Nepheronia buquetii

Plain vagrant
At iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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. ^[2]

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. ^[3]

The larvae feed on Azima tetracantha and Salvadora persica . ^{[2] [3]}

Subspecies

• N. b. buquetii(Boisduval, 1836) (northern Senegal, Niger, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, coast of Kenya, coast of Tanzania, Zambia, northern Namibia, northern Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, South Africa)
• N. b. buchanani(Rothschild, 1921) (North Africa, south-western Saudi Arabia, Yemen)
• N. b. paulianiBernardi, 1958 ^[2] (Madagascar)

References

1. Westrip, J.R.S. (2021). "Nepheronia buquetii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T162638616A162638618. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T162638616A162638618.en . Retrieved 15 June 2022.
2. Nepheronia, funet.fi
3. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.

• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 14