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Neptis ida

Neptis ida, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

Last revised
Jul 21, 2026
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Length
163 w
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Source
Neptis ida
At Mt. Mahawu, North Sulawesi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Neptis
Species:
N. ida
Binomial name
Neptis ida
Moore, 185812
Synonyms
  • Neptis hylas ida f. sphaerica Fruhstorfer, 1907

Neptis ida, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

Subspecies

  • Neptis ida ida (southern Sulawesi) f rather large size, underneath with chiefly white and narrower brown bands.
  • Neptis ida carbonespersa Martin, 1924 (northern and central Sulawesi)
  • Neptis ida celebensis Hopffer, 1874 (North-eastern Sulawesi: Minahasa) large, with rounded wings, beneath with broader and more red-brown bands
  • Neptis ida kalidupa Eliot, 1969 (Tukangbesi Islands)
  • Neptis ida liliputa Martin, 1924 (Butung, Muna, Kabaena)
  • Neptis ida saleyra Fruhstorfer, 1908 (Selajar)
  • Neptis ida sphaericus Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Sulawesi) much smaller and with elongate wings, the white markings dusted with dull grey scales; beneath the bands are pale ochreous
References

References

  1. "Neptis ida". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  2. "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms