Neptis ochracea

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Neptis

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

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)

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