Neptis nebrodes, the broken-club sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mayumbe) and possibly Guinea.Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini Description The longitudinal streak in the cell of the forewing narrow, pointed at the end, and before the end deeply incised on the anterior side; discal spot 4 on the foreAving small and triangular, placed free; discal spots 5 and 6 elongate and separated; median band of the hindwing anteriorly somewhat narrowed; marginal lines dull and indistinct; expanse about 54 mm. Togoland to Angola; rareAurivillius, [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.Images BOLD Biology The habitat consists of forests.
Adult males mud-puddle. Taxonomy It is a member of the Neptis melicerta Species group sensu Seitz
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