Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Nymphalidae > Limenitidinae > Neptini > Neptis
Neptis clinia Moore, 1872 – Sullied Sailer
Subspecies in India:
(1) Neptis clinia kallaura Moore, 1881 – Sahyadri Sullied Sailer
(2) Neptis clinia praedicta Smetacek, 2011 – West Himalayan Sullied Sailer
(2) Neptis clinia praedicta Smetacek, 2011 – West Himalayan Sullied Sailer
(3) Neptis clinia susruta Moore, 1872 – Himalayan Sullied Sailer
(4) Neptis clinia clinia Moore, 1872 – Andaman Sullied Sailer
This has also been variously listed as Clear Sailer and Creamy Sailer in the past.
- Photo Gallery
- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- References
Neptis clinia kallaura – Sahyadri Sullied Sailer
Neptis clinia praedicta – West Himalayan Sullied Sailer
Neptis clinia susruta – Himalayan Sullied Sailer
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Celtis spp. (V.C. Balakrishnan 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.
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
References:
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Nymphalidae > Limenitidinae > Neptini > Neptis
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Baiju K, K. Sadasivan, V. K. Chandrasekharan & S. Gayathri. 2021. Neptis clinia Moore, 1872 – Sullied Sailer. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.15. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/3024/Neptis-clinia
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