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Eronia cleodora

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Species of butterfly

Vine-leaf vagrant
Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania
Captive raised, Amanzimtoti, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Eronia
Species: E. cleodora
Binomial name
Eronia cleodora
Hübner,
Synonyms
  • Eronia erxia Hewitson, 1867
  • Eronia cleodora f. semipunctata Le Doux, 1923
  • Eronia cleodora f. punctata Le Doux, 1923
  • Eronia cleodora f. erxia ab. unipuncta Dufrane, 1947
  • Eronia dilatata Butler, 1888
  • Eronia cleodora var. latimarginata Weymer, 1892
  • Eronia cleodora f. dorothea Stoneham, 1957

Eronia cleodora, the vine-leaf vagrant, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found throughout Africa.

Side view of captive raised individual

The wingspan is 45–60 mm for males and 50–62 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round in warmer areas with peaks in spring and late summer.

The larvae feed on Capparis fascicularis.

Subspecies

  • Eronia cleodora cleodora (southern and eastern Africa)
  • Eronia cleodora dilatata Butler, 1888 (coast of Kenya and Tanzania)

References

  1. Eronia, funet.fi
  2. ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
Taxon identifiers
Eronia cleodora


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