Neptis biafra

Species of butterfly

Neptis biafra

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Nymphalidae
Genus:  | Neptis
Species:  |

N. biafra

Binomial name
Neptis biafra

Ward, 1871[1]

Neptis biafra, the Biafran sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop) and western Cameroon.[2]

## Original description

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Male Upper-side: both wings brown-black; fore-wing, the cell crossed by three diagonal white marks, the outer one the largest, the inner one near the base the smallest ; beyond the cell three parallel, horizontal, white streaks, the upper one the smallest, below, midway, two clear, oval, white spots: hind-wing, crossed midway by a broad band of white, this band is also continued slightly into the fore-wing ; fringe of both wings white, following the outer margin of both wings four white bands, the first (from the margin) very narrow, second rather broader, third broad, especially on the hind-wing, fourth narrow and rather undulating on the hind-wing.Under-side : resembles upper-side, with the white markings generally broader. Expanse, 2,3; inches. Habitat: Camaroons.[3]

## Taxonomy

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It is a member of the Neptis lugubris sub-group of the Neptis nysiades group The members of the subgroup are

* Neptis lugubris
* Neptis angelae
* Neptis paulinae
* Neptis biafra

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## References

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1. ^ "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
3. ^ Ward, C. (1871): Description of new species of African diurnal lepidoptera. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 8:34-36; 58-60; 81-82; 118-122. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
4. ^ Richardson, I.D. 2019. Revision of the genus Neptis (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) in the Afrotropical Region: Currently described taxa. Metamorphosis 30: 69‒221

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Taxon identifiers

Neptis biafra|

* Wikidata: Q13573869
* BioLib: 641408
* BOLD: 759529
* CoL: 473QC
* EoL: 167021
* GBIF: 5131187
* iNaturalist: 1077700
* Insecta.pro: 56926
* IRMNG: 11105008
* LepIndex: 160946
* NCBI: 2093600
* Open Tree of Life: 3122102

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