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male N. a. argia Bobiri Forest, Ghana | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Nepheronia |
Species: | N. argia
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Binomial name | |
Nepheronia argia (
Fabricius, 1775)
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Synonyms | |
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Nepheronia argia, the large vagrant, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. 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 species. [1] [2]
Large vagrant | |
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male N. a. argia Bobiri Forest, Ghana | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Nepheronia |
Species: | N. argia
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Binomial name | |
Nepheronia argia (
Fabricius, 1775)
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Synonyms | |
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Nepheronia argia, the large vagrant, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. 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 species. [1] [2]