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The Pallas Sailer butterfly

Neptis sappho

Description:

Beautiful gliding butterfly with a approx wing span of 40-46 mm.

Habitat:

A nymphalid butterfly found in Eastern Europe , Russia, India and other parts of temperate Asia and Japan.

Notes:

Glides over the leaves and stays with its wings spread out. Remarkably wide wings with beautiful white markings.

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4 Comments

surekha
surekha 11 years ago

Thank you, My Girls :)

My Girls
My Girls 11 years ago

Pretty, nice black and white pattern

surekha
surekha 11 years ago

Thanks, Atul!

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

wow lovely!

surekha
Spotted by
surekha

Himachal Pradesh, India

Spotted on Jun 25, 2012
Submitted on Jul 13, 2012

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