Neptis nina


Neptis nina, the tiny sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Tanzania, south-eastern Kenya and north-eastern Zambia. The habitat consists of forests.

Taxonomy

It is a member of the Neptis agatha species group and of the melicerta Species group
The members of the melicerta group are
nina Stgr. seems to be the eastern race and only differs in having the transverse band of the forewing narrowed towards the costal margin and in the somewhat narrower median band of the hindwing. German East Africa: Usagara.