Neptis harita
| Indian dingiest sailer | |
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Scientific 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
- ^ "Neptis harita Moore, 1874". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ 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.