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Nymphalidae

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Aterica galene Brown

Aterica galene, the forest glade nymph, is an African Nymphalidae butterfly with a 45–55 mm wingspan.

Aterica rabena Boisduval, 1833

Aterica rabena is a Nymphalidae butterfly found in Madagascar’s forests.

Neptis sappho Pallas, 1771

Neptis sappho, the Pallas' sailer, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found across parts of Eurasia.

Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758

Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758 is a butterfly species with distinct dry- and wet-season forms found across South and East Asia.

Neptis clinia Moore, 1872

Neptis clinia Moore, 1872 is a butterfly species with distinct patterned bluish-white markings on its wings.

Neptis nata Moore, 1857

Neptis nata Moore, 1857 has distinct dry-season and wet-season broods with characteristic wing markings and coloration.

Neptis rivularis (Scopoli, 1763)

Neptis rivularis, the Hungarian glider, is a nymphalid butterfly found across Eurasia east to Japan.

Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955

Neptis serena, the serene or river sailer, is a nymphalid butterfly found across much of Africa and Yemen.

Neptis jumbah Moore, 1857

Neptis jumbah Moore, 1857 is a butterfly species distinguishable from Neptis columella, found across parts of South and Southeast Asia.

Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955

Neptis laeta, the common or albizia sailer, is a nymphalid butterfly found in Sub-Saharan African forests and woodland.

Neptis pryeri Butler, 1871

Neptis pryeri is a Nymphalidae butterfly found across East and North Asia, with larvae feeding on specific Spiraea plants.

Neptis saclava Boisduval, 1833

Neptis saclava, the spotted sailer, is a Nymphalidae butterfly native to Madagascar and sub-Saharan Africa.

Neptis soma Moore, 1858

Neptis soma (the sullied or creamy sailer) is a nymphalid butterfly found in south and southeast Asia.

Neptis miah Moore, 1857

The small yellow sailer (Neptis miah) is a nymphalid butterfly with seven known subspecies found across East and Southeast Asia.

Neptis sankara (Kollar, 1844)

Neptis sankara, the broad-banded sailer, is a nymphalid butterfly species found in the Indomalayan realm.

Neptis goochii Trimen, 1879

Neptis goochii, the small streaked sailer, is a nymphalid butterfly found in Sub-Saharan African forests.

Pantoporia hordonia (Stoll, 1790)

Pantoporia hordonia, the common lascar, is a nymphalid butterfly found across Cambodia and tropical/subtropical Asia.

Pantoporia sandaka (Butler, 1892)

Pantoporia sandaka, the extra lascar, is a nymphalid butterfly native to tropical and subtropical Asia.

Pantoporia paraka (Butler, 1879)

Pantoporia paraka, the Perak lascar, is a nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia.

Pantoporia venilia Linnaeus, 1758

Pantoporia venilia is a 40 mm wingspan Nymphalidae butterfly found in parts of Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and nearby islands.

Lasippa tiga (Moore, 1858)

Lasippa tiga, the Malayan lascar, is an Indomalayan nymphalid butterfly first described by Moore in 1858, with larvae feeding on Cratoxylon.

Phaedyma shepherdi (Moore, 1858)

The white-banded plane (Phaedyma shepherdi) is a medium-sized Australian nymphalid butterfly.

Phaedyma columella (Cramer, 1782)

Phaedyma columella is a butterfly with characteristic black and white patterned wings, found across South and Southeast Asia.

Kallima sylvia (Cramer, 1776)

Kallima sylvia is a butterfly species with distinct wing vein structure found across South and Southeast Asia.

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