Nepheronia argia

Nepheronia argia
Large Vagrant
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Tribe: Colotini
Genus: Nepheronia
Species: N. argia
Binomial name
Nepheronia argia
(Fabricius, 1775)

Large Vagrant (Nepheronia argia) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. 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 spp.[2][1]

Subspecies

  • N. a. argia (Fabricius, 1775)
  • N. a. argolisia (Stoneham, 1957)
  • N. a. mhondana (Suffert, 1904)
  • N. a. varia (Trimen, 1864)
  • N. a. variegata Henning, 1994[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Nepheronia, funet.fi
  2. ^ a b Woodhall, Steve. (2005) Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publ.
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