubernardi Eliot, 1969
NW.Yunnan Neptis narayana dubernardi Eliot, 1969; Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 15: 107
Neptis narayana dubernardi, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis narayana dubernardi ; [MRS, 544]

Neptis ananta Moore, 1858
NW.Himalayas - China, Chamba - Assam, Burma. See [About maps] Yellow Sailer
Neptis ananta Moore, 1858; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1858 (347/348): 5 [?1857]
Neptis ananta ; [BOW: pl. 147, f. 16]; [BOR, 314]; [MRS, 540]
N. a. ocheroa Evans, 1924
SE.Tibet

a misspelling of Neptis ananta ochracea?

N. a. ochracea Evans, 1924
Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam - Pegu Neptis ananta ochracea ; [BOR, 314]
N. a. learmondi Tytler, 1940
S.Burma, N.Thailand ananta learmondi Tytler, 1940; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 42 (1): 118
Neptis ananta learmondi, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis ananta learmondi ; [BOR, 314]
N. a. chinensis Leech, 1892
W.Sichuan Neptis ananta chinensis ; [MRS, 540]; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: f. 65 (gen.)
N. a. minus Yoshino, 1997
Fujian Neptis ananta minus Yoshino, 1997; Neo Lepidoptera 2: 4, f. 24-25, TL: Mt. Wuyi, N of Fujian

Neptis anjana Moore, 1881
Burma, Malaya, Java. See [About maps] Rich Sailer
Neptis anjana Moore, 1881; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 29 (3): 309
Neptis anjana ; [BOW: pl. 147, f. 17]; [BOR, 314]
C.Burma - S.Burma Neptis anjana anjana ; [BOR, 314]
N. a. hyria Fruhstorfer, 1913
Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra Neptis hyria Fruhstorfer, 1913; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9(175) : 620 (15 October, 1912),
Neptis anjana hyria ; [BMP: 174, pl. 25, f. 37-38]; [BOR, 314]
N. a. decerna Fruhstorfer²
SE.Borneo Neptis anjana decerna, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis anjana decerna ; [BOR, 314]
N. a. elegantia Fruhstorfer²
N.Borneo Neptis anjana elegantia ; [BOR, 314]
N. a. zena Fruhstorfer²
Java Neptis anjana zena ; [BOR, 314]
N. a. saskia Fruhstorfer²
Nias Neptis anjana saskia ; [BOR, 314]
N. a. vidua Staudinger²
Philippines (Palawan) Neptis anjana vidua ; [BOR, 314]

Neptis nashona Swinhoe, 1896
W.China. See [About maps] Less Rich Sailer
Neptis nashona Swinhoe, 1896; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 17 (101): 357, TL: Cherrapunji, Khasi Hills
Neptis nashona, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis nashona ; [BOR, 314]; [MRS, 539]
Sikkim, Assam, N.Burma Neptis nashona nashona ; [BOR, 314]
N. n. aagaardi Riley, 1932
N.Thailand Neptis nashona aagaardi, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis nashona aagaardi ; [BOR, 314]; [MRS, 539]
N. n. chapa Eliot, 1969
Cochin China Neptis nashona chapa, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis nashona chapa ; [BOR, 314]
N. n. patricia Oberthür
Neptis nashona patricia ; [MRS, 539]

Neptis nycteus de Nicéville, 1890²
Sikkim, Nagas. See [About maps] Hockeystick Sailer
nycteus de Nicéville, 1890²; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 5: 203
Neptis nycteus ; [BOW: pl. 148, f. 16]; [BOR, 314]
N. n. menpae Huang, 1998
SE.Tibet (Metok) Neptis nycteus menpae Huang, 1998; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 231, pl. 6, f. 3a, 3c, 4a, 4c, TL: Hamni, Metok, 1800m

Neptis manasa Moore, 1857
C.China, NW.Yunnan, Nepal, Sikkim, S. Shan States. See [About maps] Pale Hockeystick Sailer
Neptis manasa Moore, 1857; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (1): 165
?Neptis manasa Moore, 1858; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1858 (347/348): 5
Neptis manasa manasa, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis manasa ; [BOW: pl. 148, f. 9]; [MRS, 546]
Sikkim - N.Thailand Neptis manasa manasa ; [BOR, 314]
N. m. antigone Leech, 1890
Hubei, E.China Neptis manasa antigone Leech, 1890; , TL: Hubei
Neptis manasa antigone ; Huang, 1998, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 232 (note), pl. 7, f. 1a, 2a; [MRS, 546]
N. m. narcissina Oberthür, 1906
NW.Yunnan Neptis manasa narcissina, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis manasa narcissima ; [MRS, 546]; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 82 (note), f. 114
N. m. tsangae Huang, 1998
SE.Tibet (Yigong) Neptis manasa tsangae Huang, 1998; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 232, pl. 7, f. 1b, 1d, 2b, 2d, TL: Tongmai, 1800m
N. m. shinkaii Koiwaya, 1996
SE.Tibet Neptis manasa shinkaii ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 82 (note), f. 115

