Neptis rivularis

Neptis rivularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Neptini
Genus: Neptis
Species: N. rivularis
Binomial name
Neptis rivularis
(Scopoli, 1763)
Neptis rivularis

The Hungarian Glider (Neptis rivularis) is a species of butterfly.

It lives in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, central Asia and the Far East as far as Japan. The breadth of its wings is 25–27 mm. It prefers forest habitats, and its caterpillars feed on Spiraea.


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