Neptis incongrua
Appearance
Neptis incongrua | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Neptis |
Species: | N. incongrua
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Binomial name | |
Neptis incongrua |
Neptis incongrua is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Malawi, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Uganda and south-eastern Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of sub-montane to montane forests.
The larvae feed on Wisteria sinensis and Dombeya species.
Subspecies
[edit]- Neptis incongrua incongrua (Malawi, Zambia, southern and eastern Tanzania)
- Neptis incongrua isidoro Kielland, 1985 (north-eastern Tanzania)
- Neptis incongrua nguru Kielland, 1987 (eastern Tanzania)
References
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- ^ "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini