Neptis aurivillii

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Neptis
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Neptis aurivillii is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. 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)

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