Nepheronia argia (Fabricius 1775) articles

Nepheronia argia

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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]

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]

^ ^a ^b ^c Nepheronia, funet.fi
^ ^a ^b 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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Nepheronia argia, the large vagrant, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found throughout Africa.

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.