Nepheronia argia, the large vagrant, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found throughout Africa.[1]
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male N. a. argia Bobiri Forest, Ghana |
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Domain: |
Eukaryota |
Kingdom: |
Animalia |
Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
Class: |
Insecta |
Order: |
Lepidoptera |
Family: |
Pieridae |
Genus: |
Nepheronia |
Species: |
N. argia |
Binomial name |
Nepheronia argia
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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
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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]
- N. a. argia (Fabricius, 1775) (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Sudan, northern Uganda)
- N. a. argolisia (Stoneham, 1957) (Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania, north-western Zambia)
- N. a. mhondana (Suffert, 1904) (eastern Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, eastern Zimbabwe, central and northern Mozambique)
- N. a. varia (Trimen, 1864) (South Africa)
- N. a. variegata Henning, 1994 (southern Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini)[1]
Female
N. a. argia, Bobiri Forest,
Ghana
Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.