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Neptis incongrua

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Neptis incongrua
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N. incongrua
Binomial name
Neptis incongrua
Butler, 1896[1]

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

  • 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

  1. ^ "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini