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