Neptis ochracea, the yellow mountain sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of montane 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. ochracea
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The larvae feed on Rubus species.
Subspecies
edit- Neptis ochracea ochracea (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ituri, western and central Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
- Neptis ochracea lualabae Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lualaba)
- Neptis ochracea mildbraedi Gaede, 1915 (Nigeria, Cameroon)
- Neptis ochracea ochreata Gaede, 1915 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kivu, western Uganda)
- Neptis ochracea reductata Larsen, 1995 (western Tanzania)
- Neptis ochracea uluguru Kielland, 1985 (eastern Tanzania)
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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