Nepheronia buquetii

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Plain vagrant
Green-eyed monster butterfly (Nepheronia buquetii).jpg
At iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Nepheronia
Species:
N. buquetii
Binomial name
Nepheronia buquetii
(Boisduval, 1836)
Synonyms
  • Callidryas buquetiiBoisduval, 1836
  • Eronia buqueti adamSuffert, 1904
  • Eronia buquetii var. mossambicensisHopffer, 1862
  • Eronia buquetii var. arabicaHopffer, 1862
  • Eronia buquetii var. capensisHopffer, 1862
  • Eronia zelindaWard, 1873

Nepheronia buquetii, the plain vagrant, Buquet's vagrant, or green-eyed monster, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found throughout Africa. [1]

The wingspan is 45–50 mm for males and 48–56 mm for females. Adults are on the wing year-round, more commonly in winter months. [2]

The larvae feed on Azima tetracantha and Salvadora persica . [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.