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.Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini The habitat consists of montane forests.
The larvae feed on Rubus species.
Subspecies 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)
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