my-server
← Wiki

Neptis aurivillii

Neptis aurivillii is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. The habitat consists of montane and sub-montane forests.

The larvae feed on Macaranga species and Urera hypselodendron.

It has been considered a subspecies of Neptis incongrua.Schultze described as a variety of incongura which it closely resembles.The Holotype is in the Natural History Museum, London.

Subspecies

  • Neptis aurivillii aurivillii (south-eastern Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia)
  • Neptis aurivillii ufipa <small>Kielland, 1990</small> (Tanzania: west to the Ufipa district)

References