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The Large Vagrant (''Nepheronia argia'') is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found throughout Africa.〔(''Nepheronia'' ), funet.fi〕 The wingspan is 50–65 mm for males and 48–70 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round in warmer areas with peaks in late summer and autumn.〔Woodhall, Steve. (2005) Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publ.〕 The larvae feed on ''Hippocratea longipetolata'', ''Cassipurea ruwenzorensis'', and ''Ritchiea'' spp.〔〔 ==Subspecies== *''N. a. argia'' (Fabricius, 1775) (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Sudan, northern Uganda) *''N. a. argolisia'' (Stoneham, 1957) (Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania, north-western Zambia) *''N. a. mhondana'' (Suffert, 1904) (eastern Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, eastern Zimbabwe, central and northern Mozambique) *''N. a. varia'' (Trimen, 1864) (South Africa) *''N. a. variegata'' Henning, 1994 (southern Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland)〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nepheronia argia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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