Neptis aurivillii

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| taxon = Neptis aurivillii

| authority = Schultze, 1913[http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/limenitidinae/neptis/ "Neptis Fabricius, 1807"] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Schultze, 1913 Eine Ueber Neptis incongrua. Entomologische Rundschau.. 30 (21) : 123-124

| synonyms = *Neptis incongrua var. aurivillii Schultze, 1913

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Neptis aurivillii is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_limenitidini.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini] The habitat consists of montane and sub-montane forests.

The larvae feed on Macaranga species and Urera hypselodendron.

It has been considered a subspecies of Neptis incongrua.Schultze described as a variety of incongura which it closely resembles.The Holotype is in the Natural History Museum, London.

Subspecies

  • Neptis aurivillii aurivillii (south-eastern Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia)
  • Neptis aurivillii ufipa Kielland, 1990 (Tanzania: west to the Ufipa district)
  • [https://bench.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=759548 Images BOLD]

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Category:Butterflies described in 1913

aurivillii

Category:Butterflies of Africa

Category:Taxa named by Arnold Schultze

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