Neptis nana de Nicéville, 1889 - Little Sailer

Subspecies in India

1. Neptis nana nana de Nicéville, 1889 – Himalayan Little Sailer

This is usually treated as a subspecies of Neptis narayana Moore, 1858 – Broadstick Sailer. We are provisionally treating it as a distinct, allopatric species based on morphological and biogeographic grounds. The male genitalia of this group have not been studied well, and a molecular phylogeny is currently unavailable.
 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh1
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Puducherry UT
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim2
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total21

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Neptis nana de Nicéville, 1889 – Little 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-nana, accessed 2024/04/20.