Neptis woodwardi


Neptis woodwardi, or Woodward's sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Uganda and Kenya.

Description

N. woodwardi E. Sharpe differs from incongrua in the absence of the white dots beyond the apex of the cell on the forewing, while the discal spots of the forewing are smaller and may even be entirely absent in cellules 1 a and 1 b and the median band of the hindwing is placed nearer to the base, covers the base of cellule 3 and is ochre-yellowish. Uganda

Subspecies

  • Neptis woodwardi woodwardi
  • Neptis woodwardi translima Collins & Larsen, 1991 Now species

Taxonomy

It is the nominotypical mmmber of the Species group woodwardi