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''Neptidopsis ophione'', the Scalloped False Sailer or Scalloped Sailer, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Biblidini )〕 The habitat consists of forest edges, secondary forest and dense woodland. Adults are attracted to fermented bananas and sap exuding from the branches of trees and shrubs. They are on wing from January to September. The larvae feed on ''Tragia benthami'', ''Tragia brevipes'', ''Tragia impedita'' and probably also ''Ricinus'' species. ==Subspecies== *''Neptidopsis ophione ophione'' (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon, Congo) *''Neptidopsis ophione nucleata'' Grünberg, 1911 (northern Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, southern Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Neptidopsis ophione」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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