Vine-leaf vagrant | |
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Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania | |
Captive raised, Amanzimtoti, South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Tribe: | Colotini |
Genus: | Eronia |
Species: | E. cleodora |
Binomial name | |
Eronia cleodora Hübner, [1823] |
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Eronia cleodora, the vine-leaf vagrant, is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found throughout Africa.
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.