Eronia cleodora

Vine-leaf vagrant
	Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania
	Captive raised, Amanzimtoti, South Africa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Eronia
Species:	E. cleodora
Binomial name
	Eronia cleodora; Hübner, [1823]
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;

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Eronia cleodora, the vine-leaf vagrant, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found throughout Africa.^[1]

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.^[2]

The larvae feed on Capparis fascicularis.^[2]

Subspecies

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

References

^ Eronia, 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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[1] Eronia, funet.fi

[Woodhall-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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