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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)
  • References

    Neptis aurivillii Wikipedia