Neptis rivularis (Scopoli, 1763)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Nymphalidae → subfamily Limenitidinae → tribe Limenitidini → genus Neptis → species Neptis rivularis

Species name(s)

Neptis rivularis (Scopoli, 1763) = Neptis lucilla = Papilio rivularis Scopoli, 1763 = Papilio lucilla [Schiffermüller], 1775 = Neptis lucilla fridolini Fruhstorfer, 1907 = Neptis lucilla insularum Fruhstorfer, 1907 = Limenitis rivularis herculeana Seitz, 1908 = primigenia (Verity & Querci, 1924) = pygmaeana (Verity, 1928) = akanumana Kanda, 1930 = aino Shirôzu, 1953 = Neptis lucilla Denis & Schiffermüller 1775 = Neptis innominata Lewis 1872. [9, 10, 85, 187]

Hungarian Glider.

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Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 5.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny; #6. Evropeisky Severo-Vostochny; #7. Evropeisky yuzhno-tayozhny; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #9. Evropeisky Tsentralno-Chernozyomny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #12. Nizhnevolzhsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky; #15. Severo-Uralsky; #16. Sredne-Uralsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #21. Severo-Yeniseisky; #22. Krasnoyarsky; #23. Predaltaisky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky; #25. Tuvinsky; #26. Predbaikalsky; #27. Pribaikalsky; #28. Zabaikalsky; #29. Zapadno-Yakutsky; #30. Vostochno-Yakutsky; #31. Yuzhno-Yakutsky; #33. Severo-Okhotomorsky; #34. Kamchatsky; #35. Sredne-Okhotsky; #36. Sredne-Amursky; #37. Nizhne-Amursky; #38. Sakhalin; #39. Yuzhno-Kurilsky; #40. Primorsky.

Primary colors

Orange, Brown/Gray/Black, White.

Flight time

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Detailed information with references

Taxonomy, synonyms and combinations

Neptis lucilla. [85].

Distribution

Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Poland, Romania, the Soviet Union - the European part, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Yugoslavia. [1].
Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Greece (mainland), Italy (mainland), Luxembourg, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Yugoslavia. [10].
Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasus, East Yakutia, Gorno-Altaisk, the European North-East, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, the European Central European South taiga, Transbaikalia, Western Caucasus, West Yakut, Kaliningrad, Kamchatka, Krasnoyarsk,Nizhne-Amur, Lower Volga, Prealtay, of Baikal, Pribaikalskiy, Primorye, Sakhalin, the North-Yenisei, North Okhotsk Sea, the North-Ural, Mid-Amur, Mid-Volzhsky, Average Okhotsk, Mid-Ural, Tuva, South West Siberian, South Kuril, South Ural, South Yakutia. [3].
On the territory of Russia — the southern part of its European part, the Caucasus, Siberia. [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

The top of the wings is black. On the front — white spots, on the back — a white sash reaching the inner edge. The underside of the wings is dark brown, and the white spots on it repeat the shape of the upper ones. The species has many geographical forms.Range: Eastern Europe, most of Central Asia and Japan. [85].

General info about Imago

Places of summer are the edges of the forest, which somewhat distinguishes meadowsweet from sappho. [85].

Imago lifespan

One generation from May to June-July. [85].

General info about Larva

The caterpillar of Neptis rivularis is reddish-brown, with light stripes on the back and sides. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

Spiraea, Aruncus, Filipendula. [28].
Таволга иволистная. [85].

Larva lifespan

Lives until the end of May, winters. [85].

Pupa

Pupa the short light brown pupa has two appendages. [85].

Overwintering stage

Caterpillar. [85].

Subspecies of Neptis rivularis

Neptis rivularis aino Shirôzu, 1952. [187]
N. r. bergmani Bryk, 1942. [187]
N. r. coenobita (Goeze, 1779). [9]
N. r. formosicola Matsumura, 1929. [9]
N. r. fridolini Fruhstorfer, 1907. [187]
N. r. herculeana Seitz, 1908. [187]
N. r. insularum Fruhstorfer, 1907. [187]
N. r. ludmilla (Nordmann, 1851). [9]
N. r. magnata (Heyne, [1895]). [9]
N. r. primigenia Verity & Querci, 1924. [187]
N. r. pygmaeana Verity, 1928. [187]
N. r. rivularis. [9]
N. r. sinta Eliot, 1969. [9]
N. r. synetarius Fruhstorfer, 1907. [187]

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Igor Sakhno.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

[1] O. Karsholt, J. Razowski (eds.), 1996. The Lepidoptera of Europe: a distributional checklist
[3] Каталог чешуекрылых (Lepidoptera) России. Под ред. С. Ю. Синёва. СПб.; М.: Товарищество научных изданий КМК, 2008
[9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
[10] de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2011) Fauna Europaea version 2.4 (faunaeur.org)
[28] Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa (leps.it), 2012
[85] Lepidoptera species catalogue, Lepidoptera.ru, 2015
[187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org