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.

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References

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