Neptis aurivillii
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Neptis aurivillii is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of montane and sub-montane forests.
The larvae feed on Macaranga species and Urera hypselodendron.
Subspecies
- Neptis aurivillii aurivillii (south-eastern Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia)
- Neptis aurivillii ufipa Kielland, 1990 (Tanzania: west to the Ufipa district)
References
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- ^ "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
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