നെപ്റ്റിസ്

**നെപ്റ്റിസ്** പഴയ വേൾഡ് ട്രോപ്പിക്സിലെയും സബ്ട്രോപ്പിക്സിലെയും ചിത്രശലഭങ്ങളുടെ ഒരു വലിയ ജനുസ്സാണ്. ഇവയെ സാധാരണയായി സെയിലർ ബട്ടർഫ്ലൈസെന്നും സെയിലേഴ്സ് എന്നും പറയുന്നു. കൂടുതൽ കൃത്യമായി ടിപിക്കൽ സെയിലേഴ്സുമായി ബ്ലൂ സെയിലർ  (Pseudoneptis) വേർതിരിച്ചു കാണിക്കുന്നു.

## വിവരണം
തല വളരെ വിസ്താരമുള്ളതും രോമാവൃതവുമാണ്. പല്പി ചെറുതും, നിശ്ചിതവും, ഇടുങ്ങിയതും, രോമാവൃതവുമാണ്. നീളമുള്ള ആന്റിനയാണ് ഇതിന് കാണപ്പെടുന്നത്. മുകളിലെ പ്രതലം പരന്നും കാണപ്പെടുന്നു. 


File:BimbisaraNashona 288 1.jpg|*Neptis nashona* showing undersides. In *Neptis* both sexes have similar wing markings but females are larger.
File:EntNews3PlateIXNeptis.jpg |African *Neptis*. Distinguishing the species involves study of the configuration of the white spots, bars and submarginal lines on both wing surfaces.
File:TransEntSocLond1921Plate21.jpg|African *Neptis*. Plate accompanying a classic study by Harry Eltringham
File:HorsfieldMoorCatalogueEastIndiaCompanyLepidopteraPlateV.jpg|Larva and pupa, figures 10 and 10a

## സ്പീഷീസുകൾ

Species include:

**[[Neptis agatha]]* Cramer 1782
* *[[Neptis agouale]]* Pierre-Baltus, 1978
* *[[Neptis alta]]* Overlaet, 1955
* *[[Neptis alwina]]* Bremer & Grey, 1853
* *[[Neptis amieti]]* Pierre-Baltus, 2007
* *[[Neptis ananta]]* Moore, 1858 – yellow sailer
* *[[Neptis angusta]]* Condamin, 1966
* *[[Neptis anjana]]* Moore, 1881 – rich sailer
* *[[Neptis antilope]]* Leech, 1892 – variegated sailer
* *[[Neptis arachne]]* Leech, 1890
* *[[Neptis armandia]]* Oberthür, 1876
* *[[Neptis aurivillii]]* Schultze, 1913
* *[[Neptis beroe]]* Leech, 1890
* *[[Neptis biafra]]* Ward, 1871
* *[[Neptis brebissonii]]* Boisduval, 1832
* *[[Neptis camarensis]]* Schultze, 1917
* *[[Neptis carcassoni]]* van Son, 1959 – Carcasson's streaked sailer
* *[[Neptis carlsbergi]]* Collins & Larsen, 2005
* *[[Neptis carpenteri]]* Eltringham, 1922
* *[[Neptis cartica]]* Moore, 1872 – plain sailer
* *[[Neptis celebica]]* Moore, 1899
* *[[Neptis choui]]* Yuan & Wang, 1994
* *[[Neptis clarei]]* Aurivillius, 1912 – Clare's sailer
* *[[Neptis claude]]* Collins & Larsen, 2005
* *[[Neptis clinia]]* Moore, 1872 – clear sailer
* *[[Neptis clinioides]]* de Nicéville, 1894
* *[[Neptis columella]]* Neave, 1904
* *[[Neptis comorarum]]* Oberthür, 1890
* *[[Neptis conspicua]]* Neave, 1904
* *[[Neptis constantiae]]* Carcasson, 1961 – Constance's sailer
* *[[Neptis continuata]]* Holland, 1892
* *[[Neptis cormilloti]]* Turlin, 1994
* *[[Neptis cydippe]]* Leech, 1890 – Chinese yellow sailer
* *[[Neptis cymela]]* C. & R. Felder, 1863
* *[[Neptis decaryi]]* Le Cerf, 1928
* *[[Neptis dejeani]]* Oberthür, 1894
* *[[Neptis dentifera]]* Schultze, 1917
* *[[Neptis divisa]]* Oberthür, 1908
* *[[Neptis dumetorum]]* Boisduval, 1833
* *[[Neptis duryodana]]* Moore, 1858
* *[[Neptis eltringhami]]* Joicey & Talbot, 1926
* *[[Neptis esakii]]* Nomura, 1935
* *[[Neptis exaleuca]]* Karsch, 1894
* *[[Neptis felisimilis]]* Schröder & Treadaway, 1983
* *[[Neptis frobenia]]* (Fabricius, 1798)
* *[[Neptis goochi]]* Trimen, 1879 – (small) streaked sailer
* *[[Neptis gracilis]]* (Kirsch, 1885)
* *[[Neptis gratiosa]]* Overlaet, 1955
* *[[Neptis guia]]* Chou & Wang, 1994
* *[[Neptis harita]]* Moore, 1875 – (Indian) dingiest sailer
* *[[Neptis hesione]]* Leech, 1890
* *[[Neptis hylas]]* (Linnaeus, 1758) – common sailer
* *[[Neptis ida]]* Moore, 1858
* *[[Neptis ilira]]* Kheil, 1884
* *[[Neptis incongrua]]* Butler, 1896
* *[[Neptis infusa]]* Birket-Smith, 1960
* *[[Neptis ioannis]]* Eliot, 1959
* *[[Neptis jamesoni]]* Godman & Salvin, 1890
* *[[Neptis jordani]]* Neave, 1910 – Jordan's sailer
* *[[Neptis jumbah]]* Moore, 1857 – chestnut-streaked sailer
* *[[Neptis katama]]* Collins & Larsen, 1991
* *[[Neptis kikideli]]* Boisduval, 1833
* *[[Neptis kikuyuensis]]* Jackson, 1951 – Kikuyu sailer
* *[[Neptis kiriakoffi]]* Overlaet, 1955 – Kiriakoff's sailer
* *[[Neptis laeta]]* Overlaet, 1955 – common sailer
* *[[Neptis lamtoensis]]* Pierre-Baltus, 2007
* *[[Neptis larseni]]* Wojtusiak & Pyrcz, 1997
* *[[Neptis latvitta]]* Strand, 1909
* *[[Neptis lermanni]]* Aurivillius, 1896
* *[[Neptis leucoporos]]* Fruhstorfer, 1908
* *[[Neptis liberti]]* Pierre & Pierre-Baltus, 1998
* *[[Neptis livingstonei]]* Suffert, 1904
* *[[Neptis loma]]* Condamin, 1971
* *[[Neptis lugubris]]* Rebel, 1914
* *[[Neptis magadha]]* C. & R. Felder, 1867
* *[[Neptis mahendra]]* Moore, 1872 – Himalayan sailer
* *[[Neptis manasa]]* Moore, 1857 – pale hockeystick sailer
* *[[Neptis marci]]* Collins & Larsen, 1998
* *[[Neptis matilei]]* Pierre-Balthus, 2000
* *[[Neptis mayottensis]]* Oberthür, 1890
* *[[Neptis melicerta]]* (Drury, 1773) – streaked sailer
* *[[Neptis meloria]]* Oberthür, 1906
* *[[Neptis metalla]]* Doubleday & Hewitson
* *[[Neptis metanira]]* Holland, 1892
