Neptis lermanni is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, Tshopo, Equateur, Cataractes, Sankuru and Tanganika) and the Republic of the Congo.Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini Description N. lermanni Auriv. (48 f). Is larger than [ the closely related Neptis nicodice] - about 55 mm., and has an elongate discal spot at the costal margin of the forewing in cellule 9; longitudinal stripe on the cell of the forewing somewhat emarginate at its hindmargin and occasionally followed posteriorly by a small dull grey spot.CongoAurivillius, [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. Taxonomy It is a member of the Neptis melicerta Species group sensu Seitz
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