Subspecies in India
(1) Neptis nata hampsoni Moore, 1899 – Sahyadri Clear Sailer
(2) Neptis nata yerburii Butler, 1886 – West Himalayan Clear Sailer
(3) Neptis nata adipala Moore, 1872 – Khasi Clear Sailer
(4) Neptis nata evansi Eliot 1969 – Andaman Clear Sailer.
This species has also been mentioned as Burmese Sailer in the past.
The subspecies hampsoni is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
The subspecies hampsoni is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
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The subspecies hampsoni is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | ||||||||||||
Assam | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
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Kerala | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
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Mizoram | 1 | ||||||||||||
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Sikkim | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
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Tripura | |||||||||||||
Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||
Uttarakhand | |||||||||||||
West Bengal | 1 | ||||||||||||
Total | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Trema orientalis (Kalesh S. pers. obs. 2017) (Cannabaceae).
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
Anonymous 2024. Neptis nata Moore, [1858] – Clear 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-nata, accessed 2024/10/14.