Subspecies in India
(1) Neptis hylas varmona Moore, 1872 – Indian Common Sailer
(2) Neptis hylas andamana Moore, 1877 – Andaman Common Sailer
(3) Neptis hylas nicobarica Moore, 1877 – Car Nicobar Common Sailer
(4) Neptis hylas sambilanga Evans, 1932 – South Nicobar Common Sailer
Conservation and Special status
This species is not legally protected in India under any schedules of WildLife (Protection) Act, 1972.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
Andhra Pradesh | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
Assam | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||||
Bihar | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Chandigarh | |||||||||||||
Chhattisgarh | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | |||
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT | 1 | ||||||||||||
Daman & Diu UT | |||||||||||||
Delhi | |||||||||||||
Goa | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
Gujarat | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Haryana | |||||||||||||
Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Jammu and Kashmir UT | 1 | ||||||||||||
Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
Karnataka | 36 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 37 | |
Kerala | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 9 | |||
Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
Madhya Pradesh | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | |||
Maharashtra | 44 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 39 | 94 | 66 | |
Manipur | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Meghalaya | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||
Mizoram | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Nagaland | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
Odisha | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Puducherry UT | |||||||||||||
Punjab | |||||||||||||
Rajasthan | |||||||||||||
Sikkim | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Tamil Nadu | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |||||
Tripura | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||
Uttarakhand | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
West Bengal | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
Total | 99 | 59 | 34 | 38 | 21 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 51 | 97 | 162 | 152 |
Neptis hylas varmona - Bombax (Robinson et al. 2010), Bombax ceiba (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000) (Bombacaceae). Hevea brasiliensis (Robinson et al. 2010) (Euphorbiaceae). Fabaceae (Bell 1910c), Canavalia ensiformis (Robinson et al. 2010), Canavalia gladiata (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Flemingia (Bell 1910c; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Lathyrus (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Mucuna purpurea (Bell 1910c; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Paracalyx (Robinson et al. 2010), Paracalyx scariosus (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Rhynchosia (Wynter-Blyth 1957), Vigna cylindrica (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Vigna unguiculata (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Xylia xylocarpa (Bell 1910c; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010) (Fabaceae). Nothapodytes nimmoniana (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010) (Icacinaceae). Malvaceae (Bell 1910c), Corchorus (Bell 1910c; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Grewia (Bell 1910c; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Helicteres isora (Bell 1910c; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Triumfetta (Bell 1910c; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Urena lobata (Kalesh & Prakash 2015) (Malvaceae).
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Page citation
Saji, K., A. Soman, M. Bhakare & Manoj P 2024. Neptis hylas (Linnaeus, 1758) – Common Sailer. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/neptis-hylas, accessed 2024/11/10.