Neptis philyroides Staudinger, 1887
Amur, Ussuri, E.China, Korea. See [About maps] Neptis philyroides Staudinger, 1887; in Romanoff, Mém. Lépid., 3: 146, TL: "Raddeefka" [Radde, Amur region]
Neptis philyroides ; [BOR, 315]; [MRS, 549]; [BRU2: 22, pl. 12, f. 4-6]

Larva on Corylus heterophyllus [BRU2, 22]

Amur, Ussuri, ...?
N. p. sonani Murayama
Taiwan Neptis philyroides sonani ; [BOR, 315]; [MRS, 549]
Zhejiang Neptis philyroides simingshana ; [MRS, 549]
N. p. maotai Yoshino, 1997
Guizhou Neptis philyroides maotai Yoshino, 1997; Neo Lepidoptera 2-2: 3, f. 15-16, TL: Mt. Fanjinshan, Tonren, Guizhou

Neptis nemorum Oberthür, 1906
NW.Yunnan. See [About maps] Neptis nemorum Oberthür, 1906; Etudes Lépid. Comp. 2: 12
Neptis nemorum nemorum, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neptis nemorum ; [BOR, 315]; [MRS, 548]
Assam Neptis nemorum phseimensis ; [BOR, 315]

Neptis rivularis (Scopoli, 1763)
CEU, Turkey, S.Russia, S.Siberia, C.Asia, Japan. See [About maps] Hungarian Glider Schwarzer Trauerfalter Pasyn lucylla
Papilio rivularis Scopoli, 1763; Ent. Carniolica: 165, f. 443, TL: Austria, Graz
Papilio lucilla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 173
innominatus (Lewin, 1795)
fridolini Fruhstorfer, 1907
Neptis rivularis, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Neptis rivularis, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Neptis rivularis, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]
Neptis rivularis ; [BOR, 315]; [MRS, 550]; [BRU2: 20, pl. 10, f. 7-15]; [Otakar Kudrna]
[rivularis-1l.jpg] 800x600 (~130Kb) larva Poland: Podkarpacie, Sieniawa Forests, 9.12.2005, Photo © Jaroslaw Bury [rivularis-2l.jpg] 800x600 (~157Kb) larva Poland: Podkarpacie, Sieniawa Forests, 26.4.2006, Photo © Jaroslaw Bury

Larva on Spiraea, Filipendula? [H&R], Spiraea salicifolia, S. hypericifolia, S. crenata, Spiraea aquilegifolia, Filipendula ulmaria [BRU2, 21]


CEU, S.Siberia Neptis rivularis rivularis ; [BRU2, 20]
N. r. magnata (Heine, [1895])
Transbaikalia, Amur, Ussuri, Sakhalin, Kuriles rivularis magnata (Heine, [1895]); , TL: Lake Baikal
synetairus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Neptis rivularis bergmanni Bryk, 1942
Neptis rivularis magnata ; [BRU2, 20]

[bergmanni-1mu.jpg] 400x300 (~26Kb) upperside male A meadow on the Onon River right bank floodland 10 km upstream of the village Nizhnii Tsasuchei, Onon District, Chita Province, S Transbaikalia (Dahuria), Siberia, Russia. 5th July 1996, Photo © Oleg Kosterin [bergmanni-1p.jpg] 400x533 (~44Kb) pupa An opening in a pine forest on the Onon River right bank terrace floodland, 5 km upstream of the village Nizhnii Tsasuchei, Onon District, Chita Province, Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia, 18th June 1995 (on the foodplant Spiraea aquilegifolia Pallas), Photo © Oleg Kosterin

?N. r. coenobita Goeze, 1799
coenobita (Goeze, 1799); (preocc.?)
[coenobita-1mfv.jpg] 800x600 (~106Kb) underside male female A pine forest with dense Spiraea media Franz Schmidt bushes in the underlayer on the Berd' River valley right slope 2 km SE of the village Novososedovo, the Salairskii Kryazh elevation, Iskitim District, Novosibirsk Province, West Siberia, Russia. 21st June 1997 (A copulating pair on Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn ex Decken), Photo © Oleg Kosterin

N. r. ludmilla Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Pamirs-Alai, Tian-Shan, Altai Neptis rivularis ludmilla ; [BRU2, 20]
N. r. sinta Eliot, 1969
Neptis rivularis sinta ; [MRS, 550]; Huang, 2001

Larva on Rosaceae [MRS]

N. r. formosicola Matsumura, 1929
Taiwan Neptis formosa Matsumura, 1919; Thous. Ins. Japan. Addit. 3: 729 (preocc.)
Neptis formosicola Matsumura, 1929; Illustrated common insects of Japan. Vol. 1 "Butterflies": 21 (repl. Neptis formosa Matsumura, 1919)
Neptis matsumurai Shirôzu, 1960; Butterflies of Formosa in Colour: 448 (?repl. Neptis formosa Matsumura, 1919)
Neptis rivularis formosicola ; [BOR, 315]; [MRS, 550]

Neptis hesione Leech, 1890
C.China, W.China. See [About maps] Neptis hesione Leech, 1890; Entomologist 23 : 34
Neptis hesione ; [EBW]; [MRS, 544]
Taiwan Neptis hesione podarces ; [BOR, 315]; [MRS, 544]
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