Neptis occidentalis

Neptis occidentalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Neptis
Species:
N. occidentalis
Binomial name
Neptis occidentalis
Synonyms
  • Neptis incongrus occidentalis Rothschild, 1918
  • Neptis incongrus batesii Hall, 1930

Neptis occidentalis, the mountain sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of montane and riparian forests.

Subspecies

  • Neptis occidentalis occidentalis (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ituri and Kivu, southern Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, western Tanzania)
  • Neptis occidentalis batesii Hall, 1930 (Nigeria, Cameroon)

References

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


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