Neptis Rivularis
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''Neptis rivularis'', the Hungarian glider, is a species of
butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
in the family
Nymphalidae The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a red ...
."''Neptis'' Fabricius, 1807"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' 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 ''Spiraea'' , sometimes spelled spirea in common names, and commonly known as meadowsweets or steeplebushes, is a genus of about 80 to 100 species
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rivularis Butterflies described in 1763 Butterflies of Europe Butterflies of Asia Taxa named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli {{Limenitidinae-stub