Nepheronia argia

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Large vagrant
Large vagrant (Nepheronia argia argia) male.jpg
male N. a. argia
Bobiri Forest, Ghana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Nepheronia
Species:
N. argia
Binomial name
Nepheronia argia
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Papilio argiaFabricius, 1775
  • Papilio cassiopeaCramer, 1779
  • Pieris idoteaBoisduval, 1836
  • Eronia argia ab. semiflavaAurivillius, 1895
  • Eronia argia ab. mixtaAurivillius, 1895
  • Eronia argia ab. sulphureaAurivillius, 1895
  • Eronia argia virescensSuffert, 1904
  • Eronia argia var. castelainiSchouteden, 1912
  • Nepheronia argia hollandiFox, 1963
  • Nepheronia argia argia aurantiacaBernardi, 1968
  • Nepheronia argia f. mongalaBerger, 1981
  • Eronia argia f. euterpeStoneham, 1957
  • Erone argia f. calliopeStoneham, 1957
  • Eronia argia f. eratoStoneham, 1957
  • Eronia argia giaraSuffert, 1904
  • Eronia usambaraAurivillius, 1907
  • Eronia variaTrimen, 1864
  • Eronia argia auroraSuffert, 1904
  • Nepheronia argia f. orariavan Son, 1949
  • Nepheronia argia f. hemicroceavan Son, 1949

Nepheronia argia, the large vagrant, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found throughout Africa. [1]

The wingspan is 50–65 mm for males and 48–70 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round in warmer areas with peaks in late summer and autumn. [2]

The larvae feed on Hippocratea longipetolata , Cassipurea ruwenzorensis , and Ritchiea species. [1] [2]

Subspecies

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Nepheronia, funet.fi
  2. 1 2 Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.


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