Sullied Sailer Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Neptis soma
Family : Nymphalidae
Order : Lepidoptera
Class : Insecta
Phylum : Arthropoda
Habitat : Forests,near water body
Description : Sullied sailer butterfly has black to brown body and antennae. Some white spots and white transverse bands are seen on both wings. Underside is similar to the upperside, and forewings are similar to hindwings.Male butterfly can be differentiated from the female by the presence of a white terminal band. Thorax and abdomen have deep to shiny green spots.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Lethe mekara
(Common Red Forester) -
Junonia orithya
(Blue Pansy) -
Cyrestis cocles
(Marbled Map) -
Lethe sinorix
(Tailed Red Forester) -
Stibochiona nicea
(Popinjay) -
Euripus nyctelius
(Courtesan) -
Ariadne merione
(Common Castor) -
Mycalesis anaxias
(White-bar Bushbrown) -
Neptis hylas
(Common Sailer) -
Vagrans sinha
(Vagrant)
References:
description written by:Shahtaj Islam Sakaal,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, indiabiodiversity.org;photo credit & copyright: Monwar Hossainmore information please contact with us.
description written by:Shahtaj Islam Sakaal,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, indiabiodiversity.org;photo credit & copyright: Monwar Hossainmore information please contact with us.