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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Neptis |
| Species: | N. occidentalis
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| Neptis occidentalis Rothschild, 1918[1]
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Subspecies
edit- 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
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