Neptis ochracea
| Neptis ochracea | |
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| Neptis ochracea figure 11 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Neptis |
| Species: | N. ochracea |
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| Neptis ochracea Neave, 1904[1] | |
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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
- Neptis ochracea ochracea (Democratic Republic of Congo: Ituri, western and central Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
- Neptis ochracea lualabae Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Lualaba)
- Neptis ochracea mildbraedi Gaede, 1915 (Nigeria, Cameroon)
- Neptis ochracea ochreata Gaede, 1915 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Kivu, western Uganda)
- Neptis ochracea reductata Larsen, 1995 (western Tanzania)
- Neptis ochracea uluguru Kielland, 1985 (eastern Tanzania)
References
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- ↑ Neptis, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
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