Biology: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;

Short description: Species of butterfly

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

Side view of captive raised individual

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]

Subspecies

↑ Eronia, funet.fi
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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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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