Neptis ochracea

Neptis ochracea, the yellow mountain sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests.

Neptis ochracea
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Neptis
Species:
N. ochracea
Binomial name
Neptis ochracea
Neave, 1904[1]
Synonyms
  • Neptis mildbraedi Gaede, 1915
  • Neptis ochreata Gaede, 1915
  • Neptis ochracea parvimacula Rothschild, 1918
  • Neptis ochracea reducta Kielland, 1978
  • Neptis ochracea usungwa Kielland, 1985

The larvae feed on Rubus species.

Subspecies
  • Neptis ochracea ochracea (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ituri, western and central Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
  • Neptis ochracea lualabae Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lualaba)
  • Neptis ochracea mildbraedi Gaede, 1915 (Nigeria, Cameroon)
  • Neptis ochracea ochreata Gaede, 1915 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kivu, western Uganda)
  • Neptis ochracea reductata Larsen, 1995 (western Tanzania)
  • Neptis ochracea uluguru Kielland, 1985 (eastern Tanzania)

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


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