Neptis nicoteles
Neptis nicoteles, the clubbed sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania and north-western Zambia. The habitat consists of various types of forests, including secondary habitats.
The larvae feed on Millettia species.
Taxonomy
It is a member of the Neptis melicerta Species group sensu SeitzIt is a member of the Neptis agatha species group. Discal spot-4 on the forewing is long but very narrow, is placed close to vein
5 and forms with spots 5 and 6 a continuous subapical band; in this the species differs from all . The longitudinal streak in the cell obtusely rounded at the end. Hindwing beneath only with two distinct white basal bands. Gold Coast to Angola.
It is the nominotypical member nicoteles sub-group Of the Neptis nysiades group sensu Richardson
The members of the subgroup are
- Neptis nicoteles
- Neptis vindo
- ''Neptis mixophyes''