Biology:Afrodryas leda

Short description: Butterfly of the family Pieridae

Autumn leaf vagrant
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Tribe:	Teracolini
Genus:	Afrodryas Stoneham, 1957
Species:	A. leda
Binomial name
Afrodryas leda (Boisduval, 1847)
Synonyms
Dryas leda Boisduval, 1847 Anthocharis tekoukoule Guérin-Méneville, 1849 Dryas wahlbergi Wallengren, 1857 Eronia trimeni Oberthür, 1878 Eronia leda cygnophila Suffert, 1904 Eronia leda pupillata Strand, 1911 Eronia leda var. inargyrata Gaede, 1916 Eronia leda f. trimeni ab. gomensis Dufrane, 1945 Eronia leda f. trimeni ab. flava Dufrane, 1945 Afodryas leda f. clytaemnestra Stoneham, 1957

Afrodryas leda, the autumn leaf vagrant or orange-and-lemon, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found throughout Africa.

The wingspan is 50–55 mm for males and 48–56 mm for females. Adults are on the wing year-round in warmer areas with peaks in late summer and autumn.

The larvae feed on Capparis tomentosa.

References

• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 15 as cygnophila
• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 21

Wikidata ☰ Q876269 entry