Neptis rivularis (Photo: S. Beshkov, 7 June 2007).

Neptis rivularis

(Scopoli, 1763)

Status —

The range of the species includes a wide area from South European Alps, Eastern Europe, Turkey and Caucasus to Central Asia, South Siberia, Mongolia, North China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan. In Bulgaria occurs mainly in isolated colonies; in mountains up to 1200 m (Vitosha) (Nestorova, 1974: 227).

Localities:

FL88: Belasitsa [Chalet], Blagoevgrad District: ≤ 800 m (Slivov & Nestorova, 1988: 116) • FM72: Kresna Gorge, Blagoevgrad District: [250 m] (Buresch & Tuleschkow, 1929: 189) • FM77: Dupnishka Bistritsa [River], Rila Mts, Kyustendil District, 42.2333N, 23.1667E: 1000 m (Buresch & Tuleschkow, 1929: 189) • FM80: Sandanski [Town], Blagoevgrad District, 41.5667N, 23.2833E: [296 m] (Krzywicki, 1981: 33) • FM85: Bistritsa [Village], Blagoevgrad District, 42.0500N, 23.1833E: 1000 m (Essayan & Cintré, 1980: 263) • FM96: Rilski Manastir, Rila Mts, Kyustendil District, 42.1333N, 23.3333E: [1000 m] (Rebel, 1903: 164) • FN77: Petrohanski Prohod [Pass], Stara Planina Range: [1500 m] (Bachmetjew, 1902: 405) • FN82: Boyana, Mt Vitosha, Sofia District: 750 m (Nestorova, 1974: 227) • FN82: Sofia (Vladaya) (Buresch & Tuleschkow, 1929: 189) • FN82: Turskiya Pat, Mt Vitosha, Sofia District: 800—1200 m (Nestorova, 1974: 227) • FN91: Pancharevo [Village], Sofia District, 42.6N, 23.417E: [650 m] (Buresch & Tuleschkow, 1929: 189) • FN92: Sofia (Abadjiev, 1995: Pl. XX, 122) • FN92: Sofia (Borisova Gradina) (Abadjiev, 1995: 30) • FN95: Rebrovo [Station], Iskar Gorge, Sofia District, 42.883N, 23.383E: [500 m] (Slivov, 1968: 146) • FP41: Gorni Lom [Village], Vidin District, 43.4850N, 22.7475E: 820 m (Abadjiev, 2001: 247) • FP50: Dembledelska Martvinya, Stara Planina Range, Montana District: 1100 m (Abadjiev, 2001: 247) • GM38: Kostenets [Town], Rila Mts, Sofia District, 42.26667N, 23.81667E (Nicholl, 1900: 68) • GM47: Golyamo Belovo [Village], Pazardzhik District, 42.183N, 23.983E: [300 m] (Buresch & Tuleschkow, 1929: 189) • GN01: Pasarel [Village], Sofia District (Abadjiev, 2001: 247) • GN01: Yazovir Iskar (Stenata), Sofia District: 720 m (Abadjiev, 1999: 288) • KG82: Devin [Town], Rhodopi Mts, Smolyan District, 41.733N, 24.4E: [800 m] (Abadjiev, 1995: 142) • KG95: Krichim [Town], Pazardzhik District, 42.05N, 24.467E: [100 m] (Buresch, 1925: 32) • LH22: Karlovo [Town], Plovdiv District, 42.633N, 24.8E: [400 m] (Haig-Thomas, 1936: 137) • MH54: Kotel [Town], Sliven District, 42.883N, 26.45E: [500 m] (Bachmetjew, 1902: 405).

UTM map of the known distribution of Neptis rivularis in Bulgaria.