''Neptis laeta'', the common sailer or albizia sailer, is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in

Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. These include West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the List of sov ...

. The habitat consists of forests and woodland.Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
/ref> Its wingspan is 40–48 mm in males and 45–52 mm in females. Adults are on the wing year round with peak from December to May. The larvae feed on ''

Dalbergia obovata ''Dalbergia obovata'' (climbing flat bean) is a robust shrub or climber in the family Fabaceae, and is native to Southern Africa.Viljoen, C. (2006) Kirstenbosch ''Dalbergia obovata'' E.Mey. http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantcd/dalbergobo.htm, ret ...

'', '' Dalbergia armata'', ''

Albizia adianthifolia ''Albizia adianthifolia'' is a tree in the family Fabaceae. It is commonly known as the flat-crown. Its range extends from eastern South Africa to Tropical Africa. Description This is a large deciduous tree with a spreading, flat crown, growing ...

'', and '' Acalypha'' species.

References

laeta Laeta was the second Empress consort of Gratian of the Western Roman Empire. Family The only relation of Laeta mentioned by Zosimus was her mother Pissamena.Zosimus, "''Historia Nova'', Book five, 1814 translation by Green and Chaplin Empress ...

Butterflies described in 1955 {{Limenitidinae-stub