Species of butterfly
Large vagrant
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male N. a. argia Bobiri Forest, Ghana
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Arthropoda
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Class:
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Insecta
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Order:
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Lepidoptera
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Family:
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Pieridae
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Genus:
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Nepheronia
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Species:
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N. argia
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Binomial name
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Nepheronia argia
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Synonyms
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- 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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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]