Nepheronia buquetii
Nepheronia buquetii, the plain vagrant, Buquet's vagrant, or green-eyed monster, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found throughout Africa.[1]
Plain vagrant | |
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At iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Nepheronia |
Species: | N. buquetii |
Binomial name | |
Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836) | |
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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.[2]
The larvae feed on Azima tetracantha and Salvadora persica.[1][2]
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, Swaziland, South Africa)
- N. b. buchanani (Rothschild, 1921) (North Africa, south-western Saudi Arabia, Yemen)
- N. b. pauliani Bernardi, 1958[1] (Madagascar)
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References
- Nepheronia, funet.fi
- Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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