LEPIDOPTERA

• N Y M P H A L I D A E Swainson, 1827

  • NEPTIS Fabricius, 1807

    
    

    • Neptis alwina Bremer et Grey, 1852

Neptis alwina Bremer et Grey, 1852

•TYPE LOCALITY. «Pekin» [Beijing, China].

• RANGE. S. Amur and Ussuri regions; central and NE. China, Korea, Japan.

•DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. Over the territories concerned, the nominotypical subspecies is known to occur. From the adjacent parts, the following taxa have been described: ssp. dejeani Oberthur, 1893 from W. China, ssp. kaemfri d'Orza, 1867 from SE. Mongolia, and ssp. subspectfica Bryk, 1946 from Korea.

•HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Lowland mixed forests, parks and gardens. Flight peri­od: July to August. Host plant in the Ussuri region (Dantchenko & Nikolaevsky, in press): Armeniacci mcLndshwica. Hibernation as instar 3 larvae in shelters built of rolled leaves.

Photo and text: Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 2. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 2000