Neptis aurivillii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Neptis |
Species: | N. aurivillii |
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Neptis aurivillii | |
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Neptis aurivillii is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. [3] 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.