Neptis carcassoni, or Carcasson's sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests.

Neptis carcassoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Neptis
Species:
N. carcassoni
Binomial name
Neptis carcassoni
van Son, 1959[1]
Synonyms
  • Neptis melicerta carcassoni van Son, 1959

Adults are on wing nearly year round.

The larvae feed on Dalbergia lactea.

References

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  1. ^ "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini