Neptis clarei explained

Neptis clarei, or Clare's sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Uganda, western Kenya and possibly north-western Tanzania.^[1] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Paullinia pinnata.

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Taxonomy

It is a member of the Neptis agatha species group — apparently only differs [from ''[[Neptis nysiades]]] in having the discal spot 6 on the forewing absent or very narrowly linear and spots 4 and 5 completely joined together.Uganda. ^[2]

It is also (in a different interpretation) the nominotypical member of the clarei sub-groupof the nysiades group.The members of the clarei sub-group are

• Neptis camarensis
• Neptis nigra
• Neptis stellata
• Neptis viridis
• Neptis clarei

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Notes and References

1. http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_limenitidini.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
2. Aurivillius, [P.O.]C. 1908-1924. In: Seitz, A. Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde Band 13: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen Tagfalter, 1925, 613 Seiten, 80 Tafeln (The Macrolepidoptera of the World 13).Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart.
3. Richardson, I.D. 2019. Revision of the genus Neptis (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) in the Afrotropical Region: Currently described taxa. Metamorphosis 30: 69‒221