''Neptis incongrua'' is a

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in the family

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. It is found in

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, the

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and south-eastern

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'' species.

Subspecies

*''Neptis incongrua incongrua'' (Malawi, Zambia, southern and eastern Tanzania) *''Neptis incongrua isidoro'' Kielland, 1985 (north-eastern Tanzania) *''Neptis incongrua nguru'' Kielland, 1987 (eastern Tanzania)

References

Butterflies described in 1896 incongrua Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler {{Limenitidinae-stub