Neptis ochracea

Neptis ochracea
Neptis ochracea figure 11
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Neptis
Species: N. ochracea
Binomial name
Neptis ochracea
Neave, 1904[1]
Synonyms
  • Neptis mildbraedi Gaede, 1915
  • Neptis ochreata Gaede, 1915
  • Neptis ochracea parvimacula Rothschild, 1918
  • Neptis ochracea reducta Kielland, 1978
  • Neptis ochracea usungwa Kielland, 1985

Neptis ochracea, the Yellow Mountain Sailer, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests.

The larvae feed on Rubus species.

Subspecies

References

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