Neptis jordani

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| name = Jordan's sailer

| image = NeavePZSL1910Plate2.jpg

| image_caption = Figure 1

| taxon = Neptis jordani

| authority = Neave, 1910

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Neptis jordani, or Jordan's sailer, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa. The habitat consists of areas near rivers and grassy marshes.[http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_limenitidini.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini]

The wingspan is 38–42 mm in males and 44–45 mm in females.

A detailed description would follow so closely that of agatha that

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In general appearance the ground-colour is browner than agatha. The f.-w. discal band is very complete and shows no blackening at the nervules. In practically every case the white spot in area 4 is longer than that in area 5, whereas in agatha 4 is generally shorter than 5. In jordani the white in 6 is so markedly shorter than that in 5 that the whole band has a narrowed appearance towards the costa, an effect much less apparent in agatha. The distal margin of the discal band from nervule 4 to the costa presents on the whole a straight or even concave line, whereas in agatha such margin is convex. In the hind wing the white of the discal band projects outwardly between the nervules, especially in 4 and 5, and the ends of such projections are well rounded. In agatha the ends of the component white spots are generally cut off nearly straight, and they are not liable to so prominent a projection in 4 and 5. This feature is perhaps even more evident on the underside.Eltringham, H. 1922

African species of the genus Neptis Fab. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1921 : 532-589, pl. 20-25

Adults are probably on the wing year round.{{cite book|last=Woodhall |first=Steve |title=Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa |year=2005 |location=Cape Town, South Africa |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-86872-724-7 }}

The larvae feed on Polygonum strigonum.