Nepheronia thalassina

Nepheronia thalassina, the Cambridge vagrant, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in afrotropical Africa.[1]

Cambridge vagrant
male N. t. thalassina
Bobiri Forest, Ghana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Nepheronia
Species:
N. thalassina
Binomial name
Nepheronia thalassina
(Boisduval, 1836)
Synonyms
  • Pieris thalassina Boisduval, 1836
  • Eronia thalassina sinalata Suffert, 1904
  • Eronia thalassina f. hesione Stoneham, 1957
  • Eronia thalassina f. proserpina Stoneham, 1957
  • Eronia verulanus Ward, 1871

The wingspan is 50–55 mm for males and 55–60 mm for females. Adults are on the wing year-round, peaking from February to May.[2]

The larvae feed on Hippocrates obtusifolia, Hippocrates africana, and Jasminium spp.[1][2]

Subspecies
  • N. t. thalassina (Boisduval, 1836) (Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria)
  • N. t. sinalata (Suffert, 1904) (Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, eastern and northern Zimbabwe, northern Botswana, northern Namibia, Swaziland, South Africa)
  • N. t. verulanus (Ward, 1871) (Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, northern Angola, northern Zambia)

References
  1. Nepheronia, funet.fi
  2. 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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