* *[[Neptis metella]]* Doubleday & Hewitson, 1850
* *[[Neptis miah]]* Moore, 1858
* *[[Neptis mindorana]]* C. & R. Felder, 1863
* *[[Neptis mixophyes]]* Holland, 1892
* *[[Neptis morosa]]* Overlaet, 1955 – morose sailer
* *[[Neptis mpassae]]* Pierre-Baltus, 2007
* *[[Neptis multiscoliata]]* Pierre-Baltus, 2007
* *[[Neptis najo]]* Karsch, 1893
* *[[Neptis namba]]* Tytler, 1915
* *[[Neptis nandina]]* Moore, 1858
* *[[Neptis narayana]]* Moore, 1858 – broadstick sailer
* *[[Neptis nashona]]* Swinhoe, 1896 – less rich sailer
* *[[Neptis nata]]* Moore, 1858 – dirty sailer
* *[[Neptis nausicaa]]* de Nicéville, 1897
* *[[Neptis nebrodes]]* Hewitson, 1874
* *[[Neptis nemetes]]* Hewitson, 1868
* *[[Neptis nemorosa]]* Oberthür, 1906
* *[[Neptis nemorum]]* Oberthür, 1906
* *[[Neptis nicobule]]* Holland, 1892
* *[[Neptis nicomedes]]* Hewitson, 1874
* *[[Neptis nicoteles]]* Hewitson, 1874
* *[[Neptis nigra]]* Pierre-Baltus, 2007
* *[[Neptis nina]]* Staudinger, 1896 – tiny sailer
* *[[Neptis nisaea]]* de Nicéville, 1894
* *[[Neptis nitetis]]* Hewitson, 1868
* *[[Neptis noyala]]* Oberthür, 1906
* *[[Neptis nycteus]]* de Nicéville, 1890 – hockeystick sailer
* *[[Neptis nysiades]]* Hewitson, 1868
* *[[Neptis occidentalis]]* Rothschild, 1918
* *[[Neptis ochracea]]* Neave, 1904
* *[[Neptis omeroda]]* Moore, 1875
* *[[Neptis pampanga]]* C. & R. Felder, 1863
* *[[Neptis paula]]* Staudinger, 1895
* *[[Neptis penningtoni]]* van Son, 1977 – Pennington's sailer
* *[[Neptis philyra]]* Ménétriés, 1858
* *[[Neptis philyroides]]* Staudinger, 1887
* *[[Neptis poultoni]]* Eltringham, 1921
* *[[Neptis praslini]]* (Boisduval, 1832)
* *[[Neptis pryeri]]* Butler, 1871
* *[[Neptis pseudonamba]]* Huang, 2001
* *[[Neptis pseudovikasi]]* (Moore, 1899)
* *[[Neptis puella]]* Aurivillius, 1894
* *[[Neptis quintilla]]* Mabille, 1890
* *[[Neptis radha]]* Moore, 1857 – great yellow sailer
* *[[Neptis reducta]]* Fruhstorfer, 1908
* *[[Neptis rivularis]]* (Scopoli, 1763) – Hungarian glider
* *[[Neptis rogersi]]* Eltringham, 1921 – Roger's sailer
* *[[Neptis rothschildi]]* Eltringham, 1921
* *[[Neptis rosa]]* Pierre-Baltus, 2007
* *[[Neptis saclava]]* Boisduval, 1833 – spotted sailer
* *[[Neptis sangangi]]* Huang, 2001
* *[[Neptis sankara]]* (Kollar, 1844) – broad-banded sailer
* *[[Neptis sappho]]* (Pallas, 1771) – common glider or Pallas' sailer
* *[[Neptis satina]]* Grose-Smith, 1894
* *[[Neptis sedata]]* Sasaki, 1982
* *[[Neptis seeldrayersi]]* Aurivillius, 1895
* *[[Neptis serena]]* Overlaet, 1955 – river sailer
* *[[Neptis sextilla]]* Mabille, 1882
* *[[Neptis sinocartica]]* Chou & Wang, 1994
* *[[Neptis soma]]* Moore, 1858 – sullied sailer
* *[[Neptis speyeri]]* Staudinger, 1887
* *[[Neptis stellata]]* Pierre-Baltus, 2007
* *[[Neptis strigata]]* Aurivillius, 1894
* *[[Neptis sunica]]* Eliot, 1969
* *[[Neptis swynnertoni]]* Trimen, 1912
* *[[Neptis sylvana]]* Oberthür, 1906
* *[[Neptis taiwana]]* Fruhstorfer, 1908
* *[[Neptis theodora]]* Oberthür, 1906
* *[[Neptis thestias]]* Leech, 1892
* *[[Neptis thetis]]* Leech, 1890
* *[[Neptis trigonophora]]* Butler, 1878 – barred sailer
* *[[Neptis troundi]]* Pierre-Baltus, 1978
* *[[Neptis vibusa]]* Semper, 1889
* *[[Neptis vikasi]]* Horsfield, 1829 – dingy sailer
* *[[Neptis vindo]]* Pierre-Baltus, 1978
* *[[Neptis vingerhoedti]]* Pierre-Baltus, 2003
* *[[Neptis viridis]]* Pierre-Baltus, 2007
* *[[Neptis woodwardi]]* Sharpe, 1899 – Woodward's sailer
* *[[Neptis yerburii]]* Butler, 1886 – Yerbury's sailer
* *[[Neptis zaida]]* Westwood, 1850 – pale-green sailer

## അവലംബം

*Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 48

## ബാഹ്യ ലിങ്കുകൾ
*Images representing ''Neptis'' at EOL
*''Neptis'' full species list at Swedish Wikipedia

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