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Eronia cleodora

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Pieridae

Genus
  
Eronia

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Tribe
  
Colotini

Scientific name
  
Eronia cleodora

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Eronia, Afrodryas leda, Dixeia pigea, Colotis celimene, Dixeia doxo

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.

Subspecies

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

    Eronia cleodora Wikipedia