Neptis incongrua is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Malawi, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Uganda and south-eastern Kenya.Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini The habitat consists of sub-montane to montane forests.
The larvae feed on Wisteria sinensis and Dombeya 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)
Description Interneural folds not dark, but the veins on the underside more or less blackish. The discal band of the hindwing is only 3–4 mm. in breadth and the discal spots of the forewing are small and rounded. The hindmarginal spot of the forewing is small and broadly separated from discal spot 2. N. incongrua Btlr. (48 f). All the markings pure white; the discal band of the hindwing is placed somewhat behind the middle and does not cover the base of cellule 3; wings above nearly black; beneath bright yellow-brown with the markings edged with black; the forewing on both surfaces shortly beyond the apex of the cell with 3 or 4 white dots in cellules 4—6 and 10; fringes white-spotted. Nyassaland and German East Africa.Aurivillius, [P.O.]C. 1908-1924. In: Seitz, A. Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde Band 13: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen Tagfalter, 1925, 613 Seiten, 80 Tafeln (The Macrolepidoptera of the World 13).Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart. Images BOLD
Taxonomy It is the nominotypcal member of the Species group incongrua Neptis incongrua Neptis kikuyuensis Neptis aurivillii Neptis neavei Neptis swynnertoni Neptis occidentalis Neptis batesi Neptis exaleuca Richardson, I.D. 2019. Revision of the genus Neptis (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) in the Afrotropical Region: Currently described taxa. Metamorphosis 30: 69‒221
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