Afriodinia neavei, commonly known as the Neave's Judy or Neave's banded Judy, is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. Its habitat includes primary and gallery forests, as well as the fringes of submontane forests.
The larvae feed on Maesa lanceolata.
Subspecies
- A. n. congdoni <small>Kielland, 1985</small> (Tanzania)
- A. n. dollmani <small>Riley, 1932</small> (Democratic Republic of the Congo: south to Lualaba and Shaba, northern Zambia)
- A. n. kivuensis <small>Riley, 1932</small> (Democratic Republic of the Congo: north-east to Uele, Ituri and Kivu)
- A. n. latifasciata <small>Riley, 1932</small> (Nigeria, north-western Cameroon)
- A. n. mahale <small>Kielland, 1978</small> (western Tanzania: Mahale Mountains, especially the western slopes of Mount Kungwe)
- A. n. neavei (Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kasai, Lomami, Lualaba, Tanganika and Maniema)
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