Neptis cartica
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The Plain Sailer is a species of nymphalid
butterfly
found in South Asia
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Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
butterfly
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
found in South Asia
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
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Subspecies
- Neptis cartica cartica (Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, northern Burma, northern Vietnam)
- Neptis cartica burmana de Nicéville, 1886 (southern Burma, northern Thailand)
- Neptis cartica pagoda Yoshino, 1997 (Yunnan)