About Neptidopsis ophione (Cramer, 1779)
Neptidopsis ophione, commonly called the scalloped false sailer or scalloped sailer (sometimes spelled "scalloped false sailor" or "scalloped sailor"), is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. This species can be found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. Its typical habitat includes forest edges, secondary forest, and dense woodland. Adults of Neptidopsis ophione are on wing from January through September. The species' larvae feed on multiple Tragia species, specifically T. benthami, T. brevipes, and T. impedita, and likely also feed on Ricinus species.
