Neptis pryeri
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Neptis pryeri is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.[http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/limenitidinae/neptis/ "Neptis Fabricius, 1807"] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms It is found in China, North Asia, Korea and Japan.
The length of the fore-wings is 21–30 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on Spiraea morrisonicola and Spiraea japonica.
Subspecies
There are five recognised subspecies:
- Neptis pryeri pryeri
- Neptis pryeri koreana (Korea)
- Neptis pryeri arboretorum (China)
- Neptis pryeri jucundita (Taiwan)
- Neptis pryeri oberthueri (Western China)
References
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External links
- [http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/korgor/nymph1.htm Nymphalidae of Asian Russia]
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Category:Butterflies described in 1871
Category:Butterflies of Africa
Category:Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler
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