Neptis rivularis, the Hungarian glider, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.[1]
| Neptis rivularis | |
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| Neptis rivularis ♂ | |
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| Neptis rivularis ♂ △ | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Neptis |
| Species: | N. rivularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Neptis rivularis | |
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.
References
edit- ^ "Neptis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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