Neptis occidentalis
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Neptis occidentalis Rothschild, 1918[1]
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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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- ^ "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1868
- Neptis
- Butterflies of Africa
- Taxa named by Walter Rothschild
- Limenitidinae stubs