Nepheronia buquetii

Plain Vagrant
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Tribe:	Colotini
Genus:	Nepheronia
Species:	N. buquetii
Binomial name
	Nepheronia buquetii; (Boisduval, 1836)
Synonyms
	Callidryas buquetii Boisduval, 1836; Eronia buqueti adam Suffert, 1904;

Plain Vagrant, Buquet's Vagrant, or Green-eyed Monster (Nepheronia buquetii ) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found throughout Africa.^[1]

The wingspan is 45–50 mm for males and 48–56 mm for females. Adults are on the wing year-round, more common in winter months.^[2]

The larvae feed on Azima tetracantha and Salvadora persica.^[2]^[1]

Subspecies

N. b. buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
N. b. buchanani (Rothschild, 1921)
N. b. pauliani Bernardi, 1958^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Nepheronia, funet.fi
^ ^a ^b Woodhall, Steve. (2005) Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publ.

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[funet-1] Nepheronia, funet.fi

[Woodhall-2] Woodhall, Steve. (2005) Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publ.

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