LEPIDOPTERA

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

  • NEPTIS Fabricius, 1807

    
    

    • Neptis speyeri Staudinger, 1887

Neptis speyeri Staudinger, 1887

•TYPE LOCALITY. «Ussuri» [Ussuri region, Russia].

• RANGE. Amur and Ussuri regions; SE. China, Korea.

•HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Montane mixed forests with hazel undergrowth. Butterflies flying along forest roads and over glades. Flight period: June to August. Oviposition solitarily on leaf tips. Host plant (Omelko & Omelko, 1975): Corylus heterophyllus.

•SIMILAR SPECIES. Neptis sappho, N. pryeri: central white stroke on UPF broken into separate spots. N. philyroides: central white stroke on UPF complete.

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