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Neptis aurivillii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Neptis
Species:	N. aurivillii
Binomial name
Neptis aurivillii Schultze, 1913
Synonyms
Neptis incongrua var. aurivillii Schultze, 1913

Neptis aurivillii is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. 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

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

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