Nepheronia argia

Large Vagrant
male, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
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)
Synonyms
  • Papilio argia Fabricius, 1775
  • Papilio cassiopea Cramer, 1779
  • Pieris idotea Boisduval, 1836
  • Eronia argia ab. semiflava Aurivillius, 1895
  • Eronia argia ab. mixta Aurivillius, 1895
  • Eronia argia ab. sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895
  • Eronia argia virescens Suffert, 1904
  • Eronia argia var. castelaini Schouteden, 1912
  • Nepheronia argia hollandi Fox, 1963
  • Nepheronia argia argia aurantiaca Bernardi, 1968
  • Nepheronia argia f. mongala Berger, 1981
  • Eronia argia f. euterpe Stoneham, 1957
  • Erone argia f. calliope Stoneham, 1957
  • Eronia argia f. erato Stoneham, 1957
  • Eronia argia giara Suffert, 1904
  • Eronia usambara Aurivillius, 1907
  • Eronia varia Trimen, 1864
  • Eronia argia aurora Suffert, 1904
  • Nepheronia argia f. oraria van Son, 1949
  • Nepheronia argia f. hemicrocea van Son, 1949

The 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.[1][2]

Subspecies

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nepheronia, funet.fi
  2. 2.0 2.1 Woodhall, Steve. (2005) Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publ.