English name:
Hungarian Glider
Full scientific name:
Neptis rivularis (Scopoli, 1763)
Croatian name:
Velika zebra
Flight Period and Life Cycle
1 brood per year. Overwinters as caterpillar.
Distribution in Croatia
Missing at far south and east. Check the included map.
External Morphology Characteristics
The upper side of the wings is brown and the underside is reddish-brown. There is a series of white spots in the discal and postdiscal zones. On the underside of the hindwing, the white spots are separated from each other by dark veins.
Behavior
It often rests in elevated places like bushes and trees.
Caterpillar Host Plants
Family Rosaceae.
Habitat
Edges of woodlands and bushes. Elevations: 0-1600m.
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