Neptis saclava

{{Short description|Species of butterfly}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Spotted sailer

| image = Neptis saclava saclava MHNT.jpg

| image2 = Neptis saclava marpessa, volwassene, Skeerpoort, c.jpg

| image2_caption = N. s. saclava of Madagascar (above)
and N. saclava marpessa (below)

| taxon = Neptis saclava

| authority = Boisduval, 1833

| synonyms =

• Neptis marpessa Hopffer, 1855
• Neptis nemetes pasteuri Snellen, 1882
• Neptis saclava marpessa ab. sheppardi Stevenson, 1940

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Neptis saclava, the spotted sailer, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is native to Madagascar and to large areas of sub-Saharan Africa.

Its wingspan is 40–45 mm in males and 45–48 mm in females

The hindwing beneath at the base with whitish ground-colour and numerous irregular light red-brown spots, more or less joined together; cell of the forewing above unicolorous or with small white dots, beneath white with irregular light red-brown markings; discal spot 4 of the forewing is absent or very small, dot-like; the hindmarginal spot of the forewing is. large and touches the spot in cellule 2 or is only narrowly separated from it; the median band of the hindwing is 4—-7 mm. in breadth. MadagascarAurivillius, [P.O.]C. 1908-1924. In: Seitz, A. Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde Band 13: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen Tagfalter, 1925, 613 Seiten, 80 Tafeln (The Macrolepidoptera of the World 13).Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart.{{PD-notice}}

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Adults are on the wing year round with a peak from December to May.{{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 Acalypha glabrata, Combretum bracteosum, Ricinus communis, Australina, and Pilea.